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Plot Summary:
Matsuko, in her 20s, is fired as a teacher and degenerates from an elite to a “Soap Lady.” Through her history of affairs with men, she kills her pimp and ends up in prison. Despite her rough lifex struck by terrible misfortunes, she does not stop loving some one and keeps her dreams until the very end. This drama depicts Matsuko’s stormy life as she deals with it head-on.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 20
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: tense, romantic, captivating
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Kim Jinseo and Mo Yoonhee are high school classmates and rivals whose different family backgrounds shaped their characters and their paths towards love and success in adulthood. Jinseo develops a warm and cheerful personality as well as superior intellectual ability, while Yoonhee becomes a beautiful woman with fatal charm. Both women love Lee Sanghyun, an extremely kind but indecisive man who used to date Yoonhee but later married Jinseo. When Yoonhee's husband, Sung Eunpil, dies under suspicious circumstances, Jinseo finds herself becoming involved in the investigation. The process is complicated when the young homicide detective Kang Shinwoo becomes romantically interested in Jinseo.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 16
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 65 min
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, detective
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IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 805
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 150 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, disturbing, anthology
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IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 342
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: soap opera, romantic, serious, captivating, realistic, suspenseful, entertaining, telenovela
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Jinshim Original Fried Chicken restaurant is owned by Lee Jin-sam, who has three daughters Lee Soon-jin, Lee Soon-soo and Lee Soon-jung. Since their mother's death, eldest daughter Soon-jin has been running the restaurant and taking care of her father and younger sisters. She struggles to keep Jinshim afloat against its rival restaurant Woontak Chicken, which is managed by the ruthless Chun Woon-tak. Middle daughter Soon-soo is a pianist, but becomes heartbroken when her boyfriend breaks up with because of her poor background. Youngest daughter Soon-jung finds herself caught in love triangle between two men, Jang Soon-chul and Cha Do-hoon.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 25
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration:
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IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 70
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IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 20
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
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IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 119
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico
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IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 96
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Duration:
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IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 135
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Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 324
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IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 90
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IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 432
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Duration:
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IMDB Votes: 93
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 652
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IMDB Votes: 4000
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IMDB Votes: 48
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IMDB Votes: 106
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IMDB Votes: 72
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IMDB Votes: 489
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IMDB Votes: 719
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IMDB Votes: 56
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IMDB Votes: 1000
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IMDB Votes: 771
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IMDB Votes: 236
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IMDB Votes: 83
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Duration:
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IMDB Votes: 29
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