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20th Century Girl (2022)

In 1999, a teen girl keeps close tabs on a boy in school on behalf of her deeply smitten best friend – then she gets swept up in a love story of her own.

Directed byBang Woo-ri

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    House of Hummingbird

    Strong story similarity

    2019 · 135 min · Drama

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    14-year-old Eun-hee moves through life like a hummingbird searching for a taste of sweetness wherever she may find it. Ignored by her parents and abused by her brother, she finds her escape by roaming the neighborhood with her best friend, going on adventures, and exploring young love.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • shared themes: 1990s and coming of age
    • shared coming of age movie style
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  2. 03

    Girls Like Girls

    Strong story similarity

    2026 · 95 min · Drama · Romance

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    After her mother's passing, 17-year-old Coley navigates new feelings of intimacy with Sonya in rural Oregon, where both girls must overcome their mutual uncertainties and self-doubt to embrace their connection.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • shared themes: coming of age and first love
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  3. 04

    Soulmate

    Shared cast

    2023 · 124 min · Drama · Romance

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    When Mi-so and Ha-eun first meet in childhood, their lives become instantly intertwined, forming a bond surrounded by happiness and naivety. But as adulthood arrives, alone and together, they are forced to deal with sadness, anger, grief, growth, and most of all, love.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a principal cast member
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  4. 05

    The Beauty Inside

    Shared cast

    2015 · 127 min · Fantasy · Romance

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    Woo-jin, a furniture designer who wakes up in a different body every day, falls for Yi-soo, a woman he meets through his work.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • principal cast overlap
    • shared production studio: Yong Film
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  5. 06

    Love in the Big City

    Strong story similarity

    2024 · 118 min · Drama · Romance

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    When a carefree woman learns that her closeted friend is gay, the two form an inseparable bond and find comfort in each other's company.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  6. 07

    Tune in for Love

    Strong story similarity

    2019 · 122 min · Drama · Romance

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    During the 1990s, hardworking Mi-soo and optimistic Hyun-woo meet at a bakery and fall in love while exchanging stories on a radio station, but while their paths keep crossing, the timing never seems to work out.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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    Once We Were Us

    Strong story similarity

    2025 · 115 min · Drama · Romance

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    Seoul, 2008. On a bus heading to their hometown, fate brings Eun-ho and Jeong-won together, sparking an unlikely friendship. While battling a bustling and weary city life, they find themselves sharing lofty dreams and a love that comes to feel extraordinary. But, eventually, the harsh realities of life lead them to part ways. Over a decade after the separation, the two unexpectedly reunite on a flight back to Korea, where they reflect on their lost time.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  8. 09

    Sweet & Sour

    Strong story similarity

    2021 · 101 min · Comedy · Drama · Romance

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    Faced with real-world opportunities and challenges, a couple endures the highs and lows of trying to make a long-distance relationship survive.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  9. 10

    Riceboy Sleeps

    Strong story similarity

    2023 · 117 min · Drama

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    In the 1990s, an immigrant single mother raises her teenage son in the Canadian suburbs, determined to provide a better life for him than the one she left behind in South Korea.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • shared themes: 1990s and coming of age
    • shared coming of age movie style
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