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Plot Summary:
Contemporary rethinking of the legendary Broadway musical and 1962 film, updated to reflect a few early twenty-first-century sensibilities: A masterful con artist tries to bilk a staid Midwestern community, with unexpected results.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Musical, Romance, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 150 min
Plot tags: sentimental, feel good, humorous, semi serious, realistic
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At Long Last Love (1975)
Plot Summary:
Four socialites unexpectedly clash: heiress Brooke Carter runs into gambler Johnny Spanish at the race track while playboy Michael O. Pritchard nearly runs into stage star Kitty O'Kelly with his car. Backstage at Kitty's show, it turns out she and Brooke are old friends who attended public school together. The foursome do the town, accompanied by Brooke's companion Elizabeth, who throws herself at Michael's butler and chauffeur Rodney James.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: cult classic, feel good, humorous, realistic, stylized, semi serious, art deco, neo screwball comedy
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The Fantasticks (2000)
Plot Summary:
Two rural teens sing and dance their way through a forbidden romance and a dangerous travelling carnival.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: lyrical, feel good, humorous, semi serious, anamorphic, realistic, fairy tale, light, romantic, road movie
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Goddess (2013)
Plot Summary:
Elspeth Dickens dreams of finding her "voice" despite being stuck in an isolated farmhouse with her twin toddlers. A web-cam becomes her pathway to fame and fortune, but at a price.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Musical, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: sentimental, feel good, humorous, semi serious, realistic
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Hello, Dolly! (1969)
Plot Summary:
Matchmaker, Dolly Levi takes a trip to Yonkers, New York to see the "well-known unmarried half-a-millionaire," Horace Vandergelder. While there, she convinces him, his two stock clerks and his niece and her beau to go to New York City.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 146 min
Plot tags: period piece, feel good, retro, hilarious, humorous, captivating, realistic, semi serious, sentimental, funny
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Hairspray Live! (2016)
Plot Summary:
A teenage girl living in Baltimore in the early 1960s dreams of appearing on a popular TV dance show.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Silence... We're Rolling (2001)
Plot Summary:
A rollicking paean to the Hollywood and Bollywood musicals of yesteryear.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 603
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: France, Egypt
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, sentimental
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Stepping Out (1991)
Plot Summary:
Mavis (Liza Minnelli) was a chorus line dancer on Broadway. Just as she was on the verge of getting more prominent roles, she fell in love. Her full-of-himself boyfriend moved them to Buffalo, far from the theater scene. As a musician, he plays with a band in the local clubs, often with the very talented Mavis singing at his elbow. But, they are just two bit players, mostly because of his total lack of ambition. On the side, Mavis runs a dance studio for ordinary folks. In her classes, among others, are a lovely nurse, a librarian, a lady with an overbearing husband, a lady with an unemployed son, a bossy middle aged housewife (Julie Walters) and a lone, divorced, very shy male. The studio pianist is a strong-willed senior (Shelley Winters). One day, a woman who operates a more prominent dance school in Buffalo invites Mavis and her class to perform a number in a charity dance recital.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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The Boy Friend (1971)
Plot Summary:
The assistant stage manager of a small-time theatrical company is forced to understudy for the leading lady at a matinée performance at which an illustrious Hollywood director is in the audience scouting for actors to be in his latest "all-talking, all-dancing, all-singing" extravaganza.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Musical, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 137 min
Plot tags: romantic comedy, feel good, humorous, realistic, stylized, semi serious, spoof, parody
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Funny Lady (1975)
Plot Summary:
1930s in New York – The famous singer Fanny Brice has divorced her first husband Nicky Arnstein. During the depression she has trouble finding work as an artist but meets Billy Rose, a newcomer who writes lyrics and owns his own nightclub.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 136 min
Plot tags: sentimental, humorous, anamorphic, hilarious, touching, feel good, captivating, realistic, semi serious, entertaining
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Company (2011)
Plot Summary:
Following five couples and their friend Robert (Neil Patrick Harris), the perpetual bachelor, Company explores the true meaning of being in a relationship through a series of vignettes. Winner of the 1971 Tony Award for Best Musical, Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother, Rent) will led an all-star cast in a sold out event at the New York Philharmonic with this rendition of Stephen Sondheim's Company.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 145 min
Plot tags: stylized, semi serious, feel good, humorous, realistic
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Bye Bye Birdie (1995)
Plot Summary:
Rock-and-roll icon Conrad Birdie is about to go into the Army, and plans are being made to arrange his final going-away concert.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 904
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Musical
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 135 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Falling for Grace (2006)
Plot Summary:
