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205
Genre: Comedy, Musical
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
An aspiring actress, whose sugar-coated appearance belies her ruthless drive, worms herself into the life of an aging star and schemes to replace her on the stage as the star of a new play.
Style:
intense
Plot:
ambition, aspiring actress, betrayal, rivalry, showbiz, obsession, jealousy, deception, performance art, female rivalry, manipulation, character study ...
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Struggling actress Hedda Hopper can't get a break in Hollywood, even though an acquaintence of hers is the extremely powerful gossip monger Louella Parsons - maker and breaker of careers (and lives) through her daily syndicated newspaper ...
Style:
historical drama, period piece, dark comedy
Plot:
hollywood, gossip, rivalry, film industry, ambition, entertainment industry, showbiz, biopic, female rivalry, tabloid journalism, celebrity culture, character study ...
Time:
1940s, 1930s, 1920s, year 1937, year 1942 ...
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Two young women pursue the same man with opposite strategies - one learns subservience, the other domination.
Style:
romantic drama, romantic comedy, lighthearted
Audience:
adult
Plot:
love triangle, coming of age, female rivalry, gender roles, switching roles, bdsm, seduction, self discovery, transformation, personal growth, young adult, friendship ...
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18
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 68 min.
Story:
After losing one of their members to graduation, a sorority of altruistic witches must choose a new student for their coven. When Alexis is spurned for the spot, she immediately exacts revenge on the sorority by killing them one by one.
Style:
slasher, suspense, teen, tension, psychological ...
Plot:
supernatural, sorority, witchcraft, college, revenge, vengeance, female rivalry, clique, occult, ritual murder, blood, young adult ...
Time:
2000s
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Dark, cynical Japanese epic brought to U.S. in a dubbed version by shlockmeister Harry Novak. Still, this gory, sexy epic is made with style and interesting for to compare to "Yojimbo" and other masterworks of the form.
Style:
erotic drama, sensual, period piece, dark, cynical ...
Plot:
seduction, lust, femme fatale, mistress, female sexuality, betrayal, sexploitation, jealousy, sexual manipulation, female rivalry, power struggle, revenge ...
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Encarnacion is a beautiful villager and Petronila is her jealous, evil nemesis. When Petronila's love interest, a fetching young Spanish lieutenant, starts to fall for Encarnacion, Petronila gets even by simply destroying his sanity with a vile ...
Style:
psychological horror, atmospheric, psychotronic, period drama
Plot:
superstition, supernatural, witchcraft, myth, folk horror, folklore, jealousy, apparition, mythical creature, female rivalry, haunting, ghost story ...
Time:
1800s, 19th century
Place:
costa rica, central america
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Genre: Drama, Musical
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
It seems that Li Zhenfei was once an imperial concubine, who often found herself competing with her rival Madame Liu for the emperor's sole, undivided attention. When Li gives birth to the Emperor's child, the jealous Liu switches the boy ...
Style:
period piece, historical drama, suspense
Plot:
palace intrigue, switched at birth, female rivalry, power struggle, jealousy, betrayal, family reunited, tragic romance, revenge, moral dilemma, adoption, forgiveness ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Bare Essence is an American television soap opera which aired on the NBC network during the 1982-1983 season.
Bare Essence starred popular daytime soap actress Genie Francis and dealt with the intrigues of the perfume industry.
Initially, the show ...
Style:
soap opera, dramatic
Plot:
ambition, businesswoman, female protagonist, glamour, betrayal, jealousy, scheming, female rivalry, high society, manipulation, seduction, revenge ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA, France, Russia, Belarus
TV show
Story:
Russian miniseries.
Style:
psychological, captivating, intense, atmospheric, bleak ...
Plot:
love triangle, post war, relationships, problem, love story, male female relationship, love, relationship problems, love and romance, life is a bitch, countryside, couple relations ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
In the 1970s, the Japanese youth emancipation also found it's way into the yakuza (crime) societies. A Girl Boss may have a choice between bikes, and between boyfriends. But she has to defend her choices the hard way, as her triumph and power ...
Style:
crime drama, action packed, period piece, grindhouse, neo noir
Plot:
yakuza, girl gang, sexploitation, asian sex, rebellion, violent, power struggle, gang warfare, female rivalry, revenge, bloodbath, criminal underworld ...
