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Set in the late 1920s, it follows the three daughters of Shanghai department store giant Xinghua as they go head to head against each other to determine the true heir who will ensure the family’s continued prosperity.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 59
Genere: Drama, History, War
Country: China
Duration: 45 min
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Dobrisa Cesaric - Selected Poems (2013)
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Narrated collection of the greatest Dobrisa Cesaric's poems.
IMDB Rating: 9.3
IMDB Votes: 41
Genere: Drama
Country: Croatia
Duration: 2 min
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Irreplaceable Love (2020)
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After Li Chu Yao loses her younger brother Chu Chen to an accident, Li Luo Shu, the orphan who lives across the street, takes Chu Chen's place in the Li household to appease his mentally unstable mother. Years pass, and Luo Shu develops romantic feelings for his ‘older sister’, though decides to keep them hidden after Chu Yao falls in love with and gets engaged to Han Zi Mo. Unfortunately, Han Zi Mo goes on the run after loan sharks come knocking at his door, and Chu Yao is left with a mountain of debt. Luo Shu is gravely injured while trying to protect her, and Chu Yao eventually realizes who she truly loves. They promise to spend the rest of their lives together, yet are soon forced apart by reality.
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Genere: Drama
Country: China
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Southside (2013)
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IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 165
Genere: Drama
Country: Belgium
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Daughter's Back (2013)
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The drama tells the story of a simple and kind girl, that has experienced family tragedies and gradually grows into a mature and self-reliant women. Breaking obstacles to achieve her grandfather's wish, and harvesting a love story. In Shen Shen's enterprise, ChangQing is the heir. Since her mother died young, the business was handed to Pan WeiSen, her mother's husband also her father, until ChangQing was old enough to receive it. Meanwhile the stepmother Ding YaQin and her daughter Ding JiaHui make things difficult for ChangQing. She finds comfort and help from LinHao, but becomes afraid of his safety by being with her. After much disputing, ChangQing is sent away by her father to live and work somewhere else. But through overcoming many obstacles, ChangQing returns for the company that belongs to her grandfather, hiding her true intentions from her evil father, step-mother, and step-sister. Sun JinRui assist her in her vengeance, but has questionable motives. LinHao and JinRui soon become love rivals, while ChangQing wants to walk alone on this road.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 8
Genere: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 45 min
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Terra Brava (2019)
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To avenge his dead parents, Diogo will have to destroy his lover's mom and face his younger brother. Diogo, a decorated military officer, finds out that Eduarda is responsible for the destruction of his family. He returns to his homeland to take revenge, but falls in love with her daughter, Beatriz, who is married to Tiago, his biological brother.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 129
Genere: Drama
Country: Portugal
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Bed of Roses (2008)
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Bed of Roses is an Australian comedy / drama television series which first screened on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from 10 May 2008. It stars Kerry Armstrong and was created by Jutta Goetze and Elizabeth Coleman; produced by Mark Ruse and Stephen Luby.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 266
Genere: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 55 min
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Litvinenko (2022)
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The story of the determined Scotland Yard Officers who worked to prove who was responsible for the death of Alexander Litvinenko, in one of the most complex and dangerous investigations in the history of the Metropolitan Police.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 47 min
Plot tags: detective
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Silent Court (2017)
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In Tokyo, an old person, who lived alone, is found dead. Detectives from the Police Station investigate the case. According to the victim's neighbors, a woman sometimes came in and out of the victim's home. That woman is Miki Yamamoto. She does housework for her customers. The detectives from Police Station visit Miki’s house. What is the truth behind the cases?.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 9
Genere: Drama
Country: Japan
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Plot tags: detective
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A Murderous Affair in Horizon Tower (2020)
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A beautiful coffee shop owner Zhong Meibao suddenly dies in a condominium at the Horizon Tower. When she died, her face still wore a doll-like makeup, hence the case was referred to as the "Doll Murder Case". This case shocks the whole tower, and after investigation the clues point to three suspects - security guard Xie Baoluo, architect Lin Dasen and property manager Lin Mengyu. All three suspects were enthralled by Zhong Meibao's beauty, and all had an intimate relationship with her. All the clue seem to point to the possibility of a love crime. However in the midst of investigation, new clues begin to emerge, and turns the focus to Zhong Meibao's complicated and painful youth. Her family, consisting of her step-father, mother, younger brother and foster mother, were implicated into the case. Just who could be the real murderer?.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 243
Genere: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 40 min
Plot tags: suspense
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Ally of Justice (2008)
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15-year-old Yoko, a young girl who is constantly tormented by her self-centered and devilish older sister Makiko, who works for a government office after having graduated from a famous university. But despite her ill nature, Makiko's actions tend to somehow make things better for those around her, causing others to praise her as an "ally of justice.".
