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Plot Summary:
Eva and Carmen are two women who meet in the worst place: the doctor’s office, waiting to hear the results of their cancer screenings. So Carmen has an idea: why don’t she and Eva rent an RV with her best pal, Mar, make a list of things they’ve always wanted to do… and do them.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 271
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: road movie
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How Good the Whites Are (1988)
Plot Summary:
Ya bon les blancs depicts a fiercely farcical fable-like vision from Ferreri’s typically ruthless perspective where naïve white liberals attempt to give starving African spaghetti and tomato sauce as aid, ugly Italians attempt boning bloated black native broads, a Catholic priest is gang-raped while he eats Russian chicken and stares at the starved corpse of a preteen negro boy, a deranged jigaboo wearing a white mask claims to whites that he is a real white man and that they are imposters that must leave, and a group of cannibalistic negroid nomads who eat two crackers that dare to sully their magical waterhole. (cont. http://www.soiledsinema.com/2014/08/how-good-whites-are.html?zx=4dfcfb7d2366e8ba).
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 201
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain, Italy, France
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: grotesque
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The Invisible (2020)
Plot Summary:
Three women. One same age. Three ways to face it.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 532
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: crying
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4L (2019)
Plot Summary:
To find Joseba, a dying friend, and see him reunite with his daughter Ely, two old friends, Jean Pierre and Tocho, embark with her on a road trip through the Sahara desert, from Spain to Mali.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags:
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The Yellow Handkerchief (1977)
Plot Summary:
The story starts with Kinya, who has recently upgraded his car. He’s a young adult and he’s single so naturally he uses his ride to ahem, look for companions. He offers a ride to a shy girl by the name of Akemi and she reluctantly accepts. From the get go, sexual tension is apparent, but things get a bit easier as the two become acquainted. They pick up Yusaku, a 30-something coal miner with a reserved personality. The story slowly begins to shift from the comedic hijinks of Kinya and Akemi to Yusaku’s mental drama. He’s hiding something about his past, which he either wants to forget or is trying to remember.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: road movie, art house
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Bye Bye Blue Bird (1999)
Plot Summary:
Recalling the works of Jim Jarmusch and Wim Wenders, this Danish road movie concerns a pair of women, Rannva and Barba, who return after a seven-year absence to their native Faroes Islands, a self-governing province of Denmark near Iceland. Dressed in loud attire and speaking with big-city accents, they stand out considerably from the locals. As they travel through the islands, they meet a variety of eccentric figures and colorful characters, including their families. Bye Bye Bluebird was screened at the 1999 Haugesund Film Festival. ~ Jonathan Crow, Allrovi.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 592
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Denmark, Faroe Islands
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: road movie
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The Open Door (2016)
Plot Summary:
Rosa, is a prostitute who inherited the profession from Antonia, her mother, who thinks she is Sara Montiel and turns her daily life in a hell. Rosa does not know how to be happy. She just can not. But the unexpected arrival of a new member to her particular (and absurd) family will give her a unique opportunity to achieve happiness.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 755
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: unusual plot structure, light, feel good, humorous, entertaining, disgusting
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Umbrella (2016)
Plot Summary:
Alexander Way, a secondary school teacher with a fractured personal life, finds himself attempting to rescue a woman from a violent sexual attack. Alexander finds himself overpowered, beaten & taken to hospital. Jesiah Jarvus, a famous British musician who is frequently touring, has lost his goal in life. Having not spoken with his father in over 20 years, troubling news offers them the chance to reconcile & move forward in both their lives. Theodore Smith attempts to bury the sadness that threatens to engulf his childhood upon hearing the news that his parents will be separating. Elethea Conall, a newly qualified nurse, continues to look after her patients whilst attempting to escape from her past. What do they all have in common?.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 16
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, sentimental, touching, captivating, independent film
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The Wedding Waltz (1988)
Plot Summary:
Viltteri, a balding guy in his thirties living in rural northern Finland, is hopelessly clueless about his new role as a married man and the father of a newborn son. A perfect escape from family responsibilities is having to get his old Hillman Minx repaired and inspected for road-worthiness, with a little help from an eccentric bunch of friends who never seem to have grown up either.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Finland
Duration: 56 min
Plot tags: road movie, funny, enigmatic, depressing, bleak, humorous, melancholic, ironic, sad, suspenseful
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Live Twice, Love Once (2019)
Plot Summary:
A retired academic teacher tries to find the love of his youth after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: inspirational, sincere, thought provoking, sweet, road movie
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Like Crazy (2016)
Plot Summary:
Beatrice is a blabbermouth and a so-called billionaire countess who likes to believe she’s in intimacy with world leaders. Donatella is a young quiet tattooed woman, locked in her own mystery. They are both patients of a mental institution and subject to custodial measures.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: humorous, road movie, touching, social, melancholic, sincere, captivating, suspenseful, psychological, philosophical
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Free Zone (2005)
Plot Summary:
Rebecca, an American who has been living in Jerusalem for a few months now, has just broken off her engagement. She gets into a cab driven by Hanna, an Israeli. But Hanna is on her way to Jordan, to the Free Zone, to pick up a large of sum of money.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Israel, Belgium, France, Spain
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: road movie, serious, thought provoking, realistic, contemplative, gloomy, crying
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Burn Burn Burn (2015)
Plot Summary:
Following the death of their friend, two girls in their late twenties embark on a road trip to spread his ashes. Seph and Alex take turns driving. Dan is in the glove compartment, in tupperware, decreasing in volume as the trip progresses.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: road movie, humorous, exciting, light, captivating
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Clownwise (2013)
Plot Summary:
Once a hugely popular clown trio, Oskar, Max, and Viktor are now living very different lives. The intense fight that ended their friendship has left them on bad terms for over 40 years. Max is battling colon cancer, Viktor's wife is losing a battle to Alzheimer's, and Oskar, who's never been the best dad, is trying to rescue his daughter from an abusive relationship. The good old days are gone indeed. Despite their situations, each one still tries to maintain a sense of humor. They look fondly on the days when they were slapstick superstars. However, when it comes to the issues that led to their career demise, they just can't seem to let their anger go. As they hesitantly agree to a reunion, they begin to find that the only way back to the top is through forgiveness.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 197
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Czech Republic, Finland, Luxembourg, Slovakia
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: sentimental, captivating, melancholic, humorous
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Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed (2013)
Plot Summary:
The unforgettable friendship between three people: an English teacher who travels to Almería when he hears that John Lennon is making a film there, a 16-year-old boy who has run away from home and a young girl who also seems to be running away from something.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: road movie, sincere, touching, serious, spiritual, realistic, gloomy
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The Very Private Life of Mister Sim (2015)
Plot Summary:
François Sim considers himself worthless and he may have good reasons for that. Hasn't he lost his job as well as his wife Caroline? Isn't he unable to relate to Lucy, his teenage daughter? Didn't he, when he was eighteen miss out on passion whereas the sexy, gorgeous Luigia opened her arms to him?.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 802
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: psychological, light, feel good, unusual plot structure, humorous, captivating, contemplative, road movie
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The Motive (2017)
Plot Summary:
Álvaro is a poor man obsessed with the idea of writing 'high literature'. He starts provoking conflicts to write about them.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Spain, Mexico
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: serious, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, twist ending, novela, surprise ending, tragicomedy, crying, dark comedy
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My Masterpiece (2018)
Plot Summary:
Arturo (Guillermo Francella), a successful and gallant owner of an art gallery, and Renzo (Luis Brandoni), a talented but decadent painter, are united by an old friendship. However, they do not coincide in many of their ideals and cause endless discussions between them. The only thing that seems to keep Renzo afloat is his only student Alex (Raúl Arévalo), a young man with aspirations to be an artist. One day Arturo will be associated with Dudú (Andrea Frigerio), in order to overcome the career of his friend. But the idea they plan is more crazy and risky than they expected.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Argentina, Spain
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: light, humorous, sincere, captivating, neo screwball comedy
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Hi, Are You Alone? (1995)
Plot Summary:
Nina is a 20 years old girl from Valladolid who lives with her divorced father, an autoritarian and conservative man. Trini is of the same age and has lost her mother. For both Valladolid and their families have nothing to offer and therefore they go on a risky voyage to the Costa del Sol at the south of Spain.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 846
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: road movie, captivating, light, feel good, humorous
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Miss Stevens (2016)
Plot Summary:
A high school English teacher becomes a weekend chaperone for three students at a drama competition.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: light, humorous, captivating, sincere, feel good, funny, independent film, comedy drama, corny
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No Filter (2019)
Plot Summary:
Beatrice celebrates with her family the release of her book: she tells about the accident of her husband Frederic. He became blind and without filter - always so funny and seductive, he is totally unpredictable. But this book, hymn-to-life, will turn into a joyful fist because if Beatrice changed the names, each of his friends seeks to find his character. The book awakens secret jealousies, while the group of friends and family pitch.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: light, sincere, humorous, captivating
