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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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Pega Pega (2017)
Plot Summary:
A romantic comedy about a robbery in a luxurious Rio de Janeiro hotel and the repercussions this event has on the lives of each person involved.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 124
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags: novela, sincere, romantic, serious, captivating, soap opera, romantic comedy, telenovela
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Love and Punishment (2010)
Plot Summary:
Aşk ve Ceza is a Turkish television drama series that aired in 2010-2011. Nunu Yeşilçay, Murat Yildirim and Feride Çetin starring, the series were shot in Van, Bodrum and Istanbul. In 2011, this series were broadcast also in Croatia in Nova TV. In Serbia, this series is airing from January 8, 2013 in 1PRVA. In Georgia TV Maestro started broadcasting this series on 15 April 2013.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration:
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, intense, exciting
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A Love to Kill (2005)
Plot Summary:
The drama follows the top female celebrity Cha Eunsuk and the good-for-nothing fighter Kang Bokgu who are trapped in a fateful yet merciless grip of love.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 472
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: romantic, atmospheric, touching, suspense, realistic, dorama
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An Istanbul Tale (2003)
Plot Summary:
The series is made into 71 episodes. It takes place in Istanbul, Turkey. The story centers around two rich brothers Selim Arhan the elder and Demir Arhan the younger one. They are still living at home with their parents Omar Arhan and Baheye Arhan. They live in a large house and have a cook by the name of Suzanne and her husband the driver whose name is Jamal Kozan. They have three children; Cheche the eldest is 28, Esma the second daughter who is the star of the series and finally a son who is in his final year at school. Esma has loved Demir, the younger son, ever since she was a child but he never noticed her. She always followed his news in the magazines. One night she climbed a tree to watch the annual Spring party that his family was holding but her sister followed her and tried to force to come down from the tree resulting in her falling over the large cake and hurting her ankle. The next morning, Selim found her sitting in the garden of his house and discovered that her foot was hurting so he decided to take her to a doctor. Esma was going to audition that day for a dance but her father didn't know about it. She failed the audition because she couldn't dance well. One night Demir came home followed by one of his girlfriends who refused to leave and wanted to be invited inside. He told her that his girlfriend was there and so he couldn't receive her. To convince that girl to go away, he kissed Esma who was in standing there. She thought that such a kiss was a sign that he was beginning to notice her. One night Demir came home drunk and couldn't go to his room. Esma had a copy of the house keys and so went to him to help him to his room. She tired to help him out of his clothes when his mother came in and saw them together in bed. When Selim was told about that he thought that he could save matters by putting her name as one to the people who were going to do their training at Arhan indutries which happened to be the largest company in Turkey and where many people were always trying to get their training there to put it on their CVs.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: sincere, romantic, touching, sweet
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Kurt Seyit and Şura (2014)
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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Romeo and Juliet (2014)
Plot Summary:
Orlando Bloom and Condola Rashad take on the title characters in a modern adaptation of the timeless classic, Romeo and Juliet. This Broadway stage production is being broadcast in movie theaters.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 500
Genere: Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min
Plot tags: serious, captivating, emotional, realistic, romantic, sexy
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A Crazy Wind (2018)
Plot Summary:
Melike Candan a star in the 80s, now cleans toilets at a bar where one days he meets Gökçe Yücel, who has big hopes for the future.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 338
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, sexy, touching, emotional, melancholic, talky
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Inconstant Love (2019)
Plot Summary:
