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Plot Summary:
Giant is a 2010 South Korean television series starring Lee Beom-soo, Park Jin-hee, Joo Sang-wook, Hwang Jung-eum, Park Sang-min, and Jeong Bo-seok. It aired on SBS from May 10 to December 7, 2010 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 60 episodes. Giant is a sprawling period drama about three siblings' quest for revenge during the economic boom of 1970-80s Korea. Tragically separated during childhood, the three reunite as adults and set out to avenge their parents' deaths, their fates playing out against a larger tide of power, money, politics, and the growth of a city.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 158
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: suspense, tense, captivating, disturbing
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Temptation of Wife (2008)
Plot Summary:
One night Goo Eun Jae got drunk and Jung Gyo Bin took this opportunity to take advantage of her. Eun Jae and Gyo Bin got married but their marriage is not a very blissful marriage. Eun Jae's best friend, Shin Ae Ri, openly flirts with Gyo Bin in front of Eun Jae. Gyo Bin decided that he did not want to remain married to Eun Jae and tried to kill her. Eun Jae was presumed to have drown and died. Gyo Bin thought he was successful in killing Eun Jae and moved on with Ae Ri. Months later, Eun Jae is back for revenge but she assumes the identity of another woman, Min So Hee, who had killed herself. How will Gyo Bin react to a girl who looks exactly like his presumed dead wife, Eun Jae? Will he be tempted by So Hee?.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 93
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Jai Lava Kusa (2017)
Plot Summary:
Jai, Lava and Kusa are triplets who get separated during their childhood because of small clashes. While Jai becomes an evil blooded criminal, the other two, Kusa and Lava end up as small-time crook and bank manager respectively. The twist in the tale arises when Jai kidnaps both the brothers and asks them to help him in his political growth. What is Jai’s agenda? Why did he kidnap his brothers? How can the innocent Lava and Kusa manage the criminal Jai?.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 150 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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East of Eden (2008)
Plot Summary:
The fate of two brothers diverge after the murder of their coal miner father, with one joining the mob and the other becoming a successful lawyer.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 201
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 65 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Big Man (2014)
Plot Summary:
Kim Ji Hyuk (Kang Ji Hwan) lives a hard knocked life, but when the orphan meets the modest restaurateur Hong Dal Sook (Song Ok Suk), he gains a mother figure and works hard to open his own restaurant one day. Then suddenly, the family behind Korea's most powerful corporation claims that he is their long lost son. When Ji Hyeok discovers the Hyunsung family's ulterior motives, he swears to bring down the company that destroyed the life he worked so hard to build.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 113
Genere: Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Inspiring Generation (2014)
Plot Summary:
Based in the 1930's of Shanghai, China, this drama is a story about love, friendship, patriotism and desire. Shin Jung Tae (Kim Hyun Joong) is an outrageous and clumsy man, but has an unconditional love for his country and family. He was known as the best fighter in the alleys of Shanghai.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 252
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, History, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Falcon Crest (2018)
Plot Summary:
The war of justice and power between two women who have stolen from each other's lives - The battle two young persons have to give for their love in the midst of this war - The big secret left behind a death - Melek (Ebru Özkan) falling into Tuna's (Zerrin Tekindor) trap, with whom she grew up, was accused of a crime she didn't do and was kicked away from the house by her father and deprived of the inheritance. Years later when she returns to attend her father's funeral, she is a widow with two adult children. Her young love Demir (Murat Aygen) married with Tuna and they have as well two children. Her father's will will be a big surprise not only for Melek who was struggling with two children inside debts but for Tuna too. Melek, forgiven now by her father has a right in the inheritance. Tuna who loves her husband obsessively, while worried she might lose Demir and also the fortune she owns, she is scared the most that Melek might discover the secret left behind Melek's father's death. The merciless war between two women who are drowning inside the past's hurt and regrets, will be the biggest obstacle for the love of Verda (Aybüke Pusat) and Efe (Boran Kuzum).
