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When They See Us (2019)
Plot Summary:
Five teens from Harlem become trapped in a nightmare when they're falsely accused of a brutal attack in Central Park
Duration: 296 min
IMDB Rating: 8.9/10
IMDB Votes: 134000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: USA
Plot tags: investigation, legal, social injustice, black, black lives matter, black cast, racial injustice, black history, lgbtq, criminal justice, suspect, false accusation, social problems, fight for justice, social issues, false accusation of rape, falsely accused, racial issues, social justice, law and order, courtroom, accusation, guilty verdict, framed for a crime, blaxploitation
The Boys (2019)
Plot Summary:
A group of vigilantes known informally as “The Boys” set out to take down corrupt superheroes with no more than blue-collar grit and a willingness to fight dirty
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 8.7/10
IMDB Votes: 611000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: superhero, murder, society, dark humor, super speed, vengeance, superhuman, superhero team, gore, superheroine, corruption, supernatural power, rivalry, investigation, blood, violence, super powers, revenge, brutality, nudity, supernatural, sex scene, corporation, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, name calling
Warrior (2019)
Plot Summary:
A gritty, action-packed crime drama set during the brutal Tong Wars of San Francisco’s Chinatown in the second half of the 19th century. The series follows Ah Sahm, a martial arts prodigy who immigrates from China to San Francisco under mysterious circumstances, and becomes a hatchet man for one of Chinatown’s most powerful tongs
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 37000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, History
Country: USA
Plot tags: martial arts, gang war, rivalry, business, fistfight, corporation, hand to hand combat, sex scene, gang member, fight, gang, criminal, smuggling, master warrior, showdown, outlaw gang, lgbt, hitman, warrior, ancient, parents, organized crime, interracial romance, violent, nudity
Harley Quinn (2019)
Plot Summary:
Harley Quinn has finally broken things off once and for all with the Joker and attempts to make it on her own as the criminal Queenpin of Gotham City
Duration: 23 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 36000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: superhero, villain, female protagonist, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, super villain, eccentricity, anti heroine, superheroine, female warrior, tough girl, villainess, henchman, super villainess, female assassin, batman, supernatural ability, power relations, gotham city, violence, lgbt, bisexual, bisexual woman, organized crime, crime boss, bounty hunter
Unbelievable (2019)
Plot Summary:
The true story of Marie, a teenager who was charged with lying about having been raped, and the two female detectives who followed a twisting path to arrive at the truth
Duration: 385 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 116000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: investigation, rape, rape victim, female protagonist, sexual abuse, female detective, psychopath, teenage rape, violence, murder mystery, police officer, police, criminal, true crime, women, feminist, police investigation, nobody believes, serial killer, graphic violence, danger, adaptation, dishonesty, sex, killer
Why Women Kill (2019)
Plot Summary:
Three women living in three different decades: a housewife in the '60s, a socialite in the '80s and a lawyer in 2018, deal with infidelity in their marriages
Duration: 984 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: marriage, women, open marriage, crumbling marriage, family in crisis, society, housewife, female protagonist, male female relationship, character change, changing lives, up and down relationship, adultery, interracial couple, strong female lead, older woman younger man relationship, jealousy, closeted homosexual, marriage crisis, extramarital affair, older woman younger man sex, betrayal, infidelity, scandal, troubled marriage
Exit (2019)
Plot Summary:
Exit are based on the true stories of four men in their mid-30s who all made became multi millionaires before the age of thirty an. Attempting to escape from their obligations, expectations and families, they employ drugs, prostitutes, and their very own set of morals
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Norway
Plot tags: drug abuse, finance, narcissism, rivalry, businessman, marriage, friendship, erection, friends, society, love, danger, sociopath, family relations, disorder, investor, sex party, gambling, nudity, female nudity, infidelity, group of friends, husband wife relationship, dysfunctional marriage, suicide attempt
Watchmen (2019)
Plot Summary:
Television series based on the comic-book 'Watchmen', which was published by DC Comics in 1986 - 1987