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 136
Genere: Drama
Country: Japan
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Live Your Life (2021)
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Wu You and He Xiya have been pitting their wits and will against each other for so long only to realize that they've become a bickering couple. Wu You discovers that He Xiya was the man who saved her life when she had gotten into a car accident. The amorous Su Fei is a blogger whose tried and tested techniques in dealing with emotional affairs amassed her a large following. In reality, she has zero experience when it comes to love. Lucky for her, there's always this warm and dependable guy around even when her credibility was being questioned.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 5
Genere: Romance, Drama
Country: China
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Money Crazy (2009)
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Fuutarou has always lived in poverty and hated it. Because of his past he had become obsessed with money and will do anything to obtain it.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 100
Genere: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration:
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Dreamland (2023)
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In town of Margate, Eldest sister Trish is pregnant and expecting a girl baby. Her sisters Clare and Leila rally around her with their mum. But other sister Mel makes an unexpected return threatens to destabilize the entire family.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 882
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 22 min
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The Neighbourhood's Gate (2006)
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Bab Al-Hara is one of the most popular television series in the Arab world, watched by tens of millions of people from "poverty-stricken Gaza to the opulent cities of the Persian Gulf." The series chronicles the daily happenings and family dramas in a neighborhood in Damascus, Syria in the inter-war period under French rule when the local population yearned for independence. The appeal is cross-generational, and viewers include Muslims, Christians, Druze and Jews from Arab countries, the show was a huge success in the Arab World so MBC decides to renew it for a second season, the series' second season was even a bigger success as the finale was watched by over a 50 million viewers around the Arab World. It was renewed for 3 more seasons, the viewers went down in both seasons 4 and 5 so the channel announced its cancellation. Although, according to some recent news by syria-drama.net that the series will be making a come back next Ramadan 2014 or 2015.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, History, War
Country: Syria
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Plot tags: serious, emotional, sentimental, realistic, soap opera
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Our Century (2019)
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The saga of the Winny family through 100 years. The action begins on the eve of World War I in 1914 and ends in modern times.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 88
Genere: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Poland
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: sentimental, rough, uplifting, touching, emotional, suspense, sad, realistic, suspenseful, tear jerker
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The Legend of Hao Lan (2019)
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Towards the end of the Warring States Era, the States of Qin and Zhao are engaged in a lengthy battle. Li Hao Lan, daughter of the Censor-in-chief of Zhao, is forced out of her own home after being set up by her stepmother. Having nothing to her name, she is sold as a slave and purchased by Lu Buwei, who is cleverly able to marry Hao Lan to Ying Yiren, a Qin royal who resides in Zhao as a hostage. However, Hao Lan and Buwei's presence in the Zhao palace ignites a dangerous battle, as they rely on their wits to evade Princess Ya’s devious schemes.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 187
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration:
Plot tags: serious, captivating, realistic, suspenseful, costume drama, political
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Dukla 61 (2018)
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Drama about the family of an elite miner set against the backdrop of the biggest mining disaster of the second half of the 20th century, which left 108 men dead.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 272
Genere: Drama, History
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 150 min
Plot tags: political, disaster movie
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Once Upon a Time in Qingdao (2014)
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The series follows the lives of three brothers as they struggle through the turbulent political period before the war. They become part of the first-generation immigrant entrepreneurial path in Qingdao. The story began in 1904 when the Jinan Railway opened and ends with the outbreak of war in 1937.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 8
Genere: Drama, History, War
Country: China
Duration:
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace (2018)
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The road to becoming an empress is paved with treachery. Ruyi is a consort who quickly learns to navigate the treacherous politics of the the royal court and move up the ranks. After becoming Empress, Ruyi still must survive the many conspiracies against her. Her relationship with Emperor Qianlong becomes eroded even when Ruyi is able to overcome the challenges. Can Ruyi maintain her role as Empress under such difficult circumstances?.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 930
Genere: Drama, History
Country: China
Duration:
Plot tags: tense, factual, touching, captivating, costume drama
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The Qin Empire (2009)
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The Qin Empire is a 2009 Chinese television series based on Sun Haohui's novel of the same Chinese title. The 51 episodes long series chronicles the rise of the Qin state in the Warring States period during the reign of Duke Xiao of Qin. It was produced in 2006 and first aired on television channels in China in December 2009.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 136
Genere: Drama, History, War
Country: China
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating
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The Wind Blows From Longxi (2022)
