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Mr. Sunshine (2018)
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Original name: 미스터 션샤인
Genre: Action, Drama, History, 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, sad, factual, romantic, epic, captivating, gothic, sentimental, costume drama, period piece ...
Plot:
japanese occupation of korea, destiny, love triangle, patriotism, wartime, historical event, tragic event, social realism, korean history, aristocracy, friendship, survival, military life, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, joseon dynasty, faith, culture clash, betrayal, propaganda, forbidden love, occupation, asian, female protagonist, ancient korea, japanese occupation ...
Time:
19th century, edwardian era, 20th century, 1900s
Place:
korea, east asia, thailand
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Most similar movies to Mr. Sunshine
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, romantic, period drama and historical drama films and TV series with plots about friendship, love triangle, korean history, betrayal, love, love and romance and political intrigue mostly in Drama, Romance and History genres. Some movies like Mr. Sunshine: Kurt Seyit & Sura (2014), Bridal Mask (2012), Sparrow (2016), Chuno (2010), The Crowned Clown (2019). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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, costume drama
Plot:
marriage, wedding, nobleman, betrayal, deception, world war one, friendship, trust, jealousy, forbidden love, marriage proposal, hopes ...
Time:
future, edwardian era, post world war one, 1920s, 20th century
Place:
istanbul turkey, turkey, russia, ottoman empire
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
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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, suspenseful, exciting, captivating ...
Plot:
murder, rebellion, tragic hero, military, japanese occupation, asian history, imprisonment, undercover, assassination, heroism, tough guy, family in danger ...
Time:
20th century, 1930s
Place:
seoul, korea
Similarity:
90%
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
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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, factual, sentimental
Plot:
japanese occupation of china, chinese history, world war two, patriot, secret agent, spy, historical event, wartime, japanese occupation, social realism, culture clash, tragic event ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s
Place:
china, shanghai
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
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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, romantic, captivating, dorama, costume drama ...
Plot:
sweetheart, love triangle, time travel, broken heart, mad love, palace, royal family, rivalry, throne, romantic triangle, palace intrigue, love ...
Time:
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Place:
korea
Similarity:
79%
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Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: South Korea
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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, captivating, tense, exciting, psychological
Plot:
joseon dynasty, slavery, slave, bounty hunter, conspiracy, asian history, tragic hero, political intrigue, love triangle, chase, deception, false accusation ...
Time:
17th century
Place:
korea
Similarity:
100%
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:
romantic drama, suspenseful, suspense, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
joseon dynasty, true love, tudors, politics, love and romance, forbidden love, impossible love, king, korean history, couple relations, death, betrayal ...
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100%
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Romance
Country: South Korea
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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, chinese emperor, empress, historical figure, female protagonist, culture clash, love, crown prince, female warrior, palace intrigue, battles, sword fight ...
Time:
14th century
Place:
korea, china
Similarity:
67%
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:
exciting, tense, sincere, disturbing, sageuk ...
Plot:
medieval, joseon dynasty, friendship, power struggle, warlord, murder, rivalry, destiny, danger, society, culture clash, violence ...
Time:
14th century
Place:
thailand
Similarity:
67%
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Italy, France, Germany, Russia, Poland
Duration: 99 min.
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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, epic, stylized, emotional, historical drama ...
Plot:
tragic love, true love, napoleon bonaparte, imperial russia, aristocracy, couple relations, love, love triangle, social differences, romantic relationship, betrayal, invasion ...
Time:
19th century, 1810s, regency period, 1800s, georgian era
Place:
russia
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Drama, 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, military, combat, love, airplane, love triangle, navy, aerial combats, fighter pilot, u.s. air force, love and romance ...
Time:
year 2001, 1940s, 50s, 20th century, year 1942 ...
Place:
pearl harbor, hawaii, japan, asia, cuba ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, History, Romance
Country: China
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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, sweet, romantic, exciting, romantic drama
Plot:
military, friendship, woman dressed as man, cross dressing, strong female character, rivalry, female protagonist, love triangle, tomboy, gender, love and romance, hidden identity ...
Time:
1910s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, History, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
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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, period piece, visually appealing ...
Plot:
ancient korea, heir to the throne, heir, korean history, brotherhood, king, warrior, friendship, assassination plot, friends, showdown, fight ...
Time:
6th century
Place:
korea
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 35 min.
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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:
captivating, romantic, sentimental, sincere, disturbing ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
love affair, friendship, love, youth, destiny, hopes, couples, fall in love, love and romance, throne, tragic romance, love triangle ...
Time:
13th century
Place:
korea
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
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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:
sentimental, captivating, romantic drama, dorama, exciting ...
Plot:
parallel world, surrealism, parents and children, heroes, happy ending, fantasy world, fall in love, alternate reality, supernatural, friendship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, twists and turns ...
Place:
korea
Similarity:
57%
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, realistic, disturbing, sad
Plot:
heiress, amnesia, hotshot hero, revenge, love triangle, childhood friend, corruption, manipulative person, love affair, ambition, male female relationship, lifestyle ...
Place:
korea
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Ireland, Canada, USA, UK
Duration: 60 min.
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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:
historical drama, captivating, stylized, sexy, soap opera ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
intrigue, tudors, queen, power struggle, historical character, royal family, british history, king, royalty, heir, monarchy, british royal family ...
Time:
16th century, middle ages, ancient times, medieval times
Place:
england, britain, ireland, europe
Similarity:
100%
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, thought provoking, sentimental, touching ...
Audience:
girls' night, family outing, date night, teens, teen drama
Plot:
fall in love, love, opposites attract, love and romance, couples, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, friendship, stereotypes, male female relationship, youth, society, family relations ...
