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A story of hope and despair surrounding the lives of a mother and son from a small town in Subei. The 18-year-old Ding Xiao Jun who lives with his mother Ding Bi Yun has been admitted to a university in Beijing. However, as soon as he entered university, he is ridiculed by his classmates. Ding Xiao Jun starts to rebel until he gets a warning that he will no longer graduate. Luckily, his mother gets through to him in time for him to pull himself together and earn enough credits to graduate.
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Country: China
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Amor Fati (2021)
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A divorcee with cancer and a penniless single father meet and heal their wounds with the help of each other. Do Yeon-Hee (Choi Jung-Yoon) is the only daughter-in-law of a family, who runs the Rara Group. She has a perfect life, but her husband cheats on her. Due to the other woman, Do Yeon-Hee’s life changes completely. Han Jae-Kyeong (Ahn Jae-Mo) used to be a professional golfer. To let his wife achieve her dream and support her while she studies abroad, he quit playing golf and became a golfing instructor at a practice facility. He raises his son by himself, while his wife is away. When his wife returns to South Korea, she asks him for a divorce.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 11
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 35 min
Plot tags: dorama, soap opera
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If There Is No Tomorrow (2020)
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I Am Yu Huanshui is a story for the underdogs about a man who tolerates as much as he can, yet things change when he discovers that he is terminal ill.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 111
Genere: Drama
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Lu Wanwan is a sophomore student in the Clinical Department of Tsingyao University School of Medicine. After getting drunk she got into a scandal with Ren Chu, a bright student of the same school. To curb the raging scandal, the two agreed to a strategy to eliminate the gossips. In the process they discover each other's shining points and gradually developed a good impression of each other. With the help and guidance of Ren Chu, Lu Wanwan overcame her timid personality, and strived to become a qualified medical student. Unconsciously, the two influenced each other and became their better selves.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 24
Genere: Drama
Country: China
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Based on the true story of writer Kang Chang-rae. Da-jung used to be a sweet working mom, but as colorectal cancer strikes her, she gradually becomes unable to eat. Da-jung's husband, Chang-wook, has never cooked before, but he begins cooking to take care of his wife's health and meals. Chang-wook handpicks decent ingredients and tries to develop healthy recipes to make a precious meal for his ill wife. Although he may be clumsy sometimes, he begins to realize how to treasure the time cooking and having a meal together with his family.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 91
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 32 min
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Garden of the Wind (2008)
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The lead, Dr. Sadami Shiratori worked in the operating room at a famous Tokyo hospital was around death on a daily basis. His own father, Teizo Shiratori is also a doctor, called Grandfather as he raised the estranged children of his wayward son, he practiced medicine in a small town on Hokkaido, Japan’s most northern island. His practice was limited only to terminal patients…in their own homes. He cared for them and helped both them and their families prepare for the ‘final journey’.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 30
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IMDB Rating: 8.9
IMDB Votes: 270
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The story focuses on the family of Gulistan Khan, a cruel man who rules his family with an iron will and wields considerable influence in the area where he lives.
IMDB Rating: 8.9
IMDB Votes: 573
Genere: Drama
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Mahesh and his mother embark on an adventurous journey filled with hilarious situations as they try to make quick money to repay a huge loan.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 761
Genere: Drama
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IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 74
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Love Twist (2021)
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A drama depicting a sweet twist in love between the parents and children of three families around the love of two main characters.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 6
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Country: South Korea
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Living Towards the Sun (2020)
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It is based on the story of young cartoonist Xiong Dun who encounters double setbacks in love and the workplace. In the face of adversity, she bravely fights her illness and spreads positivity with her infectious smile. Xiang Yang is a carefree young woman who comes to Beijing to fulfill her dreams of becoming a manhua artist. After persuading her family and finally finding a job and a house, Xiong Dun settles down in Beijing. Life may be hard but Xiang Yang is surrounded by people that she loves. Unfortunately, life does not treat her kindly. Xiang Yang's boyfriend cheats on her and she experiences a setback in her career. Misfortunes come in threes as she starts to get sick. When her childhood friend forces her to go to the hospital for an examination, Xiang Yang learns that she has a tumor. From being unwilling and unable to accept her circumstances, Xiang Yang gradually finds the strength to live her life to the fullest.
