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The Chosen (2017)
Plot Summary:
The life of Christ through the eyes of those who encountered him called The Chosen
Duration: 54 min
IMDB Rating: 9.2/10
IMDB Votes: 42000
Genere: Drama, History
Country: USA
Plot tags: christian, bible, christianity, apostle, jesus, faith, medieval, bible story, life, jesus christ, religion, saint, inspiration, religious, nativity, roman empire, forgiveness, gospel, new testament, messiah, christian faith, miraculous event, remorse, crucifix, alternate history
Black Sun (2017)
Plot Summary:
A historical fiction drama and thriller set in the turbulent period of the late 1930s in the Balkans as a place where high politics, local interests, capital and crime all merge together
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 8.9/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Serbia
Plot tags: secret society, conspiracy, police detective, law enforcement, secret movement, criminal, murder investigation, undercover, politician, partner, dishonesty, female nudity, political intrigue, political conspiracy, geopolitics, interwar period, female pubic hair, nudity, gangster, police, nude, female full frontal nudity, nudity (full frontal - brief), crime, crimes
Dark (2017)
Plot Summary:
A missing child causes four families to help each other for answers. What they could not imagine is that this mystery would be connected to innumerable other secrets of the small town
Duration: 1455 min
IMDB Rating: 8.7/10
IMDB Votes: 429000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Plot tags: time travel, investigation, time loop, time machine, mysterious past, cave, time portal, missing child, repeated event, changing the future, disappearance, alternate dimension, deja vu, small town, loss of father, mysterious disappearance, butterfly effect, corpse, time traveler, family crisis, family relations, conspiracy, nuclear waste, apocalypse, school
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017)
Plot Summary:
It’s 1958 Manhattan and Miriam “Midge” Maisel has everything she’s ever wanted - the perfect husband, kids, and Upper West Side apartment. But when her life suddenly takes a turn and Midge must start over, she discovers a previously unknown talent - one that will take her all the way from the comedy clubs of Greenwich Village to a spot on Johnny Carson’s couch
Duration: 2408 min
IMDB Rating: 8.7/10
IMDB Votes: 139000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: female protagonist, jewish family, comedian, stand up comedian, female comedian, career, divorce, husband wife relationship, judaism, strong female lead, women, changing lives, lifestyle change, feminist, fashion, coping, coming of age, girl power, women power, sexism, breakup, stand up comedy, serial killer, lgbt, writers
Mindhunter (2017)
Plot Summary:
An agent in the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit develops profiling techniques as he pursues notorious serial killers and rapists
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 8.6/10
IMDB Votes: 323000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: serial killer, psychopath, psychology, fbi, police, serial murder, murderer, criminal psychologist, police investigation, murder, fbi agent, killings, interview, profiler, prison, rapist, true crime, killer, lesbian, investigation, whodunit, criminal, murder mystery, sapphic, sociopath
Anne with an E (2017)
Plot Summary:
A coming-of-age story about an outsider who, against all odds and numerous challenges, fights for love and acceptance and for her place in the world. The series centers on a young orphaned girl in the late 1890’s, who, after an abusive childhood spent in orphanages and the homes of strangers, is mistakenly sent to live with an elderly woman and her aging brother. Over time, 13-year-old Anne will transform their lives and eventually the small town in which they live with her unique spirit, fierce intellect and brilliant imagination
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 8.6/10
IMDB Votes: 63000
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: Canada
Plot tags: orphan, friendship, coming of age, child's point of view, small town, teenage life, school, imaginary, family relations, children's home, teenager, feminism, society, parents and children, mischievous children, unrequited love, redhead girl, feminist, women, adoption, woman, lgbt, pandemic, prodigy, child prodigy
The Punisher (2017)
Plot Summary:
A former Marine out to punish the criminals responsible for his family's murder finds himself ensnared in a military conspiracy
Duration: 53 min
IMDB Rating: 8.5/10
IMDB Votes: 258000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: vigilante, revenge, justice, vengeance, vigilantism, fight scenes, violence, superhero, one man army, murder, violent, gunfight, avenger, hacker, multiverse, weapons, brutality, villain, comic book, blood, gory, badass, death, corruption, love
Stranger (2017)
Plot Summary:
Hwang Shi-Mok had brain surgery when he was a child, which caused him to lack emotion. Now, Hwang Shi-Mok works as a prosecutor. He is rational, but cold and lonely. He is also one of the only prosecutors not involved in corruption. One day, a dead body is thrown in front of him. He meets Police Lieutenant Han Yeo-Jin at a murder crime scene. They work together to eradicate corruption at the prosecutor's office and solve a serial murder case
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 8.5/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Plot tags: prosecutor, female detective, corruption, murder mystery, murder investigation, serial killer, police, investigation, emotionless, crime investigation, police corruption, buddy cop, murderer, murder, secret, homicide detective, suspect, dark secret, criminal justice, coworker relationship, secret plan, abuse of power, police investigation, forensics, fighting crime
Twin Peaks (2017)
Plot Summary:
Picks up 25 years after the inhabitants of a quaint northwestern town are stunned when their homecoming queen is murdered
Duration: 1032 min
IMDB Rating: 8.5/10
