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Plot Summary:
Back from a professional trip to Paris, a neurologist at the pinnacle of his career has to pick up his wife so that they can attend a family meal to commemorate his father, who died a year before. At his mother's flat, the guests are waiting for the priest to arrive while arguing about all kinds of things connected and unconnected with the world’s events and wars.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Romania, France, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia
Duration: 173 min
Plot tags: suspense, tense, unusual plot structure, humorous, independent film, dark comedy, existential, crying, beautiful
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Der verlorene Bruder (2015)
Plot Summary:
A boy feels neglected by his parents because they grieve for his older brother, who went missing in the aftermath of the second world war.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 135
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: tense, sincere, touching, unusual plot structure, humorous
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Families (2015)
Plot Summary:
Jérôme Varenne, a French financier, lives and works in Shanghai with Chen-Li, his life and business partner. One day, during a short stay in Paris, while paying a call to his mother, he is very displeased to learn from her and his hated brother, that the family house in Ambray is going to be sold. Jerome decides to go to the town where he grew up to see what is going on. Little does he know how eventful his escapade will be. Little does he know that it will change his life from soup to nuts.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: tense, unusual plot structure, humorous, contemplative
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Just Between Us (2010)
Plot Summary:
Nikola is a man who knows how to really enjoy life; he's even able to rouse sympathy for his sinful ways. His brother turns a blind eye to his philandering although, with a broken marriage behind him, he doesn't have a clear conscience, either. Is there anything positive to be said about infidelity, or does it simply deserve the utmost contempt, particularly when it's more premeditated than spontaneous?.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, France
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: semi serious, humorous, realistic, tense, suspenseful, melancholic, gloomy, sexual, sexy
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According to her (2016)
Plot Summary:
Love, motherhood and a musical career strike dissonant chords in this dark tale of a young Russian woman who tries to keep her balance among wealthy French expats in New York.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 86
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, France
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, suspense, suspenseful, tense, touching, unusual plot structure, contemplative
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The House by the Sea (2017)
Plot Summary:
By a little bay near Marseille lies a picturesque villa owned by an old man. His three children have gathered by his side for his last days. It’s time for them to weigh up what they have inherited of their father’s ideals and the community spirit he created in this magical place. The arrival, at a nearby cove, of a group of boat people will throw these moments of reflection into turmoil.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: psychological, touching, unusual plot structure, suspense, suspenseful, contemplative
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There's No Place Like Home (2018)
Plot Summary:
A big family that like any other one includes relatives that see each other often and others that rarely meet, reunite to celebrate the 50th wedding anniversary of grandma Alba and grandpa Pietro in a big Villa, on the island they moved to. Because of weather conditions they all remain stranded on the island and the idyll between them seems to be over.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: light, psychological, humorous, captivating, happy, dark comedy
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Step by Step (2016)
Plot Summary:
After a serious sport accident in a swimming pool, Ben, now an incomplete quadriplegic, arrives in a rehabilitation center. He meets with other handicapped persons (tetraplegics, paraplegics, traumatized crania), all victims of accidents, as well as a handicapped since his early childhood. They go through impotence, despair and resignation, with their daily struggle to learn how to move a finger or to hold a fork. Some of them slowly find a little mobility while others receive the verdict of the handicap for life. Despite everything, hope and friendship help them endure their difficulties.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: psychological, touching, thought provoking, unusual plot structure, humorous
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We Are Brothers (2014)
Plot Summary:
Two brothers were separated in childhood at an orphanage, only to find each other as adults 30 years later. But right after their reunion, their birth mother, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease, suddenly disappears. So Sang-yeon and Ha-yeon team up together and go on a road trip to search for her.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 190
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: light, captivating, entertaining
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Butterflies (2018)
Plot Summary:
Three strangers with one thing in common — the same father — come to a Turkish village to bury him, and learn about him and each other.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: psychological, humorous, captivating, disturbing, art house