Grace is a Chinese American who longs to be a part of New York's high society. At a socialite event, she is mistaken for a Hong Kong heiress and meets her Prince Charming. Nothing is as it seems absorbing drama. What will happen to this Cinderella when the clock strikes midnight?.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 755
Genere: Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, humorous, semi serious, realistic, independent film
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Love's Labour's Lost (2000)
Plot Summary:
An update of the classic Shakespeare story, director Kenneth Branagh shot this movie like a classic 30s musical. Love's Labour's Lost tells the story of four best friends who swear off love. The King of Navarre and his three companions swear a very public oath to study together and to renounce women for three years. Their honour is immediately put to the test by the arrival of the Princess of France and her three lovely companions. It's love at first sight for all concerned followed by the men's highly entertaining but hopeless efforts to disguise their feelings.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Romance, Comedy, Musical
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: sentimental, feel good, semi serious, humorous, witty, sex comedy, anamorphic, offbeat, independent film, slapstick comedy
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Boats Out of Watermelon Rinds (2004)
Plot Summary:
In his award-winning debut feature film, director Ahmet Ulucay portrays the innocence of childhood and the lure of the cinema for two teens in a small Turkish village. Working for a watermelon seller by day, Remet spends his evenings trying to rebuild a film projector with his friend Mehmet. Both have big dreams to be famous film directors one day.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, humorous, sentimental, sincere, semi serious, art house, islamic
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The Cutting Edge: Fire & Ice (2010)
Plot Summary:
Alexandra "Alex" Delgado, a pairs figure skater, found her career come to an abrupt halt after her partner (on and off the ice) became injured. As their love affair cooled, a heartbroken Alex stopped competing and turned to teaching. Enter James Van Behr the smoldering bad boy of speed skating, who has had fiery Alex in his sights as a skating partner ever since he was banned from speed skating. There aren't many girls who say no to him but she may well be the first. However, he pushes her buttons, challenging her like no one else - and her fighting spirit returns. She agrees to be his partner and they begin a grueling practice regimen fueled (and occasionally derailed) by their own tempestuous relationship, which heats up as they get closer to competition. But will their passion destroy Alex's chance to bring home the gold again?.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: sentimental, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, romantic, saga, teen
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Chasing Destiny (2001)
Plot Summary:
A repossession agent falls in love with a woman whose father is high on his list of priority accounts in this romantic drama.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 288
Genere: Comedy, Romance, Music, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: sentimental, feel good, humorous, semi serious, sex comedy, independent film, realistic
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High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008)
Plot Summary:
It's almost graduation day for high school seniors Troy, Gabriella, Sharpay, Chad, Ryan and Taylor ― and the thought of heading off in separate directions after leaving East High has these Wildcats thinking they need to do something they'll remember forever. Together with the rest of the Wildcats, they stage a spring musical reflecting their hopes and fears about the future and their unforgettable experiences growing up together. But with graduation approaching and college plans in question, what will become of the dreams, romances, and friendships of East High's senior Wildcats?.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 66000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Music, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: feel good, teen, humorous, semi serious, romantic, sweet, realistic, sentimental, clever, bad ending
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High School Musical 2 (2007)
Plot Summary:
The East High Wildcats are ready to have the time of their lives. Troy (Zac Efron) is thrilled when he’s offered a job in a country club, but it’s all part of Sharpay’s (Ashley Tisdale) plot to lure him away from Gabriella (Vanessa Hudgens). How will it all turn out? All questions are answered on the night of the club’s Talent Show.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 65000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Music, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: teen, melancholic, sentimental, feel good, humorous, touching, romantic, entertaining, realistic, semi serious
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Camp Rock (2008)
Plot Summary:
When Mitchie gets a chance to attend Camp Rock, her life takes an unpredictable twist, and she learns just how important it is to be true to yourself.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 36000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Music, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: romantic, teen, melancholic, semi serious, humorous, cute, entertaining, realistic, feel good, sentimental
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Everything You Want (2006)
Plot Summary:
It was at a very young age that Abby found herself experimenting with the gift of art while she practically.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, captivating
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A Christmas Proposal (2008)
Plot Summary:
Two lawyers dueling over a proposal to turn a quaint mountain town into a ski resort discover they are former childhood sweethearts. Lisa is fighting to protect the hamlet, big city attorney Rick represents the developer who wants to plow it under. But when a car accident forces Rick to stick around, the small town, and his former beloved, begin to work their magic on him.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 605
