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Sherlock (2010)
Plot Summary:
A modern update finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London
Duration: 88 min
IMDB Rating: 9.1/10
IMDB Votes: 977000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: sherlock holmes, investigation, private detective, murder mystery, mastermind, genius, friendship, british, murder, mind game, riddles and clues, prodigy, danger, partner, talented, buddies, eccentricity, intelligence, expert, friendship between men, inspector, police detective, deduction, mysterious character, teamwork
Boardwalk Empire (2010)
Plot Summary:
Boardwalk Empire is a period drama focusing on Enoch "Nucky" Thompson (based on the historical Enoch L. Johnson), a political figure who rose to prominence and controlled Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition period of the 1920s and 1930s. Nucky interacts with several historical figures in both his personal and political life, including mobsters, politicians, government agents, and the common folk who look up to him. The federal government also takes an interest in the bootlegging and other illegal activities in the area, sending agents to investigate possible mob connections but also looking at Nucky's lifestyle—expensive and lavish for a county political figure. Primetime Emmy Award-winning screenwriter and producer Terence Winter adapted the show from Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City, a book by Nelson Johnson about historical criminal kingpin Enoch L. Johnson
Duration: 55 min
IMDB Rating: 8.6/10
IMDB Votes: 200000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: mafia, gangster, mob boss, organized crime, prohibition, criminal heroes, corruption, politician, female nudity, american history, smuggling, businessman, crime boss, ambitious, elimination, strong sexual content, mobster, federal agent, politics, election, rivalry, society, ambition, power struggle, mayor
Young Justice (2010)
Plot Summary:
Teenage superheroes strive to prove themselves as members of the Justice League
Duration: 23 min
IMDB Rating: 8.6/10
IMDB Votes: 45000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Crime, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: superhero, team, superhero team, justice league, heroes, heroine, fighting crime, good versus evil, courage, batman, superman, superhuman powers, teamwork, rivals, leader, rivalry, danger, teenage life, teenage superhero, adolescence, robot, androids, extraterrestrial, superheroine, flying superhero
Justified (2010)
Plot Summary:
A character drama based on the 2001 Elmore Leonard short story "Fire in the Hole." Leonard's tale centers around U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens of Kentucky, a quiet but strong-willed official of the law. The tale covers his high-stakes job, as well as his strained relationships with his ex-wife and father
Duration: 3400 min
IMDB Rating: 8.6/10
IMDB Votes: 116000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Western
Country: USA
Plot tags: drug lord, u.s. marshal, lone wolves, justice, fighting crime, officer, white trash, tough law enforcer, ex convict, family feud, crime family, rivals, shooting, conflict, machismo, gunfight, dirty cop, criminal, afghanistan veteran, arrest, dumb criminal, police officer, police, murder mystery, cop
Luther (2010)
Plot Summary:
A dark psychological crime drama starring Idris Elba as Luther, a man struggling with his own terrible demons, who might be as dangerous as the depraved murderers he hunts
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 152000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Plot tags: uncover truth, murder, talented, police detective, police investigation, law enforcement, cruelty, psychopath, police, forensics, crime investigation, tough law enforcer, cop, against the rules, serial killer, investigation, police procedural, graphic violence, violent content, partner, multiple suspects, black, unlikely relationship, anti hero, killer
Terriers (2010)
Plot Summary:
Ex-cop and recovering alcoholic Hank Dolworth partners with his best friend, former criminal Britt Pollack, in an unlicensed private investigation business. The series is set in Ocean Beach, San Diego, California, although it is portrayed as a distinct town, with Dolworth having once been a member of the fictional Ocean Beach Police Department
Duration: 45 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: investigation, team, murder, private investigator, private detective, partner, suspicion, investigator, teamwork, buddies, lawyer, spy, friendship, murder mystery, ex-cop, recovering alcoholic, dog, friends, girlfriend, ex husband, coworker, resourceful, scheme, peril, bonding
This Is England '86 (2010)
Plot Summary:
This Is England '86 is a 2010 British drama miniseries written by Shane Meadows and Jack Thorne, a spin-off from the 2006 film This Is England. Shaun has just finished his final exams and he realizes he is no longer a kid. It's mid 80's England, a World Cup summer, and the gang are back, looking for a laugh, a job, and something that resembles a future
Duration: 47 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Plot tags: subculture, skinhead, life is a bitch, youth, social misfits, friendship, friends, teenage life, rebelliousness, sexual relations, adolescence, student, love and romance, couples, society, social problems, lifestyle, misfit, infidelity, unemployment, looking for love, dishonesty, coming of age, rape, shipwreck
Millennium (2010)
Plot Summary:
The paths of journalist Mikael Blomkvist and computer hacker Lisbeth Salander cross and they team up to reveal a dark and terrifying truth involving murder and sexual abuse, a story that has long been concealed in Swedish society
Duration: 540 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Germany, Denmark
