Stories inviting to self-reflection / timelines
by ni-sp | created - 29 Dec 2019 | updated - 1 month ago | Publicreflecting on life's choices, sometimes exploring alternative timelines
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1. Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (2016–2017)
TV-14 | 120 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
In his quest for a bride to break his immortal curse, Dokkaebi, a 939-year-old guardian of souls, meets a grim reaper and a sprightly student with a tragic past.
Stars: Gong Yoo, Kim Go-eun, Lee Dong-wook, Yoo In-na
Votes: 28,124
2. Life on Mars (2018)
65 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
While investigating a serial murder case, Han Tae Joo gets into an incident. When he wakes up, he finds himself back in 1987. To get back to his present world, he must solve the murder case.
Stars: Jung Kyung-ho, Park Sung-woong, Ko Ah-sung, Oh Dae-hwan
Votes: 1,117
3. Kill Me, Heal Me (2015)
60 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A love story between the son from a wealthy family who has 7 personalities Cha Do Hyun (Ji Sung) and Oh Ri Jin (Hwang Jung Eum) who becomes his secret psychiatrist.
Stars: Ji Sung, Hwang Jeong-eum, Park Seo-joon, Choi Won-young
Votes: 6,005
4. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
PG | 130 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
An angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed.
Director: Frank Capra | Stars: James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell
Votes: 499,312
5. Being Erica (2009–2011)
TV-14 | 45 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
"Therapist" Dr. Tom - who is constantly spouting famous and not so famous historical quotes - is Erica Strange's savior and worst enemy.
Stars: Erin Karpluk, Reagan Pasternak, Michael Riley, Kathleen Laskey
Votes: 10,203
6. Run Lola Run (1998)
R | 80 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
After a botched money delivery, Lola has 20 minutes to come up with 100,000 Deutschmarks.
Director: Tom Tykwer | Stars: Franka Potente, Moritz Bleibtreu, Herbert Knaup, Nina Petri
Votes: 207,050 | Gross: $7.27M
7. Inside Out (I) (2015)
PG | 95 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
After young Riley is uprooted from her Midwest life and moved to San Francisco, her emotions - Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness - conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house, and school.
Directors: Pete Docter, Ronnie Del Carmen | Stars: Amy Poehler, Bill Hader, Lewis Black, Mindy Kaling
Votes: 785,859 | Gross: $356.46M
8. After Life (1998)
Not Rated | 119 min | Drama, Fantasy
After death, people have a week to choose only one memory to keep for eternity.
Director: Kore-eda Hirokazu | Stars: Arata Iura, Erika Oda, Susumu Terajima, Takashi Naitô
Votes: 13,760 | Gross: $0.80M
9. Dead Like Me (2003–2004)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
After being hit on the head by a toilet seat that fell from Mir space station, a young temp clerk becomes a grim reaper in death.
Stars: Ellen Muth, Callum Blue, Jasmine Guy, Mandy Patinkin
Votes: 43,919
10. Wings of Desire (1987)
PG-13 | 128 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
An angel tires of his purely ethereal life of merely overseeing the human activity of Berlin's residents, and longs for the tangible joys of physical existence when he falls in love with a mortal.
Director: Wim Wenders | Stars: Bruno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin, Otto Sander, Curt Bois
Votes: 77,061 | Gross: $3.33M
11. House of Hummingbird (2018)
Not Rated | 138 min | Drama
Seoul 1994, in the year the Seongsu Bridge collapsed, 14-year-old Eunhee wanders the city searching for love.
Director: Bora Kim | Stars: Park Ji-hu, Kim Sae-byeok, Jeong In-gi, Soo-Yeon Park
Votes: 3,783
12. Dong Yi (2010)
TV-Y | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, History
Story a simple maid that rises high in the royal harem as a consort and, ultimately, mother of the Korean king.
Stars: Han Hyo-joo, Lee So-yeon, Kim So-yi, Julia Lim
Votes: 2,128
13. It's Okay to Not Be Okay (2020)
TV-MA | 80 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An extraordinary road to emotional healing opens up for an selfish antisocial children's-book writer and a selfless psych-ward caretaker when they cross paths.
Stars: Kim Soo-hyun, Seo Ye-Ji, Oh Jung-se, Park Gyuyoung
Votes: 34,367
14. Melloga Chejil (2019)
65 min | Comedy, Romance
A romantic comedy that depicts the daily lives of 30-year-old best friends Lim Jin Joo, Lee Eun Jung and Hwang Han Joo.
