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Mark | imdb: 6.1 |
Genre | thriller, drama, biography |
Country | USA, France |
Duration | 01:54 |
Characters | Dogs, Horses, Snipers, Indians, Lawyers |
Plot | On real events, Dancing, Basketball, Fight, Money |
Place | Hospitals, USA |
Style | Psychological problems, Atmospheric, Touching, Serious, Disturbing |
Adapted from the 1951 non-fiction account by psychoanalyst Georges Devereux, “Psychotherapy Of A Plains Indian,” the film follows the true story of Picard (Del Toro), a Plains Indian of the Blackfeet nation, as he returns from WWII and begins experiencing unexplainable symptoms shortly thereafter. He travels to the famous Winter Hospital in Topeka, Kansas, where he meets Devereux (Amalric), thus beginning a professional and personal friendship guided by compassion and understanding of Native American culture.
Mark | imdb: 7.2 |
Genre | melodrama, drama, biography |
Country | United Kingdom |
Duration | 02:37 |
Characters | Dogs, Horses, Disabled people, Newlyweds |
Plot | Love, On real events, Dancing, Time travel, Travel |
Place | Prison, Aircraft, Africa, England, Party |
Style | To cry, Heavy, Touching, Sad ones |
Based on the true story of Robin, a handsome, brilliant and adventurous man whose life takes a dramatic turn when polio leaves him paralyzed.
Mark | imdb: 6.5 |
Genre | melodrama, drama, biography, history |
Country | United Kingdom, Luxembourg, USA, Republic of Ireland, Australia |
Duration | 02:05 |
Characters | Strong women, Family, Pregnant, Fathers, Sisters |
Plot | On real events, Death, Love triangle, Jealousy, Ghosts |
Place | Party, Cemetery, Scotland, Mansions |
Time | 19th century |
Style | Atmospheric, Touching, Serious |
The love affair between poet Percy Shelley and Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin resulted in the creation of an immortal novel, “Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.”
Mark | imdb: 6.8 |
Genre | melodrama, drama |
Country | USA |
Duration | 02:23 |
Characters | Dogs, Gangsters, Friends, Fathers, Actors |
Plot | Love, Death, Depression, Cancer, Computers |
Place | Italy, USA, Office |
Time | New Year |
Style | Psychological problems, To cry, Inspirational, Heavy, Touching |
Retreating from life after a tragedy, a man questions the universe by writing to Love, Time and Death. Receiving unexpected answers, he begins to see how these things interlock and how even loss can reveal moments of meaning and beauty.
Mark | imdb: 5.5 |
Genre | comedy, melodrama, drama |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:57 |
Characters | Dogs, Lesbians, Gods, Firefighters, Sisters |
Plot | Love, Dancing, Passion, Wedding, Money |
Place | Party, Beach, Hotels |
Time | Winter |
Style | Romantic, Light, Touching |
Jenny Farrell is getting married. But how will her straight-laced family react when they find out that the woman they thought was their daughter’s roommate is actually her fiancée? As the old-fashioned Farrells attempt to come to terms with the prospect of a surprise daughter-in-law, they face a difficult choice: either adapt with the times or risk being left behind.
Mark | imdb: 6.2 |
Genre | fantasy, melodrama, drama, adventure, biography |
Country | USA |
Characters | Dogs, Horses, Blonde girls, Photographers, Sisters |
Plot | On real events, Dancing, Adventure, Travel, Motorcycles |
Place | Trains, Italy, Party, Cemetery |
Style | To cry, Fascinating |
Lucy, a small-town girl from Ohio, discovers the delightfully bizarre films of legendary filmmaker Federico Fellini and sets off on a journey across Italy to find him.
Mark | imdb: 6.7 |
Genre | comedy, melodrama, drama, family, music |
Country | United Kingdom |
Duration | 02:30 |
Characters | Hippies, Friends, Sisters, Lovers, Old man |
Plot | Dancing, Money, Friendship, Death, Swimming |
Place | England, Hospitals, Cemetery, London, Hotels |
Time | New Year |
Style | Soulful, Fascinating, Touching |
A lady has her prim and proper life turned upside down after discovering her husband's affair.
