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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: 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: 6.5 |
Genre | drama, sport |
Country | USA |
Duration | 02:28 |
Characters | Dogs, Teens, Blonde girls, Trainers, Sisters |
Plot | On real events, Sports, Dancing, Volleyball, Motorcycles |
Place | Party, Hospitals |
Style | Inspirational, For girls, Fascinating, Heavy, Makes me think |
After the tragic death of star volleyball player Caroline "Line" Found, a team of dispirited high school girls must band together under the guidance of their tough-love coach in hopes of winning the state championship!
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.
Mark | imdb: 6.7 |
Genre | melodrama, drama |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:57 |
Characters | Teens, Lesbians, Gay, Journalists, Photographers |
Plot | Love, Dancing, Soccer, Chess, Friendship |
Place | Party, Kitchen, Beach |
Style | Romantic, Soulful, Fascinating, Touching |
High school athlete Cyd Loughlin lives alone with her depressive father in South Carolina, perpetually longing to get away from it all. When her aunt, famous novelist Miranda Ruth, agrees to host her for a few weeks during the summer, Cyd jumps at the opportunity. While there, she falls for a girl in the neighborhood, even as she and her aunt gently challenge each other in the realms of sex and spirit.
Mark | imdb: 6.9 |
Genre | melodrama, drama |
Country | USA, Spain |
Duration | 02:28 |
Characters | Dogs, Writers, Terminally ill, Orphans, Actors |
Plot | Love, Dancing, Relationship, Supernatural, Weapon |
Place | College, USA, New York |
Style | Romantic, Psychological problems, Soulful, Fascinating, Tense |
As a young New York couple goes from college romance to marriage and the birth of their first child, the unexpected twists of their journey create reverberations that echo over continents and through lifetimes.
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: 5.3 |
Genre | comedy, drama |
Country | Canada, USA |
Duration | 02:19 |
Characters | Dogs, Family, Sisters, Old man, Cats |
Plot | Travel, Friendship |
Place | School, Beach, USA, Los Angeles |
Style | Light, Soulful, Fascinating, Makes me think, Touching |
Single mom Laura, along with her awkward 14 year-old son Henry is forced to drive Jack, her estranged, care-free pot dealing father across country after he's kicked out of yet another nursing home.
Mark | imdb: 6.3 |
Genre | comedy, melodrama, drama |
Country | USA |
Characters | Dogs, Rabbits, Actors, Singers |
Plot | Dancing, Wedding, Motorcycles, Money, Friendship |
Place | Aircraft, Ships, Party, Deserts, Beach |
Style | Romantic, Exciting, To cry, Soulful, Fascinating |
With a new iPhone, an apartment near the Grove, and a comfortable bank account left to her by her beloved late husband, Marnie Minervini has happily relocated from New Jersey to Los Angeles to be near her daughter Lori, a successful (but still single) screenwriter, and smother her with motherly love. But when the dozens of texts, unexpected visits, and conversations dominated by unsolicited advice force Lori to draw strict personal boundaries, Marnie finds ways to channel her eternal optimism and forceful generosity to change the lives of others - as well as her own - and find a new purpose in life.
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: 5.7 |
Genre | drama |
Country | USA |
Duration | 02:25 |
Characters | Students |
Plot | On real events, Dancing, Investigation, Friendship, Death |
Place | College, Party, USA, Hostel |
Style | Exciting |
Reeling from a terrifying assault, a nineteen year old enrolls into college with his brother and pledges the same fraternity. What happens there, in the name of 'brotherhood,' tests him and his loyalty in brutal ways.
Mark | imdb: 6.5 |
Genre | melodrama, drama, western |
Country | USA |
Duration | 02:28 |
Characters | Lesbians, Cowboys, Heroes, Photographers, Terminally ill |
Plot | Money, Friendship, Loneliness, Weapon, Cancer |
Place | Beach, USA |
Style | Romantic, Psychological problems, Soulful, Fascinating, Touching |
Lee, a former Western film icon, is living a comfortable existence lending his golden voice to advertisements and smoking weed. After receiving a lifetime achievement award and unexpected news, Lee reexamines his past, while a chance meeting with a sardonic comic has him looking to the future.
Mark | imdb: 6.7 |
Genre | comedy, melodrama, drama, adventure |
Country | Italy, France |
Duration | 02:17 |
Characters | Teachers, Photographers |
Plot | Love, Dancing, Time travel, Travel, The escape |
Place | Beach, Hotels, USA |
Style | Action, Fascinating |
A runaway couple go on an unforgettable journey from Boston to Key West, recapturing their passion for life and their love for each other on a road trip that provides revelation and surprise right up to the very end.
