Movies and TV shows like Starfish 2009
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Starfish (2009)
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Original name: Deniz Yıldızı
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Deniz Yıldızı follows Deniz, a young woman who leaves her small hometown and moves to Ankara to study medicine. Her mother places her in the home of a man she believes is a family friend—unaware that he is actually her father, a secret known only by her parents. Alongside Deniz, the series follows the intersecting lives of several other main characters as they navigate love, lies, secrets, jealousy, and family conflicts, all woven into a youthful, heartfelt coming-of-age drama.
Style:
exciting, serious, captivating, dramatic, emotional, realistic, melancholic, nostalgic
Plot:
father, love, relationships, young woman, family relations, couples, love affair, young girl, male female relationship, woman, female protagonist, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, couple relations, personal growth, self discovery, family secret, family drama, coming of age, student, secret identity, identity crisis, identity, college life, young adult, friendship ...
Time:
contemporary
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Most similar movies to Starfish
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, realistic, emotional and dramatic films and TV series with plots about relationships, love affair, male female relationship, couple relations, love, boyfriend girlfriend relationship and couples mostly in Drama, Romance and Thriller genres. Some movies like Starfish: Island of Secrets (2020), In the Clinch (2022), Tenka (2004), Midsummer Night (2024), The Promise (2019). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
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Style:
emotional, dramatic, serious, captivating, suspenseful
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Genre: Drama
Country: Serbia
Duration: 50 min.
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At the turning point of his life, 20-year-old Aljoša Kovač is trying to strike a balance between the expectations of his father Velja, the ambitions of his mother Mira, his own hard-to-achieve passion for music, and a love that is nearing its ...
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Plot:
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Time:
2020s
Place:
balkan
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50%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
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The story is on 17-year-old girl, Tenka, who was born and raised in Sendai, Miyagi prefecture. Her family moves to Tokyo when her father changes his job. Tenka stays for a short period of time with her grandfather who is an eager rice farmer, living ...
Style:
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Plot:
youth, family drama, coming of age, female protagonist, love and romance, love, young woman, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, couple relations, young girl, love affair, male female relationship ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Norway
Duration: 30 min.
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Carina brings her family together for a traditional Swedish midsummer, but the happy occasion goes awry when long-held secrets start to come to light.
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realistic, serious, psychological, suspenseful, exciting ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
47%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 90 min.
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Story:
Reyhan is a country girl, humble, kind and caring, who promises to marry the son of old family friend Hikmet, after he reveals a terminal diagnosis.
Style:
romantic drama, exciting, captivating, entertaining, sincere ...
Plot:
businessman, female protagonist, promise, family drama, relationships, male female relationship, couple relations, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love, young girl, young woman, couples ...
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45%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Pakistan
Duration: 40 min.
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Story:
Hala, an innocent and timid girl, gets married to Hamza. However, her mother-in-law treats her badly while Hamza tries his best to take a stand for his wife.
Style:
romantic drama, sentimental, dramatic, captivating, entertaining ...
Plot:
female protagonist, love, family drama, woman, family relations, couple relations, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love and romance, love affair, male female relationship, relationships, couples ...
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 90 min.
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Story:
In 1996, a village girl in turkey, Elif Gürel dreams of becoming a doctor. His abusive father is marrying her off to a rich man. She meets an army officer , Deniz , who encourages her to realize her dream. Helped by her mother, she takes a big ...
Style:
sincere, sentimental, exciting, dramatic, captivating
Plot:
woman, male female relationship, relationships, youth, couple relations, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, ambition, ambitious man, female protagonist, dreaming, love affair, ambitious woman ...
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44%
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
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The Servet family moves from Eskişehir to Istanbul for family reasons and find themselves in a totally different environment. As the twins Kerem and Ece try to blend in with the environment in the private college they just started, they will meet ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, emotional, realistic
Plot:
youth, friendship, slice of life, college, adolescence vs adulthood, group of friends, family drama, coming of age, lifestyle, best friend, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, friends ...
Place:
istanbul turkey, turkey
Similarity:
43%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
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The series depicts the relationships and lives of a group of five art school students. This is a live-action television drama based on the manga and anime series with the same name.