Time:
70s
Place:
japan
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Kaze is a philandering TV producer. His wife and nine of his mistresses conspire to kill him. However each woman would rather keep him alive, as long as she was the only woman in his life.
Style:
dark comedy, black comedy, black and white, witty, period piece ...
Plot:
revenge, adultery, deception, murder, infidelity, womanizer, social satire, jealousy, conspiracy, betrayal, satire, romantic rivalry ...
Time:
60s
Place:
tokyo
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
In a Philadelphia convent, two nuns battle it out to be elected to the position of head abbess, and neither is about to let anything stand in the way of getting what she wants.
Style:
satirical, parody, dark comedy, comedy drama, black comedy ...
Plot:
nun, convent, abbess, corruption, power struggle, political satire, catholic church, manipulation, intrigue, scandal, scheming, female rivalry ...
Time:
70s
Place:
philadelphia
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278
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Desperate after losing her job, Alice starts a sexy webcam site with three friends. Successful at first, their new-found decadence sends them on a downward spiral of mutual resentment and dangerous excess.
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing, dark, independent film ...
Plot:
sexploitation, female nudity, girlfriend, sexual content, seduction, seductive woman, erotic dream, businesswoman, seductress, erotica, erotic fantasy, business ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Colombia
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Four great friends turn a celebration dinner into a complete nightmare; things turn toxic when friendship and envy sit together at the table.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, realistic, suspense ...
Plot:
friendship, envy, jealousy, group of friends, conflict between friends, friends, conflict, couple relations, conflict of interest, old friends reunited, reunited friends, relationship problems ...
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Deniz goes to Izmir when she sees the danger of losing her great love Emre,who has not succeeded in forgetting. Melisa, who is competing to steal Emre's heart.
Style:
sexy, sentimental, feel good, light, sweet ...
Plot:
love triangle, jealousy, love, wedding, relationships, male female relationship, male female friendship, friendship, marriage, promise, rivalry, obsession ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Hungary
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
The story of three women - a famous prostitute, her housekeeper and their new maid - living in Budapest of 1910s, whose passionate, bizarre and complex relationship can only lead to one thing: murder.
Style:
crime drama, sinister, costume drama, enigmatic, melancholic ...
Plot:
murder, prostitution, brothel, female rivalry, passion, jealousy, betrayal, class conflict, societal hypocrisy, urban, forbidden love, murder mystery ...
Time:
1910s
Place:
budapest, central europe
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 65 min.
TV show
Story:
Kim Jinseo and Mo Yoonhee are high school classmates and rivals whose different family backgrounds shaped their characters and their paths towards love and success in adulthood. Jinseo develops a warm and cheerful personality as well as superior ...
Style:
detective, captivating, romantic, suspense
Plot:
murder investigation, school, murder mystery, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, family life, relationships, love story, love triangle, secret, murder, character change, love and romance ...
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137
Genre: Drama
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
When an accident temporarily robs her of her voice, Diva J flees to a small deserted village to heal both her mental and physical wounds. Her life changes when she meets and falls in love with the blind Hu Ming, who inspires her to make a comeback. ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, emotional, melancholic
Plot:
dream, singing, comeback, problem, male female relationship, relationships, life is a bitch, relationship problems, glory, female rivalry, pop star, showbiz ...
Time:
2010s
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Pretty and likable Jennifer arrives as a freshman at Whittendale University and is greeted by pledge-seeker Carly of the Beta Sigma Eta Sorority. Once warmly embraced by the sorority, Jennifer soon realizes trouble is lurking beneath the happy ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, disturbing, crime drama, noir
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
murder mystery, female protagonist, sorority, suspicion, murder, framed for murder, college campus, college student, problem, suspect, murder suspect, life is a bitch ...
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Genre: Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 65 min.
TV show
Story:
Byun So Ra comes from an ordinary background, but she works very hard. She is then betrayed by her boyfriend and her dreams of becoming a professor fails. Byun So-Ra then joins a cosmetics company and she also meets a rival with whom she clashes in ...
Style:
captivating, disturbing, dorama
Plot:
female protagonist, women, ambitious woman, workplace intrigue, social climber, beautician, coworker, workplace situations, relationship vs career, competitor, relationships, problem ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
korea
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260
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 21 min.
