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Run & Jump (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: Ireland, Germany
Duration: 106 min.
Story: After a stroke leaves her husband disabled and fundamentally changed, a spirited Irish wife struggles to keep her family members together. All the while they are under the microscope of an American researcher documenting their recovery process.
Style: sincere, realistic, serious, uplifting, touching ...
Plot: family relations, family life, sexual tension, recovery, couples, family problems, love and romance, opposites attract, doctors and patients, family in crisis, bittersweet, crumbling marriage ...
Time: 21st century
Place: ireland
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Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: In New York City, an estranged couple who witness a murder are relocated to small-town Wyoming as part of a witness-protection program.
Style: romantic, light, funny, relaxing, rom com ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night, date night
Plot: witnessing a crime, divorce, witness protection program, witness protection, adultery, crumbling marriage, starting over, love and romance, relationships, marital problem, small town, reconciliation ...
Time: year 2009, 21st century
Place: wyoming, new york, usa
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The Swamp (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Argentina, France, Spain, Japan
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Chekhov in contemporary Argentina. Mecha and Gregorio are at their rundown country place near La Ciénaga with their teen children. It's hot. The adults drink constantly; Mecha cuts herself, engendering a trip to the hospital and a visit from ...
Style: captivating, touching, neorealism, sincere, suspense ...
Plot: children, dysfunctional family, heat wave, incest, racism, family problems, crumbling marriage, couples, parents and children, eccentric family, alcoholism, siblings relations ...
Time: 2000s, year 2001, 21st century
Place: argentina, latin america, usa, los angeles
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The Deep Blue Sea (2011)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Australia
Duration: 98 min.
Story: The wife of a British Judge is caught in a self-destructive love affair with a Royal Air Force pilot.
Style: romantic, emotional, period piece, heartbreaking, intense ...
Plot: love affair, infidelity, forbidden love, husband wife relationship, unhappy marriage, judge, unfaithful wife, suicide attempt, unfulfilled love, love, depression, family problems ...
Time: 1950s, 50s, post world war two, 20th century
Place: london, england, europe
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The Anniversary Party (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: While celebrating their reconciliation and six years of marriage, the American actress Sally Nash (Jennifer Jason Leigh) and the British novelist Joe Therrian (Alan Cumming) receive their close friends, some colleagues and their next door neighbors ...
Style: independent film, satirical, melancholic, cynical, humorous ...
Plot: crumbling marriage, marital crisis, character study, dysfunctional relationship, family problems, lifestyle, love and romance, party, couples, dishonesty, couple relations, anniversary ...
Time: year 2001
Place: los angeles, california, usa
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Sex, Lies & Obsession (2001)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: A high-school drama teacher struggles to keep her family together after she discovers her husband's sexual addiction.
Style: serious, realistic, rough, sincere, independent film ...
Plot: adultery, sex addict, infidelity, obsession, dishonesty, life is a bitch, crumbling marriage, couples, family problems, family relations, addiction, love affair ...
Time: 21st century
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Nip/Tuck (2003)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: Hotshot plastic surgeons Dr. Sean McNamara and Dr. Christian Troy experience full-blown midlife crises as they confront career, family and romance problems.
Style: sexy, medical drama, realistic, erotic, sexual ...
Plot: plastic surgery, friendship, surgical operation, couples, womanizer, husband wife relationship, family problems, hospital, surgery, doctor, partnership, medical ...
Time: 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place: california, usa, los angeles, miami, florida
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Remember Me, My Love (2003)
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Drama
Country: Italy, France, UK
Duration: 125 min.
Story: 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 ...
Style: sentimental, captivating, sincere, touching, romantic ...
Plot: love affair, midlife crisis, family problems, family in crisis, infidelity, parents and children, couples, crumbling marriage, dishonesty, youth, unfaithful wife, audition ...
Time: year 2003, 21st century
Place: italy, europe
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Take My Eyes (2003)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 109 min.
Story: One winter night, Pilar runs away from home. With her, she takes only a few belongings and her son, Juan. Antonio soon sets out to look for her. He says Pilar is his sunshine, and what's more, "She gave him her eyes"...
Style: sincere, serious, touching, realistic, emotional ...
Plot: domestic violence, violent husband, starting over, dysfunctional family, haunted by the past, siblings relations, understanding, family problems, therapy, crumbling marriage, fall in love, life is a bitch ...
Time: year 2003
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Late Bloomers (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Belgium, UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Late Bloomers stars Isabella Rossellini and William Hurt as a married couple pulled apart by the threat of old age. Each reacts in a different way: Hurt’s distinguished architect chases after his glory days, while Rossellini’s housewife installs ...
Style: sentimental, realistic, psychological, captivating, serious ...
Plot: crumbling marriage, self discovery, couple relations, family problems, couples, unfulfillment, midlife crisis, elderly, aging, husband, love story
Time: 21st century
Place: europe, england
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Dinner with Friends (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A husband and wife reevaluate their marriage after their closest friends, another couple decide to split up after twelve years.
