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Markimdb: 6.5
Genrecomedy, drama, adventure
CountryUnited Kingdom, South Africa, Rwanda
Duration01:28
CharactersLions, Friends
PlotSoccer, Adventure, Travel, Friendship
PlaceAfrica
StyleSoulful, Touching

The extraordinary story of three Rwandan children who attempt to realize the dream of their life: to attend the opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup 2010 at Johannesburg.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryItaly, France, United Kingdom
Duration02:05
CharactersTeens, Heroes
PlaceItaly
TimeFuture
StyleExciting, To cry, Soulful, Fascinating, Tense

The story of a normal Italian family in which come out the dreams of those who have lost their possibilities and of those who want to realize them. Carlo and Giulia are a married couple who have each given up their aspirations in order to live an average life. Their 19-year-old son, Paolo, is having trouble finding an identity, while their 18-year-old daughter, Valentina, has already figured out how to use sex to her advantage. The family goes through a crisis when Carlo begins having an affair, Giulia attempt to seduce the director of a local stage production she is in, and Valentina does what she does best to land an audition for a TV show

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:43
CharactersTeens, Teachers, Pupils
PlotFriendship
PlaceSchool, England
StyleTo cry, Touching

Comedy sequel to "East Is East". Manchester, North of England, 1975. The now much diminished, but still claustrophobic and dysfunctional, Khan family continues to struggle for survival. Sajid, the youngest Khan, the runt of the litter, is deep in pubescent crisis under heavy assault both from his father's tyrannical insistence on Pakistani tradition, and from the fierce bullies in the schoolyard. So, in a last, desperate attempt to 'sort him out', his father decides to pack him off to Mrs Khan No 1 and family in the Punjab, the wife and daughters he had abandoned 35 years earlier. It is not long before Ella Khan (Mrs Khan No2) with a small entourage from Salford, England, swiftly follows to sort out the mess, past and present.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUnited Kingdom, France, USA
CharactersTeachers, Writers
PlotMoney
PlaceParis, France
StyleTo cry

Mathias Gold is a down-on-his-luck New Yorker who inherits a Parisian apartment from his estranged father. But when he arrives in France to sell the vast domicile, he's shocked to discover a live-in tenant who is not prepared to budge. His apartment is a viager—an ancient French real estate system with complex rules pertaining to its resale—and the feisty Englishwoman Mathilde Girard, who has lived in the apartment with her daughter Chloé for many years, can by contract collect monthly payments from Mathias until her death.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrecomedy, drama, music
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:50
CharactersTeens, Teachers, Students, Pupils
PlaceSchool, England
TimeSummer
StyleTo cry, Soulful, Fascinating, Touching

Musical film about the trials and tribulations of an idealistic drama teacher as she tries to put on the end of year show.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryFrance
Duration01:55
CharactersTeens, Alcoholics, Cats
PlotLove, Time travel, Friendship, Death, Birthday
PlaceSchool, France, Cemetery
StyleTo cry

Camille was only sixteen and still in high school when she fell in love with Eric, another student. They later married and a child and were happy for a while. But now twenty-five years have passed and Eric leaves her for a younger woman. Bitter and desperate Camille drinks so much liquor at a New Year Eve's party that she falls into an ethylic coma and she finds herself... propelled into her own past! Camille is sixteen again when she wakes up this morning, her parents are not dead anymore and she must go to school, where she will meet her schoolmates and, of course, Eric. Is she going to fall for him again and... be miserable twenty-five years later? Or will she avoid him with the result never having her beloved daughter? Who ever said that time traveling was fun?

Markimdb: 6.9
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryFrance, USA
PlotDivorce
PlaceNew York
StyleTo cry, Soulful, Black humor

After months of living a solitary existence, Lenny, 34, picks up his kids from school. Every year he spends a couple of weeks with his sons Sage, 9, and Frey, 7. Lenny hosts his kids within a midtown studio apartment in New York. During these two weeks, he must figure out if he wants to act as their father or be their friend. Ultimately, their trip upstate results in complete lawlessness taking over their lives.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryItaly, France
Duration02:43
CharactersMafia
PlotLife, Political, Elections, Family life
PlaceItaly, Small cities
TimeWorld War II
StyleTo cry, Soulful, Atmospheric, Smart, Epic

Giuseppe Tornatore traces three generations of a Sicilian family in in the Sicilian town of Bagheria (known as Baarìa in the local Sicilian dialect), from the 1930s to the 1980s, to tell the story of the loves, dreams and delusions of an unusual community.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:48
CharactersTeens, Gay, Friends
PlotFriendship
PlaceEngland
StyleTo cry, Soulful, Touching

Steven spends his school days longing for all-star athlete John. But John has a gorgeous girlfriend, and Steven is still in the closet about being gay. The only one who knows the teenager's secret is his friend Linda. After a curious run-in with John in a public restroom, Steven starts to wonder if the jock is straight after all. When they start a romance, it threatens to expose the truth about both of them.

