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Plot Summary:
When ambitious New York attorney Sam is sent to Shanghai on assignment, he immediately stumbles into a legal mess that could end his career. With the help of a beautiful relocation specialist, a well-connected old-timer, a clever journalist, and a street-smart legal assistant, Sam might just save his job, find romance, and learn to appreciate the beauty and wonders of Shanghai. Written by Anonymous (IMDB.com).
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, China
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, realistic, independent film
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Au Revoir Taipei (2010)
Plot Summary:
Kai (Jack Yao), who works at his parent's noodle shop by day and spends his nights in a bookstore to learn French, decides to go to Paris after his girlfriend, who recently left for Paris, dumps him by phone. Then the local neighborhood mafia boss offers Kai a free plane ticket to Paris if he takes a mysterious package with him.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Taiwan, USA, Germany
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: feel good, realistic, humorous, semi serious, light hearted
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Straight Talk (1992)
Plot Summary:
Honest and straightforward small-town Shirlee Kenyon chucks her boyfriend and heads for Chicago. Accidentally having to host a radio problem phone-in show, it is clear she is a natural and is hired on the spot. But the station insists she call herself Doctor, and as her popularity grows a local reporter starts digging for the truth. Problem is, the more he is around her the more he fancies her.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: emotional, feel good, humorous, semi serious, realistic, sentimental, inspirational, retro, exciting, light
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Love in a Puff (2010)
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IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: emotional, realistic, touching, humorous, semi serious, talky
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Bacon on the Side (2010)
Plot Summary:
Djalil Boudaoud and Justine Lacroix are a surgeon and a television reporter who enter a romantic relationship despite the objections of their families to the cultural gap.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 557
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, semi serious, captivating, entertaining, sentimental, touching, realistic
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Paradise (2013)
Plot Summary:
Carmen and Alfredo live a happy, quiet life in the suburbs surrounded by friends and family. After Alfredo receives a promotion, the two move away to Mexico City where they immediately feel the social pressure of being overweight in a bustling metropolis full of beautiful people. Taking the initiative, Carmen convinces her husband to join her in losing weight, but their relationship is put to the test when Alfredo’s program yields far better results than Carmen’s. From award-winning director Marianna Chenillo comes a touching comedy about how true beauty comes from the inside and paradise is closer to home than you might think.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 734
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: sincere, touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious, biting, suspense
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 565
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: sentimental, humorous, semi serious, atmospheric, psychological, sincere, touching, realistic
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IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, sentimental, touching, semi serious, emotional, christmas special, romantic comedy, realistic
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 188
Genere: Comedy, Romance
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Duration: 110 min
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IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, romantic, romantic comedy, independent film
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
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IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Duration: 90 min
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 319
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Thailand, USA
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Canada, India
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IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 447
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IMDB Votes: 4000
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IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 738
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 441
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IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 390
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IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 664
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 199
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IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 406
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IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
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IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 299
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IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 112
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IMDB Votes: 12000
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IMDB Votes: 659
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