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Plot Summary:
Miho (Kaho), a high school student, refuses to approve of her widowed mother’s potential husband when they meet each other at a restaurant. As she flounces out of the restaurant, she drops her cell phone. At the moment there is an earthquake and she drops her cell phone down a staircase. The phone is found by Tokijiro (Kazuma Sano), a boy that lives in 1912.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 235
Genere: Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: romantic, atmospheric, captivating, sentimental, stylized
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My Tomorrow, Your Yesterday (2016)
Plot Summary:
Takatoshi Minamiyama (Sota Fukushi) majors in art at an university in Kyoto. On the train to the school, he sees Emi Fukuju (Nana Komatsu) and falls in love with her at first sight. Gathering up all his courage, he speaks to her. They begin to date and enjoy happy days together, but Emi reveals her secret to him.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: touching, captivating, sentimental, light, romantic, emotional, sad, mind blowing, romantic drama, crying
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Fortuna's Eye (2019)
Plot Summary:
When Shinichiro Kiyama (Ryunosuke Kamiki) was little, his family died in a plane accident. Since then, he has not made any friends and he has lived a lonely existence. One day, Shinichiro Kiyama acquires a special ability. His special ability is to see through the body of people who are about to die. Shinichiro Kiyama's life changes because of this. Shinichiro Kiyama meets Aoi Kiryu (Kasumi Arimura) at a cellphone shop. He becomes attracted to her with her bright personality and Aoi Kiryu is attracted to Shinichiro Kiyama. They enjoy happy days together, but, all of a sudden, Shinichiro Kiyama is able to see through Aoi Kiryu’s body. --asianwiki.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 459
Genere: Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, disturbing
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What She Likes (2021)
Plot Summary:
An emotional coming-of-age drama centered around Andou Jun, a gay student who is not out. He accepts a confession from his fujoshi classmate Miura Sae and they start dating. However, Jun is also seeing Makoto, but fails to tell Sae about his male lover.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 127
Genere: Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, touching, emotional, talky, sweet
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Love Under the Rainbow (2019)
Plot Summary:
Lucy wasn't sure if she would find true love, until Jack moves to town with his daughter Sophie. Together they teach her it's never too late to start chasing rainbows!.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: sentimental, light, sincere, touching, captivating
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Harmony (2018)
Plot Summary:
Born with an energetic power to absorb fear from others, a young woman must find love to balance the fears of her own and fight an ever growing storm of negative energy.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Fantasy, Romance, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, bleak, suspense, suspenseful
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Hi, Mom (2021)
Plot Summary:
After her mother Li Huanying is fatally injured in a car accident in 2001, grief-stricken Jia Xiaoling finds herself transported back in time to the year 1981, where she becomes her mother's close friend. Jia Xiaoling feels that she has not been a good enough daughter in the present, so back in 1981 she does all she can to make Li Huanying happy, including setting her up with a factory manager's son, Shen Guanglin, in the hope of giving her mother a better husband, a better daughter, and a better life than she had the first time around.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 128 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, feel good, captivating, entertaining
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The New Year's Rate Plan (2008)
Plot Summary:
Performing the traditional New Year's call on the unknown phone number Andrey didn't even suspected, that just after his return to Moscow, he had bought a magic starting pack of cellular communications operator. Getting through to the deserted in New Year's eve Alyona, Andrey almost falls in love with her, but there exists a temporal problem. Alyona is celebrating coming 2008 year and Andrey is going to meet 2009. Trying "to set a contact" with Alyona's «future variant» he comes to know the terrible truth about the events, that appended in the end of 2008. Now the main goal of Andrey and all his friends - to prevent the awful tragedy and to turn into reality the meeting of Alyona and Andrey.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 797
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Russia
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, sentimental, sincere, humorous, captivating, emotional, entertaining, disturbing, surprise ending
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The Black Devil and the White Prince (2016)
Plot Summary:
Yū Akahane moves to a dormitory room after her father's transfer from work. She is excited that she will live in the same dorm as Takumi Shirakawa, aka "White Prince." Yet, Haruto Kurosaki, aka "Black Devil", kisses her as punishment for going against him. It is Yū Akahane's first kiss. Since then, she becomes obedient to Haruto Kurosaki.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 966
Genere: Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: captivating, psychological, sincere, contemplative, sexy, crying, rough, hot
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Fetching Cody (2005)
Plot Summary:
Art, a drug-addicted dealer and hustler, arrives at his girlfriend Cody's apartment to find that she has overdosed on heroin. He tries to fix things by traveling back in time in an attempt to prevent her death.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: semi serious, captivating, sentimental, atmospheric, touching, offbeat, humorous, independent film, dark comedy
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Valentine's Again (2017)
Plot Summary:
