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The Emperor: Owner of the Mask (2017)
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The Emperor: Owner of the Mask (2017)
Original name: 군주 - 가면의 주인
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story: In the 1700's, Crown Prince Lee Sun fights against Pyunsoo hwe. Pyunsoo hwe is an organization that has accumulated power and wealth through privatizing water all over Joseon. Crown Prince Lee Sun becomes a hope for the people who suffers. Ga-Eun is the woman Crown Prince Lee Sun loves and she helps him grow as a ruler.
Style: sincere, disturbing, psychological, tense, captivating
Audience: boys' night, chick flick
Plot: joseon dynasty, fight, prince, love and romance, escapades, society, friendship, life is a bitch, mentor, lifestyle, heroes, rescue, royal family, rivalry, obsession, couples, danger, ambition, asian history, crown prince, corruption, royalty, palace intrigue, court intrigue, romance
Time: 18th century
Place: korea
Keyword: korean

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, disturbing, tense and psychological films and TV series with plots about friendship, joseon dynasty, prince, king, rivalry, royalty and royal family mostly in Drama, Romance and History genres. Some movies like The Emperor: Owner of the Mask: River Where the Moon Rises (2021), Haechi (2019), Mirror of the Witch (2016), Six Flying Dragons (2015), Love in the Moonlight (2016). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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River Where the Moon Rises (2021)
Genre: History, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
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Story: Born a princess and raised a soldier, Pyeong Gang is a woman with big dreams and limitless ambition. Determined to become the first Empress of Goguryeo, Pyeong Gang will stop at nothing to make her dream come true. Clever and level headed, Pyeong ...
Style: captivating, tense, disturbing, suspense, historical drama
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Haechi (2019)
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: South Korea
Duration: 35 min.
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Story: Set during the Joseon Dynasty period, the series follows three people from different walks of life who came together to help Prince Lee Geum claim the throne and reform the Saheonbu.
Style: political, dorama, sageuk, disturbing, captivating
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Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo (2016)
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, captivating, romantic, dorama, sageuk ...
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Time: 10th century
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Mirror of the Witch (2016)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, History, Mystery, Romance
Country: South Korea
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Story: Seo-Ri's mother Queen Sim was unable to have a child. She went to a shaman to help her have a child. With the help of shaman Hong-Joo's black magic, Queen Sim was able to have a boy and girl twins. The girl, Seo-Ri, was put under a curse ...
Style: tense, touching, captivating, psychological, sincere ...
Audience: date night, teens, girls' night
Plot: curse, black magic, witch, magic, good versus evil, supernatural power, supernatural, mentor, love and romance, escapades, destiny, danger ...
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Six Flying Dragons (2015)
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: South Korea
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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
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Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth (2016)
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, 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 ...
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Love in the Moonlight (2016)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, History, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
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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, humorous, costume drama, light ...
Plot: couples, joseon dynasty, gender disguise, forbidden love, crown prince, palace, friendship, cross dressing, coming of age, fall in love, eunuch, society ...
Time: 19th century
Place: korea
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Genre: Action, Comedy, History, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: While on the run for his life, a young man discovers that the best place to lie low is in a village of widows — disguised as a woman.
Style: dorama, romantic, sweet, exciting, epic ...
Plot: joseon dynasty, gender bending, cross dressing, hidden identity, switching roles, disorder, love and romance, strong female character, pretense, fish out of water, lifestyle, escape ...
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The Scholar Who Walks the Night (2015)
Genre: Action, Fantasy, History, Romance
Country: South Korea
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Story: When Jo Yang Sun is driven out of house and home after her father is framed for a crime, she is forced to crossdress in order to make ends meet as a bookseller, where she meets Kim Sung Yeol, a handsome, but mysterious scholar who is actually a ...
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One Breath (2020)
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Country: Russia
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Style: captivating, sincere, touching, psychological, disturbing
Audience: chick flick
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The Red Sleeve (2021)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
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Story: Based on a novel of the same name, it tells the record of a royal court romance between the King of Joseon who believes his duty is to his country first above love, and a court lady who wants to protect the life she has chosen.
Style: disturbing, captivating, historical romance, period drama
Plot: palace intrigue, king, joseon dynasty, power struggle, palace, prince, romantic relationship, love and romance, kingdom, love story, intrigue, couple relations ...
Time: 18th century
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, History
Country: South Korea
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Story: The Kingdom of The Winds, also known as The Land of The Wind, is a 2008 South Korean historial drama, broadcast on KBS from 10 September 2008 to 15 January 2009. It was directed by Kang Il-soo, written by Choi Wan-gyu, Jung Jin-ok, Park Jin-woo; ...
Style: sageuk, suspenseful, captivating, serious, exciting
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Princess Agents (2017)
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, War
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
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Style: disturbing, suspense, captivating, suspenseful
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