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Plot Summary:
A romantic comedy that brings together three disparate characters who are learning to face a challenging and often confusing world as they struggle together against a common demon: sex addiction.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: sexy, touching, melancholic, intense, compassionate, humorous, captivating, romantic comedy, light, spiritual
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Excuse Me for Living (2012)
Plot Summary:
A charming, suicidal druggie must obey his rehab-clinic's demand to lead a seniors men's group or face incarceration and lose the love of his psychiatrist's daughter.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 541
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: humorous, sincere, touching, light, captivating, entertaining, romantic, romantic comedy, realistic, semi serious
Similar in 76%
XX/XY (2002)
Plot Summary:
When two college students, Sam and Thea, meet Coles at a party, their mutual attraction is immediate, leading to a passionate and awkward night together, and the onset of an intensely charged bond. As they continue to push the sexual boundaries of their friendship, however, they are tested by Sam and Coles' incipient romance and Thea's increasing recklessness, until the relationship dissolves amid a cloud of fear, resentment and mistrust. Eight years later they reunite. An animator for a high-profile ad agency, Coles now lives with Claire, his girlfriend of five years. Thea is happily married to Miles, with whom she owns a flourishing restaurant. And Sam has just returned to Manhattan after working in London where she recently broke off her engagement. Yet upon reconnecting, the three are drawn back into the complicated dynamic that defined their relationship from the start and are forced to confront the true meaning of commitment and love.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: melancholic, intense, psychological, touching, humorous, erotic, art house, independent film, talky, sensual
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The Escort (2015)
Plot Summary:
Desperate for a good story, a sex-addicted journalist throws himself into the world of high-class escorts when he starts following a Stanford-educated prostitute.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, realistic, intense, romantic, sex comedy, sexual, romantic comedy, cult classic, independent film
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Touched with Fire (2015)
Plot Summary:
Carla and Marco are manic-depressive poets whose art is fueled by their emotional extremes. When they go off their meds, they end up in the same psychiatric hospital. As the chemistry between them stirs up their emotions, it intensifies their mania. Despite doctors' and parents' attempts to separate them, they pursue their beautiful but destructive romance which swings them from fantastical manic highs to suicidal depressive lows, until they have to choose between sanity and love.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: sincere, realistic, touching, captivating, emotional, psychological, spiritual, factual
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This Thing with Sarah (2013)
Plot Summary:
A free-spirited surf instructor volunteers herself as a strictly sexual - or so she thinks - rebound for a heartbroken, down and out writer.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 417
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, realistic, captivating, psychological, romantic, romantic comedy, indie film, sentimental, offbeat
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Keeping the Faith (2000)
Plot Summary:
Best friends since they were kids, Rabbi Jacob Schram and Father Brian Finn are dynamic and popular young men living and working on New York's Upper West Side. When Anna Reilly, once their childhood friend and now grown into a beautiful corporate executive, suddenly returns to the city, she reenters Jake and Brian's lives and hearts with a vengeance. Sparks fly and an unusual and complicated love triangle ensues.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 53000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min
Plot tags: romantic, humorous, touching, funny, feel good, realistic, talky, semi serious, light, romantic comedy
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The Trouble with Romance (2007)
Plot Summary:
A provocative, sexy and insightful exploration of relationships between men and women and why we all still yearn for love despite the trouble with romance.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 223
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, captivating, emotional, sexy, erotic, romantic, romantic comedy, independent film, touching
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Dream for an Insomniac (1996)
Plot Summary:
A girl with insomnia who works in a coffee house has impossibly high standards for her love and fears she will never meet a worthy man. Then in walks a new employee and they click - until she discovers he has a girlfriend. Undaunted, she moves to L.A. with a friend sure that he will dump the girlfriend and follow her. She puts all her faith in fate and hopes for the best.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Romance, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: sweet, entertaining, light, melancholic, feel good, sentimental, humorous, semi serious, romantic, romantic comedy
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The Battle of Shaker Heights (2003)
Plot Summary:
A quirky teen with a penchant for war reenactments, Kelly Ernswiler obsesses over military tactics with his buddy Bart. The school bully is one of Kelly's regular headaches, and he also has to deal with a frustrating situation at home, where his father is a recovering drug addict. Kelly's life gets even more complicated when he falls for Tabby, Bart's pretty and soon-to-be-wed older sister.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: intense, touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious, inspirational, feel good, epic, scenic, light
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Friends & Lovers (1999)
Plot Summary:
Friends for ten years, a group of twenty-somethings head for the ski slopes as guests of Ian's father. (Ian and dad are estranged because dad worked too many hours when Ian was a lad.) Dad has something to say, but Ian won't listen. Meanwhile, David is gay and virginal; Ian's business partner, Keaton, is unhappy that his sister Jane is pregnant with no plans to tell the father; Lisa is everybody's pal and no one's lover; John, stuck in adolescence, is always on the make. He brings German-born stunner, Carla, and promptly loses her affection to Hans, a fast-talking ski instructor. David meets Manny: they have chess in common. Soon, surprises abound as relationships take new turns.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: sexy, melancholic, humorous, realistic, independent film, sentimental, clever, touching, offbeat, witty
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Your Sister's Sister (2011)
Plot Summary:
Iris invites her friend Jack to stay at her family's island getaway after the death of his brother. At their remote cabin, Jack's drunken encounter with Hannah, Iris' sister, kicks off a revealing stretch of days.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: romantic, sincere, emotional, independent film, witty, psychological, touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Ashby (2015)
Plot Summary:
When new kid in town Ed Wallis is given an assignment to interview an older person, he turns to his mysterious neighbor, Ashby Holt for help. That new connection leads to unexpected journeys for both of them, as Ashby – who turns out to be a retired CIA assassin – deals with a terminal prognosis, and Ed deals with adjusting to life with his newly single mom and developing relationship with a brainy classmate, Eloise.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: melancholic, touching, talky, romantic, enigmatic, funny, light, thought provoking, clever, feel good
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Frankie and Johnny (1991)
Plot Summary:
When Johnny is released from prison following a forgery charge, he quickly lands a job as a short-order cook at a New York diner. Following a brief fling with waitress Cora, Frankie develops an attraction for Cora's friend and fellow waitress Frankie. While Frankie resists Johnny's charms initially, she eventually relents when her best friend, Tim, persuades her to give Johnny a chance.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 34000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, light, sweet, feel good, humorous, romantic comedy, talky, captivating, retro
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The Story of Us (1999)
Plot Summary:
Ben and Katie Jordan are a married couple who go through hard times in fifteen years of marriage.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: realistic, sentimental, romantic, sweet, emotional, semi serious, touching, humorous, inspirational, weeping
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28 Days (2000)
Plot Summary:
After getting into a car accident while drunk on the day of her sister's wedding, Gwen Cummings is given a choice between prison or a rehab center. She chooses rehab, but is extremely resistant to taking part in any of the treatment programs they have to offer, refusing to admit that she has an alcohol addiction.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 53000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: touching, realistic, emotional, melancholic, intense, compassionate, sentimental, humorous, motivational, feel good
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How Do You Know (2010)
Plot Summary:
After being cut from the USA softball team and feeling a bit past her prime, Lisa finds herself evaluating her life and in the middle of a love triangle, as a corporate guy in crisis competes with her current, baseball-playing beau.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 54000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: romantic, light, witty, romantic comedy, sweet, humorous, realistic, semi serious, funny, cute
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The Brothers (2001)
Plot Summary:
This is the story of four African-American "yuppies" (a banker, a doctor, a lawyer, and a "playboy") who call themselves "The Brothers". When the playboy gets engaged, the other three friends find themselves having to come to terms with their own issues of commitment and honesty.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: romantic, light, melancholic, entertaining, stylized, touching, feel good, romantic comedy, talky, captivating
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Hope Springs (2012)
Plot Summary:
After thirty years of marriage, a middle-aged couple attends an intense, week-long counseling session to work on their relationship.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 44000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: melancholic, romantic, light, sweet, sincere, humorous, realistic, talky, romantic comedy, touching
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This Is 40 (2012)
Plot Summary:
Pete and Debbie are both about to turn 40, their kids hate each other, both of their businesses are failing, they're on the verge of losing their house, and their relationship is threatening to fall apart.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 149000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, emotional, melancholic, intense, touching, realistic, talky, semi serious, romantic comedy
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The Kids Are All Right (2010)
Plot Summary:
Two women, Nic and Jules, brought a son and daughter into the world through artificial insemination. When one of their children reaches age, both kids go behind their mothers' backs to meet with the donor. Life becomes so much more interesting when the father, two mothers and children start to become attached to each other.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 134000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, France
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: touching, independent film, sexy, witty, sexual, semi serious, comedy drama, sincere, realistic, feel good
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Don Juan DeMarco (1994)
