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True Beauty: The Movie - Part 1 (2025)
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Original name: 女神降臨 Before
Country: Japan
Story:
Reina, who feels insecure about her looks, masters the art of makeup and transforms into a "goddess". Her makeover sparks a sweet, heart-throbbing love triangle with the enigmatic Shun and warm Yu, where secrets and tender emotions could change everything.
Style:
romantic drama
Plot:
makeover, teenager, bullying, confidence, cosmetics, female protagonist, high school, self esteem, transformation, double life, secrets, outsider, coming of age, identity crisis, identity, teen angst, peer pressure, self acceptance, secret revealed, friendship, rivalry, slice of life, social media, beauty, hidden identity
Time:
contemporary
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, emotional, romantic drama and romantic comedy films with plots about friendship, coming of age, identity, high school, peer pressure, slice of life and bullying mostly in Drama, Comedy and Romance genres. Some movies like True Beauty: The Movie - Part 1: Your Heart Will Be Broken (2026), Wig'd Out (2016), Upcoming Summer (2021), Taking the Plunge (2007), Black School Rules (2019). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Romance
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Story:
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Plot:
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Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport
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Duration: 119 min.
Story:
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Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Genre: Comedy
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Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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73%
Genre: Family
Country: Japan
Duration: 80 min.
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Country: Japan
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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71%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Unathletic Whitney Carmichael signs up for an intense summer boot camp to reinvent herself and falls for her personal trainer. She then finds the strength to embrace her true self and ignore the others' expectations.
Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Duration: 114 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Story:
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537
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Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
feel good, entertaining, captivating, humorous, lighthearted ...
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Plot:
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Place:
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61%
102
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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TV show
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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Similarity:
57%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
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Duration: 133 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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55%
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Story:
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Style:
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Country: Japan
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
50%
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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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Similarity:
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Story:
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Audience:
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Story:
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Audience:
teen drama
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: South Korea
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Duration: 56 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
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teen drama
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Story:
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Style:
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