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 674
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, disturbing, soap opera
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Seven Day Queen (2017)
Plot Summary:
In the Joseon period, a noblewoman from a powerful clan marries the Crown Prince but is deposed after only seven days as queen when he becomes king.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 688
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, political
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Handsome Siblings (2020)
Plot Summary:
Clashing martial arts twins face relentless villains, thorny romance and brotherly rivalry as their troubled pasts catch up to them.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 773
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: China
Duration:
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense
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Pink Lipstick (2010)
Plot Summary:
Yoo Ga Eun is a sweet-natured girl who dated and subsequently married her boyfriend, Park Jung Woo. However, she later discovers that her husband had an affair with her best friend, Mi Ran, and that their adopted daughter is actually Jung Woo and Mi Ran's lovechild. To get revenge on them, she marries Maeng Ho Geol, a wealthy clothing retailer, and carefully plots their downfall. At the same time, Ga Eun also meets Ha Jae Bum, the man who falls deeply in love with her and promises to support her by her side, no matter what she does.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 24
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Sivakasi (2005)
Plot Summary:
Muthappa is forced to leave his house at a young age for a crime that his older brother, Udayappa, committed. When he returns home, he learns about his brother's antics and decides to punish him.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 175 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, cult film
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May Queen (2012)
Plot Summary:
A woman overcomes the hardships in her life and experiences growth as an expert of the seas.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 48
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, disturbing
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EVE (2022)
Plot Summary:
The Republic of Korea is overturned by 2 trillion-won divorce scandal of a chaebol caused by one ordinary woman. It is about getting into the truth of the scandal and the top 1% rich couple who made it. Surprisingly, Lee Ra-el, a nobody who's not rich nor famous has caused the divorce. But Ra-el is a charming and intelligent woman who's mastered art, psychology, and even economics. if she wants to, she can get any kind of man with her looks and brain.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 63 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Man of Vengeance (2019)
Plot Summary:
Assuming an alias, the love child of a rich man and his mistress seeks revenge against his stepfamily — until a childhood friend enters his life.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 204
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Thailand
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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The Legendary Witch (2014)
Plot Summary:
Orphan Moon Soo-in marries Ma Do-hyun, the eldest son of the chaebol family who owns bakery corporation Shinhwa Group. But when Do-hyun dies unexpectedly, the Ma family makes Soo-in take the fall for their illegal business practices and she ends up in jail for stock manipulation that she didn't commit. At Cheongju's Penitentiary for Women, her cellmates are kind-hearted Shim Bok-nyeo who was falsely accused of killing her husband and son; tough-as-nails, foul-mouthed Son Poong-geum who was convicted of fraud; and former model Seo Mi-oh who's been charged with the attempted murder of her boyfriend, Shinhwa Group's youngest son. The four women bond and become friends, particularly when they join the baking classes being taught by Nam Woo-suk, a hotel chef. Woo-suk is a widower who is raising his daughter alone after the death of his wife six years ago. At his father-in-law's suggestion, he became a volunteer at the local prison's vocational training center, where he meets Soo-in and begins to fall for her. Upon their discharge, the four women put the baking skills they learned in prison to use, opening up a bakery together. But they face stiff competition from the Shinhwa Group.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 44
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 55 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Into the White Night (2006)
Plot Summary:
What happens with two children commit two different muders in order to protect each other? Does salvation exist for them? In order to walk beneath the sun once more, Ryouji and Yukiho find themselves in a twisted web from which neither can escape without abandoning the other. Having no one but each other, this drama follows the events the follow that fateful day… 14 years ago.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 651
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, dorama
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My Daughter, Geum Sa-Wol (2015)
Plot Summary:
A family has been dismantled by revenge and hate, but Geum Sa-Wol (Baek Jin-Hee) attempts to build up a dream house for the dismantled family.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 41
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Golden Rainbow (2013)
Plot Summary:
A drama about seven siblings, all of them are orphans and not blood-related, love each other more than real siblings. They will go through many hardships together. Baek Won is the leader of seven orphans who band together to make their own family. Meanwhile, Do Young is the prosecutor who falls in love with her.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 72
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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My Liberation Notes (2022)
Plot Summary:
Three siblings, exhausted by the monotony of day-to-day adulthood, seek to find fulfillment and freedom from their unremarkable lives.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, romantic
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What's Wrong, Poong-Sang (2019)
Plot Summary:
Poong Sang is a lonely, pitiful middle-aged man, who has never lived his life for himself. Up until now, he took care of his four younger siblings and supported them financially. Will he ever get to find happiness for himself?.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 74
