Movies and TV shows like Mr. Sunshine

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Mr. Sunshine (2018)
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Mr. Sunshine (2018)
Original name: 미스터 션샤인
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, War
Country: South Korea
Duration: 80 min.
TV show
Story: Based in Shinmiyangyo, or the U.S. expedition to Korea in the late 19th century, Mr. Sunshine tells the story of a Korean boy born into a family of a house servant running away to board an American warship, later to return to his homeland as a U.S. marine officer. He ironically falls in love with an aristocrat’s daughter and discovers the dark scheme to colonize the country that he once ran away from.
Style: dorama, sentimental, captivating, sad, factual, romantic, gothic, epic, period piece
Plot: japanese occupation of korea, joseon dynasty, love triangle, patriotism, culture clash, betrayal, destiny, wartime, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, survival, historical event, stereotypes, propaganda, childhood friend, tragic event, social realism, child abuse, military life, sniper, friendship, queen, faith, occupation, asian, female protagonist ...
Time: 19th century, edwardian era, 20th century, 1900s
Place: korea, thailand, east asia

Most similar movies to Mr. Sunshine

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, romantic, dorama and exciting films and TV series with plots about friendship, love triangle, king, couples, love, asian and love and romance mostly in Drama, Romance and Action genres. Some movies like Mr. Sunshine: Kurt Seyit and Şura (2014), Bridal Mask (2012), Sparrow (2016), The Empress Ki (2013), Chicago Typewriter (2017). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Kurt Seyit and Şura (2014)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Turkey
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story: A Turkish lieutenant and the daughter of Russian nobles fight for their love against forces of family and social expectation and historical events.
Style: captivating, romantic, realistic, historical drama
Plot: friendship, marriage, wedding, world war one, nobleman, trust, jealousy, hopes, betrayal, marriage proposal, deception, secret ...
Time: future, edwardian era, 20th century, 1920s, post world war one
Place: istanbul turkey, turkey, russia, ottoman empire
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100%
 8.2
 722
Bridal Mask (2012)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Bridal Mask is a 2012 KBS2 period drama based on the popular Korean manhwa by Huh Young-man. The setting takes place in Seoul, Korea during the 1930s Japanese colonial era. The plot of the TV drama is slightly modified from the original graphic ...
Style: dorama, serious, exciting, realistic, captivating ...
Plot: military, tragic hero, rebellion, police, murder, betrayal, friendship, assassination, imprisonment, heroism, tough guy, family in danger ...
Time: 20th century, 1930s
Place: seoul, korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
90%
 7.2
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Sparrow (2016)
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: This drama is set during the revolutionary time in Shanghai, based on a novel of the same name of Hai Fei. During the republican revolution, Chen Shen is a secret agent under Special Operations Executive Director Bi Zhongliang, among the agents ...
Style: captivating, sentimental, factual
Plot: chinese history, japanese occupation of china, world war two, patriot, spy, secret agent, social realism, wartime, patriotism, military life, japanese occupation, tragic event ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century
Place: china, shanghai
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo (2016)
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Scarlet Heart: Ryeo is the remake of Chinese drama Bu Bu Jing Xin that stars IU as a woman who gets time-warped back to the Goryeo dynasty, and becomes involved with a very large family of princes, some of whom are vying for the throne, or her ...
Style: touching, captivating, romantic, dorama, sageuk ...
Plot: sweetheart, love triangle, time travel, palace, broken heart, royal family, mad love, throne, romantic triangle, palace intrigue, rivalry, love ...
Time: 10th century
Place: korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
79%
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The Empress Ki (2013)
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story: The story of the woman that would become Empress Ki, and her struggles as she worked her way through war, political conspiracies, and the imperial palace to become Empress of China. This Korean Drama re-imagines the historical figure as a fierce, ...
Style: suspenseful, romantic, harsh, multicultural, semi serious ...
Plot: love triangle, empress, chinese emperor, historical figure, love, female protagonist, crown prince, female warrior, battles, palace intrigue, sword fight, culture clash ...
Time: 14th century
Place: korea, china
⇓ similarity ⇓
65%
Chicago Typewriter (2017)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story: Writers that lived under Japanese rule in the 1930's are reincarnated into a bestselling writer who is in a slump, a mysterious ghostwriter and an anti-fan of the bestselling writer.
Style: exciting, suspenseful, dorama, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot: reincarnation, japanese occupation of korea, supernatural, ghost writer, ghost, past life, writer's life, new life, destiny, creative block, identity crisis, life & death ...
Time: 20th century, 1930s
Place: korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
My Country: The New Age (2019)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 80 min.
TV show
Story: Set during the turbulent time of the fall of Goryeo and the founding of Joseon, two former friends face-off against one another over a woman and the future shape of the nation.
Style: sincere, exciting, disturbing, tense, sageuk ...
Plot: joseon dynasty, friendship, power struggle, medieval, murder, warlord, rivalry, culture clash, society, destiny, danger, life is a bitch ...
Time: 14th century
Place: thailand
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
The Slave Hunters (2010)
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story: The Slave Hunters is a 2010 South Korean action historical drama set in the Joseon Dynasty about a slave hunter who is tracking down a general-turned-runaway slave as well as searching for the woman he loves. It aired on KBS2 from January 6 to March ...
Style: sageuk, tense, captivating, psychological, exciting
Plot: joseon dynasty, slave, slavery, bounty hunter, conspiracy, love triangle, tragic hero, political intrigue, chase, deception, false accusation, danger ...
Time: 17th century
Place: korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Pearl Harbor (2001)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 183 min.
Story: The lifelong friendship between Rafe McCawley and Danny Walker is put to the ultimate test when the two ace fighter pilots become entangled in a love triangle with beautiful Naval nurse Evelyn Johnson. But the rivalry between the friends-turned-foes ...
Style: romantic, sentimental, emotional, epic, period piece ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night, teens, date night
Plot: world war two, war, love, military, combat, airplane, love triangle, navy, fighter pilot, wartime, aviation, love and romance ...
Time: year 2001, 1940s, 50s, 20th century, year 1942 ...
Place: hawaii, pearl harbor, japan, asia, america ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
War and Peace (2007)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Italy, France, Germany, Russia, Poland
Duration: 394 min.
TV show
Story: War and Peace delineates in graphic detail events leading up to the French invasion of Russia, and the impact of the Napoleonic era on Tsarist society, as seen through the eyes of five Russian aristocratic families. Portions of an earlier version of ...
Style: captivating, stylized, epic, emotional, contemplative ...
Plot: napoleon bonaparte, aristocracy, tragic love, love triangle, couple relations, social differences, imperial russia, romantic relationship, true love, betrayal, invasion, family crisis ...
Time: 19th century, 1810s, regency period
Place: russia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The Crowned Clown (2019)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 80 min.
TV show
Story: The story takes place at a time in Joseon history, when upheaval and power struggles surrounding the throne had reached extreme levels. In order to escape those who plan to assassinate him, the king puts a clown, who looks exactly like him, on the ...
Style: suspenseful, serious, touching, suspense, realistic ...
Plot: joseon dynasty, politics, true love, king, tudors, friendship between men, friendship, tragedy, couple relations, love and romance, love, death ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
W: Two Worlds Apart (2016)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Han Hyo-joo plays a surgeon whose father is a famous comic book creator. One day Dad goes missing and she rushes to his workshop to look for him, and instead finds a strange man bathed in blood. She gets kidnapped by the bloody man, which is where ...
Style: dorama, captivating, exciting, sentimental, romantic drama ...
Plot: parallel world, friendship, surrealism, happy ending, fantasy world, parents and children, heroes, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, alternate reality, fall in love, supernatural, investigation ...
Place: korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
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Encounter (2018)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: What happens when an encounter between a man and woman who seem to have nothing in common develops into a complicated love story? Cha Soo Hyun is a woman and daughter of a politician who lives a life where she is unable to choose her own path. ...
Style: romantic, dorama, touching, sentimental, thought provoking ...
Audience: girls' night, date night, family outing
Plot: fall in love, opposites attract, love, love and romance, stereotypes, male female relationship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, couples, friendship, family relations, society, youth ...
Place: cuba, korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
The King in Love (2017)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 35 min.
TV show
Story: Set during the Goryeo dynasty, Won, crown prince, has a sweet appearance hiding a lust for conquest. He is best friends with Rin, an elegant man of royal descent and Won's bodyguard. When beautiful San, the sole daughter of the wealthiest man ...
Style: sincere, romantic, captivating, touching, sentimental ...
Audience: date night, girls' night
Plot: love affair, destiny, youth, couples, love, friendship, fall in love, love and romance, hopes, love triangle, royal family, tragic romance ...
Time: 13th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
The Innocent Man (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: A self-made medical student and an aspiring anchorwoman find their friendship -- and their dreams -- tested by a fateful tragedy.
Style: dorama, romantic, disturbing, realistic, sad
Plot: heiress, amnesia, revenge, hotshot hero, love triangle, corruption, manipulative person, childhood friend, love affair, ambition, male female relationship, gain trust ...
Place: korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Search: WWW (2019)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story: The stories of ambitious career women working at the top of the best portal sites in the IT industry. Paved with wins and losses, their road to success takes a new turn when love comes along the way.
Style: dorama, romantic, sentimental, light
Plot: female protagonist, friendship, feminist, workplace, media, internet, love story, rise to the top, strong female lead, ceo, job, coworker ...
Time: 21st century
Place: south korea, korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 8.2
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Itaewon Class (2020)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story: In a colorful Seoul neighborhood, an ex-con and his friends fight a mighty foe to make their ambitious dreams for their street bar a reality.
Style: dorama, romantic, suspense, captivating, uplifting ...
Plot: rags to riches, revenge, restaurant, faithfulness, love, inheritance, restaurant owner, friendship, lgbtq, asian, workplace, co worker co worker relationship ...
Place: seoul, thailand, south korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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The Tudors (2007)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Ireland, Canada, USA, UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The Tudors is a history-based drama series following the young, vibrant King Henry VIII, a competitive and lustful monarch who navigates the intrigues of the English court and the human heart with equal vigor and justifiable suspicion.
Style: stylized, captivating, serious, historical drama, soap opera ...
Audience: teens
Plot: intrigue, queen, tudors, power struggle, royal family, historical character, king, british history, british royal family, love triangle, royalty, heir ...
Time: 16th century, ancient times, middle ages, medieval times
Place: england, britain, ireland, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Queen In Hyun's Man (2012)
Genre: Fantasy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Kim Boong Do is a scholar who had supported the reinstatement of Queen In Hyun when Jang heebin's schemes resulted in her being deposed and replaced as King Sukjong's queen consort. He travels 300 years into the future of modern Seoul and ...
Style: dorama, romantic, semi serious, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot: joseon dynasty, time travel, queen, aspiring actress, time traveler, actress, political intrigue, time portal, friendship, magic, assassination plot, betrayal ...
Time: future
Place: korea, seoul
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Arsenal Military Academy (2019)
Genre: Action, History, Romance
Country: China
TV show
Story: Xie Xiang disguises herself as a man in order to attend military school, where she and her classmates become embroiled in a series of tale-worthy events. After an academic career that wins her classmates’ and instructors’ respect, Xie sets out ...
Style: dorama, exciting, sweet, romantic, romantic drama
Plot: military, friendship, woman dressed as man, cross dressing, strong female character, tomboy, rivalry, love triangle, female protagonist, love and romance, gender, hidden identity ...
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Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth (2016)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, History, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Set during the Silla dynasty, Sam Maekjong is the son of the fallen king and present queen regent, Jiso, but he has been kept in hiding for protection ever since he was a young boy, when his father was murdered. Over the years the powerful nobles ...
Style: dorama, captivating, disturbing, visually appealing, suspenseful ...
Plot: ancient korea, heir to the throne, brotherhood, warrior, king, unlikely friendships, friendship, assassination plot, heir, fighting the system, friends, korean history ...
Time: 6th century
Place: korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Six Flying Dragons (2015)
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story: “Six Flying Dragons” is a Period drama depicts the ambitions and success stories of 6 people around Prince Lee Bang Won. This drama also depicts the ideological and political conflict between Prince Lee Bang Won and Jung Do Jeon who is the man ...
Style: enigmatic, exciting, tense, sageuk, disturbing ...
