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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
This Is Us (2016)
Plot Summary:
Follows the lives and families of three adults living and growing up in the United States of America in present and past times. As their paths cross and their life stories intertwine in curious ways, we find that several of them share the same birthday - and so much more than anyone would expect
Duration: 45 min
IMDB Rating: 8.7/10
IMDB Votes: 154000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: adoption, childhood memory, family relations, childhood, parenthood, husband wife relationship, father son relationship, depression, teenage angst, siblings, brother brother relationship, self esteem, love, pregnancy, overweight, miscarriage, estrangement, addiction, grieving, grief, love interest, breakup, high school, social worker, dysfunctional marriage
Fleabag (2016)
Plot Summary:
As she hurls herself headlong at modern living, Fleabag is thrown roughly up against the walls of contemporary London, sleeping with anyone who dares to stand too close, squeezing money from wherever she can, rejecting anyone who tries to help her, and keeping up her bravado throughout
Duration: 27 min
IMDB Rating: 8.7/10
IMDB Votes: 190000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Plot tags: sister sister relationship, sexuality, sexual humor, female friendship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, promiscuity, female protagonist, stepmother stepdaughter relationship, women, british, dark humor, promiscuous woman, serial killer, feminist, women power, priest, strong female lead, lgbt, femininity, father, adultery, moving, couples, humour, mission
Atlanta (2016)
Plot Summary:
Two cousins, with different views on art versus commerce, on their way up through the Atlanta rap scene; Earnest 'Earn' Marks, an ambitious college dropout and his estranged cousin, who suddenly becomes a star
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 8.6/10
IMDB Votes: 85000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Plot tags: rapper, cousin cousin relationship, hip hop culture, african american, hip hop, black, starlet, satire, opposites attract, misfit, brother brother relationship, social satire, ambition, pop star, poor family, black history, black sitcom, city, glory, music business, teenage daughter, black family, business, drug lord, black cast
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
Letterkenny (2016)
Plot Summary:
Letterkenny follows Wayne, a good-ol’ country boy in Letterkenny, Ontario trying to protect his homegrown way of life on the farm, against a world that is constantly evolving around him. The residents of Letterkenny belong to one of three groups: Hicks, Skids, and Hockey Players. The three groups are constantly feuding with each other over seemingly trivial matters; often ending with someone getting their ass kicked
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 8.6/10
IMDB Votes: 27000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Canada
Plot tags: small town, countryside, punk, society, worker, protection, gay, lgbt, bisexual, farm, ice fishing, drug use, smoking, athlete, closeted gay, male protagonist, hick, fistfight, bisexual woman, drinking, hockey, stoner, sexy woman, hockey player, ice hockey
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
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
The Crown (2016)
Plot Summary:
The gripping, decades-spanning inside story of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Prime Ministers who shaped Britain's post-war destiny. The Crown tells the inside story of two of the most famous addresses in the world – Buckingham Palace and 10 Downing Street – and the intrigues, love lives and machinations behind the great events that shaped the second half of the 20th century. Two houses, two courts, one Crown
Duration: 58 min
IMDB Rating: 8.6/10
IMDB Votes: 242000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Plot tags: royal family, british royal family, queen, monarchy, monarch, royalty, politics, winston churchill, british history, queen elizabeth ii, british monarchy, prime minister, british politics, power, woman, women, british government, strong female lead, female protagonist, medieval, post war, feminist, storytelling, women power, palace intrigue
Westworld (2016)
Plot Summary:
A dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness and the evolution of sin. Set at the intersection of the near future and the reimagined past, it explores a world in which every human appetite, no matter how noble or depraved, can be indulged
Duration: 62 min
IMDB Rating: 8.5/10
IMDB Votes: 525000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: artificial intelligence, robot, androids, consciousness, moral dilemma, murder, technology gone awry, man versus machine, scientist, escapades, human android relationship, wild west, cyberpunk, stalking, imaginary, love, female protagonist, role playing, using others, danger, workplace intrigue, workplace, androids and robots, immorality, hacker
