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Plot Summary:
Andrey Kulikov goes to Paris to visit the grave of his great-grandfather, Andrey Dolmatov, who had been an officer in the White Army during the Russian Revolution. On the headstone of the grave next to his great-grandfather's, he notices the face of a young woman. Later, while walking through Paris, Andrey sees a woman, Vera, who looks just like the young woman he had seen on the headstone. And so begins the telling of two love stories, separated by three generations and one hundred years.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 483
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, entertaining
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Slave Warrior: The Beginning (2007)
Plot Summary:
A man travels back in time to fight slavery.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 9
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance, Thriller, War
Country: Nigeria, USA
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: tense, romantic, captivating, neo noir, independent film, student film
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If Love Hadn't Left Me Lonely (2004)
Plot Summary:
A former music producer turned stockbroker tries to make his musical comeback with a beautiful singer/dancer from a nightclub. The pair fall in love despite the treachery of the players and gangsters that surround the music business.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 59
Genere: Drama, Action
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: romantic, captivating
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The History of Love (2016)
Plot Summary:
The story of a long-lost book that mysteriously reappears and connects an old man searching for his son with a girl seeking a cure for her mother's loneliness.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance, War
Country: France, Belgium, Canada, Romania
Duration: 134 min
Plot tags: sincere, sentimental, romantic, captivating, novela, non-linear
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Indi (2007)
Plot Summary:
Arina is young, reach and independent woman. She's married to a wealthy businessman. But deep inside she's still looking for a true love.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 186
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Russia, Ukraine
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, fairy tale, surprise ending
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Mental: It Can Be Your Love Story (2016)
Plot Summary:
An underworld mafia steals valuable mineral resources and sell them over to international crime organization . Simi (Nusrat Imrose Tisha); a news reporter finds out and exposes the whole criminal chain to the media, despite all threats from them. An unknown, mysterious but affectionate and intimidating man comes up to help, The story revolves around revealing the true identity of him and his link to the Underworld.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 164
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: Bangladesh
Duration: 147 min
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, entertaining
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Kandahar (2010)
Plot Summary:
A docudrama about the escape of Russian pilots after being taken hostage by the Taliban in 1996.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Drama, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, suspense, harsh
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Warfighter (2018)
Plot Summary:
Rusty Wittenburg is a Navy SEAL struggling to balance his family life and his job. He fights daily to maintain the line between reality and the nightmares his PTSD conjures up for him. Dedicated to his team and his mission, he is willing to give the ultimate sacrifice for his fellow brothers and teammates.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: romantic, captivating
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Bless the Woman (2003)
Plot Summary:
Tiny Soviet village by the sea, in the years before the Second World War... A very young girl, Vera, falls madly in love with an older military officer who is visiting from out of town. She leaves her home and family to live with him in various military posts where he serves with the army. Through the difficulties of army life, and years of war, her love for this older man survives, and she gives herself completely without reservation. This film is about friendship, loss, survival, loyalty, and the wonderful gift of unconditional love, which is only given to a few.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 451
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Russia
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, captivating, disturbing, crying
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Friends and Lovers (2010)
Plot Summary:
After a failed relationship with a waitress, a young gay man is challenged by his love for a straight mechanic.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 99
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, independent film, entertaining
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The Turkish Gambit (2005)
Plot Summary:
The film is based on the second book from the Adventures of Erast Petrovich Fandorin series of novels written by the Russian author Boris Akunin. The film takes place in 1877 during the Russian-Turkish war. Erast Fandorin has just escaped from Turkish prison and is trying to get on the Russian side as soon as possible to give important information about the upcoming attack of the enemy. On his way he meets Varvara Suvorova, a young lady who is going to see her fiancée - a soldier of the Russian army. Erast also knows that there is a spy somewhere in the Russian army, everyone is under suspicion.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, War
Country: Russia, Bulgaria
Duration: 208 min
Plot tags: captivating, serious, realistic, tense, romantic, rough, bleak, suspenseful
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Across the River and Into the Trees (2022)
Plot Summary:
In post WW2 Venice Italy, American Army Col. Richard Cantwell, haunted by the war, is a bona fide hero who faces news of his illness with stoic disregard. Determined to spend a weekend in quiet solitude, he commandeers a military driver to facilitate a visit to his old haunts in Venice. As Cantwell's plans begin to unravel, a chance encounter with a remarkable young woman begins to rekindle in him the hope of renewal.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 129
