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Stranger Things (2016)
Plot Summary:
When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces, and one strange little girl
Duration: 51 min
IMDB Rating: 8.7/10
IMDB Votes: 13000000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: supernatural, monster, telekinesis, small town, parallel universe, experiment, parallel world, friendship, supernatural power, super powers, government conspiracy, missing person, boy, parents and children, group of friends, fear, middle school, teenage boy, investigation, missing child, alternate dimension, paranormal phenomena, teenager, single mother, secret experiment
Goblin (2016)
Plot Summary:
Kim Shin is an immortal “goblin,” and has the rather honorable title of being the Protector of Souls. His roommate Wang Yeo also happens to have the equally lofty, if thoroughly opposing, title of Angel of Death, and he acts as the storied grim reaper that claims souls. However, both these devilishly handsome angels have a problem: Wang Yeo has amnesia and Kim Shin wants to end his own (immortal) life. Unfortunately for goblins, the only way to defeat immortality is to marry a human bride. For that purpose, Kim Shin decides to win over Ji Eun Tak an optimistic high school girl who he thinks will be the priestess that ends his cursed existence. Now, once responsible for protecting souls and watching them pass, Kim Shin now tries to send his own to the afterlife. But when a slightly complicated method of suicide starts turning into true love, will our immortal goblin begin to regret his decision--where acting on that very love ultimately means the end of his life?
Duration: 120 min
IMDB Rating: 8.6/10
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Plot tags: reincarnation, past life, ghost, supernatural, immortal, punishment, orphan, fiancee, angel of death, destiny, supernatural power, death, demon, interspecies romance, amnesia, curse, god, grim reaper, mythology, superpower, sword, afterlife, precognition, suicide, seeing dead people
Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo (2016)
Plot Summary:
Scarlet Heart: Ryeo is the remake of Chinese drama Bu Bu Jing Xin that stars IU as a woman who gets time-warped back to the Goryeo dynasty, and becomes involved with a very large family of princes, some of whom are vying for the throne, or her affections, or both
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 8.6/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Plot tags: sweetheart, love triangle, time travel, palace, broken heart, royal family, rivalry, mad love, throne, romantic triangle, palace intrigue, love, king, prince, time traveler, bad mother, queen, death, mother son conflict, eternal love, marriage, proposal, princess, sibling rivalry, brother brother relationship
Mob Psycho 100 (2016)
Plot Summary:
Shigeo Kageyama, a.k.a. "Mob," is a boy who has trouble expressing himself, but who happens to be a powerful esper. Mob is determined to live a normal life and keeps his ESP suppressed, but when his emotions surge to a level of 100%, something terrible happens to him! As he's surrounded by false espers, evil spirits, and mysterious organizations, what will Mob think? What choices will he make?
Duration: 24 min
IMDB Rating: 8.6/10
IMDB Votes: 42000
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Plot tags: extrasensory perception, ghost, psychic, supernatural, school, telekinesis, satire, middle school, superpower, supernatural ability, supernatural power, paranormal phenomena, good versus evil, super powers, mentor, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, lucifer, life & death, clairvoyant, exodus, haunting, slice of life, coming of age, psychic power, sibling rivalry
ERASED (2016)
Plot Summary:
Satoru Fujinuma is a struggling manga artist who has the ability to turn back time and prevent deaths. When his mother is killed he turns back time to solve the mystery, but ends up back in elementary school, just before the disappearance of his classmate Kayo
Duration: 264 min
IMDB Rating: 8.5/10
IMDB Votes: 56000
Genere: Animation, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Plot tags: time travel, childhood, serial killer, murder, child abuse, dysfunctional family, friendship, death, abusive mother, kidnapping, mystery killer, disappearance, framed for murder, supernatural, abuse, love, police, parents and children, mature, countryside, groundhog day, abused child, children, teacher, tragedy
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia (2016)
Plot Summary:
After uncovering a mysterious amulet, an average teen assumes an unlikely destiny and sets out to save two worlds. Created by Guillermo del Toro
Duration: 23 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Mexico
Plot tags: troll, protector, good versus evil, amulet, friends, magical sword, double life, small town, superhero, supernatural, parallel world, love and romance, destiny, best friend, teen superhero, mother son relationship, secret life, teenage boy, mentor protege relationship, high school student, absent father, high school, dragon, monster, magic
My Hero Academia (2016)
Plot Summary:
People are not born equal, a realization that 4-year-old Midoriya Izuku faced when bullied by his classmates who had unique special powers. Izuku was one of the rare cases where he was born with absolutely no unique powers. This did not stop Izuku from pursuing his dream, a dream of becoming a great hero like the legendary All-Might. To become the great hero he hopelessly wants to become, he now will join the ranks of one of the highest rated "Hero Academies" in the country: UA. With the help of his idol All-Might, will he be able to claim the ranks and become a true hero?