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The year is 228 of the Common Era, and China is divided into Three Kingdoms, which find themselves at odds with each other. A seemingly decisive battle has just taken place, with the Shu army clashing with the Wei. But military leaders in the state of Shu believe that the battle’s result was swayed by a campaign of misinformation – with faulty information leading to a critical misjudgment. They believe that this was all masterminded by Chen Gong (Chen Kun), a powerful spy believed to be located somewhere in Wei lands. “The Wind Blows from Longxi” is a 2022 Chinese drama series that was directed by Lu Yang.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 100
Genere: Drama, History, Mystery
Country: China
Duration: 46 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, disturbing
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Three Kingdoms (2010)
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Three Kingdoms is a Chinese television series based on the events in the late Eastern Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period. The plot is based on Luo Guanzhong's classical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the historical text Records of the Three Kingdoms, and other related stories. Directed by Gao Xixi, the series had a budget of over 180 million yuan and was released in China in May 2010. The series was well received both domestically and internationally, earning an estimated 800 million yuan in total as of May 2012.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, History, War
Country: China
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: captivating, psychological, tense, factual, period drama
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Story of Yanxi Palace (2018)
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The smart and witty Wei Yingluo enters the palace as a seamstress to find the truth behind her older sister’s death. Believing the imperial guard Fucha Fuheng to be her sister's killer, Yingluo purposely attracts the attention of his sister the Empress Fucha, and is successfully transferred to Changchun Palace as a maid. Over time, she learns that the Fucha siblings are honest and kind-hearted people, and also develops romantic affections for Fuheng.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, History, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, scenic, stylized, costume drama, multicultural, factual
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Wounded Love (2016)
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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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Lee San, Wind of the Palace (2007)
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Yi San, also known as Wind of the Palace, is a 2007 South Korean historical drama, starring Lee Seo-jin, Han Ji-min, Park Eun-hye, and Lee Jong-soo. It aired on Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation from September 17, 2007 to June 16, 2008 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55. The series was produced by Lee Byeong-Hoon, who also produced award-winning television series Dae Jang Geum. It won "Top Excellence Acting Award" for Lee Seo Jin and "Best Actress" for Han Ji-min at MBC's Acting Awards.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 656
Genere: Drama, History
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: romantic, touching, captivating, political, harsh, sageuk
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The Imperial Age (2022)
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The epic saga of Zhu Di's life, conquests, and, the rebellion to usurp the throne of the Ming Empire from his imperial nephew.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 33
Genere: Drama, History, War
Country: China
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: political, captivating, disturbing, suspense
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Unknown Soldier (2018)
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The Unknown Soldier miniseries expands the story of the 2017 film of the same name. The World War II series based on Väinö Linna's classic novel closely follows a machine gun company of the Finnish Army on the Karelian front during the Continuation War between Finland and the Soviet Union, from mobilization in 1941 to the Moscow Armistice in 1944. It's a story about how camaraderie, humor, and a desire to survive connect men on their journey. War upends the lives of both the individual soldiers and those left on the home front, and leaves its mark on the entire nation.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, History, War
Country: Finland
Duration: 270 min
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Andersonville (1996)
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This lengthy docudrama records the harrowing conditions at the Confederacy's most notorious prisoner-of-war camp. The drama unfolds through the eyes of a company of Union soldiers captured at the Battle of Cold Harbor, VA, in June 1864, and shipped to the camp in southern Georgia. A private, Josiah Day, and his sergeant try to hold their company together in the face of squalid living conditions, inhumane punishments, and a gang of predatory fellow prisoners called the Raiders.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 167 min
Plot tags: political, rough, bleak, serious, captivating, realistic, light, period drama
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The Bonfire of Destiny (2019)
Plot Summary:
After a devastating fire in 1897 Paris, three women find their lives upended by betrayal, deception, and romantic turmoil. Inspired by real events.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama, History
Country: France
Duration: 48 min
Plot tags: touching, suspenseful, disturbing, contemplative, rough, unusual plot structure, suspense, saga, costume drama
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Band of Brothers (2001)
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Drawn from interviews with survivors of Easy Company, as well as their journals and letters, Band of Brothers chronicles the experiences of these men from paratrooper training in Georgia through the end of the war. As an elite rifle company parachuting into Normandy early on D-Day morning, participants in the Battle of the Bulge, and witness to the horrors of war, the men of Easy knew extraordinary bravery and extraordinary fear - and became the stuff of legend. Based on Stephen E. Ambrose's acclaimed book of the same name.
IMDB Rating: 9.4
IMDB Votes: 508000
Genere: Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 594 min
Plot tags: epic, heroic, captivating, tense, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, historical drama, exciting