Best tv shows like Homeroom
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Plot Summary:
Aida Rintaro is a handsome teacher who is popular among the female students. Rintaro is the homeroom teacher of a class that has a student called Sakurai Sachiko, who constantly gets bullied by her classmates. With strong sense of justice, Rintaro is always there helping Sachiko whenever she gets bullied. To Sachiko, Rintaro is like a "hero" and she starts liking him. However, unlike what's being shown, Rintaro is actually the person who planned all the bullying pranks. He pretended to be a "hero" and save Sachiko repeatedly in order to get liked by her.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 58
Genere: Mystery, Romance
Country: Japan
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The Red Apple (2023)
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The story happens in the near future of Japan, where sexual activity is forbidden by law. Inuda Hikaru is an honor student whose father is an executive at Setori (Sexual Misconduct Control Bureau of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare). Hikaru aspires to become like his father and finds sex unpleasant. Minase Yu is Hikaru's childhood friend who has a sharp tongue but excels in her grades. Yu is also a big fan of nationally known actress Uchu Misora, commonly known as Uchura. One day, Hikaru is invited by a classmate to a shady members-only club where he witnesses men and women engaging in illegal sexual acts. He is also surprised to see Uchura, who claims to be "pure" there with a man. Before he realised, Hikaru finds himself being caught in an "underworld organization" where sexual activity is performed.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 43
Genere: Romance
Country: Japan
Duration:
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Let Life Come As It Knows (2022)
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IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 850
Genere: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min
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Takara-kun and Amagi-kun (2022)
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Takara Shun, a high school student who belongs to a popular group in the class, and Taichi Amagi, a pure boy who is not a conspicuous type but is liked by people, realize their love for each other. Even though they start dating in secret, it is difficult for them to be honest.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 444
Genere: Romance
Country: Japan
Duration:
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Minato's Laundromat (2022)
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"I want to grow up quicker, so I can date Minato-san." Minato Akira inherited his grandfather's coin laundry. And so, the middle-aged former corporate drone, Akira, peacefully ran the well-loved coin laundry. One day, a high-school student, Katsuki Shintaro, enters the coin laundry. Despite the difference in age, they quickly became friends. However, Shintaro suddenly finds out that Akira is gay.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 379
Genere: Romance
Country: Japan
Duration:
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Fifteen Years to Wait for Migratory Birds (2016)
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On the first day of junior high, 13 year old Li Li meets the handsome but cynical Pei Shang Xuan. A homely girl and a handsome boy, an academic achiever and a poor student - they would never be the kind of enviable match made in heaven. For the next 15 years, Li Li was Pei Shang Xuan's one, unchanging friend, and Pei Shang Xuan was the one and only person Li Li loved. As the years pass by, Shang Xuan begins to realize how important Li Li is in his life. But their love isn't something that can continue in this lifetime.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 31
Genere: Romance
Country: China
Duration:
Plot tags: tear jerker, tearjerker
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The Mysterious Class (2021)
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In an all-boys school, a class of 12th grade students are in disbelief after doing a seance that revealed the presence of a ghost lurking among them. Soon their doubt turns into suspicion as the class runs into eerie events that compel them to deduce the ghost's identity.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 66
Genere: Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 23 min
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Dangerous Romance (2023)
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Sailom, a poor and studious student, has worked several odd jobs along with his elder brother in an effort to keep them afloat. One day, a misunderstanding causes him to hate school bully Kanghan. However, fate plays its hand when Sailom, offered a sum of money too great to refuse, takes on the role of Kanghan's private tutor. Despite their difference, the two develop an irrefutable connection.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 262
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Thailand
Duration:
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After the Rain: Wish in a Pocket (2018)
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After the Rain: Wish in a Pocket, the live-action spin off web mini-series based on the live-action film of Jun Mayuzuki's Koi wa Ameagari no You ni (After the Rain) manga, on Wednesday. The new mini-series focuses on the relationship between the characters Takashi Yoshizawa and Yui Nishida, who are supporting characters in the original story. The series maintains the same cast as the film. Hiroki Kazama is directing the series.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 23
Genere: Romance
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: sincere, serious, captivating, realistic
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BITCH X RICH (2023)
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Baek Je-na is a third-generation conglomerate and a gold spoon of the highest class at Cheongdam International High School. Kim Hye-in grew up in poverty and is offered a chance to study at the Cheongdam International High School in exchange for her silence on a murder she witnessed. Cheongdam International High School is a homicide mystery that follows Je-na’s rivalry with Kim Hye-in as they are pitted against each other in mental warfare.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 292
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration:
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Stage Fright (2020)
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Lizzy is the stage manager for Crown Lake's latest production: Phantom. But when the show's lead and Lizzy's biggest crush, Noah, is put in a coma by a tragic accident during dress rehearsal, she must unite unlikely allies to get to the bottom of this whodunnit mystery.
