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Startling by Each Step (2011)
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Startling by Each Step (2011)
Original name: 步步惊心
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 46 min.
TV show
Story: Scarlet Heart, also known as Bubu Jingxin, is a Chinese television series based on the novel of the same Chinese title by Tong Hua. Filming for the series started on 6 December 2010 in Shanghai and ended on 22 March 2011. It first aired in China on the Hunan Broadcasting System on 10 September 2011. A sequel, Bubu Jingqing, officially began filming in Tianjin, China, on March 2013.
Style: exciting, sentimental, sincere, feel good, captivating, melancholic, costume drama, historical drama
Plot: qing dynasty, chinese history, chinese emperor, time travel, palace intrigue, father son relationship, sister sister relationship, love triangle, rivalry, brother brother relationship, royal family, political intrigue, palace, ancient, sibling rivalry, fantasy life, nobility, manipulation, polygamy, unhappy ending, crown prince, body swap, power struggle, death, illness ...
Time: 18th century
Place: china, beijing china
Keyword: chinese

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, costume drama, disturbing and tense films and TV series with plots about palace intrigue, chinese emperor, harem, love triangle, royal palace, royalty and rivalry mostly in Drama, Romance and History genres. Some movies like Startling by Each Step: Empresses In The Palace (2011), Faith (2012), Story of Yanxi Palace (2018), The Imperial Doctress (2016), Go Princess Go (2015). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Empresses In The Palace (2011)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story: The Legend of Zhen Huan, also known as Hou Gong Zhen Huan Zhuan, is a Chinese television series based on the Internet novel of the same name. It first aired in China on 17 November 2011. It was announced in 2013 that the drama will be exported to ...
Style: historical drama, costume drama, tense, captivating, dorama
Plot: qing dynasty, chinese emperor, chinese history, palace intrigue, palace, empress, love triangle, mistress, strong female lead, heir to the throne, scheming, rivalry ...
Time: 18th century
Place: china, ancient china
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Faith (2012)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, History, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Faith is a 2012 South Korean fusion fantasy-historical-medical television series broadcast by SBS from August 13 to October 30, 2012 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 24 episodes. It is about a modern-day plastic surgeon who gets kidnapped and ...
Style: captivating, suspenseful, romantic, semi serious, anime ...
Plot: time travel, military officer, supernatural ability, doctor, political intrigue, friendship, medicine, murder, king, betrayal, asian, conspiracy ...
Time: 14th century
Place: korea
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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
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Story of Yanxi Palace (2018)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, History, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The smart and witty Wei Yingluo enters the palace as a seamstress to find the truth behind her older sister’s death. Believing the imperial guard Fucha Fuheng to be her sister's killer, Yingluo purposely attracts the attention of his sister ...
Style: scenic, stylized, suspenseful, costume drama, factual ...
Plot: qing dynasty, chinese emperor, palace intrigue, chinese history, palace, mistress, rivalry, chambermaid, revenge, female protagonist, betrayal, ambitious woman ...
Time: 18th century
Place: china
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The Imperial Doctress (2016)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China
TV show
Story: Growing up in a family of physicians, Tan Yun Xian was adored by her grandparents for her intellect, curiosity and medical acumen. Despite the many barriers for female physicians in ancient China, Yun Xian nevertheless proved herself to be a skilled ...
Style: entertaining, captivating, exciting, dramatic, costume drama ...
Plot: asian history, love triangle, harem, strong female lead, female doctor, scheming, royal palace, chinese emperor, palace intrigue, ming dynasty, relationships, medical ...
Time: 15th century
Place: ancient china, china
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Go Princess Go (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Zhang Peng is a playboy who hits his head as he falls into a pool when he's trying to run away from an ex-girlfriend. He wakes up to find that he's traveled a thousand years into the past but that's not even the biggest problem, he ...
Style: humorous, captivating, visually appealing, feel good, light ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night
Plot: love and romance, love, time travel, conspiracy, combat, rivalry, youth, royal family, friendship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, asian, body swap ...
Place: ancient china
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Eternal Love (2017)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Three hundred years ago, Bai Qian stood on the Zhu Xian Terrace, turned around and jumped off without regret. Ye Hua stood by the bronze mirror to witness with his own eyes her death. Three hundred years later, in the East Sea Dragon Palace, the two ...
Style: disturbing, romantic, touching, semi serious, dorama ...
Plot: eternal love, deity, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, memory loss, reincarnation, magic, goddess, karma, immortal, self sacrifice, love, star crossed lovers ...