Style: talky, witty, realistic, sincere, clever ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: friendship, relationships, infidelity, betrayal, family problems, secrets, introspection, marriage, crumbling marriage, love and romance, food, midlife crisis ...
Time: year 1988, 21st century
Place: new york, connecticut, usa
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Breaking Up (1997)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: An aloof, struggling food photographer thinks he has found true love with a fiery grade-school teacher. At first, the relationship is all wine and roses, but as they realize they have little in common besides great sex, the romance wanes, and they ...
Style: romantic, touching, humorous, semi serious, clever ...
Audience: date night, girls' night
Plot: interracial romance, marriage, crumbling marriage, fall in love, unlikely couple, couple relations, infidelity, male female relationship, love, couples, breakup, female teacher ...
Time: 90s, year 1997
Place: new york, usa
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Le Week-End (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, France
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Nick and Meg Burrows return to Paris, the city where they honeymooned, to celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary and rediscover some romance in their long-lived marriage. The film follows the couple as long-established tensions in their marriage ...
Style: humorous, sincere, touching, powerful, happy ...
Audience: date night
Plot: elderly lovers, elderly, weekend, love and romance, aging, life is a bitch, dark humor, crumbling marriage, verbal byplay, old man, aged person, senior citizen ...
Time: 21st century
Place: paris france, montmartre paris, france, new york, manhattan new york city
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Yes (2004)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: She is a scientist. He is a Lebanese doctor. They meet at a banquet and fall into a carefree, passionate relationship. But difficulties abound because of his heritage and her loveless marriage. She flies to Havana to sort things out on the beach and ...
Style: stylized, witty, lyrical, philosophical, sincere ...
Plot: infidelity, culture clash, love affair, racism, social differences, society, couple relations, crumbling marriage, exile, dialogue, husband wife relationship, blues ...
Time: year 2004
Place: london, cuba, england, europe, latin america ...
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Goodbye to Language (2014)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: Switzerland, France
Duration: 70 min.
Story: About a man who’s angry at his wife because she’s met another man on a park bench and they no longer even speak the same language.
Style: surreal, experimental, atmospheric, serious, stylized ...
Plot: introspection, battle of the sexes, couple relations, love, crumbling marriage, fight, communication problem, dog, book, unsettling, bookstore, moving ...
Time: 2010s, 90s, 21st century
Place: europe, france, switzerland
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Sex and Breakfast (2005)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story: Two young couples using anonymous sex as a catalyst to fix their troubled relationships must rethink what makes a connection work.
Style: semi serious, humorous, realistic, talky, sexual ...
Plot: mate swapping, swingers, swinger couple, open marriage, relationship problems, love and romance, crumbling marriage, couple relations, couples, sexual relations, masturbation, voyeur ...
Time: 20th century, 21st century
Place: usa
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Open Hearts (2002)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Denmark
Duration: 113 min.
Story: Cecilie and Joachim are about to get married when a freak car accident leaves Joachim disabled, throwing their lives into a spin. The driver of the other car, Marie, and her family don’t get off lightly, either. Her husband Niels works in the ...
Style: atmospheric, independent film, realistic, touching, romantic ...
Plot: dogme 95, infidelity, love story, love triangle, hospital, relationships, extramarital affair, adultery, destructive relationship, crumbling marriage, paraplegic, life philosophy ...
Time: 90s, year 2002, 21st century
Place: scandinavia, denmark
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Separation City (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 107 min.
Story: A comedy-drama which follows the collapse of two marriages.
Style: semi serious, touching, realistic, humorous, witty ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: mate swapping, love triangle, family relations, battle of the sexes, fall in love, thirtysomething life, sexual relations, couple relations, unfulfillment, crumbling marriage, buddies, dishonesty ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new zealand, berlin germany
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The Squid and the Whale (2005)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story: Based on the true childhood experiences of Noah Baumbach and his brother, The Squid and the Whale tells the touching story of two young boys dealing with their parents divorce in Brooklyn in the 1980's.
Style: depressing, talky, sincere, dark comedy, absurd ...
Audience: teens, teen drama, adult
Plot: divorce, coming of age, dysfunctional family, father son relationship, infidelity, teenager, adultery, marriage, boy, crumbling marriage, childhood, adolescence ...
Time: 20th century, 80s, year 2005, near future, 2000s
Place: new york, brooklyn new york city, usa
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Compassionate Sex (2000)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Spain, Mexico
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Dolores is a mature and kind woman whose husband abandons her because he can't stand her uncanny generosity. Desperate to get her husband back, she devotes her life to works of charity, which is to go to bed with the other men of the town. ...
Style: touching, sentimental, humorous, feel good, spiritual ...
Plot: forbidden love, introspection, generosity, redemption, society, crumbling marriage, infidelity, sexual relations, small town, sex, social criticism, miraculous event ...
Time: 90s
Place: mexico, latin america
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Stricken (2009)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 113 min.