The hatred of Miran Aslanbey against the man guilty of the death of his parents unleashes his desire for revenge by taking him to seduce his daughter Reyyan. Reyyan falls madly in love in Miran's arms. But what will happen when he finds out the truth? What is stronger love or revenge?.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: sentimental, uplifting, touching, sweet, romantic
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The 7.39 (2014)
Plot Summary:
After fighting for a seat on their morning commute, Sally and Carl begin talking and suddenly their daily train journey becomes a lot more interesting. Carl is happily married, Sally's engaged - where's the harm? Yet they find themselves increasingly drawn to each other, and as their friendship grows to flirtation they refuse to admit - to each other or themselves - that a line might be crossed. The consequences of discovery will be life-changing, catastrophic perhaps, and yet they can't help falling in love.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 59 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, captivating, emotional, realistic
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The Secrets of Life (2017)
Plot Summary:
The Secrets of Life centers the heartwarming, intense and a bit thrilling story of Kuzgun family whose happiness was wrecked when the secrets of family members comes out one after another. While the audience is captured by the heart breaking and passionate love story of Burak and Seher.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 348
Genere: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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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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Bashar Momin (2014)
Plot Summary:
Rudaba is an innocent girl who is engaged to her father's best friend's son Buland Bakhtiar. One day Rudaba's father and future father-in-law are killed due to robbery shooting. Rudaba reluctantly moves in with Adil upon his insistence. Adil workes as a front man for his own brother in-law Bashar Momin, who was a money launderer and was among the richest of the city. Bashar can do anything for his sisters, especially Tayyaba, whose two engagements were failed.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 489
Genere: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Pakistan
Duration:
Plot tags: tense, romantic, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Burden of Guilt (2009)
Plot Summary:
Mi pecado is a Mexican telenovela that was produced by Televisa and aired on Canal de las Estrellas from 15 June 2009 through 13 November 2009. Starring Maite Perroni, Eugenio Siller and as adult protagonist Daniela Castro who is also the main villain. Mi pecado tells the story of young lovers Lucrecia and Julián, who are torn apart by their feuding families following the tragic death of Lucrecia's brother César when the three are just children.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 353
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration:
Plot tags: sentimental, serious, emotional, realistic, novela, soap opera, telenovela
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Valiant Love (2012)
Plot Summary:
Camila Monterde is a beautiful veterinarian whose life has been torn apart by a tragic accident in which her fiancé, Luis, was killed. Hoping to ease her depression, her uncle, Daniel Monterde, invites her to live at his ranch, where she can rest and recover while caring for the many animals he keeps there. Meanwhile, in Chile, Daniel Diaz suddenly receives a letter stating that he has come into a substantial inheritance and must travel to Mexico to claim it. Surprised and curious, he’s about to make the trip when a vicious lie disrupts his plans and lands him in prison, causing him to lose the inheritance and his family. Deeply bitter and hungry for revenge, Daniel travels to Mexico determined to destroy the Monterde family, which he blames for his terrible misfortune. He takes a job at the Monterde ranch to be close to his prey. His vengeance is perfectly planned except for one unexpected development: he and Camila fall passionately in love and that changes everything.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 256
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: serious, emotional, realistic, romantic, captivating, disturbing, soap opera, telenovela
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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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Our Story (2017)
Plot Summary:
Adaptation of the world famous series "Shameless".
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: sincere, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Entangled (2019)
Plot Summary:
The friendship between two middle-aged couples is in jeopardy when one of them dies in a supposed "car accident".