Mark | imdb: 6.7 |
Genre | melodrama, drama, biography, history |
Country | United Kingdom, USA, France, Hungary, Netherlands |
Duration | 02:37 |
Characters | Lesbians, Strong women, Geniuses, Writers, Photographers |
Plot | On real events, Dancing, Money, Divorce |
Place | Trains, Party, France |
Time | 19th century |
Style | Inspirational, For girls, Fascinating, Intellectual, Womens in main roles |
After marrying a successful Parisian writer known commonly as Willy, Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette is transplanted from her childhood home in rural France to the intellectual and artistic splendor of Paris. Soon after, Willy convinces Colette to ghostwrite for him. She pens a semi-autobiographical novel about a witty and brazen country girl named Claudine, sparking a bestseller and a cultural sensation. After its success, Colette and Willy become the talk of Paris and their adventures inspire additional Claudine novels.
Mark | imdb: 6.6 |
Genre | melodrama, drama, adventure, family |
Country | United Kingdom, USA |
Duration | 01:28 |
Characters | Animals, Horses, Family, Friends |
Plot | Adventure, Friendship, Justice |
Place | England |
Style | Light, To cry, Cute, Inspirational, Fascinating |
The fates of horses, and the people who own and command them, are revealed as Black Beauty narrates the circle of his life.
Mark | imdb: 5.6 |
Genre | melodrama, drama, adventure, biography |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:54 |
Characters | Dogs, Horses, Snake |
Plot | On real events, Uprising |
Place | Village, Aircraft, Jungle, Africa |
Time | New Year |
Style | To cry, Atmospheric, Gloomy, Touching, Serious |
Inspired by the true story of indomitable Kuki Gallmann, the film tells of a beautiful and inquisitive woman who had the courage to escape from her comfortable yet monotonous life in Italy to start anew in the African wilderness with her son, Emanuele, and her new husband, Paolo. Gallmann faces great danger there but eventually becomes a celebrated conservationist.
Mark | imdb: 6.3 |
Genre | comedy, melodrama, drama, adventure, family |
Country | USA |
Characters | Dogs, Horses, Family, Puppies, Cats |
Plot | Love, Friendship, Freedom |
Place | Trains |
Time | New Year |
Style | To cry, Cute, Touching |
The love story between a pampered Cocker Spaniel named Lady and a streetwise mongrel named Tramp. Lady finds herself out on the street after her owners have a baby and is saved from a pack by Tramp, who tries to show her to live her life footloose and collar-free.
Mark | imdb: 6.9 |
Genre | melodrama, drama, biography, history |
Country | Czech Republic, United Kingdom, France, USA |
Duration | 02:31 |
Characters | Kings, Horses, Photographers, Sisters, Reporters |
Plot | Love, On real events, Dancing, Boxing, Passion |
Place | Aircraft, Trains, Africa, England, Party |
Style | Soulful, Fascinating, Makes me think |
The inspiring true story of Seretse Khama, the King of Bechuanaland (modern Botswana), and Ruth Williams, the London office worker he married in 1948 in the face of fierce opposition from their families and the British and South African governments. Seretse and Ruth defied family, Apartheid and empire - their love triumphed over every obstacle flung in their path and in so doing they transformed their nation and inspired the world.
Mark | imdb: 7.3 |
Genre | melodrama, drama |
Country | USA |
Characters | Dogs, Writers, Friends, Terminally ill |
Plot | Love, On real events, Friendship, Loneliness, Cancer |
Place | Forest, Party |
Time | New Year, Halloween, Winter |
Style | Fascinating |
After learning that his terminally ill wife has six months to live, a man welcomes the support of his best friend who moves into their home to help out.
Mark | imdb: 6 |
Genre | melodrama, drama, detective, military, biography, history |
Country | Israel, USA |
Characters | Knights, Teachers, Spiders, Jews, Gypsies |
Plot | On real events, Soccer, Travel, Chess, Friendship |
Place | Village, School, Party, Deserts, India |
Style | Soulful, By books, Sad ones, Disturbing |
The story of young Amos Oz, growing up in Jerusalem in the years before Israeli statehood with his parents; his academic father, Arieh, and his dreamy, imaginative mother, Fania.
Mark | imdb: 6 |
Genre | thriller, melodrama, drama, detective |
Country | United Kingdom, USA |
Duration | 02:46 |
Characters | Dogs, Horses, Gay, Lawyers, Orphans |
Plot | Love, Money, Obsession, Friendship, Death |
Place | Italy, Kitchen, Beach |
Time | New Year |
Style | Fascinating, Tense, Disturbing |
A young Englishman plots revenge against his mysterious, beautiful cousin, believing that she murdered his guardian. But his feelings become complicated as he finds himself falling under the beguiling spell of her charms.
