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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Although it sounds good in theory, the miracle of becoming the Son of the Sun doesn't in practice turn out the way Fikri Şemsigil expects. His whole life depends on this one "big" day, but the consequences of this miracle disappoint ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, entertaining, captivating, mystical ...
Plot:
solar eclipse, lifestyle, society, impersonation, magic realism, supernatural, identity crisis, character study, metamorphosis, body swapping, bittersweet, crisis of faith ...
Place:
istanbul turkey, turkey
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Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey, Greece
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Several directors from countries of the region were invited to create stories taking place in and around the beautiful city of Istanbul, in the vein of “Paris, je t’aime” and “New York, I love you”. They come together to remind viewers ...
Style:
anthology, multicultural, intercultural, contemplative, reflective ...
Plot:
armenian genocide, diaspora, memory, identity, city life, mother and daughter, nostalgia, intimate, family drama, slice of life, bittersweet, social realism ...
Place:
istanbul turkey, turkey, middle east, ottoman empire, greece
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Genre: Drama, History, Mystery
Country: Turkey
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
At a historic Istanbul hotel, a journalist is unexpectedly thrust into the past and must stop a plot that could change the fate of modern Turkey.
Style:
disturbing, entertaining, captivating, political drama
Plot:
hotel, hotel room, time travel, conspiracy, political intrigue, sent to the past, time paradox, portal, time loop, changing the past or future, political campaign, historical character ...
Time:
post world war one, 1910s, 20th century, pre world war one
Place:
istanbul turkey, turkey, ottoman empire
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
A love story at the end of 1950's in Turkey, Istanbul. In the political era of Turkey in that years, two young people from opposite families fall in love. Their families don't allow them to marry. They face lots of obstacles for years.
Style:
psychological, captivating, romantic drama, romantic, period drama ...
Plot:
forbidden love, love, socialism, love story, romantic relationship, male female relationship, relationships, life, love affair, love interest, love and romance, couple relations ...
Place:
istanbul turkey
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Year 1977, a September morning in Ankara... Yilmaz tries to rush his pregnant wife Neriman to the hospital and he crashes into Omer's car. The causes Omer's pregnant wife Inci, who was in the back seat, to have a pre-term labor. The babies ...
Style:
romantic, sentimental, emotional, inspirational, dramatic ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night, chick flick
Plot:
true love, destiny, couples, life, hopes, power of love, love triangle, love and romance, fall in love, childhood memory, love, life philosophy ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
turkey, middle east, istanbul turkey
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
TV show
Story:
After divorcing, Leyla and her baby move to Turkey from Germany. She struggles to find a job and leave her family's house. She meets Hasmet through a job. Meanwhile Alper tries to keep up. His marriage and job are in trouble. Alper and Leyla ...
Style:
touching, emotional, captivating, sentimental
Plot:
love and romance, life turned upside down, romantic friendship, male female relationship, family problems, mother daughter relationship, new life, rich and poor, father daughter relationship, mother child relationship, homecoming, new friend ...
Place:
istanbul turkey
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Turkey, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Lillie, a determined American woman, ventures overseas to join Dr. Jude at a remote medical mission in the Ottoman Empire (now Turkey). However, Lillie soon finds herself at odds with Jude and the mission’s founder, Woodruff, when she falls for ...
Style:
period piece, disturbing, captivating, thought provoking, tense ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
world war one, great war, turkish history, soldier, self discovery, female protagonist, friendly fire, danger, love triangle, loss of lover, war, tragic love ...
Time:
1910s, victorian era, year 1914
Place:
ottoman empire, istanbul turkey, philadelphia, turkey, america ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
When a young woman goes missing in Istanbul, a jaded writer gets tangled up in a deadly chain of events as he sets out to find her—and a good story.
Style:
crime thriller, noir, suspense, dark, detective ...
Plot:
investigation, missing person, obsession, urban, danger, street life, conspiracy, moral ambiguity, cat and mouse, investigative journalism, corruption, revenge ...
Place:
istanbul turkey, turkey
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Sent away by his exasperated family to work for the village coffeehouse owner Seyfi in Istanbul, the brave, compassionate, and justice-driven young hero is drawn into the city’s underworld of toughs.
Style:
tense, disturbing, captivating, suspense, dramatic ...
Plot:
tyrant, problem, life is a bitch, battles, hooliganism, fight, character study, justice, male protagonist, personal growth, social realism, family conflict ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
istanbul turkey
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: Serbia, Turkey
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Doctor Kemal is head of a private hospital, is ambitious and has the best intentions for the residents of Istanbul. He is the best candidate for mayor of the Beyoglu district – in his opinion. An opinion not shared by his sceptical ex-wife; nor by ...
