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Genre: Comedy, Drama, History
Country: Hong Kong, Taiwan
TV show
Story:
The Duke of Mount Deer 2000 is a television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel The Deer and the Cauldron. It was first broadcast in 2000 in Hong Kong and followed by subsequent broadcasts in other Asian countries.
Style:
historical drama, light hearted, period drama
Plot:
qing dynasty, political intrigue, palace intrigue, corruption, power struggle, royalty, scheming, moral ambiguity, anti hero, friendship, wuxia, irreverent ...
Time:
17th century
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Genre: Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 57 min.
TV show
Story:
After the death of Alexey Gradov, the owner of a large construction holding company, his heirs enter into a struggle for a billion-dollar fortune with a former official and business partner of the deceased. On the family side, the war is led by ...
Style:
dark drama
Plot:
family drama, power struggle, betrayal, intrigue, deception, business rivalry, ambition, family secret, patriarch, scheming, dynasty, legacy ...
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
When a manipulative sociopath discovers her passion for stock market trading, she sets out to conquer the financial world, all from the confines of her basement apartment.
Style:
psychological thriller, intense, tension, suspenseful, fast paced ...
Plot:
trading, stock market, deception, obsession, moral ambiguity, character study, sociopath, scheming, female protagonist, greed, manipulation, ambition ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story:
Mild-mannered Tae Jung is wrongfully imprisoned for a heinous crime. He soon discovers that a mysterious figure named Yo Han orchestrated his downfall. Fueled by vengeance, Tae Jung sets out to make Yo Han pay.
Style:
suspenseful, crime thriller, dark, intense, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
revenge, manipulation, wrongful imprisonment, betrayal, conspiracy, vengeance, corruption, retribution, scheming, suspicion, cat and mouse, investigation ...
Place:
south korea
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 413 min.
TV show
Story:
Elderly Kate Blackwell looks back at her family's life beginning with her Scottish father Jamie McGregor's journey to South Africa to make his fortune in diamonds. The family history is littered with revenge, lust, betrayal, manipulation, ...
Style:
family saga, historical drama, costume drama, captivating, serious ...
Plot:
betrayal, manipulation, family secret, revenge, wealth, ambition, murder, scheming, power struggle, dynasty, matriarchy, lust ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
south africa
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Genre: Adventure, History
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Story of the power struggle between Egyptian queen Cleopatra and her brother Ptolemy, and how a common soldier risks his life to serve her.
Style:
serious, epic, historical romance, period drama, tragic
Audience:
adult
Plot:
peplum, ancient world, cleopatra, ancient rome, roman empire, ancient, power struggle, power politics, political intrigue, conspiracy, ambition, betrayal ...
Time:
1st century
Place:
egypt, alexandria egypt
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323
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Billy Zane leads a pack of money-grabbing relatives who try to take over his ailing uncle's industrial empire.
Style:
suspense, tense, black comedy, period piece, independent film
Audience:
adult
Plot:
wealth, ambition, family conflict, inheritance, deception, scheming, family drama, power struggle, manipulation, betrayal, ethical dilemma, family secret ...
Time:
90s
Place:
italy
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Paul Martin is the subservient brown-nosing youngster who needs quick advancement up the hierarchy to pay for the modern lifestyle he is buying on credit. Seeing that marrying his immediate superior's daughter will not get him the results he ...
Style:
satirical, cynical, black comedy, suspense, realistic ...
Plot:
ambition, murder, social climbing, office politics, dark humor, greed, power struggle, manipulation, debt, scheming, deception, satire ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
europe
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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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Genre: Comedy, Musical, Romance
Country: Poland
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
In 1920s Warsaw, a legendary conman tries to exploit the financial problems of a vaudeville theatre in order to rob a bank.
Style:
period piece, lighthearted, witty, slapstick, costume drama ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
vaudeville, bank robbery, showbiz, heist, scheming, satire, entertainment industry, nostalgia, economic crisis, corruption, intrigue, escapism ...
Time:
1920s, 1930s
Place:
warsaw poland, poland
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: India
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Vaasthu, Lancham, and Thatha stumble upon a cockroach in a cola bottle and devise a plan to profit by filing a case in the consumer court. Simultaneously, Jeevan, an egocentric local thug with political aspirations, gains momentum as his brother, ...
Style:
situational comedy, sitcom, dark comedy, absurd, black comedy ...
Plot:
get rich quick scheme, satire, small town, scheming, scam, greed, unhappiness, friendship, corruption, social satire, young adult, coincidence ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story:
The Slingshot is a 2009 South Korean television series starring Park Yong-ha, Park Si-yeon, Kim Kang-woo, Han Yeo-woon, Lee Phillip, and Park Ki-woong. It aired on KBS2 from April 6 to June 9, 2009 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 20 ...
Style:
thrilling, psychological, suspenseful, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
suicide, revenge, vengeance, financial ruin, family tragedy, corporate corruption, bankruptcy, battles, fight, dysfunctional family, life is a bitch, family problems ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 149 min.
Story:
Nograj, a narcissistic crazy politician who exploits a city and its resources. The film is about Nograj's aspirations to becoming the MLA in the upcoming elections and the opposition he faces.
Style:
satirical, black comedy, spoof, parody, political comedy
Audience:
adult
Plot:
corruption, satire, political satire, ambition, social commentary, greed, irreverent, power struggle, campaigning, power hungry, scheming, anti hero ...
Place:
kannada
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Bangladesh
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
After realizing his stolen phone belongs to a famous actress, a scheming daydreamer uses the opportunity to blackmail her.
Style:
indie film, suspense, ambiguous ending
Plot:
manipulation, blackmail, deception, ambition, social commentary, male protagonist, moral ambiguity, daydreamer, character study, scheming, psychological manipulation, aspiration ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Romania
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A degenerate gambler and his two idiot friends come up with an elaborate plan to pay down their colossal gambling debts by marrying the dysfunctional daughter of an upstart billionaire.
