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Plot Summary:
Young priest returns from America to work in an old Helsinki neighbourhood with idyllic wooden houses. The shy but handsome bachelor is assigned the duty of marriage counseling but is soon overwhelmed by the ladies' romantic interest directed at himself. Trying to please everybody, he also creates confusion by taking both sides in the issue of whether to preserve the neighbourhood or to go along with the modernisation plans offered by property developers.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 367
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Finland
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags:
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The Count (1971)
Plot Summary:
Pertti Ylermi Lindgren (b. 1936) was engaged to 76 women, married none, but took the money of all. Lindgren is the real thing, as far as swindlers go. Peter von Bagh asked him to play himself in a film that would reconstruct some of his greatest moments, i.e. the most flamboyant «stunts» – and he agreed! So, marvel at Lindgren playing Lindgren, and study, on the film's second narrative string, how he's trying to get by, dancing and being charming through the summer of 1970, in dance-halls and pavilions.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 209
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Finland
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: semi documentary, freeze frame
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Mink Coat (1961)
Plot Summary:
A story of a mink coat passing from one owner to another binding their fates.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 81
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Finland
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: black and white
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Londre (1966)
Plot Summary:
the movie about Londre.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 153
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: fairy tale
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A Charming Mass Suicide (2000)
Plot Summary:
Two men, who both have tried to commit a suicide, decide to found a "Let's do it together"-suicide association to help the self-destructive people to succeed in their goal. Soon they have a bus load of candidates and together they start a bus tour in order to find a suitable place for the mass suicide.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 628
Genere: Comedy
Country: Finland
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: black comedy, dark comedy
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Love to Love (2003)
Plot Summary:
As her last lover Dirk breaks with her to his wedding to give a new chance, Anna has had it. For her no more men. Never. That same day she meets Rob. And a few hours later Sander. Both men fall in love with Anna, and she also falls for them. Together they form the perfect man Rob for jobs at home and good sex and Sander for the romance and.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags:
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Onnenpeli (1965)
Plot Summary:
Film by Risto Jarva.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 131
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Finland
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags:
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Honeybunnies (2017)
Plot Summary:
Maarit Lalli film a woman who knew how to say yes, and the man who could not say no. Ricky Kalin (Antti Luusuaniemi) is a real estate agent who loves women. Annika Lahti (Pihla Viitala) is a private, not so very good one at that. Annika specializes in the detection of complex relationships, to put it nicely. Ricky is a great salesman, who has two calendars - Work calendar and the calendar for women. An assignment Annika collides with the real estate agent Stand. The apartment does not display unnecessary procrastination: Annika just wants to have sex without feelings. Ricky, this is just fine. Relationship with works by mutual cooperation and assistance agreement - until it becomes famous for the sixth time. "There is hardly anything we love to look at, either.".
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 489
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Finland
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: humorous
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8 Days to Premiere (2008)
Plot Summary:
8 Days to Premiere is a love story set in the world of theater. Romeo and Juliet is to be the season´s grand premiere. Noora, the female lead in the play, breaks her leg at the kickoff party, and Laura, an actress who due to her debilitating stage fright has ended up as the prompter for the play, gets a chance of a lifetime. There are 8 days to the premiere.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 553
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Finland
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags:
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Akaton mies (1983)
Plot Summary:
Farmer wants a wife.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 164
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Finland
Duration: 131 min
Plot tags:
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Fingerpori (2019)
Plot Summary:
Live action comedy about a fictional town and it's uncommon people, based on a comic strip 'Fingerpori', by Pertti Jarla.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 598
Genere: Comedy
Country: Finland
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: double entendre
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Der Philosoph (1989)
Plot Summary:
The obscure philosopher Georg Hermes almost withdrew from the world to concentrate on his studies, especially Heraclitus, having no relationship since his mother's death. When he wants a new suit for a lecture (actually very minor) about his new book, he meets the sisters Franziska, Breate and Marthe, who run a boutique, share a house and have a lover each. Those invite Georg to dinner, Franziska even on dates. Falling off a boat he gets naked with her, and they become lovers. The girls all take to Hermes and get him to move in, spoiled by all and offered polygamy.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 207