Place: china, thailand
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Sound of the Desert (2014)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: China
TV show
Story: Sound of the Desert traces the fate of Xin Yue, a young orphan who was adopted by the nomadic Xiongnu tribe. When political turmoil forces Xin Yue to flee, she finds herself in the company of two very different, but alluring men: Mo Xun, a kind ...
Style: captivating, atmospheric, emotional, psychological, soap opera ...
Plot: love triangle, royal family, unrequited love, palace intrigue, rivalry, empire, warlord, political intrigue, high society, fleeing, protective male, badass female lead ...
Place: china, ancient china
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The Eternal Love (2017)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: China
TV show
Story: Mo Lian Cheng is the 8th prince of Dongyue who is forced to marry Qu Tan Er who was already in love with Mo Yi Huai (Mo Lian Cheng's elder brother). Qu Tan Er tries to commit suicide one day because she doesn't want to marry Mo Lian Cheng ...
Style: semi serious, captivating, humorous, feel good, costume drama ...
Plot: love triangle, reincarnation, split personality, romantic rivalry, amnesia, royal family, forced marriage, supernatural power, damsel in distress, dual identity, secret identity, secret ...
Place: ancient china, china
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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
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General and I (2017)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: China
TV show
Story: Brilliant strategist Bai Ping Ting and prince-general Chu Bei Jie of rival kingdoms find themselves torn between loyalty to the country and their passionate love for each other.
Style: romantic, sentimental, touching, uplifting, sweet ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night
Plot: love triangle, rivalry, warlord, love, love affair, love and romance, couple relations, hopes, destiny, couples, asian, enemies to lovers ...
Time: 5th century
Place: china, ancient china
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Royal Nirvana (2019)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: A story that follows a crown prince who faces enemies from all sides and falls in love with a maidservant who wants to kill him. He is a son simply yearning for his father's love but is feared and suppressed due to his position. Despite the ...
Style: disturbing, tense, exciting, sentimental
Plot: conspiracy, revenge, death of father, brother brother relationship, crown prince, father son relationship, love and romance, heir to the throne, heir, true love, throne, forbidden love ...
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Joy of Life (2019)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Zhang Qing, a present-day college student in culture and history major wants to study in professor Ye's postgraduate class, so he decides to write a historical fiction to elaborate his perspective of analyzing ancient literature history with ...
Style: exciting, costume drama, captivating
Plot: fantasy world, political intrigue, time traveler, royal family, chinese emperor, time travel, prince, power struggle, sent to the past, palace intrigue, spy, martial artist ...
Place: ancient china
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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
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Kangxi Dynasty (2001)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: China
TV show
Story: Kangxi Dynasty is a 2001 Chinese television series based on the novel Kangxi Da Di by Eryue He. The series is a prequel to the 1997 television series Yongzheng Dynasty, and was followed by Qianlong Dynasty in 2002.
Style: captivating, suspense, disturbing, costume drama
Plot: chinese emperor, qing dynasty, royalty, chinese history, power struggle, battles, empire, kingdom, fight for supremacy, fight, historical event, political intrigue ...
Time: 18th century
Place: china
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Shine or Go Crazy (2015)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story: Wang So is the Prince of Goryeo who has a cursed fate. He had to get married with the Last Princess of Balhae, Shin Yool. She was born with the fate of becoming the light for another country. But because of this fate, she has to face death. Through ...
Style: disturbing, captivating
Plot: heir to the throne, historical figure, royalty, star crossed lovers, love triangle, love, princess, rivalry, throne, unrequited love, love affair, family problems ...
Time: 10th century
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Palace (2011)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China
TV show
Story: Palace, also known as Gong, Gong Suo Xin Yu, and Palace: The Locked Heart Jade, is a Chinese television series produced by Yu Zheng. The series was directed by Lee Wai-chu and starred cast members from mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. The ...
Style: thrilling, captivating, psychological, costume drama
Plot: time travel, asian, royal palace, prince, love triangle, chinese emperor, heir to the throne, time traveler, royal family, back in time, time paradox, royal court ...
Place: china
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Chinese Paladin 3 (2009)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Chinese Paladin 3 is a Chinese television series adapted from the video game of the same title, and, because of an added time travel concept allowing the main protagonist from Chinese Paladin to appear in the setting decades before the events of the ...
Style: exciting, tense, captivating, xianxia, costume drama
Plot: fight, time travel, fight for supremacy, time machine, battles, showdown, time warp, warrior, time paradox, time jump, time traveler, time loop ...
Place: china
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: China
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Story: It is a adapted from a novel by Cang Min Shui 沧溟水 that tells the life of a woman, intelligent and kind, who becomes a concubine of the inner court while her love for the people enables her to do great things for the country. It's standard ...
