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Plot Summary:
In cosmopolitan 1950s Istanbul, a mother with a troubled past works at a nightclub to reconnect with and help the rebellious daughter she couldn’t raise.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 55 min
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Ömer (2023)
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Ömer's life turns upside down when he falls in love with Gamze, a relationship that his conservative father will never approve of. She is a middle-aged woman, who returns to her old neighborhood after her divorce. While struggling to start over her life as a single mother, she finds unexpected comfort in Ömer's love. But as the son of the district's imam, Ömer and Gamze's love proves to be impossible.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 574
Genere: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min
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Doctor Glas (1968)
Plot Summary:
Doktor Glas finds himself attracted to a young woman, married to a corrupt clergyman. She's miserable in her marriage, so he agrees to help in anyway he can. But he is quickly torn between passion and morality. The story is based on the 1905 novel by author Hjalmar Söderberg but is updated to the time of the release of the film in 1968.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 144
Genere: Drama
Country: Denmark, Sweden
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags:
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Agent (2019)
Plot Summary:
'The business end' of soccer as seen through the eyes of a fierce, mercurial football agent, wrestling with a fatal secret he buried six years ago, on the brink of breaking big or losing everything.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 90
Genere: Drama
Country: South Africa
Duration:
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Gossip Boy (2011)
Plot Summary:
An eclectic series of webisodes following several characters maturing through gay and straight issues facing everyone, regardless of sexuality, orientation, gender or age. There is more to the story as each webisodes unfolds. www.gossipboyseries.com.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 123
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: semi serious, realistic
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Breaking Point (2011)
Plot Summary:
BREAKING POINT follows a group of friends dealing with dreams, triumphs, and heartaches as day-to-day transitions and setbacks threaten their relationships and livelihoods.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 30
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 10 min
Plot tags: soap opera
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EGO - Erkege Güven Olmaz (2023)
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IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration:
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Sen Anlat Karadeniz (2018)
Plot Summary:
In the past, the impossible love of Tahir has been told, with Nefes escaping from the persecution of the man whose money was sold in the past and taking refuge in the Black Sea with his child, and his family's great reaction because he protected him.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 150 min
Plot tags: captivating, rough, touching, sentimental
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Mrs. Fazilet and Her Daughters (2017)
Plot Summary:
The story of Fazilet, mother of Hazan and Ece, eager to make money using the modeling skills of her younger daughter, Ece. While Hazan pursues a career as a coach in sports, far from her mother's wishes and falls in love with a rich spoiled man.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 140 min
Plot tags: sentimental, romantic, emotional, realistic, talky
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Ku'damm 56 – Rebel With a Cause (2016)
Plot Summary:
Ku’damm 56 is a German television trilogy about the 50s youth generation in the period between the end of World War II and the German Wirtschaftswunder.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: sincere, thought provoking, captivating, family saga, saga, period drama
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The Restaurant (2017)
Plot Summary:
Monday May 7, 1945 – the Second World War finally comes to an end and a new, brighter future beckons. In the midst of central Stockholm celebrations, two strangers come together with a quick kiss, parting company immediately after. Upper-class girl Nina and kitchen hand Calle don’t yet know that their brief encounter will come to have tumultuous consequences.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: family saga, captivating, light, contemplative, stylized, retro, costume drama, period piece, visually appealing, period drama
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An Istanbul Tale (2003)
Plot Summary:
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. They live in a large house and have a cook by the name of Suzanne and her husband the driver whose name is Jamal Kozan. They have three children; Cheche the eldest is 28, Esma the second daughter who is the star of the series and finally a son who is in his final year at school. Esma has loved Demir, the younger son, ever since she was a child but he never noticed her. She always followed his news in the magazines. One night she climbed a tree to watch the annual Spring party that his family was holding but her sister followed her and tried to force to come down from the tree resulting in her falling over the large cake and hurting her ankle. The next morning, Selim found her sitting in the garden of his house and discovered that her foot was hurting so he decided to take her to a doctor. Esma was going to audition that day for a dance but her father didn't know about it. She failed the audition because she couldn't dance well. One night Demir came home followed by one of his girlfriends who refused to leave and wanted to be invited inside. He told her that his girlfriend was there and so he couldn't receive her. To convince that girl to go away, he kissed Esma who was in standing there. She thought that such a kiss was a sign that he was beginning to notice her. One night Demir came home drunk and couldn't go to his room. Esma had a copy of the house keys and so went to him to help him to his room. She tired to help him out of his clothes when his mother came in and saw them together in bed. When Selim was told about that he thought that he could save matters by putting her name as one to the people who were going to do their training at Arhan indutries which happened to be the largest company in Turkey and where many people were always trying to get their training there to put it on their CVs.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: sincere, romantic, touching, sweet
