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Monster (2004)
Plot Summary:
Kenzou Tenma, a Japanese brain surgeon in Germany, finds his life in utter turmoil after getting involved with a psychopath that was once a former patient
Duration: 24 min
IMDB Rating: 8.7/10
IMDB Votes: 41000
Genere: Animation, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Plot tags: moral dilemma, false accusation, mastermind, doctor, hospital, murder, protagonist as suspect, life is a bitch, choice, manipulation, guilt, society, police detective, nihilism, orphanage, murderer, boy, investigator, mature, human experiment, mental disorder, psychology, bad guy, sexual content, mind game
House (2004)
Plot Summary:
Dr. Gregory House, a drug-addicted, unconventional, misanthropic medical genius, leads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton–Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey
Duration: 7788 min
IMDB Rating: 8.7/10
IMDB Votes: 497000
Genere: Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Plot tags: medicine, doctor, hospital, talented, mastermind, prodigy, loner, patient, expert, human nature, surgery, unconventional method, peril, insubordination, antisocial behavior, doctors and patients, teamwork, dark humor, hotshot, danger, riddles and clues, rebelliousness, medical, medical profession, team
Veronica Mars (2004)
Plot Summary:
The series is set in the fictional town of Neptune, California, and stars Kristen Bell as the title character, a student who progresses from high school to college while moonlighting as a private investigator under the tutelage of her detective father. In each episode, Veronica solves a different stand-alone case while working to solve a more complex mystery. The first two seasons of the series each had a season-long mystery arc, introduced in the first episode of the season and solved in the season finale. The third season took a different format, focusing on smaller mystery arcs that would last the course of several episodes
Duration: 44 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 77000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: investigation, private investigator, amateur detective, female detective, youth, friendship, student, teenage life, female protagonist, private detective, danger, parents and children, spy, teacher, ex couple relations, high school, teenager, father daughter relationship, evidence, strong female lead, couples, young adult, wealth, peer pressure, loss of friend
Lost (2004)
Plot Summary:
Stripped of everything, the survivors of a horrific plane crash must work together to stay alive. But the island holds many secrets
Duration: 44 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 584000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: survival, island, desert island, stranded on an island, human nature, stranded, lost, mysterious place, time travel, death, air disaster, destiny, survivor, plane crash, mysterious character, danger, family relations, leadership, asthma, confined, monster, twists and turns, dishonesty, heroes, disappearance
Hustle (2004)
Plot Summary:
A motley group of London con artists pull of a series of daring and intricate stings
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Plot tags: cons and scams, thief, criminal heroes, heist, con artists, leader, group of criminals, blackmail, exploitation, fake identity, coworker relationship, caper, hustler, con men, spy, investigation, criminal, voodoo, murder mystery, team, confidence, manipulation, impostor, breaking the fourth wall, confidence artist
Paranoia Agent (2004)
Plot Summary:
The infamous Shounen Bat (Lil' Slugger) is terrorizing the residents of Musashino City. Flying around on his rollerblades and beating people down with a golden baseball bat, the assailant seems impossible to catch—much less understand. His first victim, the well-known yet timid character designer Tsukiko Sagi, is suspected of orchestrating the attacks. Believed only by her anthropomorphic pink stuffed animal, Maromi, Tsukiko is just one of Shounen Bat's many victims. As Shounen Bat continues his relentless assault on the town, detectives Keiichi Ikari and Mitsuhiro Maniwa begin to investigate the identity of the attacker. However, more and more people fall victim to the notorious golden bat, and news of the assailant begins circulating around the town. Paranoia starts to set in as chilling rumors spread amongst adults and children alike. Will the two detectives be able to unravel the truth behind Shounen Bat, or will the paranoia get to them first?