IMDB Votes: 74000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: small town, twists and turns, surrealism, supernatural, small town life, mysterious event, gore, interdimensional travel, law enforcement, evil spirit, good versus evil, anger, love, abusive relationship, another dimension, electricity, evil, identity, special agent, time, brutality, superhero, serial killer, betrayal, house
Ozark (2017)
Plot Summary:
A financial adviser drags his family from Chicago to the Missouri Ozarks, where he must launder $500 million in five years to appease a drug boss
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 8.5/10
IMDB Votes: 337000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: money laundering, drug cartel, danger, family relations, rivalry, murder, investigation, drug, teenage girl, mafia, organized crime, violence, law enforcement, cheating wife, mind game, finance, gang, teenage boy, chase, couples, escapades, dishonesty, survival, money, apocalypse
Big Little Lies (2017)
Plot Summary:
Subversive, darkly comedic drama Big Little Lies tells the tale of three mothers of first graders whose apparently perfect lives unravel to the point of murder
Duration: 356 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 219000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Plot tags: domestic violence, female friendship, feminist, murder mystery, mother daughter relationship, husband wife relationship, marriage, murder, secret, infidelity, rape, female protagonist, housewife, family life, intrigue, feminism, gossip and rumors, mother, crumbling marriage, parent child relationship, violence against women, adultery, single mother, twists and turns, ex husband
MADE IN ABYSS (2017)
Plot Summary:
The “Abyss” is the last unexplored region, an enormous and treacherous cave system filled with ancient relics and strange creatures. Only the bravest of adventurers can traverse its depths, earning them the nickname, “Cave Raiders.” Within the depths of the Abyss, a girl named Riko stumbles upon a robot who looks like a young boy. Tantalized by the Abyss, Riko and her new friend descend into uncharted territory to unlock its mysteries, but what lies in wait for them in the darkness?
Duration: 325 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Plot tags: boy girl relationship, friendship, orphan, robot, survival, explorer, androids and robots, humanoid robot, puzzle, tragedy, amnesia, treasure hunt, cave, curse, escapades, creature, fantasy world, exploration, maze, dream world, robot human relationship, talking robot, incest, androids, drastic change of life
The Handmaid's Tale (2017)
Plot Summary:
Set in a dystopian future, a woman is forced to live as a concubine under a fundamentalist theocratic dictatorship. A TV adaptation of Margaret Atwood's novel
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 253000
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: rape, sexism, surrogate mother, infertility, protest, dystopia, totalitarianism, slavery, tyranny, religion, belief, women's rights, violence, kidnapping, violence against women, torture, society, distopia, soldier, misogyny, coup d'etat, lesbian, alternate reality, alternate world, feminist
Feud: Bette and Joan (2017)
Plot Summary:
Anthology series of famous feuds with the first season based on the legendary rivalry between Bette Davis and Joan Crawford which began early on their careers, climaxed on the set of "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?" and evolved into an Oscar vendetta
Duration: 406 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: hollywood, filmmaking, feud, movie star, actress, jealousy, glory, aging, woman, family problems, workplace problem, loneliness, frustration, women, strong female lead, alzheimer's disease, drinking problem, designer, actor, feminist, film industry, backstage, resistance, human rights, girl power
Babylon Berlin (2017)
Plot Summary:
Colognian commissioner Gereon Rath moves to Berlin, the epicenter of political and social changes in the Golden Twenties
Duration: 45 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany
Plot tags: social problems, political intrigue, espionage, german history, interwar period, conspiracy, european history, police investigation, police, national socialism, world war two, political scandal, police detective, investigation, murder investigation, crime investigation, fighting crime, adaptation, communism, society, unsolved crime, social relations, homicide detective, social realism, crime solving
DuckTales (2017)
Plot Summary:
The adventures of billionaire Scrooge McDuck and his nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie, their famous uncle Donald Duck, pilot extraordinaire Launchpad, Mrs. Beakly, Webby and Roboduck. Adventures and hidden treasures are everywhere, in their hometown Duckburg and all around the world
Duration: 21 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: magic, cartoon duck, anthropomorphic animal, treasure hunt, anthropomorphism, donald duck, anthropomorphic dog, treasure, millionaire, mansion, topical humor, obsessive quest, mythology, comic book, three brothers, money, wealth, gay, pilot, family relations, housekeeper, male female relationship, shadow, greed, duck
Black Clover (2017)
Plot Summary:
Asta and Yuno were abandoned together at the same church, and have been inseparable since. As children, they promised that they would compete against each other to see who would become the next Emperor Magus. However, as they grew up, some differences between them became plain. Yuno was a genius with magic, with amazing power and control, while Asta could not use magic at all, and tried to make up for his lack by training physically. When they received their Grimoires at age 15, Yuno got a spectacular book with a four-leaf clover (most people receive a three-leaf-clover), while Asta received nothing at all. However, when Yuno was threatened, the truth about Asta's power was revealed, he received a five-leaf clover Grimoire, a "black clover"! Now the two friends are heading out in the world, both seeking the same goal!