IMDB Rating: 8.8
IMDB Votes: 37
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration:
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Strula (2021)
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Follow Ella and Nadia who are in high school. They get to know different circles of friends, are faced with different dilemmas of love and the pressure to be able to stand up to peer pressure.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 120
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Sweden
Duration:
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Memory of Encaustic Tile (2022)
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Inside the Beijing hutongs where professionals who engage in art conservation and restoration live is a story between a museum conservator and a translator. Shao Xue, Zheng Sunian, and Zhang Qi are children of museum conservators. They share many experiences growing up having lived through the SARS epidemic, the death of their loved ones, and the old city being demolished to forge a deep friendship with each other. As they grow up, everyone starts to choose different paths. Influenced by Zheng Sunian's mother, Shao Xue is unwilling to give up the infinite possibilities of the future for the sake of love and leaves home to search for greener pastures. Zheng Sunian inherits the legacy left by his mother to become a conservator-restorer and finds meaning through the preservation of cultural artifacts. Zhang Qi earns the opportunity to study abroad due to his mathematical skills. Before leaving, he decides to bury his feelings for Shao Xue.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 48
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration:
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All About Secrets (2017)
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Duan Bo Wen is a popular student who also is a basketball star. Despite having everything going for him, he is dealing with family problems compounded by the constant bickering between his father and his much-younger stepmother. Yu Chi Zi and her friend Si Jia Li both try to support Bo Wen through his personal turmoils. Jia Li is jealous of Chi Zi’s close relationship with Bo Wen but can’t seem to endear herself to him despite all her efforts. As a new young teacher gets Bo Wen’s attention, can he and his friends survive their many secrets to make it to college?.
IMDB Rating: 8.7
IMDB Votes: 12
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 40 min
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Parfait Tic! (2018)
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Fuko Kameyama is a first grade high school student and she has a bright personality. One day, cousins Daiya Shinpo and Ichi Shinpo move into an apartment upstairs from Fuko. Daiya has a bright smile. Ichi doesn't talk that much, but he has a warm heart. Fuko wavers between Daiya and Ichi.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 17
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: shoujo, romantic comedy
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School Tales the Series (2022)
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Unspeakable horrors roam the halls of high school in this anthology featuring ghost stories directed by seasoned Thai horror directors.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 628
Genere: Horror, Mystery
Country: Thailand
Duration: 384 min
Plot tags: anthology
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JK Is a Snow Woman (2015)
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A love story between Snow Women sisters and a male high school student.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 9
Genere: Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, suspenseful, disturbing
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The Big Boss (2017)
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Ye Mu Xi is a bright and energetic girl who's finally in her 1st year in high school. She's extremely excited about the new school year because now she'll finally be separated from her annoying childhood friend, Liao Dan Yi, a handsome and intelligent guy. As fate would have it, she discovers that they are, in fact, still in the same class. Devastated, she hatches a plan to snatch the class president title from her otherwise perfect childhood friend/nemesis. Hilarity ensues as she tries to navigate school life with her very diverse group of classmates along with Liao Dan Yi. Will love finally creep into the hearts of this cat-and-dog relationship?.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 62
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 36 min
Plot tags: parody
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Mr. Student Body President (2016)
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Student body president Tyler Prendergast runs Berenger High like a slick politician.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 171
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 15 min
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Secret Campus (2006)
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Modern students experience considerable stress during their school years; there is a strong focus on positive presentation and personality, as well as achieving good grades and encouraging athleticism. These demands are made without considering each student's individuality and strengths. This school-centered drama discusses the central theme outlined above and depicts the lives and relationships of six high school students— Moon Seung-jae, Oh Soo-ah, Park Doo-hyun, Cha Ah-rang, Yoon Se-in, Seo Jin-woo — each of whom has different dreams and goals which they struggle to achieve, despite trials and tribulations.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 57
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
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School 2017 (2017)
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A coming-of-age story about the lives of 18-year-old high school students who are valued according to their ranking in school. Despite their frustrations, they find out how to make their own way in this world that seems to be a stagnant cycle of school and home.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: romantic, emotional, buddy comedy, humorous, captivating, dorama
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Who Are You: School 2015 (2015)
