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Better Call Saul (2015)
Plot Summary:
Six years before Saul Goodman meets Walter White. We meet him when the man who will become Saul Goodman is known as Jimmy McGill, a small-time lawyer searching for his destiny, and, more immediately, hustling to make ends meet. Working alongside, and, often, against Jimmy, is “fixer” Mike Erhmantraut. The series will track Jimmy's transformation into Saul Goodman, the man who puts “criminal” in “criminal lawyer"
Duration: 3154 min
IMDB Rating: 9.0/10
IMDB Votes: 620000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: lawyer, workplace situations, legal, hotshot lawyer, criminal lawyer, family relations, dishonesty, dark humor, moral dilemma, anti hero, lawyer client relationship, cons and scams, organized crime, private investigator, drug cartel, psychosomatic illness, brother brother relationship, ambition, employer employee relationship, mental illness, drug trade, dysfunctional family, criminal underworld, foreshadowing, tragic hero
Narcos (2015)
Plot Summary:
The true story of Colombia's infamously violent and powerful drug cartels
Duration: 49 min
IMDB Rating: 8.8/10
IMDB Votes: 458000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Colombia
Plot tags: drug cartel, gangster, drug dealer, cartel, drug dealing, rise to the top, drug lord, illegal drugs, cia agent, dea, master criminal, ambition, hitman, criminal heroes, drug, organized crime, smuggling, politics, mafia, terrorism, cocaine, kidnapping, cold war, president, hidden money
Daredevil (2015)
Plot Summary:
Lawyer-by-day Matt Murdock uses his heightened senses from being blinded as a young boy to fight crime at night on the streets of Hell’s Kitchen as Daredevil
Duration: 54 min
IMDB Rating: 8.6/10
IMDB Votes: 466000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: superhero, heroes, secret identity, vigilante, heroic mission, one against many, lawyer, blind man, hand to hand combat, daredevil, ninja, male protagonist, one man army, good versus evil, blood, vigilantism, danger, corruption, fighting crime, super powers, superhuman powers, crime boss, blind character, fistfight, prison fight
Mr. Robot (2015)
Plot Summary:
A contemporary and culturally resonant drama about a young programmer, Elliot, who suffers from a debilitating anti-social disorder and decides that he can only connect to people by hacking them. He wields his skills as a weapon to protect the people that he cares about. Elliot will find himself in the intersection between a cybersecurity firm he works for and the underworld organizations that are recruiting him to bring down corporate America
Duration: 49 min
IMDB Rating: 8.5/10
IMDB Votes: 410000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: hacker, computer hacker, hacking, computers and web, fighting the system, conspiracy, psychotherapy, split personality, paranoia, conspiracy theory, secret society, introvert, society, hallucination, schizophrenia, drug addict, social anxiety disorder, rebellion, friendship, childhood trauma, psychotherapist, revolution, brother sister relationship, murder, multiple personality disorder
Unforgotten (2015)
Plot Summary:
'Unforgotten' follows modern police team DCI Cassie Stuart and DI Sunny Khan, who gradually unravel long-forgotten secrets which have a dramatic impact on their investigation and the four potential suspects. The slow revelation of the secrets will also affect the personal lives of both Sunny and Cassie
Duration: 45 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Plot tags: murder investigation, murder, murder mystery, investigation, police investigation, police, cold case, missing person, female police detective, uncover truth, father daughter relationship, haunted by the past, life turned upside down, sleuth, police procedural, crime investigation, forensics, mysterious disappearance, unsolved crime, fighting crime, secret, partner, homicide detective, police detective, detective inspector
For My Son (2015)
Plot Summary:
A defamed ex-cop, who is struggling to get back his son, is put on undercover duty within the biggest mafia in Istanbul
Duration: 120 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Plot tags: revenge, conspiracy, love, mafia, escape, friendship, doctor, family relations, father son relationship, ex cop, working undercover, bandit, gang, criminal, mafioso, undercover agent, double agent, fighting crime, gang member, outlaw gang, criminal gang, special agent, prison, lawyer, death
Sneaky Pete (2015)
Plot Summary:
