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Leyla and Mecnun (2011)
Plot Summary:
Leyla ile Mecnun is a Turkish television comedy series. The show is set in Istanbul, Turkey and premiered in 2011 on TRT. The series is a surreal and absurd comedy that revolves around the fictional love story between Leyla and Mecnun
Duration: 80 min
IMDB Rating: 9.1/10
IMDB Votes: 96000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
Country: Turkey
Plot tags: social differences, family relations, parents and children, taxi driver, destiny, poverty, society, young man, love, muslim, kurd, true love, love and romance, dream, couples, silly humor, hopes, twentysomething life, university, memory, memories, loss of loved one, grieving, fall in love, young woman
Steins;Gate (2011)
Plot Summary:
The self-proclaimed mad scientist Rintarou Okabe rents out a room in a rickety old building in Akihabara, where he indulges himself in his hobby of inventing prospective "future gadgets" with fellow lab members: Mayuri Shiina, his air-headed childhood friend, and Hashida Itaru, a perverted hacker nicknamed "Daru." The three pass the time by tinkering with their most promising contraption yet, a machine dubbed the "Phone Microwave," which performs the strange function of morphing bananas into piles of green gel. Though miraculous in itself, the phenomenon doesn't provide anything concrete in Okabe's search for a scientific breakthrough; that is, until the lab members are spurred into action by a string of mysterious happenings before stumbling upon an unexpected success—the Phone Microwave can send emails to the past, altering the flow of history
Duration: 24 min
IMDB Rating: 8.8/10
IMDB Votes: 71000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Plot tags: time travel, time machine, time loop, changing the past or future, experiment, student, youth, memory loss, father daughter relationship, parallel world, scientist, sent to the past, hopes, inventions and discoveries, good versus evil, young woman, research, secret organization, imaginary, characters in danger, science, peril, mature, rescue attempt, changing the future
Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (2011)
Plot Summary:
Before Spartacus struck down his first opponent in the arena, there were many gladiators who passed through the gates onto the sand.'Spartacus: Gods of the Arena' tells the story of the original Champion of the House of Batiatus: Gannicus in a more ruthless time before Spartacus' arrival where honor was just finding its way into the arena
Duration: 331 min
IMDB Rating: 8.5/10
IMDB Votes: 144000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: ancient rome, ancient history, roman empire, gladiator, arena, roman, slave, heroes, warrior, sword fight, slavery, master warrior, strong sexual content, friendship, violence, training, group sex, fight, sword, gore, extramarital affair, pride and honor, male nudity, ancient, sex
Grand Hotel (2011)
Plot Summary:
Grand Hotel is a Spanish drama television series directed by Carlos Sedes and starring Yon Gonzalez and Amaia Salamanca. It first aired on Antena 3 in Spain on 11 October 2011 and on Sky Arts 1 in the UK on 18 November 2012. The series, filmed at the Palacio de la Magdalena in Santander, is set in an early 20th century aristocratic hotel during the reign of King Alfonso XIII and is centered on the mysteries that involve the owner family and the hotel servants. Grand Hotel has received critical acclaim from television critics and won numerous accolades
Duration: 3098 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Crime, Drama, History, Mystery, Romance
Country: Spain
Plot tags: hotel, intrigue, investigation, love and romance, high society, master and servant, social differences, maid, guest, power relations, love affair, society, murder mystery, murder investigation, love triangle, killings, crime investigation, detective inspector, male female relationship, love story, private investigation, crime solving, uncover truth, relationships, homicide detective
Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day (2011)
Plot Summary:
When Yadomi Jinta was a child, he was a central piece in a group of close friends. In time, however, these childhood friends drifted apart, and when they became high school students, they had long ceased to think of each other as friends. One of the friends from that group, Honma Meiko, now has a wish she asks Jinta to fulfil. The problem is, she can't remember what her wish is anymore. As Meiko won't cease to bother Jinta about it, he gives in and decides to try to grant this wish he knows nothing of; for that, however, the help of his other former friends, now all very estranged from himself and from each other, may turn out to be necessary. He hasn't spoken to Anjou Naruko, Matsuyuki Atsumu, Tsurumi Chiriko, or Hisakawa Tetsudou in a long time; as he struggles to grant Meiko's wish and gathers his old friends together in the process, all the old feelings that still exist between them and have long been stashed away are bound to come up again
Duration: 23 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
Country: Japan
Plot tags: ghost, unrequited love, friendship, supernatural, death of friend, haunted by the past, tragedy, friends, teenage life, imaginary, hopes, slice of life, teenager, teenage boy, supernatural power, relationships, mature, love triangle, grownups, coming of age, angst, magic realism, youth, redemption, estrangement
The Borgias (2011)
Plot Summary:
Set in 15th century Italy at the height of the Renaissance, The Borgias chronicles the corrupt rise of patriarch Rodrigo Borgia to the papacy, where he proceeds to commit every sin in the book to amass and retain power, influence and enormous wealth for himself and his family