Story: Handsome Dutchman Stijn is the star of an advertising agency with his buddy Frenk and a hot womanizer. The boys start their own agency and Stijn marries colleague Carmen, who accepts his incurable greed for truly meaningless one-night-stands. Even ...
Style: serious, realistic, emotional, sentimental, captivating ...
Audience: chick flick, boys' night
Plot: cancer, cancer patient, true love, self discovery, infidelity, womanizer, love affair, crumbling relationship, life turned upside down, terminal illness, love and romance, life is a bitch ...
Time: 21st century
Place: holland, europe
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Hope Springs (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story: After thirty years of marriage, a middle-aged couple attends an intense, week-long counseling session to work on their relationship.
Style: melancholic, romantic, light, sweet, humorous ...
Audience: date night, girls' night, chick flick
Plot: elderly, couple relations, relationships, therapy, marriage counselor, psychiatrist, therapist, depression, happy ending, honest, love and romance, doctors and patients ...
Time: year 2012, 21st century
Place: maine, usa
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A Smile Like Yours (1997)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: A comedy about a couple who cannot conceive a baby
Style: melancholic, intense, feel good, touching, semi serious ...
Audience: girls' night, date night
Plot: pregnancy, women, secrets, infertility, family relations, crumbling marriage, unfulfillment, workplace romance, couples, single parent, unlikely couple, boss and employee ...
Time: year 1997, 90s
Place: san francisco, california, usa
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The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them (2014)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story: A New York couple's relationship is tested after the loss of their child. This film is the wide-released combination of the original two :him and :her volumes that premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.
Style: independent film, psychological, meditative, surreal, sincere ...
Audience: date night
Plot: couples, obsession, suicide attempt, loneliness, philosophy, family relations, love affair, life turned upside down, marriage, breakup, parents and children, couple relations ...
Time: year 1951, 21st century
Place: new york, usa, connecticut, manhattan new york city, new haven connecticut
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Blind (2014)
Genre: Drama
Country: Norway, Netherlands
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Having recently lost her sight, Ingrid retreats to the safety of her home—a place where she can feel in control, alone with her husband and her thoughts. After a while, Ingrid starts to feel the presence of her husband in the flat when he is ...
Style: psychological, touching, serious, realistic, art house ...
Audience: adult
Plot: voyeur, blindness, female nudity, fetish, blind woman, loneliness, imagination, reality vs fantasy, husband wife relationship, losing-it hero, life turned upside down, isolation ...
Time: 2010s, year 2011, 21st century
Place: scandinavia, europe, oslo norway
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The Proposition (1998)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Father Michael McKinnon goes from the UK to Boston circa 1935. For unknown reasons, he avoids at all costs the most prominent parishioners, Arthur and Eleanor Barret. Meanwhile Eleanor and Arthur desperately want to have a child, but Arthur is ...
Style: absurd, melancholic, sincere, emotional, inspirational ...
Plot: priest in love, infertility, adultery, love triangle, human nature, dangerous attraction, fall in love, family problems, crumbling marriage, society, forbidden sex, dishonesty ...
Time: 1930s, year 1998, 20th century
Place: boston, usa, europe, england
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The Good Wife (2009)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: The Good Wife is a legal drama starring Emmy Award winner Julianna Margulies as a wife and mother who boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and re-enters the workforce after her husband's very public sex and political corruption ...
Style: serious, clever, captivating, political, suspense ...
Plot: legal, trial, lawyer, workplace situations, dedicated lawyer, law firm, lawyers and clients, court, self discovery, female protagonist, working mom, politics ...
Time: 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place: chicago, hawaii, usa
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Black Ice (2007)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Finland, Germany
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Saara is a middle-aged doctor who one day finds out that her architect-husband Leo is having an affair with a younger woman, Tuuli. Instead of revealing her true identity, Saara pretends to be someone else and makes friends with Tuuli. At the same ...
Style: erotic drama, psychological, serious, captivating, tense ...
Plot: infidelity, older woman teenage boy sex, lesbian, self defense, lesbian seduction, love affair, love triangle, dishonesty, mistrust, pretense, crumbling marriage, unfulfillment ...
Time: year 2007, 21st century
Place: europe, finland
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Nathalie... (2003)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Spain
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Paris doctor Catherine starts to think her husband, Bernard, is having an affair when she hears an unfamiliar woman's message on his voice mail. Hoping to learn more about his extramarital activities, Catherine heads to a strip club, where she ...
Style: sexy, serious, atmospheric, psychological, realistic ...
Plot: prostitute, sexual relations, lesbian, striptease, dangerous attraction, sex, husband wife relationship, one night stand, unfaithful husband, adultery, voyeur, destructive relationship ...
Time: year 2003
Place: paris france, europe, france
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Swinging with the Finkels (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: A suburban couple decide to spice up their lives by swinging with another couple.
Style: feel good, semi serious, humorous, realistic, witty ...
Audience: date night, teens, girls' night, adult
Plot: couples, open marriage, swinger couple, wife swapping, marital separation, crumbling marriage, couple relations, partner, sexual relations, friends, married couple, relationships ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england, london, europe
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