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Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story (2020)
Plot Summary:
Set in 1980's & 90's Bombay, Scam 1992 follows the life of Harshad Mehta - a stockbroker who single-handedly took the stock market to dizzying heights & his catastrophic downfall. Being directed by National Award-winning filmmaker Hansal Mehta, the series is based on journalist Debashis Basu & Sucheta Dalal's book "The Scam"
Duration: 54 min
IMDB Rating: 9.3/10
IMDB Votes: 154000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Plot tags: finance, insider trading, financial crisis, stock exchange, stock broker, newspaper office, embezzler, caper, financier, cons and scams, money, con artists, criminal, deception, con trick, fraud, historical figure, escapades, financial problem, historical character, motivation, wall street, corruption, mission, innovation
Flower of Evil (2020)
Plot Summary:
Baik Hee Sung, an ordinary family man, is actually a psychopath whose past is dotted with crime and violence. His hopeless life changes completely after he meets his wife. He had to falsify everything about himself to marry her. His wife, Cha Ji Won, starts to doubt her husband as a suspect of a murder case. She becomes emotionally overwhelmed with betrayal, and rages as secrets behind his husband reveal. The story will draw faith and truth between a man and woman who trusted the most and loved each other
Duration: 70 min
IMDB Rating: 8.6/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Plot tags: hidden identity, female detective, investigation, murder, father daughter relationship, serial murder, psychopath, dark secret, husband wife relationship, mother daughter relationship, family conflict, dual identity, twists and turns, strong female lead, law enforcement, bad guy, forensic, forensics, asian, deception, antisocial personality disorder, basement, married couple, sociopath, hindi
Caliphate (2020)
Plot Summary:
National Security agent Fatima receives a tip that a terrorist attack against Sweden is in the planning stage. Meanwhile Sulle, a teenage girl in Stockholm, gets interested in her student assistent who opens doors to a new and fascinating world - the true path. Kalifat is a thriller about the intermingled fates of five young women who get caught up in the seducing and destroying force of religious fundamentalism
Duration: 46 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Plot tags: isis, terrorist, hijab, islamic terrorism, suicide bomber, islam, terrorism, police, conspiracy, female protagonist, intelligence agency, muslim, rape, father daughter relationship, sister sister relationship, terrorist plot, escape plan, murder, husband wife relationship, woman in danger, death, war on terror, female terrorist, swedish, criminal
The Frog (2020)
Plot Summary:
Ramin plans a robbery on his childhood classmate Noori who has become a mysterious rich man and that's just a beginning of a brutal journey
Duration: 50 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Iran
Plot tags: iranian, criminal, lie, burglar, betrayal, betrayal by friend, traitor, robbery, frog, police, flashback, persian, mystery
Gangs of London (2020)
Plot Summary:
When the head of a criminal organisation, Finn Wallace is assassinated, the sudden power vacuum his death creates threatens the fragile peace between the intricate web of gangs operating on the streets of the city. Now it’s up to the grieving, volatile and impulsive Sean Wallace to restore control and find those responsible for killing his father
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 39000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: mafia, gang war, organized crime, violence, father son relationship, crime family, murder, bandit, blood, mercenary, gangster, gang, criminal, gunfight, danger, mobster, revenge, superhero, distopia, investigation, villain, irish mob, hustler, brotherhood, torture
Defending Jacob (2020)
Plot Summary:
A family’s lives are irreparably disrupted when the 14-year-old son is accused of murdering a fellow classmate
Duration: 402 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 64000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: murder investigation, police investigation, husband wife relationship, false accusation of murder, death, parents and children, murder, bullying, investigation, family relations, father son relationship, suspect, boy, assistant district attorney, uncover truth, lawyer, mysterious villain, chase, legal, doubt, criminal, corruption, mature, coming of age, teenage boy
Miss Scarlet and the Duke (2020)
Plot Summary:
When Eliza Scarlet’s father dies, he leaves her penniless, but she resolves to continue his detective agency. To operate in a male-dominated world, though, she needs a partner... step forward a detective known as the Duke. Eliza and The Duke strike up a mismatched, fiery relationship as they team up to solve crime in the murkiest depths of 1880’s London
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Plot tags: female detective, detective agency, female police detective, victorian england, private detective, crime investigation, investigation, murder investigation, forensics, humour, murder, love and romance, woman with a gun, policewoman, love, intelligence agency, steampunk, ancient, woman, father daughter relationship, housekeeper, police detective, cousin cousin relationship, detective inspector, female protagonist
