Best tv shows like The Legend of the Twelve Chinese Zodiacs
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IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 18
Genere: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 45 min
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On the Road (2019)
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IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 13
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Golden Marriage (2007)
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IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 55
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New Face (2020)
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Pan, a desolate plastic surgeon, lived a repetitive and boring life every day until a conspiracy happened. He woke up in an abandoned factory, and found that someone had replaced his identity with a face exactly like him. His world has been completely overturned and left in a perilous situation. Can he overcome the difficulties and peel away the truth? How would he regain his identity?.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 9
Genere: Drama
Country: China
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Plot tags: suspense, detective
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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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The Identity of Fathers (2016)
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Duration: 45 min
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My Uncle Zhou Enlai (2016)
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IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 5
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Don't Respond to Strangers (2001)
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A domestic violence in a Chinese family, where the husband is a monstrous criminal of domestic violence who unveiled his true temperament after he married a woman with kind heart.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 28
Genere: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 47 min
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Black Lighthouse (2020)
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Qiao Nuo, a fresh graduate, comes across an unexpected opportunity to become an intern for the city court. Because of her lack of knowledge for what the work entails, her abilities are questioned by the judge. Qiao Nuo witnesses the intense confrontations between prosecutors and defense lawyers with her own eyes and starts to develop an appreciation for her profession. She becomes determined to become a good judge. Under the guidance of the chief judge, Zuo Dong Hai, she is unafraid to put in the hard work to search for useful clues to help a trial case, to accumulate experiences, to meet friends and to find love.
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Love Script (2020)
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Zhu Xuan wen is a man who possess high equal, good looks and many properties. However, after a car accident, he gets a delusional order and thinks that he is a prince. From then on, he neglected his work responsibilities and focused on becoming a prince. Luo Kai Huai is a psychiatrist, and took up the responsibility of curing Zhu Wen Xuan because of due to her need for money. However, she did not expect that her peaceful days are going to come to a stop. As the two spend time together, they began to fall in love.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 22
Genere: Drama
Country: China
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Deepwater Forces (2017)
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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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Love is True (2021)
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The Brightest Star in the Sky (2019)
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Star Entertainment is the top entertainment agency in China. It was set up by a couple, Cheng Tian Hao and Du Wan Qing, who eventually separated due to differing beliefs in managing the company. Yang Zhen Zhen is an aspiring young girl with a passion for music. She joined Starry Sky Entertainment and was assigned as Zheng Bo Xu's assistant. Bo Xu is a popular idol who is arrogant and unruly. With the help of Zhen Zhen, who helped him correct his flaws and unleash his potential, Bo Xu slowly transforms into a talented singer. In the process, Zhen Zhen also gains experience and becomes a capable idol manager. At the same time, Du Wan Qing is also grooming a singer, Yu Zi Rui, who shapes up to become Bo Xu's biggest competitor yet.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 329
Genere: Drama
Country: China
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A Scholar Dream of Woman (2015)
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In 1927, during the Early Republic of China times, a smart young woman wants to continue expanding her knowledge. This beautiful and elegantly-made drama focuses on her struggle and story within the Xuan family and events in China during this turbulent period in history.
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Flower Pinellia (2013)
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IMDB Rating: 8.7
IMDB Votes: 6
Genere: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 45 min
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Bride's Revenge (2023)
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The two brothers of the Mu family get married on the same day. It's a double fortune. However, the bride, Ye Qinglan, who marries the second Young Master, Mu Anhe, is the former lover of the first Young Master, Mu Ancheng. Old Madam Mu sees her as a jinx and constantly scolds and beats her. Moreover, Ye Qingqin, her cousin and now sister-in-law, kicks her when she is down. Even Zhixia, the personal maid of the Second Young Master, is rude to her. Ye Qinglan endures humiliation and torments just to stay by Mu Anhe's side and repay him for his kindness. But unexpectedly, Mu Anhe is kidnapped and killed! Full of anger and hatred, Ye Qinglan vows revenge on Mu Ancheng and his two women. Even though the road ahead is treacherous, she will risk everything and take revenge step by step.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 19
Genere: Drama
Country: China
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Waking Love Up (2011)
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“Waking Love Up” is a 2011 Chinese drama directed by Shen Yi. It is a remake of the popular 2005 Taiwanese drama “The Prince Who Turns Into a Frog.” What happens when you lose your memory on the day of your engagement? Xiang Tian Qi is a hotel heir and CEO of the HaoLi Hotel Group who is about to get engaged to Mu Zhi Qing, the hotel’s PR manager. But on the day of their engagement, a rival within the company deliberately causes an accident to get rid of Tian Qi. He survives the accident but loses his memory. When Liu Xiao Bei, a plucky country girl who dreams of a better life in the big city, finds Tian Qi, she takes him home to live with her family and he begins to go by the name Xiao Yu. After Tian Qi’s disappearance, Zhi Qing is comforted by Ji Ru Feng, the hotel celebrity spokesperson who has always liked her. As Tian Qi is increasingly drawn to the plucky Zhi Qing, will he be able to regain his memory and return to his previous life?.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 30
Genere: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 48 min
Plot tags: captivating, disturbing, entertaining
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You Complete Me (2020)
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Gao Shan is a dangerous lover scheming revenge for the sake of his father. Lin Wo is his girlfriend with high IQ. Was their meeting due to an ulterior motive or an uncontrollable romance? Gao Shan's father went bankrupt during the 1990's after Qin Sheng Sheng withdrew investment in his company at the most critical moment.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 32
Genere: Drama
Country: China
