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Wild Heart (2023)
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Original name: Yabani
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 144 min.
TV show
Story:
It tells the story of a child who was kidnapped from a deep-rooted family and fell into the streets, and his struggle to reinvent himself after years later returning to his home.
Style:
emotional, heartbreaking, realistic, intense, suspense
Plot:
survival, kidnapping, street life, youth, poverty, childhood, urban, loss, coming of age, resilience, identity, trauma, traumatic past, friendship, family secret, redemption, recovery, abandonment, identity crisis, social issues, class conflict, betrayal, justice, resentment, hopes ...
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out emotional, psychological, suspense and captivating films and TV series with plots about betrayal, urban, resilience, identity, revenge, female protagonist and family drama mostly in Drama, Romance and Sport genres. Some movies like Wild Heart: Merhamet (2013), Secrets and Lies (2018), Queen of Tears (2025), Maging sino ka man (2006), The Thorn Birds (2011). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 90 min.
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A successful lawyer meets her lost childhood love after 13 years of deserting her poor hometown and abusive family. That encounter forces her to reconcile with her traumatic past and search for her lost family and their tragic fate.
Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Philippines
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Maging Sino Ka Man was a critically acclaimed Filipino primetime drama series that premiered on ABS-CBN on October 9, 2006. Book 1 ended on May 25, 2007. Due to its success, a sequel was aired on December 10. The same year, the drama series ended.
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
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Style:
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Place:
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Country: South Korea
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Time:
2010s
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
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Elif is very much in love with Hakan. The only thing missing from their marriage is a child. While Elif is thinking about starting the adoption procedure, she learns that Hakan had an accident. And his life begins to change irreversibly. Fırat, on ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, emotional, tension ...
Audience:
adult
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 35 min.
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 50 min.
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Style:
dramatic, emotional, realistic, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
corruption, family drama, motherhood, social injustice, urban, survival, moral dilemma, social realism, resilience, justice, matriarchy, poverty ...
Place:
brazil
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54%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 130 min.
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Style:
psychological, crime drama, tense, intense, suspense ...
Plot:
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Time:
2020s
Place:
istanbul turkey
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52%
Genre: Drama, Romance
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Duration: 40 min.
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Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
corruption, cover up, justice, female protagonist, determination, murder mystery, conspiracy, resilience, grief, betrayal, investigation, vengeance ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
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Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, emotional, romantic drama ...
Plot:
female protagonist, switching roles, mistaken identity, body swapping, male female relationship, relationships, rich and poor, intrigue, rich woman, personality change, relationship problems, new identity ...
Place:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China
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disturbing, suspense, psychological, captivating, emotional ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China
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Style:
melancholic, intercultural
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love story, recovery, healing, second chance, hopes, resilience, courage, danger, trauma, guilt, survival, female reporter ...
Time:
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Place:
china
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Thailand
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Country: Turkey
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Duration: 50 min.
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Style:
emotional, melancholic, intense, psychological, suspense
Plot:
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psychological, captivating, emotional, melancholic, tear jerker ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Country: Turkey
Duration: 60 min.
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Style:
emotional, tense, melancholic, realistic, suspenseful
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Place:
istanbul turkey
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Country: Thailand
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Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
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Azil, raised in the rebellious waters of the Black Sea, is suddenly confronted with all the secrets of his past: he is the lost heir of the Maçari family, one of Turkey’s most powerful dynasties. Shaken by the death of the woman he knew as his ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Pakistan
Duration: 37 min.
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Story:
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Style:
emotional, psychological, realistic, romantic
Plot:
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Place:
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Duration: 140 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, emotional, neorealism, melancholic, heartbreaking ...
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Time:
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