A con man on the run from a vicious gangster takes cover from his past by assuming the identity of his prison cellmate, Pete, “reuniting” with Pete’s estranged family, a colorful, dysfunctional group that threatens to drag him into a world just as dangerous as the one he’s trying to escape - and, just maybe, give him a taste of the loving family he’s never had
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 40000
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: investigation, gambling, family relations, dishonesty, family problems, danger, escapades, con man, thief, greed, adaptation, twists and turns, prison, viking, poker, caper, criminal, espionage, confidence, grief, siblings, confidence artist, female nudity, anti hero, friendship
Trapped (2015)
Plot Summary:
As a ferry carrying 300 passengers from Denmark pulls into an Icelandic town’s small port, heavy snow begins to fall. The ferry can’t leave until the storm passes and the main road into town is impassable. A mutilated and dismembered body washes on the shore, an unidentifiable man murdered only hours ago. The local police chief, Andri Olafssun, whose personal life is in shatters, realizes a killer has descended into his town. As word spreads, order disintegrates into chaos as the ferry’s passengers and the town’s residents realize they are all possible suspects and that a killer is trapped among them
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 8.0/10
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Iceland, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Germany, France, UK
Plot tags: murder investigation, police, murder, small town, police officer, coastal town, winter, nordic, investigation, ex wife, danger, voodoo, forensic, serial killer, forest, supernatural, criminal, human trafficking, murder mystery, forensics, judiciary, police investigation, police procedural, thrill ride, instinct
River (2015)
Plot Summary:
John River, a brilliant police officer whose genius and fault-line is the fragility of his mind - a man haunted by the murder victims whose cases he must lay to rest
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 8.0/10
IMDB Votes: 27000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Plot tags: twists and turns, police detective, police, police investigation, hallucination, haunted by the past, murder investigation, loneliness, police procedural, able to see the dead, investigation, partner, nordic, murder, law enforcement, police officer, psychology, criminal, illness, afterlife, mental illness, forensic, forensics, grief, cat and mouse
Marvel's Jessica Jones (2015)
Plot Summary:
After a tragic ending to her short-lived super hero stint, Jessica Jones is rebuilding her personal life and career as a detective who gets pulled into cases involving people with extraordinary abilities in New York City
Duration: 56 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 224000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: female protagonist, superhero, investigation, private detective, strong female character, imaginary, lawyer, strong female lead, super powers, violence, good versus evil, supernatural power, lesbian, danger, heroes, mind control, escapades, superheroine, death, orphan, support group, car accident, manipulation, guilt, abuse
iZombie (2015)
Plot Summary:
A medical student who becomes a zombie joins a Coroner's Office in order to gain access to the brains she must reluctantly eat so that she can maintain her humanity. But every brain she eats, she also inherits their memories and must now solve their deaths with help from the Medical examiner and a police detective
Duration: 42 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 73000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Plot tags: zombie, supernatural, female protagonist, supernatural ability, murder, law enforcement, police detective, police investigation, morgue, hidden identity, fighting crime, partners against crime, friendship, murder mystery, couple relations, crime investigation, gory, coroner, exodus, strong female lead, investigation, murder investigation, female detective, memories, college student
And Then There Were None (2015)
Plot Summary:
Ten strangers, drawn away from their normal lives to an isolated rock off the Devon coast. But as the mismatched group waits for the arrival of the hosts – the improbably named Mr and Mrs U.N. Owen – the weather sours and they find themselves cut off from civilisation. Very soon, the guests, each struggling with their conscience, will start to die – one by one, according to the rules of the nursery rhyme ‘Ten Little Soldier Boys’ - a rhyme that hangs in every room of the house and ends with the most terrifying words of all: "…and then there were none."