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
Horace and Pete (2016)
Plot Summary:
Horace and Pete (stylized as Horace and Pete's Est. 1916) is an American comedy-drama web series created by Louis C.K. starring himself and Steve Buscemi as Horace and Pete, co-owners of an Irish bar, Horace and Pete's
Duration: 437 min
IMDB Rating: 8.5/10
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: family business, pub, parent child relationship, family relations, brothers, mental illness, hopelessness, father daughter relationship, sibling relationship, politics, voodoo, alcoholic, drug use, psychosis, family history, abusive father, age-gap relationship, brother brother relationship, brother sister relationship, one location, bar, show
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
The Night Of (2016)
Plot Summary:
After a night of partying with a female stranger, a man wakes up to find her stabbed to death and is charged with her murder
Duration: 525 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 167000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Plot tags: murder, murder investigation, investigation, courtroom, lawyer, jail, murder mystery, drug, legal, vengeance, catastrophe, twists and turns, relationships, addiction, brutality, corruption, runaway, district attorney, love story, culture clash, life philosophy, moral ambiguity, justice, plot twist, dedicated lawyer
American Crime Story (2016)
Plot Summary:
An anthology series centered around some of history's most famous criminals
Duration: 42 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 98000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: USA
Plot tags: courtroom drama, true crime, murder, crime investigation, courtroom, legal investigation, police, racism, society, gay, legal action, lawyer, criminal, district attorney, investigation, trial, celebrity, witness, testimony, lgbtq, legal, serial killer, killer, death, designer
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
Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-Joo (2016)
Plot Summary:
A spunky female weightlifter and free-spirited male swimmer meet on campus, only to find out their pasts may be intertwined
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Plot tags: weightlifting, friendship, childhood friend, college, teen romance, dream, friends, direction and purpose, teenager, teenage life, youth, follow your dream, adolescence, love, father daughter relationship, college student, romantic triangle, mother son relationship, friends to lovers, coping, aspiration, problem solving, athlete's life, education, happy ending
The Young Pope (2016)
Plot Summary:
Lenny Belardo, the youngest and first American Pope in the history of the Church, must establish his new papacy and navigate the power struggles of the closed, secretive Vatican
Duration: 546 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 47000
Genere: Drama
Country: Italy, France, Spain, UK, USA
Plot tags: pope, religion, vatican, satire, god, catholic church, betrayal, infidelity, scandal, intrigue, nun, conspiracy, orphan, kangaroo, abuse of power, male nudity, faith, life philosophy, celibacy, sex scene, best friend, religious, female nudity, saint, gay
Billions (2016)
Plot Summary:
A complex drama about power politics in the world of New York high finance. Shrewd, savvy U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades and the brilliant, ambitious hedge fund king Bobby "Axe" Axelrod are on an explosive collision course, with each using all of his considerable smarts, power and influence to outmaneuver the other. The stakes are in the billions in this timely, provocative series
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 107000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: money, corruption, investor, ambition, wall street, finance, stock exchange, stock market, wealth, twists and turns, rivalry, family relations, businessman, lifestyle, dishonesty, investigation, obsession, betrayal, couple relations, legal, friendship, gambling, lawyer, trading, husband wife relationship
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
Yuri!!! on Ice (2016)
Plot Summary:
Yūri Katsuki carried all of Japan's hopes on his shoulders to win at the Gran Prix Finale ice skating competition, but suffered a crushing defeat. He returns home to Kyushu and half feels like he wants to retire, and half feels like he wants to continue ice skating. Suddenly the five-time consecutive world championship ice skater Victor Nikiforov appears before him with Yuri Plisetsky, a young Russian figure skater who is already defeating his seniors. Victor and both Yuris take up the challenge on an unprecedented Gran Prix series
Duration: 20 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: Japan
Plot tags: friendship, figure skating, training, boys love, dream, rise to the top, teenager, rivalry, coach, skating, gay, male nudity, lgbt, competition, lgbtq, tournament, gay relationship, gay subtext, young adult, lgbtqi, dog, gay interest, ballet, slice of life, bisexual
