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Plot Summary:
Tess Delaney gets the surprising news by estate executor Damhnaic McAuley that she has inherited half of an apple orchard from the father she never knew and has a half-sister she didn’t know about. When she visits the orchard and connects with her new-found family, she learns that the orchard is deep in debt. Using her knowledge as an antiques expert, Tess and her half-sister work to unravel the mystery of their grandmother’s “treasure” that could hold the key to saving the orchard. And, in the process, Tess ultimately finds a new understanding of herself.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 715
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: romantic drama
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IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 420
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min
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Dalva (1996)
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IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 142
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
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IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 382
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IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
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Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
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When a morning show producer makes a New Year's resolution to say yes more, she crosses paths with a confirmed Yes man who just might hold the key to her biggest story and to her heart.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
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Duration: 84 min
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IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
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IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
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IMDB Votes: 1000
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IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 95
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 960
Genere: Drama, Romance
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IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
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Christmas for Miranda (Krakow) is a painful reminder of the family she never had. Her mother died when she was young, never revealing the identity of her father. But, three days before Christmas, she unexpectedly receives a clue as to the whereabouts that takes her to a beautiful New England town where she meets Ian (Matter), a young man who helps with her search. As the clues lead to her father’s identity and Miranda discovers the possibility of love in Ian, and she learns that her father lived in the small town and now she knows his family (her brother and her biological father’s wife). She faces a terrible decision… Should she share the truth and risk losing the family she has just found, or leave and keep the secret forever? This Christmas promises to be life-changing for Miranda with a new chance at life and love.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
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Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 86 min
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IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
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The dairy farm Emily has been running since her father passed away has fallen on hard times. When Emily’s sister, Dorothy, and her handsome business partner, Charlie, show up with a proposition to sell the farm, Emily comes up with an ingenious plan to buy out her sister's shares. She holds an online holiday ice cream flavor contest that goes viral with the help of a key ingredient, Charlie's amazing apple pie. Still, as the Christmas Eve deadline for the buyout approaches, Emily needs a Christmas miracle to save the family farm and her father's legacy.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
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Country: USA
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Three expectant mothers think back over their sex lives.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 758
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Country: Sweden
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IMDB Votes: 1000
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Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 453
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IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
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IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
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Country: Canada
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IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 180
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IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 952
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IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
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Country: USA
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IMDB Votes: 496
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IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
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IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Votes: 3000
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IMDB Votes: 80000
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