Teenage Bounty Hunters (2020)
Plot Summary:
After joining forces with a veteran bounty hunter, sixteen-year-old fraternal twin sisters Sterling and Blair dive into the world of bail skipping baddies while still navigating the high stakes of teenage love and sex
Duration: 50 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: teenager, lesbian, female protagonist, bisexuality, teenage life, mother daughter relationship, sapphic, lgbt, twins, choice, lgbtq, religion, high school, bisexual, twin sister, sister sister relationship, bisexual woman, gay couple, small town life, everyday life, bounty hunter, parents and children, weirdo, lifestyle, single mother
Your Honor (2020)
Plot Summary:
The son of a respected judge is involved in a hit-and-run that leads to a high-stakes game of lies, deceit and impossible choices. A legal thriller that rips through all strata of New Orleans society
Duration: 57 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 64000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: courtroom drama, legal, courtroom, mafia, crime boss, judge, father son relationship, lawyer, family relations, parent child relationship, car accident, parents and children, family life, family problems, husband wife relationship, confession, social relations, guilt, uncover truth, trial, organized crime, gangster, lesbian, criminal, evil
The Outsider (2020)
Plot Summary:
When an insidious supernatural force edges its way into a seemingly straightforward investigation into the gruesome murder of a young boy, it leads a seasoned cop and an unorthodox investigator to question everything they believe in
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 93000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: stephen king, murder, supernatural, investigation, mysticism, police investigation, cold case, murder mystery, falsely accused, mysterious event, murder investigation, unsolved crime, small town, murderer, parents and children, crime investigation, supernatural power, evidence, bereavement, crime solving, uncover truth, lawyer, private detective, child murder, ancient
Perry Mason (2020)
Plot Summary:
Set in 1932 Los Angeles, the series focuses on the origin story of famed defense lawyer Perry Mason. Living check-to-check as a low-rent private investigator, Mason is haunted by his wartime experiences in France and suffering the effects of a broken marriage. L.A. is booming while the rest of the country recovers from the Great Depression — but a kidnapping gone very wrong leads to Mason exposing a fractured city as he uncovers the truth of the crime
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Crime, Drama, History
Country: USA
Plot tags: courtroom drama, lawyer, private detective, private investigator, murder, investigation, false accusation, legal action, courtroom, police corruption, dishonesty, life is a bitch, law enforcement, district attorney, innocence, filicide, dedicated lawyer, righting the wronged, interwar period, stephen king, intelligence agency, police, criminal, corruption, forensic
Tehran (2020)
Plot Summary:
A Mossad agent embarks on her first mission as a computer hacker in her home town of Tehran
Duration: 45 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Israel, USA, UK, Greece
Plot tags: mossad, covert operation, computer, hacker, danger, spy, israeli, investigation, hostage, criminal, terrorist group, secret agent, assassination, computer hacker, heist, espionage, intelligence, geek, spying, nuclear reactor, islam, organized crime, judaism, nuclear, nerd
Des (2020)
Plot Summary:
The story of one of the most infamous cases in UK criminal history, that of serial killer Dennis Nilsen. Told through the prism of three men, the series explores the personal and professional consequences of coming into contact with a man like Nilsen
Duration: 143 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: UK
Plot tags: true crime, serial killer, detective inspector, police, murder, gay interest, murderer, investigation, death, murder investigation, chase, murder mystery, who done it, serial murder, danger, law enforcement, police investigation, police detective, dishonesty, uncover truth, killer, lgbtq, gay, homosexual, cigarette smoking
Outer Banks (2020)
Plot Summary:
A tight-knit group of teens unearths a long-buried secret, setting off a chain of illicit events that takes them on an adventure they'll never forget
Duration: 50 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 74000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: group of friends, treasure hunt, treasure map, treasure, wild ride, friendship, escapades, search for father, rivals, love, coming of age, adventurer, treasure hunter, illegal drugs, teenager, fight, best friend, peril, thrill ride, obstacle, drug, danger, diving, group, batman
Power Book II: Ghost (2020)
Plot Summary:
Picking up just days after the “Power” finale, this sequel series follows Tariq navigating his new life, in which his desire to shed his father’s legacy comes up against the mounting pressure to save his family
