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Plot Summary:
This six-part comedy series tracks the trials and tribulations of five car loads of travellers in peak hour morning transit and again on their drive home to find out how the workday turned out.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 289
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: black comedy, dark comedy
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The Hook Up Plan (2018)
Plot Summary:
In a misguided attempt to build up perpetually single Elsa's confidence, her friends hire a male escort. A comedy series set in Paris.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 27 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, feel good, semi serious, realistic, romantic comedy
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A Game About Love (2006)
Plot Summary:
Two best friends fall in love with an ordinary yet kind-hearted girl.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 15
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 47 min
Plot tags: psychological, touching, humorous, contemplative, exciting
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The Velvet Collection (2017)
Plot Summary:
It is the year 1967. After five happy years of marriage in New York with Alberto and their young son, Anna Ribera returns to Spain to take her project Velvet to the next level. She and Alberto had been managing all things Velvet from across the ocean and, together with their best friends and partners, had made a name for Velvet as the number one address in the world of fashion and innovation. Now they decide to take the next step and turn their reputation into a franchise, first at home, then abroad. The first step is opening shop in the other great Spanish city, Barcelona, on its world famous promenade, the Passeig de Gracia. There, the second Velvet Fashion Store is about to open its gates, managed by Ana's good friend Clara who had made it up the career ladder from seamstress to directorial assistant in the Madrid Velvet years.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 54 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, humorous, captivating, disturbing, telenovela
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My Dear Lady (2020)
Plot Summary:
After getting a divorce from her husband, Ling Xunxun decides to celebrate her singlehood. However on her way to a party, her car collided with a luxurious car on the roadside. The owner of the car Cheng Li, a young man who appears to be a university graduate, asked her for a huge amount of compensation. What makes the situation worse is that the he also turns out to be the boss of her new company.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 90
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 40 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, touching, humorous, emotional, talky
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Her Legend (2013)
Plot Summary:
Despite her poverty and lack of education or connections, bright and plucky Eun Jung-soo works her way up in the luxury handbag industry based on sheer talent alone. She encounters Do Jin-hoo, the smart and handsome chaebol heir of a fashion company, and Kim Seo-hyun who has to hide her true identity in order to achieve her dreams.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 98
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: novela, psychological, romantic, touching, emotional, talky
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David (2009)
Plot Summary:
David is a Flemish telenovela. It was the third telenovela of Vtm and it followed the highly successful Sara and its successor LouisLouise. The first episodes were filmed at Domenican Republic, the other episodes were filmed in Koksijde and the studios in Lint. It aired for the first time on 18 September 2009. The first two episodes were screened for a selective audience at the casino of Koksijde at the 15th of September. It was the first Flemish telenovela of Vtm that had a unique story and was entirely created for Flanders. The story is about a young boy, David, who gets lost on an island. He's found there after 15 years by a young woman who brings him to civilization.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 63
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Belgium
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: telenovela
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Maneater (2009)
Plot Summary:
Beautiful, fashionable and fun, Clarissa Alpert is a shallow socialite whose speed dial is a veritable Rolodex of Hollywood power players. Staring her 32nd birthday directly in the eyes, though she will admit only to being 28, the spoiled daddy's girl is in a panic because she is still single. Clarissa, though, always gets what she wants even if he's Aaron Mason, the hottest new producer in town. With the help of her family and friends, Clarissa sets into motion an elaborate plan to lasso the dashing filmmaker who will, she hopes, be the man to put a ring on her finger.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 581
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 240 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, captivating, light, cute, touching, realistic, sexual, sexy
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The Baker and the Beauty (2020)
Plot Summary:
Daniel Garcia is working in the family bakery and doing everything that his loving Cuban parents and siblings expect him to do. But on a wild Miami night he meets Noa Hamilton, an international superstar and fashion mogul, and his life moves into the spotlight. Will this unlikely couple upend their lives to be together and pull their families into a culture clash?.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Israel, USA
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, sweet, humorous, romantic comedy
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Together With Me (2017)
Plot Summary:
This story takes place before the events of Bad Romance The Series. It is focused on Korn and Knock and how they met and all the obstacles they had to go through before they officially became a couple.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 693
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Thailand
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: sentimental, light, sincere, touching, unusual plot structure, humorous, captivating, entertaining, dorama
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Diary of Tootsies (2016)
Plot Summary:
A story based on an online diary about three heartbroken gays and one lesbian trying to find love before the new year.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 152
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Thailand
Duration:
Plot tags: light, feel good, unusual plot structure, humorous, entertaining, contemplative
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Cheetah in August (2015)
Plot Summary:
Cheetah in August is a riveting story about a former high school track athlete who's distorted views on love, negatively affects the people closest to him. The journey of the main character, August, from his high school years into adult life is extremely interesting and current to the times of today. Sexuality, love, religion, psychology, and self-hate are all themes that are touched on throughout this series and it definitely raises awareness to societal issues that are often swept under the rug.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 430
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: psychological, sentimental, romantic, sexy, touching, melancholic, unusual plot structure
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Mr. X and I (2015)
Plot Summary:
Diverse real stories of boys who love boys and want to make it work.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 46
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, sentimental, romantic, sexy, touching, captivating, melancholic
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The Fabulous (2022)
Plot Summary:
Four best friends chase their dreams in the competitive world of fashion while juggling demanding jobs, romantic dilemmas and wild nights on the town.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: dorama, romantic, romantic comedy
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Recipe of Love (2021)
Plot Summary:
Going on an indescribable love journey, will Firat be able to give a "lesson of love" to Mr. Doctor Love? Or will he be hunted while he goes hunting?.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 408
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: romantic, touching, emotional, talky
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Ebb and Tide (2013)
Plot Summary:
Yaman, who lives in the suburb of Tozludere (Istanbul), is arrested and put in jail with his brother because his brother decided to steal a car at a petrol station. Until that day he tried to change his destiny by working hard to earn a good life. That evening he was unwillingly introduced to crime and his clean dossier was tainted. He meets a rich lawyer, Selim Serez.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: sentimental, sincere, romantic, melancholic, dorama, emotional
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Candy Regentag (1989)
Plot Summary:
Flesh and fantasy fill the nights of the call girls at Bambi’s, a flashy back street brothel. Join Bambi, Candy and the girls for an evening or two and find out what happens in the violent world of sex for sale. Candy is new to the business. She follows all of the rules of the house - she arrives on time, doesn’t take drugs, is polite to customers, and numb to all the men who used her. Then she meets Reg and breaks the most important rule - don’t fall in love with one of your customers. Their first encounter leaves her longing to see him again. She fantasizes about the love they share and how idyllic their life together would be. But the facts are clear. Candy is a hooker and she will never be a real part of his world … she’s one of Bambi’s girls. She has seen his life and felt his love, a brief glimpse is all she’ll ever have, KISS THE NIGHT!.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 40
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Gavin & Stacey (2007)
Plot Summary:
Gavin is an ordinary boy from Billericay, Essex. Stacey is an ordinary girl from Barry Island, South Wales. They’ve spoken on the phone every day at work for months but they’ve never actually met… until now.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 29 min
Plot tags: sitcom, sentimental, feel good, semi serious, touching, humorous, realistic, captivating, dark comedy, clever
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Please Like Me (2013)
Plot Summary:
After breaking up with his girlfriend, Josh comes to the realization that he is homosexual. With the support of his now ex girlfriend Claire, and his best friend and house mate Tom, Josh must help his mother with her battle with depression and the rest of his family embrace his new found lifestyle.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 29 min
Plot tags: humorous, sincere, realistic, semi serious, sitcom, feel good, offbeat, emotional, entertaining, hilarious
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80's (2012)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 421
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Russia
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: entertaining, stylized, feel good, captivating, sincere
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Beautiful Love, Wonderful Life (2019)
Plot Summary:
Follow four people as they seek love and happiness: Kim Seol-A who once worked as an announcer and is now married to CEO Do Jin-Woo; Moon Tae-Rang, a chef and the oldest brother from a family of adoptees; and Moon Hae-Rang, Moon Tae-Rang's younger sister, who works as a secretary for Do Jin-Woo.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 81
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 40 min
Plot tags: light, sincere, romantic, uplifting, touching, captivating, dorama
