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Bleak House (2005)
Plot Summary:
A suspenseful tale about the injustices of the 19th Century English legal system
Duration: 510 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: estate, aristocracy, charles dickens, intrigue, orphan, secret, investigation, uncover truth, social differences, injustice, society, haunted by the past, lawyer, legal, christmas, abbey, inheritance, relationships, high society, male female relationship, social problems, fight for justice, social injustice, social relations, social issues
Prison Break (2005)
Plot Summary:
Due to a political conspiracy, an innocent man is sent to death row and his only hope is his brother, who makes it his mission to deliberately get himself sent to the same prison in order to break the both of them out, from the inside out
Duration: 44 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 569000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: prison, fugitives, escape, prison life, conspiracy, confined, determination, fbi, scheme, brother, self sacrifice, siblings relations, security guard, courage, frame up, prison escape, convict, chases and races, life is a bitch, false accusation, obstacle, fighting the system, manhunt, investigation, die hard
Criminal Minds (2005)
Plot Summary:
An elite team of FBI profilers analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again. The Behavioral Analysis Unit's most experienced agent is David Rossi, a founding member of the BAU who returns to help the team solve new cases
Duration: 42 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 214000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: fbi, investigation, serial killer, team, law enforcement, crime investigation, murder, forensics, danger, profiler, investigator, intelligence, policewoman, human nature, victim, riddles and clues, police procedural, murderer, federal agent, computer genius, computer system, police, leader, antisocial behavior, die hard
Weeds (2005)
Plot Summary:
Weeds is an American dark comedy-drama series created by Jenji Kohan. The central character is Nancy Botwin, a widowed mother of two boys who begins selling cannabis to support her family after her husband dies suddenly of a heart attack. Over the course of the show, she and her family become increasingly entangled in illegal activities
Duration: 28 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 116000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: dysfunctional family, marijuana, drug dealing, drug dealer, single mother, smuggling, eccentric family, dark humor, family relations, family life, unlikely criminals, sexual activity, profanity, suburbs, single parent, friendship, parents and children, lifestyle, widow, cannabis, success, doubts and hesitations, satire, nudity, weed
Bones (2005)
Plot Summary:
Dr. Temperance Brennan and her colleagues at the Jeffersonian's Medico-Legal Lab assist Special Agent Seeley Booth with murder investigations when the remains are so badly decomposed, burned or destroyed that the standard identification methods are useless
Duration: 40 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 172000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Plot tags: investigation, fbi, partners against crime, forensics, partner, law enforcement, crime investigation, scientist, expert, teamwork, ambitious, killings, police investigation, talented, murder investigation, victim, riddles and clues, law enforcer, anthropology, workaholic, federal bureau of investigation, coworker, female partner, murderer, peril
The Closer (2005)
Plot Summary:
Deputy Police Chief Brenda Jean Johnson transfers from Atlanta to LA to head up a special unit of the LAPD that handles sensitive, high-profile murder cases. Johnson's quirky personality and hard-nosed approach often rubs her colleagues the wrong way, but her reputation as one of the world's best interrogator eventually wins over even her toughest critics
Duration: 46 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Plot tags: investigation, police, crime investigation, police investigation, interrogation, murder, female detective, workplace romance, homicide detective, twists and turns, couples, strong female character, police detective, policewoman, law enforcer, investigator, female protagonist, workplace intrigue, fighting crime, police station, law enforcement, lapd, chief of police, rape, dating
Medium (2005)
Plot Summary:
Allison Dubois works in the District Attorney’s office using her natural intuition about people and her ability to communicate with the dead to help to solve crimes. Her dreams often give her clues to the whereabouts of missing people
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: investigation, psychic, supernatural ability, who done it, family relations, prophecy, parents and children, strong female lead, a vision, psychic power, fighting crime, supportive spouse, dream, female protagonist, couple relations, paranormal, changing the past or future, love and romance, supernatural, boss and employee, sister sister relationship, murder mystery, medium, witch, serial killer
Numb3rs (2005)
Plot Summary:
Inspired by actual cases and experiences, Numb3rs depicts the confluence of police work and mathematics in solving crime as an FBI agent recruits his mathematical genius brother to help solve a wide range of challenging crimes in Los Angeles from a very different perspective
Duration: 43 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 45000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: mathematics, genius, prodigy, fbi, murder investigation, police detective, workplace, partners against crime, brother brother relationship, federal bureau of investigation, police, law enforcement, investigation, profiler, crime solving, brothers, mathematician, fbi agent, federal agent, crime investigation, partner, research, murder mystery, family relations, fbi investigation