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1001 Nights (2006)
4K
Original name: Binbir Gece
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 80 min.
TV show
Story:
Sehrazat, a young widow who is financially unable to treat her terminally ill young son, is forced to address to her charming boss, asking for help. The proposal by her boss changes her life forever.
Style:
emotional, serious, touching, realistic, captivating, disturbing, fairy tale, telenovela
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
couples, parents and children, moral dilemma, single parent, wooing, family relations, leukemia, blackmail, sick child, family problems, betrayal, illness, life is a bitch, child illness, fighting illness, love and romance, love, horse, yacht, architect, single mother, hate, loyalty, treachery, couple relations ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
turkey, istanbul turkey
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, emotional and touching films and TV series with plots about family relations, couples, parents and children, family problems, love and romance, love and couple relations mostly in Drama, History and Romance genres. Some movies like 1001 Nights: Bitter Lands (2018), Asi (2007), Child (2019), The White Angel (2007), Mrs. Fazilet and Her Daughters (2017). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Country: Turkey
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Place:
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Country: Turkey
Duration: 90 min.
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Style:
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Place:
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Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Beyaz Melek’ filmi; bir aşkın öyküsüdür.Bu aşk öyküsü, iki insanın birbirine duyduğu aşk değil, bir grup insanın hayata ve birbirlerine duyduğu aşkın ve sevginin hikayesidir.Filmde, doğudan batıya, mekteplisinden köylüsüne, ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Country: Turkey
Duration: 140 min.
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Style:
sentimental, emotional, romantic, realistic, talky
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
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Place:
turkey
Similarity:
100%
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Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
turkey, istanbul turkey
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Country: China
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Time:
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Country: Mexico
Duration: 42 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 45 min.
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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681
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
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Style:
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Place:
usa, new york
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Country: Israel
Duration: 50 min.
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Style:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
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Story:
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Style:
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