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Plot Summary:
Tirante the knight is as committed to fighting the Turks in Constantinople as he is to relieving Carmesina, the heiress to the Byzantine Empire, of her virginity.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Romance
Country: Italy, Spain, UK
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: epic, exciting, captivating, romantic, sexy
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The Black Decameron (1972)
Plot Summary:
Five unrelated tales: (1) "The Ravishing Queen" / "La Reina Bella", in which the queen choses a king by devious endurance tests of the pretendants; (2) "The Punished Lovers", in which a fake blind husband is 'cured' after having the culprits banished from the tribe; (3) "The Old Prostitute" who manages to take revenge from all the village dignitaries who wrongfully condemned her brother; (4) "The Endless Search" that does not end until a hunter finds his perfect end-game; (5) "The Crazy Woman" whose illness was not exactly of the mind, but of an (almost) insatiable lust.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 66
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: anthology
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Die Rache der Wanderhure (2012)
Plot Summary:
The Grand Inquisitor Janus still obsessed with Marie. Her beauty and courage do not go unnoticed, but to her dismay, she finally reached a full life with her husband and daughter Trudi.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 419
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany, Austria, Czech Republic
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, disturbing, period drama
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The Tears of Saint Peter (1995)
Plot Summary:
Izabella Scorupco plays Carla, who is a con-artist somewhere in mediavel Sweden. Carla is disguised as a man and she is selling a "product" called Petri tårar (Tears of St. Peter). This product cures every sickness. In order to promote her product she promises to wake up from the dead all citizens of the town who have died within the last ten years. Both the bishop and the mayor are alarmed as they fear loss of influence over them and try to work against Carla. There are also many citizens who don't want to see their "loved ones" wake up from the dead. In order to make things more confusing, Carla and the son of the mayor, Mark, fall in love with each other.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 255
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags:
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The Seduction of Angela (1986)
Plot Summary:
Naive, orphaned maiden Angela leaves her small town for 19th- century London, where she quickly learns the ways of the world. She begins work at a brothel, where she gets a quick education in life. On her first "job," she is rescued by Rocco, a traveling thief who happens to be going from room to room, robbing the patrons. Rocco and Angela fall in love, but Rocco must flee the inn at which they have taken residence, when the police arrive at the door.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 171
Genere: Adventure, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: erotic, sexploitation film, period drama
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Massage parlor '73 (1972)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 51
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Country: West Germany
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: sex comedy
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Angelique and the Sultan (1968)
Plot Summary:
This film finds Angélique in a North African Muslim kingdom where she is now part of the Sultan's harem. The first part of the film consist of her angrily refusing to be bedded as well as their trying to literally beat some sense into her. It all seems to go on too long and I was surprised that the Sultan simply didn't have her killed. Late in the film, she finally decides to escape with the help of two Christian prisoners.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Romance
Country: France, Italy, West Germany
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: exciting, realistic, semi serious, stylized, idiotic
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Istanbul Beneath My Wings (1996)
Plot Summary:
17. yüzyıl İstanbul’u, 4. Murat’ın demir yumruğu altında yasaklarla dolu ama fantastik karşılaşmalara da pay bırakan bir hayata sahne olmaktadır. Kendilerini uçmaya ve insan sınırlarını zorlamaya adamış iki mucit, Hazerfen Ahmet Çelebi ile Lagari Hasan Çelebi işte böyle bir İstanbul’da yarenlik etmektedirler. Bekri Mustafa ile Evliya Çelebi gibi şahsiyetler, işte bu İstanbul’un sıradışı başka karakterleridir.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, captivating, realistic
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Virgins of Sherwood Forest (2000)
Plot Summary:
Roberta is a low-budget movie director dealing with numerous problems on the set of her current production. When she is accidently hit on the head, she is knocked unconscious and dreams of living in Robin Hood's Sherwood Forest.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 398
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: parody, light, humorous, captivating, entertaining, sex comedy, erotic, sexy, sexual, sensual
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The Royal Siren (2010)
Plot Summary:
Constance, 1410. Marie, daughter of the richest bourgeois of the city, is on the eve of marrying a prestigious lawyer, son of an earl. Although the compromise fills with pride the girl's father, anxious to ennoble, Marie is not just convinced about her fiancé, who she has only seen twice. Her suspicions are confirmed tragically on the eve of the wedding when, after signing the marriage contract, a stranger breaks into the house ensuring that Marie has slept with other men in exchange for gifts, like a vile harlot. From that moment, the life of the girl will give a terrible unexpected turnaround. Alone, with his reputation ruined, she will have no choice to survive than partnering with a prostitute and lying on the roads.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 839
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany, Austria, Hungary
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: serious, sincere, suspense, captivating, disturbing, sexy, period piece, realistic, period drama
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Stealing Heaven (1988)
Plot Summary:
Abelard, a famous teacher of philosophy at the cathedral school of Notre Dame, falls in love with one of his students, Héloïse d'Argenteuil. A sixteen-year old girl raised in a convent, Héloïse has an intellectual curiosity and rebels against the status of women in 12th century Europe. When others begin to suspect their relationship, Heloise's uncle Fulbert and the bishop of Paris work together to put a stop to it. Héloïse becomes pregnant with Abelard's child, and they are married in secret. Abelard struggles for acting against the will of God, yet is unable to escape his love for Heloise.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 818
Genere: Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, Yugoslavia
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: independent film, erotic, sexy, serious, captivating, realistic, sexual, erotic drama, period drama
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The Guest House (2012)
Plot Summary:
Before leaving for college, a recently dumped goth girl's life changes forever when she falls in love with a smart and professional college grad who is staying in the family's guest house.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: sexy, sentimental, semi serious, realistic, erotic, independent film, sexual, gothic
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The Letter for the King (2008)
Plot Summary:
Young Tiuri has to pass the final test before before being knighted by king Dagonaut. He has to pass a night in the chapel, what is suddenly disturbed by a strangers request of help. With his decision to help the stranger, Tiuri abandons his given task and starts into an adventure, that will shape the destiny of Dagonaut. On his journey he learns about the true meaning of love, friendship, courage and loyalty.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: sincere, feel good, entertaining, exciting, epic, serious, realistic
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Virgin Territory (2007)
Plot Summary:
The film is set in Tuscany during the Black Death. As in the Decameron, ten young Florentines take refuge from the plague. But instead of telling stories, they have lusty adventures, bawdy exchanges, romance and swordplay. There are randy nuns, Saracen pirates, and a sexy cow.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Country: Italy, UK, France, Luxembourg
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: sexy, humorous, semi serious, psychological, captivating, sex comedy, perverse, costume drama, realistic, period drama
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Lovers: A True Story (1991)
Plot Summary:
Set in '50s Spain, a young man leaves the army and looks for a job so he and his fiancée can get married. He rents a room from a widow, and shortly begins a torrid affair with her. The fiancée figures it out and decides to win him back by offering herself to him and taking him to meet her family. Ultimately he has to make a decision. Based on a true story.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: erotic, sexy, serious, realistic, sexual, manga, eros, sensual, romantic drama, erotic drama
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Carmen (2003)
Plot Summary:
In director Vicente Aranda's adaptation of the classic opera, a French writer documents the seductive power of the beautiful Gypsy Carmen, who turns her charms on a young soldier, awakening his passions but ultimately leading to tragedy. Jose becomes obsessed with Carmen and finds himself unable to control his jealousy, which forces him to make a deadly decision in this fiery story of love and betrayal.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Spain, UK, Italy
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: sexy, captivating, emotional, erotic, sad, serious, realistic, sexual, historical romance, period drama
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Paradise (1982)
Plot Summary:
After their caravan is attacked and their respective families butchered by Arab marauders, teenagers David and Sarah flee across the desert. But the desert is filled with danger from the elements, animals and the unwholesome appetite of the Jackal, a sheik who wants Sarah for himself. However, the desert also holds temptation and love. David and Sarah hide out in an oasis and build a life for themselves, discovering each other in new ways.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Adventure, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: erotic, sexy, serious, captivating, sex comedy, independent film, realistic, sexual, eighties
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Lady Chatterley's Lover (2022)
Plot Summary:
Lady Chatterley, a woman born into a life of wealth and privilege, finds herself married to a man that she eventually falls out of love with. She engages in a torrid affair with a gamekeeper on their English estate, discovering more desire and intimacy than she thought possible. When she realizes that she has fallen heart and soul, she breaks all traditions of the day and seeks happiness with the man she loves.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 126 min
Plot tags: sexy, period piece, costume drama, family comedy, romantic, period drama
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Casanova (2005)
Plot Summary:
With a reputation for seducing members of the opposite sex, regardless of their marital status, a notorious womanizer discovers a beauty who seems impervious to his charms. However, as he continues to pursue the indifferent lady, he finds himself falling in love.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 56000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: romantic, period piece, light, costume drama, factual, cute, historical drama, feel good, psychological, emotional
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Buddy's Mom (2015)
Plot Summary:
20-year-old Kyeong-soo is a man who's full of assumptions. He learned about sex from Internet porn, but nothing about the real thing. He's only had crushes and has never even kissed before. He got embarrassed when he confessed his feelings to Ji-yeon, his crush. He comforted himself from the shame with Japanese girls in his room with his right hand. One day, he has a fight with his father and remembers his friend Baek-hyeon had invited him over to Gangwon-do. There he falls in love with his friends' mother. Written by lament.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 152
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: erotic, psychological, light, romantic, sexy, captivating, realistic, intense
