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Plot Summary:
A Turkish lieutenant and the daughter of Russian nobles fight for their love against forces of family and social expectation and historical events.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Turkey
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: captivating, romantic, realistic, historical drama
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High Society (2016)
Plot Summary:
Kerem is a young and hardworking man who comes from a poor family. His father works as a gardener and his mother works as a cook for a rich family. Cansu is the youngest daughter of a wealthy family from high society. Despite her wealth, she is not happy at all. One day, she accidentally meets a fortune teller who says that Cansu would find a true love if she reads the signs. Out of pure coincidence, Cansu finds herself at Olivia and starts to work there as a sales person. Olivia becomes a complicated place: Kerem thinks that Cansu is a poor girl and starts to have feelings for her. Cansu thinks that Kerem is a decent man even though he cmes forom a high society and starts to have feeling for him.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: romantic, emotional, intense, semi serious
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Menekse and Halil (2007)
Plot Summary:
Menekşe ile Halil is a television drama series that aired on Kanal D. It comprised 36 episodes finishing on May 24, 2008. On March 8, 2010 Euro D published every weekday in the back sections.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: romantic, serious, captivating, intense
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Lovebird (2013)
Plot Summary:
Tells the story of Feride, an orphaned young girl who is forced to attend a boarding school. While she visits her aunt during holidays, she falls in love with her cousin Kamran. Soon, their love grows to be mutual and intensifies.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, History, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: romantic, sentimental, touching, emotional, historical drama, uplifting, dramatic, realistic
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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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Quiet Flows the Don (2006)
Plot Summary:
With World War I, the Bolshevik Revolution, and the Russian Civil War as backdrop, it's an old-fashioned, blood-and-guts narrative, filled with earthly humor and a wealth of colorful characters. The story concerns the fluctuating fortunes of Grigory Melekhov, a young Cossack who is both a hero and a victim of the uprising.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 565
Genere: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: UK, Russia, Italy
Duration: 176 min
Plot tags: epic, family saga, captivating
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Deadline Gallipoli (2015)
Plot Summary:
Three journalists, Charles Bean, Ellis Ashmead Bartlett and Phillip Schuler, arrive at Gallipoli with the invading British and Allied troops in 1915. They will report the war but are prevented from getting out the true story of an unfolding disaster. From encampment in Cairo to Anzac Cove to the evacuation, this is the story of journalists who will not accept that truth be the first casualty. This is the story of the men who will not shut up. The actions of these men will help change the course of the campaign, ensure that a strategic disaster becomes a legend of human heroism, and leave an impregnable mark on each of their lives.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 854
Genere: Drama, War
Country: Australia
Duration: 197 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, captivating, realistic, historical drama, period drama
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Midnight at the Pera Palace (2022)
Plot Summary:
At a historic Istanbul hotel, a journalist is unexpectedly thrust into the past and must stop a plot that could change the fate of modern Turkey.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Drama, History, Mystery
Country: Turkey
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, disturbing
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War and Peace (2007)
Plot Summary:
War and Peace delineates in graphic detail events leading up to the French invasion of Russia, and the impact of the Napoleonic era on Tsarist society, as seen through the eyes of five Russian aristocratic families. Portions of an earlier version of the novel, then known as The Year 1805,were serialized in the magazine The Russian Messenger between 1865 and 1867.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Italy, France, Germany, Russia, Poland
Duration: 394 min
Plot tags: captivating, stylized, epic, emotional, contemplative, romantic, historical drama, fairy tale, period piece, costume drama
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I Named Her Feriha (2011)
Plot Summary:
Adını Feriha Koydum is a Turkish television drama series produced by Med Yapım. The series broadcast on Show TV and it is written by duo Melis Civelek and Sırma Yanık.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: romantic, touching, serious, lyrical, captivating, realistic, surprise ending, soap opera, bad ending
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Sila (2006)
Plot Summary:
A young woman's forced marriage to the agha of a tribe in Southeastern Turkey leads to tragedy and social change.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: sincere, touching, captivating, disturbing, tense, suspense