Plot tags: twists and turns, investigation, lesbian, journalist, hacker, life is a bitch, uncover truth, journalism, amateur detective, danger, partner, nordic, corruption, lgbt, feminist, criminal psychology, badass female lead, heroine, heroes, profanity, reporter, middle aged, strong female presence, abuse, journal
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated (2010)
Plot Summary:
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated is the eleventh incarnation of Hanna-Barbera's Scooby-Doo animated series, and the first incarnation not to be first-run on Saturday mornings. The series is produced by Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network and premiered in the United States on Cartoon Network on April 5, 2010, with the next twelve episodes continuing, and the first episode re-airing, on July 12, 2010. The series concluded on April 5, 2013 with two seasons and fifty-two episodes, with a total of twenty-six episodes per season. Mystery Incorporated returns to the early days of Scooby and the gang, when they are still solving mysteries in their home town, though it makes many references to previous incarnations of the franchise, not least among them many cases and creatures from the original Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!. Episode by episode, the series takes a tongue-in-cheek approach to the classic Scooby-Doo formula, with increasingly outlandish technology, skills and scenarios making up each villain's story, and a different spin on the famous "meddling kids" quote at the end of every episode. Contrasting sharply with this, however, are two elements that have never been used in a Scooby-Doo series before: a serial format with an ongoing story arc featuring many dark plot elements that are treated with near-total seriousness, and ongoing relationship drama between the characters
Duration: 23 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Plot tags: scooby doo, monster, team, villain, curses spells and rituals, witch, investigation, friends, cartoon dog, amateur detective, talking animal, fear, fandom, heroes, escapades, danger, disorder, young heroes, dog, friendship, criminal, partner, silly humor, reincarnation, heroic mission
Rubicon (2010)
Plot Summary:
Rubicon is an American television series that centers on an intelligence analyst at a national think tank in New York City called the American Policy Institute, who discovers that he may be working with members of a secret society that manipulates world events on a grand scale
Duration: 45 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: conspiracy, uncover truth, analyst, prodigy, undercover, espionage, spy, surveillance, boss, twists and turns, workplace, government facility, intelligence, paranoia, cover up, manipulation, danger, secret, evidence, peril, homosexual, loner, investigation, murder, riddles and clues
Human Target (2010)
Plot Summary:
Human Target is an American action drama television series that was broadcast by Fox in the United States. Based loosely on the Human Target comic book character created by Len Wein and Carmine Infantino for DC Comics, it is the second series based on this title developed for television, the first TV series having been aired in 1992 on ABC. Developed by Jonathan E. Steinberg, Human Target premiered on CTV in Canada and on Fox in the United States in January 2010. The series was officially canceled on May 10, 2011, after the conclusion of the second season
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: bodyguard, hidden identity, teamwork, mercenary, team, heroes, expert, fistfight, peril, coworker, characters in danger, mixed martial arts, ex soldier, vigilante, ex-cop, undercover, gunfight, lifesaver, secret, partner, bait, escapades, mission, assassination attempt, elimination
Nikita (2010)
Plot Summary:
Nikita will stop at nothing to expose and destroy Division, the secret U.S. agency who trained her as a spy and assassin
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 53000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: female killer, hitman, spy, tough girl, female spy, female assassin, strong female lead, mole, secret government organization, female protagonist, heroine, danger, chases and races, top secret, martial arts, young woman, double life, killings, working undercover, secret, characters in danger, kickass women, undercover, fighting the system, shooting
Blue Bloods (2010)
Plot Summary:
A drama about a multi-generational family of cops dedicated to New York City law enforcement. Frank Reagan is the New York Police Commissioner and heads both the police force and the Reagan brood. He runs his department as diplomatically as he runs his family, even when dealing with the politics that plagued his unapologetically bold father, Henry, during his stint as Chief
Duration: 43 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 46000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: family relations, police commissioner, police detective, family tradition, law enforcement, investigation, family life, police procedural, price of justice, chief of police, police, nypd, female detective, police brutality, father daughter relationship, brother sister relationship, father son relationship, brother brother relationship, grandfather grandson relationship, three generations, legal, cop, police officer, police protagonist, exodus
Rookie Blue (2010)
Plot Summary:
Ambitious young cops try to prove themselves in their high-stakes careers, in which the smallest mistake can have deadly consequences. At the core of the close-knit group is perfectionist Andy McNally, whose father was a homicide detective before he burned out on the job. The series follows Andy and her four colleagues -- Dov Epstein, Gail Peck, Traci Nash and Chris Diaz -- as they experience the trials, triumphs and tribulations of police work, as well as its effect on their personal lives
Duration: 42 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: Canada