Plot: political conspiracy, joseon dynasty, tragedy, betrayal, political corruption, ambition, medieval, traitor, martial arts, treason, political unrest, royal family ...
Time: 14th century, medieval times
Place: korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Hospital Playlist (2020)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 84 min.
TV show
Story: Every day is extraordinary for five doctors and their patients inside a hospital, where birth, death and everything in between coexist.
Style: dorama, sincere, captivating, realistic, sentimental ...
Plot: medical, medical profession, patient, surgeon, doctor, friendship, hospital, job, coworker relationship, medicine, doctors and patients, treatment ...
Place: korea, thailand
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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All In (2003)
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story: All In is a 2003 South Korean television drama series that aired on SBS from January 15 to April 3, 2003 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 24 episodes. Inspired by the life of professional poker player Jimmy Cha, it starred Lee Byung-hun and ...
Style: realistic, captivating, psychological, sentimental, exciting ...
Plot: gambling, casino, love affair, ambition, fall in love, gangster, dishonesty, friendship, caper, rivalry, escapades, danger ...
Time: 21st century
Place: south korea, korea, usa, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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Basketball (2013)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Romance
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story: Set during the turbulent years of the Japanese occupation until independence, and a few years before the division of Korea into North and South, the story is about the first and last time that Korea had a single, unified national basketball team, ...
Style: captivating, psychological, disturbing, period drama
Plot: basketball, japanese occupation of korea, basketball player, life is a bitch, occupation, historical event, love affair, japanese occupation, relationships, male female relationship, wartime, social problems ...
Place: korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
The Princess' Man (2011)
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story: The Princess' Man is a 2011 South Korean television series, starring Park Si-hoo, Moon Chae-won, Kim Yeong-cheol, Song Jong-ho, Hong Soo-hyun, and Lee Soon-jae. It is a period drama about the forbidden romance between the daughter of King Sejo ...
Style: captivating, exciting, serious, tense, dorama ...
Plot: forbidden love, star crossed lovers, nobility, rise to power, princess, throne, political conflict, father daughter relationship, betrayal, medieval, prince, love and romance ...
Time: 15th century
Place: korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
Sungkyunkwan Scandal (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story: Sungkyunkwan Scandal is a 2010 South Korean fusion historical drama about a girl who disguises herself as a boy while attending Sungkyunkwan, the Joseon Dynasty's highest educational institute, where no women were allowed. Directed by Kim ...
Style: touching, romantic, humorous, exciting, inspirational ...
Plot: gender disguise, love triangle, cross dressing, student, female protagonist, friendship, social differences, joseon dynasty, rivalry, medieval, sword fight, king ...
Time: middle ages
Place: korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
The King 2 Hearts (2012)
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 65 min.
TV show
Story: The King 2 Hearts is a 2012 South Korean television series, starring Ha Ji-won and Lee Seung-gi in the leading roles. It is about a South Korean crown prince who falls in love with a North Korean special agent. It aired on MBC from March 21 to May ...
Style: touching, emotional, captivating, dorama, romantic ...
Plot: love, wedding, terrorist group, king, throne, tradition, love and romance, queen, prince, confrontation, female protagonist, couples ...
Place: korea, north korea, south korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
 7.5
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Horse Doctor (2012)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story: The King's Doctor is a 2012 South Korean television series, starring Jo Seung-woo and Lee Yo-won. It aired on Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation from October 1, 2012 to March 25, 2013 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 50 episodes. The drama ...
Style: captivating, romantic, semi serious, suspenseful
Plot: joseon dynasty, doctor, queen, king, peasant, medical, physician, medicine, political intrigue, betrayal, friendship, dynasty ...
Place: korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
The Moon Embracing the Sun (2012)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story: Moon Embracing the Sun is a 2012 South Korean historical television drama series, starring Kim Soo-hyun, Han Ga-in, Jung Il-woo and Kim Min-seo. It aired on Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation from January 4 to March 15, 2012 on Wednesdays and Thursdays ...
Style: captivating, serious, stylized, emotional, dorama ...
Plot: joseon dynasty, loveless marriage, true love, royal court, memory loss, royalty, society, love and romance, state affairs, love affair, political conspiracy, assassination plot ...
Time: middle ages
Place: korea, ancient china, thailand, south korea, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
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