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Country: India
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
A con artist's scheme to become divine leads him through wild adventures as he scams his way up society's ladder, culminating in his status as a worshipped guru with an island sanctuary.
Style:
black comedy, dark comedy
Plot:
guru, scam, con artists, charlatan, worship, fraud, moral ambiguity, manipulation, cautionary tale, deception, rise to power, corruption ...
Place:
india
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
TV show
Story:
Chronicles the lives of four generations of an upper-class family of stockbrokers, set against the backdrop of a rapidly evolving late-Victorian world.
Style:
family saga, costume drama, melancholic, tense, bleak ...
Plot:
obsession, jealousy, rejection, character study, gender roles, possessiveness, manipulation, literary, aristocracy, repression, attorney, adaptation ...
Time:
victorian era, 20th century, edwardian era
Place:
london, england
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Lee Remick stars as Jennie Jerome, born in the United States in 1845, who eventually became Lady Randolph Churchill, and gave birth to Sir Winston Churchill in this seven-part, seven-hour biographical mini-series.
Style:
costume drama, melancholic, period drama
Plot:
aristocracy, british history, female protagonist, character study, family drama, motherhood, wooing, dialogue, social climbing, class conflict, gilded age, intrigue ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, edwardian era
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK, Australia, Ireland
Duration: 240 min.
TV show
Story:
Based on the novel by Philippa Gregory, the British miniseries A Respectable Trade was what is known in the business as a "bodice ripper." The story began in 1788, when well-bred governess Frances Scott married her rough-hewn employer ...
Style:
historical drama, atmospheric, tense, realistic, melancholic ...
Plot:
slavery, slave trade, slave trader, interracial romance, interracial relations, oppression, racial injustice, class conflict, colonialism, literary, human trafficking, resistance ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era
Place:
bristol, england
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 385 min.
TV show
Story:
When a crusade against the Church of England's practice of self-enrichment misfires, scandal taints the cosy community of Barchester when their local church becomes the object of a scathing, investigative report.
Style:
costume drama, historical drama, reflective, atmospheric, intellectual ...
Plot:
literary, cathedral, scandal, power struggle, hypocrisy, manipulation, moral dilemma, scheming, family conflict, social satire, corruption, ambition ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era
Place:
britain
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Sweden
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Jan Froman is a young man with great plans for the future. He gets a job as an assistant janitor at a bank, but with inherited money he starts to buy and sell real estate which eventually increases in value. He falls in love with Margareta, whose ...
Style:
romantic drama, period piece, lighthearted, romantic comedy
Audience:
adult
Plot:
banking, real estate, ambition, class differences, social climbing, aspiration, rivalry, entrepreneurship, coming of age, inheritance, stock market, love triangle ...
Place:
stockholm sweden
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 240 min.
Story:
A young couple from Milwaukee moves into the fabled, high-society Malibu beach community and becomes involved with the lives of the various people living in the community.
Style:
period piece
Plot:
infidelity, scandal, young couple, relationships, high society, social climbing, glamour, secrets, domestic drama, aspiration, gossip, social satire ...
Time:
80s
Place:
malibu california, california, los angeles
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Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
An upstanding provincial reporter becomes presenter of the TV news on a commercial network owned by an influential Italian businessman. He soon outgrows his family and neglects them terribly. Investigating a fascist terrorist cell, the ...
Style:
satirical, tense, romantic comedy
Plot:
journalism, satire, media satire, revenge, public humiliation, ethical dilemma, irreverent, political satire, jealous spouse, social climbing, corruption, redemption ...
Time:
90s
Place:
paris france, france
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Genre: Drama
Country: West Germany, Italy
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Emma Bovary is bored by her country doctor husband and gives in to the affections of several rich suitors as well as the temptation of living beyond her husband's means.
Style:
sexy, period drama, sexploitation film
Plot:
adultery, infidelity, debt, provincial life, financial ruin, social climbing, forbidden love, scandal, escapism, gender roles, class conflict, greed ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Imdat is a poor, uneducated, working class window cleaner who has migrated to the big city. As he cleans the windows of the private TV channel Kanal I, the president of the channel, Berk, discovers that Imdat has an uncanny ability to sense what ...