Markimdb: 7
Genreaction, comedy, drama, adventure, family
CountryUnited Kingdom, France, Germany, USA
Duration01:36
CharactersTeens, Family, Friends, Losers, Single mothers
PlotFriendship
PlaceEngland, Small cities
StyleTo cry, Fancy, Touching

Will Proudfoot (Bill Milner) is looking for an escape from his family's stifling home life when he encounters Lee Carter (Will Poulter), the school bully. Armed with a video camera and a copy of "Rambo: First Blood", Lee plans to make cinematic history by filming his own action-packed video epic. Together, these two newfound friends-turned-budding-filmmakers quickly discover that their imaginative ― and sometimes mishap-filled ― cinematic adventure has begun to take on a life of its own!

Markimdb: 6.7
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration01:54
CharactersTeens
PlotFirst love, Art, Seduction
PlaceNew York
StyleTo cry, Soulful, Touching, Serious

New York, 1937. A teenager hired to star in Orson Welles' production of Julius Caesar becomes attracted to a career-driven production assistant.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, biography
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:30
CharactersCooks, Teens, Maids
PlotOn real events, Rivalry
PlaceEngland
StyleTo cry, Soulful, Touching

An adaptation of celebrity chef Nigel Slater's bestselling memoir, 'Toast' is the ultimate nostalgic trip through everything edible in 1960's Britain. Nigel's mother was always a poor cook, but her chronic asthma and addiction to all things canned does not help.

Markimdb: 5.9
Genrecomedy, drama, music
CountryUSA
Duration02:23
CharactersTeens, Horses, Gay, Punks, Friends
PlotFriendship, Rehabilitation
PlaceUSA, New York
StyleTo cry, By books, Touching

A sweeping multigenerational story set against the backdrop of the raw, roaring New York City of the late 1980s; adoption, teen pregnancy, drugs, hardcore punk rock, the unbridled optimism and reckless stupidity of the young—and old—are all major elements in this heart-aching tale of the son of diehard hippies and his strange odyssey through the extremes of late 20th century youth culture.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:43
CharactersTeens
PlotFriendship, Loneliness, Vacation, Divorce
PlaceParty
TimeSummer
StyleCute, Touching

Over the course of his summer break, a teenager comes into his own thanks in part to the friendship he strikes up with one of the park's managers.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryUSA, Germany, United Kingdom
Duration01:58
CharactersAlcoholics, Friends, Parents, Housewives
PlotFriendship, Baseball, Funeral
PlaceCollege
StyleTo cry, Soulful, Smart, Tense

After her husband runs off with his secretary, Terry Wolfmeyer is left to fend for herself -- and her four daughters. As she hits rock bottom, Terry finds a friend and drinking buddy in next-door neighbor Denny, a former baseball player. As the two grow closer, and her daughters increasingly rely on Denny, Terry starts to have reservations about where their relationship is headed.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrecomedy, drama, sport
CountryUnited Kingdom, France
Duration01:46
CharactersTeens, Losers
PlotSoccer
PlaceEngland
StyleTo cry, Fascinating, Fancy, Gloomy, Touching

Jimmy Grimble is a shy Manchester school boy. At school he is constantly being bullied by the other kids, and at home he has to face his mother's new boyfriend. However, through football, and some special boots, he manages to gain the confidence to succeed and leads his school football team towards the final of the local schools cup.

Markimdb: 5.9
Genrecomedy, drama, music
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:20
CharactersDJs, Friends, Artists
PlotDancing, Music, Friendship
PlaceEngland, Small cities
StyleTo cry, Touching

1974. Amidst power cuts, strikes and boot-boy aggro on the football terraces, Joe McCain is bored of a life that's going nowhere. Enter hair-dresser Jane: blonde, beautiful, and moving to the beat of a whole new world of sound, movement and all-nighter dancing at The Wigan Casino - the home of Northern Soul. Swept along on this tide of pulsating dance and lust, Joe becomes embroiled in the darker side of soul scene that will put his friendship to the test.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, short
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, France
PlotLove, Friendship, Fate
StyleTo cry, Cute, Touching

Fourteen years after the events of the first film, a series of encounters between people in Britain reminds us that in these different times Love, actually exists.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryBelgium, Netherlands
Duration01:48
CharactersTeens, Writers, Alcoholics
PlotLife, Family life
StyleTo cry, Soulful, Touching

13-year-old Gunther Strobbe grows up surrounded by alcohol, trash and his completely useless father and uncles. Slowly but surely, he's being prepared for the same hapless life. Can he defy his destiny?

