Movies and TV shows like Bahar
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Bahar (2024)
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Turkey
TV show
Story:
When Bahar faces death, she will encounter another side of her family, especially her husband Timur, who seems 'perfect' from the outside. Bahar's sudden illness will change all dynamics in the family. In this period, Evren will become Timur's rival in every sense. Bahar's rebuilding of her life will instill hope in the viewers with often tragicomic stories.
Style:
medical drama, tragicomedy, realistic, melancholic, reflective
Audience:
adult
Plot:
female protagonist, second chance, family drama, resilience, near death experience, women, family secret, rebirth, bittersweet, betrayal, rivalry, identity crisis, slice of life, dark humor, love triangle, female friendship, moral ambiguity, slow burn, small town, psychological drama, family secrets
Time:
contemporary
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, captivating, emotional and melancholic films and TV series with plots about slice of life, bittersweet, family drama, female protagonist, second chance, resilience and intimate mostly in Drama, Comedy and Romance genres. Some movies like Bahar: The Good & The Bad (2024), Government Cheese (2025), Best Medicine (2026), I Am Mother (2023), 10K Steps (2020). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
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Story:
Devran, a mathematical prodigy, has made a groundbreaking discovery in his doctoral thesis. He plans to go to U.S with his childhood love, Esme, after getting a university scholarship. However, the only person Devran wants to impress with this ...
Style:
melancholic
Audience:
adult
Plot:
mathematics, father son conflict, family drama, betrayal, coming of age, family secret, ethical dilemma, moral ambiguity, manipulation, young adult, nostalgia
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min.
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When Hampton is released from prison, his long-awaited family reunion doesn't quite go as he hoped. In his absence, Hampton's wife and sons formed an unconventional family unit, and his return spins their world into chaos.
Style:
realistic, tense
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
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Martin Best is a brilliant surgeon who abruptly leaves his illustrious career in Boston to become the general practitioner in a quaint East Coast fishing village where he spent summers as a child. Unfortunately, Martin's blunt and borderline ...
Style:
medical drama, realistic, melancholic
Audience:
adult
Plot:
surgeon, small town, humanism, intimate, healing, self discovery, identity crisis, bittersweet, getting home, fish out of water, nostalgia, isolation ...
Place:
maine
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
It follows a woman in an abusive marriage who sends her son to Istanbul for care. The son goes missing, and after three years, she meets him again, but he now goes by a different name.
Style:
emotional, tense, melancholic, realistic, suspenseful
Plot:
mother son relationship, motherhood, female protagonist, domestic drama, family drama, trauma, missing child, single mother, homecoming, recovery, grief, family secret ...
Place:
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Similarity:
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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 ...
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Egypt
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
disturbing, captivating, entertaining, psychological, emotional ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
self discovery, female protagonist, life, family drama, personal growth, parenting, motherhood, single mother, introspection, lifestyle change, kids and family, family relations ...
Place:
cairo egypt
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Set in 1947, we follow the relationship between three people - a shop owner, his wife and a young woman who is determined to cure her father's illness.
Style:
captivating, disturbing, sincere, emotional, atmospheric ...
Plot:
family drama, male female relationship, family problems, family relations, relationships, family life, husband wife relationship, relationship problems, father daughter relationship, republican era china, resilience, bittersweet ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
beijing china
Similarity:
32%
6K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
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Style:
medical drama, psychological, realistic, inspirational, tense
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, memory loss, female protagonist, amnesia, intimate, identity crisis, resilience, second chance, hospital, bittersweet, friendship, rehabilitation ...
Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 30 min.
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Story:
Everyone can have a bad day now and then, but we meet Valerie on a morning that divides her life neatly into before and after. It took one inconsequential setback – a silly thing, really – to cause a slight delay in Valerie’s schedule, ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, humorous, tense, emotional ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
depression, burnout, mental disorder, nervous breakdown, family drama, female protagonist, single mother, fired from the job, social satire, dysfunctional family, social relations, family problems ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
30%
243
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
At the age of 39, Nina finds herself a trainee nurse under the orders of Léo, a 15-year-younger "girl" with a difficult temperament, and Dr. Proust, who likes to scare her ... Not easy ! Especially for all, Nina is the wife of the boss, ...
