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Chernobyl (2019)
Plot Summary:
A dramatization of the true story of one of the worst man-made catastrophes in history, the catastrophic nuclear accident at Chernobyl. A tale of the brave men and women who sacrificed to save Europe from unimaginable disaster
Duration: 330 min
IMDB Rating: 9.3/10
IMDB Votes: 835000
Genere: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Plot tags: radiation, nuclear holocaust, radiation poisoning, nuclear power plant, nuclear reactor, save the day, nuclear explosion, salvation, scientist, nuclear radiation, nuclear threat, disaster, abandoned city, evacuation, accident, heroic mission, cold war, save the world, society, post nuclear, nuclear power, propaganda, government coverup, government official, nuclear
When They See Us (2019)
Plot Summary:
Five teens from Harlem become trapped in a nightmare when they're falsely accused of a brutal attack in Central Park
Duration: 296 min
IMDB Rating: 8.9/10
IMDB Votes: 134000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: USA
Plot tags: investigation, legal, social injustice, black, black lives matter, black cast, racial injustice, black history, lgbtq, criminal justice, suspect, false accusation, social problems, fight for justice, social issues, false accusation of rape, falsely accused, racial issues, social justice, law and order, courtroom, accusation, guilty verdict, framed for a crime, blaxploitation
Vinland Saga (2019)
Plot Summary:
For a thousand years, the Vikings have made quite a name and reputation for themselves as the strongest families with a thirst for violence. Thorfinn, the son of one of the Vikings' greatest warriors, spends his boyhood in a battlefield enhancing his skills in his adventure to redeem his most-desired revenge after his father was murdered
Duration: 24 min
IMDB Rating: 8.8/10
IMDB Votes: 64000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, History
Country: Japan
Plot tags: power struggle, viking, intrigue, danger, battles, courage, norse mythology, war, sea battle, warrior, vandalism, revenge, legends and myths, violence, mutilation, parents and children, leader, gore, massacre, folk hero, tough heroes, exploration, propaganda, adaptation, white supremacy
The Mandalorian (2019)
Plot Summary:
Plot under wraps
Duration: 40 min
IMDB Rating: 8.7/10
IMDB Votes: 570000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: star wars, outer space, space travel, space opera, bounty hunter, space and aliens, warrior, one man army, loner, alien civilization, gunslinger, tough guy, space exploration, androids and robots, giant animal, gunfight, space, spacecraft, galaxy, baby, heroism, male protagonist, star trek, child in peril, man with no name
Primal (2019)
Plot Summary:
A caveman forms a bond with a dinosaur as they struggle to survive in a hostile world
Duration: 22 min
IMDB Rating: 8.7/10
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, France
Plot tags: dinosaur, caveman, survival, violence, danger, hunter, barbarian, gore, eaten alive, revenge, life is a bitch, unlikely friendships, survivalist, sword and sorcery, extreme violence, decapitation, violent, wound, one man army, wounded, trauma, anti hero, fantasy world, hunting, predator
The Boys (2019)
Plot Summary:
A group of vigilantes known informally as “The Boys” set out to take down corrupt superheroes with no more than blue-collar grit and a willingness to fight dirty
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 8.7/10
IMDB Votes: 611000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: superhero, murder, society, dark humor, super speed, vengeance, superhuman, superhero team, gore, superheroine, corruption, supernatural power, rivalry, investigation, blood, violence, super powers, revenge, brutality, nudity, supernatural, sex scene, corporation, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, name calling
Crash Landing on You (2019)
Plot Summary:
A paragliding mishap drops a South Korean heiress in North Korea -- and into the life of an army officer, who decides he will help her hide
Duration: 70 min
IMDB Rating: 8.7/10
IMDB Votes: 39000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Plot tags: love, heiress, couples, fall in love, soldier, accident, star crossed lovers, catastrophe, forbidden love, destiny, love and romance, escapades, danger, relationships, military, romantic relationship, in love, love affair, society, male female relationship, social problems, satire, secret, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love story
What We Do in the Shadows (2019)
Plot Summary:
A documentary-style look into the daily (or rather, nightly) lives of three vampires in Staten Island who have “lived” together for hundreds and hundreds of years
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 8.6/10
IMDB Votes: 97000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, Canada
Plot tags: supernatural, vampire, blood, friends, supernatural being, nudity, supernatural power, fantasy world, sex, murder, house, society, social problems, victim, lifestyle, city life, social relations, storytelling, urban setting, social satire, satire, apocalypse, teenager, halloween, ancient
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (2019)
Plot Summary:
It is the Taisho Period in Japan. Tanjiro, a kindhearted boy who sells charcoal for a living, finds his family slaughtered by a demon. To make matters worse, his younger sister Nezuko, the sole survivor, has been transformed into a demon herself. Though devastated by this grim reality, Tanjiro resolves to become a “demon slayer” so that he can turn his sister back into a human, and kill the demon that massacred his family
Duration: 24 min
IMDB Rating: 8.6/10
IMDB Votes: 138000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Japan