Plot Summary:
John Arnold DeMarco is a man who believes he is Don Juan, the greatest lover in the world. Clad in a cape and mask, DeMarco undergoes psychiatric treatment with Dr. Jack Mickler to cure him of his apparent delusion. But the psychiatric sessions have an unexpected effect on the psychiatric staff and, most profoundly, Dr Mickler, who rekindles the romance in his complacent marriage.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 53000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: sexy, romantic, sweet, fairy tale, touching, sensual, talky, sentimental, realistic, humorous
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Shall We Dance? (2004)
Plot Summary:
Upon first sight of a beautiful instructor, a bored and overworked estate lawyer signs up for ballroom dancing lessons.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 49000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, inspirational, sentimental, romantic, humorous, light, entertaining, cute, uplifting
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Friends with Kids (2011)
Plot Summary:
In the wake of their friends' marriages and eventual offspring, longtime pals Julie and Jason decide to have a child together without becoming a couple. By becoming "time-share" parents, they reason, they can experience the joys of parenthood without significantly curbing their personal freedom. However, when Julie and Jason both become involved with others, they discover that they secretly harbor romantic feelings for each other.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 43000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: romantic, sweet, realistic, clever, entertaining, sexy, unusual plot structure, touching, sentimental, humorous
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Catch and Release (2006)
Plot Summary:
Gray Wheeler just lost everything. But it could be the best thing that ever happened to her. After the death of her fiancé, Gray moves in with her late love's best friends. While Sam and Dennis do their best to cheer Gray up, Fritz doesn't seem to care. Once Gray breaks through Fritz's defenses, however, she finally sees why her fiancé thought so highly of him. As they spend more time together, Gray learns that her chances for love have not died out with her fiancé. But when some surprise guests show up on their doorstep, it'll take the love of all of her new friends to help Gray learn that life may be messy, but love is messier.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: romantic, sexy, melancholic, inspirational, sentimental, tragicomedy, light, cute, romantic comedy, feel good
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Happythankyoumoreplease (2010)
Plot Summary:
Captures a generational moment - young people on the cusp of truly growing up, tiring of their reflexive cynicism, each in their own ways struggling to connect and define what it means to love and be loved. Six New Yorkers juggle love, friendship, and the keenly challenging specter of adulthood. Sam Wexler is a struggling writer who's having a particularly bad day. When a young boy gets separated from his family on the subway, Sam makes the questionable decision to bring the child back to his apartment and thus begins a rewarding, yet complicated, friendship. Sam's life revolves around his friends — Annie, whose self-image keeps her from commitment; Charlie and Mary Catherine, a couple whose possible move to Los Angeles tests their relationship; and Mississippi, a cabaret singer who catches Sam's eye.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: melancholic, touching, independent film, emotional, feel good, romantic, semi serious, sweet, romantic comedy, entertaining
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50/50 (2011)
Plot Summary:
Inspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis, and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 341000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: touching, sentimental, tragicomedy, depressing, emotional, sad, humorous, independent film, feel good, heartbreaking
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The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015)
Plot Summary:
As the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel has only a single remaining vacancy - posing a rooming predicament for two fresh arrivals - Sonny pursues his expansionist dream of opening a second hotel.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 35000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA, India
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: sweet, sentimental, feel good, romantic, bad ending, melancholic, witty, talky, humorous, touching
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Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
Plot Summary:
After spending eight months in a mental institution, a former teacher moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 734000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: romantic, touching, offbeat, emotional, depressing, realistic, sentimental, feel good, sweet, talky
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Before We Go (2014)
Plot Summary:
A woman who is robbed on her way to catch the 1:30 train to Boston is left stranded in New York City. She meets a man who helps her during the course of the night and the two form a romance.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 63000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: touching, romantic, sweet, light, witty, romantic comedy, cute, emotional, talky, humorous
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50 First Dates (2004)
Plot Summary:
Henry is a player skilled at seducing women. But when this veterinarian meets Lucy, a girl with a quirky problem when it comes to total recall, he realizes it's possible to fall in love all over again…and again, and again. That's because the delightful Lucy has no short-term memory, so Henry must woo her day after day until he finally sweeps her off her feet.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 375000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: romantic, feel good, sentimental, touching, funny, romantic comedy, entertaining, humorous, cute, hilarious