Earnest movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant earnest movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, touching, serious, emotional, crying and feel good films and TV shows about / with family relations, bare chested male, friendship, husband wife relationship, love, society, couples, love and romance, women and sex plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Romance genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as earnest: Pride (2014), The Grand Seduction (2013), The Sapphires (2012), A Royal Affair (2012), Atonement (2007), 42 (2013), Poetry (2010), Made in Dagenham (2010), The Secret World of Arrietty (2010), Cyrus (2010).

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 7.8
 61K
Pride (2014)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story: 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 ...
Style: touching, political, witty, feel good, sincere ...
Audience: teens, chick flick
Plot: gay, lgbt, working class, protest, culture clash, homosexuality, friendship, prejudice, gay relationship, mining town, lesbian, lgbtq ...
Time: year 1985, 20th century, year 1984, year 2014, 80s ...
Place: england, wales, united kingdom, britain, europe ...
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The Grand Seduction (2013)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 113 min.
Story: A small fishing village must procure a local doctor to secure a lucrative business contract. When unlikely candidate and big city doctor Paul Lewis lands in their lap for a trial residence, the townsfolk rally together to charm him into staying. As ...
Style: semi serious, inspirational, entertaining, novela, offbeat ...
Plot: doctor, small town, con trick, white lie, small village, manipulation, fishing village, adultery, seaside, cricket, con game, jazz ...
Time: 21st century
Place: newfoundland, canada
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 7.0
 15K
The Sapphires (2012)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 103 min.
Story: It's 1968, and four young, talented Australian Aboriginal girls learn about love, friendship and war when they entertain the US troops in Vietnam as singing group The Sapphires.
Style: humorous, sweet, captivating, sentimental, feel good ...
Audience: adult
Plot: girl group, vietnam war, friendship, biopic, music band, family relations, lifestyle, musician's life, desire for fame, ambition, showbiz, musical tour ...
Time: 60s, 70s, year 2012, year 1968, 20th century ...
Place: vietnam, australia, oceania, saigon, new south wales ...
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 7.5
 50K
A Royal Affair (2012)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Denmark, Sweden, Czech Republic, Germany
Duration: 137 min.
Story: A young queen falls in love with her physician, and they start a revolution that changes their nation forever.
Style: period piece, costume drama, realistic, stylized, factual ...
Audience: date night, teens, adult
Plot: royal family, queen, love affair, love triangle, adultery, political intrigue, aristocracy, coup d'etat, royalty, royal court, infidelity, king ...
Time: 18th century, year 2012, ancient times, victorian era, georgian era ...
Place: denmark, europe, england, scandinavia, copenhagen ...
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 7.8
 298K
Atonement (2007)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, War
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story: As a 13-year-old, fledgling writer Briony Tallis irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.
Style: touching, emotional, heartbreaking, sad, period piece ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night, teens, adult
Plot: world war two, wartime, tragic love, redemption, injustice, unfulfilled love, love story, false accusation, love and romance, forbidden love, innocence, life is a bitch ...
Time: 1940s, 1930s, year 2007, 2000s, victorian era ...
Place: england, london, britain, dunkirk, europe ...
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 7.5
 102K
42 (2013)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story: The powerful story of Jackie Robinson, the legendary baseball player who broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier when he joined the roster of the Brooklyn Dodgers. The film follows the innovative Dodgers’ general manager Branch Rickey, the ...
Style: inspirational, sentimental, emotional, touching, factual ...
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: racism, baseball, african american, athlete and trainer, civil rights, rise to the top, hopes, human spirit, racial segregation, athlete's life, against the odds, biopic ...
Time: 1940s, year 2013, 2010s, 20th century, year 1947 ...
Place: africa, new york, usa, new orleans, pittsburgh ...
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 7.8
 13K
Poetry (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea, France
Duration: 139 min.
Story: Grandmother Mi Ja works part-time as a caretaker, and struggles to raise a teen grandson by herself. Despite her tough situation, she speaks softly, dresses fashionably, and approaches the world with child-like curiosity. Enrolling in a poetry ...
Style: touching, sincere, emotional, realistic, lyrical ...
