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Band of Brothers (2001)
Plot Summary:
Drawn from interviews with survivors of Easy Company, as well as their journals and letters, Band of Brothers chronicles the experiences of these men from paratrooper training in Georgia through the end of the war. As an elite rifle company parachuting into Normandy early on D-Day morning, participants in the Battle of the Bulge, and witness to the horrors of war, the men of Easy knew extraordinary bravery and extraordinary fear - and became the stuff of legend. Based on Stephen E. Ambrose's acclaimed book of the same name
Duration: 594 min
IMDB Rating: 9.4/10
IMDB Votes: 508000
Genere: Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: world war two, military, combat, war, soldier, battles, courage, american soldier, behind enemy lines, paratrooper, nazi germany, infantry, sniper, war violence, warrior, military life, shooting, patriotism, friendship, squad, army, battlefield, leader, u.s. army, human spirit
Six Feet Under (2001)
Plot Summary:
A darkly comic look at members of a dysfunctional L.A. family that run a funeral business. When death is your business, what is your life? For the Fisher family, the world outside of their family-owned funeral home continues to be at least as challenging as--and far less predictable than--the one inside
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 8.7/10
IMDB Votes: 145000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: funeral home, gay, dealing with death, gays and lesbians, dark humor, dysfunctional family, sibling relationship, depression, hopes, lgbt, self discovery, death, life changing experience, workplace problem, suburbs, family drama, lgbtq, lie, couples, grief, gender, women, mental illness, life changing, belief
The Office (2001)
Plot Summary:
The Office is a British sitcom television series that was first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 9 July 2001. Created, written, and directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, the programme is about the day-to-day lives of office employees in the Slough branch of the fictitious Wernham Hogg Paper Company. Gervais also stars in the series, playing the central character, David Brent. Although fictional and scripted, the programme takes the form of a documentary, with the presence of the camera often acknowledged. Two six-episode series were made, along with a pair of 45-minute Christmas specials. When it was first shown on BBC Two, it was nearly cancelled due to low ratings, but has since become one of the most successful of all British comedy exports. As well as being shown internationally on BBC Worldwide, channels such as BBC Prime, BBC America and BBC Canada, the series has been sold to broadcasters in over 80 countries, including ABC1 in Australia, The Comedy Network in Canada, TVNZ in New Zealand and the pan-Asian satellite channel STAR World, based in Hong Kong. The show began airing in The United States on Cartoon Network's late night programing block, Adult Swim on 18 September 2009 until 2012
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 8.5/10
IMDB Votes: 121000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Plot tags: workplace, everyday life, office, boss and employee, job, employer employee relationship, workplace problem, boss, coworker, humour, storytelling, sketch, sketch show, workplace humor, career, love and romance, business, psychology, voodoo, lonely, working class, colleague, employment, dream, manager
Samurai Jack (2001)
Plot Summary:
Made by Genndy Tartakovsky, this animated series tells the story of a great warrior displaced to the distant future by the evil shape-shifting wizard Aku. The world has become a bleak place under the rule of Aku, segregated into fantastic tribes and ruled by Aku's evil robot warlords. Jack travels this foreign landscape in search of a time portal that can return him to his home time so he can "undo the future that is Aku!"
Duration: 23 min
IMDB Rating: 8.5/10
IMDB Votes: 58000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: time travel, samurai, villain, sword fight, martial arts, master warrior, sword, good versus evil, warrior, one man army, ancient, danger, heroic mission, quest, revenge, sword and sorcery, battles, save the world, mission, master villain, bounty hunter, violence, robot, flying car, superhero
24 (2001)
Plot Summary:
24 is an American television series produced for the Fox network and syndicated worldwide, starring Kiefer Sutherland as Counter Terrorist Unit agent Jack Bauer. Each 24-episode season covers 24 hours in the life of Bauer, using the real time method of narration
Duration: 44 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 195000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: terrorism, president, political conspiracy, secret service, terrorist, terrorist plot, government agency, race against time, assassination of president, investigation, assassination attempt, twists and turns, politician, villain, heroes, deception, bomb, interrogation, treason, bodyguard, save the day, state affairs, spy, bio weapon, shooting
Scrubs (2001)
Plot Summary:
In the unreal world of Sacred Heart Hospital, John "J.D" Dorian learns the ways of medicine, friendship and life
Duration: 22 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 267000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: medical, hospital, doctor, bromance, workplace situations, workplace romance, doctors and patients, friendship, couples, love and romance, friends, workplace, medicine, roommate, nurse, verbal byplay, workplace problem, power relations, uptight character, workplace humor, mentor, buddies, couple relations, medical student, friendship between men
Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001)
Plot Summary:
The life of a group of adolescents going through the trials and tribulations of teendom at Degrassi Community School
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Plot tags: high school, teenager, couples, school, teenage girl, lesbian, friendship, lgbt, teacher, family relations, teenage love, teachers and students, life is a bitch, racism, parents and children, love and romance, child abuse, teenage life, lifestyle, adolescence vs adulthood, gay, lgbtq, mother daughter relationship, father son relationship, teenage boy
Alias (2001)
Plot Summary:
Sydney Bristow, an agent who has been tricked to believe she is working for the U.S. government, is actually working for a criminal organization named the Alliance of Twelve. Upon learning this, Sydney becomes a double agent for the real CIA
Duration: 42 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 54000
Genere: Action, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: female protagonist, cia, spy, double agent, female spy, female agent, double life, espionage, young woman, working undercover, female warrior, betrayal, secret identity, parents and children, escapades, state affairs, strong female lead, martial arts, chases and races, danger, leader, couples, father daughter relationship, kickass women, occult
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
Plot Summary:
The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its criminals while following the intense psychological approaches the Major Case Squad uses to solve its crimes
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 27000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: law and order, lawyer, murder investigation, trial, murder, mind game, partner, workplace situations, power relations, police, investigation, judiciary, judge, die hard, partners against crime, swat team, legal, police procedural, crime solving, who done it, business, intelligence agency, police officer, criminal, sadist
Star Trek: Enterprise (2001)
Plot Summary:
Star Trek: Enterprise is a science fiction TV series and a prequel to the original Star Trek set 100 years before. The series premiered September 26, 2001 on the UPN television network with the final episode airing on May 13, 2005. The series takes place in the 22nd century aboard Earth's first warp 5 capable starship Enterprise NX-01 designed for long-range exploration of the galaxy and captained by Jonathan Archer. The NX designation indicates that this Enterprise is an experimental prototype
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 58000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: space travel, outer space, space and aliens, time travel, space opera, spacecraft, space exploration, star trek, alien life-form, alien invasion, intergalactic, space, female alien, heroes, astronaut, good versus evil, teleportation, adventurer, danger, alien planet, battles, intelligence, alien contact, warp speed, spaceship
Smallville (2001)
Plot Summary:
Smallville is an American television series developed by writers/producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar. It is based on the DC Comics character Superman, originally created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The series follows the adventures of Clark Kent, who resides in the fictional town of Smallville, Kansas, during the years before he becomes Superman. The first four seasons focus on Clark and his friends' high school years. After season five, the show ventured into more adult settings, eventually focusing on his career at the Daily Planet, as well as introducing other DC comic book superheroes and villains
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 136000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Plot tags: superhero, super powers, friendship, double life, secret identity, good versus evil, superhuman powers, heroes, superman, danger, teenage love, high school, secret, prophecy, friends, meteor shower, earth, escapades, teenage superhero, superhuman speed, teenager, father son relationship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, alien, farm
Crossing Jordan (2001)
Plot Summary:
Crossing Jordan is an American television crime/drama series that stars Jill Hennessy as Jordan Cavanaugh, M.D., a crime-solving forensic pathologist employed in the Massachusetts Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Plot tags: forensics, medical, investigation, murder investigation, police, female detective, female protagonist, murder, who done it, fighting crime, police detective, uncover truth, danger, law enforcement, mind game, die hard, medical examiner, relationships, women, police officer, supernatural, medicine, criminal, doctor, hospital
The Mists of Avalon (2001)
Plot Summary:
A unique re-working of the Arthurian epic, based on the novel by Marion Zimmer Bradley, The Mists of Avalon tells the familiar tale but with an important twist: The story is told through the eyes of the women who wielded power behind King Arthur's throne. Filmed on location in Prague, The Mists of Avalon follows the women of Avalon through the ultimate fulfillment of their destinies
Duration: 183 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy
Country: Czech Republic, Germany, USA
Plot tags: medieval, arthurian legend, magic, imaginary, legends and myths, pagan, heroes, religion, sword fight, knight, state affairs, family relations, escapades, siblings relations, obsessive quest, incest, wizards and magicians, sword and sorcery, incestuous sex, society, witch, incestuous relationship, sorcery, female protagonist, battles
Reba (2001)
Plot Summary:
After her dentist husband of 20 years leaves her for his dental hygienist, Reba Hart's seemingly perfect world is turned upside down.
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 6.7/10
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: teenage pregnancy, single mother, dentist, family life, youth, parents and children, couples, teenage life, family problems, save the day, pregnancy, crumbling marriage, divorced parents, ex husband ex wife relationship, teenager, teenage girl, female protagonist, love, strong female lead, women, family affairs, family relations, dysfunctional family, redheaded woman, football
Attila (2001)
Plot Summary:
A romanced story of Attila the Hun, since his childhood, when he lost his parents until his death. Attila is disclosed as a great leader, strategist and lover and the movie shows his respect to the great Roman strategist Flavius Aetius, his loves and passions, the gossips, intrigues and betrayals in Rome, all of these feelings evolved by magic and mysticism
Duration: 177 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: USA, Lithuania
Plot tags: roman empire, ancient history, ancient rome, battlefield, antiquity, barbarian, war, battles, roman, medieval, peplum, death, ancient, village, heroes, leadership, heroic mission, vengeance, rivalry, political unrest, ancient world, warrior, sword, sword fight, viking
Lizzie McGuire (2001)
Plot Summary:
Lizzie McGuire is an American live-action teen sitcom, which features an animated version of the title character performing soliloquy. The animated sequences were interspersed with the show's live-action sequences. It premiered on the Disney Channel on January 12, 2001 following the premiere of Zenon: The Zequel and ended February 14, 2004. A total of 65 episodes were produced and aired. Its target demographic was preteens and adolescents. The series won Favorite TV Show at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards in 2002 and 2003
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Plot tags: youth, female protagonist, friendship, teenage life, family relations, school, siblings relations, teenager, middle school, high school, popular girl, teenage girl, girl power, batman, children, women, autism, occupation, coffee shop, adolescence, generation y, young heroes, drug, high school drama, autistic