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The Mayor of Casterbridge (1978)
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 350 min.
TV show
Story:
In a drunken and disheartened state, Michael Henchard sells his wife at a fair. When he becomes sober again he realises what he has done, and though unable to find his wife and child, changes his ways. He becomes the Mayor of the town. Nearly twenty years later his past comes back to haunt him.
Style:
tense, atmospheric, clever, serious, emotional, realistic, talky
Plot:
small town, betrayal, alcohol abuse, rivalry, society, rise and fall, social relations, haunted by the past, tragic hero, hidden truth, power relations, drunkard, father daughter reunion, social outcast, buried truth
Time:
19th century
Place:
england, europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 196 min.
Story:
Adaptation of Thomas Hardy's novel.
At a country fair, young hay-trusser Michael Henchard quarrels with his wife Susan, and in a drunken fit decides to auction off his wife and baby to a sailor for five guineas. The next day, realising his ...
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serious, captivating, emotional, realistic
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Time:
19th century, victorian era
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min.
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The Casual Vacancy centres on Pagford, a seemingly idyllic English village with a cobbled market square and ancient abbey. Behind the pretty façade however, is a town at war: rich at war with poor, teenagers at war with their parents, wives at war ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, realistic, feel good, light
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village life, social relations, society, small town, rivalry, uninhibited rivalry, under the surface, village, murder, rivals, british, adaptation ...
Time:
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Place:
england, europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 220 min.
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Would you risk everything to achieve your dreams? For beautiful young Emma Bovary, a life of passion and excitement is worth any price. Like a moth drawn to flame, she is entranced by the exotic worlds of romance and adventure found in her favorite ...
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serious, gloomy, atmospheric, realistic
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infidelity, couples, tragic hero, village, unfulfillment, social relations, society, couple relations, road not taken, village life, love affair, dull life ...
Time:
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Place:
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59%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
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Lord Peter's brother, the Duke of Denver is accused of murdering their sister Mary's fiancé. It's up to Lord Peter and his faithful man Bunter to untangle all the clues and the contradicting testimony of a cloud of witnesses to save ...
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talky, stylized, suspenseful, witty, clever ...
Plot:
murder, amateur detective, estate, investigation, society, who done it, detective inspector, aristocrat, whodunit, murder investigation, red herring, deadly
Time:
1920s
Place:
england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 469 min.
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In the 1840s, Cranford is ruled by the ladies. They adore good gossip; and romance and change is in the air, as the unwelcome grasp of the Industrial Revolution rapidly approaches their beloved rural market-town.
Style:
sincere, atmospheric, clever, sitcom, realistic ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
small town life, social differences, family relations, aristocracy, high society, class differences, small town, love and romance, social relations, family life, maid, proposal ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 350 min.
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Story:
Intertwining tales of love, greed, and secret identities in Charles Dickens's 1860s London.
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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51%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 540 min.
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 206 min.
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Story:
Approaching his 65th birthday, Prime Minister Frances Urquhart begins to see the end of his career. Not that he has the intention of resigning anytime soon. He does however hope to establish a legacy, one for the history books and one to provide his ...
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
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Adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray's novel. The first colour production from the BBC.
Style:
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Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 385 min.
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Story:
Martin Chuzzlewit is an old man with a large fortune and an even larger set of family and friends. A portrait of greed and selfishness, this magnificent adaptation of Dickens' comic masterpiece features an all-star cast.
Style:
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Time:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 185 min.
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Charles Dickens' haunting semi-autobiographical tale of a boy who is sent away by his stepfather after his mother dies but manages to triumph over incredible adversities.
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Country: UK
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Duration: 180 min.
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Duration: 416 min.
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Country: UK
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Country: UK
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 673 min.
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Place:
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38%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min.
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 780 min.
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
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Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Country: UK
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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Story:
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