Duration: 50 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 53000
Genere: Crime, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA, Hungary, Ireland, Canada
Plot tags: intrigue, historical character, siblings relations, brother sister incest, greed, sex scene, ambition, catholic church, lust, clergy, medieval, sin, corruption, incest, family relations, state affairs, society, italian history, power struggle, jealousy, rivalry, renaissance, seduction, incestuous sex, brother sister sex
New Girl (2011)
Plot Summary:
Jessica Day is an offbeat and adorable girl in her late 20s who, after a bad breakup, moves in with three single guys. Goofy, positive, vulnerable and honest to a fault, Jess has faith in people, even when she shouldn't. Although she's dorky and awkward, she's comfortable in her own skin. More prone to friendships with women, she's not used to hanging with the boys—especially at home
Duration: 22 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 241000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: roommate, friends, couples, group of friends, couple relations, lifestyle, optimism, ex couple relations, singleness, love and romance, naivete, teenager, women, exodus, friendship, young adult, dating, slacker, bonding, up and down relationship, thirtysomething life, lesbian, serial killer, strong female lead, relationships
Happy Endings (2011)
Plot Summary:
Happy Endings is an American television sitcom that ran on ABC from April 13, 2011 to May 3, 2013. The show follows the dysfunctional adventures of six best friends living in Chicago
Duration: 22 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 40000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: friendship, dating, group of friends, best friend, sibling relationship, lifestyle, friends, sexual tension, gay, lgbt, fiance fiancee relationship, brother brother relationship, interracial romance, sex, relationships, women, clubbing, female nudity, gay couple, lgbtq, gay interest, young heroes, nudity, breakup, interracial marriage
Switched at Birth (2011)
Plot Summary:
The story of two teenage girls who discover they were accidentally switched as newborns in the hospital. Bay Kennish grew up in a wealthy family with two parents and a brother, while Daphne Vasquez, who lost her hearing at an early age due to a case of meningitis, grew up with a single mother in a working-class neighborhood. Things come to a dramatic head when both families meet and struggle to learn how to live together for the sake of the girls
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: deaf, sign language, mute or deaf, relatives, social relations, teenage girl, teenage life, school, parents and children, switched at birth, youth, mother daughter relationship, family relations, family life, deaf girl, friendship, friends, high school, father daughter relationship, student, best friend, single parent, high school student, teenager, disabled
Hart of Dixie (2011)
Plot Summary:
New Yorker Zoe Hart has it all figured out - after graduating top of her class from medical school, she'll follow in her father's footsteps and become a cardio-thoracic surgeon. But when her dreams fall apart, Zoe decides to work at a small practice in Bluebell, Alabama
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 56000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: small town, lifestyle change, small town life, lifestyle, doctor, social relations, female doctor, young woman, neighbor, fish out of water, clinic, doctors and patients, teenager, newcomer, women, young adult, interracial relations, female protagonist, southern belle, scolding, changing lives, new job, workplace, physician, society
Teen Wolf (2011)
Plot Summary:
Scott McCall, a high school student living in the town of Beacon Hills has his life drastically changed when he's bitten by a werewolf, becoming one himself. He must henceforth learn to balance his problematic new identity with his day-to-day teenage life. The following characters are instrumental to his struggle: Stiles, his best friend; Allison, his love interest who comes from a family of werewolf hunters; and Derek, a mysterious werewolf with a dark past. Throughout the series, he strives to keep his loved ones safe while maintaining normal relationships with them
Duration: 41 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 160000
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: werewolf, supernatural, supernatural ability, high school, lycanthropy, youth, high school life, peril, team, friends, life turned upside down, characters in danger, transformation, danger, teenage love, supernatural power, friendship, teenage life, school, high school student, buddies, coming of age, lacrosse, friendship between boys, beast
Once Upon a Time (2011)
Plot Summary:
There is a town in Maine where every story book character you've ever known is trapped between two worlds, victims of a powerful curse. Only one knows the truth and only one can break the spell. Emma Swan is a 28-year-old bail bonds collector who has been supporting herself since she was abandoned as a baby. Things change for her when her son Henry, whom she abandoned years ago, finds her and asks for her help explaining that she is from a different world where she is Snow White's missing daughter
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 234000
