Movies and TV shows like The Scarlet Letter 2010
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The Scarlet Letter (2010)
Original name: 주홍글씨
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story:
Successful television screenwriter Kyung-seo's life spins out of control after she accidentally kills her best friend's fiancé. Four people paying the consequences for a love that went wrong. One woman endures poverty and a guilty conscience while the other woman plots revenge after her career takes off. Then a twisted fate brings the two women back together. Four people stained by adulterous affairs.
Style:
psychological thriller, suspense, dark, crime drama, noir, moody
Plot:
accidental death, guilt, betrayal, female protagonist, shame, secret, moral ambiguity, character study, ethical dilemma, isolation, scandal, reputation, paranoia, cover up, revenge, investigation, identity crisis, slow burn, infidelity, urban, insomnia, television
Time:
contemporary
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Genre: Drama
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Place:
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Country: South Korea
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Style:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 130 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Pakistan
Duration: 40 min.
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Style:
crime drama, intense, emotional, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 40 min.
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White Lies is a South Korean television series starring Shin Eun-kyung, Kim Hae-sook, Kim Yoo-suk, Kim Tae-hyun and Im Ji-eun. The morning daily drama aired on MBC on Mondays to Fridays at 7:50 a.m. from December 1, 2008 to July 10, 2009 for 159 ...
Style:
emotional, romantic drama, suspense, psychological, captivating ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
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Duration: 60 min.
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Plot:
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Plot:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
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Style:
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Style:
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