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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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Born to Love You (2012)
Plot Summary:
“Born to Love You” is a romantic comedy about poor lass, portrayed by Angeline Quinto, who tries her best to provide the needs of her siblings by joining singing contests. In one of the singing contests she joined in, she met Martin’s character who is a photographer. The two then found themselves falling in love with each other.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 73
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, serious, realistic
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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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Snowy Love Fall in Spring (2005)
Plot Summary:
Based on the first novel, Spring Snow, of Mishima Yukio's Sea of Fertility tetralogy, it follows the troubled and illicit affair between two youngsters amongst the aristocracy and rich of early twentieth century Japan.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 348
Genere: Drama, History, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 150 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, captivating, realistic, disturbing, romantic, sweet
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In Your Eyes (2010)
Plot Summary:
Ciara (Claudine Barretto) is a senior physical therapist who works for a rehabilitation center in the United States. She has devoted her entire life to her younger sister Julia (Anne Curtis) who was left in her care after the untimely demise of their parents. After 8 years of separation, Ciara and Julia reunite when the latter acquires her student visa. Storm (Richard Gutierrez), Julia's boyfriend who earns a living as a freelance photographer, joins Julia despite the lack of a definite plan. In a desperate move for Storm to gain immigrant status, Julia asks Storm to enter into an arranged marriage with Ciara, who is already an American citizen. As Storm struggles to find his place in a foreign land, Julia works hard to chase after her own dream of finishing school, causing the two of them to drift apart.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 52
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: romantic, touching, serious, captivating, realistic, tagalog
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My Bestfriend's Girlfriend (2008)
Plot Summary:
Grace is a dancer who comes out of a huge cake in a stag party attended by Evo, who's surprised when he learns later that Grace is the girlfriend of his best friend. When Evo is dumped by his own girlfriend, he hires Grace to pretend to be his new girl to make Ehra jealous, leading to some unexpected complications.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 245
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, captivating, entertaining
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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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1 Night (2016)
Plot Summary:
Thirty-something Elizabeth must decide whether to salvage her disappointing relationship with Drew. Meanwhile, Bea, a worrisome teenager, reconnects with her introverted childhood friend, Andy, at their high school prom. Past and present collide as two couples explore love over the course of one night at a hotel.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: romantic, sincere, touching, light, sweet, feel good, romantic comedy, romantic drama, independent film, erotic
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Waves (2015)
Plot Summary:
Waves is a romantic drama about the intimate relationship between Ross & Sofia - two old friends passionately in love yet life's cultural, geographical, and emotional obstacles get in the way.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 22
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: touching, psychological, sexy, contemplative, independent film, unusual plot structure
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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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Kya Yehi Pyaar Hai (2002)
Plot Summary:
A college slacker pursues the girl of his dreams and will do just about anything to get her to like him.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 523
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 145 min
Plot tags: sincere, romantic, touching, serious
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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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Little England (2013)
Plot Summary:
Τwo sisters from the island of Andros, dubbed Little England because of its affluence, are both in love with the same man. Set in the Greek Civil War period and ending in the 1950s, the movie is based on the homonymous novel by Ioanna Karystiani.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Greece
Duration: 132 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, emotional, realistic, stylized, romantic, romantic drama, period drama
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SanamRe (2016)
Plot Summary:
A story about the man who is confused with his love life finds solace in his birthplace with his childhood love.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: romantic, sentimental, touching, surprise ending
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Sky Of Love (2007)
Plot Summary:
During her freshman year in high school, Mika Tahara (Yui Aragaki) loses her cellular phone, but later finds it in the school library with the help of an unknown caller. Throughout the summer, Mika and the mysterious caller continue to communicate, and agree to meet each other once school starts again. The caller turns out to be Hiro (Haruma Miura), a delinquent-like boy Mika is initially afraid of, who shows proof of his identity as the caller with a photo of the sky on his cellular phone.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: romantic, sweet, bad ending, sentimental, sincere, shoujo, captivating, touching, romantic drama, sexy
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A Serious Game (2016)
Plot Summary:
In the 1910s, journalist Arvid Stjärnblom and painter's daughter Lydia Stille fall in love with each other.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Sweden
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, romantic, captivating, costume drama
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One Moment More (2004)
Plot Summary:
Jerry is a wide-awake tourist guide in Cebu who knows all the angles, and who has supported his divorced mother and younger brother and sister since their musician father deserted the family for a younger woman. Jerry guides tour buses, taking the mostly Japanese tourists boating, golfing and to strip shows. Jerry also acts as a pimp, and even prostitutes himself. As the breadwinner he makes sacrifices for his family but wields control over his siblings and mother in return.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 59
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 153 min
Plot tags: sincere, romantic, captivating
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I've Fallen for You (2007)
Plot Summary:
A boy and a girl who have wildly divergent personalities yet share the name, Alex Reyes, decide to team up for a cycling contest. But while female Alex is focused on winning the prize money, male Alex is more concerned with his parents breaking up. Through their intense training sessions, the two become closer than friends and eventually help each other confront their biggest problems.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 56
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: sincere, romantic, captivating, disturbing
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The Significant Other (2018)
Plot Summary:
Directed by Joel Lamangan, “The Significant Other” follows the story of a rising fashion model (Erich Gonzales) who catches up and becomes BFFs with her catwalk idol (Lovi Poe). But all hell breaks lose when they realize that they are in love with the same man (Tom Rodriguez).