Duration: 25 min
IMDB Rating: 8.0/10
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Animation, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Plot tags: mind game, investigation, murder, stalking, who done it, monster, serial killer, danger, law enforcement, police detective, mysterious character, partners against crime, supernatural power, double life, mature, police investigation, police, occult, moving, mental illness, trippy, nightmare, slice of life, baseball, prostitute
Elfen Lied (2004)
Plot Summary:
The Diclonius, a mutated homo sapien that is said to be selected by God and will eventually become the destruction of mankind, possesses two horns in their heads, and has a "sixth sense" which gives it telekinetic abilities. Due to this dangerous power, they have been captured and isolated in laboratories by the government. Lucy, a young and psychotic Diclonius, manages to break free of her confines and brutally murder most of the guards in the laboratory, only to get shot in the head as she makes her escape. She survives and manages to drift along to a beach, where two teenagers named Kouta and Yuka discovers her. Having lost her memories, she was named after the only thing that she can now say, "Nyuu," and the two allow her to stay at Kouta's home. However, it appears that the evil "Lucy" is not dead just yet
Duration: 24 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 36000
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Plot tags: memory loss, childhood trauma, gore, split personality, life is a bitch, supernatural ability, supernatural, decapitation, sadism, experiment gone awry, social misfits, danger, trauma, sexual abuse, psychic power, mutant, bullying, deadly creature, violence, suffering, evil, telekinesis, blood, mercilessness, tragedy
Agatha Christie's Marple (2004)
Plot Summary:
The show follows the adventures of Miss Jane Marple, an elderly spinster living in the quiet little village of St Mary Mead. During her many visits to friends and relatives in other villages, Miss Marple often stumbles upon mysterious murders which she helps solve. Although the police are sometimes reluctant to accept Miss Marple's help, her reputation and unparalleled powers of observation eventually win them over
Duration: 93 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: murder mystery, female detective, who done it, whodunit, uncover truth, riddles and clues, murder investigation, female protagonist, twists and turns, murder, amateur detective, sleuth, investigation, single woman, spinster, law enforcement, village, crime investigation, unsolved crime, crime solving, murderer, killings, elderly, elderly woman, private investigation
Desperate Housewives (2004)
Plot Summary:
Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama-mystery series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. It aired Sundays at 9 P.M. Eastern/8 P.M. Central, on ABC from October 3, 2004, until May 13, 2012. Executive producer Cherry served as showrunner. Other executive producers since the fourth season included Bob Daily, George W. Perkins, John Pardee, Joey Murphy, David Grossman, and Larry Shaw. The main setting of the show was Wisteria Lane, a street in the fictional American town of 'Fairview' in the fictional 'Eagle State'. The show followed the lives of a group of women as seen through the eyes of a dead neighbor who committed suicide in the very first episode. The storyline covers thirteen years of the women's lives over eight seasons, set between the years 2004–2008, and later 2013–2017. They worked through domestic struggles and family life, while facing the secrets, crimes and mysteries hidden behind the doors of their — at the surface — beautiful and seemingly perfect suburban neighborhood. The show featured an ensemble cast, headed by Teri Hatcher as Susan Mayer, Felicity Huffman as Lynette Scavo, Marcia Cross as Bree Van de Kamp, and Eva Longoria as Gabrielle Solis. Brenda Strong narrated the show as the deceased Mary Alice Young, appearing sporadically in flashbacks or dream sequences
Duration: 45 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 137000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: housewife, female friendship, neighbor, suburban life, family life, social relations, friends, investigation, lifestyle, family relations, couple relations, infidelity, friendship, love and romance, intrigue, couples, marital problem, family problems, family secret, rivalry, love affair, middle aged, divorce, crumbling marriage, marriage
The Batman (2004)
Plot Summary:
The Batman is an American animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation based on the DC Comics superhero Batman. It ran from September 11, 2004 to March 22, 2008, on the Saturday morning television block Kids' WB. Although the series borrows many elements from previous Batman storylines, it does not follow the continuity set by the comic books, the film series, nor that of Batman: The Animated Series and its spin-offs. The character designs were provided by Jackie Chan Adventures artist Jeff Matsuda; he also directed the ending. The series won six Daytime Emmy Awards
Duration: 22 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Crime, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: superhero, hi-tech, villain, fighting crime, good versus evil, protector, rivalry, batman, heroes, gadget, escapades, danger, master villain, imaginary, vigilantism, vigilante, cartoon violence, intelligence, secret identity, multiverse, trippy, superman, badass, super villain, double life
The 4400 (2004)
Plot Summary:
4400 centers on the return of 4400 people who, previously presumed dead or reported missing, reappear on Earth. Though they have not aged physically, some of them seem to have deeper alterations ranging from superhuman strength to an unexplained healing touch. A government agency is formed to track the 4400 people after one of them commits a murder
Duration: 43 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 47000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: time travel, quarantine, missing person, supernatural, murderer, investigation, foreknowledge, cure, danger, abduction, ufo, psychic, characters in danger, imaginary, life is a bitch, disappearance, rivals, paranormal activity, state affairs, experiment, society, supernatural power, paranormal phenomena, distopia, special agent
CSI: NY (2004)
Plot Summary:
CSI: NY is an American police procedural television series that ran on CBS from September 22, 2004 to February 22, 2013 for a total of nine seasons and 197 original episodes. The show follows the investigations of a team of NYPD forensic scientists and police officers identified as "Crime Scene Investigators"
Duration: 43 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 49000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Plot tags: investigation, forensics, crime investigation, partners against crime, danger, medical examiner, workplace, murder investigation, forensic evidence, police detective, riddles and clues, murder, interrogation, law enforcement, workplace situations, police procedural, police, evidence, swat team, police officer, crime solving, die hard, business, agent, intelligence agency
Salem's Lot (2004)
Plot Summary:
Writer Ben Mears returns to his childhood home of Jerusalem's Lot and discovers that it is being terrorized by vampires
Duration: 181 min
IMDB Rating: 6.1/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: supernatural, vampire, stephen king, hospital, good versus evil, priest, murder, small town, danger, rivalry, mysterious character, supernatural ability, journalism, old dark house, goth, zombie, dog, teenager, viking, mysticism, pregnancy, hotel, domestic violence, black magic, grave