Best tv shows like The 'Other' Love Story
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Plot Summary:
Two Indian teenage girls fall in love in the 1990's in Bangalore when there were no cell phones or internet - a pure, intense, passionate love story against all odds.
IMDB Rating: 8.7
IMDB Votes: 396
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration:
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, entertaining
Best tv shows and movies like The 'Other' Love Story (2016):
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Kiss Me Again (2018)
Plot Summary:
Taking place before the events of "Kiss: The Series',' this series focuses on Sandee and Sanrak's older sisters. We also learn how Kao and Pete's relationship came to be as well as seeing how June, Sandee, Thada, Pete, and Kao all became friends.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 362
Genere: Romance
Country: Thailand
Duration:
Plot tags: light, romantic, captivating, entertaining
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Like Shooting Stars in the Twilight (2018)
Plot Summary:
Kanji Takizawa worked diligently at a bank, successfully reaching the position of branch manager. Despite the fact that his conversation with his wife Mariko was dwindling and there was a growing distance between him and his young, unmarried daughter, Misaki, he had come to accept his peaceful life. One day, Kanji gets loaned out to a client company for an unjustifiable reason. Shocked, Kanji lies to his family that he was going on a business trip to Switzerland, where he meets and finds a kindred spirit in Shiori Meguro. Meanwhile, Mariko suspects that her husband may be having an affair, and finds herself falling in forbidden love with her daughter’s fiancé, Haruki Hino.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 7
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: romantic, captivating
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Crazy in Love (2007)
Plot Summary:
Suh Jin Young is an aviation maintenance technician. Her fiance Jae Hoon passed away in a horrible traffic accident. Kim Chae Joon dreams of becoming an aviation maintenance technician but he encounters prejudice because he is an ex-convict. He killed someone with his car. Suh Jin Young gives him a chance to work under her and they fall in love. However that love is severely tested when they both discover that Chae Joon's victim was Suh Jin Young's fiance Jae Hoon.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 23
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, romantic drama
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Beautiful Love (2010)
Plot Summary:
A lonely rich tycoon and a struggling writer fall in love despite their different ethnicities.
IMDB Rating:
IMDB Votes:
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: romantic, captivating
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I Don't Love You Yet (2019)
Plot Summary:
Mitari Yo is a career woman who works for a shoe company. She finds her work rewarding and has successfully advanced in her career. Her love life, on the other hand, isn't doing as well. Ishida Ren works for a real estate developer and is Yo’s best friend. An ex-classmate from both high school and university days, he understands her best and is the only person she pours her heart out to. On Yo’s 29th birthday, the two friends place a wager to give 300,000 yen as a congratulatory gift to the one who is the first to get married by the last day they are 30. Although they declare that it is impossible for them to fall in love with each other, this wager, as well as advances by Ren’s junior in the company and Yo’s reunion with her ex-boyfriend, lead to gradual changes in the relationship of the two best friends.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 107
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: light, romantic, captivating
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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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Bad Romeo (2022)
Plot Summary:
A story of a lonely girl who falls in love with a man that claims to be from another time period.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 283
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Thailand
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, captivating, disturbing
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Red Scarf (2011)
Plot Summary:
Al Yazmalım was a Turkish television series based on the novel The Red Scarf by Chinghiz Aitmatov and 1978 Turkish romantic drama film The Girl with the Red Scarf.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 200
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, captivating, disturbing, soap opera
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More Than Friends (2020)
Plot Summary:
Due to a misunderstanding, Lee Soo and Kyung Woo Yeon have held a crush on each other for over 10 years. Lee Soo works as a photographer and he is attractive. He is also mistaken for a model many times. Kyung Woo Yeon works as a calligrapher. She has had a crush on Lee Soo for the past 10 years, since she was 18 years old.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 620
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, captivating, entertaining
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Lovestruck in the City (2020)
Plot Summary:
Heart stolen by a free-spirited woman after a beachside romance, a passionate architect sets out to reunite with her on the streets of Seoul.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: romantic, dorama, psychological, light, sincere, captivating, entertaining
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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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Anne Plus (2018)
Plot Summary:
The weekend Anne (24) moves into her own place she unexpectedly runs into her ex-girlfriend Lily, and a lot has happened since they broke up four years ago. Over the weekend, Anne reflects on the relationships she has had throughout her student years in Amsterdam.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 870
Genere: Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, touching, emotional, talky, queer cinema
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Control (2018)
Plot Summary:
Polish webseries that follows the relationship between two women, Natalia and Majka.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 414
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Poland
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, captivating, disturbing
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Fragrance of the First Flower (2021)
Plot Summary:
A feature film that reveals the love and lust between two women, the conflicts between gay family and traditional stereotypes. It finds back the forgotten love with a romantic touch.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 249
Genere: Drama
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, captivating, disturbing
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Couple-ish (2015)
Plot Summary:
Dee, a non-binary freelance illustrator, is locked into a lease they can't afford. Dee's younger sister, Amy, enacts a plan to find the perfect roommate. Enter Rachel, a queer British bartender eager to fit in as a Canadian. Months later, things go from cool to not-so-cool when Rachel reveals a startling secret - she's claimed Dee as a common-law partner to evade being deported. Amy prompts the pair to create a YouTube channel to prove they are madly in love, and definitely not faking it. Will Dee and Rachel make a convincing couple after all, or are they just couple-ish?.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 309
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration:
Plot tags: light, romantic, captivating, entertaining, queer cinema
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Under the Christmas Tree (2021)
Plot Summary:
Marketing whiz Alma Beltran and Christmas tree whisperer Charlie Freemont cross paths when Charlie finds the perfect tree for the Maine Governor's Holiday Celebration — right in Alma's back yard. While they initially spar, romantic sparks soon begin to fly between the two women as the enchanting tree and some Christmas fairy dust from the town's pâtissière extraordinaire bring out the best in them and spark each other to take leaps of faith and fight for love and Christmas magic.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 888