Style: disturbing, captivating, suspense, soap opera, costume drama ...
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Time: 8th century
Place: china, ancient china
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38%
Good Bye My Princess (2019)
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
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Story: A love story revolves around the 9th Princess of Western Liang as she journeys to the Central Plains to fulfill a marriage alliance with the Crown Prince. Having received overwhelming love and admiration as the 9th Princess, Xiao Feng is forced to ...
Style: colorful, exciting, stylized, captivating, serious ...
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Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace (2018)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: China
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Story: The road to becoming an empress is paved with treachery. Ruyi is a consort who quickly learns to navigate the treacherous politics of the the royal court and move up the ranks. After becoming Empress, Ruyi still must survive the many conspiracies ...
Style: tense, factual, touching, captivating, costume drama
Plot: qing dynasty, chinese emperor, harem, empress, rise and fall, heir, death, intrigue, relationships, male female relationship, political unrest, political intrigue ...
Time: 18th century
Place: ancient china
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Fighter of the Destiny (2017)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, History, Romance
Country: China
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Story: Chun Chang Sheng was abandoned in a flowing river and plucked up by a Taoist monk. He’s actually the fourth Prince of the Chen’s Royal bloodline. He’s plagued with an incurable illness, fated not to live past the age of 20. To find a cure, he ...
Style: xianxia, tense, disturbing, exciting, captivating ...
Audience: date night, teens
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Place: china
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Legend of Miyue (2015)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: China
TV show
Story: The story of Mi Yue (Queen Dowager Xuan), the first stateswoman in the history of China. Mi Yue was a young princess who lived in the Kingdom of Chu during the Warring States period. She was sent to Qin as a concubine and part of her sister Mi ...
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Place: ancient china
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Empresses in the Palace (2015)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story: An epic tale of love, betrayal and scandal set in 1722 during the Qing Dynasty and told from inside the Imperial Harem - the story of one emperor and his countless women. In a world filled with treachery and corruption, who will truly win the ...
Style: thrilling, captivating, psychological, period drama
Plot: asian history, monarchy, female rivalry, chinese emperor, qing dynasty, royal court, palace intrigue, kingdom, royal palace, emperor, rivalry, intrigue ...
Time: 18th century
Place: china
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35%
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Oh! My Emperor (2018)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: China
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Luo Fei Fei, a girl from the 21st century, was transported to a mysterious world of the past -Huang Dao Guo. In the nation of Huang Dao, its leadership is rotated among the 12 constellation owners every thousand years. There, Fei Fei meets the ...
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Investiture of the Gods (2019)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, History, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: This movie can make you drop all what you have to do a whole day to watch it.... It is intriguing and fantastics.... Every episode leaves you wanting more... Watch it and prove me wrong
Style: colorful, exciting, stylized, captivating, xianxia
Plot: chinese emperor, chinese mythology, power struggle, deity, fantasy world, prophecy, revenge, prince, magic, revenge plot, brotherhood, love triangle ...
Place: ancient china
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Legend of Dragon Pearl (2017)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 35 min.
TV show
Story: The story of the ill-fated romance between Zhu Yi Huan, the last princess of the Ming Dynasty and Kangxi, the young emperor of the Qing Dynasty.
Style: captivating, disturbing, tense, historical drama
Plot: chinese emperor, showdown, political unrest, emperor, revenge, power struggle, qing dynasty, empire, fight, dynasty, fight for supremacy, political intrigue ...
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The Rebel Princess (2021)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: China
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Story: Wang Xuan and Xiao Qi strike a deal for the sake of power. They marry first before falling in love and join hands to protect their homeland. She is a woman who is no less than any man while he rose from humble beginnings. The imperial family has ...
Style: thrilling, tense, captivating
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Legend of Yun Xi (2018)
Genre: Fantasy, History, Romance
Country: China
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Story: Han Yun Xi is the daughter of an imperial physician who lost her mother when young, but maintains a cheerful and optimistic disposition. Yun Xi is naturally talented in medical science and proficient in traditional medicine, but suffers from the ...
Style: costume drama, visually appealing, semi serious, sentimental
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Place: ancient china
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The Virtuous Queen of Han (2014)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: China
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Story: As a lowly servant's daughter, Wei Zifu does not have many means, yet she is undeniably beautiful and virtuous. When she is later recruited to entertain Princess Pingyang, she immediately captivates the attention of the court, including Emperor ...
Style: captivating, thrilling, psychological, costume drama
Plot: chinese emperor, palace intrigue, royal palace, royal family, power struggle, mistress, royal court, relationships, kingdom, intrigue, male female relationship, love affair ...
Place: ancient china
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