Duration: 24 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 75000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Plot tags: superhero, training, heroes, school, heroism, friendship, teamwork, save the world, high school life, rivalry, supernatural power, super powers, tournament, high school, fight, society, super villain, child, competition, unlikely hero, superpower, bully, combat, child prodigy, good versus evil
The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. (2016)
Plot Summary:
Gifted with a wide assortment of supernatural abilities ranging from telepathy to x-ray vision, Kusuo Saiki finds this so-called blessing to be nothing but a curse. As all the inconveniences his powers cause constantly pile up, all Kusuo aims for is an ordinary, hassle-free life—a life where ignorance is bliss
Duration: 24 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Plot tags: everyday life, friendship, supernatural ability, slice of life, life, schoolboy, psychic, supernatural power, telepathy, supernatural, society, telekinesis, japanese teenager, family relations, teenager, social relations, love and romance, high school, couples, psychokinesis, father son relationship, absurd humor, satire, love story, pink hair
The Good Place (2016)
Plot Summary:
Eleanor Shellstrop, an ordinary woman who, through an extraordinary string of events, enters the afterlife where she comes to realize that she hasn't been a very good person. With the help of her wise afterlife mentor, she's determined to shed her old way of living and discover the awesome (or at least the pretty good) person within
Duration: 22 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 183000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: afterlife, karma, ethics, paradise, heaven, self sacrifice, utopia, hell, death, female protagonist, plot twist, deception, community, architect, twists and turns, neighborhood, morality, philosophy, torture, soul mate, mistaken identity, strong female lead, life after death, serial killer, slice of life
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (2016)
Plot Summary:
A comedic thriller that follows the bizarre adventures of eccentric “holistic” detective Dirk Gently and his reluctant assistant Todd. An adaptation of Douglas Adams’ wildly successful comic novels
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 56000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: time travel, clue, private detective, murder investigation, unstoppable, hallucination, investigation, strange person, superpower, government agent, magic, supernatural, occult, crime investigation, partner, detective agency, absurd humor, absurdism, superhero, psychopath, police, beast, psychic, friends, myth
The Legend of the Blue Sea (2016)
Plot Summary:
How can a mermaid from the Joseon era survive in modern-day Seoul? Shim Chung is a mermaid who finds herself transplanted to modern times. She is caught by Heo Joon Jae, a charming but cold con artist who is the doppelgänger for Kim Moon, the son of a nobleman from the Joseon Dynasty. But in the present time, Joon Jae works with Jo Nam Doo, a skilled conman who guides Joon Jae to become a genius scammer. But Joon Jae’s friend, Cha Shi Ah, who works as a researcher at KAIST, may be Chung’s only hope for surviving in her strange new world
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Plot tags: mermaid, past life, erased memory, embezzler, sea, rebirth, supernatural, star crossed lovers, love, destiny, relationships, male female relationship, magical creature, rich and poor, love and romance, supernatural being, creature, social relations, reincarnation, underwater, first love, couples, evil stepmother, hidden identity, interspecies romance
Lucifer (2016)
Plot Summary:
Bored and unhappy as the Lord of Hell, Lucifer Morningstar abandoned his throne and retired to Los Angeles, where he has teamed up with LAPD detective Chloe Decker to take down criminals. But the longer he's away from the underworld, the greater the threat that the worst of humanity could escape
Duration: 42 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 348000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Plot tags: devil, supernatural, lucifer, demon, immortality, hell, immortal, fallen angel, homicide detective, murder investigation, female detective, police detective, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, psychologist, lapd, good versus evil, supernatural power, brother brother relationship, police, witch, super powers, nightclub owner, female police detective, superhero, child
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- (2016)
Plot Summary:
Natsuki Subaru, an ordinary high school student, is on his way home from the convenience store when he finds himself transported to another world. As he's lost and confused in a new world where he doesn't even know left from right, the only person to reach out to him was a beautiful girl with silver hair. Determined to repay her somehow for saving him from his own despair, Subaru agrees to help the girl find something she's looking for
Duration: 24 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Japan
Plot tags: magic, death, alternate world, parallel world, isekai, murder, angst, time loop, tragedy, time travel, medieval, rescue, supernatural, fantasy world, supernatural ability, supernatural power, fight, battles, time traveler, good versus evil, showdown, butterfly effect, parallel universe, alternate timeline, groundhog day
Voltron: Legendary Defender (2016)
Plot Summary:
Five unlikely teenage heroes and their flying robot lions unite to form the megapowerful Voltron and defend the universe from evil