Mark | imdb: 6.9 |
Genre | melodrama, drama, biography |
Country | France, Belgium |
Duration | 02:19 |
Characters | Lesbians, Gay, Strong women, Writers, Friends |
Plot | Motorcycles, Money, Obsession, Friendship, Snow |
Place | France |
Time | World War II |
Style | Psychological problems, Soulful, Fascinating, Serious |
Born out of wedlock early in the last century, Violette Leduc meets Simone de Beauvoir in postwar Saint-Germain-des-Près. An intense lifelong relationship develops between the two women authors, based on Violette's quest for freedom through writing and on Simone's conviction that she holds in her hands the destiny of an extraordinary writer.
Mark | imdb: 7.6 |
Genre | comedy, melodrama, drama, family, sport |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:44 |
Characters | Dogs, Animals, Lawyers, Friends, Judge |
Plot | Love, Sports, Racing, Time travel, Cars |
Place | Mongolia |
Style | Romantic, Exciting, Action, To cry, Soulful |
A family dog—with a near-human soul and a philosopher's mind—evaluates his life through the lessons learned by his human owner, a race-car driver.
Mark | imdb: 6.7 |
Genre | comedy, melodrama, drama |
Country | USA |
Characters | Writers, Friends, Terminally ill |
Plot | Dancing, Soccer, Friendship, Cancer |
Place | School, USA |
Time | New Year |
Style | Romantic, To cry, Touching |
When college friends reunite after 15 years over the Christmas holidays, they discover just how easy it is for long-forgotten rivalries and romances to be reignited.
Mark | imdb: 6.5 |
Genre | melodrama, drama, crime, biography |
Country | USA |
Duration | 02:06 |
Characters | Lawyers |
Plot | On real events, Wedding, Friendship, Weapon, Justice |
Place | Prison, Court, USA, New York |
Style | Tense, Makes me think, Serious |
When Colin Warner was wrongfully convicted of murder, his best friend Carl King devoted his life to proving his innocence.
Mark | imdb: 5.9 |
Genre | comedy, melodrama, drama, family |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:41 |
Characters | Childrens, Family, Lawyers, Friends, Orphans |
Plot | On real events, Friendship, Fate, Missing people, Shopping |
Place | Chernobyl, School |
Style | Action, To cry, Cute, Touching |
Bill Dancer and his young companion Curly Sue are the classic homeless folks with hearts of gold. Their scams are aimed not at turning a profit, but at getting enough to eat. When they scam the rich and beautiful Grey Ellison into believing she backed her Mercedes into Bill, they're only hoping for a free meal. But Grey is touched, and over the objections of her snotty fiancé.
Mark | imdb: 7.2 |
Genre | drama, biography, history |
Country | United Kingdom, USA |
Duration | 02:31 |
Characters | Programmers, Geniuses, Family, Scientists, Inventors |
Plot | On real events, Apocalypse, Obsession, Friendship, Loneliness |
Place | USA |
Time | New Year, Post apocalypse |
Style | Soulful, Fascinating, Smart, Vital signs, Makes me think |
Set backstage at three iconic product launches and ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac, Steve Jobs takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution to paint an intimate portrait of the brilliant man at its epicenter.
Mark | imdb: 6.8 |
Genre | melodrama, drama, biography, history |
Country | United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, USA |
Duration | 02:45 |
Characters | Kings, Friends, Soldier |
Plot | Love, On real events, Relationship, Friendship, Death |
Place | England, India, Scotland |
Time | 19th century |
Style | By books, Atmospheric, Touching |
Queen Victoria strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim.
Mark | imdb: 7.2 |
Genre | melodrama, drama |
Country | Australia, USA |
Duration | 02:23 |
Characters | Millionaires, Friends, Lovers |
Plot | Love, Money, Obsession, Loneliness, Love triangle |
Place | Party, Hotels, USA, Estate, New York |
Style | Romantic, To cry, By books, Fascinating, Serious |
An adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Long Island-set novel, where Midwesterner Nick Carraway is lured into the lavish world of his neighbor, Jay Gatsby. Soon enough, however, Carraway will see through the cracks of Gatsby's nouveau riche existence, where obsession, madness, and tragedy await.