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After losing her memory in an accident, a bullied high school orphan finds herself in the place of an identical-looking girl who's gone missing.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: dorama, sincere, sentimental, light, visually appealing, romantic, heartfelt
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Click your Heart (2016)
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Starring AOA's Min Ah as an endearing outcast who turns the heads of Da Won, Ro Woon, Cha Ni and Ju Ho, this interactive choose-your-own-adventure series unites AOA and Neoz trainees in a sweet string of high school romances.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 222
Genere: Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: dorama, sincere, romantic, touching, interactive
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My Huckleberry Friends (2017)
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Yu Zhou Zhou, a math prodigy, defies her teachers and family's expectations and elects to study liberal arts. Though the transition from math & science to liberal arts major is difficult, she found joy in the new challenges, as well as making new friends and reconnecting with old ones.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 90
Genere: Romance
Country: China
Duration:
Plot tags: light, romantic, captivating, entertaining
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Flower and the Beast (2017)
Plot Summary:
Kumi (Yurika Nakamura) is a transfer student at a prestigious high school. She meets Hyo (Yosuke Sugino) who is handsome and kind. Kumi falls in love with him and has her first kiss with him, but Hyo is famous for being a womanizer at school. After she discovers his true side, she gets hurts, but her feelings for him doesn't go away.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 34
Genere: Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, suspenseful, disturbing
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Consummation (2020)
Plot Summary:
When a VR game conjures up a realistic dream, youth restarts for a man who returns to his schooldays in a journey of self-healing. Ten years after high school, Lin Shang He, Cui Zhen Yan, and their close friends think of a way to help Xia Shi get over the psychological trauma that he continues to suffer from since Ye Sang Yu's accident. A game takes Xia Shi into the world of virtual reality back to the time when he was a student, thus allowing him to unravel the mystery through his memories to recover a friendship that has been lost.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 6
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: China
Duration: 45 min
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Hidden Palms (2007)
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Hidden Palms is an American teen drama television series that ran from May 30 until July 4, 2007, on The CW in the United States. It was canceled after eight first-run episodes. The series, created by Kevin Williamson, portrays the fictional lives of a group of teenagers and their families residing in Palm Springs, California. In the US there are currently no plans to release Hidden Palms on DVD and/or Blu-ray from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. But in the Netherlands the entire series was released on DVD by RCV Entertainment in the summer of 2009.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: sexy, serious, realistic, captivating, stylized, tv series pilot
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Holiday Love (2018)
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Azu Takamori is 30-years-old and married to Junpei. They have a 5-year-old daughter. She runs a nail shop out of her house. Azu Takamori has a happy life, but she is not satisfied with her marriage. Her husband is more like a family lover than a lover. One day, Junpei comes home with bruises on his face. He had an affair with a female co-worker and the woman's husband found out about their affair. Junpei's bruises are from the other woman's husband. Azu Takamori happy life collapses. She is filled with anguish, but tries to restart life with her husband. They face a difficult situation.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 27
Genere: Romance
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, entertaining, suspense
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Go Fish (2001)
Plot Summary:
Life in high school as seen through the eyes of freshman Andy "Fish" Troutner. His goal? To become the most popular kid in school.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 72
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom
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Hana Nochi Hare: HanaDan Next Season (2018)
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The setting of the drama takes place 10 years after the F4 graduated from Eitoku Academy. Edogawa Oto is the daughter of a former company president. Her life completely changed after their family business went bankrupt. Her fiance is Hase Tenma, the popular student council president of the rival school. With declining enrollment due to a recession and the rise of a rival school, Eitoku Academy is now ruled by the Correct5 whose leader is Kakuragi Haruto. The group seeks out, then runs out, any students whose families haven’t made appropriate donations to the school. When Haruto and Oto discover each other’s secrets — that Haruto buys self-help items to get stronger, and that Oto is poor and works at a convenience store – they promise to keep each other’s secret.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 201
Genere: Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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The Private School (2011)
Plot Summary:
in this TV series there is a school and in that school have been many secrets, students from this school find out that a teacher has gone missing so they start to look for him this then leads into a long journey which gets into a difficult situation where it's hard to escape from (season 4 and I think season 3). At the end many things get revealed and the series comes to an end. This TV series is very emotional and funny at the same time.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 436
Genere: Mystery
Country: Russia
Duration: 48 min
Plot tags: captivating, disturbing, suspenseful, suspense