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Movies with intimate vibe

28 Days

1191. 28 Days

Comedy Drama Psychological Drama Dark Comedy
6.1

20001h 43min

United States

Director: Betty Thomas

After getting into a car accident while drunk on the day of her sister's wedding, Gwen Cummings is given a choice between prison or a rehab center. She chooses rehab, but is extremely resistant to taking part in any of the treatment programs they have to offer, refusing to admit that she has an alcohol addiction.

Themes

Addiction and rehab, Wedding day tensions, Car crash aftermath, Withdrawal and relapse risk, Group therapy dynamics, Autonomy in sobriety

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Suzhou River

1192. Suzhou River

Drama Romance Dark Romance Relationship Drama
7.4

20001h 23min

China, Germany

Director: Lou Ye

After getting out of prison, small-time crook Mardar stumbles upon a woman who looks exactly like his long-lost lover, who he attempted to kidnap 3 years ago.

Themes

Class disparity, Urban alienation, Performative desire, Mistaken identity, Commodified affection, Memory and longing

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High Fidelity

1193. High Fidelity

Drama Comedy Romance Music Romantic Comedy
7.4

20001h 53min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Stephen Frears

After his long-time girlfriend dumps him, a thirty-year-old record store owner seeks to understand why he is unlucky in love while recounting his "top five breakups of all time".

Themes

Insecurity in relationships, Fear of commitment, Deception in relationships, Top five fixation, Artistic identity vs romance, Music culture influence

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Water Drops on Burning Rocks

1194. Water Drops on Burning Rocks

Drama Romance Comedy Passionate Romance Relationship Drama
6.7

20001h 26min

France, Japan

Director: François Ozon

In 1970s Germany, Léopold, a 50-year-old businessman, picks up and seduces 20-year-old Franz, who swiftly moves into his apartment. The dynamic between them intensifies with the sudden arrival of their ex-girlfriends.

Themes

Ex-girlfriend influence, Trans woman dynamics, Sexual identity tensions, Bisexuality complexities, Gay theme tensions, 1970s mores

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blue TV
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If These Walls Could Talk 2

1195. If These Walls Could Talk 2

Romance Drama Passionate Romance Family Drama
6.9

20001h 36min

United States

Director: Jane Anderson

The stories of three lesbian couples -- who live in the same house at different periods of time -- who are at a crossroads in their lives. In 1961, Edith loses her lover, Abby, to a stroke. Linda and Amy struggle with feminist issues in 1972. And, in 2000, Kal and Fran try to have a baby with the help of sperm donor.

Themes

Feminist group dynamics, Generational attitudes toward sexuality, Ownership of home, Discrimination in parenting, Donor anonymity and reproduction, Lesbian relationships across eras


Bread and Tulips

1196. Bread and Tulips

Comedy Romance Romantic Comedy
7.3

20001h 54min

Belgium, Italy

Director: Silvio Soldini

An endearing light comedy about a woman who spontaneously becomes a resident of Venice after her family left her behind. While enjoying the wonderful people she meets she achieves a new life and the first time independent of her family.

Themes

Marriage crisis, Self-discovery through travel, Family daily life, Mother role, Amateur detective, Family holiday

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The Taste of Others

1197. The Taste of Others

Drama Comedy Romance Romantic Comedy Awkward Comedy
7.2

20001h 52min

France

Director: Agnès Jaoui

Unpolished and ultra-pragmatic industrialist Jean-Jacques Castella reluctantly attends Racine's tragedy "Berenice" in order to see his niece play a bit part. He is taken with the play's strangely familiar-looking leading lady Clara Devaux. During the course of the show, Castella soon remembers that he once hired and then promptly fired the actress as an English language tutor. He immediately goes out and signs up for language lessons. Thinking that he is nothing but an ill-tempered philistine with bad taste, Clara rejects him until Castella charms her off her feet.

Themes

Extramarital affair, Marital strain, Teacher student tension, Class vs art, Art and business collide, Language lessons romance

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Love & Sex

1198. Love & Sex

Comedy Drama Romance Romantic Comedy Relationship Drama
6.1

20001h 22min

Canada, United States

Director: Valerie Breiman

When her rather explicit copy is rejected, magazine journalist Kate is asked by her editor to come up with an article on loving relationships instead, and to do so by the end of the day. This gets Kate thinking back over her own various experiences, and to wondering if she is in much of a position to write on the subject.

Themes

Loving relationships dynamics, Magazine journalist perspective, End of day pressure, Explicit copy tension, Timing conflicts, Woman director influence

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Just a Question of Love

1199. Just a Question of Love

Drama Romance Passionate Romance Relationship Drama
7.7

20001h 28min

France

Director: Christian Faure

After his gay cousin dies from hepatitis, young Laurent, who lives with his best friend Carole, falls in love with Cedric, a plant scientist. He's afraid to inform his conservative parents that he is gay.

Themes

Coming out anxiety, Parental conservatism, Homophobia in family, Clandestine romance, Best friend support, Familial expectation pressure


Girl, Interrupted

1200. Girl, Interrupted

Drama Psychological Drama
7.3

19992h 7min

United States

Director: James Mangold

Set in the changing world of the late 1960s, Susanna Kaysen's prescribed "short rest" from a psychiatrist she had met only once becomes a strange, unknown journey into Alice's Wonderland, where she struggles with the thin line between normal and crazy. Susanna soon realizes how hard it is to get out once she has been committed, and she ultimately has to choose between the world of people who belong inside or the difficult world of reality outside.

Themes

Authority vs rebellion, Female friendship under pressure, Diagnosis and stigma, Coping through self-harm, Autonomy under confinement, Therapy and medication tension, Institutional control vs escape

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