Descendants of the Sun (2016)
Plot Summary:
A drama about the love of people who get closer as they learn to be considerate of each other in desperate times and sacrifices made by people who throw themselves into natural disasters
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Plot tags: medical, army, soldier, friendship, military, love affair, love, doctor, military officer, danger, playing footsie, love and romance, surgeon, group of criminals, hospital, war zone, culture clash, military service, swat team, pretty girl, damsel in distress, asian, war in afghanistan, couples, entertainment
The Get Down (2016)
Plot Summary:
A ragtag group of teenagers run wild in the streets of the Bronx in the late 1970s
Duration: 52 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Drama, Music, Musical
Country: USA
Plot tags: black, hip hop, teenager, black cast, subculture, teenage life, society, city life, social relations, class society, young adult, music, art, punk, changing lives, city, hip hop culture, culture, adolescence, juvenile delinquency, new beginning, arts and culture, culture clash, altering history, culture shock
Animal Kingdom (2016)
Plot Summary:
The series centers on 17-year-old Joshua "J" Cody, who moves in with his freewheeling relatives in their Southern California beach town after his mother dies of a heroin overdose. Headed by boot-tough matriarch Janine "Smurf" Cody and her right-hand Baz, who runs the business and calls the shots, the clan also consists of Pope, the oldest and most dangerous of the Cody boys; Craig, the tough and fearless middle son; and Deran, the troubled, suspicious "baby" of the family
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 43000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: criminal, crime family, danger, heist, dysfunctional family, family conflict, escapades, gay brother, twists and turns, brother brother relationship, friendship, ex convict, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, antisocial personality disorder, mother son relationship, gay interest, matriarchy, lgbt, dialogue, sex, closeted homosexual, mafia, investigation, bad guy, corruption
The Durrells (2016)
Plot Summary:
In 1935, financially strapped widow Louisa Durrell, whose life has fallen apart, decides to move from England, with her four children (three sons, one daughter), to the island of Corfu, Greece. Once there, the family moves into a dilapidated old house that has no electricity and that is crumbling apart. But life on Corfu is cheap, it's an earthly paradise, and the Durrells proceed to forge their new existence, with all its challenges, adventures, and forming relationships
Duration: 46 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Plot tags: greek island, province, friendship, island, family life, parents and children, family relations, expatriate, culture shock, dead husband, world war one, relationships, changing lives, mother daughter relationship, new life, mother son relationship, social problems, family problems, financial problem, lifestyle, lifestyle change, money problems, interwar period, women, writers
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
Kim's Convenience (2016)
Plot Summary:
The funny, heartfelt story of The Kims, a Korean-Canadian family, running a convenience store in downtown Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. Kim ('Appa' and 'Umma') immigrated to Toronto in the 80's to set up shop near Regent Park and had two kids, Jung and Janet who are now young adults. However, when Jung was 16, he and Appa had a major falling out involving a physical fight, stolen money and Jung leaving home. Father and son have been estranged since
Duration: 22 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Canada
Plot tags: love, friendship, family relations, parents and children, love and romance, rivalry, brother sister relationship, society, adaptation, friend, school, youth, teenage life, life philosophy, friends, immigrant, east asian lead, joke, immigrant family, shop owner, canadian woman, asian, store, canadian humor, convenience store
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
Victoria (2016)
Plot Summary:
The story of Queen Victoria, who came to the throne at a time of great economic turbulence and resurgent republicanism – and died 64 years later the head of the largest empire the world had ever seen, having revitalised the throne’s public image and become “grandmother of Europe”
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Plot tags: royal family, british history, royalty, monarchy, queen victoria, british monarchy, european history, queen of england, queen, female protagonist, british politics, british royal family, husband wife relationship, prime minister, british empire, women, politics, power, mother daughter relationship, biopic, ancient rome, world war one, lady, feminist, strength
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