Plot: loneliness, bullying, self discovery, teenage rape, suicide, existentialism, teenager, introspection, society, life is a bitch, juvenile delinquency, grandparent and grandchild ...
Time: 2010s, year 2010, 21st century
Place: korea, japan, south korea, asia
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Made in Dagenham (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 113 min.
Story: A dramatization of the 1968 strike at the Ford Dagenham car plant, where female workers walked out in protest against sexual discrimination.
Style: inspirational, touching, factual, emotional, realistic ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: working class, gender, revolution, politics, discrimination, women, fighting the system, workplace, idealism, injustice, protest, underdog ...
Time: 60s, 20th century, year 1966, year 1968, year 1970
Place: england, london, europe, united kingdom, michigan ...
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The Secret World of Arrietty (2010)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 94 min.
Story: 14-year-old Arrietty and the rest of the Clock family live in peaceful anonymity as they make their own home from items "borrowed" from the house's human inhabitants. However, life changes for the Clocks when a human boy discovers ...
Style: anime, fairy tale, touching, visually appealing, scenic ...
Audience: family outing, kids, family friendly, teen drama, preschool
Plot: friendship, midget, little people, cat, mysterious character, daring rescue, friends, tiny, self discovery, magical, tragedy, coming of age ...
Time: 2010s, year 2010, 21st century
Place: japan, seattle, asia
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 6.3
 37K
Cyrus (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: With John's social life at a standstill and his ex-wife about to get remarried, a down on his luck divorcée finally meets the woman of his dreams, only to discover she has another man in her life - her son. Before long, the two are locked in a ...
Style: mumblecore, dark comedy, emotional, stylized, semi serious ...
Plot: loneliness, life philosophy, stereotypes, love and romance, couple relations, uninhibited rivalry, looking for love, bittersweet, hipster, fraud, twists and turns, mother ...
Time: year 2010, 2010s, 21st century
Place: california, usa, los angeles
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 8.4
 431K
3 Idiots (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 170 min.
Story: In the tradition of “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” comes this refreshing comedy about a rebellious prankster with a crafty mind and a heart of gold. Rascal. Joker. Dreamer. Genius... You've never met a college student quite like ...
Style: inspirational, entertaining, touching, funny, educational ...
Audience: chick flick, teens
Plot: motivation, friendship, coming of age, friends, rebelliousness, college, teachers and students, student life, heartwarming, suicide, talented, education ...
Time: 2000s, future, year 2009, 21st century
Place: india, middle east, asia
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 7.4
 15K
Taking Chance (2009)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story: Lt. Col. Michael Strobl, a volunteer military escort accompanies the body of Lance Cpl. Chance Phelps to his hometown in Wyoming.
Style: realistic, touching, sincere, sentimental, sad ...
Plot: war, military, iraq war, soldier, marines, self discovery, ritual, military life, ethnic conflict, unlikely friendships, father son relationship, patriotism ...
Time: 20th century, year 2004, 21st century
Place: iraq, wyoming, afghanistan, baghdad iraq, usa ...
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 8.0
 55K
Departures (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 130 min.
Story: Daigo, a cellist, is laid off from his orchestra and moves with his wife back to his small hometown where the living is cheaper. Thinking he’s applying for a job at a travel agency he finds he’s being interviewed for work with departures of a ...
Style: sad, philosophical, psychological, touching, thought provoking ...
Plot: self discovery, funeral, father son relationship, pregnant wife, workplace, small town, character study, new job, small town life, heartwarming, music, melancholy ...
Time: year 2008, 21st century
Place: japan, asia, tokyo
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 7.5
 23K
Away from Her (2006)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, UK, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: A man coping with the institutionalization of his wife because of Alzheimer's disease faces an epiphany when she transfers her affections to another man, a wheel chair-bound mute who also is a patient at the nursing home.
Style: sincere, melancholic, sentimental, depressing, realistic ...
Plot: elderly, alzheimer's disease, mental illness, true love, loneliness, love, tragedy, existentialism, marriage, human spirit, fighting illness, hopes ...
Time: 2000s, year 2006, 21st century
Place: canada, iceland, ontario canada
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 7.2
 218K
Fracture (2007)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story: A husband is on trial for the attempted murder of his wife, in what is seemingly an open/shut case for the ambitious district attorney trying to put him away. However, there are surprises for both around every corner, and, as a suspenseful game of ...
