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Thirty Nine (2022)
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Thirty Nine (2022)
Original name: 서른, 아홉
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Leaning on each other through thick and thin, a trio of best friends stand together as they experience life, love and loss on the brink of turning 40.
Style: dorama, psychological, captivating, satirical, disturbing, sincere
Plot: slice of life, teacher, women, friends, girlfriend, social problems, female protagonist, satire, lifestyle, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, doctor, terminal illness, friendship, cathartic, life, romance

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Most similar movies to Thirty Nine

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, psychological, disturbing and satirical films and TV series with plots about female protagonist, friendship, women, friends, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, girlfriend and lifestyle mostly in Drama, Romance and Comedy genres. Some movies like Thirty Nine: Black Dog (2019), Work Later, Drink Now (2021), Not Yet Thirty (2021), Another Self (2022), Firefly Lane (2021). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Black Dog (2019)
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 75 min.
TV show
Story: Ko Ha-Neul dreamed of becoming a teacher, due to a teacher who helped her when she was young. Ko Ha-Neul now begins work as a temporary teacher at a private high school. While working there, she interacts with many people, including teachers Park ...
Style: disturbing, psychological, captivating, thought provoking, heartfelt ...
Plot: teacher, teachers and students, social problems, school, female teacher, school teacher, high school life, female protagonist, society, workplace, coworker, workplace situations ...
Place: korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Work Later, Drink Now (2021)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 35 min.
TV show
Story: Three single women in 30s gather and talk about everyday life from work to love. Nothing is more important to them than enjoying a drink after work.
Style: disturbing, semi serious, entertaining, captivating, satirical ...
Plot: working woman, female protagonist, friends, satire, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, friendship, women, lifestyle, loneliness, alcoholic, yoga instructor, alcohol
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100%
 5.8
 109
Not Yet Thirty (2021)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 20 min.
TV show
Story: “How to Be Thirty” will be a relatable romance centering around the work and love lives of women who have just entered their 30s. The drama follows the story that unfolds when 30-year-old webtoon author Seo Ji Won meets her publisher Lee Seung ...
Style: dorama, disturbing, captivating, semi serious
Plot: friendship, relationships, male female relationship, female protagonist, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, thirtysomething life, couple relations, friends, women, slice of life, girlfriend, older woman younger man relationship ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 6.8
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Another Self (2022)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: Three friends arrive in a seaside town, where they connect with their spiritual selves and suddenly face unresolved trauma from their families' pasts.
Style: captivating, entertaining, feel good, semi serious, spiritual
Plot: best friend, friendship, journey, girlfriend, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, female protagonist, group of friends, travel, friends, women, road trip, cuckolded husband ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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 37K
Firefly Lane (2021)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
TV show
Story: For decades, childhood best friends Kate and Tully have weathered life's storms together -- until a betrayal threatens to break them apart for good.
Style: captivating, disturbing, psychological, erotic, romantic
Plot: girlfriend girlfriend relationship, friends, best friend, girlfriend, romantic relationship, relationship problems, love and romance, woman, writers, female friendship, female protagonist, love story ...
Time: 70s, year 1983, year 1974, year 2003, year 1970
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
Everything I Know About Love (2022)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: In a 2012 London house-share, childhood best friends Maggie and Birdy — now in their 20s — experience bad dates, heartaches and humiliation. With flashbacks to suburban adolescence in the early noughties, the series begs the question: can ...
Style: satirical, psychological, semi serious, thrilling, captivating
Plot: women, friendship, lifestyle, relationship problems, female best friends, unrequited love, relationships, love interest, friends, satire, female protagonist, girlfriend girlfriend relationship ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
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 34
Dear Missy (2020)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China
TV show
Story: Story of two best friends Lu Ke and Shen Si Yi, who has contrasting personalities but are each other's closest friends. Their relationship broke down during graduation but nine years later they meet and reconcile. The two encouraged each other, ...
Style: captivating, psychological, disturbing
Plot: best friend, childhood friend, female protagonist, reunited friends, reconciliation, old friends reunited, friendship, social problems, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, friends, girlfriend, women ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
 8.6
 78
Be Yourself (2021)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Four young women begin life at university. Although they are firm friends, they are very different in almost every regard
Style: satirical, psychological, captivating, thrilling, semi serious
Plot: dormitory, student, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, female best friends, satire, group of friends, university student, girlfriend, relationship problems, friends, female protagonist, female friendship ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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Run the World (2021)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 28 min.
