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Plot Summary:
An insurance agent who moonlights as a carthief steals cars various crooks and never from the common people. He sells the stolen cars and gives the money to charity. His best friend, a cop, is assigned to bring in this modern robin hood.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: tense, sincere, captivating, suspense
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Forgotten Tune for the Flute (1987)
Plot Summary:
A flutist in the forgotten past, at present the husband of a “big man’s” daughter and head of one of the Chief Directorate’s sections felt unwell one day: the forty-year-old man had a pain in his heart. This unpleasant incident provided an opportunity to meet a nurse named Lida. However, their stormy love affair ended, with Filimonov returning to normal life and an unloved wife.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 869
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 134 min
Plot tags: sentimental, melancholic, romantic, uplifting, touching, sexy
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Me, Grandma, Iliko and Ilarion (1962)
Plot Summary:
Film is based on one of the most popular novels of N. Dumbadze.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: crying
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Old Men: Robbers (1972)
Plot Summary:
An old detective does not want to retire. The only way out is to prove to his boss that he still can catch criminals. The problem is that there were no crimes recently to work on. Together with his retired friend he decides to commit a perfect crime himself and then quickly solve it. Real problems start when a real criminal steals money he has stolen.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: detective
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The Men (1973)
Plot Summary:
Vazgen, Sako, Suren and Aram are taxi drivers and close friends. When Aram fell in hopeless love with Karine, other three decide to help their friend.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 249
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 69 min
Plot tags:
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Paws, Bones & Rock'n'roll (2015)
Plot Summary:
A funny story about the adventures of a two hairy friends familiar from the "Six Degrees of Celebration" series.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 338
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Russia
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: tense, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Sweethearts (2019)
Plot Summary:
It's double trouble when fate and an ill-executed diamond robbery throw Mel and Lise together in a race and chase against time.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: sincere, humorous, captivating, disturbing
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Shooting Fish (1997)
Plot Summary:
Two con artists (Dan Futterman, Stuart Townsend) hire an unwitting medical-school student (Kate Beckinsale) as a secretary for their latest scam.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: romantic, clever, witty, black comedy, smart, offbeat, feel good, humorous, realistic, cynical
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The Wedding Murders (2016)
Plot Summary:
Serial Killer Henry Sparks fall in love with his childhood sweetheart Detective Prospect Jenkins who is after him.
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Genere: Crime, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, tense, suspense, suspenseful, unusual plot structure, captivating, disturbing, independent film, detective, gay cinema
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Dark Eyes (1987)
Plot Summary:
Aboard a ship early in the 20th-century, a middle-aged Italian tells his story of love to a Russian. In a series of flashbacks filmed almost entirely in creams, whites, and ochers, the clownish and superfluous Romano Patroni leaves his wife's opulent home to visit a spa where he falls in love with a Russian woman whose marriage is a horror. He pursues her into the Russian heartland and returns to Italy resolved to leave his wife and marry his love. His amazed and appreciative Russian listener then narrates a shorter story.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Romance, Drama
Country: Italy, Soviet Union
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: romantic, touching, serious, emotional, realistic, surprise ending
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Killing Is My Business, Honey (2009)
Plot Summary:
A hit man whose mission is to prevent the printing of a tell-all book written by a former Mafioso, falls in love with the employee who may lose her job if the book doesn't get published.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, tense, suspenseful, exciting, captivating, suspense, semi serious
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Oh How It Hurts 66 (1967)
Plot Summary:
A fantasy story based on Kornei Chukovsky classics about a brave doctor Aybolit and his adventures on the land and on the sea.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 449
Genere: Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Carnival (1982)
Plot Summary:
A young Russian girl is in love with show business and wants to leave her small town for Moscow and make it big in the big city. She encounters her long missing, remarried father and gets a boy friend who uses her and then leaves her.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 151 min
Plot tags: sincere, humorous, captivating, touching
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Office Romance (1977)
Plot Summary:
Anatoli Yefremovich Novoseltsev works in a statistics institution, whose director is an unattractive and bossy woman. An old friend of his, Yuri Grigorievich Samokhvalov, who gets appointed assistant director of the institution, wants to make Novoseltsev the head of the department but encounters objections from Ludmila Prokopievna Kalugina, the director. Samokhvalov then advises Novoseltsev to lightly hit on the boss. Ironically, Novoseltsev and Kalugina fall in love with each other.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 159 min
Plot tags: light, feel good, funny, humorous
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Afonya (1975)
Plot Summary:
The 1975 film by Georgi Daneliya "Afonya" was an unexpected commercial hit in USSR. The main character "Afonya" Borshev is a plumber, who spends his life partying with "buddies", many of whom he doesn't even remember after nights of heavy drinking. His wife leaves him, his boss places him on probation, his whole life is falling apart, but he doesn't realize it. Afonya met Katya at a dance club, yet didn't pay her much attention. But she is the one, who can save him... In this movie Daneliya achieves a perfect balance of satire and drama. Quotes from the movie gained a cult status in USSR.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: funny, sincere, satirical, ironic
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A Railway Station for Two (1983)
Plot Summary:
Platon Ryabinin, a pianist, is traveling by train to a distant town of Griboedov to visit his father. He gets off to have lunch during a twenty minute stop at Zastupinsk railway station. He meets Vera, a waitress, after he refuses to pay her for the disgusting food he doesn't even touch and misses his train due to police investigation of the incident. His passport is then accidentally taken away from him by Andrei, Vera's fiancé, and his money is stolen as he waits for the next train to Griboedov. Vera learns that Platon is about to get sentenced and sent to prison in the Far East for a car accident he isn't guilty for. During the few days that Platon has to spend in Zastupinsk he and Vera develop feelings for each other.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 141 min
Plot tags: romantic, sentimental, serious, captivating, realistic, touching, insightful
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Walking the Streets of Moscow (1964)
Plot Summary:
"I Am Walking Along Moscow" aka "Ya Shagayu Po Moskve" (1963) is a charming lyrical comedy directed by Georgi Daneliya in 1963 that was nominated for Golden Palm at Cannes Film Festival. Daneliya proved that it is possible to create a masterpiece in the most difficult genre of romantic comedy. Made by the team of young and incredibly talented artists that besides Daneliya included writer/poet Gennady Shpalikov, composer Andrei Petrov, and cinematographer Vadim Yusov (who had made four films with Andrei Tarkovski), and the dream cast of the talented actors even in the smaller cameos, "I Am Walking Along Moscow" keeps walking victoriously through the decades remaining deservingly one of the best and most beloved Russian comedies and simply one of the best Russian movies ever made. Funny and gentle, dreamy and humorous, romantic and realistic, the film is blessed with the eternal youth and will always take to the walk on the streets of Moscow new generations of the grateful viewers.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: sentimental, sincere, humorous, nostalgic
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Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia (1974)
Plot Summary:
In Italy, a dying woman tells her granddaughter that she hid her treasure many years ago in Russia, in the city of Leningrad. Other people (who were around when she died) also learn about it. Thus several people arrive in Leningrad trying to find the treasure, each one for himself/herself. What's worse - the only information they have is that the treasure is under a lion - and it's in Leningrad, a city known by its numerous statues of lions. The story gets even more interesting when the soviet militia (police) learns about the whole thing and send an undercover agent.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: Soviet Union, Italy
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: detective, road movie
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According to Mathew (2018)
Plot Summary:
A highly respected priest conspires with his mistress to poison both her husband and his own wife.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 295
Genere: Crime, Romance, Thriller
Country: Sri Lanka
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Back in the U.S.S.R. (1992)
Plot Summary:
During Gorbachev's perestroika, a Chicago student, visits Moscow while the Soviet Union is changing from Communist to Wild West capitalist society. Purely by bad luck, he becomes a pawn in a dangerous cat and mouse game for a precious icon.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 482
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: captivating, tense, suspense, entertaining, cynical, iconic
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The Blonde Around the Corner (1984)
Plot Summary:
An unemployed astrophysicist finds a job of a docker at a grocery store, where he falls in love with a street-wise saleswoman in the produce department. But the groom runs away at the wedding reception.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 488
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: light, sincere, romantic, humorous, captivating
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Love Conquers Paul (2009)
Plot Summary:
Comedy - Brendan Bradley, Russell Garofalo, Elizabeth Wood.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 54
