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Plot Summary:
Set in one-day, three people embark together on a car trip from Madrid to Almeria. Antonio (Cebrián) is a successful industrialist, however he is dismayed that his personal life does not reflect his glittering career. He is insecure about his faltering marriage to Teresa (Chaplin), whom he believes is having an affair with his best friend, Antonio (Galiardo).
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 337
Genere: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: road movie, manga
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Peppermint Frapp? (1967)
Plot Summary:
Julian, a middle-aged single doctor, meets his childhood friend Pablo again. The latter is back from Africa and has just married a beautiful young blonde, Elena. Julian falls in love with her and tries to seduce her, but she mockingly pushes him away from her. He then finds that Ana, his nurse, bears a troubling resemblance to Elena. He decides to gradually transform Ana into Elena….
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: manga, psychological, serious, captivating, realistic, suspenseful, psychological thriller, allegory
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Traffic Jam (1979)
Plot Summary:
A large international cast takes part in this comedy in which the stories of numerous individuals whose cars are stalled in a massive Roman traffic jam are told.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: Italy, France, West Germany, Spain
Duration: 128 min
Plot tags: road movie, deep, weird, italian comedy
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The Hunt (1966)
Plot Summary:
Three men go hunting rabbits during a hot day. Heat and talking about events happened in the past make them angry, until they go totally crazy.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: neo noir, suspense, manga, psychological, thought provoking, serious, realistic, disturbing, gloomy
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A Stray Girlfriend (2007)
Plot Summary:
A romantic holiday has left Ines all alone. So alone. She's really not at all happy about it.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 252
Genere: Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining
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A normal world (2020)
Plot Summary:
2020, City of Madrid (Madrid, center to Spain and country's capital). "Un Mundo Normal" (A normal World) follows Ernesto Caral, a loudmouth and sarcastic at full time forty-something theater director trapped in the middle age crisis: after the split with his lifelong domestic partner Julia, he moves to a new floor with their comprehensive and smarter teenager daughter Cloe. Belonging to a clan of artists as his mother Carolina was actress, his brother Max is a concert pianist and Cloe is a talented painter despite she is studying laws, Ernesto divides his time between to find a new project to recover his fallen-on-disgrace carrier and caring his aged mother. Worried about as her friends die in a short time, Carolina forces Ernesto to make her a promise: take her corpse after her death to move her natal town in Altea, Alicante (Valencia, east to Spain) and throw her to the sea. Reluctant to film a TV series but accepting to solve his money troubles, in the filming Max calls Ernesto.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 312
Genere: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: crying
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Anna and the Wolves (1973)
Plot Summary:
The young but traveled Ana arrives in a manor in the countryside of Spain to work as nanny of three girls and finds a dysfunctional family.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: manga, art house, dread, biting, serious, realistic, tragic ending, allegory, suspense, weird
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Elisa, My Life (1977)
Plot Summary:
Elisa has not seen her father Luis for nine years, but she receives a telegram from her sister Isabel in a moment of crisis of her marriage with Antonio telling that her father is ill and she decides to travel to the countryside of Madrid with Isabel and her brother-in-law Julián and their two children to visit Luis for his birthday. Elisa decides to stay with his father when her sister returns to Madrid with her family and she gets closer to Luis, understanding why he left her mother years ago. Later she tells him that Antonio cheated her with her best friend Sophie and their relationship has ended. When Antonio unexpectedly arrives in the house, Elisa takes a decision about her life.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 936
Genere: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 125 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, contemplative, gloomy
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The City of No Limits (2002)
Plot Summary:
Victor is a man who gets to Paris to join his family around their seriously ill father, Max. As the chance of selling the family business begins to disrupt the family relationships, Victor is desperately asked for help by Max. What seems in the beginning mere delusions of an old man losing his mind, begin to show traces of some sort of real 'secret' that is troubling Max's last days. Victor decide to help his father to find that something (maybe just peace) he is searching for. Written by Snatcho.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: Spain, Argentina
Duration: 125 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, enigmatic, captivating, contemplative, gay cinema
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Woman of the Ganges (1974)
Plot Summary:
A man returns to the place he once lived a passionate love affair with a woman who is now dead. So powerful are the emotions that seize him that he imagines she is still alive, and begins to live as if this were the case.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 153
Genere: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: avant garde
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The Garden of Delights (1970)
Plot Summary:
The greedy relatives of an amnesic and paralytic 45 years old millionaire try him to recover his memory by any means.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 716
Genere: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: offbeat, humorous, realistic, surreal, witty, cynical, semi serious, biting, allegory, suspense
