Typhoon Family
Depicts the struggles of small and medium-sized businesses and their families who face the 1997 IMF crisis head-on.…
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Series Like Encounter
If you liked Encounter, this Cinento mix gives you more titles with a similar feeling, rhythm, tension, comfort level, and after-watch taste. Start with 16 picks, then load more when you want a wider path.
Series Like Encounter
Parenthood
The trials and tribulations of the very large, colorful and imperfect Braverman family.…
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Brothers and Sisters
The close-knit Walker family deals with struggles and triumphs.…
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Something in the Rain
Explore the relationship of two people as they go from being “just acquaintances” to “a genuine couple” — Yoon Jin Ah, a coffee shop supervisor in her 30s, and Seo Joon Hee, a des…
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She Would Never Know
Yoon Song Ah works as a marketer for a cosmetics brand. She enjoys her job and dreams of launching her own brand someday. Chae Hyun Seung is a fellow marketer who becomes attracted…
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Familiar Wife
After receiving a bizarre chance to go back in time, a man wakes up to find that his whole life — including the person he married — is different.…
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Top Management
A former K-Pop idol trainee finds a new dream as an idol manager.…
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Soundtrack #1
Han Sun-woo is a rookie photographer. He doesn't talk much, but he is a kind and warm-hearted man. He is friends with Lee Eun-soo. They have been close friends for 20 years. Meanwh…
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Ripple
In New York City, four strangers navigate life's challenges while their separate paths unexpectedly intertwine in ways that change them forever.…
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Swagger
A basketball prodigy must navigate a maze of pressure if he's going to overcome the odds against him and learn what it truly means to have swagger.…
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Offspring
An exuberant drama set in Melbourne's Fitzroy, centering on Nina Proudman and her struggle to deal with her fabulously messy family, her hunt for a decent love life and her tendenc…
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Sullivan's Crossing
After Neurosurgeon Maggie Sullivan’s personal and professional life are thrown into turmoil she returns home to Sullivan’s Crossing. While there, Maggie is forced to navigate her c…
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Secret Love Affair
Despite being married and having a fulfilling career as a sophisticated arts foundation director, something is missing in Oh Hye Won's life. When she meets twenty-something Lee Seo…
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Full House
In a bid to reacquire her childhood home, a free-spirited woman agrees to a sham-marriage with a selfish actor. Their daily lives are complicated by overlapping love triangles and …
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Upstairs, Downstairs
Upstairs: the wealthy, aristocratic Bellamys. Downstairs: their loyal and lively servants. For nearly 30 years, they share a fashionable townhouse at 165 Eaton Place in London’s po…
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Secret Love
A falsely accused Yoo Jung fights her innocence against her prosecutor's fiancée and an insane heir to a conglomerate.…
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May I Help You?
Baek Dong Joo, a newly hired funeral director, has the uncanny gift, or curse, to momentarily resurrect and talk to the recently deceased. She has to grant their last wishes or hav…
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Grand Hotel
Santiago Mendoza owns last family-owned hotel in multicultural Miami Beach, while his glamorous second wife, Gigi, and their adult children enjoy the spoils of success.…
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Love Rain
A story of two couples' journey of new love, loss and unexpected reunion spans decades, from the 1970s through present day.…
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Simon & Simon
A.J. Simon is a polished fellow with a taste for classic cars and tailored suits. Rick Simon is his less refined (but still pleasant) older brother who has a taste for cowboy boots…
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The Practice
A provocative legal drama focused on young associates at a bare-bones Boston firm and their scrappy boss, Bobby Donnell. The show's forte is its storylines about “people who walk a…
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My First First Love
Due to various personal reasons, a group of Yun Tae-o’s friends move into his house, where they experience love, friendship, and everything in between.…
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Pan Am
In this modern world, air travel represents the height of luxury and Pan Am is the biggest name in the business. The planes are glamorous, the pilots are rock stars and the steward…
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Return to Eden
Stephanie Harper is rich but insecure 40 year old heiress with two failed marriages behind her. Stephanie believes that she has found true love with tennis pro Greg Marsden, but af…
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Nashville
Rayna Jaymes and Juliette Barnes face personal and professional challenges as they navigate their paths as artists and individuals. Surrounding them, and often complicating their l…
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The Endgame
A high-stakes thriller about Elena Federova, a very recently captured international arms dealer and brilliant criminal mastermind who even in captivity orchestrates a number of coo…
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Dynasty
The saga of a wealthy Denver family in the oil business: Blake Carrington, the patriarch; Krystle, his former secretary and wife; his children: Adam, lost in childhood after a kidn…
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Our Dating Sim
Lee Wan and Shin Ki Tae were best friends in school, but Lee Wan harbored romantic feelings for Shin Ki Tae and confessed them, causing the two to part on unhappy terms. Seven year…
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Days of Our Lives
The Horton and Brady broods endure the romantic trials of life in Salem, a Midwestern hamlet filled with evil geniuses, star-crossed lovers and a rich family history.…
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When the Phone Rings
A rising politician and his mute wife's tense marriage begins to unravel after a call from a kidnapper turns their lives upside down.…
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What Comes After Love
While studying in Japan, Hong meets Jungo and goes through a sad love and breakup. Five years later, the two are reunited in Korea.…
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Downton Abbey
A chronicle of the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the post-Edwardian era—with great events in history having an effect on their lives and on the Bri…
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The Tale of Lady Ok
The fierce survival and success of a female slave in the Joseon Dynasty, and the story of a woman whose name, identity, and even her husband were all fake.…
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Matlock
Matlock is an American television legal drama, starring Andy Griffith in the title role of criminal defense attorney Ben Matlock. The show, produced by The Fred Silverman Company, …
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Felicity
Felicity Porter, a sensitive and intelligent girl from the San Francisco Bay Area, decides to give up a slot at Stanford University's pre-med program to follow her long time crush …
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Roommates of Poongduck 304
When Ho-jun receives an ultimatum to move out and become a successful team leader, he must rent from feisty Jae-yoon, who owns a villa. But when a twist of fate transfers Jae-yoon …
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The Line of Beauty
Crawl deep under the skin of Thatcher's Britain, seen through the eyes and experiences of a young, gay man, from the euphoria of falling in love to the tragedy of AIDS. A story of …
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The West Wing
The West Wing provides a glimpse into presidential politics in the nation's capital as it tells the stories of the members of a fictional presidential administration. These interes…
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Romance in the House
After his business crashes, a man disappears from his family for 11 years. But when he makes a return as their wealthy landlord, a messy reunion ensues.…
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Dirt
Dirt is an American television serial broadcast on the FX network. It premiered on January 2, 2007 and starred Courteney Cox as Lucy Spiller, the editor-in-chief of the first-of-it…
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How should I use Series Like Encounter?
Start with the first row of picks and choose the title that matches your mood tonight. Use Load More when you want a wider path without leaving the same feeling zone.
Why do these picks belong together?
Cinento looks at the feeling behind the search: tone, pacing, tension, comfort level, genre lane, and the kind of emotional aftertaste people usually want from this mix.
Is this mix only for people who already know the main title?
No. The title is a shortcut. You can use the mix even if you simply want the same mood, pressure, or story energy.
Can I find official watch options from here?
Yes. Open any title card and check the Stream / Rent / Buy section for official provider options when they are available in your region.