Duration: 24 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 33000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Plot tags: magical, friendship, direction and purpose, battles, jousting, orphan, fantasy world, magic, magician, obsessive quest, wizard, chosen one, fictional reality, sword, wizards and magicians, unlikely hero, brother brother relationship, magical power, kingdom, brothers, blood, anti hero, super villain, witch, demon
Innocent (2017)
Plot Summary:
Cevdet, a retired commissioner, and his wife spend their pensions in peace on a farm away from the city. Suddenly the life of the family is destroyed by the sudden arrival of a terrible news from the little son
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Turkey
Plot tags: police investigation, police detective, police, friendship, betrayal, murder, domestic violence, family relations, infidelity, husband wife relationship, secret, murder trial, muslim, murder mystery, cop, nordic, cognitive science, wedding, hospital, flashback, drinking, love, drinking alcohol, psychological drama, show
The Good Fight (2017)
Plot Summary:
Picking up one year after the events of the final broadcast episode of "The Good Wife", an enormous financial scam has destroyed the reputation of a young lawyer, Maia Rindell, while simultaneously wiping out her mentor and godmother Diane Lockhart's savings. Forced out of her law firm, now called "Lockhart, Deckler, Gussman, Lee, Lyman, Gilbert, Lurie, Kagan, Tannebaum & Associates", they join Lucca Quinn at one of Chicago's preeminent law firms
Duration: 45 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 32000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: law firm, lawyer, lesbian, female lawyer, courtroom, female protagonist, investigation, government, business partner, dysfunctional family, suspicion, mistrust, intrigue, love affair, scandal, strong female lead, legal, new job, starting over, changing lives, new life, social problems, family problems, lifestyle change, stephen king
Snowfall (2017)
Plot Summary:
Los Angeles. 1983. A storm is coming and it's name is crack. Set against the infancy of the crack cocaine epidemic and its ultimate radical impact on the culture as we know it, the story follows numerous characters on a violent collision course
Duration: 44 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: drug dealer, dea, african american, ghetto, illegal drugs, drug, urban, u.s. government, drug crime, black, latinx lead, gangster, spy, cia, obsession, criminal, addiction, mossad, black cast, couples, coming of age, drug abuse, urban decay, cocaine, accomplice
Castlevania (2017)
Plot Summary:
A dark medieval fantasy following the last surviving member of the disgraced Belmont clan, trying to save Eastern Europe from extinction at the hand of Vlad Dracula Tepe himself. Inspired by the classic video game series
Duration: 23 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 77000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Plot tags: vampire, dracula, demon, monster, vampire hunter, magic, medieval, hunter, fight, supernatural, violence, witchcraft, blood, adaptation, castle, supernatural ability, supernatural power, computer game, revenge, clan, superhero, knight, life, friends, ancient
Taboo (2017)
Plot Summary:
Adventurer James Keziah Delaney returns to London from Africa in 1814 along with fourteen stolen diamonds to seek vengeance after the death of his father
Duration: 59 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 147000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Plot tags: british empire, murder, family business, dark secret, incest overtones, brother sister incest, witchcraft, greed, investigation, conspiracy, homecoming, obsession, supernatural power, medieval, betrayal, inheritance, adventurer, corporation, sex, supernatural, apocalypse, hunting, macabre, politics, ancient
Money Heist (2017)
Plot Summary:
To carry out the biggest heist in history, a mysterious man called The Professor recruits a band of eight robbers who have a single characteristic: none of them has anything to lose. Five months of seclusion - memorizing every step, every detail, every probability - culminate in eleven days locked up in the National Coinage and Stamp Factory of Spain, surrounded by police forces and with dozens of hostages in their power, to find out whether their suicide wager will lead to everything or nothing
Duration: 70 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 516000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
Plot tags: heist, perfect crime, plot twist, thief, bank robbery, hostage situation, money, professor, planning, master criminal, hostage, career criminal, robbery, criminal heroes, strategy, twists and turns, stockholm syndrome, plan gone wrong, mission, mentor, hacking, bank, tunnel, sexual tension, police
One Day at a Time (2017)
Plot Summary:
In a reimagining of the TV classic, a newly single Latina mother raises her teen daughter and tween son with the "help" of her old-school mom
