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Plot Summary:
Footballers' Wives is a British television drama surrounding the fictional Premier League Association football club Earls Park F.C., its players, and their wives. It was broadcast on the ITV network from 8 January 2002 to 14 April 2006. The show began with a multi-lateral focus on a variety of different types of relationships explored; however, from the third series onward, the primary focus was on a complex love triangle between Tanya Turner, Amber Gates and Conrad Gates.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 49 min
Plot tags: sexy, stylized, soap opera, captivating, erotic, controversial, realistic, semi serious, sexual
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A volleyball coach and his players aim for success during which they develop stronger bond and friendship for each other as well as teamwork. This youthful story shows sportsmanship and heart thumping romance.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 101
Genere: Drama, Sport
Country: South Korea
Duration:
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IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 438
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Sport
Country: Australia
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, soap opera
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IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 414
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration:
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Footballers' Wives: Extra Time (2005)
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Footballers' Wives: Extra Time is a British drama programme. A spin-off of Footballers' Wives, the programme aired on ITV2 for two series. Footballers' Wives: Extra Time aired in the US on BBC America under the title Footballers' Wives: Overtime.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 113
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: humorous, emotional, realistic, semi serious, sexy, soap opera
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A woman's life is turned upside down when it is revealed that her husband, a member of the British Parliament, has been having an affair with a former prostitute.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 542
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 185 min
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IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
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IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 75
Genere: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, emotional, realistic, soap opera, telenovela
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IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 92
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico, Colombia, USA
Duration: 45 min
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IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 598
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
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IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 507
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 416 min
Plot tags: serious, captivating, realistic, stylized, period drama
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IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 67
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Country: UK
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IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 709
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IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 17000
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 13000
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Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
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IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 309
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IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 516
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IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 160
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IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 343
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IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 34000
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IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
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IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
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IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 659
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IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 78
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IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 15000
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IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min
Plot tags: captivating, realistic, tense, serious, political, psychological, clever, talky
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IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 48000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
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Mike Bassett: Manager (2005)
Plot Summary:
Mike Bassett: Manager is a British TV comedy series, which began transmitting from 29 September 2005 on ITV. It is a follow-up to the film Mike Bassett: England Manager, and stars Ricky Tomlinson in the title role, Steve Edge as his assistant, and Amanda Redman as his long-suffering wife, Karine. Neil Maskell, known from the Football Factory film, appears as a clubzine reporter. The series picks up some time after Mike took England to the semi-finals of the 2002 World Cup. The side's attempt at qualifying for the 2004 European Championships ended in disaster, resulting in Mike being sacked. Since then, a spell at Newcastle ended in similar fashion after getting them relegated two seasons in a row, while his returns to former clubs Norwich and then Colchester fared little better. Mike decides to retire, but at the last minute is offered the manager's job at Wirral County F.C., for whom his father was a player. They seem doomed to be relegated to the Football Conference. Not helping his job is the fact that the chairman is senile, the chief executive is eagerly awaiting relegation so that he can sell their ground and Karine isn't pleased with the idea of retiring in Ellesmere Port rather than Spain.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 557
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, realistic
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An architect and his wife see their relationship challenged.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: sexy, captivating, serious, realistic, erotic, touching, spiritual, stylized, sexual