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Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer (2006)
Plot Summary:
In 17th century Spain Diego Alatriste, a brave and heroic soldier, is fighting in his King's army in the Flandes region. His best mate, Balboa, falls in a trap and, near to death, asks Diego to look after his son and teach him to be a soldier.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, Thriller, War
Country: Spain
Duration: 145 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, realistic, captivating, disturbing, political, costume drama, cult classic, epic, rough
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Camelot (1967)
Plot Summary:
King Arthur establishes the ideals and laws of Camelot but is tragically forced to enforce these laws against his own wife.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 179 min
Plot tags: emotional, intense, lyrical, colorful, atmospheric, captivating, stylized, arthurian, fairy tale, costume drama
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After We Collided (2020)
Plot Summary:
Tessa finds herself struggling with her complicated relationship with Hardin; she faces a dilemma that could change their lives forever.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 37000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: sexy, romantic, erotic, emotional, touching, atmospheric, art house, saga, scenic, family comedy
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Crusaders (2001)
Plot Summary:
Towards the end of the eleventh century, Pope Urban II announces a crusade against the Saracens, who have occupied the holy city of Jerusalem. Three young friends Richard, Peter and Andrew set off to join the crusading army.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 585
Genere: Adventure, Drama
Country: Italy, Germany
Duration: 194 min
Plot tags: serious, captivating, realistic, epic
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Prince Valiant (1997)
Plot Summary:
An Arthurian legend of young Prince Valiant, son of the King of Scandia. After the King is exiled by an evil leader, the Prince travels to Camelot to secure the aid of King Arthur in helping restore his family to power and prevent a plot by the Black Knight.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Ireland, UK, Germany
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: exciting, stylized, sincere, feel good, captivating, grindhouse, cult classic, arthurian, semi serious, historical romance
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The Three Musketeers (1993)
Plot Summary:
D'Artagnan travels to Paris hoping to become a musketeer, one of the French king's elite bodyguards, only to discover that the corps has been disbanded by conniving Cardinal Richelieu, who secretly hopes to usurp the throne. Fortunately, Athos, Porthos and Aramis have refused to lay down their weapons and continue to protect their king. D'Artagnan joins with the rogues to expose Richelieu's plot against the crown.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 58000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Romance
Country: UK, Austria, USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: period piece, costume drama, romantic, action packed, epic, exciting, humorous, anamorphic, historical drama, gothic
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Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (1984)
Plot Summary:
Gawain was a squire in King Arthur's court when the Green Knight burst in and offered to play a game with a brave knight. Gawain journeys across the land, learning about life, saving damsels, and solving the Green Knight's riddle.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: fantasy adventure, arthurian, epic, grindhouse, exciting, serious, stylized, independent film, weird, cult film
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Ivanhoe (1997)
Plot Summary:
This grand six-part adaptation of Sir Walter Scott's rousing adventure of the Middle Ages tells the epic tale of the idealistic young knight Ivanhoe (Steven Waddington) and his battle against the evil Templar Bois-Guilbert (Ciarán Hinds. Caught between the rivalries and religious struggles are Ivanhoe's betrothed Rowena (Victoria Smurfit) and the brave, beautiful Jewess healer Rebecca (Susan Lynch), who wins Ivanhoe's heart with her courage. Set against the historical backdrop of a Britain straining under the corrupt rule of Prince John while Richard the Lionhearted fights in the Crusades.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 270 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, costume drama, exciting, epic, serious, captivating, realistic, stylized, period drama
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The Blue Lagoon (1980)
Plot Summary:
Two small children and a ship's cook survive a shipwreck and find safety on an idyllic tropical island. Soon, however, the cook dies and the young boy and girl are left on their own. Days become years and Emmeline (Brooke Shields) and Richard (Christopher Atkins) make a home for themselves surrounded by exotic creatures and nature's beauty. But will they ever see civilization again?.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 75000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: romantic, erotic, sexual, captivating, touching, entertaining, sexy, feel good, minimal cast, sensual
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A Knight's Tale (2001)
Plot Summary:
William Thatcher, a peasant, is sent to apprentice with a Knight named Hector as a young boy. Urged by his father to "change his Stars", he assumes Sir Hector's place in a tournament when Hector dies in the middle of it. He wins. With the other apprentices, he trains and assumes the title of Sir Ulrich von Lichtenstein.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 198000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min
Plot tags: feel good, period piece, romantic, inspirational, humorous, light, entertaining, costume drama, realistic, semi serious
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Excalibur (1981)
Plot Summary:
A surreal adaptation of Sir Thomas Malory's "Le Morte d'Arthur", chronicling Arthur Pendragon's conception, his rise to the throne, the search by his Knights of the Round Table for the Holy Grail, and ultimately his death.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 66000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 140 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, epic, exciting, serious, stylized, scenic, dark fantasy, intense, cult classic, arthurian