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Made in Korea (2025)
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Original name: 메이드 인 코리아
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Korea
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Story:
In 1970s South Korea, follow two men on opposite sides of power — one driven by ambition, the other by justice. As their worlds collide, greed, loyalty, and survival intertwine in a battle that will shape a nation.
Style:
period piece, historical drama, tense, political thriller, suspenseful
Plot:
justice, corruption, rivalry, ambition, greed, power struggle, betrayal, conspiracy, prosecutor, loyalty, urban, business tycoon, moral ambiguity, character study, survival, investigation, police investigation, revenge, industrialization, criminal syndicate, double life, investigative
Time:
70s
Place:
south korea, seoul
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 134 min.
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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Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 50 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
seoul
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: China
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
china
Similarity:
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Country: South Korea
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Style:
detective, suspenseful, psychological, tense, dark ...
Plot:
corruption, investigation, addiction, narcotics, trauma, betrayal, conspiracy, police procedural, moral ambiguity, friendship, manipulation, mature ...
Place:
south korea, seoul
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Country: South Korea
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Style:
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Place:
south korea
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73%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
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Style:
tense, crime drama, dramatic, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
lawyer, police officer, investigation, moral ambiguity, police procedural, police, advocate, attorney, brutality, good versus evil, family problems, violent man ...
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67%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 35 min.
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Style:
suspense, captivating, disturbing, emotional, crime thriller ...
Audience:
adult
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Time:
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Place:
seoul
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65%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
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Style:
captivating, exciting, suspenseful, tense, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
south korea, seoul
Similarity:
64%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 40 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
power struggle, ambition, politics, family feud, competitor, fight, political intrigue, business competition, fight for supremacy, political unrest, rivalry, eccentric family ...
Place:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
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Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
revenge, manipulation, wrongful imprisonment, betrayal, conspiracy, vengeance, corruption, retribution, scheming, suspicion, cat and mouse, investigation ...
Place:
south korea
Similarity:
55%
564
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 50 min.
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
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While trying to find why his wife was being implicated in the explosion ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, crime drama, tense, twisted ...
Plot:
investigation, police procedural, bombing, revenge, conspiracy, cover up, urban, female detective, cat and mouse, moral ambiguity, secret mission, male protagonist ...
Place:
tokyo
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
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Style:
tense, dramatic, captivating, harsh, suspenseful ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Duration: 45 min.
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Mexico
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tense, disturbing, suspense, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Mystery
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44%
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Style:
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Audience:
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Country: South Korea
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
south korea, seoul
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
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