Duration: 23 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: good versus evil, danger, friends, teenage girl, alien planet, battles, planet, outer space, commander, alien, spacecraft, giant robot, teleportation, alien creature, evil alien, war, human versus alien, human alien hybrid, flying robot, teenage boy, alien robot, trial, superhero, batman, mature
W: Two Worlds Apart (2016)
Plot Summary:
Han Hyo-joo plays a surgeon whose father is a famous comic book creator. One day Dad goes missing and she rushes to his workshop to look for him, and instead finds a strange man bathed in blood. She gets kidnapped by the bloody man, which is where their story begins. The drama takes place in 2016 Seoul, but in different dimensions that exist in parallel with one another. It’s described as a suspense romance melodrama about “a man and a woman who are living in the same time, but different worlds.”
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 8.0/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Plot tags: parallel world, friendship, surrealism, happy ending, fall in love, fantasy world, parents and children, heroes, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, alternate reality, destiny, supernatural, investigation, twists and turns, murderer, doctor, danger, escapades, redemption, surgeon, murder, couples, asian, entertainment, variety show
Preacher (2016)
Plot Summary:
A preacher sets out on a mission to make the almighty himself confess his sin of abandoning the world. With his best friend Cassidy, an alcoholic Irish vampire, his love Tulip, a red blooded gun towing Texan, and the power of genesis, an unholy child born from an angel and a devil, Jesse gives up everything to set the world straight with its creator
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 80000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Western
Country: USA
Plot tags: preacher, supernatural, vampire, god, supernatural power, dark humor, twists and turns, angel, heaven and hell, sin, anti hero, dark hero, supernatural ability, superhero, supernatural being, cult leader, creature, mysticism, human existence, psychopath, religion, evil being, fallen angel, viking, devil
Konosuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! (2016)
Plot Summary:
After a traffic accident, Kazuma Sato’s disappointingly brief life was supposed to be over, but he wakes up to see a beautiful girl before him. She claims to be a goddess, Aqua, and asks if he would like to go to another world and bring only one thing with him. Kazuma decides to bring the goddess herself, and they are transported to a fantasy world filled with adventure, ruled by a demon king. Now Kazuma only wants to live in peace, but Aqua wants to solve many of this world’s problems, and the demon king will only turn a blind eye for so long…
Duration: 24 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Plot tags: goddess, deity, isekai, alternate reality, magic, parallel world, harem, heroes, fight, alternate world, battles, reincarnation, knight, fictional reality, good versus evil, alternate universe, wizards and magicians, masochist, village, sword, virtual reality, new life, teamwork, magical power, showdown
The OA (2016)
Plot Summary:
Prairie Johnson, blind as a child, comes home to the community she grew up in with her sight restored. Some hail her a miracle, others a dangerous mystery, but Prairie won’t talk with the FBI or her parents about the seven years she went missing
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 113000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: disappearance, parallel universe, alternate dimension, captive, ritual, mysticism, alternate reality, blindness, mysterious disappearance, experiment, healing, near death experience, abduction, female protagonist, surrealism, supernatural, forbidden love, high school student, villain, road trip, investigation, kidnapping, friendship, maniac, blind man
Wynonna Earp (2016)
Plot Summary:
Based on the IDW Comic, Wynonna Earp follows Wyatt Earp's great granddaughter as she battles demons and other creatures. With her unique abilities, and a posse of dysfunctional allies, she's the only thing that can bring the paranormal to justice
Duration: 43 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller, Western
Country: Canada, USA
Plot tags: lgbt, supernatural, lesbian, paranormal, family relations, save the world, lesbian relationship, gunslinger, demon, sibling relationship, sister sister relationship, blood, saving a life, sapphic, justice, lgbtq, battles, women, supernatural ability, pop culture, legend, superhero, gay, strong female lead, multiverse
The Tick (2016)
Plot Summary:
In a world where superheroes have been real for decades, an accountant with zero powers comes to realize his city is owned by a super villain. As he struggles to uncover this conspiracy, he falls in league with a strange blue superhero
Duration: 29 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: superhero, super villain, friendship, justice, teenager, obsession, rivalry, investigation, escapades, danger, robot, villain, supernatural power, space exploration, exploration, exodus, comic book, superpower, gay, spy, gambling, lawyer, lgbt, murder, cemetery
Frequency (2016)
Plot Summary:
Detective Raimy Sullivan is stunned when a voice suddenly crackles through her father’s old, long-broken ham radio – it’s Frank Sullivan, somehow transmitting over the airwaves and through the decades from 1996. Separated by twenty years, father and daughter have reunited on a frequency only they can hear, but can they rewrite the story of their lives without risking everyone they love?
