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Plot Summary:
A genius doctor who's the star doctor at a hospital falls into a coma. As his spirit leaves the body, he meets a 20-year old ghost doctor with great skills who once helped him process a surgery.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: psychological, entertaining, captivating, satirical, disturbing, semi serious, medical drama
Best tv shows and movies like Ghost Doctor (2022):
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Two Cops (2017)
Plot Summary:
Cha Dong-Tak is a detective in pursuit of justice. A swindler's spirit takes possession of his body. The detective and swindler's spirit cooperate to solve cases. The detective falls in love with a reporter.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 489
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, disturbing, semi serious
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Mr. Baek (2014)
Plot Summary:
Mr. Baek is a successful hotelier who's more interested in hoarding his money than in enjoying his golden years. But in a strange turn of events, this classic scrooge gets a second chance at life when he wakes up as a younger version of himself (Shin Ha Kyun). With no way to prove his identity, Mr. Baek must enter his own company as a rookie and is forced to work his way up once again. With precious little time, Mr. Baek is given the opportunity to take stock of his life — and to give love a chance.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 95
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, disturbing
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From Now On, Showtime! (2022)
Plot Summary:
In addition to the romance between Cha Cha-woong, a magician and employer who handles and manages ghosts, and a passionate female police officer with occult powers, the characters will have to solve a case they coincidentally get swept up in by cooperating with ghosts to uncover clues.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 579
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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Shinigami-kun (2014)
Plot Summary:
Shinigami-kun, alias grim reaper #413, is a rookie who pronounces the death of those scheduled to die and brings souls to the nether world. He would appear with the signature phrase “Congratulations! I’m here to call on you” although it is hard to say how this can be a happy occasion, and watch over the dying. To a grim reaper, persuading people attempting to commit suicide and preventing unforeseen deaths is also an important task. But because #413 is new to this grim reaper work, he has a tendency to lean towards humans in his judgments, break the rules of the nether world and get reprimanded by his superior.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 145
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: captivating, satirical, disturbing, semi serious, anime, manga, grim
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Hospital Ship (2017)
Plot Summary:
A story of young doctors, who provide medical care to remote island residents via a hospital ship.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 419
Genere: Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 35 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, dorama, tear jerker, medical drama, tearjerker
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Golden Time (2012)
Plot Summary:
Golden Time is a 2012 South Korean medical drama starring Lee Sun-kyun, Hwang Jung-eum, Lee Sung-min and Song Seon-mi. It aired on MBC from July 9 to September 25, 2012 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 23 episodes. In emergency medicine, "golden time" or "golden hour" refers to the crucial time period right after a patient suffers a traumatic injury, during which timely medical treatment could determine life or death.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 104
Genere: Comedy
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, entertaining, manga, anime, medical drama
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Medical Top Team (2013)
Plot Summary:
The medical drama focuses on the lives of doctors and nurses who are members of an elite medical team from the fictional Gwang Hae University Hospital.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 113
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: medical drama, sincere, captivating, political
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Saving Hope (2012)
Plot Summary:
When Charlie Harris ends up in a coma, he leaves the Hope-Zion Hospital in chaos - and his fiancée and fellow surgeon, Alex Reid, in a state of shock. As the staff of Hope-Zion races to save lives, comatose Dr. Harris wanders the halls of Hope-Zee in "spirit" form, not sure if he's a ghost or a figment of his own imagination.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy
Country: Canada
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: sentimental, emotional, medical drama, touching, serious, sincere, disturbing, psychological, captivating, dramatic
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Porters (2017)
Plot Summary:
Deluded Simon Porter, dreams of becoming a doctor - but he has to start from the bottom and be a porter. His plan? Work his way up to be the best porter the NHS has ever seen.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 363
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Emergency Couple (2014)
Plot Summary:
Medical school student, Chang Min, and a dietitian, Jin Hee, fall in love and marry despite his family's strong opposition. When Chang Min marries Jin Hee, he gives up his medical internship to become a pharmaceutical salesman despite the fact that the rest of his family are successful doctors. Their married life is miserable as Chang Min's family looks down on Jin Hee and Chang Min begins to treat her poorly. They finally divorce and go their separate ways until they are suddenly reunited as interns working at the same hospital. Will this couple's tumultuous feelings for each other be rekindled?.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: dorama, medical drama, touching, captivating, entertaining, disturbing
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Nina (2015)
Plot Summary:
At the age of 39, Nina finds herself a trainee nurse under the orders of Léo, a 15-year-younger "girl" with a difficult temperament, and Dr. Proust, who likes to scare her ... Not easy ! Especially for all, Nina is the wife of the boss, Costa Antonakis, his ex with whom nothing is really settled despite their divorce. But after healing Lily, their daughter, for ten years, nothing scares Nina! With years spent in hospitals in contact with doctors such as nurses and health-care aides, Nina, the daughter of a great internist and a renowned obstetrician, runs the risk of disappointing them to trace her own path in the hospital universe to which she can not really escape ... Listening and care as a profession of faith, the desire to live and love as a prescription.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 156
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 52 min
Plot tags: medical drama, sincere, captivating, disturbing
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A Poem A Day (2018)
Plot Summary:
Story follows a group of physical therapists, nurses, radiological technologists and trainees. Ye Jae-Wook works as a physical therapist and also teaches in the same field. He begins to work as a team leader at a hospital. Woo Bo-Young has been working as a physical therapist for 3 years. She wanted to become a poet, but due to her poor family background she studied to become a physical therapist. Shin Min-Ho is a trainee, but he isn't interested in physical therapy. His grades weren't good enough for medical school and his parents, who are both doctors, made him study physical therapy.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 250
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 65 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, satirical, thrilling, dorama, medical drama
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God's Favorite Idiot (2022)
Plot Summary:
Clark Thompson, a midlevel tech-support employee, finds love with co-worker Amily Luck at exactly the same time he becomes the unwitting messenger of God. Also, there's rollerskating, a lake of fire and an impending apocalypse.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, captivating, satirical, disturbing, semi serious, funny, sitcom
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Take Care of Us, Captain (2012)
Plot Summary:
Take Care of Us, Captain is about a passionate co-pilot named Han Da-jin and the youngest pilot of a Boeing 747, Kim Yoon-sung.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 95
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, satirical, disturbing
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The Town Doctor (2022)
Plot Summary:
Medical drama series, local adaptation of the Korean scripted format “Dr. Romantic”, centering on a genius doctor with an accomplished career who somehow ends up leaving it all behind to be a neighborhood doctor in a small town where he meets some younger doctors and becomes a mentor to them.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 351
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Imaginary Cat (2015)
Plot Summary:
Hyun Jong-hyun is a webtoon writer and works part-time at a bookstore. He always dreamed of working of as webtoon writer, but he has difficulties due to his stubborn and self-centered personality. He also has a cat named Boggil. He first met his cat on the street during a rainy day. Since then, they have lived together and Hyun Jong-Hyun only opens his mind to Boggil.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 127
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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The Queen of Lunch (2002)
Plot Summary:
Lunch no Joō is a Japanese drama series aired in Japan on Fuji TV in 2002. It stars Yuko Takeuchi, Yōsuke Eguchi, Satoshi Tsumabuki, and Shinichi Tsutsumi. Natsumi loves lunchtime and food. Nothing excites her more than to walk down the street thinking about where she'll eat lunch. One day, a man Kennichiro interrupts Natsumi as she's about to eat her favorite rice omelet and drags her outside and begs her to come home with him so that he can introduce her to his family. He explains to her that his father is sick and after leaving on bad terms, the only way he'll be allowed back home is to return with a fianceé. Natsumi is left with quite the predicament.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 696
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min
Plot tags: captivating, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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Who Are You? (2008)
Plot Summary:
Cha Seung Hyo is an abandoned child who gets adopted in the United States and grows up to be a cold hearted person. Son Il Gun is a father who died, but he left things unfinished with his daughter. In order to make sure that his daughter is provided for he controls Seung Hyo's body for three hours a day for 49 days. He buys his daughter the things he couldn't do when he was alive with Seung Hyo's money. Il Gun's daughter, Young In, is a quick-tempered girl who meets Seung Hyo during her part-time job. At first she has a bad impression of him but she gradually starts to fall for the lonely Seung Hyo who is unable to open up to anyone else because of his bitter past.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 51
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, semi serious, dorama
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Ghostly Girl (2013)
Plot Summary:
Junior high school teacher Koyama Akira has the ability to sense ghosts, and his new school has a ghost named Akane who used to be a teacher.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 39
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing
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My Ambulance (2019)
Plot Summary:
Peng, an emergency room resident and Tantawan have been in love for 15 years. Tantawan, who owns magical power, starts to doubt whether Peng still loves her. One day, they met a traffic accident and Tantawan is seriously injured. When she wakes up, she loses all her memories. Unbeknownst to her, the truth about the accident was hidden... A young warm-hearted intern, Chalam appears in her life and reminds her of the same feeling she once had for Peng. While her magical power with Peng has been weakening, Chalam has started to have the magical power leading to her confusion- who is the one for her. During this time, Peng also meets a new girl, Bami, who has a crush on Peng and comes to the hospital as an ambulance driver to get closer to him.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 149