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: lesbian, feminism, lgbt, single mother, family drama, depression, lgbtq, living together, gay, parents and children, lgbtqi, eccentric family, kids and family, family relations, family life, father daughter relationship, large family, mother daughter relationship, mother son relationship, father son relationship, male female relationship, husband wife relationship, lifestyle, love, strong female lead
Genius (2017)
Plot Summary:
Anthology series about famous geniuses with the first season charting how Albert Einstein unlocked the mysteries of the atom and the universe, and the second exploring the passionate nature and relentless creative drive of Pablo Picasso
Duration: 43 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Plot tags: genius, physicist, painting, painter, adolescence vs adulthood, biopic, life, scientist, intelligence, mind, discovery, scientific discovery, real life, life & death, inventions and discoveries, outer space, world war two, world war one, art, science, physics, girl, couples, knowledge, art history
Atypical (2017)
Plot Summary:
Sam, an 18-year-old on the autism spectrum, takes a funny, yet painful, journey of self-discovery for love and independence and upends his family
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 101000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: autism, coming of age, teenager, lesbian relationship, lesbian, social problems, high school, teenage protagonist, penguins, asperger's syndrome, lgbt, family relations, brother sister relationship, lgbtq, sapphic, best friend, older sister, autistic, therapist, overprotective mother, gay, psychology, high school life, young adult, autist
Legion (2017)
Plot Summary:
David Haller, AKA Legion, is a troubled young man who may be more than human. Diagnosed as schizophrenic, David has been in and out of psychiatric hospitals for years. But after a strange encounter with a fellow patient, he’s confronted with the possibility that the voices he hears and the visions he sees might be real
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 96000
Genere: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: superhero, mental illness, telepathy, supernatural power, telekinesis, superhuman, mutant, schizophrenia, memory, x men, power, mental institution, time travel, legion, male protagonist, reality vs fantasy, hiding place, teleportation, super powers, apocalypse, viking, psychology, psychopath, obsession, addiction
Godless (2017)
Plot Summary:
Frank Griffin, an outlaw terrorizing the 1880s American West, hunts down Roy Goode, his partner turned enemy. Roy hides out at a ranch as Frank's chase leads him to La Belle, New Mexico - a town mysteriously made up entirely of women
Duration: 452 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 76000
Genere: Action, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Plot tags: showdown, mining town, gunslinger, strong female lead, violence, cowboy, lesbian, outlaw, old west, modern western, modern west, wild west, revenge, women, criminal, battles, protector, manhunt, gang leader, gang member, outlaw gang, viking, villain, feminist, female protagonist
Strong Girl Bong-soon (2017)
Plot Summary:
She is no ordinary woman. Do Bong Soon is a woman who possesses Herculean strength. She can crush objects in her bare hands when she holds them too tightly. Although Bong Soon longs to be a dainty, elegant woman that men fall in love with, she can’t deny her superhuman strength. Her special attribute allows her to get a job as a bodyguard for Ahn Min Hyuk, the chaebol heir with eccentric tendencies who runs a gaming company. Bong Soon’s childhood friend In Gook Doo has had a secret crush on her since elementary school. How will he react when sparks begin to fly between Bong Soon and her crazy boss?
Duration: 67 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: South Korea
Plot tags: love triangle, superhuman powers, friendship, fall in love, investigation, twists and turns, police, couple relations, heroes, female bodyguard, kidnapping, danger, destiny, strong female character, police investigation, hidden identity, strong female lead, violence, family relations, childhood friend, family problems, vigilantism, employer employee relationship, asian girl, happy ending
Manhunt (2017)
Plot Summary:
An in-depth look at how an FBI profiler helped track down the terrorist Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomber
Duration: 817 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 63000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: serial killer, terrorism, terrorist, true crime, federal bureau of investigation, psychoanalysis, mathematics, crime investigation, murder mystery, fighting crime, crime solving, homicide detective, manhunt, fbi, investigation, violence, danger, agent, fbi agent, organized crime, unsolved crime, cold case, uncover truth, special agent, mountain cabin