Style:
satirical, political, psychological, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
ambition, political satire, social commentary, satire, political unrest, social problems, political intrigue, political activism, social issues, politics, physician, politician ...
Place:
istanbul turkey, turkey
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Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Three brothers living in Balat, one of Istanbul's old neighborhoods, each struggling to make ends meet in their own way: Gürkan, who earns a living as a taxi driver; Orhan, who runs a rice shop; and Duran, who is hopelessly in love. While ...
Style:
satirical, psychological, thrilling, captivating, comedy drama ...
Plot:
satire, pursuit, problem, brothers, brother brother relationship, city life, sibling relationship, brotherhood, working class, mafia, blue collar, accidental death ...
Place:
istanbul turkey
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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, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
The landowner (Agha) of the Haraptar village marries off his old father with the young and beautiful Kiraz. But on the nuptial night, his father dies and everthing starts to go bad for the Agha. Due to the long drought and provocations of Kekec ...
Style:
poignant, ironic, satirical, melancholic, dark comedy ...
Plot:
village, survival, social commentary, poverty, drought, turk, desperation, social satire, culture clash, class conflict, downfall, bittersweet ...
Time:
80s
Place:
turkey, istanbul turkey
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Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The series is made into 71 episodes. It takes place in Istanbul, Turkey. The story centers around two rich brothers Selim Arhan the elder and Demir Arhan the younger one. They are still living at home with their parents Omar Arhan and Baheye Arhan. ...
Style:
romantic drama, touching, sincere, romantic, sweet ...
Plot:
true love, forbidden love, love, brother brother relationship, class differences, wealthy family, love triangle, social differences, star crossed lovers, father son relationship, maid, dysfunctional family ...
Place:
istanbul turkey
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
The life and times of rather traditional Sutcuoglu family and their comedic struggles to adapt the high-profile contemporary life of Nisantasi.
Style:
sitcom, funny, humorous, captivating, entertaining ...
Plot:
city life, fashion magazine, kurd, friends, family life, friendship, tradition, lifestyle, city, fashion, social relations, humour ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
istanbul turkey
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Mystery
Country: Turkey
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Sahir, who is in charge of abandoning the people who attempt to commit suicide due to Istanbul Security, finds Bilge who is a scientist woman with a notice coming to the phone one day.
Style:
detective, psychological thriller, suspense, tense, crime drama ...
Plot:
investigation, mystery woman, identity, paranoia, memory, obsession, police procedural, conspiracy, urban, psychological manipulation, haunting, female scientist ...
Place:
istanbul turkey, turkey
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Genre: Drama
Country: Switzerland, Turkey
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
An ordinary day in the megacity of Istanbul: Ten-year-old Cemo sells paper tissues in the streets, Hayat is controlled by her husband and transsexual Ebru sells her body. All three have a secret love and they do everything that satisfies their ...
Style:
anthology, psychological, suspense, disturbing, emotional ...
Plot:
social criticism, humanity, longing, loneliness, street life, social issues, unrequited love, tragic love, social relations, unfulfilled love, urban setting, multiple storylines ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
istanbul turkey
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, Turkey
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A massive explosion rips though a busy street in Istanbul, Turkey. 95 people are dead; 30 Americans and 5 British. The massacre sends shock waves from Turkey to London and Washington, DC. A new terrorist organization is behind the attack. The ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, political thriller, dark, realistic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
jihad, terrorism, terrorist, islam, turk, intelligence, investigation, espionage, conspiracy, moral ambiguity, betrayal, geopolitics ...
Place:
istanbul turkey, washington d.c., london, turkey
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Genre: Action
Country: Turkey, Hong Kong
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Erol is a successful cop, who lives with his sister Yasemin. Wang, the most troublesome gang leader of Hong Kong comes to Istanbul. The Security Department of Istanbul, appoint Erol to catch Wang. The Hong Kong Security Department sends their spy ...
Style:
heroic, tense, suspenseful, period piece, intercultural
Plot:
ninja, hand to hand combat, karate, martial arts, police, secret mission, gang leader, covert operation, ninjitsu, rescue mission, violent, assassin ...
Time:
70s
Place:
istanbul turkey, turkey
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Genre: Adventure, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A top-secret mission for French Intelligence brings Indy to Istanbul during the First World War. Exploring the city's dark and dangerous streets, he is thrust into a web of betrayal and murder when he discovers a vile Turkish plot to ...
Style:
suspenseful, heroic, period piece, fast paced, gothic ...
Plot:
indiana jones, treasure hunt, betrayal, world war one, espionage, secret mission, conspiracy, spy thriller, traitor, supernatural, assassination, rescue mission ...
