Last updated March 2024
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The Ten Commandments (1989)
Plot Summary:
The Decalogue is a 1989 Polish television drama series directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski and co-written by Kieślowski with Krzysztof Piesiewicz, with music by Zbigniew Preisner. It consists of ten one-hour films, inspired by the Ten Commandments. Each short film explores one or several moral or ethical issues faced by characters living in modern Poland. The series is Kieślowski's most acclaimed work, has been said to be "the best dramatic work ever done specifically for television" and has won numerous international awards, though it was not widely released outside Europe until the late 1990s. Film-maker Stanley Kubrick wrote an admiring foreword to the published screen-play in 1991
Duration: 572 min
IMDB Rating: 9.0/10
IMDB Votes: 27000
Genere: Drama
Country: Poland, West Germany
Plot tags: philosophy, christian, love, depression, death, morality, christianity, spirituality, christmas, faith, catholic, redemption, religion, world war two, time travel, jesus, politics, spirit, dream, theft, bible, architecture, intrigue, basement, renaissance
Summer Heights High (2007)
Plot Summary:
The life of a public school epitomized by disobedient student Jonah Takalua, self-absorbed private school exchange student Ja'mie King, and megalomaniac drama teacher Mr. G
Duration: 227 min
IMDB Rating: 8.5/10
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Musical, Romance
Country: Australia
Plot tags: teacher, high school, school, teachers and students, bully, high school student, teenage life, society, misfit, dog, teen angst, public school, exchange student, high school teacher, student, youth, studying, homosexual, profanity, high school life, gays and lesbians, boss, geek, popularity, loser
Jesus of Nazareth (1977)
Plot Summary:
Passion, beauty, and brilliant storytelling are all on display in this six-hour-plus epic from Italian director Franco Zeffirelli. Robert Powell is superb in the title role, and with the overwhelming success of this TV movie throughout the world, has perhaps become what Jesus looks like in many people's minds. The story begins with the arrangements of the wedding between Joseph and Mary, and chronicles the nativity, the encounter with John the Baptist (a ferocious Michael York) and everything up to the crucifixion and resurrection
Duration: 382 min
IMDB Rating: 8.5/10
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, Italy
Plot tags: jesus, christianity, jesus christ, faith, religion, self sacrifice, roman empire, new testament, prophet, apostle, bible, god or devil, christian, crucifixion of jesus, resurrection, religious, idealism, ancient history, catholic, ancient, antiquity, back from the dead, last supper, betrayal, rabbi
The New Pope (2020)
Plot Summary:
As Pope Pius XIII hangs between life and death in a coma, charming and sophisticated moderate English aristocrat Sir John Brannox is placed on the papal throne and adopts the name John Paul III. A sequel series to “The Young Pope.”
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Drama
Country: Italy, France, Spain, USA, UK
Plot tags: vatican, catholic church, religion, politics, strongman, catholic priest, pope, secrets, conspiracy, power, intrigue, lord, cardinal the priest, twins, christian, satire, gay couple, religious, power struggle, church, controversy, male nudity, serial killer, coma, female nudity
Terror in Resonance (2014)
Plot Summary:
In an alternate version of the present, Tokyo has been decimated by a shocking terrorist attack, and the only hint to the identity of the culprit is a bizarre video uploaded to the internet. The police, baffled by this cryptic clue, are powerless to stop the paranoia spreading across the population. While the world searches for a criminal mastermind to blame for this tragedy, two mysterious children - children who shouldn't even exist - masterfully carry out their heinous plan. Cursed to walk through this world with the names Nine and Twelve, the two combine to form "Sphinx," a clandestine entity determine to wake the people from their slumber - and pull the trigger on this world
Duration: 23 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Animation, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Plot tags: terrorist bombing, terrorism, conspiracy, orphan, tragic hero, puzzle, hacker, childhood friend, police, tragedy, human experiment, death of protagonist, terrorist, anti hero, desperation, fear, destruction, computer cracker, computer, dysfunctional family, hidden identity, secret identity, paranoia, crime investigation, terrorist attack
Hanna (2019)
Plot Summary:
This thriller and coming-of-age drama follows the journey of an extraordinary young girl as she evades the relentless pursuit of an off-book CIA agent and tries to unearth the truth behind who she is. Based on the 2011 Joe Wright film
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 42000
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: murderer, young girl, vengeance, child soldier, female assassin, violence, danger, female fighter, daughter, spy, female warrior, espionage, revenge, soldier, teenage girl, villainess, rogue agent, superhero, new life, father daughter relationship, stephen king, cia, hitman, wandering, friendship
Blindspot (2015)
Plot Summary:
A vast international plot explodes when a beautiful Jane Doe is discovered naked in Times Square, completely covered in mysterious, intricate tattoos with no memory of who she is or how she got there. But there's one tattoo that is impossible to miss: the name of FBI agent Kurt Weller, emblazoned across her back. "Jane," Agent Weller and the rest of the FBI quickly realize that each mark on her body is a crime to solve, leading them closer to the truth about her identity and the mysteries to be revealed
Duration: 42 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 78000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: puzzle, investigation, fbi, memory loss, twists and turns, strong female character, terrorist, killings, tattoo, amnesia, secret organization, martial arts, fbi agent, tattooed woman, memory, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, bomb, woman, die hard, gang, exodus, government, love, teenager, swat team
Too Old to Die Young (2019)
Plot Summary:
The numb existences of Martin Jones, a police officer with secrets to hide, and Jesus, a traumatized avenging son, collide in a ghostly Los Angeles where several ruthless criminal gangs fight for their turf and dictate who lives and who dies
Duration: 758 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: vigilantism, social satire, double life, gang war, police brutality, criminal underworld, sex with a minor, shooting, torture, criminal, mexican immigrant, mother son relationship, maniac, serial killer, crooked cop, nudity, contract killer, family relations, mexican cartel, corrupt cop, tarot card, gangster, anti hero, fascist, human trafficking
The ABC Murders (2018)
Plot Summary:
It's 1933, and an older and greyer Hercule Poirot has fallen out of the public eye. When he receives anonymous letters threatening murder, he must take matters into his own hands
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Plot tags: serial killer, investigation, adaptation, mysterious villain, danger, ritual, priest, male protagonist, train station, christmas, murder, interwar period, traveling salesman, world war one, flashback, manners, train, agatha christie, typewriter