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Deniz Inside My Heart (2016)
Plot Summary:
Deniz has everything a woman can ask for. But when her husband disappeared no trace, this happy life changes. Deniz, who is in a desperate state with her two children and her father, meets Mirat who will be a lover and be a life-saver.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 205
Genere: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 150 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining
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Bitter Lands (2018)
Plot Summary:
The love story of Zuleyha, who grew up without a father and works with Yilmaz as an auxiliary weaver in order to earn money for her brother, a gambler. The lives of these two young people blinded by the love of one ordinary night will turn into a dark nightmare. This nightmare will take them first from Istanbul and far away, and later to the estate of the Yaman family. In the first episode of the series, Yilmaz and Zuleyha set out to work on the Yaman estate. However, because of one of Zuleyha's lies - the lives of all of them will change radically.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: psychological, sentimental, romantic, uplifting, touching, captivating
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Waiting for the Sun (2013)
Plot Summary:
Zeynep is a beautiful high school student who has a moderate and ordinary life with her mother Demet in a small city. Zeynep has been raised without knowing her father but she always think about him when she stays alone. She was told that her father was a seaman and was lost in the sea when he was on duty.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: romantic, emotional, captivating, talky, sincere
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The Endz (2011)
Plot Summary:
Portrayal of life on the streets of Manchester, giving an insight into the young unsettling lives of city kids.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 50
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: suspense, tense, unusual plot structure, suspenseful, disturbing
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Fi (2017)
Plot Summary:
Can Manay (Ozan Güven) is a celebrated psychologist, famed for his expertise in his field. A consummate bachelor he beds women but rarely falls in love. And yet, following his first encounter with Duru (Serenay Sarikaya), he is immediately besotted, to the extent that he buys the house nextdoor to her’s, determined to get closer to her. Until her new neighbour moves in, Duru has lived happily with her musician boyfriend, Deniz (Mehmet Gunsur). Can’s mindgames ensure that she starts to question their relationship however, though she is not aware of the full extent of Can’s scheming. Meanwhile a cast of characters - Bilge, a student of Can’s; Özge (Berrak Tuzunatac), a journalist working on an exposé of the celebrity psychologist; and of course Deniz - will find their lives changed forever, by Manay’s crazed pursuit of love.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: captivating, psychological thriller, sentimental, sincere, thought provoking, telenovela
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Gonul (2015)
Plot Summary:
A nurse escapes from her surgeon fiancé after his ex reveals his dark secrets. She later finds love again, but a car accident changes everything.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 343
Genere: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Ruthless City (2019)
Plot Summary:
The life of a disabled guy changes dramatically after a family from a small town comes to Istanbul. How will Seher behave after she learns that her mother-in-law has agreed with Agah Karacay? What will Ceren do when she learns that she is supposed to get married to disabled Nedim instead of Cenk? Will Cemre manage to save Nedim’s life with her care and treatment? Will Seniz manage to keep her secrets? Will Ceren eventually fulfill her dreams of becoming rich? Will Cenk eventually find a true love? How will the life of Karacay family change after the arrival of Seher and her children? Will Nedim become healthy again?.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: sweet, uplifting, touching, sentimental, romantic
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1001 Nights (2006)
Plot Summary:
Sehrazat, a young widow who is financially unable to treat her terminally ill young son, is forced to address to her charming boss, asking for help. The proposal by her boss changes her life forever.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: serious, emotional, touching, realistic, captivating, disturbing, fairy tale, telenovela
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High Heat (2022)
Plot Summary:
When clues to his brother's murder lead Poncho to a fire brigade, he joins it to investigate further and finds romance, family... and a serial killer.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 774
Genere: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: serious, dramatic, captivating, suspenseful, harsh, sensual, soap opera, telenovela
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Queer as Folk (2022)
Plot Summary:
The lives of a diverse group of friends in New Orleans are transformed in the aftermath of a tragedy.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 49 min
Plot tags: queer cinema
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A Dance to the Music of Time (1997)
Plot Summary:
Anthony Powell's 12 volume novel sequence "A Dance to the Music of Time" has been dramatised for television.
