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Plot Summary:
Sam, a fresh graduate from Singapore, works as a journalist in Hong Kong to gain wider exposure in life. He chances upon Jane, an intriguing mainland girl who lives a wayward, depraved life on the streets of Hong Kong. Because of her previous experiences in life, she is highly distrustful of men and spends her days smoking, taking drugs and booze. Sam, from a rich Singapore family, finds his social view broadened as he spends time with Jane in an effort to capture a good feature story. What started out as fascination over her for a cover story develops into a heart-warming love story. The two fall in love but their love is tested under the harsh light of societal comparisons.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 152
Genere: Comedy, Romance, Drama
Country: Hong Kong, Singapore
Duration: 100 min
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Kenny and Maggie, lovers of long standing, have been scrimping and saving for their marriage. One day Maggie suspects that she is pregnant, and suggests an early wedding. Kenny is thunder struck as he has just lost his every cent in the stock market.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 73
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: slapstick comedy, slapstick
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Chicken Rice War (2000)
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Frivolous Singapore adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet by Baz Luhrmann. Two rival families, owning adjacent restaurants, make life difficult for each other in any way they can.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 180
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Singapore
Duration: 100 min
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Roman Holiday (1987)
Plot Summary:
TV movie remake of the 1953 original. A bored and sheltered princess escapes her guardians and falls in love with an American newsman in Rome.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 156
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
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When Elliot, a brash 23-year-old living carefree in New York City, meets the sensible Mia and receives a damning diagnosis all in the same week, his world is turned completely upside down. But as their love blossoms amidst the chaos of his treatment, they discover that Elliot's illness is not the real test of their relationship – it's everything else.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
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Plot Summary:
Italy, 1914. Two teachers take their pupils for a school outing from Bologna to Florence.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 299
Genere: Comedy, Romance, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min
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IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 279
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: sentimental, light, touching, emotional
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Little Miss Marker (1980)
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IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
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Sandor & Ida (2005)
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Ida lives hard and fast with too much drinking and a string of boyfriends, Sandor has very few friends and his mother insists that he practices ballet. They meet in a chat room and despite appearances they discover they have much in common. Sandor and Ida lives in different cities and when Sandor unexpectedly visits her it ends with disaster.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Sweden
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: tragicomedy, touching, serious, realistic
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IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 435
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
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IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 628
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 83 min
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IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 821
Genere: Drama, Comedy
Country: Singapore
Duration: 96 min
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Plot Summary:
When Ana, an influencer, crashes her car while talking on the phone, she's shipped to her grumpy grandfather's farm -- and forced into a digital detox.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Brazil, Mexico
Duration: 96 min
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IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 598
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
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IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Duration: 75 min
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Three 17-year-old girlfriends get a job at the Toy Depot for the holiday season and become smitten with the guys who work alongside them.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 622
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Duration: 89 min
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IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 378
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IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 614
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
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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
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IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 899
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IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
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Country: USA
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A high school jock bets his friends that he can score with the school beauty queen, who is also a virgin.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 152
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
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IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 6000
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Country: USA
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Dish Dogs (2000)
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Two friends travel from town to town taking jobs as dishwashers until they both find love and must choose separate paths.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 730
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
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IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 769
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
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IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
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Bruno Beltrame makes a living of sorts. He wanted to be a great writer but he is content to write the books of others. He also gives private lessons to students who are not serious. Among his pupils is fifteen-year-old Luca, more quick-witted and revolted than the others. The day he meets his mother, a woman he once loved, Luca gets upset when she tells him bluntly that not only Luca is his son but that she intends to entrust him to his care as well.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 221
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Lara Jean and Peter have just taken their romance from pretend to officially real when another recipient of one of her love letters enters the picture.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 45000
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Country: USA
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Plot Summary:
Three teen-aged girlfriends navigate multiple love triangles.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 595
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Dave, a high school senior, spends most of his time pining away over a girl he can’t have. Aubrey, a junior with artistic aspirations, has a hot boyfriend who doesn’t quite understand her or seem to care. Although they go to different schools, Dave and Aubrey find themselves at the same party. When both head outside to get some air, they meet. A casual conversation sparks an instant connection, and, over the course of a weekend, things turn magical, romantic, complicated, and funny as Aubrey and Dave discover what it's like to fall in love for the first time.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 73000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: romantic, sexy, sincere, touching, realistic, light, feel good, sweet, teen, witty