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Plot Summary:
Grady Lee Jr. is a struggling reclusive farmer who has never wanted to be married or have children. He lost his mom when he was a young boy and by the time he was 13, his father and step-mom died in a car wreck separating him from his stepsister, Marry Ann. Randy, his father's best friend, took Grady in and raised him as his own and kept the family farm sustained. One day, Grady discovers his late father's hidden journal That contained secrets of Nikola Tesla. The journal contains the plans to a machine that works off of electro-magnetism, called Jack. Grady believes it could increase productivity by drastically reducing the time it takes a plant to grow. This could be the answer to saving his farm and helping the county, when in fact this could change the world. With the help of his friend, Boudreaux, they begin to work on the device. Boudreaux, of Native American decent, can sense a change is coming for Grady's. After a call from an attorney, Grady finds himself a beneficiary to his.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 908
Genere: Drama, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: captivating, unusual plot structure, contemplative, independent film, visually appealing
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Run, Broken Yet Brave (2009)
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RUN, is the story of Ashley, a sixteen-year old teenager with a chip on her shoulder. She is sent by her mom to spend a month of her summer holidays with her grandparents on the family farm. While there she develops a love-hate relationship with her grandfather Joseph, a full- blooded Cree Indian who stresses rules and respect. Slowly her grandfather introduces her to traditions he learned on the reserve as a boy. All seems well until Ashley finds a picture album from the attic and begins asking questions, questions that reveal a secret that threatens to tear the family apart. In the end the story is about redemptive love and the power of forgiveness woven into the traditions of First Nations culture.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 29
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: captivating, psychological, light, touching, contemplative
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Simon's Got a Gift (2019)
Plot Summary:
Simon, a young orphan, has an extraordinary power : he can take on the appearance of people he’s already touched. When his best friend dies in an accident, there is no witness. Simon decides to steal his place in his family. Ten years later, the truth will get more and more difficult to bear and to hide.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 704
Genere: Drama, Family, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: enigmatic
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The Wilding (2016)
Plot Summary:
Set in suburban North Carolina, “The Wilding” follows the fractured Hayes family as they attempt to rebuild their lives amidst sinister, supernatural forces. Looking to leave their troubled past behind, George and Margaret try to help their daughter Kayla, a 17-year-old haunted since childhood by strange visions of the dead. Seeking answers for their daughter’s recurring hallucinations, they begin to suspect that she may be a Wilding... possessing untold supernatural abilities.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 555
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: bleak, serious, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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William (2019)
Plot Summary:
Two cutting-edge scientists give 'birth' to a Neanderthal—the first to walk the earth for some 35,000 years—in order to attempt to answer these questions. Part 'normal' child, part science experiment, William’s 'parents' struggle with the best way to raise him. As William grows toward adulthood, he is educated in the human experiences of love and intimacy. But his primitive impulses begin to emerge the more he tries to conform to human expectations, leading to tragic consequences for him and his loved ones.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 619
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: unusual plot structure, captivating, psychological, sincere, feel good, contemplative
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Corn (2004)
Plot Summary:
A young woman returns home to bear an illegitimate child, and witnesses an environmental accident involving a genetically modified crop of corn. Doubted by the community she has returned to, she questions her own sanity as she tries to discover what is happening. Her journey takes her on a trip down the food chain, as she tracks a potentially life threatening byproduct from the cornfield to the supermarket. Ultimately, she has to confront psychological demons that haunt her as she grows into motherhood, and comes to terms with her own biology. Tapping into cultural myths of food, fertility, birth and sacrifice, CORN is a chilling look at what we put in our mouths and our babies' mouths, and the convergence of Science and Mother Nature.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 308
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: psychological, serious, suspenseful, slasher, tense, bleak, experimental
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Iodine (2009)
Plot Summary:
John Clem heads north to investigate the disappearance of his estranged father. Upon arriving at the family cottage, John feels a sense of home, something he hasn't felt since he was a child. Running into Avery (Ray Wise - Twin Peaks, Reaper) his father's colleague, he receives no help on his dad's disappearance, but instead, a new set of eyes in which to view the living world around him.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 112
