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Death Note (2006)
Plot Summary:
Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects—and he’s bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies, and Light has vowed to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of evil. But will Light succeed in his noble goal, or will the Death Note turn him into the very thing he fights against?
Duration: 851 min
IMDB Rating: 8.9/10
IMDB Votes: 365000
Genere: Animation, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Plot tags: mind game, anti hero, secret identity, vigilante, police, rivals, battle of wits, supernatural, heart attack, law enforcement, supernatural ability, intelligence, serial killer, teenage life, fighting crime, outsmarting, artifact, student, arrogance, police detective, moral dilemma, fbi, mature, eternal love, darkness
Dexter (2006)
Plot Summary:
Dexter is an American television drama series. The series centers on Dexter Morgan, a blood spatter pattern analyst for 'Miami Metro Police Department' who also leads a secret life as a serial killer, hunting down criminals who have slipped through the cracks of justice
Duration: 5076 min
IMDB Rating: 8.7/10
IMDB Votes: 753000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: serial killer, crime investigation, right and wrong, hidden identity, double life, gory, vigilantism, anti hero, serial murder, loner, police station, dark humor, murder, dark secret, corpse, killings, expert, forensics, secret life, psycho, murder investigation, police detective, blood splatter, law enforcement, police department
Life on Mars (2006)
Plot Summary:
Life on Mars is a British television series broadcast on BBC One between January 2006 and April 2007. The series combines elements of science fiction and police procedural, featuring an officer from the Greater Manchester Police who travels back in time after being involved in a road accident. The title is a reference to David Bowie's 1973 single "Life on Mars?" An American adaptation of the series was produced by ABC and ran for one season from October 2008 to April 2009. A Spanish adaptation of the series was broadcast from April to June 2009. A Russian adaptation of the series The Dark Side of the Moon was broadcast in November 2012. A sequel to the series, Ashes to Ashes, also referencing another David Bowie song, began airing on BBC One in February 2008, followed by a second series in 2009 and a third and final series in 2010
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 32000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Plot tags: police, police detective, police officer, police investigation, time travel, investigation, culture clash, partner, disorder, twists and turns, rivalry, fighting crime, time loop, time traveler, murder investigation, sent to the past, crime investigation, homicide detective, crime solving, partners against crime, riddles and clues, cop, whodunit, police partner, time jump
Psych (2006)
Plot Summary:
Thanks to his police officer father's efforts, Shawn Spencer spent his childhood developing a keen eye for detail (and a lasting dislike of his dad). Years later, Shawn's frequent tips to the police lead to him being falsely accused of a crime he solved. Now, Shawn has no choice but to use his abilities to perpetuate his cover story: psychic crime-solving powers, all the while dragging his best friend, his dad, and the police along for the ride
Duration: 44 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 104000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Plot tags: investigation, team, private detective, buddies, friends, intelligence, friendship, prodigy, best friend, who done it, hotshot, clairvoyant, manhood, cop, talented, interracial friendship, police, law enforcement, riddles and clues, serial killer, detective agency, peril, outside help, police investigation, coworker
Lewis (2006)
Plot Summary:
Inspector Robert Lewis and Sergeant James Hathaway solve the tough cases that the learned inhabitants of Oxford throw at them
Duration: 90 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Plot tags: police detective, murder investigation, crime investigation, sergeant, murder, investigator, multiple suspects, police investigation, detective inspector, law enforcement, suspicion, criminal, police, british police, investigation, buddy, murder mystery, police procedural, crime solving, intelligence agency, nypd, inspector, working class, buddy cop, academy
The Lost Room (2006)
Plot Summary:
A detective investigates a mysterious motel room, which acts as a portal to an alternate universe
Duration: 270 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 33000
Genere: Action, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: characters in danger, alternate dimension, supernatural, escapades, peril, time travel, riddles and clues, heroic mission, obsessive quest, mistrust, investigator, imaginary, lost, danger, disappearance, teleportation, loss, dishonesty, scheme, heroes, hotel room, mysterious place, police detective, parallel universe, occult
Jericho (2006)
Plot Summary:
Jericho is an American action/drama series that centers on the residents of the fictional town of Jericho, Kansas, in the aftermath of nuclear attacks on 23 major cities in the contiguous United States
Duration: 45 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 58000
Genere: Action, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: survival, post apocalypse, apocalypse, chaos, leadership, post nuclear, small town, disaster, danger, nuclear holocaust, twists and turns, distopia, courage, selflessness, conspiracy, post apocalyptic, isolation, dystopia, supernatural, die hard, peril, human existence, nuclear war, superhero, spy
Ergo Proxy (2006)
Plot Summary:
Ergo Proxy is a science fiction suspense anime television series, produced by Manglobe, which premiered across Japan on 25 February 2006 on the WOWOW satellite network. It is directed by Shukō Murase, with screenplay by Dai Satō et al.. Ergo Proxy has been described as a dark sciencefiction mystery with philosophical underpinnings. It features a combination of 2D digital cel animation, 3D computer modeling, and digital special effects
Duration: 25 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Plot tags: cyberpunk, androids and robots, murder, society, investigation, mysterious character, introspection, artificial intelligence, utopia, dark humor, apocalypse, danger, fate of humanity, understanding, memory loss, rivalry, dystopian future, chaos, imaginary, dystopia, distopia, greek mythology, post apocalypse, robot, love
Torchwood (2006)
Plot Summary:
Torchwood is a British science fiction television programme created by Russell T Davies. The series is a spin-off from the 2005 revival of the long-running science fiction programme Doctor Who. Torchwood follows the exploits of a small team of alien hunters, who make up the Cardiff branch of the fictional Torchwood Institute, which deals mainly with incidents involving extraterrestrials
Duration: 50 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 43000
Genere: Action, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Plot tags: supernatural, gay, paranormal investigation, time travel, investigation, doctor who, alien, lgbt, alien technology, save the world, creature, homosexual, heroic mission, monster, bisexual, heroes, team, escapades, danger, gay relationship, ex cop, anti hero, lgbtq, alien encounter, earth
Kyle XY (2006)
Plot Summary:
A suburban family that takes in a mysterious teen naive to the world around him. As Kyle begins to show signs of brilliance, solving the mystery of his origin and potential abilities becomes the family's mission
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA
Plot tags: supernatural ability, experiment, foster child, supernatural, genius, teenage life, mysterious character, self discovery, teenage love, fish out of water, teaching the ways of the world, secret organization, supernatural power, training, family life, cloning, teenager, super powers, snake, physics, kindness, social misfits, psychologist, love and romance, amnesia
Shark (2006)
Plot Summary:
Notorious Los Angeles defense attorney Sebastian Stark becomes disillusioned with his career after his successful defense of a wife-abuser results in the wife's death. After more than a month trying to come to grips with his situation, he is invited by the Los Angeles district attorney to become a public prosecutor so he can apply his unorthodox-but-effective talents to putting guilty people away instead of putting them back on the street
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Plot tags: trial, lawyer, murder, legal, hotshot lawyer, team, prosecutor, law enforcement, false accusation, evidence, uncover truth, testimony, rivalry, courtroom drama, dishonesty, dedicated lawyer, protagonist as suspect, righting the wronged, justice, teenage girl, father daughter relationship, legal system, law, investigation, police