Katherine endures the worst Valentine's Day date of her life. On her way home a gypsy casts a magical spell on her. The next morning she soon realises she's reliving the day until she finds Mr Right.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 906
Genere: Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: sweet, captivating, entertaining, disturbing
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How Long Will I Love U (2018)
Plot Summary:
Gu Xiaojiao, a young girl from 2018 and Lu Ming, a man from 1999, discover that they have both woken up in the same bed at the same space-time. More surprisingly, they realize that they can time travel by exiting the bedroom door. The fun begins when they start to plan a number of changes within these two eras. However, they do not know that their destiny is in the hands of a mysterious person.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, captivating, entertaining
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Angel Falls: A Novel Holiday (2019)
Plot Summary:
Hannah is a book editor and she must work with her former rival Ryan to help a potential writer find her way. However, life seems to have other plans for Hannah as Angel Anthony reminds the duo about the miracle of Christmas and the value of community.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: romantic, touching, sentimental, light, feel good, sweet
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Gamera the Brave (2005)
Plot Summary:
Toru Aizawa, a 11 year old boy suddenly finds a tiny egg on a red mysterious stone. the egg hatches and comes out an abnormal little turtle (Toto) which not only grows rapidly, but also flies in the air and even blows fireballs. At the meantime, a series of mysterious ship wrecks are reported. Later on, even more disasters happen when a huge evil ferocious monster Lizard (Zeus) suddenly comes out from the sea and attacks, wrecks and demolishes the world. the last hope of mankind relies on the friendly great monster, Gamera, which looks similar to Toto, but disappeared 33 years ago. Is Toto the descendant of Gamera? is Toto able to fight against the huge evil?.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, tense, entertaining, suspense, scenic, cult classic, daikaiju, natural horror, offbeat
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A Shoe Addict's Christmas (2018)
Plot Summary:
As Christmas approaches, a department store worker whose life lacks fulfillment meets her guardian angel, who offers her a chance to change her circumstances by magically transporting her to Christmases past whenever she tries on a new pair of shoes.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: funny, light, romantic, feel good, humorous, sweet, captivating, entertaining, emotional
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My Future Boyfriend (2011)
Plot Summary:
P-A-X-497/341, aka “Pax” , a curious young man from the well-ordered but loveless future, travels to present day New Orleans in search of romance novelist Elizabeth Barrett – whose book he has come upon during an archeological dig in the year 3127. Hoping Elizabeth can explain the concept of love to him, which is now nonexistent in his time, Pax embarks on an adventure filled with new discoveries. Elizabeth introduces Pax to life in the year 2011, filled with love, music and of course, destiny. When Pax doesn’t return to the future by the given deadline, Bob, his fellow scientist, travels back in time to find him. Meanwhile, as Elizabeth helps Pax learn about love, she ends up confiding in her colleague, played by Valerie Harper, about her own upcoming “surprise” engagement.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious, romantic, romantic comedy
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Princess Raccoon (2005)
Plot Summary:
Amechiyo (the banished prince) falls in love with Tanukihime (a princess of raccoon dog disguised as human). This is an operetta which includes comedy, singing and dancing, and a love story.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 812
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: captivating, sentimental, humorous, emotional, stylized, semi serious, fairy tale
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You're My Home (2012)
Plot Summary:
After returning back to family, Leyla tries to fix everytihng while starting a new life wit Iskender. Everything goes smoothly until troubles find Leyla.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: romantic, touching, serious, emotional, realistic, sentimental, captivating, melancholic
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Cyborg She (2008)
Plot Summary:
Cyborg She follows the burgeoning romance between an ordinary college student and his sassy love interest - who happens to be a time-traveling cyborg with superhuman powers. One day, a beautiful cyborg girl appears in front of a dull university student. Even though the cyborg starts to like him, she can’t truly feel emotions, so the boy has no choice but to say goodbye. Missing her, he continues his lonely existence. One day, a disastrous earthquake hits Tokyo and the cyborg girl saves his life. In that moment, she starts to have feelings like a real human being.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: humorous, romantic, captivating, entertaining, light, sad, novela, cyber, surprise ending, offbeat
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Brave: Gunjyo Senki (2021)
Plot Summary:
Students, including Aoi Nishino, take part in class and sports activity at a prestigious high school. Aoi Nishino is a member of the school's archery club. He practices archery studiously and doesn't socialize much with the other students. His childhood friend Haruka Seno is also a member of the archery club, but she worries about Aoi Nishino. One day, thunder strikes the school grounds. After that, the ordinary lives of the students changes drastically. Many samurai descend on the school grounds. It appears that the entire school has traveled back in time to the Sengoku period. Making things worse, they realize that they are in the time right before the Battle of Okehazama takes place.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 232
Genere: Adventure, Fantasy, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, seinen
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When We First Met (2018)
Plot Summary:
Noah spends the perfect first night with the girl of his dreams Avery but gets relegated to the friend zone. He spends the next three years wondering what went wrong - until he gets the unexpected chance to travel back in time and alter that night, and his fate, over and over again.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 53000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: sentimental, humorous, captivating, romantic, funny, light, feel good, teen, ridiculous
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Journeyman (2007)
Plot Summary:
This mystery-drama revolves around a newspaper reporter named Dan Vasser who suddenly begins to travel through time to change the lives of those around him. When his travels reunite him with his long-lost fiancée Livia, life with his present-day wife gets very interesting.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, captivating, psychological, suspense, sweet, apocalyptic, serious, suspenseful
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The Map of Tiny Perfect Things (2021)
Plot Summary:
The film tells the story of quick-witted teen Mark, contentedly living the same day in an endless loop whose world is turned upside-down when he meets mysterious Margaret also stuck in the time loop. Mark and Margaret form a magnetic partnership, setting out to find all the tiny things that make that one day perfect. What follows is a love story with a fantastical twist, as the two struggle to figure out how -- and whether -- to escape their never-ending day.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 27000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: romantic comedy, psychological, tense, sincere, touching, humorous, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, romantic
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Mushi-Shi: The Movie (2006)
Plot Summary:
Mushi are beings in touch with the essence of life, far more basic and pure than normal living things. Most humans are incapable of perceiving Mushi and are oblivious to their existence, but there are a few who possess the ability to see and interact with Mushi. One such person is Ginko who travels from place to place to research Mushi and aid people suffering from problems caused by them.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 131 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, stylized, captivating, anime, psychotronic, weird, bizarre
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The Love Letter (1998)
Plot Summary:
20th century computer games designer Scott exchanges love letters with 19th century poet Elizabeth Whitcomb through an antique desk that can make letters travel through time.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: heartbreaking, sentimental, touching, heartfelt, semi serious, sexy, period drama, hot
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Somewhere in Time (1980)
Plot Summary:
Young writer, Richard Collier is met on the opening night of his first play by an old lady who begs him to, "Come back to me." Mystified, he tries to find out about her, and learns that she is a famous stage actress from the early 1900s. Becoming more and more obsessed with her, he manages – by self-hypnosis – to travel back in time where he meets her. They fall in love, a matching that is not appreciated by her manager. Can their love outlast the immense problems caused by their 'time" difference, and can Richard remain in a time that is not his?.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 32000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: romantic, touching, sentimental, atmospheric, heartbreaking, period piece, sweet, light, emotional, stylized
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Il Mare (2000)
Plot Summary:
Eun-joo moves out of her house "Il Mare", leaving behind a Christmas card for the eventual new owner of the house in 1999. In it she asks him/her to forward any mail of hers to her new address in the city. It is 1997 and Sung-hyun, the first owner of "Il Mare" is moving in and finds in his mailbox the Christmas card from Eun-joo. Thinking it was a joke, Sung-hyun leaves her a letter telling her so and reminds her that its 1997 not 1999. Eventually the two realize that they are separated by two years of time but can somehow communicate through the mailbox and begin to form a friendship through their letters.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: sentimental, serious, mind twisting, psychological thriller, romantic, touching, sincere, mind bending, sweet, dark
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In Your Eyes (2014)
Plot Summary:
Two seemingly unconnected souls from different corners of the United States make a telepathic bond that allows them to see, hear and feel the other's experiences, creating a bond that apparently can't be broken.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 32000
Genere: Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, sweet, romantic, cute, clever, enigmatic, witty, sincere, atmospheric
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Status Update (2018)
Plot Summary:
After being uprooted by his parents' separation and unable to fit into his new hometown, a teenager stumbles upon a magical app that causes his social media updates to come true.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Canada, USA, China
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, humorous, enigmatic, semi serious, funny, fun
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Endless (2020)
Plot Summary:
When madly in love high school graduates Riley and Chris are separated by a tragic car accident, Riley blames herself for her boyfriend's death while Chris is stranded in limbo. Miraculously, the two find a way to connect. In a love story that transcends life and death, both Riley and Chris are forced to learn the hardest lesson of all: letting go.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: romantic, sincere, touching, sad, tear jerker, sentimental, light, sweet, captivating, uplifting
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The Lake House (2006)
Plot Summary:
A lonely doctor who once occupied an unusual lakeside home begins exchanging love letters with its former resident, a frustrated architect. They must try to unravel the mystery behind their extraordinary romance before it's too late.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 156000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: romantic, sentimental, sweet, sincere, touching, feel good, romantic drama, light, romantic comedy, cute