Movies and TV shows like Star of Ocean

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Star of Ocean (2021)
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Star of Ocean (2021)
Original name: 星辰大海
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China
TV show
Story: In the early 1990s, the orphan Jane Xiaoai was forced to drop out of school due to her family’s poverty and moved to Guangzhou to work. In Guangzhou, she worked as a small restaurant worker and a tea girl in a foreign trade company. With her cleverness, kindness, and daring fighting spirit, she has grown into an excellent foreign trade merchandiser and business manager. But Jane Eyre is not satisfied with the identity leap that has been achieved. After several setbacks, she established her own foreign trade company. After experiencing the 1998 financial turmoil in Southeast Asia and the 2008 financial crisis, she relied on the results of China’s reform and opening up. China’s booming foreign trade trend eventually grew into the boss of a multinational.
Style: exciting, sentimental, romantic, captivating, entertaining, inspirational, nostalgic
Audience: adult
Plot: female protagonist, ambition, women, orphan, entrepreneurship, hardship, perseverance, resilience, rags to riches, female empowerment, love, relationships, young woman, youth, love and romance, couples, love affair, male female relationship, woman, ambitious woman, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, ambitious, ambitious man, couple relations, financial crisis ...
Time: 90s, 2000s, 1990s

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Most similar movies to Star of Ocean

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, entertaining, exciting and sentimental films and TV series with plots about relationships, couples, love affair, couple relations, love, male female relationship and boyfriend girlfriend relationship mostly in Romance, Drama and Comedy genres. Some movies like Star of Ocean: Customize Happiness (2016), Paradise Ranch (2011), The Rain in España (2023), Rising With the Wind (2023), Mr. Nanny (2018). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Customize Happiness (2016)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: Your perfect match can be found in the most unexpected places. Tian Xiao Ni (Tong Yao) is a top fashion designer who is at the peak of her career thanks to her meticulous personality and razor-sharp focus on what she wants out of life. She has lived ...
Style: feel good, entertaining, sentimental, dramatic, romantic ...
Audience: adult
Plot: couples, fashion, opposites attract, love story, strongman, youth, couple relations, love, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love affair, relationship vs career, love and romance ...
Similarity:
100%
Paradise Ranch (2011)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story: A divorced couple who married when they were 19 meet six years later and rediscover their feelings for each other.
Style: romantic drama, sincere, sentimental, exciting, captivating ...
Audience: adult
Plot: second chance, male female relationship, relationships, husband wife relationship, love and romance, couple relations, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love affair, female protagonist, youth, love, couples ...
Place: australia
Similarity:
100%
The Rain in España (2023)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Philippines
TV show
Story: Based on a hit Wattpad novel with more than 130 million reads. Luna and Kalix were still students, when their budding romance was cut short. Years after, fate finds a way for them to work together on a special project.
Style: romantic drama, emotional, captivating, romantic, exciting ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: university, smart female lead, second chance, young adult, relationships, law student, love and romance, love affair, love, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, couple relations, student ...
Place: the philippines
Similarity:
67%
Rising With the Wind (2023)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China
TV show
Story: Xu Si (Gong Jun), an investment professional who moves back to mainland China from a Hong Kong investment bank, meets Jiang Hu (Zhong Chuxi), the only daughter of the chairman of a national clothing conglomerate. Due to their differing business ...
Style: serious, atmospheric, emotional, realistic, uplifting ...
Audience: adult
Plot: female protagonist, business, family business, rivalry, power struggle, ambition, relationships, male female relationship, love affair, bankrupt, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, bankruptcy ...
Time: 2020s
Similarity:
53%
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Mr. Nanny (2018)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China
TV show
Story: Shen Xinwei is a top student who comes to China from North America. Na Na is white-collar manager but she is pregnant and realizes that her fiance is going to marry another girl. Shen shoulders the responsibility of taking care Na Na and her baby.
Style: sincere, entertaining, thrilling, witty, feel good ...
Plot: love, female protagonist, relationships, love and romance, fall in love, couple relations, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, friendship, youth, male female relationship, couples, love affair ...
