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Extracurricular (2020)
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Extracurricular (2020)
Original name: 인간수업
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: Determined to escape a dead-end life, a gifted high school student turns to a world of serious crime to ensure he can pay for college.
Style: dorama, serious, suspense, tense, captivating, disturbing, controversial
Audience: teen drama
Plot: secret life, criminal, teenager, high school life, friendship, undercover, danger, hidden identity, life is a bitch, double life, social problems, financial problem, secret, money problems, secret revealed, entertainment, youth, bullying, teenage boy, student, high school, school, dual identity, mystery, school life ...
Keyword: korean

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, disturbing, psychological and suspense films and TV series with plots about life is a bitch, social problems, criminal, secret, school, high school and bullying mostly in Drama, Crime and Thriller genres. Some movies like Extracurricular: Girl From Nowhere (2018), My Name (2021), The King of Pigs (2022), Juvenile Justice (2022), Blood & Water (2020). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Girl From Nowhere (2018)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Thailand
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: A mysterious, clever girl named Nanno transfers to different schools, exposing the lies and misdeeds of the students and faculty at every turn.
Style: atmospheric, mysterious, serious, horror comedy, psychological horror ...
Plot: school, violence, social problems, victim, bullying, high school, vigilantism, death, rape, murder, teenager, extreme violence ...
Place: thailand
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91%
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My Name (2021)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: Yoon Ji-woo's father dies suddenly. She wants to desperately take revenge on whoever is responsible for her father's death. Yoon Ji-woo works for drug crime group Dongcheonpa. Choi Moo-jin is the boss of the drug gang. With the help of ...
Style: dorama, suspense, captivating, tense, disturbing ...
Plot: revenge, drug, bandit, murder, organized crime, secret, investigation, target, mole, gang, criminal's revenge, criminal underworld ...
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33%
The King of Pigs (2022)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story: Two friends in the past were victims of serious school bulling. One could not resist his trauma, and becomes a serial killer, walking in the path of revenge. Another one tries his best to overcome the trauma and becomes a police detective. He now ...
Style: disturbing, psychological, captivating, tense, suspense ...
Plot: child abuse, revenge, murder, childhood trauma, bullying, flashback, violence, social problems, life is a bitch, murder mystery, dark past, friendship ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Juvenile Justice (2022)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: A tough judge balances her aversion to minor offenders with firm beliefs on justice and punishment as she tackles complex cases inside a juvenile court.
Style: disturbing, tense, captivating
Plot: judge, court, courtroom, police, legal system, criminal justice, law enforcement, law enforcer, female judge, court case, lawsuit, lawman ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Blood & Water (2020)
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: South Africa
Duration: 53 min.
TV show
Story: After crossing paths at a party, a Cape Town teen sets out to prove whether a private-school swimming star is her sister who was abducted at birth.
Style: serious, captivating, suspense, tense, confusing ...
Audience: teen drama
Plot: private school, school, high school, secret, family secret, uncover truth, investigation, sister sister relationship, private investigation, teenage girl, family problems, secret revealed ...
Place: south africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
A Model Family (2022)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: After unwittingly stealing money from a cartel, a cash-strapped professor finds the only way to save his broken family is by working as a drug courier.
Style: disturbing, suspenseful, tense, psychological, captivating ...
Plot: secret, organized crime, bankruptcy, professor, money, gang, criminal, drug dealing, problem, money problems, life is a bitch, threat ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
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 411
Wake in Fright (2017)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 159 min.
TV show
Story: John Grant is returning to Sydney after a year teaching at a one-classroom school in the Outback. Shortly after hitting the road, he collides with a kangaroo, and finds himself marooned in a small mining town, awaiting repairs on his car. With ...
Style: psychological, disturbing, captivating, suspense, tense ...
Plot: male objectification, moral transformation, money problems, financial problem, social problems, life is a bitch, teacher, male protagonist, travel, male pubic hair, male nudity, pubic hair
Place: australia
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
The Penthouse: War in Life (2020)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story: A woman puts everything on the line to achieve her goal of being able to move into a luxury penthouse in the Gangnam District. In the process, she gradually finds herself turning into a monster.
Style: dorama, captivating, uplifting, disturbing, thought provoking
Plot: high society, bullying, husband wife relationship, greed, rivalry, adoptive mother, family relations, motherhood, penthouse, betrayal, revenge, strong female lead ...
Place: seoul
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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 6.0
 16
EXIT (2018)
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story: Kang Soo is a loan shark that tries to get by day to day in his depressing reality. His father's abuse lead to his mother running away from home. Thanks to his father's crippling debt, he began to work under Hwang Tae Bok. Happiness ...