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, disturbing, dorama
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Silent Tears (2006)
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IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 22
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Tainted Love (2019)
Plot Summary:
Yasemin's story began in Germany and found itself in the ups and downs of life. However, she was not afraid to live and succeeded in entering the law school. Now she is both studying and working. Her sole purpose in life is to receive custody of her hearing-impaired brother, who has been growing up in the orphanage as their fathers are different. On the other hand, she is saving up money for her brother Murat's operation. Cem is the older of two children of a wealthy family. As a child, he has witnessed an incident that led his mother Belkis and his father apart and disrupted their lives. Successful, bright man in business. However, he is distant and insecure to women because of what happened in the past. Yasemin and Cem's life crossed in coincides with an event that happened on the night of the organization of Cem's company. Two broken hearts, two wounded souls. It is a pure love that tries to grow among the dark secrets, ambitions, intrigues. Love that will win the pride?.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 265
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Gracious Revenge (2019)
Plot Summary:
Carrie Jung lost her husband and child. She now lives only take revenge on those responsible for their deaths. Carrie Jung raises Han Yoo Jin as a tool in her revenge plan. Han Yoo Jin is a smart and beautiful woman, but she falls in love with a man who she should not love.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 20
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, telenovela
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Incarnation of Money (2013)
Plot Summary:
Incarnation of Money is a 2013 South Korean television series about greed, ambition, and love. Starring Kang Ji-hwan, Hwang Jung-eum, Park Sang-min, Choi Yeo-jin, Oh Yoon-ah and Kim Soo-mi, it aired on SBS from February 2 to April 21, 2013 on Saturdays and Sundays at 22:00 for 24 episodes.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 74
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 65 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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White Lies (2008)
Plot Summary:
White Lies is a South Korean television series starring Shin Eun-kyung, Kim Hae-sook, Kim Yoo-suk, Kim Tae-hyun and Im Ji-eun. The morning daily drama aired on MBC on Mondays to Fridays at 7:50 a.m. from December 1, 2008 to July 10, 2009 for 159 episodes. White Lies recorded ratings of over 20% — unusually popular for a morning show. It was also shortlisted for Best Telenovela at the International Emmys.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 8
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 40 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Ariza (2020)
Plot Summary:
Ali Riza is a taxi driver and doing preparation for marrying his sister Nihan to his dear friend. On the other hand, Halide Gurkan attends the magnificent invitation given by Fuat Ersoylu on the occasion of his father's birthday. During the invitation, Fuat's son Burak proposes to Halide, but Halide refuses. At the end of the discussion with Burak, Halide leaves the invitation and gets into a taxi which happens to be Ali Riza's. But when Burak, who Halide, forces to get her out of the taxi, Ali Riza intervenes and a fight breaks out. Burak takes the first shameful slap of his life from Ali Riza. Burak does not forget about this so later he then raids Ali Riza's sisters wedding. But things get out of control. Burak happens to shoot and kill Ali Riza's sister. So the story continues as Ali Riza looking for revenge by him, himself becoming the mafia.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense
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Baba (2022)
Plot Summary:
Emin Saruhanlı, an authoritarian father committed to family values, learns that he is the sole heir to a considerable fortune as a result of the loss of one of his close relatives. When the Saruhanlı family moves to Istanbul, leaving their modest life in town behind, Emin struggles to keep his family together.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 911
Genere: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Kardeslerim (2021)
Plot Summary:
4 siblings have to struggle with life after their parents' death.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Four Seasons (2008)
Plot Summary:
Patriach Alex reigns over the magnificent country estate Endellion with a mildness that infuriates his eldest son Stephen, a high-powered financier, but perfectly suits his younger, more relaxed son Charles. After many years of unruffled tranquility, life at Endellion is about to enter a turbulent new phase with the return of Stephen's ex-wife, and division over her granddaughter Abby, whose mother had died never revealing the father's name.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 206
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Germany
Duration: 360 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, disturbing
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Temptation of an Angel (2009)
Plot Summary:
Joo Ah-Ran and Shin Hyun-Woo have an elaborate wedding at a luxurious hotel. Shin Hyun-Woo sincerely loves Joo Ah-Ran, but Joo Ah-Ran has ulterior motives for the marriage. Joo Ah-Rans family was destroyed by Shin Hyun-Woo's parents and, because of this, she is marrying Shin Hyun-Woo in a secret plan to exact revenge.Sometime after their marriage, Shin Hyun-Woo is involved in a horrible car accident, leaving him in a coma. Once Shin Hyun-Woo awakes from his coma he learns of Joo Ah-Ran's revenge plot and then sets out on his own path for revenge.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 51
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, dorama
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Ties of Shooting Stars (2008)
Plot Summary:
Based on a novel by mystery writer Keigo Higashino, Ryūsei no Kizuna tells the story of three orphans, whose parents were murdered long ago. Together, the three vowed on a shooting star to one day avenge their parents. After many years, the two brothers have found the murderers, and are set to carry out their plan for vengeance when they realize they've made a serious miscalculation; you see, their sister.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 531
Genere: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing