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Plot Summary:
A Princess in the Joseon Dynasty travels to the Qing Dynasty to marry. On the way to there, she meets a young magician and falls in love with him.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 749
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: sincere, romantic, serious, captivating
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Postman to Heaven (2009)
Plot Summary:
Jae-jun (K-pop band TVXQ member Hero) delivers letters to heaven from those who can't get over the loss of their loved ones. One day Ha-na (Han Hyo-joo), who writes to her late boyfriend, discovers Jae-jun's secret identity. He offers her a part-time job assisting him, and they set off on a 14-day journey.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 843
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: South Korea, Japan
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: sentimental, sincere, captivating, romantic, romantic comedy
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The Year of the Wolf (2007)
Plot Summary:
Sari is a young, beautiful and intelligent girl who is busy studying at university,but she suffers from epilepsy and has to face death on a daily basis. Mikko is hersomewhat older university teacher, who is tired of life, and who one day decides toabandon his wife, children and idea of a perfect life. Both characters have been tooscared to live their lives to the brim for too long. But they meet, and in spite oftheir prejudices and reserved natures, they manage to create a dramatic and movingmodern romance which confronts numerous taboos. While the imagery explores theboundary between life and death in a most poetic way, the odd couple's romance istold with both bite and humour. Society - be it in the shape of angry ex-wives,overprotective parents, conservative aunts or embittered colleagues - is doing whatit can to put a spanner in the works.".
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 802
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Finland
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: sincere, romantic, touching, serious, captivating
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Lovesick (2016)
Plot Summary:
A 30-something man between relationships must move quick when an exciting new woman enters his life.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 299
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: sincere, touching, serious, captivating, romantic, romantic comedy, independent film
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Rapunzel Nabunzel (2014)
Plot Summary:
After a somewhat unfair treatment with their parents, the witch Charnot becomes the tutor of Rapunzel Nabunzel, a girl who cares in the captivity of a 3D tower. Years later, when she is already a young girl, she is discovered by a red prince who finds the tower in the forest. The prince will talk about the outside world and Rapunzel will have to make the decision to reveal himself and leave.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 18
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Music, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, parody
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My Mother, the Mermaid (2004)
Plot Summary:
Na-young works at a post office and is sick and tired of being around her shamefully unyielding mother and her pushover father who's excessively nice. The only thing that she can look forward to is her trip abroad in a few days. But one day, her father leaves home without any notice. Her mother doesn't care what happens to him and doesn't care to look for him. Na-young has no choice but to give up her dream trip abroad and to search for her father instead. Once she arrives at her parents' hometown, Na-young is shocked to meet someone she'd never expect, even in her dreams.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 391
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: mind twisting, romantic, captivating, mind bending, touching, entertaining
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The Promise (2007)
Plot Summary:
Daniel and Andrea grew up in the same home and have been closer than real brothers and sisters ever since. But her father's goodwill to take in Daniel and bring him up does not sit well with her real older brother, who retaliates one day and kicks Daniel out. But by this time, nothing can come between the deeply in love Andrea and Daniel anymore--until the rich family on whose hacienda they've been working all these years come back. Andrea catches the eye of the rich son, while the daughter fancies Daniel, too. This will set in motion a series of events that will test how deep the two's love goes.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 78
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: touching, sincere, romantic, serious, captivating
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Beauty and the Beast (2010)
Plot Summary:
A twist on the morality tale of forbidden love between the beautiful Belle and the feared Beast. As the villagers are being brutally murdered and the Beast is hunted down as the one responsible for the mayhem, Belle and Beast team up to defeat the real killer; the power-hungry witch's malevolent troll.