Mark | imdb: 4.5 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime |
Country | USA |
Duration | 02:22 |
Characters | Teens, Family, Bodyguards, Businessmen, Orphans |
Plot | Basketball, Relationship, Money, Loneliness, Mental disorders |
Place | Party, Hospitals, Cemetery, USA |
Style | Heavy, Disturbing |
Two brothers and their wives meet up at a haute-cuisine restaurant to discuss what to do about a horrific crime that their sons committed together. As the quartet debate their options, the conversation reopens old wounds between the siblings.
Mark | imdb: 6.3 |
Genre | comedy, melodrama, drama, music |
Country | USA, Chile |
Characters | Cats, Surfers, Singers |
Plot | Dancing, Gambling, Passion, Money, Friendship |
Place | Aircraft, Hotels, Casino, Los Angeles |
Style | Touching |
Gloria is a free-spirited divorcée who spends her days at a straight-laced office job and her nights on the dance floor, joyfully letting loose at clubs around Los Angeles. After meeting Arnold on a night out, she finds herself thrust into an unexpected new romance, filled with both the joys of budding love and the complications of dating, identity, and family.
Mark | imdb: 6.8 |
Genre | drama |
Country | Italy, France, Germany |
Duration | 01:30 |
Characters | Teens, Old man, Actors, Nurses, Directors |
Plot | Dancing, Death, Computers, Birthday, Hunger |
Place | Italy, Hospitals, Hotels |
Style | Psychological problems, To cry, Tense, Touching |
Margherita, a director in the middle of an existential crisis, has to deal with the inevitable and still unacceptable loss of her mother.
Mark | imdb: 6.5 |
Genre | melodrama, drama |
Country | United Kingdom, Australia |
Duration | 01:50 |
Characters | Cooks, Friends |
Plot | Dancing, Soccer, Passion, Friendship, Death |
Place | School, Party, Kitchen |
Style | Romantic, Touching |
An English chef with a chic restaurant on Bondi Beach trying to put his life and his relationship with his son back on track while surrounded by women.
Mark | imdb: 6.9 |
Genre | fantasy, melodrama, drama |
Country | USA |
Duration | 02:17 |
Characters | Pianists, Single mothers, Widows, Singers |
Plot | Dancing, Money, Loneliness, Death, Computers |
Place | Party, Kitchen, Hospitals |
Time | Future |
Style | Psychological problems, Philosophical, Touching |
Recently deceased, a white-sheeted ghost returns to his suburban home to console his bereft wife, only to find that in his spectral state he has become unstuck in time, forced to watch passively as the life he knew and the woman he loves slowly slip away.
Mark | imdb: 6.5 |
Genre | comedy, melodrama, drama |
Country | USA, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico |
Characters | Artists, Terminally ill, Old man, Cats |
Plot | Love, Death, Vacation, Hip Hop |
Place | Italy, England, China |
Style | Romantic, To cry, Fascinating, Touching |
Aged, embittered widower, Fred learns to enjoy life thanks to his elderly yet vibrant neighbor, Elsa. Upon learning Elsa is terminally ill, Fred takes her to the Fontana di Trevi in Rome in order to reenact her favorite scene from ‘La Dolce Vita’.
Mark | imdb: 6.2 |
Genre | melodrama, drama, detective |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:32 |
Characters | Artists, Photographers, Widows |
Plot | Dancing, Motorcycles, Friendship, Cancer, Computers |
Place | Aircraft, School, Mexico, USA, Los Angeles |
Time | New Year |
Style | Romantic, Psychological problems, Soulful, Touching |
A widow falls for a guy who bears a striking resemblance to her late husband.
Mark | imdb: 6.3 |
Genre | fantastic, melodrama, drama |
Country | USA |
Characters | Dogs, Gay, Old man, Pianists, Cats |
Plot | Love, Artificial Intelligence, Friendship, Loneliness, Death |
Place | Islands, Party, Beach |
Time | Future |
Style | Soulful, Atmospheric, Fascinating, Tense, For men |
A service which creates holographic projections of late family members allows an elderly woman to spend time with a younger version of her deceased husband.
Mark | imdb: 6.5 |
Genre | drama |
Country | Italy, France, USA, Germany, Qatar |
Characters | Dogs, Teachers, Singers |
Plot | On real events, Dancing, Travel, Fight, Motorcycles |
Place | Ships, Trains, Italy, Africa, Party |
Style | Action, Fascinating, Heavy, Tense, Touching |
Ayiva recently left his home in Burkina Faso in search of a way to provide for his sister and his daughter. He takes advantage of his position in an illegal smuggling operation to get himself and his best friend Abas off of the continent. Ayiva adapts to life in Italy, but when tensions with the local community rise, things become increasingly dangerous. Determined to make his new situation work he attempts to weather the storm, but it has its costs.