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 223
Genere: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: tense, romantic, captivating, disturbing, erotic, sensual, entertaining
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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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Give Love Away (2013)
Plot Summary:
A heartwarming family drama centering on a couple’s remarriage in the twilight years of their lives, forcing two families of grown adult children to become one big family. This drama will describe how those grown-up children will re-act and deal with this new situation and their eventual acceptance of each other as a new family. It also depicts how young couple growing up with the turbulent romance.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 12
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: light, romantic, captivating
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What Life Took From Me (2013)
Plot Summary:
"What Life Took From Me" is a Mexican telenovela produced by Angelli Nesma Medina for Televisa. It is a remake of Bodas de odio, produced by Ernesto Alonso in 1983. In 2003, "True Love", the first remake, was produced by Carla Estrada. Unlike Bodas de odio and "True Love", "What Life Took From Me" has been adapted to the present time.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, novela, romantic drama, telenovela
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Prisoner of Love (2016)
Plot Summary:
In order to appease his ailing sister, a rich businessman marries a working class girl for 6 months in exchange for money. The contract marriage turns into a relationship that will have unintended complications down the line.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 399
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, captivating, disturbing
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Wonderful Days (2014)
Plot Summary:
Dong-Suk grew up as a smart young boy, but came from a poor family background. He is now a successful prosecutor and comes back to his hometown for the first time in 14 years. There, he happens to meet his first love Hae-Won and falls in love with her all over again.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 73
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 65 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, captivating, disturbing, dorama
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Elite Short Stories: Phillipe Caye Felipe (2021)
Plot Summary:
Away from school, during the winter holidays, three new stories take place while the Las Encinas students celebrate Christmas.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 844
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, romantic, captivating, entertaining
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Endless Love (2015)
Plot Summary:
Two separate worlds lie on two sides of the road in a seaside town. Both too close and way too far from each other. What happens when two young people from these worlds fall in love? Kemal is one of the three children of a moderate family that lives in one of the inner neighborhoods of the town. His hand to mouth world has pinned all hopes on him. The motive of this world is not high aims, it’s to make a living and survive. It’s Kemal’s last year in mine engineering. His dreams are restricted with the truth and he doesn’t believe in miracles. Especially in miracles like love. Kemal is soon tested with his disbelief and Nihan hops into his monotonous life. After that day Kemal’s world turns upside down and he loses control. Nihan is the girl from the glamorous part of the town. She’s distant to the values of her environment; she’s actually distant to her own world. Kemal and Nihan’s love is as distant as a poor guy and a rich girl. But their love ignores the distance between them and they somehow manage to stay together until the day that Kemal has to leave Istanbul to work in a mine. That day will be a crossroad for Kemal and Nihan, a moment of a tough decision.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: sentimental, suspenseful, touching, emotional, dramatic, disturbing, romantic, suspense, sexy, talky
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Wild at Heart (2013)
Plot Summary:
Corazón indomable is a Mexican telenovela produced by Nathalie Lartilleux for Televisa. It is a remake of Marimar, produced in 1994, and starring Thalía and Eduardo Capetillo. Ana Brenda Contreras and Daniel Arenas star as the protagonists, while Ingrid Martz, Elizabeth Álvarez, Carlos de la Mota and René Strickler star as the antagonists.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 467
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags: novela, romantic, captivating, entertaining, telenovela
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You're My Home (2012)
Plot Summary:
After returning back to family, Leyla tries to fix everytihng while starting a new life wit Iskender. Everything goes smoothly until troubles find Leyla.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: romantic, touching, serious, emotional, realistic, sentimental, captivating, melancholic
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Romeo and Juliet (2014)
Plot Summary:
Two teenagers fall in love, but their feuding families and fate itself cause the relationship to end in tragedy.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 158
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 200 min
Plot tags: captivating
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Fearless Heart (2012)
Plot Summary:
Angela and Samantha were best friends when they were little, but a trap of fate separated them for many years. An unmissable story of loyalty, friendship, courage and love.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 362
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: serious, captivating, suspenseful, suspense, novela, tense, romantic, soap opera, realistic, telenovela
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Ezel (2009)
Plot Summary:
Ömer, a young man returning from military service, is set up by his friends and fiancé and ends up in prison for ten years. He fakes his own death and manages to escape. He re-creates himself as ‘Ezel’, a high-end gambler who is outwardly a successful man, but inwardly driven by one thing - his determination to understand why the people he loved betrayed him, and take his revenge.
IMDB Rating: 8.7
IMDB Votes: 36000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, suspenseful, soap opera, captivating, realistic
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The Thorn Birds (1983)
Plot Summary:
This mini series covers 60 years in the lives of the Cleary family, brought from New Zealand to Australia to run their aunt Mary Carson's ranch. The story centers on their daughter, Meggie, and her love for the family's priest, Father Ralph de Bricassart. Meggie tries to forget Ralph by marrying dashing stockman Luke O'Neill, but she and Ralph are soon reunited, with tragic consequences for them both.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 460 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, family saga, emotional, captivating, serious, heartbreaking, romantic drama, historical drama, realistic