TV show
Story:
Endless cleavage, bitchy girl fights, and an 800-pound disco ball. All in one slutty nightclub.
Style:
satirical, erotic, semi serious, entertaining, captivating ...
Plot:
nightclub, sexual humor, dancer, dancing, sexual content, party, satire, seductive woman, seductress, erotica, seduction, eroticism ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 185 min.
TV show
Story:
Tasha is living the dream, she has the perfect house, a loving husband and a beautiful little girl. But there's one large blot on Tasha's marital landscape: her husbands's ex-wife won't leave them alone and seems intent on ...
Style:
suspenseful, psychological thriller, captivating, dramatic, serious ...
Plot:
ex wife, second wife, jealousy, little girl, mind game, domestic drama, male female relationship, woman, family relations, family life, husband, husband wife relationship ...
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 9 min.
TV show
Story:
Since her childhood, Su Xiao has been sidelined because of her frightening air. Now an actress, she unfortunately remains stuck in the roles of villains. One day, Xiao Jian , a recognized investor and actor, comes across a scene between Su Xiao and ...
Style:
romantic comedy, humorous, feel good, light, sincere ...
Plot:
showbiz, actress, slice of life, job, female protagonist, entertainment industry, male female relationship, relationships, movie actress, couples, couple relations, love ...
Place:
china
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Emily appears to have the perfect life with a daughter, a successful PR firm, a family inheritance, and a strong marriage with Kyle. But everything falls apart when Lily arrives claiming to be her half-sister, causing chaos in her world. (from IMDB)
Style:
captivating, dramatic, suspenseful, serious, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
betrayal, trust, half sister, sister, betrayal of trust, family drama, family secret, female protagonist, sibling rivalry, sibling relationship, mother and daughter, marriage ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story:
A story about a woman experiencing a harsh fate, a woman who is jealous of her and a man set out to get revenge.
Style:
suspense, captivating, disturbing, emotional, tense ...
Plot:
love triangle, greed, female protagonist, betrayal, family drama, social climbing, political unrest, intrigue, money, rivalry, love affair, greedy woman ...
Place:
korea
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Kate Aldrich, a successful career woman is devastated when her husband leaves her for stay at home mom, Laura, with whom she is forced to share custody of her beloved daughter, Izzy. But Kate's despair soon turns to terror as she begins to have ...
Style:
tense, psychological thriller, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, divorced parents, divorced couple, female protagonist, protective mother, family drama, husband wife relationship, mother daughter relationship, parents and children, kids and family, divorced woman, father daughter relationship ...
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
At Arkham University, campus bitches Clare and Julie have a score to settle with goth chicks Sarah and Allison. And when Amy accidentally unleashes a campus zombie epidemic, Clare picks Sarah as the perfect candidate to join the walking dead! But ...
Style:
teen horror, cult horror, black comedy, suspense, satirical ...
Plot:
zombie, apocalypse, undead, college, campus, dormitory, female rivalry, goth, revenge, dark humor, teenager, infection ...
Time:
2000s
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
The story of Orochi revolves around the life of the Monzen family. Aoi Monzen, a famous, but aging, movie star and Kazusa and Lisa Monzen her two daughters. Aoi hopes for them both to take over her legacy as a star, but Kazusa does not live up to ...
Style:
suspense, modern fairy tale, captivating, tense, disturbing ...
Plot:
family drama, sibling rivalry, female protagonist, family secret, secret, sister sister relationship, mystery woman, dysfunctional family, family conflict, women, sisters, character study ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
A vengeful mother-in-law locks horns with her daughter-in-law in a twisted tale laced with dark comedy, political intrigue, and chilling thrills.
Style:
dark comedy, dark, suspense, intense, tense ...
Plot:
family feud, female rivalry, confrontation, political intrigue, domestic drama, revenge, power struggle, psychological manipulation, scheming, satire, betrayal, manipulation ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A high school girl’s spirits are crushed as she suffers through a humiliating “Cheerleader Initiation Week,” but her dreams aren’t the only thing in danger when another girl on the squad turns up dead, and when she disappears herself, her ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, captivating, suspense, intense ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
cheerleading, school, female protagonist, murder, bullying, high school, killing, problem, high school student, undercover, puzzle, secret ...
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