Plot tags: policewoman, rookie, workplace romance, female police officer, cop, workplace situations, lesbian, police, law enforcement, fighting crime, shooting, peril, relationship vs career, honest law enforcer, workplace, workplace problem, friendship, love and romance, sergeant, squad, police officer, female protagonist, investigation, violence, lgbtq
Rizzoli & Isles (2010)
Plot Summary:
Perhaps their strikingly different personalities make the relationship between detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles so effective. Jane, the only female cop in Boston's homicide division, is tough, relentless and rarely lets her guard down, while the impeccably dressed Maura displays a sometimes icy temperament — she is, after all, more comfortable among the dead than the living. Together, the best friends have forged a quirky and supportive relationship; they drop the protective shield in each other's company, and combine their expertise to solve Boston's most complex cases
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 37000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Plot tags: female detective, partners against crime, friends, forensics, police investigation, murder investigation, investigation, homicide detective, female protagonist, policewoman, coworker, police detective, law enforcement, workplace, murder, female police officer, suspicion, team, victim, fighting crime, friendship, family relations, fbi, career, police
Carlos the Jackal (2010)
Plot Summary:
The story of Venezuelan revolutionary, Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, who founded a worldwide terrorist organization and raided the OPEC headquarters in 1975 before being caught by the French police
Duration: 334 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Germany
Plot tags: terrorism, revolutionary, murderer, terrorist, gunfight, biopic, politics, revolution, mossad, character study, mission, danger, radical, wanted, politician, negotiation, cruelty, notoriety, capitalism, cold war, civil war, nudity, mafia, spy, islam
Haven (2010)
Plot Summary:
FBI agent Audrey Parker arrives in the small town of Haven, Maine to solve a murder and soon discovers the town's many secrets—which also hold the key to unlocking the mysteries of her lost past
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 41000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Plot tags: supernatural, supernatural ability, female protagonist, investigation, surprising revelation, small town, danger, fbi, paranormal activity, small town life, social relations, mysterious place, death, intelligence, law enforcement, paranormal, stephen king, love triangle, supernatural power, stranger, occult, time travel, love, magic, beast
Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
Plot Summary:
Steve McGarrett returns home to Oahu, in order to find his father's killer. The governor offers him the chance to run his own task force (Five-0). Steve's team is joined by Chin Ho Kelly, Danny "Danno" Williams, and Kono Kalakaua
Duration: 42 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 77000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: investigation, partners against crime, police protagonist, police, crime investigation, fighting crime, teamwork, team, hotshot, policewoman, honest law enforcer, police detective, suspicion, law enforcement, leader, police procedural, partner, female warrior, task force, officer, police investigation, organized crime, swat team, tough guy, tough girl
The Glades (2010)
Plot Summary:
This Crime series follows Matt Passmore as Jim, a Chicago cop who gets kicked off the force after being shot and wrongfully accused by his ex-captain of having an affair with his wife. After receiving his payout, Jim decides to moves to a small Florida town to join the state police
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Plot tags: police detective, law enforcement, multiple suspects, murder, team, suspicion, dishonesty, murder investigation, hotshot hero, starting over, ex husband, lifestyle change, outside help, police investigation, police, infidelity, nurse, heroes, hotshot, police officer, investigation, food, occupation, emergency, crime fighter
Covert Affairs (2010)
Plot Summary:
A young CIA operative, Annie Walker, is mysteriously summoned to headquarters for duty as a field operative. While Annie believes she's been promoted for her exceptional linguistic skills, there may be something or someone from her past that her CIA bosses are really after. Auggie Anderson is a CIA military intelligence agent who was blinded while on assignment and is Annie's guide in this world of bureaucracy, excitement and intrigue
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 31000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: spy, double life, cia, blindness, female protagonist, secret agent, blind man, blind character, female spy, cia agent, undercover, working undercover, workplace, state affairs, characters in danger, mission gone awry, chases and races, danger, rookie, pretense, code breaking, government agency, superior officer, power relations, woman
The Event (2010)
Plot Summary:
The Event is an emotional, high-octane conspiracy thriller that follows Sean Walker, an everyman who investigates the mysterious disappearance of his would-be fiancée Leila, and unwittingly begins to expose the biggest cover-up in U.S. history
Duration: 43 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 27000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: conspiracy, twists and turns, alien, alien contact, secret movement, president, missing person, space and aliens, extraterrestrial, virus, investigation, danger, survivor, hidden truth, uncover truth, characters in danger, fate of humanity, politician, dishonesty, government agency, alien invasion, supernatural, secret society, alien civilization, alien race