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: West Germany
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags:
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Olympian Holiday (1976)
Plot Summary:
After a mixup at the check-in, Aimo Niemi boards a charter plane bound for the sunny island of Rhodes, Greece, instead of the Innsbruck Winter Olympics he's packed for. It's the early days of package tourism, and he is too shy and clueless to really sort out any of his problems — a suitcase filled with women's clothes, a flirtatious female roommate, and no money to buy food since he was prepared for full room & board in Austria.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 414
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Finland
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags:
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Raspberry Boat Refugee (2014)
Plot Summary:
Mikko Virtanen feels like a Swedish soul trapped in a Finnish body. Full of disgust for everything Finnish, he sees Sweden as heaven. Upon meeting a suicidal Swedish psychologist Mikael Anderson, he seizes an opportunity for an identity switch. Raspberry Boat Refugee is a comedy about cultural differences in the Nordic countries, their nationalism and, not least, prejudices about our neighbours. It also proves how futile it is to try to escape oneself.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Finland, Sweden
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags:
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Aurora (2019)
Plot Summary:
One night at a hot-dog stand in Finnish Lapland, a commitment-phobic party animal, Aurora, meets Iranian Darian. Darian suddenly asks her to marry him. Darian needs to marry a Finnish woman to get an asylum for himself and his daughter. Aurora turns him down, as she is busy working as a nail technician and plans to move to Norway, away from her shit life. However, after meeting his sweet daughter, Aurora agrees to help him. As Aurora introduces numerous women to Darian, the two of them grow close. When the perfect wife candidate comes along, Darian and Aurora are faced with a difficult choice: pretend to be happy or to finally stop running.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Finland
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags:
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Love Stories Only Last 90 minutes (2009)
Plot Summary:
In Lapa, Rio de Janeiro, the idle aspirant writer Zeca has been living with Arts Professor Júlia for five years. He is stuck on page 50 of his novel for a long time and Zeca claims lack of inspiration to conclude the plot. He leads a comfortable life from inheritance left by his mother and administrated by his father Humberto. When Zeca sees Júlia alone with her best friend Carol in his flat, he believes that they are having a love affair and becomes obsessed with Carol, following her. Júlia travels to São Paulo with work giving Zeca the perfect opportunity to have an affair with Carol. So begins his complicated life: while Júlia works and studies for her doctorate, Zeca has sex with Carol during the days and with Júlia during the nights. Zeca plots a scheme to stay with either Carol or Júlia but his plan does not go as he hoped.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 603
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, captivating, entertaining
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Cola, Candy, Chocolate (1979)
Plot Summary:
After a nasty argument with her boyfriend Carl, young Gaby spontaneously accepts her girlfriend invitation to join her on a vacation to Manila. Her plans to forget about Carl succeed very rapidly as she meets Dr. Andreas Witzig, a young scholar who plans to marry his fiancee on the island. During the following days, Gaby tries her best to convince the man of her dreams to change his mind.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 136
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: West Germany
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: erotic, sex comedy
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(Girl)Friend (2018)
Plot Summary:
Vincent and Nefeli just moved in together. They're best friends and swore to never fall in love again. That is until Vincent meets Julie.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 836
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: light, entertaining, humorous, sentimental
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The Year of the Hare (1977)
Plot Summary:
Young advertising executive Vatanen suddenly quits his job and his whole life in Helsinki, and decides to spend a while in the Finnish wilderness. A wounded hare hit by a car becomes his travel companion. Together they find reclusion in the Finnish Lapland, soon to be disturbed by a noisy group of foreign tourists and their pretentious Finnish hosts. When the hare gets ill and needs to see a vet, Vatanen must return to the city and finally face the choice between his new and former life.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Finland
Duration: 129 min
Plot tags: psychological, serious, realistic
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Love in the Forecast (2020)
Plot Summary:
After swearing off dating for a full year, Leah quickly learns her new commitment has made her a magnet for men.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: funny, light, romantic, captivating, entertaining, romantic comedy
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10 (1979)
Plot Summary:
A Hollywood songwriter goes through a mid-life crisis and becomes infatuated with a sexy blonde newlywed.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: sexy, sex comedy, sensual, erotic, funny, sentimental, clever, humorous, slapstick, realistic
