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One-Punch Man (2015)
Plot Summary:
Saitama is a hero who only became a hero for fun. After three years of “special” training, though, he’s become so strong that he’s practically invincible. In fact, he’s too strong—even his mightiest opponents are taken out with a single punch, and it turns out that being devastatingly powerful is actually kind of a bore. With his passion for being a hero lost along with his hair, yet still faced with new enemies every day, how much longer can he keep it going?
Duration: 24 min
IMDB Rating: 8.7/10
IMDB Votes: 181000
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Plot tags: superhero, battles, monster, martial arts, supernatural, absurd humor, cyborgs, karate, fantasy world, fight, superpower, violence, catastrophe, friendship, orphan, save the world, save the planet, direction and purpose, rescue mission, saving a life, mutilation, satire, alien invasion, lucifer, epic battle
Daredevil (2015)
Plot Summary:
Lawyer-by-day Matt Murdock uses his heightened senses from being blinded as a young boy to fight crime at night on the streets of Hell’s Kitchen as Daredevil
Duration: 54 min
IMDB Rating: 8.6/10
IMDB Votes: 466000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: superhero, heroes, secret identity, vigilante, heroic mission, one against many, lawyer, blind man, hand to hand combat, daredevil, ninja, male protagonist, one man army, good versus evil, blood, vigilantism, danger, corruption, fighting crime, super powers, superhuman powers, crime boss, blind character, fistfight, prison fight
The Expanse (2015)
Plot Summary:
A thriller set two hundred years in the future following the case of a missing young woman who brings a hardened detective and a rogue ship's captain together in a race across the solar system to expose the greatest conspiracy in human history
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 8.5/10
IMDB Votes: 168000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: outer space, space travel, space opera, human in outer space, spacecraft, space station, investigation, space colony, alien life-form, spaceship, space wars, conspiracy, space exploration, society, space and aliens, rivalry, galaxy, space, space battle, alien technology, survival, transformation, danger, solar system, uncover truth
Sense8 (2015)
Plot Summary:
One gunshot, one death, one moment out of time that irrevocably links eight minds in disparate parts of the world, putting them in each other's lives, each other's secrets, and in terrible danger. Ordinary people suddenly reborn as "Sensates."
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 161000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: lgbt, supernatural, supernatural ability, gay, telepathy, danger, lesbian, love affair, secret organization, conspiracy, sex scene, transsexual, homosexuality, chases and races, imaginary, survival, lgbtq, transgender, mind control, gay erotica, escapades, sex, social issues, police officer, interracial couple
Star vs. the Forces of Evil (2015)
Plot Summary:
Intergalactic warrior Star Butterfly arrives on Earth to live with the Diaz family. She continues to battle villains throughout the universe and high school, mainly to protect her extremely powerful wand, an object that still confuses her
Duration: 22 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: princess, friendship, good versus evil, teenage life, family relations, youth, magic wand, high school life, magical girl, imaginary, butterfly, parents and children, portal, monster, rivalry, high school, kingdom, strength, magic, female protagonist, heir to the throne, teenage girl, disorder, unicorn, fish out of water
Humans (2015)
Plot Summary:
In a parallel present where the latest must-have gadget for any busy family is a 'Synth' - a highly-developed robotic servant that's so similar to a real human it's transforming the way we live
Duration: 42 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 42000
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA, Sweden
Plot tags: artificial intelligence, androids and robots, female robot, robot human relationship, technology, robot, human nature, society, inventions and discoveries, friendship, cyberpunk, lesbian, cyborgs, hacker, androids, parallel universe, dystopia, dialogue, apocalypse, survival, post apocalypse, time, time travel, epidemic, psychopath
The Man in the High Castle (2015)
Plot Summary:
Based on Philip K. Dick's award-winning novel, The Man in the High Castle explores what it would be like if the Allied Powers had lost WWII, and Japan and Germany ruled the United States
Duration: 2219 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 108000
