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Plot Summary:
Candy and Lonnie Earl are just crazy about each other. The problem: she's married to Roy and he's married to Darlene. So far it's been a secret affair. But that's about to change, because this foursome is driving cross-country and headed for some big surprises.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, talky, semi serious, witty, romantic comedy, offbeat, realistic, independent film, light
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Haggard (2003)
Plot Summary:
Based on the true story about Ryan Dunn (played by himself) and his ex-girlfriend Glauren and how she cheated on him. After the break up Glauren is rumored to have been hooking up with heavy metal Hellboy. Ryan enlists the help of his friends Valo and Falcone to find out the truth.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: humorous, witty, cynical, semi serious, funny, surreal, sex comedy, independent film, offbeat, biting
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Marriage on the Rocks (1965)
Plot Summary:
Ad-agency president Dan Edwards who, when he goes to Mexico to celebrate his nineteenth wedding anniversary, winds up getting divorced by mistake - whereupon his wife Valerie marries his best friend Ernie Brewer by mistake. Frank's future pop star daughter Nancy Sinatra has a featured role.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: retro, romantic comedy, offbeat, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious
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If a Man Answers (1962)
Plot Summary:
Chantel worries about her new marriage to photographer Eugene failing so she decides to take her mother's advice and manipulate him. First, her mother gives her a book that will solve all her problems about how to treat a husband - namely a book on how to train dogs. Then, her mother gives her a second trick, an imaginary boyfriend who used to come in handy during her own marriage to Chantel's father. However, if Chantel's mother made this man up, what is she going to do when Eugene brings him home for dinner one night?.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: realistic, humorous, semi serious, captivating, independent film, sexual, sexy
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A Guide for the Married Woman (1978)
Plot Summary:
A seriocomic look at the life of Julie Walker. Bored with her marriage, and encouraged by her friends, she contemplates an affair. Fantasy and reality mix often, leading to complications and headaches.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 123
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: touching, offbeat, humorous, realistic, semi serious, psychotronic
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It Takes Two (1988)
Plot Summary:
Travis is due to marry Stephanie in a few days when he is convinced by beautiful saleswoman Jonni to buy a fancy sports car. The car looks good, but it turns out to be a piece of junk. Travis is determined to get satisfaction and he and Jonni hit the road to confront the crooked car dealer.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 902
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: independent film, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Trial and Error (1997)
Plot Summary:
An actor poses as a lawyer to help his sick friend, and problems develop.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, melancholic, talky, feel good, not serious, romantic comedy, realistic, witty, independent film
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Take Me Home (2011)
Plot Summary:
Soon after Thom starts operating as an illegal taxi driver in New York City, Claire hires him to drive her to California after her estranged father suffers a heart attack.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, romantic, indie film, profound, independent film, whimsical
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Table for Three (2009)
Plot Summary:
A suddenly single guy invites what he thinks is a perfect couple to move into his apartment, only to discover they quickly insert themselves into all aspects of his life.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, romantic comedy
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Nina Takes a Lover (1994)
Plot Summary:
Laura San Giacomo stars in this sexy comedy about adultery. When Nina's (San Giacomo) husband goes out of town for several weeks on a business trip, Nina hooks up with a photographer. Told from a reporter's point of view, his interviews with Nina and the photographer provide comic insights. Stars Laura San Giacomo, Paul Rhys, Michael O'Keefe, Fisher Stevens and more.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 723
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: sexy, independent film, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sexual, surprise ending, romantic comedy, romantic drama, erotic
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Overnight Delivery (1998)
Plot Summary:
A man suspects his girlfriend of being unfaithful. So he sends her a letter, but than finds out that he was wrong. He has 24 hours to stop the package, prevent a disaster, and fall in love. The only problem is the delivery man will not stop until the package has been delivered.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: romantic, sexy, humorous, romantic comedy, feel good, talky, realistic, not serious, independent film, funny
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The Favor (1994)
Plot Summary:
Kathy is married to Peter. Now she can't help but wonder how things could have been if she got together with her old boyfriend, Tom. Being married prevents from doing that so she asks her friend, Emily to go to him and see if she can sleep with him then tell Kathy how it was. When Emily tells Kathy that things were awesome, their friendship suffers, at the same so does Kathy's marriage. Things get even more complicated when Emily learns she's pregnant, and she's not certain if it's Tom's or her boyfriend, Elliot.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: sexy, light, humorous, entertaining, independent film, offbeat, realistic, talky, semi serious, sex comedy
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Soof (2013)
Plot Summary:
Soof is reaching 40 and has everything she ever wanted: three children, a small catering business, a sweet husband Kasper and a lovely home. Until she starts asking herself: 'is this all there is'?.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, realistic
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Just a Little Harmless Sex (1998)
Plot Summary:
Just a Little Harmless Sex examines a young married couple that faces a serious break-up when the husband is caught committing adultery with a prostitute.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 795
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: independent film, clever, humorous, realistic, witty, talky, semi serious, sexual, sex comedy, sexy
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Sex with Love (2003)
Plot Summary:
In Santiago, Chile, the schoolteacher Luisa proposes a debate about sex with the parents of her students with the intention of giving classes about sex education to the youngsters.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Chile
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, captivating, erotic, sexy, sex comedy, hispanic, realistic, sexual
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Wanderlust (2012)
Plot Summary:
Rattled by sudden unemployment, a Manhattan couple surveys alternative living options, ultimately deciding to experiment with living on a rural commune where free love rules.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 79000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: satirical, funny, humorous, entertaining, sexy, absurd, surreal, not serious, hilarious, light
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Kettle of Fish (2006)
Plot Summary:
A lifelong bachelor confronts his intimacy issues when he sublets his apartment to a fetching biologist. His heartsick fish and his wise best buddy are on hand to provide perspective.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 724
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: witty, humorous, semi serious, captivating, clever, offbeat, realistic, talky, sexual, sexy
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I'm Staying (2003)
Plot Summary:
A love triangle between a businessman, his wife, and a writer.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 777
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, witty, semi serious, realistic
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This Is Not a Film (2003)
Plot Summary:
New Yorker Michael Connor attempts to find the woman who left him by making a film about her, hoping that someone (maybe you?) will recognize his ex and convince her to get back together with him. To help the viewer understand who he is and why his girlfriend left, Michael opts to re-enact his failed relationship for the camera. He hires an actress to portray his ex-girlfriend, and during the process of filming she quickly and mercilessly points out all of his mistakes, blunders and inadequacies as a boyfriend. "This Is Not a Film" is a romantic comedy about making mistakes and recognizing them in the most painful way possible--by making them over and over again.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 305
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: sentimental, realistic, talky, semi serious, humorous, witty, independent film, offbeat
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50 Ways to Leave Your Lover (2004)
Plot Summary:
s after an earthquake convince Owen, a writer of hack "as told to" autobiographies, to leave L.A. He burns his bridges telling people what he really thinks, quits his current client (a randy astronaut), and heads for the airport. Waiting for his flight to New York, he sees Val, a friend of his latest ex; they chat, and Owen postpones leaving just to make sure she's not for him.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: semi serious, sentimental, feel good, humorous, clever, realistic
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My New Gun (1992)
Plot Summary:
Debbie and Gerald's lives drastically change after they get a gun. Their mysterious neighbor, Skippy, becomes an important and transforming figure in their lives.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 818
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: independent film, clever, offbeat, humorous, realistic, witty, cynical, semi serious, biting, suspense
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Lost in America (1985)
Plot Summary:
David and Linda Howard are successful yuppies from LA. When he gets a job disappointment, David convinces Linda that they should quit their jobs, liquidate their assets, and emulate the movie Easy Rider, spending the rest of their lives traveling around America...in a Winnebago.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: road movie, humorous, witty, talky, funny, feel good, realistic, semi serious, cynical, cult classic
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Forget Paris (1995)
Plot Summary:
Mickey Gordon is a basketball referee who travels to France to bury his father. Ellen Andrews is an American living in Paris who works for the airline he flies on. They meet and fall in love, but their relationship goes through many difficult patches. The story is told in flashback by their friends at a restaurant waiting for them to arrive.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: sentimental, humorous, light, sweet, intense, touching, realistic, clever, witty, non fiction
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The Night We Never Met (1993)
Plot Summary:
Sam has a problem with his roommates: they are disgusting, and don't seem to share his views on responsibility, privacy, and basic hygine. Such is his discomfort with his living arrangements that he agrees to share the occupancy of another flat: he gets two nights a week, the owner (a sleazy frat-boy yuppie named Brian, soon to be married) and Ellen (a would-be painter seeking relief from her boring marriage) each get their seperate nights in the flat. Things go extremely well until Sam and Brian swap nights without telling Ellen, who attributes the "nice" things that happen around the place to the slob Brian, while berating the responsible Sam for his hedonistic lifestyle.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: offbeat, clever, feel good, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, independent film
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Ceremony (2010)
Plot Summary:
Sam Davis convinces his former best friend to spend a weekend with him to rekindle their friendship at an elegant beachside estate owned by a famous documentary filmmaker. However, it soon becomes clear that Sam is secretly infatuated with his ex, Zoe, who is now the filmmaker’s fiancée, and that his true intention is to thwart their impending nuptials. As Sam’s plan begins to unravel, he is forced to realize how complicated love and friendship can be.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: sentimental, feel good, semi serious, humorous, realistic, romantic, sexy, artsy, indie film, witty
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Swinging with the Finkels (2011)
Plot Summary:
A suburban couple decide to spice up their lives by swinging with another couple.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, realistic, witty, sex comedy, clever, offbeat, sexual, sexy
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Never Again (2001)
Plot Summary:
A man and a woman who have pledged never to fall in love again meet in a gay bar.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 967
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, humorous, witty, semi serious, romantic, independent film, romantic comedy, realistic
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Pipe Dream (2002)
Plot Summary:
A lonely plumber poses as a movie director to meet women, and the writer whose script he's stolen builds on his ruse to get her movie made.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, witty, clever, semi serious, independent film
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Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)
Plot Summary:
Four couples reunite for their annual vacation in order to socialize and to spend time analyzing their marriages. Their intimate week in the Bahamas is disrupted by the arrival of an ex-husband determined to win back his recently remarried wife.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, talky, semi serious, christian film, romantic, black comedy, black cinema
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35 and Ticking (2011)
Plot Summary:
Centers around the lives of Victoria, Zenobia, Clevon, and Phil -- all friends approaching the age of 35 and struggling to build the families they've always dreamed of. While Zenobia (Nicole Ari Parker) is still looking for a man, Victoria (Tamala Jones) is married to a man who doesn't want children. Clevon (Kevin Hart), meanwhile, is too geeky to get a woman, and Phil (Keith Robinson) is already married with children, but his wife is not very interested in being a mother. All four of them try to rectify their romantic lives and futures while their biological clocks tick away.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, realistic, sex comedy, black comedy
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Sidewalks of New York (2001)
Plot Summary:
The film follows the marital and dating lives of three men and three women who unknowingly form a tangled web of relationships. Interspersing "man on the street" interviews with scenes from the six characters' lives, the film weaves a humorous and biting commentary on the game of love -- easy to start, hard to finish.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: witty, stylized, sexy, humorous, semi serious, independent film, clever, realistic, talky, erotic