Mark | imdb: 5.3 |
Genre | comedy, melodrama, drama |
Country | USA, Canada |
Duration | 02:00 |
Characters | Dogs, Gay, Photographers, Pianists, Singers |
Plot | Love, Dancing, Wedding, Friendship, Breakup |
Place | Metro, USA, New York |
Style | To cry, Fascinating |
A woman on the brink of a marriage proposal is told by a friend that she should date other men before spending the rest of her life with her boyfriend.
Mark | imdb: 5.2 |
Genre | comedy, melodrama, drama |
Country | USA |
Characters | Teens, Lesbians, Psychologists, Hippies, Photographers |
Plot | Love, On real events, Basketball, Obsession, Friendship |
Place | School, Russia, Party, Hospitals, USA |
Style | Light, By books, Fascinating, Tense, Touching |
A sex therapist goes through puberty after the successful removal of a benign tumor resting against his pituitary gland. He experiences all the changes and effects of puberty over a three-week period.
Mark | imdb: 6.1 |
Genre | comedy, melodrama, drama, adventure, family, sport |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:40 |
Characters | Teachers, Family, Brothers, Trainers, Hunters |
Plot | Love, Adventure, Hockey, Computer games, Mental disorders |
Place | USSR, California |
Style | Exciting, To cry, Touching |
Corey refuses to let his emotionally disturbed younger brother Jimmy be institutionalized, and the two run away together. They soon join forces with a resourceful girl, who notices that Jimmy has a special talent: he is a "wizard" at video games and can achieve the high score on absolutely everything he plays. Evading their parents and a sinister bounty hunter, the trio head for a climactic showdown at the national video game championships in California.
Mark | imdb: 6.7 |
Genre | drama, detective |
Country | USA |
Characters | Teens, Teachers, Sisters, Parents |
Plot | Breakup, Mental disorders, Political, Computers, Internet |
Place | School, Party, USA |
Time | The Great Depression |
Style | Psychological problems, Twisted plot, Tense, Makes me think |
A star athlete and top student, Luce's idealized image is challenged by one of his teachers when his unsettling views on political violence come to light, putting a strain on family bonds while igniting intense debates on race and identity.
Mark | imdb: 6.4 |
Genre | action, thriller, melodrama, drama, adventure |
Country | USA |
Duration | 02:20 |
Characters | Dogs, Climbers, Journalists, Friends, Strangers |
Plot | Love, Survival, Time travel, Travel, Relationship |
Place | Aircraft, Mountains, Party, USA |
Style | Unexpected ending, Atmospheric, Tense |
Stranded after a tragic plane crash, two strangers must forge a connection to survive the extreme elements of a remote snow covered mountain. When they realize help is not coming, they embark on a perilous journey across the wilderness.
Mark | imdb: 6.1 |
Genre | comedy, melodrama, drama |
Country | USA |
Duration | 02:29 |
Characters | Family, Friends, Lovers, Pianists, Singers |
Plot | Love, Dancing, Ballet, Love triangle, Computers |
Place | Trains, Kitchen, USA |
Style | Romantic, Soulful, Fascinating, Touching |
The separation of a long married couple goes awry when they fall for each other again.
Mark | imdb: 7.5 |
Genre | melodrama, drama |
Country | USA, United Kingdom |
Duration | 02:21 |
Characters | Dogs, Models, Photographers |
Plot | Love, Dancing, Wedding, Obsession, Snow |
Place | Sea |
Time | New Year |
Style | Psychological problems, To cry, Atmospheric, Vital signs, Tense |
In the glamour of 1950s post-war London, renowned dressmaker Reynolds Woodcock and his sister Cyril are at the center of British fashion. Women come and go through Woodcock’s life, providing the confirmed bachelor with inspiration and companionship, until he comes across a young, strong-willed woman, Alma, who soon becomes a fixture in his life as his muse and lover. Once controlled and planned, he finds his carefully tailored life disrupted by love.
Mark | imdb: 6.2 |
Genre | action, thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:55 |
Characters | Teens, Strong women, Lawyers, Partners |
Plot | Love, Robbery, Bank robbery, Fight, Money |
Place | Party |
Style | Unexpected ending, Heavy, Tense, Disturbing, Womens in main roles |
Erin Bell is an LAPD detective who, as a young cop, was placed undercover with a gang in the California desert with tragic results. When the leader of that gang re-emerges many years later, she must work her way back through the remaining members and into her own history with them to finally reckon with the demons that destroyed her past.