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A Little Sex (1982)
Plot Summary:
Michael and Katherine have enjoyed a long relationship together even before they tie the knot. But Michael does not hide the fact he's a womanizer and sex addict, cheating on Katherine during their pre-married relationship. Because Katherine is genuinely in love with him, she is willing to overlook this and believes that perhaps marriage will change things.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 600
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sexual, independent film, sexy
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Eight Days a Week (1997)
Plot Summary:
Peter loves his next door neighbour Erica and, on the advice of his grandfather, decides to camp out on her front lawn for the entire summer, or until she agrees to go out with him. His father is none too happy about the idea and refuses to let his son back in the house, even to get a change of clothes.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, humorous, touching, semi serious, independent film, double entendre, erotic, funny, light, romantic
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Sex with Love (2003)
Plot Summary:
In Santiago, Chile, the schoolteacher Luisa proposes a debate about sex with the parents of her students with the intention of giving classes about sex education to the youngsters.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Chile
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, captivating, erotic, sexy, sex comedy, hispanic, realistic, sexual
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Hairshirt (1998)
Plot Summary:
Danny Reilly (Dean Paras) is a self-obsessed man who, after dumping Renee Weber (Neve Campbell), falls in love again with Corey Wells (Katie Wright). But Renee makes it her mission to see that Danny never falls in love again and sets out for attack when he falls for Corey. Who will get the girl when Danny's constantly talking roomie Tim (Stefan Brogren) falls in love with Corey too?.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 724
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: feel good, realistic, humorous, semi serious, independent film
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I Love You, Don't Touch Me! (1997)
Plot Summary:
The story of a 25 year old virgin girl, looking for the right boyfriend, not realizing that "the one" has been next to her for many years.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 511
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: sexy, witty, sexual, independent film, touching, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, erotic
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Heart & Soul (1985)
Plot Summary:
1956: The shy Jonathan's luck with girls changes when he wins the rebellious Gene as a friend in his last year of high school. Gene is adored by many girls and manages to teach Jonathan a few lessons. Gene himself would rather just be with one girl: his girlfriend Bunny. But since his father is poor, her parents don't accept him.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: sexy, sex comedy, erotic, feel good, teen sex comedy, funny, sensual, romantic comedy, sentimental, touching
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Between Love and Hate (2006)
Plot Summary:
Young-Hoon works for his mother’s restaurant, but he prefers hanging out with his friends. He then meets Yeun-ah, a tough lady that works in a room salon as a barmaid. She takes the initiative by coming to his restaurant, when he is working, and propositions him in a playful way. They become a couple, but their relationship is always volatile. They fight constantly (physically and verbally), but the next moment kiss and make up. Meanwhile, Young-Hoon already has another girlfriend, who is his finance!.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 144
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 125 min
Plot tags: romantic, humorous, captivating, disturbing
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All About Them (2015)
Plot Summary:
Charlotte is cheating on Micha with Mélodie. Not suspecting a thing, yet feeling neglected, Micha in turn cheats on Charlotte. But also with Mélodie. For Mélodie, things are topsy-turvy. She lies to both of them. She is privy to each of their lies. And is in love with both of them at the same time.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: sentimental, semi serious, humorous, realistic, sexy, hot
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When the Cat's Away (1996)
Plot Summary:
When Chloe (Garance Clavel), a young Parisian, decides to take a long-overdue vacation, she has to find someone to look after Gris-Gris, her beloved cat. Everyone, including her gay male roommate, refuses to help her, but she finally makes an arrangement with the elderly Madame Renée (Renée Le Calm), who often watches over other peoples' cats and dogs. However, when Chloe comes back, Madame Renée tells her that unfortunately the cat has been lost, and the unlucky owner goes on a search for her dear animal friend. While looking for the cat, she meets many colorful characters who populate the neighborhood.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: realistic, sentimental, clever, touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious, crying, light, philosophical
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Rifkin's Festival (2020)
Plot Summary:
The story of a married American couple who go to the San Sebastian Film Festival. They get caught up in the magic of the festival, the beauty and charm of Spain and the fantasy of movies. She has an affair with a brilliant French movie director, and he falls in love with a beautiful Spanish woman who lives there.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Spain, USA, Italy
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: sentimental, light, sincere, romantic, humorous, touching, feel good, funny, aesthetic