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Plot tags: alternate reality, resistance, fascism, alternate history, assassination, espionage, political intrigue, multiverse, intrigue, spy, time traveler, freedom fighter, betrayal, japanese mafia, seppuku, rivalry, working undercover, disorder, dishonesty, politics, time travel, holocaust, world war two, state affairs, secret agent
Marvel's Jessica Jones (2015)
Plot Summary:
After a tragic ending to her short-lived super hero stint, Jessica Jones is rebuilding her personal life and career as a detective who gets pulled into cases involving people with extraordinary abilities in New York City
Duration: 56 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 224000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: female protagonist, superhero, investigation, private detective, strong female character, imaginary, lawyer, strong female lead, super powers, violence, good versus evil, supernatural power, lesbian, danger, heroes, mind control, escapades, superheroine, death, orphan, support group, car accident, manipulation, guilt, abuse
Agent Carter (2015)
Plot Summary:
It's 1946, and peace has dealt Peggy Carter a serious blow as she finds herself marginalized when the men return home from fighting abroad. Working for the covert SSR (Strategic Scientific Reserve), Peggy must balance doing administrative work and going on secret missions for Howard Stark all while trying to navigate life as a single woman in America, in the wake of losing the love of her life - Steve Rogers
Duration: 42 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 88000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: superhero, female agent, strong female lead, heroic mission, hand to hand combat, female protagonist, investigation, save the world, undercover, secret agent, tough girl, heroes, danger, multiverse, escapades, imaginary, villain, spy, friendship, world war two, women, conspiracy, graphic violence, feminist, shooting
Overlord (2015)
Plot Summary:
In the year 2138, virtual reality gaming is booming. Yggdrasil, a popular online game is quietly shut down one day. However, one player named Momonga decides to not log out. Momonga is then transformed into the image of a skeleton as "the most powerful wizard." The world continues to change, with non-player characters (NPCs) beginning to feel emotion. Having no parents, friends, or place in society, this ordinary young man Momonga then strives to take over the new world the game has become
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Plot tags: virtual reality, magic, video game, game, battles, computer, super powers, isekai, master servant relationship, teamwork, virtuality, war, quest, monster, superhero, witchcraft, warrior, dystopia, supernatural, female nudity, kingdom, tomb, exploration, fight, friendship
12 Monkeys (2015)
Plot Summary:
The provocative story of Cole, a time traveler from a decimated future in a high-stakes race against the clock. Utilizing a dangerous and untested method of time travel, he journeys from 2043 to the present day on a mission to locate and eradicate the source of a deadly plague that will all but annihilate the human race
Duration: 42 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 48000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: time travel, epidemic, survival, changing the past or future, post apocalypse, time machine, existence paradox, sent to the past, plague, virus, save the world, apocalypse, paradox, dystopian future, heroic mission, mission, memory loss, society, imaginary, supernatural, catastrophe, chases and races, witness, rebel, mutation
Limitless (2015)
Plot Summary:
Limitless, based on the feature film, picks up where the movie left off and follows Brian Sinclair as he discovers the power of the mysterious drug NZT, and is coerced into using his newfound drug-enhanced abilities to solve weekly cases for the FBI
Duration: 42 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 71000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: fbi, young man, experimental drug, intelligence, brain capacity, life & death, chase, super powers, female agent, new job, addiction, supernatural, counselor, murder mystery, moral ambiguity, peril, superhero, paranoia, strong female lead, genius, treasure hunt, investigation, fantasy world, parallel universe, occupation
Dark Matter (2015)
Plot Summary:
The six-person crew of a derelict spaceship awakens from stasis in the farthest reaches of space. Their memories wiped clean, they have no recollection of who they are or how they got on board. The only clue to their identities is a cargo bay full of weaponry and a destination: a remote mining colony that is about to become a war zone. With no idea whose side they are on, they face a deadly decision. Will these amnesiacs turn their backs on history, or will their pasts catch up with them?