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: serious, psychological, atmospheric, captivating, contemplative, independent film, suspenseful
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Eleven Days (2018)
Plot Summary:
AJIT SINGH 12, blends in happily in to his new home in the middle of Australia. However, his brother RAJVEER 20, finds it unbearable to be constantly labelled a terrorist due to his beard and turban that he keeps faithfully according to his Sikh heritage. Rajveer then decides to join the army and leaves home after an argument with their dad SARJIT, 50. Fearing for his brother's safety, Ajit goes on a quest to go after Rajveer in order to bring him home. Ajit not only has to survive the outback, he also must to locate Rajveer within ELEVEN DAYS or it will all be too late.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 86
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: Australia
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: psychological, unusual plot structure, sincere, captivating, independent film, contemplative
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Baba Joon (2015)
Plot Summary:
Yitzhak runs the turkey farm his father built with his own two hands after they emigrated from Iran to Israel. When his son Moti turns thirteen, Yitzhak teaches him the trade, hoping that he will continue the proud family tradition. But Moti doesn't like working in the turkey barn; his passion is fixing up junkyard cars and bringing them back to life. Moti's mother Sarah tries to reconcile between the two, while his grandfather pushes Yitzhak to take a firm hand with his son. Yitzhak takes Moti's refusal to work in the turkey barn as a personal rejection. Though he loves his son dearly, he makes it his mission to impose the family farm on Moti. The arrival of Darius, the uncle from America, sets off a chain of events that will undermine the familial harmony. Soon enough Yitzhak will learn that his son is just as stubborn as he is. The conflict is inevitable.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 412
Genere: Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags:
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Side by Side (2013)
Plot Summary:
Lauren and her younger brother Harvey risk being taken into care when their grandmother, who is their legal guardian, becomes ill. Lauren accepts the offer of a scholarship to a prestigious sports academy on the understanding that she and Harvey stay together while living with Janice, her duplicitous and ambitious agent. It soon becomes clear that there are plans to split the pair up; when Harvey runs away to find their long-lost grandfather, who hasn’t been heard from for years, Lauren follows. En route the pair discover that, despite all their differences, when they are side by side they are strong enough to deal with anything. This beautifully shot British debut is part family drama, part coming of age story and a road trip that nods towards some of the greats of children’s literature. The young leads give compelling and moving performances that make for an emphatically British family film that’s refreshingly free of even the hint of a franchise. (Source: LFF programme).
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 37
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 104 min
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Audrey's Rain (2003)
Plot Summary:
Jean Smart and Richard Gilliland star in "Audrey's Rain" for Hallmark. Jean plays Aunt Audrey, who took in her sister's two kids after her sister's recent suicide.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 276
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags:
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The Child Wanderers (2010)
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In the 1890s, 10-year-old Yohan is sent away from home to survive on his own as a child laborer. He experiences hardships and overcomes his fears by relying on bravery and hope to make the best of his circumstances.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 330
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: Norway
Duration: 125 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, touching, unusual plot structure, contemplative, cult film
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My Sister (2014)
Plot Summary:
When unstable Connie is tragically widowed, she finds it impossible to care for her delinquent adolescent daughter, Niki, forcing her son, Bill, to take his sister in. As the two begin to forge a healthy bond, well-meaning Bill implements his own method of treatment for Niki’s mental troubles, but, when turmoil persists, he must reconcile his beliefs with what actually may be best for his sister.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 352
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: captivating, independent film, entertaining
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Lantern Hill (1989)
Plot Summary:
In 1935 Toronto, Jane Stuart's mother has taken ill, and the two of them have temporarily moved in with her rich, snobbish grandmother, where Jane is verbally abused and her mother bullied. Jane is forced into a private academy, in which the other girls tell her that her father, whom Jane believes to be dead, is actually alive. Soon after, Andrew Stuart sends word that he would like to meet his long-lost daughter, so Jane is sent by train to Bright River to stay with him, where she encounters an old mystery that she must help her father overcome, new friends, and the chance to bring her father and mother back together again.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 319