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, captivating, independent film
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Hit by Lightning (2014)
Plot Summary:
When Ricky Miller, a single, quiet 40-year old aspiring writer and manager of Debbie's (think Denny's) and probably the last person you'd notice in a crowd is 'hit by lightning' and meets the love of his life, the beautiful Danita on E-Happily.com, he is catapulted into a relationship online but it's a lot more than what he bargained for - this includes being asked to kill! Hounded by his best friend Seth who thinks no "10" would even go out with a guy like Ricky unless she had ulterior motives (or needed glasses), Ricky starts to get skeptical himself. Turns out, Danita confesses she's actually married to a handsome affable crime novelist and former Rabbi, Ben Jacobs. Is Danita telling Ricky the truth when she says wants to leave her husband but fears for her life if she does? Will Ricky go through with the plan to kill him so he and Danita can live happily ever after?.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: realistic, humorous, not serious, touching, sentimental, captivating
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Love and Pigeons (1985)
Plot Summary:
Shown a life in the remote siberian village. Vasia, who never leave his family, village, comes to pass summer holiday on the Black Sea. New world, new people - so, hi's temted by a half-crazy woman (Raisa Zaharovna). And after short time Vasia returns to his wife and children.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: light, humorous, realistic, feel good, talky, sentimental, sincere, semi serious, touching
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Formula of Love (1984)
Plot Summary:
A young aristocrat, Aleksei Fedyashev, is languishing in his family's country estate, spending his days reading poetry and confessing his love... to a statue. Upon hearing that famous Count Cagliostro is touring Russia and has created quite a buzz in high society with his "magic", he decides to ask the Count to bring the statue to life.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, clever, humorous, realistic, witty, talky, semi serious, biting, suspense
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The Jesus Rolls (2019)
Plot Summary:
Hours after his release from prison, Jesus Quintana pairs up with fellow misfits Petey and Marie for a freewheeling joyride of petty crime and romance.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: funny, psychological, sincere, humorous, captivating, disturbing, grindhouse, cult classic, disgusting, remake of french film
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The Trouble with You (2018)
Plot Summary:
Detective Yvonne is the widow of police chief Santi, a local hero in a town on the French Riviera. When she learns he was in fact a crooked cop, she tries to right his wrongs. Crossing paths with Antoine, a victim of Santi, sets off a series of wild events.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, romantic, uplifting, humorous, captivating, disturbing
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Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (1980)
Plot Summary:
This is a life story of three girlfriends from youth to autumn ages. Their dreams and wishes, love, disillusions.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 150 min
Plot tags: touching, sentimental, romantic, uplifting, realistic, emotional, art house, insightful, semi serious, fairy tale
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The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath! (1976)
Plot Summary:
A group of old friends have a tradition of going to a public bathing house on New Years eve. Occasionally too much vodka and beer makes two of them unconscious. The problem is that one of them (Sasha) has to go to Leningrad but another one (Zhenya) goes. Zhenya wakes up at Leningrad airport. Believing that he is still in Moscow he takes a taxi and goes home. The street name, building and even apartment number, the way an apartment complex looks the same and the key coincide completely - just typical Soviet-type 'economy' architecture. Imagine the surprise of Nadya when she enters her apartment and finds a man without trousers in her bed. What's more - Nadya's fiancé also finds him there.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 192 min
Plot tags: light, humorous, feel good, funny, romantic comedy, talky, semi serious, witty
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Twelve Chairs (1971)
Plot Summary:
A former aristocrat Ippolit Vorobyaninov leads a miserable life in Soviet Russia. His mother-in-law reveals a secret to him - she hid family diamonds in one of the twelve chairs they once had. Vorobyaninov in cooperation with a young con artist Ostap Bender start a long search for the diamonds.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 153 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, captivating, exciting, clever, witty, cynical, not serious, slapstick
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Operation 'Y' & Other Shurik's Adventures (1965)
Plot Summary:
The film consists of three independent parts: "Workmate", "Déjà vu" and "Operation Y". The plot follows the adventures of Shurik (alternative spelling — Shourick), the naive and nerdy Soviet student who often gets into ludicrous situations but always finds a way out very neatly. "Operation Y and Shurik's Other Adventures" was a hit movie and became the leader of Soviet film distribution in 1965.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: witty, feel good, light, humorous, realistic, funny, buddy comedy, slapstick, slapstick comedy, not serious