Style:
dark comedy, black comedy, satirical, absurd
Plot:
gambling, debt, scam, greed, dysfunctional family, scheme, marriage, deception, scheming, satire, social satire, manipulation ...
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Genre: Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Three women, an asping actress, a reporter, and a lawyer, hatch a scheme to enrich each other. The actress will fake a sexual harassment charge against a politician and get a lot of publicity, the reporter will get the scoop, and the lawyer will get ...
Style:
sexy, suspense, sexploitation film
Plot:
sexploitation, scam, scandal, reporter, lawyer, politician, sexual harassment, false accusation, scheme, sex, media manipulation, publicity stunt ...
Time:
2000s
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Seyit, a resourceful doorman of a middle class apartment in Istanbul, finds himself in a struggle for power when the new superintendent decides to crack down on his slack attitude.
Style:
sitcom, situational comedy, lighthearted, slapstick, period piece
Plot:
doorman, turk, working class, everyday life, janitor, social satire, scheming, urban, community, middle class, power struggle, family drama ...
Time:
70s
Place:
istanbul turkey, turkey
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Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When their aunt's inheritance is given to their annoying cousin, three brothers and sisters have to work to get it back.
Style:
feel good, captivating, entertaining, semi serious, satirical ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
satire, inheritance, siblings relations, heir, brother brother relationship, brother sister relationship, eccentric family, family relations, relationships, family business, scheming, family drama ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
paris france
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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
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
The Family, the program commemorating the 55th anniversary of the launch of the TBS TV station, is a social drama depicting the inside story between bureaucrats, politicians, and big businesses over a bank merger revolving around the family discord ...
Style:
tense, disturbing, captivating, serious, historical drama
Plot:
father son relationship, power struggle, rivals, competitor, family problems, rivalry, banking, scheming, political corruption, manipulation, moral ambiguity, reputation ...
Time:
year 1960
Place:
japan
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Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A con artist in dire need of cash and a woman with a crypto fortune hit it off. Is she the target of his dreams, or is the scammer about to get scammed?
Style:
feel good, captivating, satirical, funny, entertaining ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
cryptocurrency, deception, wealth, satire, couples, scam, con artists, money problems, escapades, money, con trick, fraud ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
europe
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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: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
De que te quiero, te quiero is a Mexican telenovela produced by Lucero Suárez for Televisa. It is a remake of Carita pintada, a Venezuelan telenovela written by Valentina Párraga.
Livia Brito is the protagonist, with Juan Diego Covarrubias as the ...
Style:
emotional, touching, serious, realistic, soap opera ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
love triangle, couples, family relations, love and romance, couple relations, fall in love, siblings relations, rivalry, infidelity, dishonesty, twins, betrayal ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
mexico
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Genre: Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Fifteen years after Qing Emperor Jiaqing was crowned the country appears to be in harmony. However, fights between the imperial concubines escalate. All the imperial concubines including the emperor's beloved Yu-Yue understand this and becomes ...
Style:
historical drama, costume drama, captivating, suspense, intense ...
Plot:
qing dynasty, palace intrigue, power struggle, political intrigue, mistress, power, intrigue, emperor, royal court, showdown, imperial japan, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Time:
19th century
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The True story of how charismatic con man Jason Derek Brown bankrolls his extravagant lifestyle through a series of scams. On Brown’s trail: Lance Leising, a dogged FBI special agent determined to put Brown behind bars. When Brown’s funds run ...
Style:
crime drama, thrilling, tense, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
con artists, true crime, manhunt, investigation, con man, fugitive, fbi, money problems, money, stolen money, criminal, embezzler ...
Place:
southern california
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Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story:
Oh Dal-Nim is falsely accused of murder. She decides to take revenge on those responsible for her misery.
Style:
captivating, emotional, suspense
Plot:
false accusation, revenge, betrayal, falsely accused, male female relationship, couple relations, false accusation of murder, relationships, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, showdown, wrongful imprisonment, justice ...
Place:
seoul
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Spain, Portugal
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Jesús Quesada, an incompetent executive, is appointed as the new director of a company in decline whose survival will now depend on both the ingenuity and ambition of his former colleagues.
Style:
satirical, entertaining, feel good, funny, semi serious ...
Plot:
satire, farce, retirement, office politics, employer employee relationship, workplace situations, coworker, workplace, co worker co worker relationship, dark humor, scheming, absurd humor ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
spain
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
The story of Margo Channing. Legend. True star of the theatre. The spotlight is hers, always has been. But now there’s Eve. Her biggest fan. Young, beautiful Eve. The golden girl, the girl next door. But you know all about Eve…don’t you…?
Style:
captivating, exciting, dramatic, serious, intense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
theater, actress, broadway, aspiring actress, life, fame, manipulation, backstage, deception, rivalry, ambition, ward ...
Time:
1950s, 1930s, 1920s
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
This next chapter in the "Spartacus" franchise poses the question: what if Ashur, hadn't died on Mount Vesuvius at the end of "Spartacus: Vengeance?" And what if he had been gifted the gladiator school once owned by Batiatus ...
Style:
suspenseful, atmospheric, tense, suspense, period drama
Plot:
erotica, group sex, power struggle, slavery, roman empire, ancient rome, betrayal, corruption, manipulation, ambition, anti hero, political intrigue ...
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A down on his luck street magician and his con artist ex-wife reunite to swindle an accounting firm.
Style:
captivating, twisted, fast paced
Audience:
adult
Plot:
con artists, heist, con game, accounting, swindle, con man, money, deception, robbery, ex husband ex wife relationship, ex husband, fraud ...
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