Style:
medical drama, sincere, disturbing, captivating, compassionate ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
30%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
united kingdom
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
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Style:
reflective, serious, realistic, melancholic, offbeat
Plot:
infidelity, getting home, family drama, arrested development, betrayal, house, homecoming, midlife crisis, mature, personal growth, intimate, loss ...
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
Dutch television series about a caring mother with a mischievous side who wants to be independent when her man betrayed her with her own sister.
Style:
dramatic, captivating, suspenseful, serious, emotional ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Similarity:
30%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Denmark, Argentina
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
In a small Danish town, we meet two generations of women. 61-year-old Solvej and the 17-year-old Kate. Their meeting kickstarts an unlikely friendship, as the wounds of the past are revealed and the seeds of hope are sown.
Style:
captivating, disturbing, satirical, semi serious, reflective ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
emotional, humorous, funny, entertaining, captivating ...
Plot:
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1K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, reflective, realistic
Audience:
adult
Plot:
single mother, female protagonist, parenthood, motherhood, family drama, singing, self discovery, women, identity crisis, slice of life, nostalgia, female empowerment ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: Turkey
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
satirical, captivating, psychological, thrilling, realistic ...
Plot:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
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Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
entertaining, light, captivating, romantic, heartfelt ...
Plot:
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Place:
ireland
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
TV show
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
women, christmas, everyday life, slice of life, satire, female protagonist, social satire, multiple storylines, bonding, lifestyle, identity, friendship ...
Place:
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Similarity:
27%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Croatia
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
A popular Croatian television drama series produced by Nova TV. The main directors were Mladen Dizdar, Robert Orhel, Goran Rukavina and Kristijan Milić. The series' Creative Producer was Milivoj Puhlovski. The TV series began airing on 14. ...
Style:
semi serious, psychological, satirical, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
self discovery, family drama, small village, love story, romantic relationship, relationships, changing lives, male female relationship, love and romance, love affair, satire, love interest ...
Place:
croatia
Similarity:
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118
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
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TV show
Story:
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Style:
satirical, disturbing, psychological, captivating, emotional ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
26%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Ireland
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
female protagonist, getting home, friendship, satire, small town, life, lifestyle, small town life, friends, personal growth, identity crisis, family secret ...
Place:
ireland
Similarity:
26%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
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275
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Newly separated Frida has big plans for a quiet life with the children after the divorce from Jonas. But single life comes as a shock to Frida, Jonas moves on quickly - and nothing turns out as she intended.
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing, realistic, melancholic
Plot:
single parent, female protagonist, single mother, family drama, divorced woman, children, motherhood, divorce, separation, male female relationship, relationships, lifestyle ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany, Norway
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
captivating, thrilling, satirical, psychological, semi serious ...
Plot:
relationships, women's issues, family drama, satire, family problems, relationship problems, social issues, women, family conflict, social problems, conflict, family relations ...
Place:
persia
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Alva wants nothing more than to become a parent together with boyfriend Nico, but it's just not happening. Meanwhile, her sister Ellen has three children with husband Alex — and dearly wishes she hadn't.
Style:
psychological, emotional, thrilling, satirical, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
satire, parenthood, family drama, lifestyle, husband wife relationship, wanting a baby, sister sister relationship, family problems, sister, relationships, male female relationship, family relations ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
connection, small town, meet cute, serendipity, second chance, fate, slice of life, loneliness, intimate, bittersweet, couples, slow burn ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 15 min.
TV show
Story:
In 1930 and as a young child, Tsuneko Kohashi lives at Enshu in Shizuoka Prefecture. She has a happy life with her parents and two younger sisters. Things change after her father dies from tuberculosis. Her father asked Tsuneko Kohashi to take care ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, satirical, psychological, heartfelt ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
female protagonist, women, entrepreneurship, magazine, sisterhood, female empowerment, family drama, resilience, perseverance, japanese woman, social problems, satire ...
Time:
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Place:
tokyo, japan
Similarity:
24%
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