Duration: 527 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 131000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: superhero, villain, anti hero, vigilantism, team, black, heroes, police officer, racial slur, racial tension, fight, racial discrimination, lgbtqi, superhero team, murder, alternate history, time travel, intelligence agency, supernatural, fbi, friends, house, hip hop culture, justice league, couples
Godfather of Harlem (2019)
Plot Summary:
Loosely based on infamous crime boss Bumpy Johnson, who in the early 1960s returned from ten years in prison to find the neighborhood he once ruled in shambles. With the streets controlled by the Italian mob, Bumpy attempts to regain his piece of Harlem
Duration: 55 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: gang leader, mafia, crime boss, gang, gang war, mobster, violence, black cast, danger, street gang, organized crime, vengeance, rivalry, power struggle, black, showdown, criminal gang, gang of outlaws, murder, criminal, destiny, society, ambition, life philosophy, fight for supremacy
ZeroZeroZero (2019)
Plot Summary:
Based on the book of the same name by bestselling author Roberto Saviano, ZeroZeroZero is an unforgettable exploration of the inner workings of the global cocaine trade
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy
Plot tags: italian mafia, mafia, cartel, drug cartel, cocaine, drug dealer, drug trade, drug dealing, drug smuggler, drug, brutality, gunfight, shooting, organized crime, apocalypse, stephen king, spy, ghetto, gang, obsession, criminal, addiction, conflict, african, nypd
Dead to Me (2019)
Plot Summary:
A hotheaded widow searching for the hit-and-run driver who mowed down her husband befriends an eccentric optimist who isn't quite what she seems
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 97000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: friendship, grief, death of husband, guilty conscience, murder, hit and run, female friendship, dishonesty, lesbian, strong female lead, feminist, sapphic, women, lgbt, apocalypse, choice, humour, judiciary, lgbtq, marriage, dysfunctional relationship, slice of life, female female relationship, love hate relationship, parenthood
The Act (2019)
Plot Summary:
Dee Dee Blanchard is overprotective of her daughter, Gypsy, who is trying to escape the toxic relationship she has with her mother. Gypsy's quest for independence opens up a Pandora's box of secrets, which ultimately leads to murder. The stranger-than-fiction true-crime series is based on a 2016 BuzzFeed article that detailed the shocking 2015 crime. Oscar winner Patricia Arquette and Oscar nominee Chloë Sevigny star in the Hulu original series
Duration: 425 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 34000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: overprotective parent, true crime, treatment, pretense, fake illness, murder of mother, manipulation, mother daughter relationship, mental illness, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, teenage life, murder investigation, deception, hate, female warrior, trial, real life, mutilation, mockery, investigation, illness, family relations, child abuse, vengeance, traumatic childhood
The Capture (2019)
Plot Summary:
When soldier Shaun Emery's conviction for a murder in Afghanistan is overturned due to flawed video evidence, he returns to life as a free man with his young daughter. But when damning CCTV footage from a night out in London comes to light, Shaun's life takes a shocking turn and he must soon fight for his freedom once again
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Plot tags: investigation, twists and turns, murder, capture, police, stalking, evidence, police officer, suspicion of murder, ex soldier, lawyer, hacker, stephen king, cia, feminist, forensic, forensics, mature, hacking, surveillance, artificial intelligence, conspiracy, police investigation, court, father daughter relationship
Evil (2019)
Plot Summary:
Skeptical female clinical psychologist Kristen Benoist joins a priest-in-training and a blue-collar contractor as they investigate supposed miracles, demonic possessions, and other extraordinary occurrences to see if there’s a scientific explanation or if something truly supernatural is at work
Duration: 42 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 31000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: paranormal investigation, spirituality, miraculous event, twists and turns, investigation, demonic possession, murder mystery, psychologist, catholic priest, demon, riddles and clues, supernatural power, mind game, catholic church, skepticism, friendship, blood, macabre, skeptic, mother daughter relationship, priest, paranormal, supernatural, religion, good versus evil
Pennyworth (2019)
Plot Summary:
The origin story of Bruce Wayne's legendary butler, Alfred Pennyworth, a former British SAS soldier who forms a security company and goes to work with Thomas Wayne, Bruce's billionaire father, in 1960s London
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: cia agent, superhero, murder, coup d'etat, good versus evil, loss of loved one, violence, batman, chase, army, spy, hunting, villain, 007, post war, multiverse, justice league, black, storytelling, buddy, woman with a gun, nudity, political conspiracy, dystopia, ex special forces
How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast) (2019)