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The Prince Who Turns into a Frog (2005)
Plot Summary:
The Prince Who Turns Into a Frog is a 2005 Taiwanese drama starring Ming Dow and Sam Wang of boyband 183 Club; and Joe Chen and Joyce Chao of girl group 7 Flowers, as well as all the members of the former and two members of the latter, who are signed by Jungiery Entertainment. It was produced by Sanlih E-Television and directed by Chen Ming Zhang and Liu Jun Jie. The series was first broadcast in Taiwan on free-to-air Taiwan Television from 5 June 2005 to 16 October 2005, every Sunday at 21:30 and cable TV Sanlih E-Television from 11 June 2005 to 22 October 2005, every Saturday at 21:00. Episode seven was broadcast on 17 July 2005, it achieved an average rating of 7.05 and peaked at 8.05, which broke the previous average record of 6.43 held by Meteor Garden and was the highest peak for a single episode for a Taiwanese drama until it was broken by episode 13 of Fated To Love You which peaked at 8.13 in 2008.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 168
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: romantic, touching, humorous, captivating, dorama, fairy tale, modern fairy tale
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Reply 1997 (2012)
Plot Summary:
Set in the 1990's, the drama centers around a female high school student Shi Won, who idolizes boyband H.O.T and her 5 high school friends in Busan. As the timeline moves back and forth between their past as 18-year-old high schoolers in 1997 and their present as 33-year-olds at their high school reunion dinner in 2012, where one couple will announce that they're getting married.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: dorama, light, sincere, touching, captivating, not serious, romantic, nostalgic
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Falling for Angels (2017)
Plot Summary:
In this riveting anthology series, modern-day relationships are explored through the lens of each distinct neighborhood in Los Angeles including Silver Lake, Bel Air, Leimert Park, Boyle Heights, Koreatown, and Malibu.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 85
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, sentimental, romantic, sexy, touching, humorous, melancholic, contemplative, queer cinema
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A Million Little Things (2018)
Plot Summary:
A group of friends from Boston who feel stuck in life experience an unexpected wake-up call after one of their friend dies unexpectedly.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: emotional, thought provoking, touching, sentimental, captivating, melancholic, disturbing
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Finding Me: Truth (2011)
Plot Summary:
Truth follows the loves, losses, fights, jealousies and broken hearts of a group of friends. It centers around the sweet, bright-eyed and emotionally vulnerable Faybien (RayMartell Moore). Comfortable with his gayness but saddled with self-esteem issues, Faybien's love life is put into an emotional spin when his ex, Lonnie, returns with an interest in reigniting their relationship. You'd think that he'd get a sympathetic ear from his friends, but they already have their own issues. Reggie's in love with bisexual, non-committal Greg; high-strung queen bee Amera is certain her boyfriend is cheating on her; and the always-meddling muscle queen Jay is busy confronting his rough trade boyfriend's girlfriend.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 50
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, light, romantic, sexy, humorous, melancholic, gay cinema, queer cinema
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No: 309 (2016)
Plot Summary:
Out of pure coincidence, Onur and Lale meet at the same place due to a blind date that is arranged by their mothers.And during the next morning they find themselves in the same bed.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: light, sincere, touching, captivating, melancholic
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Her Story (2015)
Plot Summary:
Two trans women in Los Angeles have given up on love, when suddenly chance encounters give them hope. Violet is drawn to Allie, a reporter who approaches her for an interview, while career-driven Paige meets James, the first man she’s considered opening up to in years. Will they risk letting what they are stand in the way of being loved for who they are?.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 388
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: psychological, sexy, unusual plot structure, humorous, contemplative, queer cinema
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Nonstop (2000)
Plot Summary:
Nonstop is a South Korean slice-of-life sitcom that broadcast its first season in 2000 on MBC. It continued with 5 more seasons. The series was popular for its cast of teen idols, many who debuted through the show.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 64
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: light, sincere, feel good, humorous, entertaining
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XO, Kitty (2023)
Plot Summary:
Teen matchmaker Kitty Song Covey thinks she knows everything there is to know about love. But when she moves halfway across the world to reunite with her long-distance boyfriend, she’ll soon realize that relationships are a lot more complicated when it’s your own heart on the line.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: teen comedy
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Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha (2021)
Plot Summary:
A professional woman leaves her dental practice in Seoul and moves to a seaside village. There she meets a local resident who is unemployed but seems to do everything around town, from helping those in need to being a part of everyone's life. The two become interested in each other despite their differences.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: dorama, smart, sincere, humorous, captivating, disturbing, romantic, epic, feel good, romantic comedy