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: drug dealing, gang leader, organized crime, nightclub owner, revenge, investigation, family relations, black, hotshot, hip hop, heir, self sacrifice, false accusation, family drama, murder of father, business venture, going straight, gangster, black cast, corruption, legal, black ops, lgbtq, politics, police corruption
Home Before Dark (2020)
Plot Summary:
A young girl moves from Brooklyn to the small lakeside town her father left behind. While there, her dogged pursuit of the truth leads her to unearth a cold case that everyone in town, including her own father, tried hard to bury
Duration: 45 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Plot tags: crime investigation, child protagonist, small town, father daughter relationship, sheriff, writers, murder, unsolved crime, crime solving, child fighting adult, investigation, forensics, danger, secret, private investigation, amateur sleuth, precocious child, cold case, secret revealed, uncover truth, corruption, coming of age, female protagonist, true crime, worried mother
The Murders at White House Farm (2020)
Plot Summary:
Factual drama based on the notorious Whitehouse Farm murders, and the ensuing police investigation and court case
Duration: 277 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Mystery
Country: UK
Plot tags: murder, murder trial, true crime, police investigation, schizophrenic, adopted son, murder mystery, murder case, farmhouse, investigation, murder investigation, crime investigation, uncover truth, countryside, police detective, crime scene, forensics, dysfunctional family, murderer, criminal, family secret, unsolved crime, detective inspector, crime solving, cold case
P-Valley (2020)
Plot Summary:
An unapologetic look at the lives of strip-club dancers working down in the Dirty Delta
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: strip club, stripper, nude girl, black lgbt, pole dancer, woman in danger, striptease, black, haunted by the past, dancing, twists and turns, women, seduction, life is a bitch, dancehall girl, dancer, mother daughter relationship, rivalry, social problems, female protagonist, exotic dancer, money problems, abusive boyfriend, dance club, rapper
The Undoing (2020)
Plot Summary:
Grace and Jonathan Fraser are living the only lives they ever wanted. Overnight a chasm opens in their lives: a violent death and a chain of terrible revelations. Left behind in the wake of a spreading and very public disaster, Grace must dismantle one life and create another for her child and her family
Duration: 337 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 103000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: adultery, murder, life turned upside down, murder investigation, lie, mysterious disappearance, affair, lawyer, family relations, murder mystery, extramarital affair, therapist, secret, psychologist, doctor, mother son relationship, aspiring writer, riddles and clues, father son relationship, twists and turns, betrayal, infidelity, criminal, legal, suspicion of murder
The Stranger (2020)
Plot Summary:
A web of secrets sends family man Adam Price on a desperate quest to uncover the truth about the people closest to him
Duration: 363 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 57000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Plot tags: riddles and clues, mysterious stranger, infidelity, hacker, husband wife relationship, memory loss, drug use, betrayal, twists and turns, investigation, family relations, stephen king, lgbt, forest, feminist, murder mystery, mature, judiciary, dysfunctional relationship, intoxication, plot twist, violence against women, secrets, high school football, teenager
Ratched (2020)
Plot Summary:
An origins story, beginning in 1947, which follows Ratched's journey and evolution from nurse to full-fledged monster tracking her murderous progression through the mental health care system
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 68000
Genere: Crime, Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: lesbian, manipulative woman, mental institution, strong sexual content, lesbian relationship, lesbian romance, lobotomy, psychiatric nurse, nurse, mutilation, nymphomaniac, psycho killer, paramedic, hate crime, revenge, brother sister relationship, lgbtq, doctor patient relationship, murder, treatment, twists and turns, family relations, hate, hiding place, crime scene
DC's Stargirl (2020)
Plot Summary:
Courtney Whitmore, a smart, athletic and above all else kind girl, discovers her step-father has a secret: he used to be the sidekick to a superhero. "Borrowing" the long-lost hero’s cosmic staff, she becomes the unlikely inspiration for an entirely new generation of superheroes
Duration: 566 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: superhero, superheroine, heroine, heroes, superhero team, good versus evil, masked superhero, multiverse, superhuman powers, bravery, superpower, rescue, danger, teenager, save the world, zombie, villain, justice league, supernatural power, coming of age, adaptation, interracial friendship, comic book, staff, super powers
Hunters (2020)
Plot Summary:
A diverse band of Nazi Hunters living in 1977 New York City discover that hundreds of high ranking Nazi officials are living among us and conspiring to create a Fourth Reich in the U.S. The eclectic team of Hunters set out on a bloody quest to bring the Nazis to justice and thwart their new genocidal plans
