Soap opera movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant soap opera movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out soap opera, telenovela, realistic, serious, captivating and emotional films and TV shows about / with family relations, love, love triangle, love and romance, husband wife relationship, rivalry, couples, betrayal, boyfriend girlfriend relationship and women plots mostly in Drama, Romance and Mystery genres shot in USA, Brazil, Mexico and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as soap opera: Amor Comprado (2008), Home and Away (1988), Celebrity (2003), The Young and the Restless (1973), Rebelde (2004), Passions (1999), Hollyoaks (1995), Gossip Girl (2007), The O.C. (2003), Don't mess with an angel (2008).
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
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Amor Comprado is a Miami, Florida-made telenovela that was produced by Venevisión International for Univision. It is loosely inspired by TV Azteca's Catalina y Sebastian, written by the same writer of this project. The series stars Elizabeth ...
Style:
soap opera, psychological, captivating, thrilling, dramatic ...
Plot:
love story, relationship problems, couple relations, love, family relations, love affair, male female relationship, love interest, family problems, love and romance, problem, relationships ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
miami, florida
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 22 min.
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Home and Away is set in the fictional town of Summer Bay, a coastal town in New South Wales, and follows the personal and professional lives of the people living in the area. The show initially focused on the Fletcher family, Pippa and Tom Fletcher ...
Style:
soap opera, serious, realistic, sentimental, emotional ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
sex, coastal town, beach, small town, lesbian, love, husband wife relationship, bare chested male, family relations, seaside town, lifestyle, fall in love ...
Time:
80s, 90s, 20th century, 2010s, 2000s ...
Place:
australia, new south wales
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
A successful businesswoman in the music industry sees her life fall apart after a young and mysterious woman starts work as her secretary. The scheming girl is totally obsessed by the famous businesswoman and she tries to steal everything from her, ...
Style:
soap opera, suspense, romantic, captivating, novela ...
Plot:
rivalry, competition, revenge, conspiracy, romantic rivalry, revenge plot, relationship problems, love and romance, evil plot, celebrity, mitsubishi, fame ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 37 min.
TV show
Story:
The rivalries, romances, hopes and fears of the residents of the fictional Midwestern metropolis, Genoa City. The lives and loves of a wide variety of characters mingle through the generations, dominated by the Newman, Abbott, Baldwin and Winters ...
Style:
soap opera, realistic, sentimental, serious, emotional ...
Plot:
rivalry, family relations, family problems, couple relations, infidelity, family life, couples, power relations, lifestyle, betrayal, dishonesty, uninhibited rivalry ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 2010s, 2000s, 90s ...
Place:
usa, wisconsin
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Music, Musical, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 60 min.
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Rebelde is a Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa and created by Cris Morena. It is a remake of a famous Argentine series Rebelde Way adapted for the Mexican audience therefore leading to differences in characters' backgrounds. The series ...
Style:
soap opera, serious, emotional, captivating, realistic ...
Audience:
family outing, teen drama
Plot:
junior high school, boarding school, youth, music, teen rebel, betrayal, teenage life, social differences, love and romance, fall in love, society, social relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
mexico city, mexico
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Passions is an American television soap opera which aired on NBC from July 5, 1999 to September 7, 2007 and on The 101 Network from September 17, 2007 to August 7, 2008.
Passions follows the lives and loves, and various romantic and paranormal ...
Style:
soap opera, semi serious, tense, humorous, dark comedy ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
male rape, magic, witchcraft, witch, supernatural power, love triangle, religious, women, small town, angel, power relations, social relations ...
Time:
90s, 2000s
Place:
new england, usa
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
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The daily soap that follows the loves, lives and misdemeanours of a group of people living in the Chester village of Hollyoaks where anything could, and frequently does, happen...
Style:
soap opera, realistic, sincere, captivating, serious ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
gay teenager, family relations, teenage love, college, family problems, love and romance, youth, college life, teenage life, couple relations, adolescence vs adulthood, family life ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 2000s, 2020s, 2010s ...
Place:
england, europe
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
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Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots is a new television drama from the prolific writer, director and producer Tyler Perry. The show follows the complicated dynamic between the rich and powerful Cryer family and the hired help who work in ...
Style:
soap opera, serious, touching, emotional, family saga ...
Plot:
african american protagonist, rich and poor, master and servant, social differences, family life, boss and employee, society, family relations, power relations, black, class differences, family problems ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
savannah georgia, usa
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213K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
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Gossip Girl is an American teen drama television series based on the book series of the same name written by Cecily von Ziegesar. The series, created by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, originally ran on The CW for six seasons from September 19, ...
Style:
romantic, sexy, soap opera, teen, talky ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, date night, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
high school, popularity, gossip and rumors, teenager, youth, high school life, teenage love, adolescence, friends, lifestyle, coming of age, love triangle ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa
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103K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
The series centers on Ryan Atwood, a troubled youth from a broken home who is adopted by the wealthy and philanthropic Sandy and Kirsten Cohen. Ryan and his surrogate brother Seth, a socially awkward yet quick-witted teenager, deal with life as ...
