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Crematorium (2011)
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Crematorium (2011)
Original name: Crematorio
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 397 min.
TV show
Story: Crematorio is a Spanish TV series written and directed by Jorge Sánchez-Cabezudo. It is based on Rafael Chirbes' novel of the same name.
Style: captivating, serious, realistic
Plot: family business, corruption, rise to the top, architect, family relations, family life, society, social problems, mogul, business venture, mafia, business, economist, nordic, high society, family drama, latinos, blind ambition, loss of sibling, power relations, domestic drama, gangster, ambition, family tradition
Time: 21st century, contemporary
Place: spain
Keyword: gangsters

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Cane (2007)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story: Cane is an American television drama created by Cynthia Cidre, who also served as executive producer alongside Jonathan Prince, Jimmy Iovine and Polly Anthony. The pilot was directed by Christian Duguay. The show chronicled the lives and internal ...
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Time: 21st century
Place: florida, usa
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Rich Man, Poor Man (1976)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 566 min.
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Story: An examination of the trials and tribulations of the Jordache family, from the period following World War II to the late 1960s.
Style: social, saga, serious, realistic, emotional
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The Life and Adventures of Nick Nickleby (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
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Story: A modern interpretation of the classic Dickens novel.
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Place: england, london, united kingdom
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The Wild (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: South Africa
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Story: The main backdrop to The Wild is a stretch of land that is home to a five-star game lodge, presenting the opportunity to make the best of the breathtaking beauty of the African wild.The story revolves around three families the Lebones, the van ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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The Duchess (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 150 min.
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Story: The life of the Duchess of Alba La vida de la Duquesa de Alba
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The Grand Mansion Gate (2001)
Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 47 min.
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Story: This Chinese period drama series follows the fortunes of a prominent merchant family engaged in Traditional Chinese Medicine during the waning years of the Ching dynasty. The affairs of this family of doctors/pharmacists (which in those days were ...
Style: captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium
Duration: 337 min.
TV show
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Style: realistic, emotional, captivating, psychological, serious
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Lone Star (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Lone Star is an American drama television series which originally ran on Fox from September 20, 2010 to September 27, 2010, airing Monday nights at 9 pm ET/PT. Fox announced Lone Star's cancellation on September 28, 2010 after two low-rated ...
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Genre: Drama
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Style: sincere, captivating, period drama
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Genre: Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 50 min.
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Style: realistic, psychological, emotional, captivating, tense ...
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32%
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