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 52000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Plot tags: nazi hunter, concentration camp, world war two, murder, nazi, female warrior, war criminal, revenge, male protagonist, fake identity, alternate history, holocaust, mafia, women, religion, espionage, forensic, strength, forensics, grief, woman with a gun, law, female nudity, violence, hitler
FBI: Most Wanted (2020)
Plot Summary:
The Fugitive Task Force relentlessly tracks and captures the notorious criminals on the Bureau’s Most Wanted list. Seasoned agent Jess LaCroix oversees the highly skilled team that functions as a mobile undercover unit that is always out in the field, pursuing those who are most desperate to elude justice
Duration: 45 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: fbi, fbi agent, murder, investigation, crime investigation, criminal, task force, special agent, die hard, criminal justice, partners against crime, agent, police partner, chase, teamwork, team, society, danger, fighting crime, partner, police investigation, government agent, swat team, intelligence agency, violence
Young Wallander (2020)
Plot Summary:
An incendiary hate crime stirs civil unrest, fast-tracking rookie cop Kurt Wallander to detective in this origin story for the popular character
Duration:
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Plot tags: police, police officer, police investigation, police protagonist, murder, murder investigation, heroes, chase, society, danger, good versus evil, judiciary, buddy, cop, criminal, literary, netflix, crimes
Big Sky (2020)
Plot Summary:
Private detective Cassie Dewell partners with ex-cop Jenny Hoyt on a search for two sisters who have been kidnapped by a truck driver on a remote highway in Montana. When they discover that these are not the only girls who have disappeared in the area, they must race against the clock to stop the perpetrator before another woman is taken
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: investigation, private detective, unfaithful husband, husband wife relationship, bad reputation, mentally unstable, twists and turns, who done it, mysterious place, mysterious disappearance, social relations, serial killer, intelligence agency, women, supernatural, kidnapping, criminal, truck driver, forensic, forensics, crooked cop, mother son relationship, domineering mother, fugitive, love triangle
The Mess You Leave Behind (2020)
Plot Summary:
A teacher starts her job at a high school but is haunted by a suspicious death that occurred there weeks before and begins fearing for her own life
Duration: 56 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
Plot tags: sex scene, family secret, relationship problems, murder investigation, blackmail, marriage, suicide, teacher student relationship, relationships, male female relationship, marital problem, teacher, investigation, family relations, society, crime solving, gay, troubled marriage, love, love and romance, life is a bitch, couples, school teacher, unsolved crime, family problems
White Lines (2020)
Plot Summary:
Zoe Walker leaves her quiet life behind to investigate her brother's disappearance in Ibiza, where she quickly heads down a decadent and dangerous path
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Spain
Plot tags: dj, cheating wife, orgy, club, married woman, friendship, infidelity, uncover truth, clubbing, investigation, murder investigation, crime investigation, mysterious disappearance, private investigation, mystery killer, mysterious death, riddles and clues, intrigue, murder, killer, female nudity, sex scene, beach, accident, husband wife relationship
Freud (2020)
Plot Summary:
Eager to make his name in 19th-century Vienna, a hungry young Sigmund Freud joins a psychic and an inspector to solve a string of bloody mysteries
Duration: 55 min
IMDB Rating: 6.5/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: Austria, Germany
Plot tags: psychology, psychiatrist, murder mystery, murder investigation, treatment, doctors and patients, serial killer, historical figure, threat, investigation, psychologist, murder, crime investigation, self discovery, supernatural power, introspection, patient, historical character, estate, killer, mission, mental health, male nudity, conspiracy, male objectification
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels (2020)
Plot Summary:
Rooted in the conflict between characters connected to the deity Santa Muerte and others allied with the Devil, this saga explores an exciting mix of the supernatural and the combustible reality of 1938 Los Angeles, a time and place deeply infused with Mexican-American folklore and social tension
Duration:
IMDB Rating: 6.1/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, History, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: supernatural, murder investigation, manipulative woman, corrupt cop, pretending to be someone else, mysticism, brutality, ghost, police, occult, religious cult, male prostitute, gay, female nudity, bisexual, corruption, police partner, supernatural power, stereotypes, female protagonist, tough cop, anti semitism, female singer, prejudice, unfaithful husband