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Plot Summary:
A money-hungry lawyer and a righteous rookie become an unlikely courtroom duo in this remake of the Japanese series of the same name.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 206
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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Northern Lights (2006)
Plot Summary:
Northern Lights is a 2006 comedy-drama. It is a spin-off of the 2004 Christmas special Christmas Lights. A sequel, City Lights, was broadcast in 2007. Also a Christmas special, Clash of the Santas, was broadcast in December 2008. It featured Colin and Howie taking a trip to Lithuania to represent the United Kingdom in a Santa convention. The main problem with this is that miserable Howie is picked as Santa, while true Christmas believer Colin is relegated to the role of cheerleading elf.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 179
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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Bridge and Tunnel (2021)
Plot Summary:
This dramedy series set in 1980 revolves around a group of recent college grads setting out to pursue their dreams in Manhattan while still clinging to the familiarity of their working-class Long Island home town.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 859
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 28 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, semi serious, period piece, indie film
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The Life and Time of Judge A.K. (2014)
Plot Summary:
The serial in thirteen parts about the life and time of judge A.K. tells an up-to-date, realistic and internally dramatic story of a young man struggling his way through the maze of civil law disputes typical of the present-day society. He has to try and understand each of the parties, and pronounce a judgment in keeping with his idea of justice. And he also must bear never-ending responsibility for the way his verdict impacts the painful spots in the parties' lives. Judge Adam Klos strives to understand not only the cases he deals with, but himself as well.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 51
Genere: Drama
Country: Czech Republic
Duration:
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Legal V: Ex-lawyer Shoko Takanashi (2018)
Plot Summary:
Takanashi Shoko is a former lawyer. She was disbarred from the law profession due to an incident. Later, she persuades a university professor, who is accredited as a lawyer, to open a law firm. Takanashi Shoko hires a lawyer and assistants to work at the law firm. The team goes after legal victory. They go up against a large firm in a civil suit. While working on the suit, the team experiences difficult situations.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 153
Genere: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: tense, captivating, disturbing
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Lembi 8 Giga (2010)
Plot Summary:
Lembi.. a poor lawyer who marries a school teacher and he causes her troubles due to his bad financial status, and then he meets with an accident which changes the way he was living.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Egypt
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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The Grinder (2015)
Plot Summary:
Television lawyer Dean Sanderson moves back to his small home town after his hit series, "The Grinder," is canceled thinking his time on TV qualifies him to run his family's law firm.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 21 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, captivating, funny, light, feel good, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Delayed Justice (2020)
Plot Summary:
A reporter and a public defender fight for judicial victims who are falsely accused.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 46
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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Entourage (2016)
Plot Summary:
Young-Bin is a rising star actor in South Korea. He has been best friends with Ho-Jin, Joon and Geobook since they were all children. Young-Bin belongs to a management company with Kim Eun-Gab as the CEO.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 174
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star (2002)
Plot Summary:
My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star is an American comedy television series starring Oliver Hudson. The series premiered March 14, 2002 on The WB Television Network. It is based on the UK series The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 81
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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Today's Webtoon (2022)
Plot Summary:
The story is about a woman who struggles together with her coworkers to mature into a true webtoon editor after joining the webtoon editorial department. On Ma Eum, who enters the webtoon editorial department after beating all odds. She has a large appetite, a great sense of smell, and cauliflower ears typical of a fighter as a former standing member for the judo national team. On Ma Eum had to quit her athletic career when an unfortunate accident during a match tore her ankle ligament, but she begins to dream anew when she coincidentally delivers food to the webtoon editorial department.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 574
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea, Japan
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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The American Embassy (2002)
Plot Summary:
The American Embassy is an American drama series that aired on Fox from March to April 2002. The series was created by James D. Parriott, and executive produced by Danny DeVito.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 148
Genere: Drama, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: captivating, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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On the Verge of Insanity (2021)
Plot Summary:
It follows the story of middle-aged office workers struggling to survive in a turbulent workplace.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 90
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 65 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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Kkondae Intern (2020)
Plot Summary:
After graduation, Ka Yeol-Chan landed his first job at a company. His boss there, Lee Man-Shik, was a "kkondae" which refers to a rigid, old school type of person. He would force his old school ways of thinking on Ka Yeol-Chan. Due to Lee Man-Sik and his old school ways of thinking, Ka Yeol-Chan quit his job there. Ka Yeol-Chan then found a job at a ramen company. He worked very hard and was promoted unusually quickly, due to his radical planning and aggressive marketing. Ka Yeol-Chan now works as the chief of the sales and marketing department at the ramen company. His position actually wields the most power in the company. One day, Ka Yeol-Chan gets a senior age intern. That intern is Lee Man-Shik, who gave him such a hard time at his first job.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 234
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 32 min
Plot tags: captivating, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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Capital Scandal (2007)
Plot Summary:
Capital Scandal is a 2007 South Korean television series starring Kang Ji-hwan, Han Ji-min, Ryu Jin and Han Go-eun. It aired on KBS2 from June 6 to August 2, 2007 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes. Based on Lee Sun-mi's novel Love Story in the Capital, the story juxtaposes the heroic anti-Japanese movement with young romance by depicting the capital Seoul of the 1930s during colonial rule, called "Gyeongseong". It was a time when the nation's independence fighters fought against pro-Japanese traitors, while traditional Joseon-era Confucian values clashed and coexisted with a more modern way of life. The series portrays one of the darkest periods of Korean history with a mixture of tragedy, comedy and romance.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 88
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, semi serious, period drama
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Kisarazu Cat's Eye (2002)
Plot Summary:
Feature film.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 202
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, semi serious, dorama
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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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No Limit (2009)
Plot Summary:
Drama about a man trying to achieve what is thought to be impossible: fulfilling his dreams of being a great soccer player. He meets Kang Hae Bin, a sports agent who tries to live her life away from the influence of her rich father.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 21
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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Franklin & Bash (2011)
Plot Summary:
When they're not hanging out at their favorite hot dog stand pontificating on what they'd go through to enjoy a night with their favorite female celebrities, Jared Franklin and Peter Bash are chasing down their latest clients...sometimes literally. With business cards in hand, they're ready to nab a client within seconds after a car accident, arrest for solicitation or any other incident where their legal services may be needed. Once in the courtroom, they show their flair for the dramatic and the shocking.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: semi serious, humorous, realistic, exciting, light, sincere, touching, captivating, suspenseful
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Youth & Consequences (2018)
Plot Summary:
At Central Rochester High, a teen girl struggles for power within the school system.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 461
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Baek-hee Has Returned (2016)
Plot Summary:
Yang Baek-Hee (Gang Ye-Won) returns to the quiet island Sumwol for the first time in 18 years. She has changed her identity.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 47
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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Work Later, Drink Now (2021)
Plot Summary:
Three single women in 30s gather and talk about everyday life from work to love. Nothing is more important to them than enjoying a drink after work.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 457
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 35 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, entertaining, 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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For The People (2018)
Plot Summary:
Brand new lawyers work for both the defense and the prosecution as they handle the most high profile and high stakes cases in the country – all as their personal lives intersect.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: captivating, talky, exciting, tense, suspense, disturbing
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Diary of a Prosecutor (2019)
Plot Summary:
The stories of overworked prosecutors's daily lives in Seoul. A drama depicting the mundane daily routine of overworked prosecutors staying up all night to tackle all the different cases handed over by the police.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 406
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Girls Club (2002)
Plot Summary:
Girls Club is an American television series created by David E. Kelley that was shown on Fox in the United States in October 2002. It is often compared to Ally McBeal, another series created by Kelley, which ended in May 2002.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 103
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Doubt (2017)
Plot Summary:
A successful defense lawyer at a boutique firm becomes romantically involved with a client who may or may not be guilty of a brutal crime.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, cynical, ironic
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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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Danda Rin - The Labour Standards Inspector (2013)
Plot Summary:
Labor Standards Inspectors... are you aware of their existence? For the sake of the 52 million actively employed people across the nation, the government had set up this body to help ensure that there is safety at workplaces. Danda Rin, is an example of a very diligent and strict inspector. She doesn't compromise when it comes to the rules. The story opens with the transfer of Danda Rin to the new Labor Standards Inspector office. "She had caused her boss at her ex-office to go bald!!" is the rumor that accompanies her to her new office. Danda Rin is someone who doesn't do things in half measures, which is totally unlike the laidback male colleagues in the office. "Unpaid overtime", "Managers in name only", "Power harassment by managers"; these are all the things she fights against!.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 22
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min
Plot tags: captivating, satirical, disturbing, semi serious, detective
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Miss Korea (2013)
Plot Summary:
This drama takes place in year 1997 and is about a failing cosmetics company that tries to turn a former high school beauty queen into Miss Korea. Oh Ji Young is the former high school beauty queen who has grown up to be nothing more an an elevator girl. Meanwhile, Kim Hyung Joon is an employee of the cosmetics company and will lead the efforts to turn Oh Ji Young into Miss Korea to save his company.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 131
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, semi serious, dorama
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Suits (2011)
Plot Summary:
While running from a drug deal gone bad, Mike Ross, a brilliant young college-dropout, slips into a job interview with one of New York City's best legal closers, Harvey Specter. Tired of cookie-cutter law school grads, Harvey takes a gamble by hiring Mike on the spot after he recognizes his raw talent and photographic memory. Mike and Harvey are a winning team. Even though Mike is a genius, he still has a lot to learn about law. And while Harvey may seem like an emotionless, cold-blooded shark, Mike's sympathy and concern for their cases and clients will help remind Harvey why he went into law in the first place. Mike's other allies in the office include the firm's best paralegal Rachel and Harvey's no-nonsense assistant Donna to help him serve justice. Proving to be an irrepressible duo and invaluable to the practice, Mike and Harvey must keep their secret from everyone including managing partner Jessica and Harvey's arch nemesis Louis, who seems intent on making Mike's life as difficult as possible.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 461000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min
Plot tags: stylized, captivating, witty, serious, talky, realistic, intellectual, dramatic, funny, sexy