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Thailand
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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YG Future Strategy Office (2018)
Plot Summary:
Kpop star Seungri, BIGBANG youngest member, tries to lead a team of blumbing staff at YG's Future Strategy Office in this mockumentary sitcom.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 219
Genere: Comedy
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: sitcom, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, mockumentary
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Lulli (2021)
Plot Summary:
After getting electrocuted by an MRI machine, an ambitious young medical student begins to hear the thoughts of others.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining, disturbing, semi serious, medical drama
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Special Labor Inspector Jo (2019)
Plot Summary:
Jo Jin-Gab was once a promising judo athlete. He protested against corruption at a game and he was kicked out of the sport. After that, Jo Jin-Gab became a gym teacher. Again, he could not control his anger against the son of the school's chairman. Jo Jin-Gab was once again kicked out of his profession. Jo Jin-Gab then successfully pass the exam to become a public officer. Working as a public officer, he does not have to worry about being kicked out of his job. He tries to live peacefully, but he is then transferred to work as a labor inspector at the Ministry of Employment and Labor. Facing many people who wield their power unjustly, Jo Jin-Gab reverts back to his old self.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 68
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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Feel Good To Die (2018)
Plot Summary:
Lee Roo-Da tries to reform her tyrannical boss Baek Jin-Sang to become a new and better man. Because the boss has such a terrible personality, all of his subordinates including Roo-Da despise him. One day, Roo-Da is so mad at him that she hopes he dies already. When he gets hit by a truck and dies, she blames herself and wishes that it would all be a dream. The next morning, she wakes up and learns that she has been caught up in a time rift, and her battle to bring her boss back to life begins.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 128
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 35 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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Ex-Enthusiasts: MotoKare Mania (2019)
Plot Summary:
Yurika Nanba is an attractive women who has no problems socially communicating with others, but when it comes to having romantic relationships, she seems to struggle.This is mainly due to her ex-boyfriend Makoto Saito, who was the first guy that she ever had a relationship with. In usual romantic relationships, the teenage years through to the early twenties is a period of experimenting and experiencing the ups and downs of love.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 38
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, captivating, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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Baby Faced Beauty (2011)
Plot Summary:
Baby Faced Beauty is a 2011 South Korean television series starring Jang Na-ra, Choi Daniel, Ryu Jin, and Kim Min-seo. It aired on KBS2 from May 2 to July 5, 2011 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes. The drama is about an aspiring 34-year-old fashion designer who fakes her age to get a job in a fashion company. The romantic comedy had kicked off with a viewership rating of around 6 percent, but gradually rose and surpassed the 15 percent mark. Originally slated for 18 episodes, it was extended by 2 more episodes due to its popularity. It ranked number one in its primetime timeslot for five consecutive weeks.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 116
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Plus Nine Boys (2014)
Plot Summary:
This is a romantic comedy series about four boys at the ages of 9, 19, 29 and 39 who each confront different challenges in love and work at the cusp of a new decade in their lives.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 106
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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Queen of Reversals (2010)
Plot Summary:
Hwang Tae Hee leads a charmed life, and after growing up in a wealthy family, she easily attains a coveted job. Too much of a workaholic to make time for romance, she is taken aback when she falls hard for Bong Joon Soo. She pursues him and they soon get married, but when the honeymoon is over, Tae Hee finds that her rival at work and husband's ex, Baek Yeo Jin, has taken over her job. As she struggles with her job and marriage, she must also cope with the attention of her arrogant, immature boss, Goo Yong Shik, who falls for her as her life falls to pieces. Queen of Reversals is an empowering tale of a woman who manages to regain everything she's lost through sheer willpower and determination.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 35
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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You Call It Passion (2015)
Plot Summary:
Ra-hee is ready for the real world. She has graduated from a respectable college and begins to apply for full-time jobs but is rejected by every company that she applies to. When all hope is lost, she gets a phone call from a newspaper company and is recruited as an intern in the entertainment section. Although reluctant at first, as she believes herself to be over-qualified for the job, she soon learns and understands the passion of the press. During her rollercoaster experience as an entertainment journalist/intern, she discovers the dirty and hidden aspects of the journalism industry.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 432
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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Oh My Ladylord (2021)
Plot Summary:
A romantic comedy about a thriller dramas screenwriter and an actress that specializes in romantic comedy. While the writer chooses not to date, the actress cannot seem to date.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 300
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, semi serious, tear jerker, tearjerker