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Brave and Beautiful (2016)
Plot Summary:
Tahsin is head of the Korludag family, his wealth and great influence in society makes him feared and respected by everyone. There isn’t a place or person in town that he does not control. Tahsin has two children; his son Korhan is a big disappointment to his father, but Sühan, his smart and beautiful daughter, he loves dearly. Korhan’s wife is without success trying to get pregnant. As she fears that Sühan will deliver an heir to the family fortune before herself, she tries to kill her sister-in-law. However, her evil plans are spoiled when a handsome stranger enters the story, saving Sühan's life, becoming her lover and taking his place as the son Tahsin always dreamt of. But what no one knows is that revenge runs in this stranger’s veins and it is no coincidence that he showed up when he did. Will his love for Sühan stop him going ahead with his plan to get vengeance on Tahsin or is it all part of his master plan…?.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, touching, sweet
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Wounded Love (2016)
Plot Summary:
Azize finds herself with her 3 children and mother-in-law in a difficult fight. She raises her children while fighting the difficulties of the war period and her husband's absence whom she loves more than anything. It's about war, love, greed, treason and sacrifice.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: touching, captivating, tense, suspense, surprise ending
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Forbidden Apple (2018)
Plot Summary:
Three things in life can not be hidden "love, smoke and lack of money". The social society and the events behind the business world are told.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: sincere, touching, captivating, psychological, serious, realistic
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Gallipoli (2015)
Plot Summary:
As dawn breaks on April 25, 1915, ANZAC troops go into battle on the beaches of the Gallipoli peninsula. Landing in the dark chaos, Tolly, Bevan and their mates struggle to establish a tenuous foothold on the treacherous slopes and deep ravines. They endure the next eight months on the peninsula learning lessons of survival. By the time of the final evacuation they have also learned the skills of combat and what it means to be a young man in war.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, History, War
Country: Australia
Duration: 44 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, captivating, emotional, realistic, stylized, period drama
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Çilek Kokusu (2015)
Plot Summary:
A hardworking girl and a reckless boy.. Although their major differences, fate on the other hand has other plans for them.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: romantic, emotional, light, entertaining, captivating
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Istanbullu Gelin (2017)
Plot Summary:
Faruk is the owner of a bus company and the leader of a powerful family in Bursa which is a metropol in Turkey. Faruk meets a violonist girl and falls in love with her. But the dominant mother of Faruk isn't happy with her son's relationship.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: romantic, sentimental, emotional, funny, light, feel good, humorous, sweet, entertaining, realistic
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Red Scarf (2011)
Plot Summary:
Al Yazmalım was a Turkish television series based on the novel The Red Scarf by Chinghiz Aitmatov and 1978 Turkish romantic drama film The Girl with the Red Scarf.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 200
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, captivating, disturbing, soap opera
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Fatmagul (2010)
Plot Summary:
Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne? is a Turkish television drama series produced by Ay Yapım and broadcast on Kanal D. The series is based on Vedat Türkali's novel, Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne?, which was made into a film in 1986. The series is written by duo Ece Yörenç and Melek Gençoğlu. The soundtrack was done by Toygar Işıklı.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: touching, captivating, sincere, soap opera, novela, sentimental
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War and Peace (1965)
Plot Summary:
Seven-hour epic based on the eponymous book by Leo Tolstoy. Two main story-lines are complex and intertwined. One is the love story of young Countess Natasha Rostova and Count Pierre Bezukhov, who is unhappy in his marriage. Another is the "Great Patriotic War" of 1812 against the invading Napoleon's Armies. The people of Russia from all classes of society stand up united against the enemy.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Drama, Romance, War
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 393 min
Plot tags: epic, fairy tale, inspirational, romantic, spiritual, smart, exciting, serious, captivating, realistic
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The Jewel in the Crown (1984)
Plot Summary:
The British Raj: though their position seems secure, thoughtful English men and women know that "their" time in India is coming to an end. The story begins with an unjust arrest for rape, and the consequences of this echo through the series. Questions of identity and personal responsibility are explored against a background of war and personal intrigue.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: UK
