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Rome (2005)
Plot Summary:
A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic
Duration: 1193 min
IMDB Rating: 8.7/10
IMDB Votes: 182000
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance, War
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: roman empire, ancient history, ancient rome, historical character, power struggle, emperor, antiquity, warrior, intrigue, roman soldier, female nudity, betrayal, political unrest, italian history, political conspiracy, julius caesar, incest, treason, rivalry, seduction, ruler, sex, ancient egypt, peplum, ambition
Doctor Who (2005)
Plot Summary:
The Doctor looks and seems human. He's handsome, witty, and could be mistaken for just another man in the street. But he is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who mastered time travel. The Doctor saves planets for a living – more of a hobby actually, and he's very, very good at it. He's saved us from alien menaces and evil from before time began – but just who is he?
Duration: 45 min
IMDB Rating: 8.6/10
IMDB Votes: 241000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: time travel, time machine, alien, space travel, save the day, journey, danger, companion, sent to the future, space and aliens, outer space, good versus evil, self sacrifice, save the world, eccentricity, heroes, escapades, human alien, adventurer, alien encounter, dark past, extraterrestrial, benign alien, gadget, space
Mushi-Shi (2005)
Plot Summary:
They are neither plants nor animals. They differ from other forms of life such as the micro-organisms and the fungi. Instead they resemble the primeval body of life and are generally known as "Mushi". Their existence and appearance are unknown to many and only a limited number of humans are aware of them. Ginko is a "Mushi-shi" who travels around to investigate and find out more about the "Mushi". In the process, he also lends a helping hand to people who face problems with supernatural occurances which may be related to the "Mushi"
Duration: 25 min
IMDB Rating: 8.5/10
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Plot tags: mysterious character, nature, legends and myths, supernatural, youkai, supernatural power, danger, imaginary, good versus evil, japanese mythology, countryside, spirit, tragedy, journey, folklore, environmentalism, heroes, doctor, supernatural ability, magical, enlightenment, darkness, mature, dying, alternative present
The Boondocks (2005)
Plot Summary:
The Boondocks is an American adult animated sitcom on Cartoon Network's late night programming block, Adult Swim. The series premiered on November 6, 2005 and was created by Aaron McGruder, based upon McGruder's comic strip of the same name. The show begins with an African-American family, the Freemans, having moved from the South Side of Chicago, Illinois to the fictional, peaceful and mostly white suburb of Woodcrest. The perspective offered by this mixture of cultures, lifestyles, socioeconomic classes, stereotypes, and races provides for much of the comedy and conflict in this series. There have been a total of 45 episodes over the course of the shows first three seasons. The two part season two finale "The Hunger Strike" and "The Uncle Ruckus Reality Show" was never aired on American television as Adult Swim feared legal actions against them from BET. Both episodes were aired on Teletoon and were released on DVD in the United States. The season three episodes "Pause" and "The Story of Jimmy Rebel" have been pulled from general episode rotation following the television debuts and no longer appear in reruns. A fourth season containing twenty episodes has been announced to air in January 2014
Duration: 22 min
IMDB Rating: 8.5/10
IMDB Votes: 35000
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, South Korea
Plot tags: african american, adult humor, topical humor, street kid, interracial relations, youth, leaving home, social satire, family relations, fish out of water, black, brother brother relationship, ethnic humor, culture clash, grandfather grandson relationship, society, hypocrisy, racial slur, mature, satire, racism, black cast, stoner, black history, ghetto
Supernatural (2005)
Plot Summary:
When they were boys, Sam and Dean Winchester lost their mother to a mysterious and demonic supernatural force. Subsequently, their father raised them to be soldiers. He taught them about the paranormal evil that lives in the dark corners and on the back roads of America ... and he taught them how to kill it. Now, the Winchester brothers crisscross the country in their '67 Chevy Impala, battling every kind of supernatural threat they encounter along the way
Duration: 44 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 473000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: supernatural, monster, vampire, ghost, paranormal, demon, creature, supernatural ability, angel, supernatural power, mission, peril, paranormal phenomena, good versus evil, danger, hunting, characters in danger, killings, brother brother relationship, demon hunter, evil, death, curses spells and rituals, urban legend, god or devil
Extras (2005)
Plot Summary:
Andy Millman gave up his day job five years ago in the hope of achieving the big time, but he’s yet to land a speaking part, let alone saunter down the red carpet to pick up an Oscar. He remains optimistic however, as rubbing shoulders with the A-list on-set only serves to reinforce his belief that the big time is just a job or two away
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 60000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: actor, workplace, aspiring actor, actor's life, satire, desire for fame, celebrity, friendship, best friend, popularity, lifestyle, nothing goes right, artists and showbiz, celebrity culture, unsuccessful, comedy team, humour, atheism, filmmaking, working class, colleague, sketch, mood swing, sketch show, movie star
Bleak House (2005)
Plot Summary:
A suspenseful tale about the injustices of the 19th Century English legal system
Duration: 510 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: estate, aristocracy, charles dickens, intrigue, orphan, secret, investigation, uncover truth, social differences, injustice, society, haunted by the past, lawyer, legal, christmas, abbey, inheritance, relationships, high society, male female relationship, social problems, fight for justice, social injustice, social relations, social issues
Prison Break (2005)
Plot Summary:
Due to a political conspiracy, an innocent man is sent to death row and his only hope is his brother, who makes it his mission to deliberately get himself sent to the same prison in order to break the both of them out, from the inside out
Duration: 44 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 569000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: prison, fugitives, escape, prison life, conspiracy, confined, determination, fbi, scheme, brother, self sacrifice, siblings relations, security guard, courage, frame up, prison escape, convict, chases and races, life is a bitch, false accusation, obstacle, fighting the system, manhunt, investigation, die hard
How I Met Your Mother (2005)
Plot Summary:
How I Met Your Mother is an American sitcom that originally aired on CBS from September 19, 2005, to March 31, 2014. The series follows the main character, Ted Mosby, and his group of friends in Manhattan. As a framing device, Ted, in the year 2030, recounts to his son and daughter the events that led to his meeting their mother
Duration: 4576 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 717000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: couples, friendship, roommate, friends, looking for love, singleness, dating, womanizer, couple relations, group of friends, best friend, romantic friendship, career, love and romance, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, urban, camaraderie, male camaraderie, buddies, bromance, architect, friendship between men, lovers, relationships, young adult
Criminal Minds (2005)
Plot Summary:
An elite team of FBI profilers analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again. The Behavioral Analysis Unit's most experienced agent is David Rossi, a founding member of the BAU who returns to help the team solve new cases
Duration: 42 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 214000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: fbi, investigation, serial killer, team, law enforcement, crime investigation, murder, forensics, danger, profiler, investigator, intelligence, policewoman, human nature, victim, riddles and clues, police procedural, murderer, federal agent, computer genius, computer system, police, leader, antisocial behavior, die hard
Weeds (2005)
Plot Summary:
Weeds is an American dark comedy-drama series created by Jenji Kohan. The central character is Nancy Botwin, a widowed mother of two boys who begins selling cannabis to support her family after her husband dies suddenly of a heart attack. Over the course of the show, she and her family become increasingly entangled in illegal activities
Duration: 28 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 116000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: dysfunctional family, marijuana, drug dealing, drug dealer, single mother, smuggling, eccentric family, dark humor, family relations, family life, unlikely criminals, sexual activity, profanity, suburbs, single parent, friendship, parents and children, lifestyle, widow, cannabis, success, doubts and hesitations, satire, nudity, weed
The Closer (2005)
Plot Summary:
Deputy Police Chief Brenda Jean Johnson transfers from Atlanta to LA to head up a special unit of the LAPD that handles sensitive, high-profile murder cases. Johnson's quirky personality and hard-nosed approach often rubs her colleagues the wrong way, but her reputation as one of the world's best interrogator eventually wins over even her toughest critics
Duration: 46 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Plot tags: investigation, police, crime investigation, police investigation, interrogation, murder, female detective, workplace romance, homicide detective, twists and turns, couples, strong female character, police detective, policewoman, law enforcer, investigator, female protagonist, workplace intrigue, fighting crime, police station, law enforcement, lapd, chief of police, rape, dating
Bones (2005)
Plot Summary:
Dr. Temperance Brennan and her colleagues at the Jeffersonian's Medico-Legal Lab assist Special Agent Seeley Booth with murder investigations when the remains are so badly decomposed, burned or destroyed that the standard identification methods are useless
Duration: 40 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 172000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Plot tags: investigation, fbi, partners against crime, forensics, partner, law enforcement, crime investigation, scientist, expert, teamwork, ambitious, killings, police investigation, talented, murder investigation, victim, riddles and clues, law enforcer, anthropology, workaholic, federal bureau of investigation, coworker, female partner, murderer, peril
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
Plot Summary:
Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle’s Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital
Duration: 41 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 333000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: hospital, doctor, medical, workplace, surgery, surgeon, patient, relationships, doctors and patients, coworker relationship, workplace romance, nurse, treatment, medical student, workplace intrigue, loss, intern, couple relations, female protagonist, lesbian, career, romancing partners, medicine, couples, love affair
Invasion (2005)
Plot Summary:
Invasion is an American science fiction television series that aired on ABC for only one season beginning in September 21, 2005. Somewhat similar to Invasion of the Body Snatchers, the show told the story of the aftermath of a hurricane in which water-based creatures infiltrate a small Florida town and begin to take over the bodies of the town's inhabitants through a cloning process. The show was produced by Shaun Cassidy Productions and Warner Bros. Television. Due to Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the aftermath in the southern United States, early on-air promotions were quickly pulled by ABC. The advertising then switched emphasis completely to the alien invasion aspect of the series, while the hurricane received no mention. The premiere was also preceded with a warning that the show featured images of a fictional hurricane that viewers could be sensitive to
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: alien invasion, survival, invasion, space and aliens, creature, deadly creature, alien possession, rescue, danger, heroic mission, evil alien, hurricane, alien, father daughter relationship, swamp, anti hero, apocalypse, supernatural, monster, post apocalypse, epidemic, guts, national park, deep south, intergalactic
Everybody Hates Chris (2005)
Plot Summary:
Everybody Hates Chris is an American television narrative sitcom that depicts the troubled teenage experiences of comedian Chris Rock while growing up in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City. The show is set between 1982 and 1987, but Rock himself was a teenager between 1978 and 1983. Rock grew up with a boy named Kenny Montero, whom he has often referred to as the inspiration for a lot of the episodes. In many of his interviews, Rock has described Kenny as the reason he got into comedy in the first place. The show's title parodies the hit CBS sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, in which Rock stated: "Everybody Loves Raymond, but Everybody Hates Chris!". The show's lead actors are Tyler James Williams, Terry Crews, Tichina Arnold, Tequan Richmond, Imani Hakim, and Vincent Martella. In 2008, the The CW moved Everybody Hates Chris and The Game to the Friday night death slot. The fourth season of the series premiered Friday, October 3, 2008, at 8:00PM Eastern/7:00PM Central. On May 21, 2009, The CW announced that it had cancelled Everybody Hates Chris. Prior to this, Rock announced that the end of season 4 matched up with his own past—dropping out of high school to become a comedian—and that it was time to end the show
Duration: 22 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 41000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Plot tags: comedian, african american, teenage life, youth, sibling rivalry, teenager, misfit, friendship, parents and children, family life, family values, social relations, eccentric family, black family, black, working class, sarcasm, urban, boy, black sitcom, bully, family relations, children, school, racism
Surface (2005)
Plot Summary:
Surface is a science fiction television series that premiered on NBC on September 19, 2005. The program aired ten episodes before going on hiatus on November 28, 2005 due to NBC's coverage of the 2006 Winter Olympics. It returned for five more episodes, beginning January 2, 2006. On May 15, 2006, NBC officially announced the series' cancellation
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: sea monster, scientist, teenage life, nosy, monster, marine biologist, uncover truth, misfit, escapades, danger, alien encounter, supernatural, superpower, evil alien, dinosaur, alien, alien invasion, water, myth, creature, prehistoric creature, underdog, animal, kaiju, post apocalyptic
Medium (2005)
Plot Summary:
Allison Dubois works in the District Attorney’s office using her natural intuition about people and her ability to communicate with the dead to help to solve crimes. Her dreams often give her clues to the whereabouts of missing people
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: investigation, psychic, supernatural ability, who done it, family relations, prophecy, parents and children, strong female lead, a vision, psychic power, fighting crime, supportive spouse, dream, female protagonist, couple relations, paranormal, changing the past or future, love and romance, supernatural, boss and employee, sister sister relationship, murder mystery, medium, witch, serial killer
Numb3rs (2005)
Plot Summary:
Inspired by actual cases and experiences, Numb3rs depicts the confluence of police work and mathematics in solving crime as an FBI agent recruits his mathematical genius brother to help solve a wide range of challenging crimes in Los Angeles from a very different perspective
Duration: 43 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 45000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: mathematics, genius, prodigy, fbi, murder investigation, police detective, workplace, partners against crime, brother brother relationship, federal bureau of investigation, police, law enforcement, investigation, profiler, crime solving, brothers, mathematician, fbi agent, federal agent, crime investigation, partner, research, murder mystery, family relations, fbi investigation
Ghost Whisperer (2005)
Plot Summary:
Newlywed Melinda Gordon tries to help the dead communicate with loved ones, 'but sometimes the messages she receives are intense and confusing.' Most of Melinda's efforts involve resolving conflicts that are preventing the spirits from passing over. The sentimental drama is 'inspired by the work of medium James Van Praagh.'
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 6.5/10
IMDB Votes: 49000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Plot tags: supernatural, ghost, talking to the dead, dealing with death, psychic power, mysterious character, couples, supernatural ability, afterlife, couple relations, strong female lead, death, murder, investigation, able to see the dead, small town, reconciliation, husband wife relationship, uncover truth, newlyweds, medium, supernatural power, strong female character, family relations, a vision
The Triangle (2005)
Plot Summary:
A group of people haunted by their experiences within the Bermuda Triangle band together to confront its truths
Duration: 240 min
IMDB Rating: 6.5/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: bermuda triangle, time travel, ocean, rapid aging, time warp, missing brother, investigation, supernatural, missing person, uncover truth, experiment, ghost, journalism, danger, paranormal activity, submarine, alternate timeline, water, disaster, mother daughter relationship, ex husband ex wife relationship, alien, sea, ufo, ship
Zoey 101 (2005)
Plot Summary:
Zoey 101 is an American television series which originally aired on Nickelodeon from January 9, 2005 until May 2, 2008. It focuses on the lives of teenager Zoey Brooks and her friends as they attend Pacific Coast Academy, a fictional boarding school in Southern California. It was created by Dan Schneider. It was initially filmed at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, then at stages in Valencia, California beginning in season 3. It was nominated for an "Outstanding Children's Program" Emmy in 2005. Zoey 101 was the most expensive production ever for Nickelodeon series, as it was shot completely on location in Malibu. It was also Nickelodeon's best performance for a series premiere in almost eight years. Despite this, many critics have made negative comments about the show, its setting, and its characters
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 6.2/10
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: teenage life, boarding school life, teenage love, teenager, battle of the sexes, youth, teachers and students, best friend, lifestyle, friendship, male female relationship, female protagonist, children, teenage girl, childhood, couples, occupation, adolescence, high school, hardcore, school, friends, power relations, teacher, nerd