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Aaltra (2004)
Plot Summary:
In this pitch black comedy the rivalry between two neighbors escalates into an all out war. Through a maintenance error on a tractor they both end up, paralyzed, in a wheelchair. It seems they are doomed to stay together. They no longer focus their rage on each other but on the manufacturer of the tractor, in Helsinki. So get ready for a hilarious wheelchair road movie.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Belgium, France
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: road movie, dark comedy, humorous, semi serious, black and white, black comedy, dark, offbeat, tragic
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The Tunnel (2016)
Plot Summary:
The thirteen survivors of a catastrophe by a tunnel's collapse tries to balance their experience trapped along 15 days inside it with their day-by-day outside it.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 719
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: psychological, unusual plot structure, humorous, captivating, suspense, contemplative, social, road movie
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One-Way Ticket to Mombasa (2002)
Plot Summary:
Pete loses his consciousness while playing in a pop band. The diagnosis is harsh and the doctor cannot say for sure whether Pete will celebrate his 18th birthday. One night, encouraged by the vodka on Jusa's 18th birthday, Pete confesses his love to Kata, his dream girl. Together with Jusa, they go to Lapland where Kata has her summer job. In Jusa's wild company, Pete experiences something which he never felt before as they decide to take a trip to Mombasa via Lapland.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Finland
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: road movie, sentimental, touching, humorous, semi serious, realistic, sincere, captivating, offbeat
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King of California (2007)
Plot Summary:
Charlie gets released from an insane asylum and moves in with Miranda, the young daughter he left behind. Charlie believes that there is treasure hidden beneath the local Costco, so he puts together a plan to unearth the loot. By convincing Miranda to quit her job at McDonald's and instead work at the wholesale store, he is able to obtain a key. Although Miranda is skeptical, she helps her father with his irrational quest.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: touching, inspirational, emotional, humorous, semi serious, feel good, independent film, cult classic, indie film, psychological
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One Last Thing... (2005)
Plot Summary:
Sixteen-year-old Dylan is dying of cancer. When a charitable organization offers to grant Dylan his final wish, the teen has a surprising request: to meet supermodel Nikki Sinclair. Much to his mother's dismay, Dylan, with the help of his best friends, goes to New York to fulfill his dream.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: emotional, tragicomedy, humorous, realistic, sexy, semi serious, independent film, crying
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French Exit (2020)
Plot Summary:
“My plan was to die before the money ran out,” says 60-year-old penniless Manhattan socialite Frances Price, but things didn’t go as planned. Her husband Franklin has been dead for 12 years and with his vast inheritance gone, she cashes in the last of her possessions and resolves to live out her twilight days anonymously in a borrowed apartment in Paris, accompanied by her directionless son Malcolm and a cat named Small Frank—who may or may not embody the spirit of Frances’s dead husband.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada, Ireland, UK
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, funny, anamorphic, black comedy, dark comedy, interesting
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Truman (2015)
Plot Summary:
When Julián receives an unexpected visit in Madrid from his lifelong friend Tomás, who now lives in Canada, the encounter is bittersweet. Diagnosed with terminal cancer, Julián is focused on putting his affairs in order, while Tomás is still grasping at hope. For four intense days, the two men, accompanied by Julián's faithful dog, Truman, tour the city, sharing emotional, hilarious and surprising moments.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain, Argentina
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: tense, light, unusual plot structure, humorous, contemplative, sentimental, social, hispanic, existential, sensitive
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The Trip to Greece (2020)
Plot Summary:
Actors Rob Byrdon and Steve Coogan continue their travelogue series with a visit to Greece.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: realistic, atmospheric, clever, visually appealing, funny, road movie
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The Professor (2018)
Plot Summary:
Richard, a world-weary college professor is given a life-changing diagnosis and decides to throw all pretense and conventions to the wind and live his life as boldly and freely as possible with a biting sense of humor, a reckless streak, and a touch of madness.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 36000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: thought provoking, touching, captivating, independent film, surreal, cult classic, cute, comedy drama, inspirational, feel good
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Mr. Church (2016)
Plot Summary:
A unique friendship develops when a little girl and her dying mother inherit a cook - Mr. Church. What begins as an arrangement that should only last six months, instead spans fifteen years.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 31000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: sad, sentimental, compassionate, emotional, melancholic, touching, dramatic, motivational, sincere, thought provoking