Stars: Chun Woo-hee, Jeon Yeo-been, Han Ji-Eun, Ahn Jae-hong
Votes: 1,181
15. Please Come Back, Mister (2016)
60 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
After being worked to death, Kim Young Soo (Kim In Kwon) gets the chance to live a charmed life when he possesses Lee Hae Joon (Rain), a hottie and all-around perfect guy. Meanwhile, Hong ... See full summary »
Stars: Rain, Lee Hanee, Choi Won-young, Lee Min-Jung
Votes: 667
16. Oh My Kadavule (2020)
151 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
When you think marrying your best friend means a 'happily ever-after', but it turns out to be just the reverse.
Director: Ashwath Marimuthu | Stars: Ashok Selvan, Ritika Singh, Vani Bhojan, Vijay Sethupathi
Votes: 4,851
17. Angel's Last Mission: Love (2019)
TV-Y7 | 35 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Dan is a care-free angel who always gets into trouble. In order to return to heaven, he is tasked with a mission to find true love for a cold and single-minded ballerina Lee Yun Seo, but ends up falling for her himself.
Stars: Shin Hye-sun, Kim Myung-soo, Lee Dong-geon, Kim Bo-mi
Votes: 3,753
18. Itaewon Class (2020)
TV-MA | 70 min | Drama, Romance
An ex-con opens a street bar in Itaewon, while also seeking revenge on the family who was responsible for his father's death.
Stars: Park Seo-joon, Kim Da-mi, Yoo Jae-myung, Nara
Votes: 19,425
19. Tribhanga (2021)
TV-MA | 95 min | Drama, Family
The lives of three women spanning the late 1980s to present day and underscores the value of family in everyday life.
Director: Renuka Shahane | Stars: Kajol, Tanvi Azmi, Mithila Palkar, Kunaal Roy Kapur
Votes: 3,201
20. Operation Proposal (2007)
Drama, Fantasy, Romance
This is a romantic comedy in which a young man who missed a chance to confess his love, is given a second chance and struggles to undo the past and win the heart of the woman on the day she is getting married to someone else.
Stars: Tomohisa Yamashita, Masami Nagasawa, Nana Eikura, Yûta Hiraoka
Votes: 1,818
21. Age of Youth (2016–2017)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Five college students, from different walks of life end up living together in a fictional house share called Belle Epoque.
Stars: Han Seung-Yeon, Han Yeri, Park Eun-bin, Ryu Hwa-young
Votes: 2,770
22. The Man Without a Past (2002)
PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
M arrives in Helsinki only to be viciously attacked by thugs and pronounced dead by medics. He revives but with no memory of his past or his identity. He rebuilds his life from scratch, but the past inevitably catches up with him.
Director: Aki Kaurismäki | Stars: Markku Peltola, Kati Outinen, Annikki Tähti, Juhani Niemelä
Votes: 26,115 | Gross: $0.92M
23. I'm Your Destiny (2017)
54 min | Comedy, Romance
Makoto Masaki and Haruko Kogetsu are both single and they have passed each other since they were children, yet they are not aware of each other at all. One day, a man introduces himself as God who tells about their destined soul mate.
Stars: Kazuya Kamenashi, Fumino Kimura, Shinnosuke Mitsushima, Nanao
Votes: 877
24. Pawn (2020)
Not Rated | 113 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A human drama about a man who would do anything for money becoming friends with a child who is then taken hostage.
Director: Dae-gyu Kang | Stars: Sung Dong-il, Kim Hee-won, Ha Ji-Won, Park So-yi
Votes: 1,654
25. Yumi's Cells (2021– )
TV-PG | 70 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The story of an ordinary office worker named Yumi-from the point of view of the many brain cells in her head controlling her every thought, feeling, and action.
Stars: Kim Go-eun, Park Jin-young, Lee Yoo-bi, Ahn Bo-Hyun
Votes: 2,722
26. My Liberation Diary (2022)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance
Three siblings, exhausted by the monotony of day-to-day adulthood, seek to find fulfillment and freedom from their humdrum lives.
Stars: Lee Min-ki, Kim Ji-won, Son Suk-ku, Lee El
Votes: 4,580
27. One Spring Night (2019)
35 min | Drama, Romance
A couple in their 30s has dated for many years. When they begin to discuss marriage, they begin to look upon their relationship in a different light.
Stars: Jung Hae-in, Han Ji-min, Kim Jun-han, Yi-An Ha
Votes: 3,821
28. Our Blues (2022)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Romance
Romance is sweet and bitter - and life riddled with ups and downs - in multiple stories about people who live and work on bustling Jeju Island.
Stars: Lee Byung-hun, Shin Min-a, Kim Woo-bin, Han Ji-min
Votes: 3,591
29. Homestay (I) (2018)
132 min | Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
When "Temporary Body" is a wonderful award from heaven. Min has 100 days to change his life.