Similarity:
51%
 7.1
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Love At Night (2021)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China
TV show
Story: As the night has fallen and the bustling offices have gone quiet, Xu Qing You and Mo Ling Ze first meet due to a misunderstanding. White-collar worker Xu Qing You spends all year round working so much that it's always evening by the time she ...
Style: exciting, romantic drama, romantic, captivating, dramatic ...
Audience: adult
Plot: cheating, sex, misunderstanding, deception, love triangle, workplace romance, love and romance, love, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love affair, fall in love, couple relations ...
Similarity:
50%
Only You (2011)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: An indefatigable and boastful woman, Mandy Mak, wants to be a wedding etiquette guide after she gets the axe, simply for its simple job nature and attractive income. Chong Sze-tim, an expert in the trade, declines to take her as a student as she ...
Style: romantic comedy, sincere, captivating, entertaining, exciting ...
Audience: adult
Plot: wedding, wedding planner, relationships, male female relationship, love affair, couples, couple relations, female protagonist, love, love and romance, strong female lead, women ...
Time: 2010s
Place: hong kong
Similarity:
49%
 7.7
 62
Love is Deep (2019)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: To like someone is to love lightly while to love someone is to like deeply. There is one person in this world and in this life whom you will love deeply. This is a realistic story of healing. Zheng Ding Ding and her boyfriend Chen Xun have been ...
Style: romantic drama, psychological, captivating, heartfelt, sentimental ...
Plot: love story, love affair, relationship vs career, relationship problems, male female relationship, relationships, romantic relationship, dream, follow your dream, love, love and romance, love interest ...
Place: china
Similarity:
49%
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My Eternal Star (2023)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Lu Si Heng is the CEO of an IT company and is known as the "male god" of the industry. He was separated from his childhood playmate, and kept to himself ever since. He meets Lin Xiao Di, an news anchor who has to move in to his house due ...
Style: sincere, exciting, captivating, dramatic, entertaining ...
Plot: slice of life, love story, relationships, male female relationship, couples, fall in love, couple relations, love, love affair, love and romance, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, opposites attract ...
Similarity:
48%
Women on the Breadfruit Tree (2015)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: The story of three childhood friends as they navigate through early adulthood together in the city of Shanghai. Three different women, three different love stories – together they grow as individuals through their experiences in love and in sorrow.
Style: sentimental, captivating, exciting, entertaining, emotional ...
Plot: female friendship, relationships, university, coming of age, male female relationship, grownups, friends, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, childhood friend, adulthood, couple relations, love affair ...
Time: 2010s
Place: shanghai, china
Similarity:
48%
Wenderella's Diary (2023)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Shan Liang is the founder of a well-known dating app, while Wen Yu is a high heels designer. In the eyes of everyone, they are a prince and a princess, both talented and beautiful. After they get married, Wen Yu's socialite life sets up a ...
Style: romantic drama, sincere, sentimental, entertaining, exciting ...
Plot: design, fashion industry, cinderella, marriage, relationships, male female relationship, hardship, coping, couple relations, couples, fall in love, love affair ...
Similarity:
48%
 7.4
 106
Partner (2009)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story: "Partner" centers around two law firms as they struggle to defend the accused and those around them. Kang Eun-ho, a widowed single mother & attorney, tangles with the charismatic and ruthless attorney Lee Tae-jo. In the first two ...
Style: sentimental, sincere, psychological, captivating, entertaining ...
Plot: unrequited love, law firm, lawyer, attorney, male female relationship, relationships, love, couples, couple relations, female protagonist, lifestyle, ambition ...
Similarity:
48%
Live Your Life (2021)
Genre: Romance, Drama
Country: China
TV show
Story: Wu You and He Xiya have been pitting their wits and will against each other for so long only to realize that they've become a bickering couple. Wu You discovers that He Xiya was the man who saved her life when she had gotten into a car ...
Style: romantic comedy, dramatic, captivating, exciting, entertaining ...
Plot: car accident, business, death, friendship, tragic past, love and romance, blogger, female protagonist, career, love, husband wife relationship, couples ...