Style: suspense, psychological, intellectual, twist ending, psychological thriller ...
Plot: twists and turns, courtroom drama, lawyer, murder, adultery, manipulation, investigation, murder mystery, mind game, obsession, perfect crime, police investigation ...
Time: year 2007, 20th century, 1900s, 21st century
Place: los angeles, persia, usa, california
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 26 min.
Story: Bitter and hateful, the Grinch is irritated at the thought of the nearby village having a happy time celebrating Christmas. So disguised as Santa Claus, with his dog made to look like a reindeer, he raids the village to steal all the Christmas ...
Style: christmas special, colorful, atmospheric, christmas classics, feel good ...
Audience: kids, family outing, toddlers, preschool
Plot: christmas, holiday, dog, winter, obsession, snow, christmas eve, fish out of water, imaginary, social misfits, xmas, change of heart ...
Time: year 1966, 60s
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 7.0
 32K
Miss Potter (2006)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: The story of Beatrix Potter, the author of the beloved and best-selling children's book, "The Tale of Peter Rabbit", and her struggle for love, happiness and success.
Style: sentimental, touching, period piece, costume drama, serious ...
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: writers, artist, writer's life, biopic, female artist, family relations, snobbism, painting, art, friendship, first love, rabbit ...
Time: 1900s, victorian era, edwardian era, 19th century, 1910s ...
Place: england, london, britain, europe
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Ernest in the Army (1998)
Genre: Comedy, Family, War
Country: USA, South Africa
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Ernest P. Worrell is now in the military as a soldier. Once he begins, him and his team investigates a dictator who was responsible for the wars in the nearly village. Suddenly, Ernest finds a lost boy and has to keep him safe until his father ...
Style: parody, independent film, humorous, not serious
Audience: kids
Plot: satire, golf, army, weirdo, humour, disorder, military life, boot camp, basic training, family life, soldier, misfit ...
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Ernest Scared Stupid (1991)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Well-intentioned, eternally bumbling Ernest P. Worrell accidentally releases an evil demon from its sacred tomb. As the demon flexes its power and goes on a ruinous rampage, good-guy Ernest tries to step in to save the town from mass destruction. ...
Style: humorous, horror comedy, retro, creepy, independent film ...
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens, teens, horror for children
Plot: halloween, treehouse, bullying, magic, little creatures, humour, radical, haunted, weirdo, love, satire, holiday ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: missouri
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 7.3
 41K
Slap Shot (1977)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story: To build up attendance at their games, the management of a struggling minor-league hockey team signs up the Hanson Brothers, three hard-charging players whose job is to demolish the opposition.
Style: humorous, funny, inspirational, cult classic, cynical ...
Audience: boys' night, teens, manly
Plot: ice hockey, hockey, underdog, sport team, violence, competition, mentor, partner, ambition, adaptation, rivalry, athlete and trainer ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: usa, pittsburgh, pennsylvania, canada
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 8.0
 50K
Sleuth (1972)
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story: A mystery novelist devises an insurance scam with his wife’s lover - but things aren’t exactly as they seem.
Style: suspense, psychological, tense, suspenseful, atmospheric ...
Plot: murder mystery, revenge, extramarital affair, adultery, writers, mind game, rivalry, insurance, romantic rivalry, vengeance, dishonesty, riddles and clues ...
Time: year 1972, future, 70s, 20th century
Place: england, persia
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 6.7
 24K
Hamlet (1990)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, UK, France
Duration: 135 min.
Story: Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, finds out that his uncle Claudius killed his father to obtain the throne, and plans revenge.
Style: atmospheric, realistic, compassionate, bleak, serious ...
Plot: shakespeare, medieval, murder, royal family, tragic hero, poisoning, state affairs, family relations, parents and children, spirit, dishonesty, unfulfillment ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, 16th century
Place: denmark, europe
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Stanley & Iris (1990)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: An illiterate cook at a company cafeteria tries for the attention of a newly widowed woman. As they get to know one another, she discovers his inability to read. When he is fired, she takes on trying to teach him to read in her kitchen each night.