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, thrilling, queer cinema
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#Luimelia (2020)
Plot Summary:
A spin-off of Love in Difficult Times that focuses on the relationship between Luisita and Amelia in the present - 43 years after their original storyline.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 250
Genere: Short, Drama, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 8 min
Plot tags: romantic, captivating
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Avocado Toast the series (2020)
Plot Summary:
Ever wondered about your parents' sex life? Neither did Molly and Elle until coming out and divorce forced them to learn about their parents' new sex-capades. After a lifetime of dating men, Molly (31, a grade eight teacher) surprises herself when she falls in love with a woman for the first time. When she finds the courage to come out as bisexual to her suburban parents, they empathetically reveal their own admission - they're swingers and throw sex parties.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 190
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, touching, humorous, emotional, talky
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Bonnie and Bonnie (2019)
Plot Summary:
Shattering the patriarchal concept that a true crime duo requires a man, Bonnie and Bonnie showcases the development of true friendship between two strong and independent women, determined to make their mark on the world.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 425
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: tense, romantic, captivating, disturbing
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An Intimate Friendship (2000)
Plot Summary:
A family of friends is forever changed when two of the friends realize that their love for one another goes beyond the confines of their conventional relationship.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 182
Genere: Romance, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, independent film
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Elenore Makes Love (2015)
Plot Summary:
A lesbian photographer meets a sexy model in an upscale hotel suite. The two women may have a past that is more present than we think.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 202
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 51 min
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, sexy, black and white, independent film, entertaining
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Ava's Impossible Things (2016)
Plot Summary:
When her mother makes a shocking request, sheltered Ava struggles with reality, escaping into a dream world where she summons up old friends and long forgotten desires.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 265
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: psychological, sentimental, romantic, sexy, touching, melancholic, unusual plot structure
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Happy End?! (2014)
Plot Summary:
Lucca is in the middle of her A-level exams, heading for a career as a high-flying lawyer when she is mistakenly accused of criminal damage and sentenced to community service in a hospice. There she meets Valerie who is determined to carry out the last wishes of her friend Herma, despite Hermas son who is only interested in his inheritance. Lucca helps Valerie to kidnap Hermas ashes and they begin a journey which turns Luccas ideas and values upside down.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 218
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany, Netherlands
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, romantic, sexy, touching, melancholic, unusual plot structure, queer cinema
Similar in 77%
Daddy Issues (2018)
Plot Summary:
Maya, a 19 year old queer pixie, gets romantically involved with her sexually fluid insta-crush and unknowingly inserts herself into a twisted love triangle.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 824
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: psychological, sentimental, romantic, captivating, realistic, queer cinema
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Liz in September (2014)
Plot Summary:
A terminally ill lesbian bonds with a woman who lost her son to cancer.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Venezuela
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: captivating, queer cinema
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Running on Empty Dreams (2009)
Plot Summary:
Young and athletic Sydney Harris finds out that she has six months to live unless she and her husband can come up with the money for her medical treatment. Sounds simple enough; get the money, save her life. But her underpaid, working class husband can't afford the treatment. And time is ticking away. As Sydney begins to seek out a means to save her life, she begins to question her existence and does some soul searching, only to find herself falling in love with a single mom in the neighborhood that Sydney and her family have just moved into. Sydney is then forced to choose between her religious upbringing, her husband and son, and a love that she hides, all while fighting a losing battle to save her own life.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 816
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, erotic, independent film
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You Can Live Forever (2022)
Plot Summary:
When Jaime, a gay teenager, is sent to live in a community of Jehovah's Witnesses in small-town Quebec, she falls madly in love with a devout Witness girl. The two embark on an intense affair with consequences that will reshape the rest of their lives.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, captivating, disturbing, crying
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Kiss Me Before It Blows Up (2020)
Plot Summary:
A subversive love story between clashing cultures and families, KISS ME BEFORE IT BLOWS UP is a romantic misadventure crossing all borders. When two generations of Israeli women fall for a German woman and an Palestinian man, chaos follows. What happens with lovers who don't fit but do belong together?.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 657
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Germany, Israel
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, captivating, entertaining, romantic comedy, queer cinema
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The Venus Effect (2021)
Plot Summary:
A romantic comedy about Liv, who is at the beginning of her 20s. She is very close to her parents and working in the family greengrocer business when, against all expectation, she falls in love with a spirited and somewhat older rainbow girl, Andrea. Andrea claims to be suffering from stress. But in reality, she is heartbroken and has sought refuge at her uncle’s apple plantation. Liv’s encounter with Andrea becomes the catalyst for a divorce, the loss of a friendship and an identity crisis that ultimately shatters their love. But in a rebellion against her parents, Liv realises that love is mutable and that a family may assume many forms.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 431
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Denmark
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, captivating, satirical, disturbing
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Anatomy of a Love Seen (2014)
Plot Summary:
From Writer/Director Marina Rice Bader (Executive Producer Elena Undone, A Perfect Ending) comes this film within a film that explores love in all its painful and messy glory. Six months ago Zoe and Mal fell for each other while filming a love scene, which led to an intense, whirlwind affair, followed by a devastating breakup. Soon after their split, things get complicated when the two have to meet on set once more to re-shoot that fateful sequence.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: serious, touching, captivating, erotic, sexy, independent film, deep, humorous, realistic, sincere