Director: Parkpoom Wongpoom | Stars: Teeradon Supapunpinyo, Cherprang Areekul, Surada Kiatwarawut, Suquan Bulakul
Votes: 1,620
30. Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
R | 139 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A middle-aged Chinese immigrant is swept up into an insane adventure in which she alone can save existence by exploring other universes and connecting with the lives she could have led.
Directors: Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert | Stars: Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ke Huy Quan
Votes: 533,499 | Gross: $72.86M
31. Heart Attack (2015)
130 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A hard-working freelancer falls in love with a doctor.
Director: Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit | Stars: Sunny Suwanmethanont, Davika Hoorne, Violette Wautier, Torpong Chantabubpha
Votes: 2,957
32. Gasohug.. Rak Tem Thang (2016)
Comedy, Romance
'Eve' (Ice Preechaya) is living her dream - literally. Eve sees her future in her dreams and so far everything that happens in her dreams comes true. Although her life seems perfect, there ... See full summary »
Stars: Preechaya Pongthananikorn, Natara Nopparatayapon, Chaleumpol Tikumpornteerawong, Tor Tachatuwanan
Votes: 23
33. Back to the 90s (2015)
111 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Music
Magically transported two decades back in time, a rebellious teenager chases romance and dreams in this fantasy comedy.
Directors: Yanyong Kuruangkura, Yanyong Kuruaungkoul | Stars: Eed Ron Banjongsang, Ron Banjongsang, Phuchanat Chamachote, Nuanpong Changaim
Votes: 601
34. One for the Road (2021)
Not Rated | 128 min | Drama
Boss, a high-end club owner living in New York, receives a call from his estranged best friend in Thailand, revealing he has terminal cancer and needs his help to complete a final bucket list.
Director: Baz Poonpiriya | Stars: Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying, Yayaying Rhatha Phongam, Tracy Fisher, Yi Liu
Votes: 1,292
35. Mr. Nobody (2009)
R | 141 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
A boy stands on a station platform as a train is about to leave. Should he go with his mother or stay with his father? Infinite possibilities arise from this decision. As long as he doesn't choose, anything is possible.
Director: Jaco Van Dormael | Stars: Jared Leto, Sarah Polley, Diane Kruger, Linh-Dan Pham
Votes: 245,895 | Gross: $0.00M
36. Honest Real Estate 2 (2022)
Comedy, Drama
Nagase Saichi is the number one salesperson at a real estate agency whose biggest fault is being overly honest and unable to lie.
Stars: Tomohisa Yamashita, Haruka Fukuhara, Hayato Ichihara, Rika Izumi
Votes: 464
37. Meet Yourself (2023)
45 min | Drama, Romance
After the death of her best friend, Xu Hongdou decided to quit her job and have herself a vacation in Dali, Yunnan. There, she met wonderful people and did wonderful things.
Stars: Liu Yifei, Xian Li, Qian Wu, Bingqing Hu
Votes: 486
38. If My Wife Becomes an Elementary School Student. (2022)
54 min | Drama, Family
a husband and his daughter, who lost their beloved wife 10 years ago and lost the meaning of life, unexpectedly reunited with their wife. As his wife is reborn as a 10-year-old elementary school student, the family is reborn.
Stars: Aju Makita, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Yoh Yoshida, Misato Morita
Votes: 125
39. Thiruchitrambalam (2022)
131 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Thiruchitrambalam lives with his father and grandfather. He blames the former for the loss of his mother and sister and is not on good terms with the latter. Meanwhile, his love life is not so successful.
Director: Mithran Jawahar | Stars: Dhanush, Nithya Menen, Bharathiraja, Prakash Raj
Votes: 15,124
40. Idiocracy (2006)
R | 84 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Corporal Joe Bauers, a decidedly average American, is selected for a top-secret hibernation program but is forgotten and left to awaken to a future so incredibly moronic that he's easily the most intelligent person alive.
Director: Mike Judge | Stars: Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph, Dax Shepard, Terry Crews
Votes: 182,532 | Gross: $0.44M
41. My Perfect Stranger (2023– )
70 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
A drama about a strange and beautiful time travel between a news anchor and an ordinary office worker trapped in 1987.
Stars: Kim Dong-wook, Jin Ki-joo, Seo Ji-Hye, Lee Won-jung
Votes: 858
42. My Tomorrow, Your Yesterday (2016)
111 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
On the way to his university in Kyoto, a 20 y.o. man falls in love with a woman on the train. He tells her. They start dating. She has a supernatural secret.
Director: Takahiro Miki | Stars: Sôta Fukushi, Nana Komatsu, Masahiro Higashide, Yuki Yamada
Votes: 5,266
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