Duration: 42 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 44000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Plot tags: outer space, space travel, time travel, memory loss, space opera, space and aliens, space wars, androids, distant planet, survival, friendship, danger, erased memory, spacecraft, betrayal, amnesia, martial arts, female fighter, escapades, spaceship, criminal, mercenary, warrior, space, dystopia
The Last Man on Earth (2015)
Plot Summary:
The year is 2022, and after an unlikely event, only one man is left on earth: Phil Miller, who used to be just an average guy who loved his family and hated his job at the bank. Now, in his RV, Phil searches the country for other survivors
Duration: 22 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 63000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: survival, alone in the world, post apocalypse, survivor, chaos, danger, virus, save the world, distopia, partner, isolation, deadly virus, couples, escapades, silly humor, male protagonist, arizona desert, apocalypse, post apocalyptic, end of the world, ship, disaster, lonely, nihilism, grief
Blindspot (2015)
Plot Summary:
A vast international plot explodes when a beautiful Jane Doe is discovered naked in Times Square, completely covered in mysterious, intricate tattoos with no memory of who she is or how she got there. But there's one tattoo that is impossible to miss: the name of FBI agent Kurt Weller, emblazoned across her back. "Jane," Agent Weller and the rest of the FBI quickly realize that each mark on her body is a crime to solve, leading them closer to the truth about her identity and the mysteries to be revealed
Duration: 42 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 78000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: puzzle, investigation, fbi, memory loss, twists and turns, strong female character, terrorist, killings, tattoo, amnesia, secret organization, martial arts, fbi agent, tattooed woman, memory, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, bomb, woman, die hard, gang, exodus, government, love, teenager, swat team
Wayward Pines (2015)
Plot Summary:
Imagine the perfect American town... beautiful homes, manicured lawns, children playing safely in the streets. Now imagine never being able to leave. You have no communication with the outside world. You think you're going insane. You must be in Wayward Pines
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 59000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: apocalypse, society, small town, investigation, small town life, danger, beast, missing person, murder, cryogenics, confined, sheriff, suspended animation, secret service agent, trapped, supernatural, adaptation, murder mystery, conspiracy, multiple storylines, secret, private investigation, paranormal investigation, uncover truth, social relations
Killjoys (2015)
Plot Summary:
An action-packed adventure series following a fun-loving, hard living trio of interplanetary bounty hunters (a.k.a. Killjoys) sworn to remain impartial as they chase deadly warrants around the Quad, a system of planets on the brink of revolution
Duration: 42 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Plot tags: outer space, imaginary, space and aliens, danger, space travel, space opera, bounty hunter, space, space mission, distant planet, spaceship, escapades, shooting, friendship, twists and turns, relationships, lgbt, investigation, supernatural, spacecraft, friends, conspiracy, teamwork, space station, team
Glitch (2015)
Plot Summary:
A police officer and a doctor face an emotionally charged mystery when seven local residents inexplicably return from the dead in peak physical form
Duration: 45 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Australia
Plot tags: supernatural, small town, death, husband wife relationship, resurrection, new life, nothing goes right, life & death, cemetery, heroes, friendship, murder, danger, police officer, psychopath, paranormal, judiciary, australian aboriginal, woman with a gun, fantasy life, witchery, police detective, rural setting, fantasy world, female nudity
The Whispers (2015)
Plot Summary:
We love to play games with our children. But what happens when someone else starts to play with them too? Someone we don't know. Can't see. Can't hear. In The Whispers, someone or something -- is manipulating the ones we love most to accomplish the unthinkable. An unseen alien force has figured this human weakness out. They have invaded earth and are using our most unlikely resource to achieve world domination – our children
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: youth, danger, alien, investigation, manipulation, murder, deception, naivete, supernatural, kids in trouble, apocalypse, epidemic, psychic, girl, pop culture, clairvoyant, haunting, creepy kid, heroes, chases and races, child in peril, human host, save the world, evil alien, fbi agent
Fear the Walking Dead (2015)
Plot Summary:
What did the world look like as it was transforming into the horrifying apocalypse depicted in "The Walking Dead"? This spin-off set in Los Angeles, following new characters as they face the beginning of the end of the world, will answer that question
Duration: 44 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 141000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: zombie, apocalypse, zombie apocalypse, plague, post apocalypse, family relations, life is a bitch, danger, undead, society, chaos, survival, parents and children, family in danger, gory, distopia, social decay, single parent, virus, epidemic, infection, walking dead, infected, dystopia, survival horror
Stitchers (2015)
Plot Summary:
A young woman is recruited into a secret government agency to be “stitched” into the minds of the recently deceased, using their memories to investigate murders
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country:
Plot tags: investigation, secret government organization, supernatural, female protagonist, computer genius, law enforcement, family secret, uncover truth, family problems, scientist, memory, murder investigation, special agent, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, young woman, science, secret base, secret mission, lesbian, strong female lead, puzzle, super powers, couples, cop, sapphic
Childhood's End (2015)
Plot Summary:
After peaceful aliens invade earth, humanity finds itself living in a utopia under the indirect rule of the aliens, but does this utopia come at a price?
