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68% Reverina match Top pick 2005 · Film · Drama · Romance
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Why it matches Also period drama and period drama at heart Watched for the same thing: strong female lead More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
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Also about social class and female empowerment
Centres on the same innocent figure What's different Not built around self-discovery or love conquers all Not really biographical drama A film, so it resolves in one sitting Darkness Fairly light
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Shares more of its specific themes than the others here when ranked against Gentleman Jack.
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2015 · Series · Drama
Good match
Why it matches Built around the same love conquers all and social change Also period drama and period drama at heart Shares its hopeful register Builds as slowly What's different Not built around self-discovery Not about female empowerment or social class Heavier emotionally Why this ranked above the others
The least obvious pick of the set when ranked against Gentleman Jack.
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2020 · Series · Drama
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Why it matches Also period drama and period drama at heart Also about social class and female empowerment Shares its romantic register Builds as slowly What's different Not built around self-discovery or love conquers all Does not promise strong female lead or lgbtq relationships Heavier emotionally Commitment 5 seasons · ~24h
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Where it streams Netflix Netflix Standard with Ads Why this ranked above the others
The best-reviewed of the set when ranked against Gentleman Jack.
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Interview with the Vampire 2022
Also period drama and period drama at heart Built around the same self-discovery Outlander 2014
Also period drama and period drama at heart Also about social class and female empowerment Anne with an E 2017
Also period drama and period drama at heart Also about female empowerment Heartstopper 2022
Watched for the same thing: lgbtq relationships Centres on the same innocent figure The L Word 2004
Watched for the same thing: lgbtq relationships Also about lgbtq rights and female empowerment
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