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Best Medicine (2026)
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
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 rude bedside manner rubs the quirky, needy locals the wrong way, and he quickly alienates the town, even though he's all they’ve got.
Style:
medical drama, realistic, melancholic
Audience:
adult
Plot:
surgeon, small town, humanism, self discovery, getting home, healing, nostalgia, identity crisis, fish out of water, bittersweet, intimate, isolation, slow burn, teacher, doctor, restaurant, sheriff, phobia, elementary school, aunt, socially awkward, handyman, receptionist, pier, doctor's office ...
Place:
maine
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, melancholic, captivating and emotional films and TV series with plots about intimate, bittersweet, slice of life, self discovery, small town, second chance and personal growth mostly in Drama, Comedy and Romance genres. Some movies like Best Medicine: Bahar (2024), Knuckle Sandwich (2004), Dr. Nice (2023), Government Cheese (2025), Hal & Harper (2025). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Turkey
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
After leaving his small Georgia town behind to start a new life in Los Angeles, aspiring businessman Carter quickly becomes a success. But when he loses his girlfriend and his job in the same morning, he decides to return to his old town with hopes ...
Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Place:
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124
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany
TV show
Story:
Dr. Nice is a heartthrob and star surgeon, until an accident stiffens his right hand. An inheritance leads him to the Flensburg Fjord and to daughter Lea, of whom he knew nothing.
Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min.
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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64%
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Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
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Story:
Two siblings try to preserve their childhood even though their single father forces them to grow up too fast.
Style:
heartfelt, emotional, melancholic, realistic, satirical
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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6K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
mother daughter relationship, memory loss, female protagonist, amnesia, intimate, identity crisis, resilience, second chance, hospital, bittersweet, friendship, rehabilitation ...
Place:
minnesota
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
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Story:
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Style:
satirical, captivating, feel good, semi serious, entertaining ...
Plot:
getting home, female protagonist, relationships, homecoming, satire, lifestyle, secret, escapades, small town, island, secrets, identity ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
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58%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 25 min.
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 26 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, melancholic, reflective ...
Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, realistic, contemplative, melancholic, independent film
Plot:
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Similarity:
54%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
sentimental, melancholic, indie film
Audience:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
emotional, reflective, sentimental, realistic, melancholic
Plot:
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Time:
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52%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 50 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: Comedy, Drama
Country: Croatia
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
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Story:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
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TV show
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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TV show
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: Taiwan
Duration: 47 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
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Place:
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Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, captivating, reflective ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
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