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The Glory (2025)
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Original name: 雁回时
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Zhuang Hanyan, abandoned as a child and raised in the countryside, returns to her family in the capital, catching the attention of Fu Yunxi, a magistrate seeking a capable wife. As they grow closer, Hanyan finds warmth in family bonds as their relationship deepens.
Style:
heartfelt, dramatic, suspense, tension, costume drama, historical romance, period drama, earnest, nostalgic
Audience:
adult
Plot:
strong female lead, family drama, relationships, loyalty, hypocrisy, political corruption, palace intrigue, investigation, betrayal, marriage of convenience, class differences, redemption, bureaucracy, arranged marriage, court intrigue, mystery
Place:
ancient china
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out costume drama, captivating, period drama and historical drama films and TV series with plots about betrayal, loyalty, palace intrigue, relationships, revenge, arranged marriage and redemption mostly in Drama, Romance and Thriller genres. Some movies like The Glory: Youthful Glory (2025), The Princess's Gambit (2025), Si Jin (2025), The Sleepless Princess (2020), Melody of Golden Age (2024). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China
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political intrigue, family drama, family honor, palace intrigue, betrayal, investigation, loyalty, conspiracy, power struggle, arranged marriage, ambition, justice ...
Place:
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: China
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In a world divided into three kingdoms, Princess Jiang Taohua of Zhao escapes Empress Lv's control through a marriage alliance in Wei, a kingdom fraught with political intrigue. An unexpected encounter with Chancellor Shen Zaiye draws her into ...
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Audience:
adult
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Place:
ancient china
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199
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
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Jiang Si, the fourth lady of Dongping Bo Mansion, is reborn after dying at the hands of her lover, Yu Jin. Determined to rewrite her fate, she breaks off her engagement, outsmarts her cruel aunt, opens a perfumery, and investigates a series of ...
Style:
costume drama, romantic comedy, period drama
Plot:
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Place:
ancient china
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56%
Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
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The drama revolves around a cold-hearted and loyal general Xue Yao who’s investigating the mystery around his brother’s death, and an unfavorable princess named Chu Yue who suffers from insomnia due to a childhood accident and spends her time ...
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costume drama, historical romance, captivating, thrilling, psychological ...
Plot:
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Place:
ancient china
Similarity:
55%
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: China
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It tells the story of a pair of mortal enemies who accidentally became a couple but fell in love with each other in a series of bizarre cases and finally chose to fight side by side.
Style:
suspense, detective, romantic comedy, emotional, twisted ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
enemies to lovers, investigation, chemistry, partner, crime solving, whodunit, teamwork, loyalty, slow burn, justice, partners in crime, betrayal ...
Place:
shanghai
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54%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China
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Style:
period piece, historical drama, political thriller, suspense, costume drama
Audience:
adult
Plot:
justice, female protagonist, wuxia, palace intrigue, political corruption, power struggle, martial arts, conspiracy, secret identity, swordplay, heroine, courage ...
Place:
ancient china
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52%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
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Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Place:
ancient china
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49%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China
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Place:
ancient china
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135
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: South Korea
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When Park Jung Hwan (Kim Rae Won), the chief of the anti-corruption investigation team for the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, learns that he has a malignant brain tumor that gives him only 6 months to live, he decides to throw his final punch at ...
Style:
tense, political thriller, suspense, captivating, emotional ...
Plot:
corruption, political corruption, redemption, terminal illness, fighting crime, criminal underworld, corrupt politician, corrupt law enforcer, illness, criminal, crime boss, organized crime ...
Place:
seoul, korea
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama
Country: China
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Place:
ancient china
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45%
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
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Late in the 10th century, the Liao dynasty is at the zenith of its power. The omnipotent Liao rule much of what is now Northeast China, Mongolia, Russia, and much of the Korean Peninsula. Prime Minister Xiao Si Wen and Princess Yan have three ...
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costume drama, historical drama, atmospheric, exciting, entertaining ...
Plot:
power struggle, sibling rivalry, empress, ambition, marriage, rise to power, palace intrigue, royalty, female protagonist, male female relationship, relationships, love ...
Time:
10th century
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China
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A yellow weasel and a nine-tailed fox take on human forms as beautiful ladies in order to seduce the king and persuade him to stop the killings against their kind. Towards the end of the Tang Dynasty, the imperial family's love for hunting has ...
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dramatic, suspenseful, entertaining, captivating, exciting ...
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royal palace, palace intrigue, emperor, sisters, supernatural, relationships, two sisters, love, sister, society, intrigue, palace ...
Place:
ancient china, china
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China
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costume drama, captivating, dramatic, exciting, entertaining ...
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Time:
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Place:
china, ancient china
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43%
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
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tense, psychological, captivating, disturbing, historical drama ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
revenge, betrayal, uncover truth, political intrigue, emperor, relationships, new identity, love triangle, manipulative behavior, murderer, personality change, royal family ...
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 40 min.
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
china
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41%
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Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
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Duration: 45 min.
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Audience:
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ancient china, china
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41%
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Country: China
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Country: China
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thrilling, captivating, exciting, twisted, tense ...
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Place:
ancient china
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38%
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Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
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Place:
ancient china
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China
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costume drama, romantic drama, emotional, melancholic, tense ...
Plot:
loyalty, power struggle, political intrigue, family honor, marriage of convenience, secret past, second chance, revenge, love
Place:
ancient china
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37%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China
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Place:
china, ancient china
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37%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Thailand
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Audience:
adult
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Country: Thailand
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adult
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family drama, sibling rivalry, love triangle, class differences, love affair, rich woman, couples, love, rich woman poor man, wealthy family, siblings, lifestyle ...
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Country: Turkey
Duration: 110 min.
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captivating, psychological, disturbing, suspense, dramatic ...
Audience:
adult
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Duration: 20 min.
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Genre: Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
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Place:
ancient china, china
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Genre: Drama
Country: China
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Style:
suspense, historical drama, captivating, historical romance
Audience:
adult
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Time:
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Place:
china
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 48 min.
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