Duration: 247 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: alien invasion, space travel, twists and turns, demon, alien, space and aliens, technology, religion, science, humanity, danger, dishonesty, creativity, humanity in peril, world domination, adaptation, storytelling, supernatural, utopia, evil alien, invasion, love, apocalypse, post apocalypse, distopia
Zoo (2015)
Plot Summary:
Set amidst a wave of violent animal attacks sweeping across the planet, a young renegade scientist is thrust into a race to unlock the mystery behind this pandemic before time runs out for animals and humans alike
Duration: 42 min
IMDB Rating: 6.7/10
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: pandemic, extinction, dangerous animal, mutation, save the world, experiment, conspiracy, pursuit, danger, survival, death, heroes, virus, safari, partner, animal attack, apocalypse, epidemic, cure, animal life, veterinarian, end of the world, post apocalypse, supernatural, subculture
Heroes Reborn (2015)
Plot Summary:
The supernatural phenomenon begins again with a fresh crop of inspiring heroes who take on the ultimate struggle between those with extraordinary abilities and those with nefarious motives to hunt and harness their powers. Epic adventures await these newly empowered allies as they cross paths with some of the original characters, unlocking the mysterious fate of the universe and their place within it
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: supernatural ability, supernatural, superhero, good versus evil, heroic mission, villain, heroes, save the world, danger, samurai, psychic, imaginary, youth, rivalry, young heroes, time travel, serial killer, twins, deception, doomsday, vigilante, supernatural power, precognition, twists and turns, teleportation
Supergirl (2015)
Plot Summary:
Twenty-four-year-old Kara Zor-El, who was taken in by the Danvers family when she was 13 after being sent away from Krypton, must learn to embrace her powers after previously hiding them. The Danvers teach her to be careful with her powers, until she has to reveal them during an unexpected disaster, setting her on her journey of heroism
Duration: 43 min
IMDB Rating: 6.2/10
IMDB Votes: 128000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: superhero, super powers, female protagonist, heroes, danger, journalist, superheroine, supernatural power, secret identity, superhuman powers, strong female character, alien race, save the day, alien, imaginary, media, journalism, sister sister relationship, female hero, multiverse, good versus evil, lgbt, lesbian relationship, undercover, heroine
Minority Report (2015)
Plot Summary:
Minority Report follows the unlikely partnership between a man haunted by the future and a cop haunted by her past, as they race to stop the worst crimes of the year 2065 before they happen. Set in Washington, D.C., it is 10 years after the demise of Precrime, a law enforcement agency tasked with identifying and eliminating criminals... before their crimes were committed. To carry out this brand of justice, the agency used three precogs - "precognitives" Dash, Arthur and Agatha - who were able to see the future. Now, in 2065, crime-solving is different, and justice leans more on sophisticated and trusted technology than on the instincts of the precogs
Duration: 42 min
IMDB Rating: 5.9/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: police detective, female detective, changing the past or future, police investigation, murder investigation, friendship, danger, death, love and romance, rivalry, cyberpunk, super powers, counselor, buddy, siblings, drug, superpower, psychic power, superhero, time travel, twin brother, changing the future, flash forward, tattoo on face, brother sister relationship
Between (2015)
Plot Summary:
Between is the story of a town under siege from a mysterious disease that has wiped out everybody except those 21 years old and under. The series explores the power vacuum that results when a government has quarantined a 10-mile diameter area and left the inhabitants to fend for themselves
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 5.9/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Plot tags: virus, isolation, youth, plague, teenage life, chaos, chaos and mayhem, quarantine, death, danger, confined, trapped, rivalry, escape attempt, friendship, society, survival, post apocalypse, epidemic, betrayal, murder, city, apocalypse, pandemic, infection