Style:
comedy drama, dark comedy
Plot:
media satire, social commentary, exploitation, working class, rise to power, corruption, pop culture, ambition, social climbing, class struggle, urban, greed ...
Time:
2000s
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
A bold, self-made mogul faces off with an old-money diplomat. Can love find its way amidst a power struggle, where wealth and wit collide?
Audience:
adult
Plot:
wealth, high society, class conflict, power struggle, diplomat, ambition, rivalry, glamour, social climbing, moral ambiguity, seduction, inheritance ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
When four members of a suburban garden club get entangled in a scandalous murder, they're forced to bury the body – in their own well-manicured flower beds. In this juicy drama everyone's got dirt… but some secrets never stay buried.
Style:
crime drama, dark comedy, twisted, suspense, satirical ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
murder mystery, secrets, scandal, small town, betrayal, gossip, moral ambiguity, unhappiness, dark humor, social climbing, investigation, class conflict ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Story:
Adaptation of the Erkine Caldwell novel
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, realistic, sentimental ...
Plot:
widow, mother daughter relationship, relationships, female protagonist, daughter, domestic drama, family relations, male female relationship, problem, family problems, relationship problems, family life ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: New Zealand
TV show
Story:
Jess must navigate her son's primary school world filled with other mothers keen on advancing their children's futures.
Style:
humorous, feel good, entertaining, funny, satirical ...
Plot:
high school life, satire, motherhood, parenting, school, parenthood, ambition, humour, parents and children, parents, everyday life, children ...
Place:
new zealand
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601
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 240 min.
TV show
Story:
Beautiful, fashionable and fun, Clarissa Alpert is a shallow socialite whose speed dial is a veritable Rolodex of Hollywood power players. Staring her 32nd birthday directly in the eyes, though she will admit only to being 28, the spoiled ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, captivating, light, romantic comedy ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
fall in love, couples, family relations, social differences, thirtysomething life, hollywood, society, journey, rivalry, friendship, producer, socialite ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
beverly hills, los angeles
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Mexico
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
In order to advance her career in the dynamic world of publicity in Mexico City, Raquel tries to reunite with her high school friend Cecy who has become the queen of social media. But unlike followers, friendships do not come instantly.
Style:
humorous, feel good, light, funny, captivating ...
Plot:
social media, friendship, social network, girlfriend, friends, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, social satire, social problems, lifestyle, humour, society, social issues ...
Place:
mexico city
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story:
Drama series depicts an epic scandal of the upper class that place in Cheongdam District, Seoul. An area which epitomizes the wealthy lifestyle.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
scandal, deception, business rivalry, high society, secret, problem, power struggle, betrayal, reputation, infidelity, in laws, gossip ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
south korea, seoul
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Genre: Animation, Comedy
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
Petey is a New York City “it” girl who has it all until her life comes crashing down around her. As luck would have it, a mysterious gift from her father gives her a new lease on life: she’s going to “lean into” modernizing his small-town ...
Style:
satirical, dark comedy, semi serious, captivating, absurd ...
Plot:
female protagonist, satire, small town, changing lives, lifestyle change, lifestyle, new life, life, identity crisis, irreverent, fish out of water, female empowerment ...
Place:
new york
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Thanks to the success of his daughter Sheila as a singer, the Sanchez family move to live in a luxury urbanization villa. There they will meet their neighbors, the Sandoval.
Style:
sitcom, feel good, family comedy, humorous, captivating ...
Plot:
neighbor, family relations, new neighbor, musician's life, musician, relationships, father daughter relationship, lifestyle, female singer, large family, neighbor neighbor relationship, humour ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
spain
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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
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Genre: Action, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Eden goes to a coveted 'Heaven and Hell' party, hoping to get a letter of recommendation to an elite university from the wealthy parents of her classmate, but the party quickly turns into a fight for her life.
Style:
tense, captivating, suspenseful, thrilling, psychological ...
