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The New Years (2024)
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Original name: Los años nuevos
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Spain
Duration: 448 min.
TV show
Story:
Óscar turns thirty on New Year's Eve with his life almost solved. Ana turns thirty on New Year's Day with her life still unresolved. They meet, fall in love, and begin a relationship that will last ten years.
Style:
romantic drama, realistic, contemplative, poignant, reflective, melancholic, wistful, nostalgic
Audience:
adult
Plot:
personal growth, introspection, commitment, bittersweet, long term relationship, intimate, second chance, aging, everyday life, coming of age, regret, slice of life, young adult, domestic drama, breakup, urban, new year, new year's eve, reunion
Time:
contemporary
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
romantic drama, melancholic, romantic, reflective, contemplative ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 23 min.
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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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89%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 10 min.
TV show
Story:
Two ex-lovers Ezgi and Memet decide to take 10 thousand steps by walking together every day. Different things happen to them every day. But they still keep taking steps every day.
Style:
realistic, romantic drama, emotional, reflective
Audience:
adult
Plot:
relationships, second chance, intimacy, personal growth, character study, commitment, walking, bittersweet, healing, slice of life, communication, memory ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Bulgaria
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
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Story:
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Style:
realistic, entertaining, captivating, psychological, disturbing ...
Plot:
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Time:
2010s, 21st century
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Thailand
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Story:
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That it was ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
67%
Genre: Drama
Country: China
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
slice of life, relationships, loneliness, love, empathy, bittersweet, intimate, everyday life, companionship, guilt, mature, regret ...
Similarity:
65%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 58 min.
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 10 min.
TV show
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Style:
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Country: France
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Country: South Korea
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Style:
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Audience:
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Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
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Style:
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Audience:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Style:
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Story:
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Style:
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TV show
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