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Chasing the Wind (2025)
27K
Original name: Rüzgara Bırak
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A focused city worker and a laid-back surfer - both heirs to the same company - find they have plenty in common when they join forces in the boardroom.
Style:
comedy drama, satirical, romantic drama
Plot:
family business, office politics, personal growth, self discovery, power struggle, sibling rivalry, fish out of water, brotherhood, coastal town, love, sex scene, beach, fall in love, love interest, cheating girlfriend, sex with multiple partners, kiss, bar, falling in love
Time:
contemporary
Place:
istanbul turkey, turkey
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out romantic drama, captivating, psychological and emotional films with plots about personal growth, self discovery, love, love and romance, love affair, couple relations and love story mostly in Drama, Romance and Comedy genres. Some movies like Chasing the Wind: You, Your, Yours (2018), Fidelio, Alice's Odyssey (2014), The Girl with the Red Scarf (1977), Delibal (2015), Reminder (2025). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
3 men fall in love with a woman. They change themselves to whom their love admires. The men become famous Japanese musician Yutaka Ozaki, popular American actor Brad Pitt and historical political figure Ryoma Sakamoto.
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
marseille, romania
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100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Asya, a peasant girl, marries İlyas, a truck driver. The couple, who love each other very much, are separated when İlyas cheats on her, and their epic love story comes to an unexpected end. After that, Asya takes her son and wanders away, not ...
Style:
romantic drama, dramatic, art house, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
impossible love, fall in love, turk, tragic romance, lonely, hidden treasure, women's issues, family relations, parents and children, love and romance, truck, love triangle ...
Time:
year 1978, 70s, 20th century
Place:
turkey, istanbul turkey
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28%
13K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
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Style:
neurotic, romantic, romantic drama, emotional, captivating ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
bipolar disorder, musician, love, jealousy, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, father son relationship, wedding, parents and children, conflict, living together, suicide, illness ...
Place:
istanbul turkey, turkey
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 50 min.
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Story:
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Style:
romantic drama, melancholic
Plot:
second chance, personal growth, bittersweet, slice of life, reunion
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25%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
On his 18th birthday, wealthy but spoiled Ozgur(Ekin Koc) gets a surprise from his deceased grandfather's will. He has to leave his luxurious life in Istanbul and graduate from a public school in a small village on the Aegean coast. After ...
Style:
romantic drama, light, sincere, colorful, emotional ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
first love, getting home, school, last will and testament, inheritance, orphanage, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, personal growth, coming of age, promise, countryside, wealth ...
Place:
turkey
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
istanbul turkey, turkey
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24%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, psychological, disturbing, romantic drama, heartfelt ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy, Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Liara goes to Italy and impulsively buys the villa where her parents met. She soon learns she is in way over her head and must ask a lawyer-turned-handyman to help her renovate.
Style:
romantic comedy, feel good, lighthearted, romantic drama, whimsical
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Place:
italy
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Style:
romantic drama, emotional, captivating, sincere, psychological ...
Plot:
loneliness, love story, relationships, heartbreak, loss, grief, love affair, new love, loss of spouse, couple relations, loss of loved one, male female relationship ...
Time:
year 2014
Place:
istanbul turkey, turkey
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A charming male escort finds his life turned upside down when he starts to fall in love, challenging him to discover what he truly wants and needs.
Style:
romantic drama, sensual, sensitive, rom com
Plot:
gigolo, fall in love, self discovery, moral ambiguity, intimacy, identity crisis, forbidden love, urban, nightlife, coming of age, luxury, love triangle ...
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Semih's girlfriend suddenly breaks up with him. In search of answers about their relationship, he must soon confront what he had long ignored.
Style:
emotional, romantic, dramatic, captivating, romantic drama ...
Plot:
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Place:
turkey
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
After she loses her parents during a police raid in the early age, Gece vows to be suicide bomber. But on the other hand she falls in love.
Style:
captivating, psychological, disturbing, suspense, romantic drama ...
Plot:
terrorist, suicide bomber, love, female terrorist, terrorism, star crossed lovers, tragic love, loss of father, social problems, life is a bitch, tragic event, love interest ...
Place:
istanbul turkey
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22%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
sincere, psychological, captivating, romantic
Plot:
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Place:
istanbul turkey, turkey, middle east
Similarity:
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Country: Turkey
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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istanbul turkey
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Country: India
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
Revolves around an uninhibited young man and his journey with finding love, pain, and confronting his past.
Style:
romantic drama, sincere, melancholic
Plot:
love story, heartbreak, coming of age, self discovery, personal growth, bittersweet, slow burn, internal monologue
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Country: Turkey
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
21%
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Country: Japan
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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20%
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Country: Canada, New Zealand
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
20%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
uplifting, romantic comedy, emotional, comedy drama, dark comedy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
makeover, self discovery, transformation, personal growth, heartwarming, identity, nerd, dating, anxiety, fish out of water, identity crisis, friendship ...
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
romantic, romantic drama, captivating, entertaining, emotional ...
Plot:
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Place:
istanbul turkey
Similarity:
20%
25K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, realistic, sentimental, romantic, melancholic ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
couple relations, couples, bittersweet, chef, cooking and food, love and romance, turk, estrangement, casual sex, free spirited, singleness, book ...
Time:
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Place:
istanbul turkey, turkey
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Two strangers meet on a layover and fall for one another — but forget to exchange numbers. The next day, they fly to Chicago separately, just miss each other, and “embark on separate quests to find one another."
Style:
romantic comedy, romantic drama, feel good, lighthearted, wistful
Audience:
adult
Plot:
holiday, christmas, meet cute, self discovery, serendipity, personal growth, urban, second chance, bittersweet, holiday romance, cross country, fall in love ...
Place:
chicago
Similarity:
20%
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Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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20%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, disturbing, romantic, psychological
Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, disturbing, psychological, contemplative, romantic drama ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
19%
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Country: India
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Ke Tumi Nandini is the journey of a young, spirited girl Nandini (Rupsha), who is of tom-boyish nature and aspires to be a medical student. She develops a liking for a man named Abir ( ...
Style:
romantic drama, psychological, captivating, romantic, thrilling ...
Plot:
young love, relationships, problem, romantic relationship, male female relationship, love story, in love, life, love triangle, couples, love interest, love affair ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany, UK
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Style:
romantic drama, thrilling, psychological, captivating, touching ...
Plot:
love, male female relationship, love affair, husband wife relationship, couples, love story, love interest, relationships, relationship problems, love and romance, couple relations, problem ...
Place:
london, scotland
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, serious, romantic drama, sentimental, tear jerker ...
Plot:
love affair, haunted by the past, starting over, couples, love and romance, fall in love, lifestyle, hopes, death of husband, mother daughter relationship, grief, bereavement ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 154 min.
Story:
Poorna fails to appreciate the blessings in his life due to his unfulfilled dream of a cricket career and a failed romance that changes him.
Style:
emotional, romantic drama, disturbing, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
unrequited love, redemption, heartbreak, cricket, relationship problems, male female relationship, love story, in love, family relations, love affair, love and romance, relationships ...
Time:
2010s
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