TV show
Story: The story of a group of Black women who work, live, and play in Harlem as they strive for world domination. They're not only surviving – but thriving together.
Style: semi serious, satirical, captivating, psychological, disturbing ...
Plot: friends, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, ambitious woman, lifestyle, girlfriend, society, women, female protagonist, satire, ambition, aspiration, group of friends ...
Place: harlem
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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Infidels (2009)
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
TV show
Story: Following the lives of five young women in Barcelona. Close friends whose professional lives, friendships, love, passion and sense of humour make up a series of stories that revolve around self-assurance and loyalty to one's principles
Style: sincere, captivating, psychological
Plot: love, relationships, relationship problems, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, family life, friendship, female protagonist, friends, women, group of friends, lifestyle, girlfriend ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
Przyjaciólki (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: Four thirty-something women who met in highschool continue to maintain a strong friendship despite the passing of time. Although very different, they also have much in common, each earnestly trying to find themselves and their place in the world.
Style: captivating
Plot: friendship, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, women, girlfriend, group of friends, female protagonist, friends, reunited friends, lifestyle, school
Place: poland
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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 185
XX (2020)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: The best bartender in the industry at SpeakEasy Bar overcomes his wound from past love while solving guests’ relationship problems.
Style: captivating, disturbing, psychological, dorama
Plot: bartender, speakeasy, seductive woman, reconciliation, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, seduction, business, girlfriend, coworker, workplace, workplace situations, bar owner ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
Unkind Ladies (2015)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story: This drama features the women of three generations and the people around them. Ma Ri grows up as a good teacher of this generation where there is no true mentor. Hyun Sook, who has been a troublemaker, realizes the love and support of her family. ...
Style: disturbing, psychological, thought provoking, captivating
Plot: family relations, mother daughter relationship, women, intergenerational friendship, three generations, female protagonist, single parent, mother and daughter, generation gap, lifestyle, relationships, changing lives ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
The Birth of a Family (2012)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story: This story revolves around a girl named Lee Soo-jung who was adopted and raised by her adoptive parents, Park Geum-ok and her father Lee Kyung-tae and her brother Lee Soo-ho. Lee Soo-jung is often in a bad relationship with Ma Ye-ri.
Style: captivating, psychological
Plot: family problems, female protagonist, social problems, life is a bitch, lifestyle, foster home, social issues, woman
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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Amor Fati (2021)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 35 min.
TV show
Story: A divorcee with cancer and a penniless single father meet and heal their wounds with the help of each other. Do Yeon-Hee (Choi Jung-Yoon) is the only daughter-in-law of a family, who runs the Rara Group. She has a perfect life, but her husband ...
Style: dorama, captivating, psychological, suspenseful, soap opera
Plot: family relations, infidelity, relationship vs career, ambitious woman, problem, lifestyle, women, crumbling marriage, couple relations, social climber, relationships, ambition ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
 6.5
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Luna Park (2021)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
TV show
Story: In 1960s Rome, a meeting between a free-spirited young woman who grew up in her family's circus and a girl of wealthy descent leads to secrets, intrigue, and unexpected loves.
Style: suspense, disturbing, psychological, captivating, sincere
Plot: circus, female protagonist, lifestyle change, changing lives, family secret, family relations, society, lifestyle, women, social history
Time: 60s, 20th century
Place: rome italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
The Legendary Witch (2014)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story: Orphan Moon Soo-in marries Ma Do-hyun, the eldest son of the chaebol family who owns bakery corporation Shinhwa Group. But when Do-hyun dies unexpectedly, the Ma family makes Soo-in take the fall for their illegal business practices and she ends up ...
Style: disturbing, tense, suspense, captivating
Plot: bonding, friendship, vengeance, social problems, women, wrongful conviction, life is a bitch, false accusation, female protagonist, revenge, falsely accused, food
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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 759
Chicken Girls (2017)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 7 min.
TV show
Story: Rhyme and her friends - known by their 'ship name, "The Chicken Girls" - have been dancing together forever. But this year, everything's changing.
Style: entertaining, sincere, humorous, captivating
Audience: family outing
Plot: girlfriend girlfriend relationship, group of friends, dancer, teamwork, dancing, female protagonist, friendship, girlfriend, dancer's life, friends, high school, lgbt ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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Hollywood Girls 2 (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: France, USA
TV show
Style: captivating, psychological, thrilling
Plot: changing lives, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, lifestyle change, women, couple relations, female protagonist, girlfriend, friends, relationships, friendship, group of friends
Place: los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol (2020)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: A riches-to-rags pianist who loses everything but her smile is guided by twinkling little stars to a small town where she finds hope, home and love.
