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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
Samurai Champloo (2004)
Plot Summary:
Mugen is a ferocious, animalistic warrior with a fighting style inspired by break-dancing. Jin is a ronin samurai who wanders the countryside alone. They may not be friends, but their paths continually cross. And when ditzy waitress Fuu gets them out of hot water with the local magistrate, they agree to join her search for the "samurai who smells of sunflowers."
Duration: 24 min
IMDB Rating: 8.6/10
IMDB Votes: 54000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Plot tags: samurai, pride and honor, martial arts, sword fight, friendship, master warrior, heroes, danger, katana, breakdance, on the road, road trip, journey, obsessive quest, hip hop, mature, ethnic humor, love, superhero, lucifer, stoner, moving, acid, outlaw, ninja
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
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
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