Style: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
Plot: life is a bitch, social issues, criminal, needing money, escape from reality, violence, stolen money, social problems, money problems, family problems
Place: korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
 7.4
 357
Shadow Beauty (2021)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 20 min.
TV show
Story: Because of her looks, Koo Ae-jin is bullied at school and even insulted by strangers. But after school, she leads a secret life: with heavy makeup and hours of photo editing, she lives as Genie, a social media star with 770K followers.
Style: suspense, psychological, captivating, tense, disturbing
Plot: social media, secret, life is a bitch, social outcast, identity crisis, relationship problems, social issues, relationships, social problems, high school student, school bullying, student ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
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Guidance (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 6 min.
TV show
Story: The truth behind a series of scandalous photos of Miriam, the most popular girl in school, unfolds through weekly sessions with the school’s guidance counselor, Anna.
Style: psychological, captivating, disturbing
Audience: teen drama
Plot: high school, bullying, cybercrime, schoolgirl, high school life, teenager, teenage life, secret identity, uncover truth, teenage girl, social problems, girl
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Temptation of an Angel (2009)
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story: Joo Ah-Ran and Shin Hyun-Woo have an elaborate wedding at a luxurious hotel. Shin Hyun-Woo sincerely loves Joo Ah-Ran, but Joo Ah-Ran has ulterior motives for the marriage. Joo Ah-Rans family was destroyed by Shin Hyun-Woo's parents and, ...
Style: suspense, captivating, psychological, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot: personality change, life is a bitch, relationship problems, vengeance, revenge, new identity, marital problem, secret, asian
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Hide and Seek (2018)
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story: A secret exits surrounding two women. One woman is the successor to a cosmetics company and the other woman lives her life for the female succors.
Style: psychological, disturbing, suspense, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot: woman, female protagonist, secrets, life is a bitch, undercover, family business, inheritance, secret, heir
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Tong: Memories (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 10 min.
TV show
Story: What makes a young boy grow up to become a legendary fighter? Lee Jung Woo has always had a short temper and doesn't like to be messed with. Growing up in Busan, he learns to fight back when he is bullied by other kids and ends up becoming a ...
Style: suspense, disturbing, captivating
Plot: martial arts, street fight, friendship, gang, street fighter, master warrior, life is a bitch, bullying, youth, militant, fight, wrestler ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Tulskiy Tokarev (2010)
Genre: Crime
Country: Russia
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Style: captivating, realistic, serious, suspense, tense ...
Plot: rivalry, friendship, danger, escapades, life is a bitch, crime boss, criminal gang, outlaw gang, gang member, gang, organized crime, criminal ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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Less than Evil (2018)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 35 min.
TV show
Story: Woo Tae Suk is an experienced and well-established detective with a long professional career, but in spite of everything he is a lonely and bitter human being. It all has to do with him only focusing on solving cases, while his actions are ...
Style: psychological, disturbing, tense, suspense, captivating ...
Plot: police detective, crime investigation, mind game, investigation, master criminal, criminal, crime solving, fighting crime, competitor, sleuth, police investigation, cat versus mouse ...
Place: korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
Power Book IV: Force (2022)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Tommy Egan leaves New York behind and plans to take on Chicago, using his outsider status to break all the local rules and rewrite them on his quest to become the biggest drug dealer in the city.
Style: disturbing, captivating, tense, psychological, suspense
Plot: crime boss, organized crime, criminal underworld, gang, life is a bitch, criminal gang, male protagonist, criminal, irish mob, black ops, drug, male nudity ...
Place: chicago
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
 7.4
 123
A+ (2023)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story: Battling from the try out ranks to break into first place, Kaliypso Dirgantari must face the top four throne-holders at Bina Indonesia High School: Re Dirgantara, Kenan Aditya, Adinda Aletheia and Aurora Calista. Each propelled by their own ...
Style: captivating, thrilling, psychological
Plot: school, secret, teenager, student, adolescence, lifestyle, schoolgirl, competitor, high school life, schoolboy, rivalry, teenage life ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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Detectives of Seonam Girls' High School (2014)
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story: There are a lot of dark secrets at Seonam Girls High School, but nothing is too difficult to solve for the school's Sherlockian group of private investigators. Mentored by their teacher Ha Yeon Joon, these beautiful and intelligent sleuths use ...
Style: detective, dorama, psychological, captivating, disturbing
Plot: investigator, school, teenager, crime solving, private investigation, amateur sleuth, sleuth, problem solving, private investigator, social problems, school club, teenage girl ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
 8.1
 172
Life (2007)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 36 min.