Style: dorama, psychological, satirical, captivating, disturbing
Plot: pianist, asian, life philosophy, female protagonist, musician, social problems, satire, music, coping, relationships, musician's life, entertainment ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
 8.7
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Navillera (2021)
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: A coming-of-age drama about a 23-year-old ballerino and an old man who begins ballet at the age of 70.
Style: dorama, disturbing, psychological, sincere, captivating ...
Plot: friendship, ballet, young man, slice of life, dancer, coping, direction and purpose, elderly man, dancing, ambition, friends, dream ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
 5.7
 292
Meet (2021)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: A remake of Zee Sarthak’s Sindura Bindu. Despite her efforts to provide for her family, Meets disregard for societal gender norms and her nonconformist job as a delivery agent make her an unsuitable girl in the eyes of her family.
Style: disturbing, captivating, psychological
Plot: gender, lifestyle, social problems, female protagonist, neglect, family relations, gender equality, family problems, social issues, gender roles, relationship problems
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
 6.6
 2K
Hear Me (2022)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 127 min.
TV show
Story: The life of high school student Ekim, who lives in a humble neighborhood, is shaken by a tragic event that takes place in front of her eyes: her best friend Leyla is injured in a hit-and-run accident. The car disappears inside a prestigious private ...
Style: psychological, captivating, disturbing
Audience: teen drama
Plot: wealthy family, bullying, social differences, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, high school life, rich and poor, social issues, troubled youth, schoolboy, teenage life, accident, adolescence ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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Little Black Dress (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Little Black Dress depicts the friendships, jealousies, hopes and failures of four 24-year-old girls. The girls first met as first year students in college. They seem to be enjoying their 20's, but inside they all have worries.
Style: thrilling, captivating, satirical, psychological, semi serious
Plot: friendship, urban setting, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, satire, girlfriend, female protagonist, women, relationships, group of friends, friends, coping, lifestyle ...
Place: east asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
 6.7
 106
Cecilia (2021)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico
TV show
Story: The story of a woman whose world seemingly crumbles when she suffers a stroke. What at first seems like a tragedy ends up being an opportunity to reunite her family and rebuild her life.
Style: satirical, captivating, disturbing, psychological
Plot: lifestyle change, changing lives, family problems, female protagonist, family reunited, satire, family life, stroke, family relations, lifestyle, domestic drama, feminism
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Sun, Heart, Love (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 113 min.
Story: Eli has four children, an unemployed husband and a job with an almost impossible commute. Vale is single and makes ends meet by working in clubs as a dancer. Tied by a profound emotional bond of true sisterhood, the two women's lives are two ...
Style: thrilling, captivating, psychological
Plot: female friendship, social issues, friendship, girlfriend, life, female protagonist, friends, social problems, lifestyle, women, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, workplace ...
Place: italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
 6.9
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For You (2022)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Portugal
TV show
Story: In the parish of Rio Meandro, two villages are at war over the construction of a dam that will submerge one of them: either Aldeia Velha or Aldeia Nova.
Style: disturbing, captivating, satirical, psychological
Plot: social problems, satire, rivals, city, rivalry, competitor
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Overcoming heartbreak (2020)
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Four women of different ages and social strata are forced to live together under the same roof. At first, the coexistence between them is complicated and tense due to their different visions and ways of facing life, but little by little the ...
Style: psychological, disturbing, captivating, soap opera, telenovela
Plot: sorority, unrequited love, family relations, female protagonist, social differences, living together, intergenerational friendship, cultural difference, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, class differences, society, women ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Wang’s Family (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Wang Subak, the eldest daughter of the Wang family, had married into a wealthy family. But after her husband Ko Minjung goes bankrupt, she and her family have to move back into her parents' home. Second daughter Hobak is also having financial ...
Style: satirical, disturbing, captivating, semi serious, psychological
Plot: family relations, large family, eccentric family, parents and children, family life, social problems, family problems, husband wife relationship, financial problem, money problems, satire, society ...
Place: korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
 5.0
 131
The Class (2016)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Denmark
Duration: 10 min.
TV show
Story: What is happening in the class? Who are friends, who are enemies - and who has had a mishap? The pupils have yet another day ahead of them.
Style: disturbing, entertaining, captivating, psychological
Plot: social life, friendship, slice of life, friends, relationship problems, relationships, adolescence, teenage life, high school life, teenager, youth, school
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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