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69% Reverina match Top pick 2019 · Series · Drama
Good match
Why it matches Watched for the same thing: small town romance and personal growth Also about female empowerment Built around the same love and self-discovery More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
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Centres on the same everyman figure
What's different Not built around friendship Not really romantic drama or female led drama Where it streams Netflix Netflix Standard with Ads Why this ranked above the others
Shares more of its specific themes than the others here when ranked against Sweet Magnolias.
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2023 · Series · Drama
Good match
Why it matches Built around the same friendship and love Centres on the same caregiver figure Shares its naturalistic and stylised look Shares its melancholic and hopeful register What's different Not about female empowerment or community support Does not promise personal growth or small town romance Darkness Fairly light
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Where it streams Netflix Netflix Standard with Ads Why this ranked above the others
The closest tonal match of the set when ranked against Sweet Magnolias.
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2021 · Series · Drama
Worth a look
Why it matches Also about female empowerment Built around the same friendship Centres on the same everyman figure Shares its naturalistic and stylised look What's different Not built around self-discovery or love Does not promise personal growth or small town romance Where it streams Netflix Netflix Standard with Ads Why this ranked above the others
The least obvious pick of the set when ranked against Sweet Magnolias.
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Watched for the same thing: personal growth Also romantic drama at heart This Is Us 2016
Built around the same love Centres on the same everyman figure NANA 2006
Also about female empowerment Built around the same friendship and love The Fosters 2013
Built around the same love Centres on the same caregiver figure Love, Victor 2020
Shares its naturalistic and stylised look Built around the same self-discovery Violetta 2012
Built around the same friendship and self-discovery Shares its melancholic and hopeful register