Style:
dorama, romantic drama, captivating, romantic, melancholic ...
Plot:
college life, love triangle, friendship, relationships, unrequited love, coming of age, art school, slice of life, in love, love story, couple relations, male female relationship ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
tokyo
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
A drama depicting a sweet twist in love between the parents and children of three families around the love of two main characters.
Style:
dorama, dramatic, captivating, atmospheric, emotional ...
Plot:
family relations, relationships, family drama, family bonds, love and romance, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, family problems, couples, love, couple relations, love affair, male female relationship ...
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39%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A recent graduate becomes entangled in a relationship with a man and a woman during the summer after college.
Style:
atmospheric, captivating, suspenseful, dramatic, romantic drama ...
Plot:
lgbt, self discovery, coming of age, love triangle, relationships, male female relationship, female protagonist, young girl, young woman, youth, couple relations, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
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38%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 35 min.
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Story:
Follow the story of a 30-year-old woman who, when feeling dissatisfied with her marriage and family life, finds herself sent back in time 10 years following a lunar eclipse.
Style:
serious, captivating, exciting, emotional, melancholic ...
Plot:
female protagonist, relationships, time travel, second chance, woman, family relations, couple relations, family problems, time, marriage, troubled marriage, family life ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: Colombia
Duration: 60 min.
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Ana, a dedicated wife and mother, must reinvent her life after divorcing her philandering husband. When she meets and falls in love with a much younger man named Joaquín, her family and future change forever.
Style:
soap opera, emotional, romantic drama, sincere, serious ...
Plot:
female protagonist, self discovery, infidelity, divorce, family drama, age-gap relationship, male female relationship, relationships, couple relations, couples, love, husband wife relationship ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 60 min.
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YEE (CHAN WAI SHAN, FLORA) learns from her aunt TSAU that a pair of special jades – Cold Mountain and Virtue, which form the ‘Gods of Harmony’, will bring happy marriage to the bearer. She therefore hopes to find the missing half, Virtue. ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, entertaining, sentimental, psychological ...
Plot:
male female relationship, society, female protagonist, relationships, love, lifestyle, couple relations, couples, friends, love and romance, family relations, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Place:
hong kong
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: Hong Kong
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The history of the Phoenix Restaurant is closely intertwined with the stories of four women of different generations. It portrays the commonest marital problems and various kinds of stress suffered by women over the centuries.
Style:
art film, dramatic, captivating, exciting, costume drama ...
Plot:
restaurant, woman, women, family drama, family relations, male female relationship, relationships, couples, love, family life, husband wife relationship, marriage ...
Time:
20th century
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama
Country: China
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A story that follows five urban women with distinct personalities and how they find themselves after experiencing various challenges in life.
Dai Xi Xi has always regarded falling in love, getting married and having kids as her primary goal. Alas, ...
Style:
light, sentimental, psychological, sincere, thrilling ...
Plot:
female protagonist, friendship, best friend, wedding planner, wedding planning, female friendship, sisterhood, dream, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, couple relations, career, love ...
Place:
shanghai
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
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Follows Lucía de Avellaneda as she celebrates her engagement party with the Marquis of Peñarrosa, but her fiancée receives a letter from a woman claiming to be her mother requesting her to come to her deathbed.
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Plot:
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Time:
16th century
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
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Story:
The tale of Shim Eun Joo, a self-employed woman who is trying to redefine her life after winning a big project as an editorial designer and subsequently struggling on her own.
Style:
realistic, entertaining, captivating, psychological, disturbing ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
35%
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Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
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The Sun sisters are two siblings with vastly different personalities and life paths. One of them, Sun Xin, is a brave and independent woman who values freedom and isn't afraid to fight for what she believes in. She is also known for her beauty ...
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
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Story:
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Style:
intense, emotional, suspenseful, dramatic, captivating ...
Plot:
friendship, young adult, house party, interracial relations, teenage love, love affair, love, youth, friends, relationships, intimate, confrontation ...
Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Venezuela
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
"Get ready for an unforgettable experience where love and the anime world intertwine in "My Otaku Girlfriend"! An anonymous mangaka is discovered by a beautiful otaku influencer, and he must choose between finishing his manga with her ...