Genere: Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: magic, fantasy world, magical, power of love, true love, imaginary kingdom, good versus evil, hopes, prince, fairy, princess, curses spells and rituals, imaginary, friends, rivalry, friendship, family relations, legends and myths, mayor, long lost daughter, parents and children, queen, lovers apart, evil queen, disorder
The Future Diary (2011)
Plot Summary:
Yukiteru Amano (Yuki) is a loner who never really interact with people and prefers writing a diary on his cell phone with his only companion being an imaginary friend named Deus Ex Machina, the God of Time and Space. However, Yuki soon learns that Deus is not a figment of his imagination but real when Deus makes him a participant in a battle royale with eleven others. Within this "Diary Game", the contestants are given special diaries that can predict the future with each diary having unique features that gives them both advantages and disadvantages
Duration: 25 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Japan
Plot tags: danger, survival, teenage life, contests and competitions, battles, social misfits, foreknowledge, supernatural, loner, diary, misfit, predicting the future, imaginary, time travel, fight, love, friendship, obsession, power struggle, tragedy, gore, teenager, mental illness, murder mystery, mature
Awkward. (2011)
Plot Summary:
An irreverent look at the conflict, chaos and humor that defines teenage life through the eyes of 15-year-old Jenna Hamilton whose life begins to change when a simple accident becomes an epic misunderstanding and is blown way out of proportion. Narration in the first-person voice of Jenna's blog posts captures the humor within the struggles and experiences everyone can relate to from their formative years
Duration: 22 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 46000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: high school, teenager, teenage girl, popularity, teenage life, shyness, youth, high school life, friendship, self esteem, classmate, teenage love, gossip and rumors, loser, student, adolescence, coming of age, social climbing, teenage angst, self discovery, friends, social misfits, character change, bullying, embarrassment
The Secret Circle (2011)
Plot Summary:
After her mother dies in a fire, Cassie Blake moves in with her grandmother in the beautiful small town of Chance Harbor, Washington. As Cassie gets to know her high school classmates, including sweet-natured Diana and her boyfriend Adam, brooding loner Nick, mean-girl Faye and her sidekick Melissa, strange and frightening things begin to happen. They are all descended from powerful witches, and they've been waiting for Cassie to join them and complete a new generation of the Secret Circle. What Cassie and the others don't yet know is that darker powers are at play, powers that might be linked to the adults in the town - and that Cassie's mother's death might not have been an accident
Duration: 45 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 48000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Plot tags: supernatural, witch, witchcraft, high school, female protagonist, teenage life, teenage love, supernatural ability, youth, teenage girl, curses spells and rituals, small town, magic, classmate, twists and turns, small town life, high school life, imaginary, supernatural power, young heroes, student, orphan, teenage protagonist, leader, teenager
Pan Am (2011)
Plot Summary:
Pan Am is an American period drama television series created by writer Jack Orman. Named for the iconic Pan American World Airways, the series features the pilots and stewardesses of the airline as it operated in the early 1960s at the beginning of the commercial Jet Age
Duration: 42 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: stewardess, bohemian life, airport, airline, airplane, female protagonist, american dream, sexism, ambitious, sexual tension, workplace, workplace problem, parent child relationship, career, boss, new job, ambition, passenger, lifestyle, workplace situations, strong female presence, pilot, travel, traveler, aviation
The Magnificent Century (2011)
Plot Summary:
Muhteşem Yüzyıl is a prime time historical Turkish television series. It was originally broadcast on Show TV and then transferred to Star TV. It is based on the life of Suleiman the Magnificent, the longest reigning Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, and his wife Hürrem Sultan, a slave girl who became a Sultan
Duration: 90 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Turkey
Plot tags: sultan, palace intrigue, intrigue, political intrigue, power struggle, love and romance, royal family, couple relations, political unrest, state affairs, political conspiracy, parent child relationship, military, war, battles, destiny, turk, couples, royalty, change of luck, muslim, conquering, conspiracy, father son relationship, husband wife relationship
Austin & Ally (2011)
Plot Summary:
A comedy about the unique relationship between a young songwriter, Ally Dawson, and Austin Moon, the overnight internet sensation who gains sudden notoriety after performing one of Ally's songs. Austin and Ally struggle with how to maintain and capitalize on Austin's newfound fame. Austin is more of a rebel type who doesn't follow the rules and is somewhat immature for his age, while Ally is conservative yet self-conscious
Duration: 23 min
IMDB Rating: 6.0/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: teenage life, friendship, rising to stardom, youth, artists and showbiz, shyness, music, conservative, singer, friends, group of friends, best friend, musician's life, aspiring singer, songwriter, occupation, high school, new year's eve, odd couple, teenager, shopping mall, adolescence, children, child, music store