Plot Summary:
To impress his ex-girlfriend, a nerdy teen starts selling drugs online out of his bedroom -- and becomes one of Europe's biggest dealers
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 39000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Plot tags: teenager, internet, business, relationships, friendship, love and romance, drug, disability, coming of age, serial killer, obsession, addiction, pain, badass, illegal drugs, drug dealer, sex scene, masturbation, geek, male masturbation, juvenile delinquency, teen romance, cryptocurrency, partners in crime, misfit
Giri/Haji (2019)
Plot Summary:
Soulful thriller set in Tokyo and London, exploring the butterfly effect of a single murder across two cities. A dark, witty and daring examination of morality and redemption
Duration: 461 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Plot tags: yakuza, missing brother, japanese police, police detective, gangster, cancer patient, father daughter relationship, terminal illness, investigation, forensics, police investigation, crime solving, criminal, mafioso, brothers, sleuth, crime boss, organized crime, disappearance, mysterious disappearance, unsolved crime, fighting crime, framed for murder, cold case, secret revealed
Beforeigners (2019)
Plot Summary:
In the near future a new phenomenon starts happening all over the world with powerful flashes of light occurring in the ocean and people from the past mysteriously reappearing. Called “beforeigners,” these people come from three separate time periods: the Stone Age, the Viking era and late 19th century. A couple of years later, Alfhildr – who comes from the Viking Age – has to partner up with a burned-out police officer, Lars Haaland, to investigate the murder of a beforeigner. The pair begins to unravel a larger conspiracy behind the origin of the mysterious mass arrivals
Duration: 45 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Norway
Plot tags: time travel, viking, police detective, imaginary, time traveler, mentor, culture clash, police, social relations, parent child relationship, unsupportive coworkers, drug, time, police officer, forensic, forensics, working class, nordic, female nudity, father daughter relationship, drug addiction, murder mystery, migration, fish out of water, identity
Undercover (2019)
Plot Summary:
Undercover agents infiltrate a drug kingpin's operation by posing as a couple at the campground where he spends his weekends. Inspired by real events
Duration: 50 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Belgium
Plot tags: police, mafia, escapades, danger, police investigation, adaptation, dishonesty, rivalry, society, spy, investigation, espionage, real life, nypd, nudity, undercover agent, illegal drugs, undercover cop, business, agent, sex scene, criminal, lesbian sex, undercover, boss
Carnival Row (2019)
Plot Summary:
In a mystical and dark city filled with humans, fairies and other creatures, a police detective investigates a series of gruesome murders leveled against the fairy population. During his investigation, the detective becomes the prime suspect and must find the real killer to clear his name
Duration: 56 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 80000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: steampunk, mythical creature, interspecies romance, fairy, fantasy world, monster, social injustice, family secret, politician, alternate reality, class differences, sorceress, female friendship, love triangle, racism, manipulative woman, police detective, political conspiracy, terrorist, black magic, murder investigation, prejudice, witch, interspecies sex, racist
Criminal: UK (2019)
Plot Summary:
Within the walls of an interrogation room and with time running out, London investigators go after three suspects, each accused of a grievous crime
Duration: 43 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, France, Germany, Spain
Plot tags: police, murder, interrogation, investigator, investigation, criminal, violence, law enforcement, coworker, police investigation, evidence, police detective, suspicion, law enforcer, partners against crime, murderer, graphic violence, shooting, victim, partner, haunted by the past, testimony, cruelty, uncover truth, troubled
Prodigal Son (2019)
Plot Summary:
The son of a notorious serial killer becomes an acclaimed criminal psychologist who uses his unique insight into how killers think to help the NYPD
Duration: 44 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: serial killer, haunted by the past, psychological trauma, expert, murder investigation, maniac, police, forensics, criminal psychologist, repressed memory, profiler, childhood trauma, homicidal maniac, uncover truth, criminal, nypd, serial murder, police psychologist, psychopath, investigation, father son relationship, sociopath, police detective, criminal psychology, psychologist
Beastars (2019)
Plot Summary:
In a world populated by anthropomorphic animals, herbivores and carnivores coexist with each other. For the adolescences of Cherryton Academy, school life is filled with hope, romance, distrust, and uneasiness. The main character is Regoshi the wolf, a member of the drama club. Despite his menacing appearance, he has a very gentle heart. Throughout most of his life, he has always been an object of fear and hatred by other animals, and he's been quite accustomed to that lifestyle. But soon, he finds himself becoming more involved with his fellow classmates who have their own share of insecurities and finds his life in school changing slowly
Duration: 23 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Animation, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Japan
Plot tags: anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic animal, society, outcast, opposites attract, murder, school, furry, wolf, predator, protagonist as suspect, slice of life, animal that acts human, animal life, investigation, suppression, animal, murder investigation, social relations, dream world, theatre group, talking animal, black market, police, friends
A Confession (2019)
Plot Summary:
Detective Superintendent Steve Fulcher intends on catching a killer of a missing woman, even if that may cost him his career and reputation
Duration: 45 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Plot tags: true crime, murder, police, murder investigation, police investigation, police detective, investigation, hopes, danger, dialogue, life philosophy, women, police officer, biopic, confession, british police, missing person, death of daughter, deadly, volvo
Manhunt (2019)
Plot Summary:
The true story of London Metropolitan police detective Colin Sutton's manhunt for serial killer Levi Bellfield
Duration: 45 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Plot tags: police detective, serial killer, murder, police, true crime, criminal, brutality, victim, blood, who done it, police officer, corruption, law enforcement, law, manhunt, marriage, investigation, disorder, deadly, crimes
City on a Hill (2019)
Plot Summary:
In early 90s Boston, an African-American District Attorney comes in from Brooklyn advocating change and forms an unlikely alliance with a corrupt yet venerated FBI veteran invested in maintaining the status quo. Together they take on a family of armored car robbers from Charlestown in a case that grows to encompass and eventually upend Boston’s city-wide criminal justice system
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: corruption, law enforcement, investigation, ira, racism, gang, legal, criminal, danger, district attorney, justice, smuggling, escapades, dirty cop, organized crime, police officer, irish mob, black ops, nypd, black, die hard, female nudity, african american, bare breasts, nudity
Stumptown (2019)
Plot Summary:
Dex Parios is a strong, assertive, and unapologetically sharp-witted Army veteran working as a P.I. in Portland, Oregon. With a complicated personal history and only herself to rely on, she solves other people’s messes with a blind eye toward her own
Duration: 44 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: investigator, private investigator, investigation, lgbt, friendship, job, dark past, money problems, post traumatic stress disorder, sex, female protagonist, superhero, gay, woman with a gun, law, brother sister relationship, war veteran, veteran, sexy woman, woman, adventure
In the Dark (2019)
Plot Summary:
Murphy is a flawed and irreverent woman who just happens to be blind and is the only “witness” to the murder of her drug-dealing friend, Tyson. When the police dismiss her story, she sets out with her dog, Pretzel, to find the killer while also managing her colorful dating life and the job she hates at Breaking Blind — the guide-dog school owned by her overprotective parents
Duration: 42 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Action, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Plot tags: blindness, female protagonist, police investigation, friendship, drug, death of friend, animal, relationships, sex, lesbian, criminal, murder mystery, choice, blind man, sexual promiscuity, blind woman, crime, romance, family, drugs, crimes, chicago illinois, warner bros, animals
Quicksand (2019)
Plot Summary:
Maja, a student in Stockholm, finds herself on trial for murder after a tragedy at her school. More doubts and suspicions arise when new revelations are made
Duration: 45 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Sweden
Plot tags: investigation, death, school shooting, student, youth, murder, nordic, court, runaway, vengeance, society, adaptation, disorder, friendship, gunfight, life is a bitch, storytelling, hopes, illness, feminist, mental illness, murder mystery, coming of age, mental health, nudity
Baptiste (2019)
Plot Summary:
Julien Baptiste delves into the criminal underworld of the red light district and uncovers a complex web of deceit and lies
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Plot tags: murder, private detective, criminal underworld, investigation, gangster, niece, missing girl, retired cop, hitman, stolen money, danger, human trafficking, aspiration, dutch mafia, ex girlfriend, sex worker, missing person, uncle, father daughter relationship, husband wife relationship, uncle niece relationship, englishman abroad, psychological drama, frenchman abroad