Markimdb: 6.1
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryAustralia, United Kingdom
CharactersTeens, Alcoholics
PlotLife, Friendship, Baseball, Mystery, Family life
StyleSmart, Black humor, Touching

There are dysfunctional families... and then there are the Conways. After a family tragedy, 15-year-old Billy Conway has become the de facto glue between his bitter mom, distant brother, and stoic dad. But when Billy starts to act out, everything changes for him and his family

Markimdb: 7.8
Genrecomedy, drama, history
CountryUnited Kingdom, France, USA
Duration02:00
CharactersHorses, Gay
PlotSurvival, Adventure, Travel, Friendship, Fear
PlaceEngland, Deserts, The Ottoman Empire
TimeWorld War I
StyleExciting, Action, Fascinating, Touching, Serious

Based on a true story, the film is set in the summer of 1984 – when Margaret Thatcher is in power and the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is on strike. At the Gay Pride March in London, a group of gay and lesbian activists decides to raise money to support the families of the striking miners. But there is a problem - the union seems embarrassed to receive their support. However the activists are not deterred. They decide to ignore the union and go direct to the miners. They identify a mining village of Onllwyn, in the Dulais Valley in Wales, and later set off in a mini bus to make their donation in person. And so begins the extraordinary story of two seemingly alien communities who form a surprising and ultimately triumphant partnership.

Markimdb: 7.8
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryBelgium, France, Luxembourg, Tunisia
CharactersTeens
PlaceLos Angeles
StyleAction, Soulful, Touching, Serious

Igor, aged 15, and his father Roger deal in housing and peddling illicit labor in the outlying districts of Liege, Belgium. Scams, lies and swindling rule their lives. When one of his father’s illegal workers gets injured on the job and asks Igor to promise to take care of his wife and baby, Igor finds himself at a crossroad. He wants to keep the promise, but the price would be to betray his father.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:41
CharactersTeens, Losers, Orphans
PlotFriendship
StyleTo cry, Soulful, Fascinating, Makes me think, Touching

Hal, a 15-year-old high-school student with a minor yet socially alienating (and painful) disability: he stutters uncontrollably. Determined to work through the problem, Hal opts for an extreme route he joins the school debating team, which sends him on a headfirst plunge into breakneck speech competitions and offers a much-needed boost toward correcting the problem.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryUnited Kingdom, France, Germany, USA
Duration01:30
CharactersTeens, Friends, Losers
PlotRevenge, Friendship
PlaceSchool
StyleTo cry, Touching

Angus is a large, pathetic 14 year old whose thoughts are most often filled with the image of one Melissa Lefevre. Angus is shy and thinks that he has no chance of ever 'getting' her. Being especially uncool, he is incredibly surprised (along with the rest of the school) that he is chosen to dance with her at the Winter Ball. The only one not surprised is the cool-kid who set him up to fail, but Angus' best friend is going to help him win the heart of Melissa by developing a new look for him

Markimdb: 7.1
Genremelodrama, drama, music, biography
CountryUnited Kingdom, Canada
Duration01:38
CharactersTeens, Musicians, Artists
PlotMusic, Friendship
StyleTo cry, Inspirational, Soulful, Touching

The drama tells the story of Lennon's teenage years and the start of his journey to becoming a successful musician. The story also examines the impact on his early life and personality of the two dominant females in his childhood

Markimdb: 7.9
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryItaly, France
Duration01:59
PlotLife, Family life
PlaceItaly, Small cities
StyleTo cry, Atmospheric, Fascinating, Fancy, Makes me think

In an Italian seaside town, young Titta gets into trouble with his friends and watches various local eccentrics as they engage in often absurd behavior. Frequently clashing with his stern father and defended by his doting mother, Titta witnesses the actions of a wide range of characters, from his extended family to Fascist loyalists to sensual women, with certain moments shifting into fantastical scenarios.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genredrama, history
CountryItaly, France
PlotPolitical, Family life
PlaceFrance
StyleTo cry, Soulful, By books, Touching, Serious

A 9-year-old girl weathers big changes in her household as her parents become radical political activists in 1970-71 Paris.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genrecomedy, drama, military
CountryItaly, United Kingdom
Duration01:57
CharactersFriends, Artists
PlotFriendship
PlaceItaly, Hotels
TimeWorld War II
StyleTo cry, Touching

Semi-autobiographical film directed by Franco Zeffirelli, telling the story of young Italian boy Luca's upbringing by a circle of English and American women, before and during World War II.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryUSA, United Kingdom, France
Duration01:34
CharactersTeens, Blonde girls
PlotFriendship
PlaceSchool, England, Small cities, Boarding school
StyleLight, Cute

Rebellious 16 year old Poppy from Mailibu is sent to an English boarding school. Realising her Father isn't coming back to rescue her she tries to get expelled.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryFrance, United Kingdom, Germany, Slovenia, Belgium, Serbia
Duration01:53
CharactersMilitary, Cats
PlotRadio
PlaceSmall cities
StyleTo cry, By books, Fancy

A story set in the former Yugoslavia and centered on a guy who returns to Herzegovina from Germany with plenty of cash and hopes for a good new life.





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