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Second 20s (2015)
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IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 379
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
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Good Life: Thank You, Papa, Goodbye (2011)
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The basis for the drama is the novel “Kashikogi” by author Cho Chang-in, which has sold 2 million copies in Korea since its publication in 2000. It has already been adapted as a television drama and a stage play in that country. On February 4, Shogakukan is publishing the book in Japan under the title “Good Life.” Sorimachi plays the part of Daichi Sawamoto, a newspaper reporter who has always prioritized his work over his family. When his wife suddenly leaves him, he finally notices the love he has been receiving from his son. Just as he decides to answer back, it is discovered that his son has leukemia.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 14
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min
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Endings (2010)
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Emmy Ferguson is a 10-year old who learns that, after a long bout with leukemia, today is probably her last day on earth. Chris Ryan is a 35-year-old drug addict who is determined to make this his last day. And Adonna Frost, suffering from advanced breast cancer, has made a similar decision about the end of her life. They are all strangers to each other, but as Emmy embarks on a strange journey, and as the day's events bring these three dying people together, through Emmy's unique point of view, their lives are changed forever.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 30
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Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Many people harbour the hope of a 'dream job', one that pays well, offer great benefits, and with a boss who treats them like his own.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 18
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Though Mi Soo received treatment for her brain tumor three years ago, it’s back. Soon, she becomes a terminally ill patient. After her parents divorced, her mother remarried and her father passed away from a car accident. Her aunt raised her, but they’re on bad terms. She’s single and without any close friends, so there’s no one to arrange a funeral for her. Mi Soo decides to find someone who can make arrangements after her death. She runs into Dong Soo who becomes obsessed with her, constantly following her everywhere she goes like a stalker. Ten years ago, Dong Soo fell hard for Mi Soo but now has miraculously crossed paths with her again.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 5
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The film tells a warm and realistic story, thinking and facing the ultimate problem that every ordinary person will face-imagining that death may come at any time, the only thing we have to do is love and cherish.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 795
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"Zac and Mia", based on the novel by A.J. Betts, about 2 teens battling cancer in the same hospital. In the real world, Zac and Mia would have pretty much nothing in common, but in the hospital, where they're the only 2 teens on the ward, they develop an unbreakable bond. If cancer is the variable that changed everything, the only constant is their ever-deepening need for one another.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 693
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IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 225
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Maeng Soon-yi has sacrificed everything in her life for the sake of others. She missed out on her youth because she was too busy taking care of her father, who started drinking heavily after her mother abandoned them when Soon-yi was 10 years old. Soon-yi gave up on her own education so that she could earn the money to pay for her younger siblings' tuition. Soon-yi's younger sister Young-yi, is now a successful career woman. She is having an affair with a married man, Lee Jung-do. Jung-do was Young-yi's first love, but he broke up with her for the sake of his career. While younger brother Chul-soo has settled down in the United States where he's earning his doctorate degree, completely ignoring his responsibilities at home. Soon-yi perseveres despite the constant hardships that life throws at her. Until one day, she is jolted when Ban Sung-moon , her husband with whom she has two daughters, tells her that he has fallen in love with another woman and demands a divorce. Worse, she is diagnosed with stomach cancer shortly after. Abandoned by everyone around her, all those who she has worked so hard to make happy her entire life, Soon-yi decides that it's never too late to start living the life you want, and begins to be a little selfish and find some true happiness. When they find out about her disease, her family finally realizes what she means to them. And her husband Sung-moon also rethinks his actions and finally shows her the genuine meaning of marital love.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 13
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Country: South Korea
Duration:
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A son in denial of a serious illness. A mother facing the unbearable. And between them a doctor fighting to do his job and bring them to acceptance. The three of them have one year and four seasons to come together and understand what it means to die while living.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 801
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A mother who learns she has a deadly illness must find a new mother for her children.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 273
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The Most Beautiful Goodbye in the World (2017)
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An ordinary middle-aged woman has devoted her life to her family. She is diagnosed with terminal cancer and must prepare her goodbye to her family.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 69
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Anne of Green Gables is a made-for-television British mini-series directed by Joan Craft based upon the novel, Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 126
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Battling terminal cancer, a woman writes a one of a kind notebook about life, death and love for her son to remember her by. Based on a true story.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
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The family friendly animal movie Miracle Dogs concerns a boy who befriends a three-legged dog. Soon his relationship with the canine deepens to the point that the boy is attempting to find new homes for a variety of homeless animals.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 503
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Country: USA
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When Dr. Drew Carter tragically loses his ten-year old son in a car accident, he didn’t expect to lose his whole family as well. Since the accident, his wife (Julia) has become emotionally absent towards him and their daughter. When Johnny, a terminally ill foster child with leukemia, is referred to Drew he sees a chance to heal his family. With Julia against the idea, Drew takes matters into his own hands and adopts Johnny. Johnny doesn’t know what he is in for, but believes he is here for a special mission.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 393
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Alexa & Katie (2018)
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Lifelong best friends Alexa and Katie are eagerly anticipating the start of their freshman year of high school. The pals confront a crisis that leaves them feeling like outsiders at a time when what seems to matter most is fitting in.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 25 min
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