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The Mayor (2017)
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Original name: 특별시민
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
For the first time in Korean history, the mayor of Seoul attempts a third term in office, with his entire campaign team ready to soil their hands.
Style:
psychological, captivating, political, disturbing, political thriller, tense, realistic, political drama
Plot:
politics, election campaign, ambition, mayor, corruption, election, political intrigue, political candidate, political unrest, political campaign, politician, intrigue, aspiration, political leader, political activist, power struggle, political scandal, manipulation, media manipulation, character study, moral ambiguity, betrayal, political satire, crimes
Place:
seoul, korea
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, political, political drama and psychological films with plots about politics, political intrigue, political unrest, corruption, politician, political campaign and power struggle mostly in Drama, Thriller and History genres. Some movies like The Mayor: Kingmaker (2022), Queenmaker (2023), Motion of No Confidence (2022), Buffoon (2022), Promises (2021). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: South Korea
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: South Korea
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Duration: 44 min.
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Plot:
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Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Two Koothu artistes become pawns in a political power game and are falsely implicated in a drug smuggling case. For how long can they evade a determined police hunt?
Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Iceland
Duration: 50 min.
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Story:
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Style:
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Place:
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Place:
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Place:
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Country: Sweden
Duration: 43 min.
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Place:
usa
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Country: South Korea
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: South Korea
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, Germany
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Time:
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Duration: 180 min.
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Style:
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Story:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
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Story:
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Country: Poland
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Story:
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A 4 episode TV version of a movie with the same title.
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Story:
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