Place: new york
Similarity:
48%
 6.2
 13
Marimar (2015)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Philippines
TV show
Story: Marimar goes to Paris to work hard to be known as the rich, sophisticated Bella Aldama) In Paris, Bella gives birth prematurely to a baby girl whom she named Cruzita after her Lola Cruz. She also vowed revenge against all who hurt her.
Style: soap opera, dramatic, captivating, serious, sentimental ...
Plot: revenge, love triangle, family drama, motherhood, baby born, couples, female protagonist, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love, couple relations, life is a bitch, love affair ...
Place: paris france
Similarity:
47%
 7.3
 47
Jojo's World (2017)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 75 min.
TV show
Story: It’s the biggest crisis of her life. What will she do? Lin Chun Jiao is a working woman who is about to turn 30 years old and is facing a crisis both at her work and in her personal life. She has been diagnosed with premature ovarian failure ...
Style: feel good, sentimental, exciting, captivating, entertaining ...
Audience: adult
Plot: happy ending, love, asian, couples, young love, baby, female protagonist, infertility, motherhood, fertility, relationships, male female relationship ...
Time: 2010s
Similarity:
47%
Dreaming of a Freaking Fairy Tale (2024)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story: A woman whose dream is to become Cinderella because of her harsh reality. She meets a Prince Charming who doesn’t believe in love, and through the conflicts they face, she matures into becoming Princess Charming herself.
Style: modern fairy tale, romantic comedy, semi serious, captivating, romantic ...
Audience: adult
Plot: female protagonist, relationships, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, couple relations, love affair, love and romance, love interest, love story, couples, love, male female relationship, romantic relationship ...
Time: 2020s
Place: korea
Similarity:
47%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story: Han Woo-Jung (Seo Hae-Won) has a bright personality. She is betrayed by her best friend Shin Hwa-Kyung (Oh Seung-A). Because of the betrayal, Han Woo-Jung's life is ruined. Han Woo-Jung keeps pursuing her dream and never loses hope.
Style: emotional, dramatic, entertaining, melancholic, captivating ...
Audience: adult
Plot: female protagonist, betrayal, friendship, friend, secrets, lie, deception, relationships, love, male female relationship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, friends ...
Similarity:
47%
 7.7
 8
Golden Fish (2010)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story: Golden Fish is a 2010 South Korean television series starring Park Sang-won, Lee Tae-gon, Jo Yoon-hee, and So Yoo-jin. The daily drama aired on MBC on Mondays to Fridays at 20:15 from May 3 to November 11, 2010 for 133 episodes.
Style: sentimental, sincere, entertaining, exciting, captivating ...
Plot: brother and sister, sacrifice, female protagonist, sibling relationship, family drama, couple relations, love affair, brother sister relationship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, brother, couples, love ...
Time: 2010s
Place: south korea
Similarity:
47%
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 4.3
 70
Faltu (2022)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 20 min.
TV show
Story: What's in a name? Amidst the arid landscape of Rajasthan, a young woman with dreamy eyes struggles to prove her worth.
Style: sentimental, exciting, entertaining, captivating, touching ...
Plot: family drama, family holiday, family life, childhood friend, female protagonist, young woman, female empowerment, gender roles, relationships, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, couples, family relations ...
Place: india
Similarity:
47%
 7.1
 213
Be With You (2020)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: A young cartoonist intentionally gets near Ji Yan Xin, a cold and arrogant professor. Qi Nian, a girl with a straightforward personality hopes that interacting with Ji Yan Xin would give her inspiration and creative materials for her comic plot. ...
Style: tsundere, sentimental, humorous, feel good, light ...
Plot: couples, friendship, first love, life, employer employee relationship, male female relationship, relationships, friends, youth, female artist, love, love affair ...
Similarity:
47%
 6.9
 8
So Young (2016)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Zheng Wei enters university with a crush on her neighbor Lin Jing, but he leaves to study abroad. She later falls for senior Chen Xiaozheng, who also eventually leaves. Years later, through love and loss, she learns the true meaning of happiness to ...
Style: sincere, serious, sentimental, exciting, captivating ...