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Cousin Angelica (1974)
Plot Summary:
When the single middle-aged Luis travels from Barcelona to bury the remains of his mother in the vault of his family in Segovia, he is lodged by his aunt Pilar in her old house where he spent his summer of 1936 with her. He meets his cousin Angelica, who was his first love, living on the first floor with her husband and daughter, and he recalls his childhood in times of the Spanish Civil War entwined with the present.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: psychological, touching, serious, realistic, surreal, controversial, contemplative, gloomy, biting, suspense
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The Holy Innocents (1984)
Plot Summary:
Somewhere in the spanish country, in the 60s. Paco and his wife Régula are very poor. They work as tenant farmers for a very wealthy landowner. They have 3 children. One is backward. The others can not got to school because the master "needs" their work. When Regula's brother is fired from where he has worked for 61 years, he settles down at their little place... An attack against the archaism of the spanish country of the 60s.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: social, manga, captivating, realistic
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Down the Road Again (2011)
Plot Summary:
In 1970, Joey and Pete left Nova Scotia to try life in the big city in the Canadian Classic Goin’ Down the Road. Now, some forty years later, Joey has died, and Pete must fulfill his last wish: to take his ashes back to Cape Breton Island, as well as a few other tasks along the way. Armed with a series of letters and an envelope full of money, Pete heads back home. DOWN THE ROAD AGAIN is a touching, comedic and romantic tale of second chances at life and love.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 162
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: road movie
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Wrong Move (1975)
Plot Summary:
Six days in the life of Wilhelm: a detached man without qualities. He wants to write, so his mother gives him a ticket to Bonn, telling him to live. On the train he meets an older man, an athlete in the 1936 Olympics, and his mute teen companion, Mignon. She's an acrobat in market squares for spare change.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama
Country: West Germany
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: road movie, spiritual, manga, art house, postmodern, cult classic, clever, humorous, realistic, talky
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Aunt Tula (1964)
Plot Summary:
Ramiro, a bank clerk and father of two young children, has been left, after his wife's death, in the care of Tula, his sister-in-law. From the novel by Miguel de Unamuno, Miguel Picazo (" Dark dreams of August ") premieres as director with this portrait of one of those small provincial cities where nothing ever happens.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 611
Genere: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: sincere, touching, bleak, serious, realistic, biting, suspense
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The Wall of Words (2014)
Plot Summary:
A mother struggles to hold her family together after her son succumbs to a disease that leaves him disabled.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 24
Genere: Drama
Country: Cuba
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags:
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Lazaro's Girlfriend (2002)
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Lazarus is a Cuban appeal that makes a living in Madrid. When his girlfriend Dolores travels from Cuba to Spain to live with him, he is in prison for kidnapping and attempted rape. Dolores tries to survive with a broken heart, but his sympathy and sensuality will make adjusting to life in Madrid and try to exceed the Lazarus drug addiction.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 85
Genere: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, erotic
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Raise Ravens (1976)
Plot Summary:
In Madrid, the orphan sisters Irene, Ana and Maite are raised by their austere aunt Paulina together with their mute and crippled grandmother after the death of their mother and their military father Anselmo. Ana is a melancholic girl, fascinated by death, after seeing her mother having a painful death and her father dead in bed.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: mind bending, psychedelic, political, surreal, touching, serious, realistic, contemplative, odd, masterpiece
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Eureka (2000)
Plot Summary:
In Kyushu, southwest Japan, one hot summer morning, a municipal bus is hijacked. In the carnage only three people survive: the driver, a school girl, and her older brother.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama
Country: Japan, France
Duration: 217 min
Plot tags: bleak, psychological, enigmatic, lyrical, sincere, road movie, depressing, captivating, slow cinema, existential
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How Much Further (2006)
Plot Summary:
Esperanza and Tristeza both have to get to Cuenca. However, by an unlucky turn of events, the bus they are on gets delayed due to a worker strike. Taking their journey into their own hands, they decide to hitchhike to Cuenca. Along the way they meet interesting characters who help them re-evaluate the purpose of their journey.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 809
Genere: Drama
Country: Ecuador
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: road movie, realistic, touching, captivating, scenic, semi serious
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Bye Bye Brasil (1980)
Plot Summary:
The Caravana Rolidei rolls into town with the Gypsy Lord at the mike: he does magic tricks, the erotic Salomé dances, and the mute Swallow performs feats of strength. A young accordion player is completely enamored of Salomé, and he begs to come along. The Gypsy Lord shrugs, and the accordionist and his pregnant wife, Dasdô, join the troupe. Television is their enemy as they go from the coast deep into the Amazon. Salomé lets the accordion player sleep with her once, with Dasdô's knowledge. He's moon-struck. Then, after Dasdô's baby is born and financial disaster hits the troupe, and the accordionist must choose between seeing his wife a prostitute and leaving the caravan.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: France, Brazil, Argentina