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A Madea Family Funeral (2019)
Plot Summary:
A joyous family reunion becomes a hilarious nightmare as Madea and the crew travel to backwoods Georgia, where they find themselves unexpectedly planning a funeral that might unveil unpleasant family secrets.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, emotional, captivating
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Silent Night (2017)
Plot Summary:
Adam unexpectedly visits his family house at Christmas after a few years of working abroad. No family member knows about his secret plans and the real reasons of his visit.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, disturbing
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The Overbrook Brothers (2009)
Plot Summary:
Road movie about two brothers who drive to Texas to find out the truth behind their parents.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 247
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, captivating, light, emotional, entertaining, semi serious, crying
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What's in a Name (2012)
Plot Summary:
Vincent, a wealthy real estate agent, is invited to dinner by his sister Elizabeth and her husband Peter, both professors in Paris. Claude, a childhood friend and trombonist in a symphony orchestra, is also present. Vincent brings news from the prenatal examination of his and his wife Anna's unborn son. The name chosen by the soon-to-be parents strongly offends the others for many reasons. The dispute between the guests quickly escalates and before long the resurgence of old grudges and hidden secrets is unavoidable.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: talky, cynical, thought provoking, captivating, entertaining, funny, offbeat, clever, humorous, realistic
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Happy 140 (2015)
Plot Summary:
A group of friends and family reunite at the fancy new holiday home of a woman who is about to turn 40.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: humorous, cynical, semi serious, light, touching, captivating, suspense, realistic
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The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (2005)
Plot Summary:
Mr. Lazarescu (Ion Fiscuteanu) is a retired Romanian engineer, spending his time in the company of his cats and booze. When he starts feeling unusually ill, he first seeks painkillers from his neighbors. It soon becomes apparent that Lazarescu is indeed sick, and an ambulance arrives with a nurse (Luminita Gheorghiu) who has a few ideas about what could be the problem. However, a major traffic accident and poor organization leaves little room in Romanian hospitals for the fading Lazarescu.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Romania
Duration: 153 min
Plot tags: sincere, realistic, contemplative, bleak, meditative, dark comedy, sad, serious, psychological, captivating
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Perfect Strangers (2016)
Plot Summary:
During a dinner, a group of friends decide to share whatever text message or phone call they will receive during the evening - and all hell breaks loose.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 70000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: psychological, thought provoking, surprise ending, clever, captivating, talky, motivational, funny, philosophical, serious
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That's Life! (1986)
Plot Summary:
A wealthy architect struggles with a severe case of male menopause at the approach of his 60th birthday.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: sentimental, independent film, sincere, touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious, crying, erotic, road movie
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Family United (2013)
Plot Summary:
The director Daniel Sánchez Arévalo ('Azuloscurocasinegro', 'Cousins'), he embarks on a new comedy that has as a backdrop the World Cup in South Africa and the setting is a wedding that takes precisely the day of the final. This will be the occasion in which five brothers, all with biblical names, Adam, Daniel, Caleb, Benjamin and Ephraim, gather to celebrate the engagement of Ephraim, the youngest of them, who marries his pregnant girlfriend. Will hours of uncertainty, joy and euphoria back, but it's time to unite for a common good. Can all together to face the situation and erected winners heading?.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, light, captivating
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Kiss & Tell (2018)
Plot Summary:
This French comedy follows various people in two families. Bertrand and his wife, Elizabeth, are a wealthy couple who plan to vacation near the same coastal town as their friends, Jerome and Veronique, who are secretly struggling with financial problems. Meanwhile, Bertrand and his daughter, Emilie, have each been hiding a secret, and these deceptions are bound to have repercussions.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 556
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: funny, light, romantic, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Kingdom Come (2001)
Plot Summary:
When her husband keels over from a stroke, Raynelle Slocumb calls the entire clan together to remember their dearly departed. Family tensions reach a comedic boil as the wildly dysfunctional Slocumbs squabble and fight their way to the funeral.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, light, intense, sentimental, family saga, black comedy, offbeat, feel good, realistic
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Change of Plans (2009)
Plot Summary:
So called friends at a dinner party end up acting like a dysfunctional family.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: semi serious, humorous, realistic, witty, cynical, biting, suspense
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Force Majeure (2014)
Plot Summary:
While holidaying in the French Alps, a Swedish family deals with acts of cowardliness as an avalanche breaks out.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 65000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Sweden, France, Norway, Denmark, Italy
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: tense, art house, dark comedy, neurotic, inspirational, humorous, emotional, art film, sincere, captivating
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Truman (2015)
Plot Summary:
When Julián receives an unexpected visit in Madrid from his lifelong friend Tomás, who now lives in Canada, the encounter is bittersweet. Diagnosed with terminal cancer, Julián is focused on putting his affairs in order, while Tomás is still grasping at hope. For four intense days, the two men, accompanied by Julián's faithful dog, Truman, tour the city, sharing emotional, hilarious and surprising moments.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain, Argentina
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: tense, light, unusual plot structure, humorous, contemplative, sentimental, social, hispanic, existential, sensitive
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Mariages! (2004)
Plot Summary:
Ils ont 25 ans et se marient aujourd'hui.Ils ont 35 ans, se sont unis il y a dix ans et se déchirent aujourd'hui.Ils ont 45 ans, se sont déchirés il y a dix ans et tentent aujourd'hui de se réconcilier.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, realistic, suspenseful, captivating, exciting
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Carnage (2011)
Plot Summary:
After 11-year-old Zachary Cowan strikes his classmate across the face with a stick after an argument, the victim's parents invite Zachary's parents to their Brooklyn apartment to deal with the incident in a civilized manner.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 132000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Germany, Poland, Spain
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: talky, dark comedy, ironic, black comedy, minimal cast, cynical, absurd, comedy drama, psychological, tense
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August: Osage County (2013)
Plot Summary:
A look at the lives of the strong-willed women of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Midwest house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional woman who raised them.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 94000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: touching, emotional, melancholic, independent film, depressing, stylized, humorous, realistic, semi serious, black comedy
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How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog (2000)
Plot Summary:
The story of Peter McGowan, a chain-smoking, impotent, insomniac playwright who lives in Los Angeles. Once very successful, he is now in the tenth year of a decade-long string of production failures. He finds himself bonding with a new neighbor's lonely young daughter who has mild cerebral palsy; and during one of his middle-of-the-night strolls, he encounters his oddball doppelgänger.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: humorous, melancholic, light, sentimental, touching, realistic, semi serious, black comedy, dark comedy, hilarious
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Aurora (2010)
Plot Summary:
An apartment kitchen: a man and a woman discuss Little Red Riding Hood, their voices hushed, mindful of waking the little girl sleeping next room. Waste land on the city outskirts: behind a line of abandoned trailers, the man silently watches what seems to be a family. The same city, the same man: driving through traffic with two hand-made firing pins for a hunting rifle. The man is 42 years old, his name - Viorel. Troubled by obscure thoughts, he drives across the city to a destination known only to him.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: Romania, France, Switzerland, Germany
Duration: 181 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, bleak, serious, contemplative, slow cinema, aesthetic, sincere, realistic, enigmatic
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This Is Where I Leave You (2014)
Plot Summary:
When their father passes away, four grown, world-weary siblings return to their childhood home and are requested -- with an admonition -- to stay there together for a week, along with their free-speaking mother and a collection of spouses, exes and might-have-beens. As the brothers and sisters re-examine their shared history and the status of each tattered relationship among those who know and love them best, they reconnect in hysterically funny and emotionally significant ways.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 88000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, independent film, emotional, melancholic, funny, realistic, hilarious, teen, thought provoking
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The Descendants (2011)
Plot Summary:
With his wife Elizabeth on life support after a boating accident, Hawaiian land baron, Matt King takes his daughters on a trip from Oahu to Kauai to confront the young real estate broker, who was having an affair with Elizabeth before her misfortune.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 248000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: touching, depressing, emotional, sad, tragicomedy, thought provoking, sentimental, heartbreaking, suspense, talky