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Similarity:
47%
Time and Him are Just Right (2022)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story: The stubborn, adorable Lin Xi approaches the crafty top student Ji Jun Xing on purpose. Throughout their "opportunistic" friendship, feelings bloom between the two as they are always there for each other. Not only do they make friends, but ...
Style: feel good, sentimental, cute, sweet, romantic ...
Audience: teen drama
Plot: high school romance, friends to lovers, slow burn, youth, friendship, misunderstanding, campus, high school life, heartwarming, relationships, male female relationship, couples ...
Similarity:
47%
 7.3
 60
Shubharambh (2019)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 20 min.
TV show
Story: A confident and talented Rani wants to earn big for her family. But, her way to success is filled with roadblocks. On the other hand, Raja, born with a silver spoon in his mouth has everyone one needs, except an inkling of self-confidence. An ...
Style: exciting, entertaining, captivating, dramatic, emotional ...
Plot: relationships, love story, female protagonist, family drama, male female relationship, couples, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, couple relations, love, young woman, guy, love and romance ...
Similarity:
46%
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Saving the Fucking Planet (2023)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Norway
Duration: 35 min.
TV show
Story: In the village of Utfjord, Sami Elin fights to preserve the pastures of the family that runs reindeer, but when she falls in love with Daniel, her values are put to the test.
Style: feel good, entertaining, dramatic, exciting, captivating ...
Plot: environmentalism, mining, environment, tradition, relationships, male female relationship, love, couples, couple relations, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love affair, female protagonist ...
Time: 2020s
Similarity:
46%
The Way You Shine (2023)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
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Style: romantic drama, captivating, psychological, romantic, thrilling ...
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Time: 2020s
Similarity:
46%
precious youth (2016)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Precious Youth tells of the love and friendship between academically motivated student Liu Ting and the problematic yet passionate Xiao Xiaojun from their college days in 1997 to current times.
Style: sincere, dramatic, captivating, exciting, entertaining ...
Plot: love, young love, coming of age, college campus, friendship, college romance, campus, love story, male female relationship, relationships, life, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Time: 90s
Similarity:
46%
 7.7
 33
Men In Love (2024)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China
TV show
Story: The self-disciplined and diligent editor-in-chief of a magazine, Ye Han, helped the clumsy and lovely physical education teacher Li Xiaoxiao resolve embarrassing crises again and again by chance. Due to past experiences, it was difficult to take the ...
Style: feel good, touching, sincere, serious, entertaining ...
Plot: secret love, manhood, dating, friends, male female relationship, relationships, friendship, youth, couple relations, love, love affair, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Similarity:
46%
Love Actually (2012)
Genre: Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Wang Xiao Xia lived a difficult life. Growing up in the orphanage with her brother taught her resilience. So when her irresponsible brother left her with his child, she took up the responsibility and raised the kid herself. Although it was hard to ...
Style: light, captivating, romantic, entertaining, emotional ...
Plot: female protagonist, responsibility, resilience, perseverance, disorder, love story, love and romance, romantic relationship, couple relations, love affair, relationships, in love ...
Similarity:
46%
Tenka (2004)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: The story is on 17-year-old girl, Tenka, who was born and raised in Sendai, Miyagi prefecture. Her family moves to Tokyo when her father changes his job. Tenka stays for a short period of time with her grandfather who is an eager rice farmer, living ...
Style: asadora, entertaining, captivating, exciting, light ...
Plot: youth, family drama, coming of age, female protagonist, love and romance, love, young woman, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, couple relations, young girl, love affair, male female relationship ...
Similarity:
46%
Twenty Your Life On (2020)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: Being someone with no power nor looks nor money, Jiang Xiaoguo has always envied her three roommates. Duan Jiabao who comes from a wealthy family has simple desires. She is carefree and only cares about chasing after celebrities and eating good ...
Style: romantic, captivating, romantic drama, realistic, rom com
Plot: coming of age, friendship, female friendship, roommate, adulthood, first love, youth, couples, college life, self discovery, young adult, personal growth ...
Time: 21st century
Similarity:
46%