TV show
Story: Adapted from Keiko Suenobu's manga "LIFE," this drama delves into the dark side of high school life. The story focuses mainly on bullying, but the manga also touches on subjects such as self-mutilation, suicide, and rape. Kitano Kii ...
Style: psychological, captivating, dorama
Plot: bullying, high school, friendship, friends, schoolgirl, romantic rivalry, life is a bitch, social problems, relationship problems, family relations, school, relationships ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
 8.0
 1K
The Paper (2016)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Croatia
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The last independent newsroom in the country is taken over by a construction magnate for the reasons that have nothing to do with love or respect for journalism.
Style: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
Plot: journalism, blackmail, infidelity, media manipulation, media, manipulation, social problems, business tycoon, crime boss, journalist, criminal, media hype ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
 6.9
 586
Kieler Street (2018)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Norway
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: Jonas has started a new life and lives in Scandinavia's least criminal town. But the facade falls when Jonas realizes that other inhabitants are former criminals with dark secrets. They will do anything it takes to protect their new lives.
Style: captivating, suspenseful, disturbing, suspense, dramatic ...
Plot: criminal, secrets, new job, secret past, murderer, secret, dishonesty, new life, undercover
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
 6.2
 2K
Girl Fight (2011)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Inspired by a true story, Girl Fight recounts the harrowing story of a 16-year-old, stellar high school student whose life spirals downward when her former friends conspire to upload onto the Internet a shocking video of them beating her up.
Style: realistic, touching, serious, psychological, tense ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: bullying, teenager, family relations, teenage life, life turned upside down, high school, disorder, parents and children, youth, high school life, social relations, computers and web ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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Nudes (2019)
Genre: Drama
Country: Norway
TV show
Story: Three teenagers are plunged into a nightmare when their sex lives are shared online. What do you do when private content goes public?
Style: captivating, disturbing, psychological
Plot: teenager, social media, youth, sexism, teenage life, pornographic video, adolescence, multiple storylines, schoolboy, nude girl, cyberbullying, bullying ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
 5.4
 514
22 Chaser (2018)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story: One of the city's last decent tow truck drivers risks everything on a desperate quest to become king of the road and provide for his struggling family.
Style: suspenseful, disturbing, captivating, tense, suspense ...
Plot: truck, criminal underworld, needing money, money problems, truck driver, family problems, driver, criminal, life is a bitch
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
 6.2
 1K
River's Edge (2018)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 118 min.
Story: Haruna Wakagusa is a high school student who lives with her mother. Ichiro Yamada is gay and Haruna’s classmate. He is bullied at school, but Haruna sticks up for Ichiro. They become intimate and Ichiro tells Haruna his secret. He found a dead ...
Style: captivating, suspense, disturbing, tense, psychological ...
Plot: high school student, bullying, classmate, closeted homosexual, japanese schoolgirl, life is a bitch, social problems, gay, lgbt, high school life, secret, asian ...
Place: japan, tokyo
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
 6.8
 1K
Backstage (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: A group of “very talented” teenagers sing, dance, and perform their way to the top at the famous Keaton School of the Arts! From the disappointments of failure, to the new friendships and crowning achievements, being a student at Keaton means ...
Style: captivating, disturbing, entertaining, psychological
Audience: teen drama
Plot: dance school, school, friendship, relationship problems, adolescence, high school life, teenage life, schoolboy, teenager, friends, slice of life, high school ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
 7.7
 633
School 2013 (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story: Go Nam-soon, a young boy, constantly gets bullied by a group in his class. Later, one of his old rivals joins his school. Eventually, they are able to sort out their differences.
Style: feel good, disturbing, satirical, semi serious, entertaining ...
Plot: friendship, student, classmate, school, high school romance, high school, relationships, friends, high school friend, lifestyle, slice of life, schoolboy ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
 7.1
 410
False Identity (2018)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Mexico
TV show
Story: Isabel and Diego, two complete strangers, must assume the identity of a married couple in order to flee the state of Sonora.
Style: captivating, disturbing, tense, telenovela
Plot: new identity, new life, personality change, escapades, remarry, partners in crime, pretense, relationships, family relations, problem solving, social problems, dysfunctional marriage ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
 7.2
 3K
Han Gong-ju (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 112 min.
Story: After transferring to a new school, a teenage girl finds her troubled past exposed when she innocently signs up for a singing club.
Style: realistic, serious, psychological, tense, captivating ...
Audience: teen drama
Plot: high school, teenage rape, teenager, haunted by the past, life is a bitch, coming of age, estrangement, investigation, uncover truth, family secret, confronting the past, society ...
Time: 21st century
Place: korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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