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Jacob's Century (2016)
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Original name: Століття Якова
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Ukraine
TV show
Story:
Human history, which is against the will was drawn into historical conflicts.
Style:
emotional, historical drama, uplifting, serious, captivating, realistic, reflective, period piece, epic, melancholic ...
Plot:
village life, humanity, loveless marriage, resilience, emotional manipulation, death, betrayal, family relations, family life, life is a bitch, danger, husband wife relationship, storytelling, survival, wartime, captivity, forbidden love, pow, mature, loss of innocence, morality, family drama, military service, identity, biopic ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
ukraine, eastern europe
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out historical drama, captivating, period piece and emotional films and TV series with plots about survival, coming of age, betrayal, family relations, biopic, life is a bitch and identity mostly in Drama, History and War genres. Some movies like Jacob's Century: Ancestral Land (2017), In the Eye of the Wind (2008), Coffee with Cardamom (2021), What Will You Do, Ieyasu? (2023), There Will Be People (2020). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama, History
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, History
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Duration: 45 min.
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Plot:
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Style:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Time:
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Place:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Duration: 175 min.
TV show
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Style:
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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29%
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Duration: 52 min.
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Style:
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Audience:
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Place:
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Plot:
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Place:
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historical drama, family saga, period piece, serious, disturbing ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Plot:
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Style:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Place:
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Country: Germany
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Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: China
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Style:
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Similarity:
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TV show
Story:
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Style:
historical drama, family saga, captivating, disturbing, realistic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Place:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
1940s
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: China
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historical drama, period piece, captivating, psychological, disturbing ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Country: Austria, Germany, Hungary
Duration: 275 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
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Time:
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Place:
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