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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
After defying her parents to drop out of wizard school, Andy has to make it on her own in decidedly non-magical LA. About to lose a piece of her soul to her creepy landlord, she needs YOUR help on how to be a wizard in real life.
Style:
feel good, not serious, teen, entertaining, stylized ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
teenage life, witchcraft, lifestyle, adaptation, reconciliation, supernatural ability, transformation, fantasy world, teenage girl, family relations, friendship, social climbing ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story:
The story evolves around a group of school friends revealing school sterotypical girls and guys. The story is then taken to a next level after those students graduate and start experiencing real life with its problems and the daily routine of it to ...
Style:
stylized, witty, romantic, semi serious
Plot:
jealousy, best friend, love triangle, friendship, youth, lifestyle, parents and children, teenage love, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, betrayal, school, popularity ...
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Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 61 min.
Story:
Beverly Wood is one of the biggest stars on social media. Millions of fans subscribe to her salacious cam shows and buy her products and it seems like everyone loves her. Everyone that is except her husband and Fuschia, the young upstart who ...
Style:
semi serious, entertaining, feel good, captivating
Plot:
social climbing, social media, body transformation, supernatural ability, changing lives, social issues, transformation, supernatural power, socially awkward, revenge, female protagonist, kaiju ...
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Genre: Animation, Action, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Humanity was driven off the land by the threat of magical armored insects and now live in aerial floating cities. Its defenses lie in wizards who fight the insects with magic in mid-air. Kanata Age is a young man who lives on the floating wizard ...
Style:
anime, entertaining, feel good, humorous, light ...
Plot:
teenage superhero, mission, high school, best friend, superpower, teenage love, supernatural ability, lifestyle, superhero, heroic mission, imaginary, good versus evil ...
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Genre: Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A tyrannical king reigns over his kingdom with an iron fist, but there is hope. A prophecy foretold long ago states that a boy will rise up against the oppressive regime and lead his people to the promised land of Promethea. This is the ...
Style:
exciting, serious, captivating, tense, intense
Audience:
teens
Plot:
revolution, danger, corrupted ruler, master warrior, escapades, hopes, heroes, rivalry, legends and myths, supernatural, sword and sorcery, sorcery ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
A gloriously messy dad and his equally unfiltered family cause chaos when they try to fit in with the snobby crowd at their elite new school.
Style:
family comedy, light hearted, satirical
Plot:
culture clash, father daughter relationship, social climbing, parenting, embarrassment, social satire, class differences, identity, single father, fish out of water, misunderstanding, privilege ...
Place:
beverly hills
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France, Poland
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
This sumptuously photographed period drama is set in 1791 Vienna. Maximilian Bardo, an opportunistic 18-year old Viennese man with aspirations to rise above his bourgeois upbringing, looks for a chance to shoehorn himself into the nobility. His ...
Style:
melancholic, art house, gothic, period drama, tragic
Plot:
naivete, aristocracy, decadence, nobility, moral corruption, wealth, deception, class conflict, bourgeoisie, coming of age, social climbing, manipulation ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
vienna
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
The chronicles of Chatterjee, an ambitious and self-made young man, as he rises his way up the corporate ladder.
Style:
art house, ambiguous ending, slow cinema, melancholic, period piece ...
Plot:
ambition, social satire, moral ambiguity, class conflict, business ethics, character study, materialism, hypocrisy, office politics, irony, corruption, bureaucracy ...
Place:
kolkata, india
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: Italy, West Germany, France
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The Making of a Lady: The Story of Lady Hamilton is a 1968 historical drama film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Michèle Mercier, Richard Johnson and John Mills.[1] It was based on the novel La San-Felice by Alexandre Dumas and depicts the ...
Style:
erotic, romantic drama, historical romance, emotional, independent film ...
Plot:
lesbianism, female nudity, lesbian, napoleonic wars, social climbing, biopic, female protagonist, tragic love, scandal, aristocracy, tragedy, ambassador ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era
Place:
england, italy, london, naples italy, sicily ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
George and Mildred is a British sitcom produced by Thames Television that aired from 1976 to 1979. It was a spin-off from Man About the House and starred Brian Murphy and Yootha Joyce as an ill-matched married couple, George and Mildred Roper. The ...