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Zhao Jiadi (2022)
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Ping Pong (2021)
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Endless competitions take place on the ping pong tables with two young men at the center. Xu Tan is physically weak but strongly passionate and Yu Kenan is unruly but talented. Despite their opposite personalities, Xu Tan and Yu Kenan's mirror the same journey in their sports careers and witness a pivotal time in the history of Chinese ping pong. Xu Tan is a player who undergoes a major transformation. Under the influence of his grandfather, he starts the sport to improve his health and gets noticed for his abilities. Yu Kenan is the star player from a famous family who comes to realize that there are many things he has yet to learn. For their dreams and for the sake of their country, they stand at two ends during the biggest competition of their lives.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 19
Genere: Drama
Country: China
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Plot tags: tense, captivating, disturbing
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Hey, Daddy (2015)
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This is a comedy with topical and practical significance. Grass root Liu Haipi meets his goddess Yi Shuang, a girl he has loved for years. They pretend to be lovers at the beginning, and then fall in love. However, they are under great pressure caused by Haipi's business failure and career setbacks. Just at the time the couple decides to have a "naked marriage", Haipi's father gets Alzheimer and makes trouble like a child, leaving the young couple in distress. At the same time, a rich guy woos Yi Shuang, and Yi Shuang's family has troubles all the time. The young couple is confronted with constant troubles. Haipi and his father go through hostility and indifference, but gradually start to understand each other, and finally come to terms. Haipi and Yi Shuang come through ups and downs, and insist on their love despite everything. Eventually, the family gets together again, embracing happiness with love and tolerance.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 11
Genere: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: funny, light, captivating
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Chun Cao (2009)
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In the early seventies of the last century, the growth of the beautiful girl in the south of the river spring grass talented, ingenuity, but the local male superiority of the old concept has not yet passed. Severe mother regardless of the spring grass to study eager, insisted to read a few days to read the daughter of the family work. Due to the hardships of family, spring grass from small to develop a strong, unyielding character. Growing up, spring grass fell in love with high school graduation He Shuiyuan, she ignored the mother's opposition, bent on marrying this talent for her talented students. At the beginning of reform and opening up, the couple also plan to go out to do business, but unfortunately where the water is too white to read a few years of books, but it is a low hand lazy bones. And spring grass in order to live a good day, day and night hard to make money, even by the frustration will never laugh on life.
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Youth (2018)
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When five college students share a house, they also share their experiences with life and love. Han Yi Tong, Ni Jin, Chen Chen Chen, Lin Xiao Chun and Zhang Sheng Nan are roommates who share a house while attending the same university. Can they support each other through the many challenges they face?.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 50
Genere: Drama
Country: China
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Unrequited Love (2019)
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Luo Zhi has a crush on an outstanding boy named Sheng Huainan and follows up his steps to get into the same university. They have to get over problems between themselves and their families, and make progress in their relationship.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 293
Genere: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 35 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, captivating, romantic drama, entertaining
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A Love for Separation (2016)
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IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 45
Genere: Drama
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Faith Makes Great (2021)
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This series consists of 40 separate stories which introduce different groups of persons that lead Chinese people to struggle for better life during the 100 years history of CCP.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 156
Genere: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, political
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The Interpreter (2016)
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She knows what she wants and is determined to go after it. Qiao Fei is a French postgraduate student who dreams of becoming a professional interpreter. Her mentor during her schooling in Paris is Cheng Jia Yang, the son of a foreign minister and a genius French interpreter. Their budding romance is complicated when Qiao Fei’s ex-boyfriend, Gao Jia Ming, happens to be Jia Yang’s adopted brother, and Jia Yang’s family thinks Wen Xiao Hua is much more suited for Jia Yang’s station in life. With the support of his friend, Wang Xu Dong, can Jia Yang stand up to his family and follow his heart?.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 75
Genere: Drama
Country: China
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Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, bilingual
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In Youth (2019)
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Li Zi Yu is a simple, kind-hearted and righteous girl. She starts working at a public relationships company, but unfortunately meets a difficult boss. The boss Fan Shu Chen is a talented hidden rich heir who is very hostile towards Zi Yu, making Zi Yu tremble with fear every day. What she doesn’t know is that company secrets have been leaked since the day she started working and Shu Chen is thus heavily suspecting her. But gradually, the two start to appreciate and admire each other. However, Shu Chen’s three best friends each have their theory on Zi Yu’s identity, making Shu Chen all confused. When Shu Chen’s rival Luo Zong Liang appears, it becomes known that Zong Liang and Zi Yu have some sort of relationship which anew arouses suspicion that Zi Yu could be a spy sent by Zong Liang. What is the truth behind everything? And will Zi Yu and Shu Chen’s love-hate relationship have a happy end?.
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Plot tags: touching, captivating, suspense, suspenseful
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Auntie Duohe (2009)
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After losing her kin in the wake of the Second Sino-Japanese War, a Japanese girl in China stays to live with a traditional Chinese family.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 30
Genere: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Mr. Honesty (2020)
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Xu Yi Ren loses both her relationship and career in one night. Her close friend, Xia Di recommends her to an architecture company as the assistant of the CEO. However during the interview, she finds out that the CEO is the person who exposed that her boyfriend is cheating on her in public, Fang Zhi You. Though she doesn't know why, Xu Yi Ren eventually gets the job, but gets handled a weird task - to lie for her boss. But Fang Zhi You's tendency to expose her lies in public always lands her in sticky situations.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 86
Genere: Drama
Country: China
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Plot tags: psychological, romantic, captivating, disturbing