Duration: 172 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 43000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Plot tags: murder mystery, island, whodunit, isolation, plot twist, murder, survival, investigation, bully comeuppance, twists and turns, trapped, accusation, death, supernatural, trap, guilt, mysterious death, serial killer, killings, suspicion, murderer, game of death, crime and punishment, mind game, criminal
Agent Carter (2015)
Plot Summary:
It's 1946, and peace has dealt Peggy Carter a serious blow as she finds herself marginalized when the men return home from fighting abroad. Working for the covert SSR (Strategic Scientific Reserve), Peggy must balance doing administrative work and going on secret missions for Howard Stark all while trying to navigate life as a single woman in America, in the wake of losing the love of her life - Steve Rogers
Duration: 42 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 88000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: superhero, female agent, strong female lead, heroic mission, hand to hand combat, female protagonist, investigation, save the world, undercover, secret agent, tough girl, heroes, danger, multiverse, escapades, imaginary, villain, spy, friendship, world war two, women, conspiracy, graphic violence, feminist, shooting
American Crime (2015)
Plot Summary:
An anthology drama focusing on all aspects of the U.S. criminal justice system dealing with crimes committed in America
Duration: 43 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: murder, family relations, courtroom, racism, parents and children, interracial relations, society, tragedy, lawyer, investigation, friendship, legal, gay, criminal, house, high school, nypd, black, lgbtq, exodus, lgbtqi, trial, drug, murder trial, criminal activity
Secrets and Lies (2015)
Plot Summary:
Detective Andrea Cornell is a tough, thorough Homicide Detective who leaves no stone unturned. Her unwavering dedication to her job makes her the most formidable opponent - or a highly valuable ally
Duration: 43 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Plot tags: investigation, murder, family relations, murder mystery, family problems, police investigation, family in crisis, child killer, protagonist as suspect, law enforcement, who done it, uncover truth, danger, life turned upside down, murder suspect, child murderess, dishonesty, disorder, gay, criminal, legal, drug, black man white woman relationship, murder investigation, black man white woman sex
Limitless (2015)
Plot Summary:
Limitless, based on the feature film, picks up where the movie left off and follows Brian Sinclair as he discovers the power of the mysterious drug NZT, and is coerced into using his newfound drug-enhanced abilities to solve weekly cases for the FBI
Duration: 42 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 71000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: fbi, young man, experimental drug, intelligence, brain capacity, life & death, chase, super powers, female agent, new job, addiction, supernatural, counselor, murder mystery, moral ambiguity, peril, superhero, paranoia, strong female lead, genius, treasure hunt, investigation, fantasy world, parallel universe, occupation
London Spy (2015)
Plot Summary:
A romance between an MI6 code genius and an ordinary man promises happiness. But tragedy strikes when the spy dies in suspicious circumstances, forcing his lover to pursue the truth behind his death
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK
Plot tags: gay, espionage, spy, gay interest, conspiracy, surveillance, gay lead character, gays and lesbians, lgbt, murder, love affair, lgbtq, undercover, love and romance, gender, police, murder mystery, resistance, gay couple, buddy, pride, clandestine, mi6, gay protagonist, netflix
Backstrom (2015)
Plot Summary:
Detective Lieutenant Everett Backstrom is a man with no filter. After a five-year exile to the traffic division for offensive behavior, he has returned from disgrace to lead Portland's newly minted S.C.U. Tasked with navigating the city's most sensitive and serious cases, he must solve each crime as he tries, and fails, to change his own self-destructive behavior. Based on renowned Swedish criminologist and novelist Leif G.W. Persson’s hit series of books of the same name
Duration: 44 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: police investigation, police detective, workplace situations, law enforcement, workplace, investigation, forensic, forensics, team, mind game, prejudice, lgbtq, lgbtqi, anti hero, gay friend, gay, police procedural, literary, self destructing, misanthropy, drugs/alcohol, french accent, show, crime, anti-hero
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
The Frankenstein Chronicles (2015)
Plot Summary:
Inspector John Marlott investigates a series of crimes in 19th Century London, which may have been committed by a scientist intent on re-animating the dead
Duration: 48 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, History, Mystery