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: crying
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The Miracle of Marcelino (2010)
Plot Summary:
Marcelino Pan Y Vino (English: "Marcelino Bread And Wine") is a 1955 Spanish film. It was a success, and other countries have produced versions of it. The 1955 film was written by José María Sánchez Silva, who based it on his novel, and directed by Ladislao Vajda. Its stars were Rafael Rivelles, Juan Calvo (who also starred together as Don Quixote and Sancho Panza in the 1947 Spanish film version of Cervantes's Don Quixote and the young child star Pablito Calvo (no relation to Juan) as Marcelino. The background score and the film's theme song are by Pablo Sorozábal. The film became the inspiration for the highly praised Philippine drama, May Bukas Pa.The story, revised and modernized in both the book and film, dates back to a medieval legend, one of many gathered together in a volume by Alfonso el Sabio.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 183
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: Mexico
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: captivating, light, sincere, contemplative, touching, serious, emotional
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The Current (2014)
Plot Summary:
Jake loves living in Chicago but when big city violence hits a little too close to home his parents buy a campground in rural Minnesota and move the family there. Jake hates living at the campground until he meets Peter, the boy across the river. The two quickly become best friends and spend a fun-filled summer together on the river. In one of their conversations, Peter shares his Christian faith with Jake. Jake uses his new faith to help a friend through a tragedy.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 261
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: christian film, touching, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, spiritual
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Mark's Secret to Eternal Life (2013)
Plot Summary:
18-year-old Mark wakes up in a parallel world where no one knows who he is - not his family, friends or girlfriend - and discovers that he and all the people he loves will soon die a painful death.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 62
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, psychological, touching, sentimental, sincere, captivating, futuristic, independent film, contemplative
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Robosapien: Rebooted (2013)
Plot Summary:
At Kinetech Labs, an inventor named Allan Topher designs a robot for search and rescue, but when he finds out that the robot will be used for military purposes, he programs the robot to flee. The robot escapes but is damaged in the process. It is discovered by 12-year-old Henry Keller, who fixes it and names it Cody. The robot does not remember its past, and Henry and Cody develop a friendship. Eventually, Kinetech and the inventor find Cody and bring the robot back to the laboratories. The inventor feels guilty for taking Cody away, so he returns the robot to Henry. The inventor meets Henry's mother, Joanna, in the process and falls in love. Kinetech wants the robot back, so it kidnaps the inventor and Joanna. Henry and Cody embark to save them and to bring down Kinetech.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: intellectual, captivating, entertaining, futuristic
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Namiya (2017)
Plot Summary:
Based on Keigo Higashino's international bestseller The Miracles of the Namiya General Store comes director Han Jie's take on the fantastical novel. TFBoys' Karry Wang stars as Xiao Bo, one of three orphans on the run who take refuge in a derelict corner store. Once there, they find a mysterious letter seeking advice, leading to an emotional adventure through time and unexpected connections with their own past.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 622
Genere: Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: captivating, psychological, sincere, unusual plot structure, contemplative
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Christmas in Canaan (2009)
Plot Summary:
Set in the 1960s, Christmas in Canaan is a drama about a black family and a white family that learn to love each other out of their Christian beliefs.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 629
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: light, atmospheric, sentimental, captivating
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Father & Son (2015)
Plot Summary:
A story about a gay dad who has raised his surrogate son alone after the death of his partner. The kid, weary of being bullied, seeks to break out on his own. He takes up with a guy who it turns out has a crush on the kid's dad. In limited release at CentralWorld and Esplanade Ratchada, Father and Son is rated 20+.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 151
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Thailand
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, sexy, unusual plot structure, captivating, melancholic, contemplative, weird
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Half-Life (2008)
Plot Summary:
As troubling signs of global cataclysms accelerate, a brother and sister react to their father's desertion and the powerful presence of their mother's new boyfriend.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 520
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, realistic, captivating, offbeat, futuristic, sexual, sexy
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Stardust (1998)