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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White Heat (2012)
Plot Summary:
A story about a group of seven London-based students from 1965 to the present day.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 709
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: serious, captivating, realistic, stylized, family saga, saga
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Sweetbitter (2018)
Plot Summary:
Shortly after arriving in New York City, 22-year-old Tess lands a job at a celebrated downtown restaurant. Swiftly introduced to the world of drugs, alcohol, love, lust, dive bars, and fine dining, she learns to navigate the chaotically alluring, yet punishing life she has stumbled upon.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 29 min
Plot tags: entertaining, light, scenic, colorful, colourful
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The Royal (2003)
Plot Summary:
Follows the staff and patients of a Yorkshire cottage hospital in the 60s, embroiled in tangled love lives and bitter power struggles.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: medical drama, captivating, realistic, emotional, psychological, sincere, touching, serious, gloomy, period drama
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Chrysalis (2021)
Plot Summary:
Nalan is a beautiful young woman who earns everyone's love at first sight with her warmth. As the only child of the family enlarged hand baby, baby roses, lived in the existence of life and Nalan graduated with honors the best schools, Turkey finds's largest hotel chain, which Koroglu company as an architect at running than himself Sedat Koroglu' with marriage Eve. Although Nalan and Sedat began to walk hand in hand in this tale with hope, thinking that they are moving away from the dark secrets they have kept in their past; Soon their lives will sink into real darkness.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Kuzey Guney (2011)
Plot Summary:
Kuzey Güney is a spin-off Turkish television drama series of 1976 American television miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man. The scenarists are Ece Yörenç and Melek Gençoğlu. The series stars Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ as Kuzey Tekinoğlu, a restless son of an Istanbul baker, who comes back from prison four years after he admits to a crime his brother, Güney, committed. The series is broadcast in the Turkey on the popular Kanal D channel, and is produced by Ay Yapım. It premiered on September 7, 2011 and was among Turkey's four most popular TV shows, after Muhteşem Yüzyıl, Adını Feriha Koydum, Öyle Bir Geçer Zaman Ki and Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne? being the most successful one. Kuzey Güney has been aired every Wednesday evening at 8 pm on Kanal D. But starting from Episode 61, airs on the same day at 10 pm. After two long seasons and 80 episodes Kuzey Güney came to an end on 26 June.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: serious, captivating, emotional, realistic, tense, surprise ending
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Aglama Anne (2018)
Plot Summary:
Aglama Anne (Crying Mom) living in high school for a one-night love for fun at night, Zeynep will suffer for many years later. Alev will get pregnant that night and will not want to have the child. Young people around the event will hear the name of the young Alev's son to kill the killer. Alev and Adnan's daughters, Zeynep, will grow up in this strange situation, but Zeynep's mother will be mother-in-law without her mother, Alev. Then we will follow Zeynep and Mert's love. Birce Akalay will give life to Alev, who has psychological problems and is being treated.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 321
Genere: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: psychological, suspense, disturbing
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Judging Amy (1999)
Plot Summary:
Judging Amy is an American television drama that was telecast from September 19, 1999, through May 3, 2005, on CBS-TV. This TV series starred Amy Brenneman and Tyne Daly. Its main character is a judge who serves in a family court, and in addition to the family-related cases that she adjudicates, many episodes of the show focus on her own experiences as a divorced mother, and on the experiences of her mother, a social worker who works in the field of child welfare. This series was based on the life experiences of Brenneman's mother.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: sentimental, sincere, realistic, touching, serious
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The Astronaut Wives Club (2015)
Plot Summary:
Based on the book by Lily Koppel, this 10 episode limited series tells the story of the women who were key players behind some of the biggest events in American history. As America’s astronauts were launched on death-defying missions, Life Magazine documented the astronauts’ families, capturing the behind-the-scenes lives of their young wives. Overnight, these women were transformed from military spouses into American royalty. As their celebrity rose and tragedy began to touch their lives, they rallied together.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags: serious, captivating, realistic, psychological, period drama