Country: UK
Plot tags: frankenstein, murder mystery, investigation, murder, law enforcement, danger, riddles and clues, medieval, murder investigation, homicidal maniac, maniac, serial killer, murderer, supernatural, killings, psycho killer, killing spree, crime solving, crime investigation, unsolved crime, paranormal investigation, cold case, uncover truth, devil, writers
Scream: The TV Series (2015)
Plot Summary:
What starts as a YouTube video going viral, soon leads to problems for the teenagers of Lakewood and serves as the catalyst for a murder that opens up a window to the town's troubled past. Everyone has secrets. Everyone tells lies. Everyone is fair game
Duration: 45 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 44000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: serial killer, murder, danger, psychopath, maniac, youth, high school, massacre, characters killed one by one, teenage life, obsession, masked killer, twists and turns, who done it, small town, teenage girl, telephone call, lesbian, death, lgbt, teenager, ghost, killer, investigation, supernatural
Aquarius (2015)
Plot Summary:
In the late 1960s, a Los Angeles police sergeant with a complicated personal life starts tracking a small-time criminal and budding cult leader seeking out vulnerable women to join his “cause.” The name of that man is Charles Manson
Duration: 42 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: police detective, hippie, missing person, police investigation, murder, charles manson, policewoman, interrogation, lawyer, party, teenage girl, police station, name calling, drug, cop, serial killer, working undercover, investigation, religion, subculture, murder mystery, psycho killer, woman with a gun, exodus, anti hero
Stitchers (2015)
Plot Summary:
A young woman is recruited into a secret government agency to be “stitched” into the minds of the recently deceased, using their memories to investigate murders
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country:
Plot tags: investigation, secret government organization, supernatural, female protagonist, computer genius, law enforcement, family secret, uncover truth, family problems, scientist, memory, murder investigation, special agent, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, young woman, science, secret base, secret mission, lesbian, strong female lead, puzzle, super powers, couples, cop, sapphic
Quantico (2015)
Plot Summary:
A diverse group of recruits has arrived at the FBI Quantico Base for training. They are the best, the brightest and the most vetted, so it seems impossible that one of them is suspected of masterminding the biggest attack on New York City since 9/11
Duration: 42 min
IMDB Rating: 6.7/10
IMDB Votes: 63000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: investigation, fbi, terrorist attack, secret, terrorism, frame up, terrorist, female fbi agent, twists and turns, recruit, woman, bonding, fbi agent, terrorist bombing, on the run, colleague, false identity, spy, female protagonist, traitor, teamwork, fighting crime, female agent, betrayal, suspect
Minority Report (2015)
Plot Summary:
Minority Report follows the unlikely partnership between a man haunted by the future and a cop haunted by her past, as they race to stop the worst crimes of the year 2065 before they happen. Set in Washington, D.C., it is 10 years after the demise of Precrime, a law enforcement agency tasked with identifying and eliminating criminals... before their crimes were committed. To carry out this brand of justice, the agency used three precogs - "precognitives" Dash, Arthur and Agatha - who were able to see the future. Now, in 2065, crime-solving is different, and justice leans more on sophisticated and trusted technology than on the instincts of the precogs
Duration: 42 min
IMDB Rating: 5.9/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: police detective, female detective, changing the past or future, police investigation, murder investigation, friendship, danger, death, love and romance, rivalry, cyberpunk, super powers, counselor, buddy, siblings, drug, superpower, psychic power, superhero, time travel, twin brother, changing the future, flash forward, tattoo on face, brother sister relationship
CSI: Cyber (2015)
Plot Summary:
The FBI's team of Cyber Crime Investigators, headed by Special Agent Avery Ryan, works to solve cases involving the dark-net. Avery, a Special Agent in Charge and esteemed Cyber-Psychologist heads up a team, including Senior Special Agent Elijah Mundo, tasked with solving murders, cyber-theft, hacking, sex offences, and blackmail
Duration: 44 min
IMDB Rating: 5.5/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: forensics, profiler, federal agent, cybercrime, crime investigation, fbi, danger, law enforcement, partner, police investigation, partners against crime, riddles and clues, computers and web, special agent, hacking, die hard, hacker, fbi agent, hi-tech, investigation, crime scene, evidence, computer, business, intelligence agency