Plot:
survival, female protagonist, murder, threat, struggle for survival, dark humor, party, class conflict, elitism, social satire, desperation, manipulation ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
İntikam is a Turkish series broadcast on Kanal D. It is a licensed adaptation of Revenge and is jointly produced by Disney and In D house Productions, the production wing of Kanal D.
Style:
realistic, captivating, suspenseful, twisted, tense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
strong female character, high society, vengeance, female protagonist, hidden identity, deception, haunted by the past, revenge, family drama, husband wife relationship, twists and turns, false accusation ...
Place:
istanbul turkey
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story:
Lee Seon-yoo is training to become a nun. Right before she finally gets her wish, she learns that her beloved older sister Jin-yoo has died. Jin-yoo was betrayed and killed by her lover, Jang Tae-jung. Tae-jung, a smart, good-looking man from a ...
Style:
suspenseful, dramatic, gloomy, captivating, melancholic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
sisterhood, vengeance, female protagonist, revenge, betrayal, sisters, relationships, murder investigation, loss of sister, investigation, murder of sister, crime investigation ...
Place:
south korea, korea
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
Aishwarya, an air hostess, wants to marry a millionaire, but mistakes Karthik, a gym trainer, for a rich guy and woos him. She calls off the romance when she discovers that he isn't well off, but Karthik will not let her leave that easily.
Style:
disturbing, touching, sentimental, romantic, rom com ...
Audience:
date night, family friendly
Plot:
young lovers, forbidden love, family feud, love triangle, fall in love, parents and children, star crossed lovers, tragic love, love and romance, unfulfilled love, family relations, shakespeare's romeo and juliet ...
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
When Olivia gets deferred from her dream college, she begins to spiral. In an attempt to regain control, she embarks on a social media-fueled rampage against those that stand in the way of her success. But as things escalate, she is forced to ...
Style:
captivating, serious, disturbing, suspenseful, bleak ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
social media, revenge, panic attack, feminism, college, society, youth, control, college dropout, vengeance, female college student, coming of age ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Amy, an attractive woman, confuses love with money and becomes a victim of the materialistic lifestyle of South Beach. Her relationship with Nick, a down-to-earth, young architect is great, but Amy has dreams that he can't fulfill and afford. ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, disturbing, humorous, romantic drama ...
Plot:
female protagonist, love triangle, seduction, single woman, materialism, relationships, romantic rivalry, male female relationship, beach, unrequited love, romantic relationship, love affair ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
miami, miami beach
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Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story:
Hazal, beautiful young girl is engajed with Kenan, handsome young fisherman. The day before their wedding, Hazal is forced to marry Vural, successful businessman who fall in love with her since the first time he saw her working on his birthday party ...
Style:
dramatic, emotional, romantic drama, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
love triangle, love, forced marriage, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love interest, romantic relationship, fall in love, in love, love story, family problems, relationships, family relations ...
Place:
turkey
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Genre: Comedy
Country: South Korea
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Oh Dong-sik is the completely rigid character who has always led a text-book life. Dong-sik is threatened by loan sharks when his mother signs up for a private loan in order to advance Dong-sik’s father’s promotion into the principal position. ...
Style:
satirical, semi serious, feel good, captivating, entertaining ...
Plot:
social satire, satire, debt, salesman, coworker, relationship vs career, career, workplace situations, escapades, job, social climber, assistant ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
south korea, korea
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
About a working class woman climbing her way up the corporate ladder and scoring a hot, rich boyfriend along the way, this romantic comedy is based on the same-name popular novel.
Style:
humorous, light, realistic, semi serious, captivating ...
Plot:
fashion, job promotion, office, urban setting, relationship vs career, career woman, workplace romance, office politics, female protagonist, ambition, fall in love, rise to the top ...
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712
Genre: Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
The series, spun off from the successful Eleon Hotel, continues the theme of adventurous hotel. It will be about Kseniya, student of the Barnaul Institute of Tourism and Hotel Business, who dreams of a career in managing her own hotel
Style:
entertaining, funny, light, humorous, sitcom ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
maid, youth, coworker relationship, management, ambition, hospitality, relationships, servant, concierge, power relations, businessman, female protagonist ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
moscow russia, russia
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