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, emotional, feel good, sentimental, realistic, semi serious
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High School Musical (2006)
Plot Summary:
Troy (Zac Efron), the popular captain of the basketball team, and Gabriella (Vanessa Anne Hudgens), the brainy and beautiful member of the academic club, break all the rules of East High society when they secretly audition for the leads in the school's musical. As they reach for the stars and follow their dreams, everyone learns about acceptance, teamwork, and being yourself. And it's all set to fun tunes and very cool dance moves!.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 95000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Music, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: romantic, teen, sentimental, feel good, humorous, funny, mockbuster, cult classic, hilarious, realistic
Similar in 81%
Jersey Girl (1992)
Plot Summary:
A working girl from New Jersey looks for love with a fast-lane Manhattan salesman from Queens.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: sentimental, romantic, touching, independent film, feel good, realistic, semi serious, sincere, erotic, funny
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A Taste of Romance (2012)
Plot Summary:
Uptight French chef, Sara Westbrook, gets fired up when her upscale café, Chez Varenne, is suddenly overshadowed by a new restaurant moving in next door run by a group of rowdy firemen. Led by handsome former fire fighter Gill Callahan and his friend Danny, The Five Alarm Grill is soon a big success while Sara and Patsy, her pastry chef, struggle to bring in customers. Sara suddenly softens when she meets Gill's ten-year-old daughter Hannah. Ignoring the obvious tension between her dad and Sara, Hannah is soon playing matchmaker. Can Gill and Sara's burgeoning romance survive the temptation to compete with each other, or will the heat of competition drive them apart?.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: feel good, light, sweet, funny, emotional, cute, sentimental, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Para Para Sakura (2001)
Plot Summary:
Phillip (Aaron Kwok) is a dance instructor who holds a class devoted to the latest dance craze, Para Para. While in Shanghai, he meets Yee (Cecilia Cheung), a spoiled rich girl who is running away from her impending arranged marriage. Soon, Yee begins using Phillip's dance studio as a sanctuary from her responsibilities, and an attraction begins to form between the two. However, Yee is called back to Japan to be married before long, and Phillip must use more than his dance skills and charisma to prevent her from taking her vows.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 404
Genere: Musical, Comedy, Romance, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration:
Plot tags: sentimental, sincere, touching, humorous, semi serious, realistic, surprise ending
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Passionada (2002)
Plot Summary:
The film is a romantic comedy about a Portuguese widow whose husband had been a fisherman who died at sea. The widow's teenage daughter wants to be a professional gambler and she convinces her mother to date a British man whose new in town. The widow falls for the Brit, who pretends to be in the fishing business but is actually a professional gambler. The naive daughter gets into some trouble.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: feel good, sentimental, touching, semi serious, humorous, realistic
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Looking for Maria Sanchez (2013)
Plot Summary:
Raul, a Puerto Rican born in New York, meets Maria, a young Puerto Rican woman visiting NY, one night. Struck by love at first sight, he travels to Puerto Rico in search of this beautiful girl.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 456
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Puerto Rico, USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: humorous, sentimental, captivating, light, feel good, realistic, semi serious, independent film
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Mad About Mambo (2000)
Plot Summary:
High school student tries to improve soccer skills by practicing dance and falls for his dance partner.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: Ireland, UK
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: feel good, sentimental, touching, semi serious, humorous, romantic, sex comedy, realistic, independent film
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Puppy Love (2012)
Plot Summary:
When single mom Megan Nolan moves to a new town, she feels guilty for uprooting her ten-year-old daughter Caitlin. Seeing that the little girl's only friend is a neighbor's dog, Megan decides to adopt a shelter pet for Caitlin. She immediately regrets her decision when Caitlin gravitates to the biggest, sloppiest dog in the pound, Jake. Megan's beautiful new home is now in shambles and, as Megan considers returning Jake to the shelter, handsome ballplayer Ben shows up claiming Jake is his dog, the regrettable outcome of his roommate leaving a gate open. Megan and Ben butt heads. Ben wants to take his dog and leave, until he sees that Caitlin loves Jake as much as he ever could. Now it is clear: the pound puppy everyone loves deserves no less than joint custody.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: feel good, touching, light, captivating, humorous, sentimental, realistic, semi serious
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My Faraway Bride (2006)
Plot Summary:
The story of Alex, a copy-writer dreaming of being an adventure novelist someday, who meets and romances Indian beauty Reena, while she is vacationing in California. Torn by her blossoming feelings for Alex and her Indian family values and obligations, Reena returns home without saying goodbye. Alex, distraught by the turn of events, decides to follow her to Mumbai and win her back.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 659
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, India
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: sentimental, semi serious, feel good, humorous, realistic