Shows Like The Rational Life
If you liked The Rational Life (2021), a drama series, here are 20 shows with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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You Are My Secret (2024)
★ 8.1/10Also dramaLobby manager Tu Xiaoning and rising business star Ji Yuheng reconnect as childhood friends with a shared goal of marriage. As their lives intertwine through work and love, they navigate the complexities of…
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The Princess Royal (2024)
★ 7.6/10Also dramaAfter 20 years, a loveless political marriage between Princess Li Rong and Pei Wenxuan ends in deadly betrayal. When they wake up young and unmarried, the couple must work together to right wrongs and expose the…
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The Prisoner of Beauty (2025)
★ 8.8/10Also dramaXiao Qiao, a clever girl from the Qiao family, marries Wei Shao, the brave and kind master of the Wei family. Despite initial wariness due to ancestral grievances, Xiao Qiao and Wei Shao navigate their relationship…
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We Best Love (2021)
★ 7.7/10Also dramaZhou Shu Yi, always overshadowed by Gao Shi De since childhood, hopes for freedom at university, only to find Gao Shi De disrupting his life—and his heart—yet again."
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Felicity (1998)
★ 6.6/10Also dramaFelicity 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 to college in New York City. Things…
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Brothers and Sisters (2006)
★ 7.1/10Also dramaThe close-knit Walker family deals with struggles and triumphs.
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The Oath of Love (2022)
★ 6.8/10Also dramaOn the brink of graduation, Lin Zhixiao’s life unravels—her father falls seriously ill, she loses a key job opportunity, and her relationship ends. Amid the turmoil, she meets Gu Wei, her father’s compassionate doctor…
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The Love You Give Me (2023)
★ 8.3/10Also dramaYears after a painful breakup caused by illness and misunderstanding, former lovers Min Hui and Xin Qi reunite in the business world, only for a paternity test to reveal that Min Hui’s son may be Xin Qi’s — forcing…
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Rich Man, Poor Man (1976)
★ 7.9/10Also dramaBased on the best-selling 1969 novel by Irwin Shaw, the series follows the divergent career courses of the impoverished German American Jordache brothers.
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Princess Agents (2017)
★ 7.6/10Also dramaDuring the Warring Period, slave girl Chu Qiao survives a deadly hunting game and is drawn into the ruthless power struggles of the Yuwen family. Trained by Yuwen Yue and bonded with Prince Yan Xun, she faces betrayal…
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Parenthood (2010)
★ 7.5/10Also dramaThe trials and tribulations of the very large, colorful and imperfect Braverman family.
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The Young and the Restless (1973)
★ 7/10Also dramaThe rivalries, romances, hopes and fears of the residents of the fictional Midwestern metropolis, Genoa City. The lives and loves of a wide variety of characters mingle through the generations, dominated by the Newman…
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Superman & Lois (2021)
★ 8.1/10Also dramaAfter years of facing megalomaniacal supervillains, monsters wreaking havoc on Metropolis, and alien invaders intent on wiping out the human race, The Man of Steel aka Clark Kent and Lois Lane come face to face with…
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SkyMed (2022)
★ 6.7/10Also dramaLife, death and drama at 20,000 feet. The series weaves together intense character journeys and high-stakes medical rescues, as we follow the triumphs, heartbreaks and tribulations of budding nurses and pilots flying…
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The Client List (2012)
★ 6.6/10Also dramaRiley Parks delicately balances two starkly different lives -- one as a single mom in a conservative town struggling to provide for her family and the other as a savvy and ambitious businesswoman working with a rowdy…
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Meet Yourself (2023)
★ 8.2/10Also dramaGrieving the premature death of her closest friend, a despondent young Chinese woman quits her job to fulfill the friend's dying wish of visiting an area in southern China. What began as a three-month recuperative stay…
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Sullivan's Crossing (2023)
★ 8.1/10Also dramaAfter 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 complicated present while confronting…
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Legend of the Female General (2025)
★ 8.3/10Also dramaA female general with a gentle appearance but a strong inner spirit, and a male general with a cold exterior and internal but with stronger martial prowess. The two join forces to combat deceit, assist the weak, and…
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Love Game in Eastern Fantasy (2024)
★ 8.2/10Also dramaPulled into the pages of a fantasy novel, a woman is shocked to find herself stuck in the role of a villain. Now, she must battle to rewrite her destiny.
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Dawson's Creek (1998)
★ 7.3/10Also dramaDawson's Creek is an American teen drama that portrays the fictional lives of a close-knit group of teenagers through high school and college.