Style:
sitcom, situational comedy, family comedy, light hearted, slapstick
Plot:
husband wife relationship, suburban life, marriage, social climbing, class conflict, middle class, snobbism, embarrassment, social satire, fish out of water, in laws, families ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
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Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Ewa is a reporter. Using her feminine charms and other means she is trying to become a journalist on a Warsaw weekly popular magazine. She hopes to become political interviewer of personalities and state leaders. On her way up the ladder she trips ...
Style:
period piece
Plot:
reporter, ambition, ethical dilemma, female protagonist, journalism, character study, ambitious woman, obsession, social climbing, manipulation, moral ambiguity, downfall ...
Time:
80s
Place:
warsaw poland, eastern europe, poland, rome italy
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Willy, Giacomo, Lorenzo e Sandro sono 4 giovani yuppies rampanti nella "Milano da bere" degli anni '80, che vivono nel mito dell'Avvocato Gianni Agnelli e di Silvio Berlusconi; il loro unico scopo nella vita è apparire anziché ...
Style:
satirical, cynical
Plot:
social satire, materialism, social climbing, consumerism, wealth, ambition, irreverent, high society, glamour, pop culture, friendship, fashion ...
Time:
80s
Place:
milan italy, italy
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A pair of working class lovers - a secretary and an accountant, scheme to marry into the rich landed gentry.
Style:
satirical, ironic, period piece, melancholic
Plot:
socialism, hypocrisy, class struggle, social satire, social commentary, political satire, social climbing, dark humor, sibling rivalry, manipulation, moral ambiguity, bittersweet ...
Time:
60s
Place:
italy
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Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 130 min.
TV show
Story:
A woman becomes the babysitter of a rich family and tries everything in her power to get the life she has always dreamed of.
Style:
psychological, tense, suspense, captivating, disturbing ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
wealthy family, nanny, obsession, revenge, secret, household, husband wife relationship, intrigue, family problems, married couple, relationship problems, plan ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Umberto Maria Durloni is a successful lawyer and a socialite who likes parties and a lavish life. He's got it all, except any ethical qualms.Only a step away from the top, his perfect world crumbles, showing him the brutal do downside to his ...
Style:
satirical, psychological, entertaining, semi serious, disturbing ...
Plot:
lawyer, satire, wealth, materialism, high society, changing lives, money problems, social misfits, financial problem, betrayal, lifestyle change, relationship problems ...
Place:
milan italy
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Fuutarou has always lived in poverty and hated it. Because of his past he had become obsessed with money and will do anything to obtain it.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, dramatic, intense ...
Plot:
ambition, poverty, obsession, tragic past, greed, relationships, male female relationship, money, money problems, abusive father, dysfunctional family, needing money ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Romania
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Larisa is 16 and lives in a city by the sea. It's a small city, where gossip and news spread fast. It's a city where your image and influence, "manelele", money and power are all that matters. And Larisa… wants it all. And even ...
Style:
sexy, disturbing, captivating, serious
Plot:
ambition, group of friends, teenager, teenage girl, party, rape, angst, friendship, friendship between girls, coming of age, female protagonist, fall in love ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
romania
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Spain, France
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
In the working-class Paris suburb of Montreuil, Jimmy's restaurant, the Bombay Bar, is on the verge of being closed down by creditors. Jimmy is despondent -- the fact that his wife is about to have a baby isn't helping matters -- when he ...
Style:
satirical, feel good, captivating, humorous, entertaining ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
fish out of water, false identity, celebrity culture, social satire, rich man, restaurant owner, high society, cafe owner, pretense, impersonating, escapades, socialite ...
Place:
paris france
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
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Story:
'Cheongdam-dong Alice' is a drama about women looking to climb up the social ladder by mixing the sanctity of marriage with business, and the men who hate them for it.
Style:
dorama, sweet, light, romantic, funny ...
Plot:
friendship, marriage, love, high society, luxury, glamour, fashion industry, female protagonist, fashion, workaholic, narcissism, ambitious woman ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
korea, seoul
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 58 min.
TV show
Story:
A Turkish remake of "The Jeffersons". With Ihsan Yildirim's cleaning business booming, he insisted his family leave the "plain folks" and move up to Etiler with the "fancy folks." It is Ihsan's hope that ...
Style:
sitcom, humorous, feel good, captivating, funny ...
