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Plot Summary:
On New Year's Eve 1944, American pilot Mike Clarke inadvertently bets Al Capone's nephew $10,000.00 that he can shoot down five enemy aircraft. Later, forced to land near a remote village in Ireland after running out of fuel, Mike learns that he is cut off from the rest of the world with no way to rejoin the war and shoot down his fifth plane, which is the only way he can win the bet and save his own life. With nowhere to go, he eventually befriends the colorful villagers and meets a fiery red-head named Maggie who shows this pilot that combat can take place on the ground just as well as in the air. It doesn't take long for Mike and Maggie to grow close as she helps him figure out how to win his bet while winning her heart in the process.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 208
Genere: Romance
Country: Belgium
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious
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IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 794
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Duration: 89 min
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 719
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Duration: 109 min
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IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Sweden
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, not serious
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IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 547
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IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 161
Genere: Romance
Country: Canada
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Plot Summary:
Twenty-something Alan (Gleeson) is down on his luck. Stood up at the altar and recently fired from his banking job, he finds himself working with his mother as a part-time tourist advisor at Dublin Airport. It's there he comes face to face with first love Alice (Paré), stuck on standby for a flight home to New York. Their summer romance ended eight years previously with Alan promising to return to the US one day. He never did, and they haven't spoken since. Seizing his chance, Alan convinces a reluctant Alice to stay one more night in Dublin. Over the course of an unforgettable evening, they may just realise that they are more compatible than ever. But time is running out on this brief encounter. When does an unexpected second chance, become the one you've always been looking for? - Written by Wildcard Distribution.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 7000
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IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
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IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 229
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IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 6000
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Country: Ireland, UK, USA
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Zhenya and Nadya go their separate ways. Nadya stuck with her bureaucrat boyfriend, married him and had a daughter, also called Nadya. Zhenya married and had a son, Konstantin. Both later divorced. More than 30 years later, Konstantin ends up drunk in the flat where the younger Nadya finds him. He is there as part of a convoluted ruse by his father's friends to get Zhenya back into the arms of the woman with whom he shared a magical night. The waylaid son is the bait to get Zhenya back to Leningrad, now called St. Petersburg. One romance is rekindled and another between the son and daughter is struck up.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
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IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 783
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Country: China
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IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 799
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IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 325
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IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 111
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 397
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IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 557
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IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 224
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IMDB Votes: 221
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IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 566
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IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 6000
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
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IMDB Votes: 1000
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Plot Summary:
Soon to be married lawyer Kate Beckenham has landed the case of a lifetime. Her courtroom opponent turns out to be the charming Jack Sullivan, who has never lost a single case.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 794
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: UK
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