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The Last Empress (2018)
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The Last Empress (2018)
Original name: 황후의 품격
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 59 min.
TV show
Story: In an alternate-reality South Korea, where a constitutional monarchical system prevails, Oh Sunny, a musical actress, becomes the empress of the country. Thus begins a dispute for power in the royal palace. Nothing is what it seems, and Oh Sunny is ready to fight until the end to uncover a mysterious homicide within the royal palace, fighting to protect those she loves the most and obtain happiness.
Style: suspense, psychological, tense, captivating, suspenseful, disturbing, dorama
Plot: empress, monarchy, love triangle, revenge, queen, alternate reality, palace intrigue, parallel world, romantic relationship, emperor, love and romance, empire, parallel universe, fall in love, intrigue, in love, love affair, political intrigue, relationship problems, political conspiracy, alternate world, love story, alternate universe, political unrest, romantic triangle ...
Place: korea

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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 love affair, love story, male female relationship, love interest, love triangle, relationships and relationship problems mostly in Drama, Romance and Biography genres. Some movies like The Last Empress: Tres Milagros (2018), The Bride with White Hair (2012), Golden Cross (2014), Temptation of an Angel (2009), Beyond the Realm of Conscience (2009). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Tres Milagros (2018)
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The series follows the lives of three young people who end up joining their destinies thanks to a prophecy, the prophecy says: "The day that Milagros meets Milagros and Milagros, Milagros and the love of Milagros, They will die". On ...
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The Empress of China (2014)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Based on events in 7th and 8th-century Tang dynasty and starring producer Fan Bingbing as the titular character Wu Zetian, The Empress of China is the story of the only woman in Chinese history to rule as an emperor.
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Time: 7th century, prehistoric times
Place: ancient china, china
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100%
The Bride with White Hair (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: China
TV show
Story: The Bride with White Hair is a Chinese television series very loosely based on Liang Yusheng's novel Baifa Monü Zhuan. Except for some characters' names, the plot is almost completely unrelated to the original story. It was first aired on ...
Style: suspense, psychological, captivating, disturbing
Plot: political conspiracy, chinese emperor, palace intrigue, fall in love, political unrest, love affair, political intrigue, empire, male female relationship, love story, in love, tragic love ...
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47%
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Golden Cross (2014)
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
TV show
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Style: suspense, captivating, disturbing, psychological
Plot: revenge, rich man, money, rich, royalty, forbidden love, conspiracy, star crossed lovers, murder, corrupt cop, political conspiracy, fall in love ...
Place: korea
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39%
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Temptation of an Angel (2009)
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
TV show
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Beyond the Realm of Conscience (2009)
Genre: Drama
Country: Hong Kong
TV show
Story: Beyond the Realm of Conscience is a 2009 Hong Kong television series. Produced by Mui Siu-ching, the serial is one of the two grand TVB productions to celebrate along with the channel's 42nd anniversary, the other being Born Rich. The drama ...
Style: captivating, suspense, disturbing, tense
Plot: forbidden love, palace intrigue, jealousy, conspiracy, love triangle, intrigue, male female relationship, jealous woman, chinese emperor, evil plot, jealous man, brutality ...
Time: 9th century
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32%
The Legend of Dugu (2018)
Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: “He who has Dugu, has the world”. Daughters of a court official, Dugu Banruo, Dugu Mantuo, and Dugu Jialou were always destined for greatness. Blessed with beauty, intelligence, and connections, the Dugu sisters grew up knowing they were the ...
Style: suspense, tense, captivating, disturbing, psychological
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Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
TV show
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Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 140 min.
TV show
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Country: Taiwan
TV show
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Duration: 17 min.
TV show
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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TV show
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26%
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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TV show
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TV show
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Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
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TV show
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⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
TV show
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Place: korea
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23%
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