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Breaking Bad (2008)
Plot Summary:
When Walter White, a New Mexico chemistry teacher, is diagnosed with Stage III cancer and given a prognosis of only two years left to live, he becomes filled with a sense of fearlessness and an unrelenting desire to secure his family's financial future at any cost as he enters the dangerous world of drugs and crime
Duration: 3030 min
IMDB Rating: 9.5/10
IMDB Votes: 21000000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: criminal, cancer, peril, life turned upside down, drug dealing, drug cartel, unlikely partners, drug lord, master criminal, family problems, life is a bitch, drug, ambition, meth lab, desperation, double life, success, anti hero, hidden identity, lifestyle change, cartel, methamphetamine, chemistry, drug dealer, outlaw
Sons of Anarchy (2008)
Plot Summary:
An adrenalized drama with darkly comedic undertones that explores a notorious outlaw motorcycle club’s (MC) desire to protect its livelihood while ensuring that their simple, sheltered town of Charming, California remains exactly that, charming. The MC must confront threats from drug dealers, corporate developers, and overzealous law officers. Behind the MC’s familial lifestyle and legally thriving automotive shop is a ruthless and illegal arms business driven by the seduction of money, power, and blood
Duration: 45 min
IMDB Rating: 8.6/10
IMDB Votes: 317000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: biker, motorcycle, motorcycle gang, prison, gang, organized crime, power struggle, group of criminals, young man, arms dealing, criminal, friends, family relations, police corruption, street gang, outlaw, small town, aryan brotherhood, mafia, dirty cop, violent, gangster, tattoo, ira, subculture
Murdoch Mysteries (2008)
Plot Summary:
A Victorian-era Toronto detective uses then-cutting edge forensic techniques to solve crimes, with the assistance of a female coroner who is also struggling for recognition in the face of tradition, based on the books by Maureen Jennings
Duration: 48 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Canada, UK
Plot tags: police detective, partners against crime, uncover truth, riddles and clues, police investigation, twists and turns, forensics, unconventional method, murder investigation, who done it, victorian england, morgue, police station, mind game, workplace, boss and employee, whodunit, manipulation, police, murder, investigation, law enforcement, intelligence agency, writers, inventor
The Mentalist (2008)
Plot Summary:
Patrick Jane, a former celebrity psychic medium, uses his razor sharp skills of observation and expertise at "reading" people to solve serious crimes with the California Bureau of Investigation
Duration: 43 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 197000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: serial killer, partners against crime, investigation, fighting crime, murder, police investigation, police, law enforcement, danger, talented, justice, outsmarting, vengeance, who done it, psychic, coworker, weirdo, twists and turns, policewoman, deception, investigator, private detective, female detective, murderer, crime solving
Ashes to Ashes (2008)
Plot Summary:
Crime drama series featuring Life On Mars' DCI Gene Hunt. After being shot in 2008, DI Alex Drake lands in 1981, where she finds herself in familiar company
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Plot tags: time travel, police, police detective, reluctant partners, female detective, fighting crime, uncover truth, power relations, female protagonist, confined, tough law enforcer, coma, boss, existence paradox, investigation, paradox, female investigator, policewoman, hallucination, police station, sexism, partner, culture clash, fish out of water, mars
Leverage (2008)
Plot Summary:
Leverage follows a five-person team: a thief, a grifter, a hacker, and a retrieval specialist, led by former insurance investigator Nathan Ford, who use their skills to fight corporate and governmental injustices inflicted on ordinary citizens
Duration: 42 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 54000
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: team, thief, hacker, outsmarting, mastermind, society, escapades, teamwork, hidden identity, unconventional method, investigator, partners in crime, surveillance, dishonesty, actress, insurance investigator, greed, hustler, investigation, criminal, female thief, gadget, strong female lead, expert, heist
Wallander (2008)
Plot Summary:
This drama follows Inspector Kurt Wallander – a middle-aged everyman – as he struggles against a rising tide of violence in the apparently sleepy backwaters in and around Ystad in Skane, southern Sweden. Based on the international best-selling books by Henning Mankell