Style:
touching, soap opera, witty, teen, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
couples, coming of age, sexual activity, youth, teenage life, love and romance, high school life, college, teenage love, troubled teen, friends, rich and poor ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
california, usa, hawaii, los angeles
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
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Cuidado Con El Ángel is a Telenovela distributed by Televisa starring Maite Perroni and William Levy. The telenovela, a production of Nathalie Lartilleux, premiered on June 9, 2008 and finished its broadcast March 6, 2009. It had millions of ...
Style:
soap opera, serious, touching, emotional, captivating ...
Plot:
true love, orphan, fall in love, rivalry, rich and poor, dishonesty, love triangle, secret, breakup, husband wife relationship, heartache, wedding ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
latin america, mexico
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33K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Baywatch is an American action drama series about the Los Angeles County Lifeguards who patrol the beaches of Los Angeles County, California, starring David Hasselhoff. The show was canceled after its first season on NBC, but survived and later ...
Style:
soap opera, sexy, sexual, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
beach, lifeguard, rescue, workplace, big breasts, workplace situations, workplace romance, heroism, friendship, female friendship, sea, occupation ...
Time:
90s, future, 20th century, 2000s, 80s ...
Place:
hawaii, southern california, california, los angeles, usa ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Melrose Place is an American primetime soap opera that aired on Fox from July 8, 1992, to May 24, 1999 for seven seasons. It follows the lives of a group of young adults living in a brownstone apartment complex on Melrose Place, in Los Angeles, ...
Style:
sexy, soap opera, captivating, sexual, realistic ...
Plot:
love affair, manipulation, couple relations, rivalry, infidelity, advertising, neighbor, betrayal, husband wife relationship, love triangle, friends, intrigue ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
california, beverly hills, usa, los angeles
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
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Story:
Beverly Hills, 90210 followed the lives of a group of teenagers living in the upscale, star-studded community of Beverly Hills, California and attending the fictitious West Beverly Hills High School and, subsequently, the fictitious California ...
Style:
romantic, soap opera, sentimental, realistic, teen ...
Audience:
teens, kids, teen drama
Plot:
high school, teenager, teenage love, teen romance, friendship, teenage life, first sex, social issues, brother sister relationship, high school friends, youth, lifestyle ...
Time:
20th century, 2000s, 90s, 21st century
Place:
beverly hills, usa, california, los angeles
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Brazil
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Intending to aid her family, a beautiful young girl accepts the job in a prominent model casting agency, only to discover their girls are also hired for something else.
Style:
sexy, exciting, captivating, soap opera, erotic ...
Plot:
sexual attraction, lust, model, older man young girl relationship, fashion, female nudity, sex, virginity, addiction, stepfather stepdaughter relationship, fashion show, money ...
Place:
brazil, sao paulo brazil
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18K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
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The world's first mega-soap, and one of the most popular ever produced, Dallas had it all. Beautiful women, expensive cars, and men playing Monopoly with real buildings. Famous for one of the best cliffhangers in TV history, as the world asked ...
Style:
soap opera, serious, realistic, romantic drama, family saga ...
Plot:
family feud, oil, family relations, husband wife relationship, mogul, oil industry, presumed dead, family business, hypocrisy, ambition, uninhibited rivalry, couple relations ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 80s, 90s
Place:
texas, dallas texas, southern usa, usa
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Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
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The Bay follows the affluent, yet dysfunctional Bay City residents living in a town cursed by the spirit of Senator Red Garrett, the grandfather of socialite Sara Garrett. Their lives are riddled with sex, lies, & never-ending scandals.
Style:
soap opera, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling, psychological ...
Plot:
scandal, seaside town, relationships, problem, society, life is a bitch, intrigue, female protagonist, small town, sex scandal, danger, feud ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s
Place:
bay area, los angeles, malibu california, southern california
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
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Ryan's Hope is an American soap opera created by Claire Labine and Paul Avila Mayer, originally airing for 13 years on ABC from July 7, 1975 to January 13, 1989. It revolved around the trials and tribulations within a large Irish-American ...
Style:
soap opera, emotional, serious, realistic, sentimental ...
Plot:
working class, family drama, urban, daily life, family secret, community, small business, inheritance, patriarch, ambition, friendship, infidelity ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, 70s
Place:
new york, ireland, usa, manhattan new york city
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
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La Madrastra is a Mexican telenovela. It was produced by Televisa and broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas in Mexico from 7 February 2005 through 29 July 2005. The program became an unexpected success, garnering ratings in excess of 30 points. ...
Style:
soap opera, psychological, captivating, suspense, hispanic ...
Plot:
jail, false accusation, murder, secret, male female relationship, relationships, family relations, who done it, murder mystery, relationship problems, dysfunctional marriage, family problems ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
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The Horton and Brady broods endure the romantic trials of life in Salem, a Midwestern hamlet filled with evil geniuses, star-crossed lovers and a rich family history.