Style: touching, sentimental, melancholic, serious, realistic ...
Plot: working class, opposites attract, love story, education, unemployment, love and romance, couple relations, teachers and students, couples, family problems, life is a bitch, school ...
Time: 80s
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The Sandpiper (1965)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story: A free-spirited artist (Elizabeth Taylor), who lives near California's Big Sur, meets the administrator (Richard Burton) of the parochial school that her young son attends and lures the cleric away from his wife (Eva Marie Saint).
Style: sentimental, retro, realistic, serious, sincere ...
Plot: love, adultery, infidelity, clergy, marriage, guilt, artist, daily life, temptation, unwed mother, love triangle, beach ...
Time: 60s
Place: california, usa, monterey california
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The Dreamlife of Angels (1998)
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 113 min.
Story: In Lille, two penniless young women with few prospects become friends. Isa moves in with Marie, who's flat-sitting for a mother and child in hospital in comas following a car crash. Isa is out-going, unskilled, with hopes of moving south to ...
Style: realistic, touching, depressing, compassionate, emotional ...
Plot: friendship, coming of age, working class, coma, love and romance, depression, loneliness, society, youth, life is a bitch, couple relations, hopes ...
Time: year 1998, 90s
Place: france, flanders
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Return from Witch Mountain (1978)
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: In this sequal to "Escape From Witch Mountain," Tia and Tony leave their safe refuge on witch mountain for a trip to Los Angeles. Tony is kidnapped by the evil Dr. Gannon and his spinster partner Letha and brainwashed into helping Gannon ...
Style: humorous, saga, epic, gothic, cult classic ...
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot: alien, boy, kidnapping, mad scientist, witch, supernatural, greed, gang, ufo, intergalactic, siblings, psychic ...
Time: year 1978
Place: los angeles, usa
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 7.6
 121K
West Side Story (1961)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 153 min.
Story: In the slums of the upper West Side of Manhattan, New York, a gang of Polish-American teenagers called the Jets compete with a rival gang of recently immigrated Puerto Ricans, the Sharks, to "own" the neighborhood streets. Tensions are ...
Style: stylized, tear jerker, bad ending, retro, suspense ...
Audience: teens, date night, chick flick, adult
Plot: forbidden love, tragic love, gang, broadway, rivalry, shakespeare, interracial relations, dancing, dance, racism, music, young love ...
Time: 20th century, 1950s, year 1961, 50s
Place: new york, usa, manhattan new york city, empire state building manhattan new york city
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Beyond Silence (1996)
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Germany
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Beyond Silence is about a family and a young girl’s coming of age story. This German film looks into the lives of the deaf and at a story about the love for music. A girl who has always had to translate speech into sign language for her deaf ...
Style: touching, realistic, sad, spiritual, crying ...
Audience: kids, teens
Plot: coming of age, father daughter relationship, sign language, deaf mute, deaf, brother sister relationship, aunt niece relationship, love, bicycle, audition, deafness, music ...
Time: year 1996, 90s
Place: berlin germany, germany, italy
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The House of Yes (1997)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Jackie-O is anxiously awaiting the visit of her brother home for Thanksgiving, but isn't expecting him to bring a friend. She's even more shocked to learn that this friend is his fiance. It soon becomes clear that Jackie Kennedy's ...
Style: dark comedy, humorous, black comedy, independent film, absurd ...
Plot: incest, dysfunctional family, mental illness, family problems, twins, brother sister incest, female protagonist, thanksgiving, eccentric family, secrets, family life, sexual fantasy ...
Time: year 1997, 80s, 90s, year 1983
Place: virginia, washington d.c.
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 7.2
 16K
Mrs Brown (1997)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, Ireland, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Queen Victoria is deeply depressed after the death of her husband, disappearing from public. Her servant Brown, who adores her, through caress and admiration brings her back to life, but that relationship creates scandalous situation and is likely ...
Style: costume drama, touching, sentimental, period piece, intense ...
Plot: queen, british history, friendship, politics, victorian england, monarchy, british monarchy, monarch, relationships, widow, love story, biopic ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, 20th century, 1800s, ancient times ...
Place: scotland, england, britain, europe
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