Genere: Drama, Romance, War
Country: UK
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, captivating, disturbing
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Franz + Polina (2006)
Plot Summary:
A sad story of love between German soldier Franz and Russian girl Polina.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 483
Genere: Drama, Romance, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: exciting, touching, captivating, suspense
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Bastards (2006)
Plot Summary:
A "Hitlerjugend" kind of story, set in the Soviet Union during the Second World War, based on a fictitious story from the eponymous book by Vladimir Kunin.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Drama, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: rough, art house, suspenseful, serious, captivating, realistic, exciting
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Snow and Fire (1991)
Plot Summary:
While the Nazis occupied most of France, Jacques (Vincent Perez) has been active in the liberation underground. Now that the Allies have freed a significant portion of their country from German control, he and his buddy Michel (Matthieu Roze) can join the Free French army and fight with them to help bring about the downfall of the German empire. Both of them are quite young men, and their first love turns out to be the same woman, a lovely nurse named Christiane (Geraldine Pailhas). Michel woos her first, and she becomes pregnant by him. However, she is much more interested in Jacques, even though she is considering marrying an American solely for practical reasons.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 135
Genere: Drama, Romance, War
Country: France
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: serious, captivating, emotional, realistic
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Housewife, 49 (2005)
Plot Summary:
Downtrodden wife and mother Nella's life takes an unexpected turn for the better after she joins the Women's Voluntary Service office in Barrow-in-Furness during the Second World War. However, her new-found happiness is shattered when her son Cliff leaves to join the troops - provoking a painful confrontation with her husband Will.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 788
Genere: Drama, Romance, War
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: sincere, touching, captivating, emotional, serious, realistic
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At War with Love (2016)
Plot Summary:
It's 1943 and World War II is raging in Europe. In New York, Arturo and Flora the daughter of a restaurant owner are in love, but she is promised in marriage to the son of a Mafia boss. There is a way around this, but to be able to marry Flora, Arturo needs to get permission from her father, who lives in a village in Sicily. Arturo doesn't have any money, so the only way he can get to Sicily is to enlist in the U.S. Army, which is preparing for a landing on the island.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance, War
Country: Italy
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, art house, entertaining
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The Warrior and the Wolf (2009)
Plot Summary:
Set during China's the Warring States Period (476-221 BC), benevolent warrior Chenkang Lu (Joe Odagiri) enters into a torrid love affair with a woman (Maggie Q) from the nomadic Harran tribe. Their relationship sends the warrior to a place where humans were once wolves.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 524
Genere: Action, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, captivating, exciting, serious, epic, realistic, stylized
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Love on the Rise (2020)
Plot Summary:
Victoria Worthington is a talented cake decorator who watches life from the sidelines, as she delivers her fancy cakes to weddings, galas, and fabulous parties, while she goes home exhausted. While delivering one of her cakes, she mistaken a wealthy, sought-after bachelor, Jacob Adams III, for a waiter who is working at the wedding. Victoria gets her mystery man, who goes by the name of Jake, to help her deliver the cake. They seem to have a special connection and fate steps in when they later reconnect at a coffee shop. He ends up following her to a protest at Adams Development , who is planning on tearing down her beloved bakery, but she has no clue that Jake is one of the Adams in Adams Development. Victoria is falling in love, but will their love survive when she discovers that he is Jacob Adams III and will her business survive?.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 690
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: romantic, feel good, captivating, entertaining
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In the Life of Music (2018)
Plot Summary:
The story of how one song 'Champa Battambang,' a song made famous by Sinn Sisamuth (the King of Khmer Music), plays a role in the lives of three different generations.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 108
Genere: Drama, Family, History, Music, Romance, War
Country: USA, Cambodia
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: romantic, thought provoking, captivating, independent film
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My Friend's Mom (2016)
Plot Summary:
After her mother dies, Young-jae visits her older sister's house, who took care of herself like her, and reunites with her sister, Soon-ae. She is incredibly greedy and charming. With the provocation of Soon-ae, the two develop into a secret relationship. One day when she was having a hot night with her mature lead, her daughter got stuck between the two ... A young and sexy daughter, a seasoned and mature mother, and a man wandering between mother and daughter. An unprecedented triangular romance between the three begins.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 21
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: romantic, captivating
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Dreamy Eyes (2019)
Plot Summary:
Mắt Biếc (Dreamy Eyes) tells the story of the one-sided love of Ngan for Ha Lan — his childhood friend.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Vietnam
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: romantic, sincere, captivating, disturbing
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The Heart of the Bear (2001)
Plot Summary:
A young Estonian goes to the Siberian Taiga to live as a hunter in a remote forest hut. He hopes to find his true self far from civilisation. The natives he meets introduce him to the myths of the north. The first is a young village teacher who wants to be a good wife to him. The second is a wild and untameable native who becomes his mythical bear-woman. When he accidentally kills a great black bear, his own shadow-creature, he burdens himself with guilt. However, he is given a chance of finding his inner balance. A romantic drama with mythical elements and breathtaking landscapes.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 316
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Estonia, Czech Republic, Germany, Russia
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, entertaining
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Closer to Heaven (2009)
Plot Summary:
A funeral director meets a man who has been battling Lou Gehrig's disease since he was young. The two fall in love and hope for a cure that can keep him alive.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 402
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: romantic, psychological, sincere, captivating, disturbing
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The Time And The Wind (2013)
Plot Summary:
Based on the novel's trilogy of the same name, by Erico Verissimo, Time and the Wind follows 150 years of family Terra Cambará and their opponent Amaral family. The history of struggles between the two families begins in the missions and runs until the end of the 19th century. The film also features the period of formation of the State of Rio Grande do Sul and the dispute of territory between the Portuguese and Spanish crowns.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 890
Genere: Drama, Romance, War
Country: Brazil
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: emotional, realistic, epic, serious, captivating, soap opera, romantic drama, period piece, sentimental, saga
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A Taste of Hell (1973)
Plot Summary:
Set in the Philippines during WW II, two U.S. Army officers are caught and shot by a Japanese officer. One survives and soon joins with a guerrilla troop to battle the enemy... and get revenge.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 90
Genere: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA, Philippines
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film, exciting, rough, bleak, serious, captivating, realistic, cult film
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The Officers' Ward (2001)
Plot Summary:
The first days of WWI. Adrien, a young and handsome lieutenant, is wounded by a piece of shrapnel. He will spend the entire wartime at the Val-de-Grâce Hospital, in Paris. Five long years, and his life will change forever.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance, War
Country: France
Duration: 135 min
Plot tags: uplifting, touching, serious, psychological, realistic, disturbing, romantic, contemplative, period drama
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Dresden (2006)
Plot Summary:
At a Dresden hospital in 1945, nurse Anna Mauth (Felicitas Woll) cares for badly injured British pilot Robert Newman (John Light), whom Anna believes to be a German deserter. As Allied forces close in, Anna grows close to Robert despite her engagement to Dr. Alexander Wenninger (Benjamin Sadler). The gripping historical romance won a 2006 German Television Award.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Romance, War
Country: Germany
Duration: 176 min
Plot tags: tense, touching, serious, captivating, political thriller, period piece, realistic, tragic
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Dark Blue World (2001)
Plot Summary:
Lt. Franta Slama is a top pilot in the Czech Air Force who is assigned to train a promising young flier, Karel Vojtisek, and they soon become friends. When Nazi Germany invades Czechoslovakia in 1939, they both reject the authority of their new leaders and escape to England where they join other Czech exiles in the RAF. While flying a mission over England, Karel crash lands and happens upon the farmhouse of Susan, a young woman whose husband is in the Navy. Karel soon falls head over heels for Susan but, while they enjoy a brief fling, in time Susan decides she prefers the company of the older and more worldly Franta. As Franta and Karel struggle to maintain their friendship despite their romantic rivalry.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: War, Drama, Action, Romance
Country: Czech Republic, UK, Germany, Denmark, Italy, France, USA
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: sentimental, intense, sincere, captivating, serious, realistic, non-linear, gloomy, independent film, crying
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Dear John (2010)
Plot Summary:
Sergeant John Tyree is home on a 2 week leave from Germany. He meets Savannah after he dives into the ocean to retrieve Savannah's purse that had fallen off the pier. John falls in love with Savannah who is a student on spring break helping build a house for Habitat for Humanity. A romance occurs and Savannah falls deeply in love with John. She promises to write John overseas until he returns.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 156000
Genere: Drama, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: romantic, sentimental, sweet, touching, emotional, romantic drama, teen, tear jerker, sad, realistic
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Admiral (2008)
Plot Summary:
This is a story of a great love facing the greatest drama of the history of Russia. Admiral Kolchak is a true war hero and beloved husband and father. One day he meets Anna, the love of his life and the wife of his best friend. The revolution in his heart faces the revolution in his own country His destiny is to become the Supreme Rules of Russia.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: realistic, serious, dramatic, touching, tragic ending, suspense, romantic, costume drama