Duration: 778 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, emotional, serious, realistic, costume drama, historical drama, epic, atmospheric, stylized
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Sisi (2009)
Plot Summary:
The Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph falls in love with the young Elisabeth. It's love at first sight but Franz Joseph's mother Sophie doesn't approve this love.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 613
Genere: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Germany, Italy, Austria
Duration: 200 min
Plot tags: romantic, atmospheric, captivating, realistic, stylized, costume drama, period drama
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North and South, Book II (1986)
Plot Summary:
The continuing saga of the Hazards and the Mains. The Hazards are from the North and the Mains from the South. George Hazard and Orry Main met at West Point and fought in the Mexican American war together becoming fast friends. Now they find themselves fighting on opposite sides of the Civil War and struggle to maintain their friendship through these troubled times.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 570 min
Plot tags: patriotic, serious, captivating, realistic, family saga, vintage
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North and South (1985)
Plot Summary:
Two friends, one northern and one southern, struggle to maintain their friendship as events build towards the American Civil War.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 561 min
Plot tags: exciting, realistic, atmospheric, serious, captivating, emotional, soap opera, period piece, costume drama, patriotic
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Doctor Zhivago (2002)
Plot Summary:
Young and beautiful Lara is loved by three men: a revolutionary, a mogul, and a doctor. Their lives become intertwined with the drama of Russian revolution. Doctor Zhivago is still married when he meets Lara. Their love story is unfolding against the backdrop of revolution which affects the doctor's career, his family, and his love to Lara.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 226 min
Plot tags: emotional, serious, captivating, realistic, heartbreaking, period piece, costume drama, historical drama, epic, romantic drama
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War & Peace (2016)
Plot Summary:
Sumptuous BBC mini-series following the fortunes and the rise and fall of five aristocratic families in the waning days of imperial Russia.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: UK
Duration: 380 min
Plot tags: epic, captivating, stylized, serious, emotional, costume drama, realistic, historical drama, period piece, political
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The Butterfly's Dream (2013)
Plot Summary:
In a small Turkish town, two young tuberculous poets try to survive while publishing their poems. As they both fall in love, their life would never be the same.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 138 min
Plot tags: sincere, serious, touching, captivating, realistic, stylized, romantic, educational, sad, epic
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The Magnificent Century (2011)
Plot Summary:
Muhteşem Yüzyıl is a prime time historical Turkish television series. It was originally broadcast on Show TV and then transferred to Star TV. It is based on the life of Suleiman the Magnificent, the longest reigning Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, and his wife Hürrem Sultan, a slave girl who became a Sultan.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Turkey
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: stylized, captivating, emotional, realistic, serious, historical drama, soap opera, islamic, costume drama, dramatic
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Anzac Girls (2014)
Plot Summary:
The unique, and rarely told true stories of Australian and New Zealand nurses serving at Gallipoli and the Western Front during the First World War.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Australia
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: captivating, emotional, realistic, serious, stylized, costume drama, medical drama, historical drama, gloomy, romantic drama
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Birdsong (2012)
Plot Summary:
As an English soldier fights in the horrific trenches of northern France, he is haunted by the memories of his forbidden love affair with a French woman.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama, Romance, War
Country: UK
Duration: 165 min
Plot tags: emotional, realistic, epic, serious, stylized, historical drama, romantic drama, period drama, masterpiece
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Mr. Sunshine (2018)
Plot Summary:
Based in Shinmiyangyo, or the U.S. expedition to Korea in the late 19th century, Mr. Sunshine tells the story of a Korean boy born into a family of a house servant running away to board an American warship, later to return to his homeland as a U.S. marine officer. He ironically falls in love with an aristocrat’s daughter and discovers the dark scheme to colonize the country that he once ran away from.
IMDB Rating: 8.7
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance, War
Country: South Korea
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: dorama, sentimental, captivating, sad, factual, romantic, gothic, epic, period piece