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Plot Summary:
Det. Quinlan has left his alcoholic wife, sprouting a bloom of insecurity, anger and self-motivation within him to expose the corrupt police force that surrounds him. He abandons his 'straight' life to partner in crime with his co-worker, Det. Church, in order to get on the inside of the circle of double-agents. He sides privately with a reporter, Reynolds, and an Internal Affairs lawyer, Ferguson, to expose them to the press. Once they have gathered enough information, all the corrupt police, including the newly recruited Quinlan are arrested. Ferguson then works to get Quinlan a reduced sentence for helping them.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 367
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: neo noir, serious, realistic, suspenseful, independent film, detective
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Heavenly Bodies (1984)
Plot Summary:
A small "Dance-ercize" studio fights for its existence against the unscrupulous owner of a rival club. The conflict boils down to a "Dance Marathon" to settle the score.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 887
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Little Fish (2005)
Plot Summary:
Set in the Little Saigon district outside of Sydney, a woman trying to escape her past becomes embroiled in a drug deal.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: tense, realistic, rough, serious, psychological, sincere, contemplative, crying, independent film
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Sunday Too Far Away (1975)
Plot Summary:
Friday night he's too tired. Saturday night too drunk.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 937
Genere: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, realistic, homoerotic, independent film
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The Handyman (1980)
Plot Summary:
One of Canada's talented directors, actress Micheline Lanctot expresses an effective, engaging approach in this simple, poignant drama about Armand (Jocelyn Berube), a handyman with one problem romance after another. The quiet Armand settles into Montreal after his wife has left him and before long, he continues the momentum when an ill-considered liaison with a nubile woman ends on her insistence. Next, Armand gives his heart to a frustrated housewife, though this decision is hardly well thought out. In the meantime, a gay man who rents out a room in his apartment has unfulfilled longings directed at the unsuspecting handyman. L'Homme a Tout Faire won a Silver Medal for "Best Picture" at the 1980 San Sebastian Film Festival.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 106
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 99 min
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Hollow Reed (1996)
Plot Summary:
Following the break-up of his marriage after revealing his homosexuality, GP Martin Wyatt loses custody of his son Oliver to his now ex-wife Hannah and her new partner Frank. It is not long, however, until Oliver appears at the house of Martin and his new lover Tom claiming to have been beaten up by boys in the park. After another incident, Martin puts two and two together and comes to the conclusion that Frank has been beating Oliver without Hannah's knowledge. Martin then begins a long courtroom custody battle to win back his son.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Germany, Spain, France
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: realistic, touching, serious, emotional, independent film, psychological, rough, sexy, thought provoking, clever
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Body Harm (1988)
Plot Summary:
A schoolteacher (John Waters) becomes obsessed with the idea that his wife (Joy Bell) did not die in a car accident, as everyone else thinks.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 275
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: neo noir, grindhouse, serious, realistic, suspenseful, psychotronic, independent film, detective
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Proof (1991)
Plot Summary:
The life of a blind photographer who is looked after by a housekeeper is disrupted by the arrival of an agreeable restaurant worker.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: witty, melancholic, serious, sincere, psychological, clever, realistic, independent film, cult classic, black comedy
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The Fourth Wish (1976)
Plot Summary:
The poignant struggle of a man to grant his terminally ill son three wishes - and the obstacles cast in his way of achieving this goal.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 106
Genere: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: crying, independent film, juvenile
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Hitting Home (1988)
Plot Summary:
Canadian businesswoman Dinah Middleton's is devastated when her teenage son, Alex, is killed by a hit-and-run driver. When the police fail to turn up any suspects, she turns private detective to track the killer down. She traces the murderer to New York, only to discover that the crime is not covered by the extradition treaty between Canada and the US. She becomes obsessed with bringing the criminal to justice.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 139
Genere: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, independent film
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Plot Summary:
Susy Conner accuses former employer, Gary Fitzgerald, of harassment and unfair dismissal for failing to comply with his sexual demands. Relating the incident to conciliation lawyer, Marion Lee, Susy comments that the trauma experienced should entitle her to a compensation payment of $40,000.00.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 360
Genere: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, independent film
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The Nark (1982)
Plot Summary:
A Paris police detective (Richard Berry) plays rough with a prostitute (Nathalie Baye) and her pimp/lover (Philippe Léotard), whom he wants as an informant.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: neo noir, anthology, detective, rough, bleak, serious, realistic, suspenseful, crying, eighties
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One Good Cop (1991)
Plot Summary:
When his loyal longtime partner, a widower, is killed in the line of duty and leaves behind three young children, Artie Lewis (Michael Keaton), a dedicated New York City cop and his wife, Rita (Rene Russo), decide to take the kids in. But the lives of his new family members are quickly on the line as Artie investigates his partner's death. Can he find the killer -- and keep the girls safe?.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: exciting, emotional, intense, suspenseful, serious, detective, crime drama, realistic, independent film, sentimental
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Thieves Like Us (1974)
Plot Summary:
Bowie, a youthful convicted murderer, and bank robbers Chicamaw and T-Dub escape from a Mississippi chain gang in the 1930s. They hole up with a gas station attendant and continue robbing banks. Bowie, who is injured in an auto accident, takes refuge with the daughter of the gas station attendant, Keechie. They become romantically involved but their relationship is strained by Bowie's refusal to turn his back on crime. The film is based on the novel Thieves Like Us by Edward Anderson. The novel is also the source material for the 1949 film They Live by Night, directed by Nicholas Ray.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: neo noir, road movie, sincere, bleak, serious, realistic
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Phoenix (1998)
Plot Summary:
Gambling fever -- along with a brutal bookie -- leads three crooked cops into a double-dealing scheme that lands them in hot water way over their heads.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: neo noir, detective, independent film, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, contemplative, psychological, tense
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Native Son (1986)
Plot Summary:
In 1940s Chicago, a young black man takes a job as a chauffeur to a white family, which takes a turn for the worse when he accidentally kills the teenage daughter of the couple and then tries to cover it up.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 617
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: independent film, serious, emotional, realistic, suspenseful, gloomy, biting, sexy, thought provoking, clever
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Windrider (1986)
Plot Summary:
A rock star falls for a rich man's son who competitively board-sails the coast of Western Australia.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 749
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: sentimental, realistic, serious, melancholic, touching, disturbing, erotic, independent film
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Barfly (1987)
Plot Summary:
Downtrodden writer Henry and distressed goddess Wanda aren't exactly husband and wife: they're wedded to their bar stools. But they like each other's company- and Barfly captures their giddy, gin-soaked attempts to make a go of life on the skids.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: talky, depressing, melancholic, touching, humorous, semi serious, intellectual, dark, stylized, black comedy
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Lantana (2001)
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Plagued with grief over the murder of her daughter, Valerie Somers suspects that her husband John is cheating on her. When Valerie disappears, Detective Leon Zat attempts to solve the mystery of her absence. A complex web of love, sex and deceit emerges -- drawing in four related couples whose various partners are distrustful and suspicious about each other's involvement.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: Australia, Germany
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: emotional, psychological, suspenseful, serious, psychological thriller, tense, realistic, talky, sexy, neo noir
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After the Deluge (2003)
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IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 289
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 194 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, touching, serious, realistic, gloomy, crying
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IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: psychological, touching, serious, realistic, sexy, gloomy, mystic, mindfuck, contemplative, crying
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The Crossing (1990)
Plot Summary:
A single day. To challenge the past. To accept the present. To decide the future. Sam arrives in his home town after 18 months away, hopeful that Meg, the girlfriend he abandoned, will go back with him to the city. His return brings the outside world into the parochial confines of the town, provoking mixed reactions which fuel conflict. Meg, heartbroken when Sam left her, has begun an affair with Sam's friend Johnny. On the eve of Sam's arrival, Johnny asks Meg to marry him. The marriage proposal, along with Sam's unexpected return, forces Meg to choose not only between the two men but also the type of life she wants. The conflicting loyalties and emotions generated by the triangle provide the focus for an array of inter-related characters enmeshed in the life of this country town. There is a feeling of impending tragedy as night falls and Johnny becomes increasingly desparate.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 642
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, crying, independent film
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Heatwave (1982)
Plot Summary:
A woman attempts to stop a redevelopment plot which she thought was the cover-up for fraud and other criminal activity.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 410
Genere: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: neo noir, retro, tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, disturbing, independent film, detective
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Lonely Hearts (1982)
Plot Summary:
In this offbeat comedy, an unlikely romance develops between a flamboyant, middle-aged piano tuner and an extremely timid office worker.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 378
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: touching, realistic, semi serious, crying, independent film
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Tim (1979)
Plot Summary:
Handsome but backward gardener Tim Melville has a new woman in his life. She is Mary, his widowed employer, a woman who had given up on love until she had found Tim. At first they are friends. But soon they become lovers, as Mary, drawn to Tim's innocence and magnetism, begins to teach him all about life - and love.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: romantic, sentimental, sincere, touching, serious, emotional, realistic, independent film
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Plot Summary:
Three women's escapes from their afflicted lives. Each struggles to flee from the men who confine their personal freedom.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: talky, stylized, intense, touching, psychological, sincere, serious, realistic, anthology, erotic
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The Bank (2001)
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The Bank, a world ripe with avarice and corruption, where O'Reilly and his ilk can thrive and honest Aussie battlers lose everything. Enter Jim Doyle a maverick mathematician who has devised a formula to predict the fluctuations of the stock market. When he joins O'Reilly's fold, he must first prove his loyalty to the "greed is good" ethos. Which way will he go? What does he have to hide?.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, psychological, captivating, cynical, clever, thought provoking, serious, realistic, biting, tense
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A poet falls in love with an art student, who gravitates to his bohemian lifestyle -- and his love of heroin. Hooked as much on one another as they are on the drug, their relationship alternates between states of oblivion, self-destruction, and despair.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 47000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: disturbing, depressing, romantic, touching, emotional, sexy, independent film, realistic, erotic, crying
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Chinese Box (1997)
Plot Summary:
The story of Hong Kong, from New Year's Day to June 30th, 1997, when the British left their colony and turned it over to the People's Republic of China.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Japan, USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, independent film, sentimental, serious, realistic, contemplative, gloomy, philosophical, sexy, thought provoking
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Plot Summary:
After a one-night stand a couple is faced with the terrifying possibility of what they really want.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Australia, France
Duration: 95 min
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Children of the Revolution (1996)
Plot Summary:
A man (Richard Roxburgh) the Australian government blames for 1990s political woes blames his mother (Judy Davis), a communist Stalin seduced in 1951.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 101 min
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