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 86
Genere: Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: captivating, sincere, touching, serious, realistic, surprise ending
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My Best Summer (2019)
Plot Summary:
Geng Geng had been an ordinary girl before her entry to the best high school in the province by chance. She doesn't like her life there until she meets Yu Huai, her seatmate - their names make up the word "Geng geng yu huai", meaning "Unforgettable memories". They don't like each other at the beginning, but soon they start to understand each other.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 314
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: sincere, touching, serious, captivating, romantic
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I Give My First Love to You (2009)
Plot Summary:
As a child Takuma is diagnosed with a heart condition that requires care from a cardiologist. He soon becomes friends with his doctors young daughter Mayu while being treated at the hospital. One day Mayu overhears her father saying that Takumas condition is serious enough that he most likely wont live beyond the age of 20. Takuma isn't aware of this himself, however, so at 8-years-old he makes a promise to marry Mayu when they turn 20. Later in life, Takuma becomes aware that he wont be able to keep this promise and he begins distancing himself from Mayu in hopes of protecting her.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: touching, sincere, suspense, sentimental, romantic, uplifting, shoujo, sweet, romantic drama
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The Red Thread (2016)
Plot Summary:
Seven years after their first infatuated encounter, Abril and Manuel meet again. Despite the fact that they are both married, it is soon apparent that their attraction has only grown.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Argentina, Chile
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: sexy, romantic, psychological, sincere, touching, captivating, realistic, erotic
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Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac (2010)
Plot Summary:
Diving to save a camera from a fall down a flight of stairs, high school junior Naomi Sukuse wakes with no memory of the last four years. Naomi must remember who she was and figure out who she wants to be in this story of love and second chances.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 674
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: sentimental, emotional, contemplative, captivating, sincere, psychological, romantic, touching, serious, realistic
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Love Likes Coincidences (2011)
Plot Summary:
Year 1977, a September morning in Ankara... Yilmaz tries to rush his pregnant wife Neriman to the hospital and he crashes into Omer's car. The causes Omer's pregnant wife Inci, who was in the back seat, to have a pre-term labor. The babies are born on the same day. They see each other for the first time... This accident is the threshold of the coincidences that bring Ozgur and Deniz together. They come across each other in Ankara several times during their childhood and youth. Each intersection has a butterfly effect, resulting in drastic changes in their lives. They sometimes cause disasters, sometimes miracles. However, they can never be together. Whatever it is that brings them together, manages to build a transparent wall between them. Until they come across each other again in Istanbul, 25 years later... --Anonymous (imdb).
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: romantic, inspirational, sentimental, emotional, dramatic, serious, realistic, contemplative, touching, heartbreaking
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Heavenly Forest (2006)
Plot Summary:
The story begins with Makoto Segawa, a freshman at Meikei University. On the day of his university entrance ceremony, Makoto meets a fresh-faced, quirky girl named Shizuru. Makoto has a complex which causes him to shy away from contact with other people, but she succeeds in getting him to open up to her naturally. All Shizuru wants is to be with Makoto, so she takes up a camera too. The two spend their days together taking photos in the forest behind the campus. However, Makoto has feelings for another student named Miyuki. Shizuru decides that if Makoto likes Miyuki, she wants to like her too. She wants to like everything that he does. One day, she tells Makoto that she wants to take a photo of them kissing in the forest as a present for 'her birthday'. He obliges for her sake, and they kiss in the forest.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: sincere, touching, serious, emotional, realistic, romantic, sad, shoujo, romantic drama
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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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The Playboys (1992)
Plot Summary:
A young woman, Tara Maguire (Robin Wright) scandalizes her provincial Irish village in the 1950s by having a baby out of a wedlock, and refusing to name the father. She has a rare beauty and every man in town desires her, especially Sergeant Hegarty (Albert Finney). The arrival of a dramatic troupe stirs things up even more, especially when she falls in love with one f the "Playboys", Tom Casey (Aidan Quinn).
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, UK, Ireland
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, realistic, sentimental, sincere, captivating, independent film
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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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Love Story (1970)
Plot Summary:
Harvard Law student Oliver Barrett IV and music student Jennifer Cavilleri share a chemistry they cannot deny - and a love they cannot ignore. Despite their opposite backgrounds, the young couple put their hearts on the line for each other. When they marry, Oliver's wealthy father threatens to disown him. Jenny tries to reconcile the Barrett men, but to no avail.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 37000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: touching, emotional, sentimental, romantic, sad, serious, tear jerker, sweet, melancholic, romantic drama
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Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Plot Summary:
Rich Mr. Dashwood dies, leaving his second wife and her daughters poor by the rules of inheritance. Two daughters are the titular opposites.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 123000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 136 min
Plot tags: romantic, feel good, sincere, dramatic, sentimental, costume drama, period piece, emotional, touching, atmospheric