Mark | imdb: 7.2 |
Genre | action, thriller, melodrama, drama, military, biography, history |
Country | Czech Republic, United Kingdom, USA, France |
Duration | 02:24 |
Characters | Dogs, Teens, Firefighters, Teachers, Strong women |
Plot | Love, On real events, Friendship, Death, Chase |
Place | Party, Germany |
Time | New Year, World War II |
Style | Smart |
In December 1941, Czech soldier Jozef Gabčík and Jan Kubiš parachute into their occupied homeland to assassinate Nazi officer Reinhard Heydrich
Mark | imdb: 5.4 |
Genre | comedy, melodrama, drama |
Country | USA |
Characters | Dogs, Friends |
Plot | Dancing, Friendship |
Place | USA, Small cities |
Time | New Year |
Style | To cry, Soulful, Fascinating, Touching |
In an updated contemporary version of the beloved stage play and 1989 film, "Steel Magnolias" chronicles the lives and friendship of six women in Louisiana. Supporting each other through their triumphs and tragedies, they congregate at Truvy’s beauty shop to ponder the mysteries of life and death, husbands and children - and hair and nails - all the important topics that truly unite and celebrate women.
Mark | imdb: 6.1 |
Genre | drama, biography, history |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:35 |
Characters | Dogs, Horses, Indians, Teachers, Raccoons |
Plot | On real events, Racing, Dancing, Fight, Loneliness |
Place | School, USA |
Time | 19th century |
Style | Fascinating, Serious |
At an isolated log cabin in the harsh wilderness of Indiana circa 1817, the rhythms of love, tragedy, and the daily hardships of life on the developing frontier shaped one of our nation’s greatest heroes: Abraham Lincoln. Abe is a thoughtful and quiet boy who spends his days at the side of his beloved mother while learning to work the land from his stern father. When illness takes his mother, Abe's new guardian angel comes in the form of his new stepmother, who sees the potential in the boy and pushes for his further education.
Mark | imdb: 6.7 |
Genre | melodrama, drama, military, biography |
Country | USA |
Duration | 02:16 |
Characters | Geniuses, Jews, Writers, Inventors, Hermits |
Plot | On real events, Survival, Dancing, Obsession, Friendship |
Place | Psychiatric hospitals, Hotels |
Time | World War II, Summer |
Style | Exciting, Soulful, Fascinating, Makes me think, Touching |
The life of celebrated but reclusive author, J.D. Salinger, who gained worldwide fame with the publication of his novel, The Catcher in the Rye.
Mark | imdb: 6.4 |
Genre | melodrama, drama |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:42 |
Characters | Gay, Lawyers |
Plot | On real events, Friendship |
Place | Party, USA, New York |
Time | New Year |
Style | Romantic, Soulful, Touching, Serious |
An emotionally and sexually charged journey through the love, addiction, and friendship of two men. Documentary filmmaker Erik and closeted lawyer Paul meet through a casual encounter, but they find a deeper connection and become a couple. Individually and together, they are risk takers—compulsive, and fueled by drugs and sex. In an almost decade-long relationship defined by highs, lows, and dysfunctional patterns, Erik struggles to negotiate his own boundaries and dignity and to be true to himself.
Mark | imdb: 7.1 |
Genre | melodrama, drama, biography |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:51 |
Characters | Teachers, Writers, Friends |
Plot | Love, On real events, Boxing, Friendship, Loneliness |
Place | Texas |
Time | New Year |
Style | To cry, Soulful, Touching, Serious |
The Whole Wide World tells the story of Novalyne Price, an attractive feisty West Texas schoolteacher and her bittersweet, romantic and turbulent relationship with Robert E. Howard, the great pulp fiction writer of the 1930's.
Mark | imdb: 7 |
Genre | melodrama, drama, adventure |
Country | United Kingdom, USA |
Duration | 02:25 |
Characters | Dogs, Teens, Horses, Cowboys, Thieves |
Plot | Dancing, Time travel, Adventure, Travel, Motorcycles |
Place | Party, Hotels, USA |
Style | Romantic |
A teenage girl with nothing to lose joins a traveling magazine sales crew, and gets caught up in a whirlwind of hard partying, law bending and young love as she criss-crosses the Midwest with a band of misfits.