Duration: 42 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: time travel, changing the past or future, investigation, destiny, danger, police detective, redemption, father daughter relationship, murder, serial killer, twists and turns, time, multiple storylines, flashback, alternate timeline, police officer, science, paradox, exodus, fantasy life, cop, race against time, paranormal phenomena, time traveler, future shock
Channel Zero (2016)
Plot Summary:
Inspired by Brian Russell’s Creepypasta tale, Channel Zero: No-End House tells the story of a young woman named Margot Sleator, who visits the No End House, a bizarre house of horrors that consists of a series of increasingly disturbing rooms. When she returns home, Margot realizes everything has changed
Duration: 44 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Plot tags: supernatural, missing person, small town, kidnapping, child in peril, abduction, mysterious disappearance, private investigation, paranormal investigation, mysticism, investigation, crime investigation, disappearance, getting home, family problems, magical, occult, killer clown, nightmare, urban legend, coming of age, terror, woman with a gun, cosmic horror, futuristic technology
The Shannara Chronicles (2016)
Plot Summary:
A young Healer armed with an unpredictable magic guides a runaway Elf in her perilous quest to save the peoples of the Four Lands from an age-old Demon scourge
Duration: 42 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 63000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Plot tags: supernatural, supernatural ability, elf, demon, fantasy world, imaginary kingdom, imaginary, danger, good versus evil, magic, young heroes, love triangle, heroes, rivalry, post apocalypse, gnome, evil, king, love, betrayal, lesbian, druid, youth, princess, death
Emerald City (2016)
Plot Summary:
A modern reimagining of the stories that lead to 'The Wizard of Oz'
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Plot tags: witch, magic, unlikely couple, escape, rescue, escapades, supernatural, castle, sword and sorcery, twists and turns, vengeance, fantasy world, wizard, wizard of oz, superhero, wizards and magicians, ancient, sword, parallel universe, fantasy life, magic wand, witchcraft, magician's assistant, supernatural power, lesbian
Shadowhunters (2016)
Plot Summary:
When Clary Fray's mother has disappeared, Clary joins a band of Shadowhunters; demon killing hunters, and gets caught up in a plan to save the world
Duration: 42 min
IMDB Rating: 6.5/10
IMDB Votes: 69000
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: supernatural, vampire, magic, demon, female protagonist, supernatural being, gay, werewolf, supernatural power, good versus evil, friendship, family secret, clan, vampire human love, strong female character, teenage girl, supernatural ability, sword, lgbt, erased memory, gay couple, heroine, fantasy world, shapeshifting, prejudice
Van Helsing (2016)
Plot Summary:
Vanessa Helsing, the daughter of famous vampire hunter and Dracula nemesis Abraham Van Helsing is resurrected five years in the future to find out that vampires have taken over the world and that she possesses unique power over them. She is humanity’s last hope to lead an offensive to take back what has been lost
Duration: 43 min
IMDB Rating: 6.2/10
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Plot tags: vampire, supernatural, superheroine, superhero, heroine, post apocalypse, murder, blood, vampire slayer, supernatural ability, medieval, society, adaptation, monster, distopia, heroes, dangerous animal, imaginary, good versus evil, deadly creature, heroic mission, tough heroes, escapades, fistfight, holy water