Duration: 90 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Sweden, Germany, USA
Plot tags: police detective, murder investigation, police investigation, police, loneliness, whodunit, depression, life is a bitch, small town, drinking problem, police officer, murder mystery, nordic, investigation, who done it, police procedural, hidden truth, cop, father daughter relationship, alzheimer's disease, british, police station, police inspector, tragic hero, murderer
Flashpoint (2008)
Plot Summary:
The Strategic Response Unit (SRU) is an elite team of cops who specialize in high-risk critical incidents. Trained in tactics and psychology, they deal with extreme situations, where split-second decisions could save a life...or cost one
Duration: 41 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Plot tags: swat, police, rescue, law enforcement, hostage negotiator, policewoman, race against time, saving a life, danger, team, mission, hi-tech, confined, threat, arrest, cop, police protagonist, dangerous mission, martial arts, investigation, secret service, feminist, fighting crime, armed forces, punishment
Life on Mars (2008)
Plot Summary:
Life on Mars is a science fiction crime drama television series which originally aired on ABC from October 9, 2008 to April 1, 2009. It is an adaptation of the BAFTA-winning original UK series of the same name produced by the BBC. The series was co-produced by Kudos Film & Television, 20th Century Fox Television and ABC Studios. The series tells the story of New York City police detective Sam Tyler, who, after being struck by a car in 2008, regains consciousness in 1973. Fringing between multiple genres, including thriller, science fiction and police procedural, the series remained ambiguous regarding its central plot, with the character himself unsure about his situation. The series also starred Harvey Keitel, Jonathan Murphy, Michael Imperioli, and Gretchen Mol. Life on Mars garnered critical praise for its premise, acting, and depiction of the 1970s but suffered from a declining viewership after its premiere and a two-month hiatus. ABC announced on March 2, 2009 that it would not be ordering a second season. A DVD set of the complete series was released on September 29, 2009
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: police detective, police investigation, police, law enforcement, fighting crime, disorder, fish out of water, uncover truth, power relations, time travel, danger, police station, partner, police brutality, investigation, cop, whodunit, time loop, criminal, crime investigation, existence paradox, stephen king, magic, paradox, woman with a gun
In Plain Sight (2008)
Plot Summary:
In Plain Sight is an American dramatic television series on USA Network. The series revolves around Mary Shannon, a Deputy United States Marshal attached to the Albuquerque, NM, office of the Federal Witness Security Program, more commonly known as the Federal Witness Protection Program. Shannon must find ways to balance her professional life of protecting witnesses, her professional relationship with her partner, Marshall Mann, and her problematic personal life. The show was filmed on location in Albuquerque, New Mexico. On May 4, 2012, In Plain Sight concluded its fifth and final season
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: policewoman, u.s. marshal, law enforcement, danger, testimony, baseball, parents and children, chases and races, dysfunctional family, partner, workplace, partners against crime, cop witness relations, police officer, police, investigation, criminal, legal, team, occupation, nypd, witness, law and order, courtroom drama, woman with a gun
Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2008)
Plot Summary:
Batman: The Brave and the Bold is an American animated television series based in part on the DC Comics series The Brave and the Bold which features two or more super heroes coming together to solve a crime or foil a super villain. As the title suggests, the cartoon focuses on Batman's regular "team-ups" with various heroes similar to the most well-known version of the original comic book series. The series premiered on November 14, 2008 on Cartoon Network in the United States, and ended on November 18, 2011
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Crime, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: superhero, batman, good versus evil, danger, fighting crime, escapades, super weapon, master villain, righting the wronged, heroes, supernatural power, time travel, superman, army, villain, woman with a gun, gadget, storm, rivalry, urban, imaginary, vampire, pirate, ghost, time