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: road movie, manga, atmospheric, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Summer Clouds (2004)
Plot Summary:
Daniel (Roberto Enríquez), Ana (Natalia Millán), and their little boy, Manuel (Kevin Almodóvar), travel from Madrid to a resort on the Costa Brava for the summer. Ana runs into Marta (Irene Montalà of L'Auberge Espagnole), a local shopgirl whom she's met on previous visits. Marta introduces Ana to her cousin, Robert (David Selvas), who runs an antique shop. Robert is immediately attracted to Ana. Marta tells him that Ana is happily married, and confesses that she has a crush on Ana's husband, Daniel. Robert, intrigued, makes a pact with Marta. Robert will help Marta seduce Daniel if she will help Robert seduce Ana. One night, the cousins cunningly arrange to separate the couple, and some serious flirtation ensues. While Marta, casually dates a local surfer, Tomás (Roger Casamajor), begins to have second thoughts, Robert grows more obsessed with the couple. He befriends Daniel and peppers him with questions about the strength of his nine-year marriage.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 406
Genere: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: sincere, sexy, realistic, semi serious, erotic, humorous, talky, sexual
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Backroads (1997)
Plot Summary:
Spain, 1974. A teenager and his father are traveling in a car that is the only property they have. Their life is a continuous move by desolate coastal apartments in the tourism low season. When forced to change route and get away from sea, their lives will change dramatically.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: road movie, manga, touching, realistic, semi serious, sexual, sexy
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Bombón: El Perro (2004)
Plot Summary:
In Patagonia, a mechanic who dreams of a different life starts to think big after his adopted pup wins first prize at a local dog show.Life is no bed of roses for 52-year-old Juan "Coco" Villegas. He, who has been a gas station attendant for twenty years in Patagonia, finds himself jobless overnight. He first tries to survive by selling knives of his own making. But business is bad and he can't find real work. One day though, after fixing a vehicle on a farm, he gets paid by means of a ... beautiful Argentinian watch-dog! From this blessed day on, things start shaping well at last... Written by Guy Bellinger.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama
Country: Argentina, Spain
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: sentimental, semi serious, touching, humorous, realistic, road movie, slow cinema, aesthetic
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Byways (2004)
Plot Summary:
Victor, a father, travels the roads with his teenage son, Felix. For Felix, the trip is a school of life, as his first romantic encounter helps him better understand his father and get closer to him.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 150
Genere: Drama
Country: France, Spain, Italy
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: road movie, touching, realistic, serious, emotional, contemplative
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Me and Will (1999)
Plot Summary:
Two women with a passion for motorcycles meet while going through rehab. When they discover they've both longed to ride Captain America's red, white, and blue chopper from Easy Rider, they escape the rehab clinic and hit the highway in search of their dream bike.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 522
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: road movie, independent film, sincere, touching, offbeat, humorous, realistic, contemplative, semi serious
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Best Friends (1975)
Plot Summary:
Two young couples taste the "free and easy" life on a cross country motor-home tour until love backfires and tragedy follows.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 565
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: cult classic, grindhouse, road movie, touching, realistic, semi serious, independent film, cult film
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Jealousy (1999)
Plot Summary:
A month before he's to marry Carmen, Antonio finds a photograph of a man with his arm on her shoulder. The photograph triggers jealousy: he questions Carmen, Carman's friend Cinta, and his friend Luis who introduced him to Carmen. Cinta tells Antonio the man's first name. Carmen tells him that the man meant nothing to her, and that the photograph was taken before she met Antonio. She loves Antonio and sets out to wipe the photograph from his mind through exuberant sex, but her ploy backfires and Antonio remains fixated. Slowly he finds out about the man, and about Carmen's past. Will jealousy consume this couple or can they find a way to kill the green-eyed monster?.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 599
Genere: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: sexual, manga, eros, psychological, sexy, serious, realistic, erotic
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A Trip (2011)
Plot Summary:
Three friends embark on a road trip like in high school, but things have changed - Gregor is going to war mission, Ziva is going to study abroad, while Andrej is still the same. There are secrets left unsaid. Can their friendship survive?.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 905
Genere: Drama
Country: Slovenia
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: emotional, realistic, road movie, captivating, psychological, atmospheric, touching, serious
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And Your Mother Too! (2001)
Plot Summary:
In Mexico, two teenage boys and an attractive older woman embark on a road trip and learn a thing or two about life, friendship, sex, and each other.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 128000
Genere: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: sexy, road movie, erotic, realistic, art house, sensual, sex comedy, hispanic, eros, humorous