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The Love of Courtyard (2015)
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The Love of Courtyard (2015)
Original name: 情满四合院
Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: The nostalgic account of the lives of the Beijing working class residing in the ghetto-ish quad-court from the late 60s to the early 90s. The stories are told around a frank and outspoken factory canteen chef nicknamed "Shazhu" (dumb pole), a widowed single mother of 3 young children, who eventually become Shazhu's wife, a cunning and snobbish theatre projectionist who is Shazhu's life long foe, as well as the various characters inside and outside the old quad-court, as they navigate through the Cultural Revolution, the economic reform, and the blooming 90s.
Style: psychological, thought provoking, captivating
Plot: revolution, social differences, society, social problems, class differences, working class, lifestyle, cultural revolution, middle class, social issues, social class
Place: china

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, psychological, disturbing and thrilling films and TV series with plots about social problems, lifestyle, society, social issues, family relations, social relations and social differences mostly in Drama and History genres. Some movies like The Love of Courtyard: White Deer Plain (2017), Faith Makes Great (2021), This Evening (2017), A Lifelong Journey (2022), The White Village (2007). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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White Deer Plain (2017)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: China
Duration: 3825 min.
TV show
Story: Set in the eponymous White Deer Village in Shaanxi Province where the two most important families – Bai and Lu – and their sons have always lived together in peace. But the turmoil leads to a fierce struggle for land ownership. A young woman new ...
Style: psychological, tense, thought provoking, captivating
Plot: revolution, life philosophy, cultural difference, culture, showdown, war, society, japanese culture, social relations, lifestyle, culture clash, chinese civil war
Place: china
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Faith Makes Great (2021)
Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: This series consists of 40 separate stories which introduce different groups of persons that lead Chinese people to struggle for better life during the 100 years history of CCP.
Style: psychological, captivating, disturbing, political
Plot: propaganda, social problems, multiple storylines, chinese culture, social issues, political intrigue, political unrest, society, fighting the system, lifestyle, biopic, medical
Place: china
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This Evening (2017)
Genre: Drama
Country: Egypt
TV show
Story: Everyone has three lives: a public life, a private life, and a secret life
Style: psychological, thought provoking, social, captivating, disturbing
Plot: private vs public, social issues, undercover, society, social problems, lifestyle, social worker, life is a bitch, problem, secret
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A Lifelong Journey (2022)
Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Style: thought provoking, psychological, captivating, political
Plot: society, lifestyle, culture, chinese culture, three generations, social issues, husband wife relationship, kids and family, cultural difference, family problems, intergenerational friendship, parents and children ...
Place: china
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The White Village (2007)
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
TV show
Story: 'L'Alqueria Blanca’ ('The White Village') proposes a journey through time, up to the 1960s, which reflects the life of an inland village, in the Alcoià county. The atmosphere is eminently rural and is marked by the great ...
Style: captivating, psychological
Plot: jealousy, social relations, conflict, love affair, social differences, lifestyle, society, class differences, village
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
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New World (2020)
Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story: Set in the city of Beiping during the 22 days before the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949 is a story about the drastic changes in the lives of three brothers Jin Hai, Tie Lin, and Xu Tian as well as a romance between Xu Tian ...
Style: psychological, disturbing, captivating, suspense
Plot: brother, social differences, social problems, class conflict, socialism, disagreement, conflict, social relations, relationship problems, society, moral dilemma, social issues ...
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Bright Future (2022)
Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Bright Future tells the story of county party secretary Mei Xiaoge (played by Hu Ge) and the reforms he and his colleagues introduce to bring about much needed change and development to the lives of the people of Guangming county. Given the subject, ...
Style: thrilling, captivating, psychological
Plot: politics, coworker, workplace situations, lifestyle, workplace, social problems, political campaign, employer employee relationship, political activism, ambition, social issues, village life
Place: china
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Phoenixsee (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
TV show
Story: At Phoenixsee, an artificial lake in the southern part of Dortmunds, two worlds collide between modern apartments for the rich while the old-established working class is living just a few blocks away. The newly-rich Hansmann family just moved here ...
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My People, My Homeland (2020)
Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 153 min.
Story: In different parts of rural China, various people explore what makes their communities unique.
Style: social, psychological, disturbing, thought provoking, captivating
Plot: homeland, society, village life, social differences, lifestyle, community, countryside, villager, small community
Place: china
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Buzz Aldrin, What Happened to You in All the Confusion? (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: Norway
Duration: 58 min.
TV show
Story: Mattias is a 30-something gardener living in Norway, whose idol is Buzz Aldrin, second man on the moon. Following a series of personal and professional disasters, Mattias finds himself lying on a rain-soaked road on treeless Faroe Islands with no ...
Style: captivating, disturbing, psychological
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The Londoners (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
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Style: psychological, captivating, soap opera
Plot: polish, emigrant, everyday life, society, social issues, emigration, lifestyle, social problems, social relations, work abroad, changing lives, lifestyle change
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Far from Home (2022)
Genre: Drama
Country: Nigeria
Duration: 32 min.
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Style: captivating, psychological, thrilling
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Not My Fault: Mexico (2021)
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 40 min.
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Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
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Style: psychological, sincere, captivating
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Genre: Drama
Country: Chile, Italy
Duration: 138 min.
TV show
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Style: anthology, captivating, thought provoking, psychological, disturbing
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Tanglin (2015)
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Country: Singapore
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
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Duration: 40 min.
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Country: China
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Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
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