Place:
transylvania, istanbul turkey, turkey, venice
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Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
An art dealer on a special mission is pulled into dangerous intrigue while railway detective Cheval tries to help and pursues criminals on the Istanbul Express.
Style:
detective, suspense, tension, retro, noir ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
train, railway, chase, pursuit, danger, urban, european, cat and mouse, investigation, conspiracy, betrayal, espionage ...
Time:
60s
Place:
istanbul turkey, paris france
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Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Planning to take any job she can get in order to save enough money and leave Turkey for the U.S., Mina is hired at an Istanbul café as a fortune teller who reads the dregs in coffee cups. She discovers she has the ability to offer comfort and ...
Style:
poignant, melancholic, reflective, art house, atmospheric
Plot:
fortune telling, unemployment, migration, lonely, isolation, escape, slice of life, social realism, urban, intimate, bittersweet, minimalism ...
Place:
turkey, istanbul turkey
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Black comedy about a girl who runs away from her rural village to Istanbul to become and actress and an old drunkard street photographer.
Style:
black comedy, romantic comedy, art house, black and white
Plot:
character study, aspiring actress, female protagonist, bittersweet, melancholy, nostalgia, city life, slice of life, alcoholism, coming of age, social realism, social satire ...
Place:
istanbul turkey, turkey
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: Italy, France, Spain
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
An American adventurer who has a gambling den in Istanbul, who is suspected to be involved in the kidnapping of a nuclear scientist, but ultimately becomes self on the search for the disappeared and gets a striving for world domination secret ...
Style:
suspense, retro, period piece, twisted, spy comedy ...
Plot:
espionage, cold war, kidnapping, nuclear, fbi, covert operation, exotic locale, rescue mission, secret organization, female agent, gambler, chase ...
Time:
60s
Place:
istanbul turkey, turkey
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Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
When a nationalistic wealthy landowner's idealist son falls for a non-muslim prostitute, he finds himself in a conflict between his feelings and politics under the shadow of the events of September 6th-7th in 1955, the Istanbul Pogrom.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, psychological, captivating
Plot:
forbidden love, wealthy family, couple relations, couples, love interest, social relations, relationships, society, male female relationship, relationship problems, rich man, conflict ...
Place:
istanbul turkey, turkey
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: Turkey
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Istanbul Police Department homicide detectives encounter a murder nothing like they’ve seen before.Commissioners Emin, Salih, Asuman and deputy Alaattin begin investigating.But strange murders keep happening. They don’t have any evidence or any ...
Style:
suspense, entertaining, feel good, suspenseful, humorous ...
Plot:
serial killer, police, police department, murder, fight, death, chase, partner, silly humor, who done it, victim, police detective ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
istanbul turkey, turkey
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Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
The struggles of a migrant Anatolian family to adapt to and survive in the very different conditions of urban Istanbul. A young woman moves with her husband and small child to her husband's family in Istanbul. Her son becomes ill and the ...
Style:
captivating, touching, suspense, sentimental, art house
Plot:
loss of son, husband wife relationship, doctor, little boy, honor, tradition, money, business, mother in law daughter in law relationship, women's issues, immigration, fiancee ...
Place:
istanbul turkey, turkey, balkan
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Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Onur, Ayşe, Mustafa, Tunç ve Fatih. Onlar, gökyüzüne hakim birer pilot olma hayaliyle yaşayan genç havacılar. Hayalleri yükseklerde fakat hedefe giderken yaşadıkları bin türlü zorluk, aile, sevgili hasreti, dostlukları, havada olmak ...
Style:
captivating, tense, inspirational, emotional
Plot:
military, air force, pilot, soldier, airplane, aviation, military life, wartime life, military base, friendship, teamwork, sacrifice ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
istanbul turkey
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
When a serial killer goes after former convicted pedophiles, it is up to Police Commissioner Abbas and his Chief Celal to stop the killings.
Style:
surprise ending, suspense, psychological, neo noir, detective ...
Plot:
soldier, investigation, murder, car chase, drinking, pedophile, police officer, serial murder, serial killer, dead body, killer, hotel ...
Place:
istanbul turkey, turkey
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, History, War
Country: Portugal, France, Italy
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A meditation on civilization. July, 2001: friends wave as a cruise ship departs Lisbon for Mediterranean ports and the Indian Ocean. On board and on day trips in Marseilles, Pompeii, Athens, Istanbul, and Cairo, a professor tells her young daughter ...
Style:
talky, humorous, clever, semi serious, psychological ...
Plot:
family relations, cruise, ship, greek, self discovery, love and romance, couple relations, introspection, couples, parents and children, cruise ship, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
year 2003, middle ages, year 2001, 21st century
Place:
mediterranean sea, jerusalem, middle east, israel, istanbul turkey ...
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