Plot:
living together, turk, family life, family relations, eccentric family, lifestyle, parents and children, humour, relationships, husband wife relationship, kids and family, irony ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story:
Jung Mo-A (Kim Min-Seo) marries Park Do-Hoon (Lee In). They both grew up at the same orphanage. Park Do-Hoon learns that he is the son from a wealthy family. He dumps Jung Mo-A and marries Cha Young-Hwa (Lee Na-Kyung). Her father is a powerful ...
Style:
romantic drama, feel good, light, sincere, realistic ...
Plot:
infidelity, amnesia, love triangle, family drama, class conflict, male female relationship, relationships, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love, female protagonist, family relations, society ...
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Genre: Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of how a bank clerk becomes a Ginza nightclub owner.
Style:
tense, captivating, disturbing, noir, suspenseful ...
Plot:
female protagonist, double life, embezzlement, nightlife, stealing money, nightclub, blackmail, bank clerk, loss of job, theft, money, changing lives ...
Place:
japan, tokyo
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Teiichi Akaba is a student at a prestigious private male high school known for producing important politicians and bureaucrats. His dream is to become the prime minster and make his own country. To help achieve his dream, he wants to become elected ...
Style:
satirical, semi serious, disturbing, captivating, twisted ...
Plot:
ambition, satire, rivalry, high school, power struggle, campaigning, power politics, campus, high school life, school, rivals, teenage life ...
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: India
Duration: 160 min.
Story:
Ajayachandran immigrates to the Gulf and he makes his fortune and returns to Kerala for a holiday. Ajayachandran flaunts his wealth to gain social acceptance. Rashmi, Ajayachandrans wife, a grounded young woman who is not too comfortable with her ...
Style:
satirical, captivating, semi serious, psychological, emotional ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
materialism, family relations, male female relationship, relationships, lifestyle, family problems, satire, changing lives, lifestyle change, marital problem, husband wife relationship, arrogance ...
Place:
india
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Genre: Drama
Country: Hong Kong
TV show
Story:
The Gem of Life was a TVB grand production drama, that broadcast between October 2008 and February 2009. The series was specifically filmed to celebrate TVB's 41st Anniversary. The series was filmed in many locations apart from Hong Kong, ...
Style:
captivating, soap opera, tension, melancholic
Audience:
adult
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, wealthy family, socialite, sisters, wealth, marriage, family problems, unrequited love, relationship problems, male female relationship, love affair, relationships ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
hong kong, france, tibet, taiwan
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Denmark
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Follows Piv and Ulrik, who are trying to become part of the parent group in their daughter's new school class, going to great lengths to be admitted.
Style:
humorous, funny, exciting, captivating, dramatic ...
Plot:
parenting, gay interest, school, parents daughter relationship, family relations, family problems, parents and children, kids and family, schoolgirl, family life, children, parent child relationship ...
Place:
denmark
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Genre: Drama
Country: Russia
Story:
If you are a provincial who wants to conquer a big city, then you should not look for easy ways to the heights of well-being - the bitter experience of the girl Lera is proof of this.
Style:
sentimental, touching, captivating, sincere, romantic ...
Plot:
betrayal, revenge, love triangle, bittersweet, unrequited love, friendship, couple relations, romantic rivalry, love interest, sibling relationship, conflict, relationships ...
Time:
2000s
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Fame. Money. Power. One young woman fights to become the next hottest celebrity in the glamorous yet scandalous world of influencers in Seoul.
Style:
cynical, suspense, satirical
Plot:
social media, scandal, ambition, young adult, media manipulation, glamour, social climbing, aspiration, youth culture, competition, rivalry, fashion industry ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Greece
TV show
Story:
Xenia and Elpida are childhood best friends who group up in an orphanage. When Xenia finds out Elpida is the descendant of a rich businesswoman, she travels to Athens and poses as her granddaughter, stealing Elpida's life and identity.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, suspenseful, twisted ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
deception, impostor, false identity, identity theft, manipulation, family drama, domestic drama, con trick, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, inheritance, wealthy family, stolen identity ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
athens greece
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
TV show
Story:
A group of fun-loving American girls burst onto the scene in tightly corseted 1870s London, kicking off an Anglo-American culture clash. Sent to secure husbands and status, the buccaneers' hearts are set on much more than that.
Style:
historical drama, captivating, psychological, thrilling, light hearted ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
high society, teen romance, women, female protagonist, teen social issues, social problems, relationships, friendship, culture clash, class conflict, social climbing, female empowerment ...
Time:
1870s, 19th century, victorian era
Place:
london, england
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