Place:
cuba, korea
Similarity:
60%
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, light, sentimental
Plot:
female protagonist, friendship, workplace, media, feminist, internet, love story, love and romance, ceo, career, business, job ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
south korea, korea
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Fantasy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 45 min.
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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, romantic drama, captivating, semi serious ...
Plot:
time travel, queen, joseon dynasty, time portal, aspiring actress, actress, korean history, political intrigue, assassination plot, magic, betrayal, friendship ...
Time:
future
Place:
seoul, korea
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 75 min.
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Story:
Explore the relationship of two people as they go from being “just acquaintances” to “a genuine couple” — Yoon Jin Ah, a coffee shop supervisor in her 30s, and Seo Joon Hee, a designer at a video game company who has just returned from ...
Style:
dorama, sweet, romantic drama, sentimental, romantic ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
asian, older woman younger man relationship, male female relationship, relationships, couple relations, love story, love and romance, parents and children, caress, sensuality, love, east asian woman ...
Place:
south korea, korea
Similarity:
100%
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:
suspenseful, exciting, dorama, disturbing, psychological ...
Plot:
reincarnation, japanese occupation of korea, ghost writer, ghost, supernatural, korean history, new life, writer's life, destiny, identity crisis, creative block, life & death ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century
Place:
korea
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Romance
Country: South Korea
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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:
psychological, captivating, disturbing, inspirational, emotional ...
Plot:
basketball, japanese occupation, japanese occupation of korea, korean history, basketball player, life is a bitch, occupation, historical event, wartime life, love affair, couple relations, social problems ...
Place:
korea
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: South Korea
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Story:
King Hyeonjong and Kang Kam-chan lead the 26-year-long Korea-Khitan War to victory and begin the era of peace in East Asia and prosperity in Goryeo.
Style:
historical drama, period piece, captivating, exciting, serious ...
Plot:
asian history, battles, wartime, historical event, wartime life, storytelling, military history, korean history, world history, historical figure, invasion, royalty ...
Time:
11th century, 10th century
Place:
korea, east asia
Similarity:
32%
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Brazil
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
When the men go to war, the women also battle. This tale takes place in the XIX century, during a terrible civil war. Italy’s revolutionary leader Garibaldi must choose between two loves: a sweet aristocratic lady or a brave woman who leaves her ...
Style:
novela, historical drama, period piece, serious, exciting ...
Plot:
forbidden love, civil war, independence, marriage, empire, women, sacrifice, brazilian history, loneliness, grief, love triangle, political conflict ...
Time:
19th century
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Drama, History, Music, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 35 min.
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Story:
Based on a true story, the drama tells the tragic love story of Kim Woo Jin, a married stage drama writer, and Yun Shim Duk, Korea's first professional soprano, who meet while studying at Tokyo University in the 1920s. Yun Shim Duk's ...
Style:
dorama, saga, costume drama, suspenseful, touching ...
Plot:
forbidden love, japanese occupation of korea, true love, japanese occupation, wedding planning, impossible love, doomed love, infidelity, couple relations, male female relationship, wartime, music ...
Time:
1920s, 20th century
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
For Mu Wan Qing, 1926 would always be remembered as the year that changed her life forever. Bringing her mother's ashes home to be buried, Wan Qing returned to the land of her birth, with no idea of what awaited her once she arrived.
Style:
romantic, dorama, sad, period piece, emotional ...
Plot:
military, coup d'etat, investigation, family secret, chinese culture, military life, chinese army, betrayal, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, social realism, strong female character, tragic event ...
Time:
1920s
Place:
china
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Immortal Admiral Yi Sun-sin is a South Korean television series based on the life of Yi Sun-sin, starring Kim Myung-min in the title role. It aired on KBS1 from September 4, 2004 to August 28, 2005 on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:45 for 104 ...
Style:
tense, historical drama, captivating, thought provoking, period piece ...
Plot:
korean history, admiral, soldier, american history, historical event, life, fight, combat, heroes, historical figure, battles, showdown ...
Time:
16th century
Place:
korea, japan, east asia
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, Mystery, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
In 1961, there is a young girl named Dong Yi who lives in a slave village. She then decides to work in the palace as a servant. A few years later, she meets King Sukjong and they fall in love with each other. The King later makes her his concubine. ...
Style:
costume drama, sageuk, captivating, sentimental, sincere ...
Plot:
joseon dynasty, queen, royal court, rich man poor woman, love, palace, love triangle, murder, palace intrigue, revenge, korean history, medieval ...
Place:
korea, east asia
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
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Capital Scandal is a 2007 South Korean television series starring Kang Ji-hwan, Han Ji-min, Ryu Jin and Han Go-eun. It aired on KBS2 from June 6 to August 2, 2007 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes.
Based on Lee Sun-mi's ...
Style:
satirical, historical drama, period piece, entertaining, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
japanese occupation of korea, occupation, brothel, japanese occupation, oppression, independence movement, wartime, courtesan, male female relationship, escapades, satire, secret identity ...
Time:
1930s
Place:
korea
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, History, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Hong Ra On, disguises herself as a man and counsels men on dating. Due to a love letter she wrote for a client, she meets Lee Young - future Crown Prince Hyomyeong. Hong Ra On is unaware that he is the Crown Prince and Lee Young is unaware that Hong ...
Style:
touching, captivating, costume drama, period piece, humorous ...
Plot:
joseon dynasty, couples, crown prince, palace, gender disguise, fall in love, friendship, cross dressing, forbidden love, coming of age, eunuch, society ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
korea
Similarity:
30%
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