Style:
soap opera, realistic, serious, sentimental, emotional
Plot:
family relations, infidelity, family problems, betrayal, loss of daughter, love triangle, presumed dead, power relations, intrigue, couple relations, siblings relations, gay ...
Time:
70s, 90s, 20th century, 80s, 2000s ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
In the village of San Andres, the rivalry between two families the Valdes and the Ramirez is centered on "El Manantial", a beautiful fountain of water that happens to bathe the small property of the Valdes and not the neighboring ranch, ...
Style:
soap opera, novela, psychological, romantic, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
forbidden love, family feud, star crossed lovers, betrayal, male female relationship, relationships, romantic relationship, love story, conflict, love interest, love and romance, couple relations ...
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129K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
When Emily Thorne moves to the Hamptons, everyone wonders about the new girl, but she knows everything about them, including what they did to her family. Years ago, they took everything from her. Now, one by one, she's going to make them pay.
Style:
captivating, serious, soap opera, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, adult
Plot:
high society, vengeance, hidden identity, pretense, strong female character, twists and turns, suspicion, enemy, revenge, haunted by the past, half sister, victim ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
A story about people who succeed in life thanks to nothing but their own efforts. Maria do Carmo is the main character of the telenovela; a mother of five who struggle to be successful in life, but whose most important will be recovering the love of ...
Style:
soap opera, novela, thrilling, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
kidnapping, child abduction, eccentric family, problem, race against time, child kidnapping, search and rescue, dictatorship, carnival, love triangle, military dictatorship, newspaper ...
Place:
rio de janeiro
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Brazil
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
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O Clone is a Brazilian TV Series/Telenovela that ran on the Rede Globo Network from October 1, 2001 to June 15, 2002, airing 221 episodes.
Style:
soap opera, emotional, sexy, romantic, philosophical ...
Plot:
love triangle, forbidden love, against the rules, love, true love, loveless marriage, cloning, marriage, temptation, youth, love story, muslim ...
Place:
morocco, brazil
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Argentina
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
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Muñeca Brava is an award-winning Argentine telenovela, produced by Telefe in 1998 - 1999. The television series was broadcast in more than 80 countries over the world, enjoying high ratings.
The show was written by Enrique Oscar Torres and ...
Style:
sentimental, romantic, light, soap opera, funny ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
forbidden love, family relations, love and romance, intrigue, enemies to lovers, high society, social relations, siblings relations, orphan, sibling relationship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, father son relationship ...
Place:
argentina
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11K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
J.R., Bobby and Sue Ellen Ewing are all back at Southfork, with plenty of secrets, schemes and betrayals in mind. This time, they're joined by the next generation of Ewings, who take ambition and deception to a new level.
Style:
soap opera, realistic, serious, captivating, stylized ...
Plot:
family business, betrayal, family relations, parents and children, family secret, family feud, oil industry, family problems, dishonesty, ambition, uninhibited rivalry, rivalry ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
texas, southern usa, usa, dallas texas
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
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Dark Shadows is an American gothic soap opera that originally aired weekdays on the ABC television network, from June 27, 1966, to April 2, 1971. The show was created by Dan Curtis. The story bible, which was written by Art Wallace, does not mention ...
Style:
gothic horror, gothic, soap opera, surreal, spooky ...
Plot:
werewolf, vampire, dracula, time travel, ghost, curses spells and rituals, danger, imaginary, witchcraft, curse, good versus evil, seductive behavior ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, georgian era, 18th century, year 1995 ...
Place:
maine, usa, new england
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Genre: Drama
Country: Portugal
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story:
Leonor and Pedro, are young, in love and from different social classes. She is the daughter of a wealthy man. He is from a modest working class family. They experience an intense but dramatically short love affair. When Pedro discovers Leonor’s ...
Style:
soap opera, romantic drama, poignant, psychological, romantic ...
Plot:
forbidden love, class differences, tragic romance, romantic relationship, love story, male female relationship, relationships, rich and poor, love affair, couple relations, fall in love, love and romance ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
portugal
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
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Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama-mystery series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. It aired Sundays at 9 P.M. Eastern/8 P.M. Central, on ABC from October 3, 2004, until May 13, 2012. ...
Style:
witty, humorous, sexy, soap opera, sexual ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
housewife, female friendship, suburban life, neighbor, family life, social relations, friends, investigation, lifestyle, couple relations, family relations, infidelity ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
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Sunset Beach is an American television soap opera that aired on NBC from January 6, 1997 to December 31, 1999. The show follows the loves and lives of the people living in the Orange County coastal area named Sunset Beach, on the coast of ...
Style:
soap opera, semi serious, humorous, light, melancholic ...
Plot:
sex, lifestyle, blind ambition, desire for fame, friends, estrangement, actor's life, suburbs, sexual relations, manipulation, lifeguard, rivalry ...
Time:
90s
Place:
california, usa, south central los angeles, los angeles
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