Plot Summary:
A scientist finds his newest invention; a microchip that infuses inanimate objects with human qualities co-opted by the company he works for, which wants to capitalize on his findings. Knowing his creation can be used for evil purposes, he stashes it away, but his 11-year-old son, Charlie (Jared Robbins), finds it and implants it into a vacuum cleaner he calls Stardust. Will he manage to elude his dad's greedy bosses?.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 180
Genere: Drama, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: independent film, touching, offbeat, feel good, humorous, semi serious
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The Adventures of RoboRex (2014)
Plot Summary:
When a robot dog from the future pops up in their backyard on a mission to help them, 11-year-old James and his beloved golden retriever, Rex, learn that it is up to them to save the world from Dr. Apocalypse, an evil scientist, and his wily robotic Destructo-Cat.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 317
Genere: Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: captivating, tense, light, unusual plot structure, surreal, disturbing, contemplative
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Love's Enduring Promise (2004)
Plot Summary:
In this Janette Oke sequel to "Love Comes Softly," the eldest child in an 1800s frontier family, Missie Davis is a bright and beautiful elementary schoolteacher whose love for the prairie is matched only by her passion for books. When Missie encounters Grant, a handsome New England railroad executive, she feels as though shes met a hero from one of her novels.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Family, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: uplifting, sentimental, serious, touching, emotional, realistic, romantic, saga, historical romance, christian film
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Heaven's Door (2012)
Plot Summary:
Julie Taylor has a problem how to cope with a pending divorce, find meaningful employment, live with her mother's constant advice and raise her two children. In their small rural town it isn't so much what people say as what they believe. And since the death of her father her no-holds-barred mother has been leaning more toward the belief that angels and heaven is right here with them. Unseen but as real as this world.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 536
Genere: Drama, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: uplifting, touching, sincere, captivating, light, serious, emotional
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The Auction (2013)
Plot Summary:
Gaby owns a farm on which he raises lambs: Bouchard & Sons Farm. But he has no sons. Rather, he has two daughters that he raised like princesses and who live far away, in the big city. One day, the oldest asks him for some financial support so she doesn't end up losing her house.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 759
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: touching, realistic, sentimental, serious, contemplative, psychological, captivating
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A Painted House (2003)
Plot Summary:
A young boy, his family, and the migrant workers they hire to work their cotton farm struggle against difficult odds to raise and sell the crop. Meanwhile, the boy dreams of living in better conditions. However, with this particularly tough farming season, the boy learns that his challenges guide him in discovering who he really is.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: uplifting, sentimental, touching, serious, emotional, realistic
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My Sweet Orange Tree (2012)
Plot Summary:
Zezé is an 8 year old boy who, although a naughty boy, has a good heart. He leads a very modest life, due to the fact that his father has been unemployed for a long time, and has the habit of having long conversations with a sweet orange tree which is in his backyard. Until one day he meets Portuga, a man who begins to help him and soon becomes his best friend.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: Brazil
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, atmospheric, captivating, serious, realistic
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Christmas for a Dollar (2013)
Plot Summary:
America is in the midst of the Depression, and the Kamp family is struggling to get by, especially after Mrs. Kamp's untimely death. Now little Ruthie, with her mother gone and her father overwhelmed by doctor bills resulting from her brother's polio, expects another Christmas without presents or festivities. But when her father brings home one dollar in change and lets the children use it to buy special gifts for each other, the Kamps come to find that money isn't what fills Christmas with joy, love, and miracles.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 686
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: sincere, touching, feel good, disturbing, christian film
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Monsterz (2014)
Plot Summary:
A somber paranormal thriller that offers an original, exciting variation of the tale of two men with supernatural abilities, locked in a duel to the death. A battle between a man who can control people with a stare, and the only man he cannot control. When their fate cross, the survival battle begins. The two men with inevitable fate, who will survive?.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 525
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, psychological, tense, unusual plot structure, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, contemplative, dark fantasy, weird