Style:
serious, exciting, dramatic, captivating, romantic comedy ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
male female relationship, love story, relationships, love, love and romance, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, couple relations, female protagonist, couples, love affair, young adult, personal growth ...
Place:
venezuela
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
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Story:
A story of an Indian American Girl who visits India for the first time and meets 3 Guys who look after her while she focuses on helping them out in their struggles.
Style:
intercultural, psychological, captivating, thrilling, emotional ...
Plot:
family relations, political unrest, couple relations, family problems, relationships, lifestyle change, love affair, changing lives, friendship, personal growth, love triangle, self discovery ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Kang Woo-ram is busy preparing to get a job. Lee Hyun-ji is a would-be anchor, but she works at a homemade hamburger restaurant. One night, Woo-ram visits the hamburger restaurant and orders a double patty hamburger, which has a "buy one, get ...
Style:
sincere, sentimental, entertaining, dramatic, captivating ...
Plot:
male female relationship, love story, relationships, love affair, love and romance, couples, couple relations, love, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, female protagonist, meet cute, young adult ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
seoul
Similarity:
32%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Marcelo, falsely accused of murdering his fiancée Luisa's father, returns after seven years to clear his name, rekindle his romance with Luisa, and meet the daughter he never knew he had.
Style:
soap opera, emotional, exciting, thrilling, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
wrongful accusation, love, youth, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, couple relations, love and romance, couples, female protagonist, love affair, friendship, male female relationship, relationships ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
latin america
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
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Glass Castle is a 2008 South Korean television series that aired on SBS from September 6, 2008 to March 1, 2009 on Saturdays and Sundays at 20:50 for 51 episodes. Yoon So-yi stars as an ambitious and tough reporter whose life and career take a turn ...
Style:
sincere, serious, touching, realistic, light ...
Plot:
family drama, male female relationship, relationships, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love affair, love, female protagonist, couple relations, fall in love, youth, love and romance, class conflict ...
Place:
south korea, seoul
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
Costume designer Kong Hyun Soo fights against trials and hardships in order to succeed and find her happiness.
Style:
dramatic, dorama, captivating, entertaining, inspirational ...
Plot:
female protagonist, determination, perseverance, personal growth, resilience, young woman, young girl, female student, love, relationships, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love affair ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
seoul
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Drama
Country: Egypt
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
The show revolves around some social problems through the employee Abdul Hamid, whose feelings of happiness and anxiety are mixed when a young man proposes to marry his daughter. In his journey to afford the expenses of his daughter's marriage ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, emotional, realistic, heartfelt ...
Plot:
father daughter relationship, marriage proposal, father, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, social issues, family drama, love affair, family life, love and romance, couple relations, couples, money problems ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Greece
TV show
Story:
Two friends who study in London come back to Greece for their vacation . Fillipos ,one of them , falls with a married woman but soon he meets her daughter who also studies in London and the mix up begins.
Style:
dramatic, captivating, entertaining, sentimental, romantic drama ...
Plot:
woman, love triangle, fall in love, friendship, couples, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, couple relations, love, youth, love affair, relationships, friends ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
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Story:
After Neurosurgeon Maggie Sullivan’s personal and professional life are thrown into turmoil she returns home to Sullivan’s Crossing. While there, Maggie is forced to navigate her complicated present while confronting the painful past she has ...
Style:
captivating, serious, psychological, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
friendship, father daughter relationship, domestic drama, family relations, female protagonist, life is a bitch, couples, relationships, couple relations, problem, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, friends ...
Place:
boston
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Drama
Country: Taiwan
TV show
Story:
Xia Xiao Tong leads a complicated life. Between a physically and verbally abusive mother and her rebellious best friend who is constantly getting into trouble, she has to work hard to focus on her dream of becoming a beautician. However, when a ...
Style:
dramatic, serious, captivating, romantic drama, sentimental ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
school, love triangle, friendship, teacher student relationship, physical abuse, teen romance, coming of age, relationships, male female relationship, love, couple relations, couples ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
29%
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