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Canada, Australia
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, sex comedy, fairy tale
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Bungee Jumping of Their Own (2001)
Plot Summary:
Two soulmates find eachother only to be torn apart by tragedy. However, not even death can keep them apart...but can destiny?.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, serious, emotional, romantic, sad, romantic comedy
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West of Her (2016)
Plot Summary:
Dan signs on to travel with a mysterious stranger named Jane, laying cryptic tiles in the roads of cities across America. As they argue over what the tiles mean, they come to realize that it's up to each of us to answer the questions that haunt us.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 237
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: road movie, sincere, romantic, touching, serious, captivating, independent film
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Nandanam (2002)
Plot Summary:
Balamani is the housemaid looking after Unni Amma. There are three more housemaids in the house but it is Balamani's duty to look after them too. Balamani is a devotee of Guruvayoorappan (Lord Krishna of Guruvayoor). But she could never visit the Guruvayoor temple, though her house is very near to the temple. Unni Amma's grandson Manu comes to spend a couple of weeks with Unni Amma before he goes to USA. Manu and Balamani fall in love but the whole family is against their union. Will Balamani's friend Guruvayoorappan (Lord Krishna of Guruvayoor) come to their help..?.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 986
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 145 min
Plot tags: romantic, sincere, touching, serious, captivating
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Wild (2016)
Plot Summary:
Although Parsha is the cricket team captain and the brightest student in his year, the beautiful and confident Aarchi is out of his reach. She belongs to a higher caste, her family is rich, and her father is a kingpin in local politics. But Aarchi is a headstrong girl who won’t let anyone boss her around – and she likes the persistent, brave Parsha. How will their families react? What happens to love when when two people have to sacrifice everything for it? Beyond the glamour of Bollywood, Sairat is an epic love story that takes a critical look at Indian society in the 21st century.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 174 min
Plot tags: romantic, sincere, serious, captivating, inspirational, epic, romantic drama
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Selma (2008)
Plot Summary:
Selma is a 2 parts drama series based on Swedish world renowned novelist Selma Lagerlöf’s life. In the first part, Selma is in Sicily with her lover Sophie Elkan. The second part is years later, when Selma receives the Nobel Price.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 204
Genere: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: Sweden
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: sincere, touching, serious, captivating, realistic
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The Princess' Man (2011)
Plot Summary:
The Princess' Man is a 2011 South Korean television series, starring Park Si-hoo, Moon Chae-won, Kim Yeong-cheol, Song Jong-ho, Hong Soo-hyun, and Lee Soon-jae. It is a period drama about the forbidden romance between the daughter of King Sejo and the son of Sejo's political opponent Kim Jong-seo. It aired on KBS2 from July 20 to October 6, 2011 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 24 episodes.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 627
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: exciting, serious, captivating, tense, dorama, sageuk, historical drama
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Nine: Nine Time Travels (2013)
Plot Summary:
Nine: Nine Time Travels is a 2013 South Korean television series starring Lee Jin-wook and Jo Yoon-hee. It aired on tvN from March 11 to May 14, 2013 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 23:00 for 20 episodes. The show has a unique way of dealing with the concept of time travel, which enables the viewer to interpret the ending in numerous ways. The director has no comments regarding this subject and leaves this matter entirely up to the observer.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 573
Genere: Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 52 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, suspense, tense, romantic drama
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Beautiful Vampire (2018)
Plot Summary:
The beautiful 500-year-old vampire who lived a quiet life running a dressing room in a secluded alley. There has come a fatal crisis to her. The smell of the boy who likes her constantly stimulates her vampire instinct which has been suppressed for a while.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 328
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 73 min
Plot tags: romantic, sexy, psychological, tense, touching, unusual plot structure, captivating, contemplative
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Ardor (2002)
Plot Summary:
In revenge for her husband's infidelity, a young beautiful housewife, Mi-heun, starts an affair with an attractive young doctor, In-gyu. Despite her husband's efforts to regain her love and the disapproval by the conservative little town, Mi-huen gradually finds happiness and satisfaction in the affair and decides to turn her back on her quiet life.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 427
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: touching, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, erotic
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Empire of Lust (2015)
Plot Summary:
Set in 1398. Kim Min-Jae (Shin Ha-Kyun) is the supreme commander of the Joseon Dynasty. He falls in love for the first time and for that woman he takes risks. Yi Bang-Won (Jang Hyuk) is the King’s son. He helped his father setup the Joseon Dynasty era, but he was not picked as the Crown Prince. He still holds ambitions of becoming the King one day. Jin (Kang Ha-Neul) is Kim Min-Jae’s son and the King’s son-in-law. Due to his position as the King's son-in-law, he is unable to take part in politics and only seeks out pleasure.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 823
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: erotic, captivating, suspense, exciting, tense, disturbing, romantic, sexy, costume drama
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Failan (2001)
Plot Summary:
After losing both her parents, Failan emmigrates to Korea to seek her only remaining relatives. Once she reaches Korea, she finds out that her relatives have moved to Canada well over a year ago. Desperate to stay and make a living in Korea, Failan is forced to have an arranged marriage through a match-making agency.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: romantic, touching, depressing, captivating, thought provoking, sad, romantic comedy, twisted, realistic, semi serious
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The Holiday Calendar (2018)
Plot Summary:
A talented photographer stuck in a dead-end job inherits an antique Advent calendar that may be predicting the future -- and pointing her toward love.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: light, sweet, sincere, romantic, captivating, disturbing
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No Regret (2006)
Plot Summary:
Sumin is an orphan trying to balance work in a factory with study at an art college and an evening job. One night, a rich young businessman makes an advance on him during one of his driving jobs. They meet again the next day: it is during a round of redundancy cuts at the factory where Sumin refuses an attempt by a man (who is in fact the boss' son Jaemin) to save his job. Eventually, Sumin is seduced into working as a prostitute in an up-market boy-brothel as Jaemin's obsession with him grows, leaving Jaemin helpless in the face of his overwhelming desire. This is a film of bold sexuality, where unexpected passion, desire and misunderstandings wreak havoc of an operatic intensity.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: sentimental, serious, sincere, realistic, surprise ending, romantic, lgbt cinema, sexy, queer cinema
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The Beauty Inside (2015)
Plot Summary:
Woo-Jin changes into a different person when he wakes up. He falls in love with Yi-Soo.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags: romantic, inspirational, dorama, touching, sweet, sincere, enigmatic, captivating, disturbing, heartbreaking
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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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You're My Home (2012)
Plot Summary:
After returning back to family, Leyla tries to fix everytihng while starting a new life wit Iskender. Everything goes smoothly until troubles find Leyla.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: romantic, touching, serious, emotional, realistic, sentimental, captivating, melancholic
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Nobody's Daughter Haewon (2013)
Plot Summary:
Haewon, a college student, wants to end her secret affair with her professor, Seongjun. Feeling depressed after bidding farewell to her mother who is set to immigrate to Canada the next day, Haewon seeks out Seongjun again after a long time. That day, they run into her classmates at a restaurant and their relationship gets revealed. Haewon gets more agitated and Seongjun makes an extreme suggestion to run away together… Haewon dreams often. Her dreams will be compared to her waking life, but none can be denied as being a part of her life.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: realistic, atmospheric, touching, serious, psychological, sexy, sincere, thought provoking, contemplative, gloomy
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Romeo & Juliet (2013)
Plot Summary:
In Verona, bad blood between the Montague and Capulet families leads to much bitterness. Despite the hostility, Romeo Montague manages an invitation to a masked ball at the estate of the Capulets and meets Juliet, their daughter. The two are instantly smitten but dismayed to learn that their families are enemies. Romeo and Juliet figure out a way to pursue their romance, but Romeo is banished for his part in the slaying of Juliet's cousin, Tybalt.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Italy, Switzerland, USA
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: romantic, dramatic, touching, emotional, realistic, sentimental, disturbing, fairy tale, gothic, sweet
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Beautiful Creatures (2013)
Plot Summary:
Ethan Wate just wants to get to know Lena Duchannes better, but unbeknownst to him, Lena has strange powers. As Lena's 16th birthday approaches she might decide her fate, to be good or evil. A choice which will impact her relationship forever.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 90000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: romantic, light, captivating, emotional, teen, gothic, spooky, scenic, fairy tale, feel good
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Il Mare (2000)
Plot Summary:
Eun-joo moves out of her house "Il Mare", leaving behind a Christmas card for the eventual new owner of the house in 1999. In it she asks him/her to forward any mail of hers to her new address in the city. It is 1997 and Sung-hyun, the first owner of "Il Mare" is moving in and finds in his mailbox the Christmas card from Eun-joo. Thinking it was a joke, Sung-hyun leaves her a letter telling her so and reminds her that its 1997 not 1999. Eventually the two realize that they are separated by two years of time but can somehow communicate through the mailbox and begin to form a friendship through their letters.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: sentimental, serious, mind twisting, psychological thriller, romantic, touching, sincere, mind bending, sweet, dark
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Lover's Concerto (2002)
Plot Summary:
Lee Ji-hwan receives photographs in the mail that reminds him of how he met two girls, Shim Su-in and Kim Gyeong-heui, one summer five years ago. He shares his memories with his friend Cheol-hyeon. He recalls initially being in love with Su-in, but she rejects him. Throughout the summer, the three remain friends. Ji-hwan and Gyeong-heui develop feelings for each other but are reluctant to admit it. Ji-hwan recalls the complex relationship between the three to Cheol-hyeon.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: sentimental, sincere, touching, romantic, captivating, romantic comedy, serious, emotional, realistic, contemplative
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A Moment to Remember (2004)
Plot Summary:
A young couple's love is tested when Sun-jin is diagnosed with a rare form of Alzheimer's disease.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: touching, emotional, realistic, romantic, sincere, sad, serious, contemplative, heartbreaking, inspirational
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The Illusionist (2006)
Plot Summary:
With his eye on a lovely aristocrat, a gifted illusionist named Eisenheim uses his powers to win her away from her betrothed, a crowned prince. But Eisenheim's scheme creates tumult within the monarchy and ignites the suspicion of a dogged inspector.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 386000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, Czech Republic
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, surprise ending, period piece, psychological, enigmatic, captivating, twist ending, mind bending, tricky, psychological thriller