Plot tags: demon, danger, friendship, supernatural, sword, murder, mentor, magic, death, vengeance, destiny, youth, human monster, violence, death of family, redemption, parents and children, martial artist, samurai, sense of smell, adaptation, friends, darkness, mutilation, monster
ImMATURE (2019)
Plot Summary:
A coming-of-age story about the many first adventures in a young man's life. Dhruv is 16, and in a hurry to grow up. With a little help from his school friends, the wannabe bad-boy Kabir, and the color-blind but doesn't know it Susu, Dhruv sets out to woo the first crush of his life, the feisty, out-of-his-league class topper, Chhavi. Venturing out of their childhood, in their last years of school, the trio find their first drink, pick their first fight and mend their first broken hearts
Duration: 25 min
IMDB Rating: 8.6/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Plot tags: friendship, teenager, teenage life, lifestyle, teenage love, relationships, friends, grownups, adolescence, satire, couple relations, heartwarming, science, hindi
Kaguya-sama: Love is War (2019)
Plot Summary:
Considered a genius due to having the highest grades in the country, Miyuki Shirogane leads the prestigious Shuchiin Academy's student council as its president, working alongside the beautiful and wealthy vice president Kaguya Shinomiya. The two are often regarded as the perfect couple by students despite them not being in any sort of romantic relationship. However, the truth is that after spending so much time together, the two have developed feelings for one another; unfortunately, neither is willing to confess, as doing so would be a sign of weakness. With their pride as elite students on the line, Miyuki and Kaguya embark on a quest to do whatever is necessary to get a confession out of the other. Through their daily antics, the battle of love begins!
Duration: 24 min
IMDB Rating: 8.5/10
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Romance, Thriller
Country: Japan
Plot tags: high school life, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, high school, love affair, teenager, couple relations, relationships, mind game, love and romance, parents and children, romantic relationship, friendship between teens, love, schoolboy, young love, school, grownups, teenage love, couples, love story, love interest, romantic friendship, schoolgirl, adaptation, slice of life
After Life (2019)
Plot Summary:
Tony had a perfect life. But after his wife Lisa suddenly dies, Tony changes. After contemplating taking his own life, he decides instead to live long enough to punish the world by saying and doing whatever he likes from now on
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 149000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Plot tags: bereavement, death of wife, dog, starting over, death wish, death, journalism, life, depression, suicide, grief, newspaper office, changing lives, newspaper reporter, character change, cancer, life is a bitch, relationship problems, family problems, lifestyle change, gross out humor, change of heart, complex characters, drastic change of life, serial killer
Harley Quinn (2019)
Plot Summary:
Harley Quinn has finally broken things off once and for all with the Joker and attempts to make it on her own as the criminal Queenpin of Gotham City
Duration: 23 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 36000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: superhero, villain, female protagonist, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, super villain, eccentricity, anti heroine, superheroine, female warrior, tough girl, villainess, henchman, super villainess, female assassin, batman, supernatural ability, power relations, gotham city, violence, lgbt, bisexual, bisexual woman, organized crime, crime boss, bounty hunter
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (2019)
Plot Summary:
Return to the world of Thra, where three Gelfling discover the horrifying secret behind the Skeksis' power and set out to ignite the fires of rebellion and save their world
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 27000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: fantasy world, crystal, resistance, magic, good versus evil, power struggle, puppet, clan, castle, emperor, puppetry, doll, save the world, journey, danger, fictional planet, mysticism, universe, power, leader, kindness, evil, prophecy, feud, magical
Wayne (2019)
Plot Summary:
In this gritty and sometimes bloody tale, sixteen year-old Wayne sets out on a dirt bike with his new crush Del to take back the 1978 Pontiac Trans Am that was stolen from his father before he died. It is Wayne and Del against the world
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Plot tags: teenage boy, tragic hero, motorcycle, target, fall in love, violence, coming of age, dark humor, love, blood, grief, gross out humor, irony of fate, autistic, dead father, distopia, twins, adolescence, teen angst, badass, prostitution, friend, motorcycle riding, falling in love, adventure
Brassic (2019)
Plot Summary:
A group of working-class friends finding unconventional ways to win at life in northern suburbia. These lads have dealt, scammed, bribed and conned their way through adolescence, but now, on the brink of adulthood, their dealing and stealing is catching up with them and a whole load of trouble is heading their way
Duration: 43 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Plot tags: unemployed, friendship, youth, gang, scheme, marijuana, bipolar disorder, lifestyle, money, escapades, psychiatrist, friend, girlfriend, unemployment, socially awkward, violence, friends, dark humor, career criminal, town, working class, social awkwardness, crimes
Warrior (2019)
Plot Summary:
A gritty, action-packed crime drama set during the brutal Tong Wars of San Francisco’s Chinatown in the second half of the 19th century. The series follows Ah Sahm, a martial arts prodigy who immigrates from China to San Francisco under mysterious circumstances, and becomes a hatchet man for one of Chinatown’s most powerful tongs
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 37000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, History
Country: USA
Plot tags: martial arts, gang war, rivalry, business, fistfight, corporation, hand to hand combat, sex scene, gang member, fight, gang, criminal, smuggling, master warrior, showdown, outlaw gang, lgbt, hitman, warrior, ancient, parents, organized crime, interracial romance, violent, nudity
Ghosts (2019)
Plot Summary:
A cash-strapped young couple inherit a grand country house, only to find it is both falling apart and teeming with the ghosts of former inhabitants
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: UK
Plot tags: supernatural, ghost, haunted house, dead, couples, eternity, trapped, husband wife relationship, mansion, surrealism, able to see the dead, neanderthal, supernatural power, estate, inheritance, save the day, world war two, intrigue, satire, manor, lgbt, closeted homosexual, gay, death, paranormal phenomena
Euphoria (2019)
Plot Summary:
A group of high school students navigate love and friendships in a world of drugs, sex, trauma, and social media
Duration: 55 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 225000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: mental illness, teenager, drug addict, high school, addiction, sex, coming of age, youth, sexuality, lgbt, teenage life, friends, school, strong sexual content, sex scene, lesbian, transsexual, parents and children, transgender, drug abuse, lgbtq, rehabilitation, teenage sexuality, first love, lesbian love
Why Women Kill (2019)
Plot Summary:
Three women living in three different decades: a housewife in the '60s, a socialite in the '80s and a lawyer in 2018, deal with infidelity in their marriages
Duration: 984 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: marriage, women, open marriage, crumbling marriage, family in crisis, society, housewife, female protagonist, male female relationship, character change, changing lives, up and down relationship, adultery, interracial couple, strong female lead, older woman younger man relationship, jealousy, closeted homosexual, marriage crisis, extramarital affair, older woman younger man sex, betrayal, infidelity, scandal, troubled marriage
Years and Years (2019)
Plot Summary:
As Britain is rocked by unstable political, economic and technological advances, members of the Lyons family converge on one crucial night in 2019. Over the next 15 years, the twists and turns of their everyday lives are explored as we find out if this ordinary family could change the world
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 32000
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: family relations, political activism, female politician, society, politics, political satire, dystopia, rebel, lgbt, lifestyle, lgbtqi, distopia, politician, political intrigue, social relations, political candidate, lgbtq, political campaign, strong female lead, female protagonist, american politics, political conspiracy, political leader, political conflict, political unrest
Wu-Tang: An American Saga (2019)
Plot Summary:
Tracks the Wu-Tang Clan's formation, a vision of Bobby Diggs, who strives to unite a dozen young, black men that are torn between music and crime but eventually rise to become the unlikeliest of American success stories
Duration: 49 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Plot tags: rapper, urban ghetto life, medieval, hip hop, hip hop culture, music, ambition, musician's life, artists and showbiz, artist, friends, life is a bitch, rise to the top, society, social problems, lifestyle, celebrity culture, black cast, black, entertainment industry, black lives matter, female nudity, entertainment, show
Sex Education (2019)
Plot Summary:
Inexperienced Otis channels his sex therapist mom when he teams up with rebellious Maeve to set up an underground sex therapy clinic at school
Duration: 1755 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 339000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Plot tags: lgbt, gay, lgbt teen, teenage sexuality, sex education, youth, classmate, school, teenage life, sex therapy, teenage sex, couples, love triangle, first sex, family relations, coming of age, gay teenager, teenager, sexual humor, therapist, sex therapist, society, dark humor, gay son, female nudity
Kingdom (2019)
Plot Summary:
In this zombie thriller set in Korea's medieval Joseon dynasty, a crown prince is sent on a suicide mission to investigate a mysterious outbreak
Duration: 45 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 52000
Genere: Action, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Plot tags: zombie, medieval, epidemic, royal family, rivalry, zombie apocalypse, living dead, twists and turns, walking dead, joseon dynasty, dead man, illness, family secret, back from the dead, political unrest, uncover truth, virus, undead, new year, apocalypse, demon, cannibal, winter, supernatural, kingdom
Dororo (2019)
Plot Summary:
A samurai lord has bartered away his newborn son's organs to forty-eight demons in exchange for dominance on the battlefield. Yet, the abandoned infant survives thanks to a medicine man who equips him with primitive prosthetics—lethal ones with which the wronged son will use to hunt down the multitude of demons to reclaim his body one piece at a time, before confronting his father. On his journeys the young hero encounters an orphan who claims to be the greatest thief in Japan
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Plot tags: samurai, danger, demon, friendship, society, uncover truth, violence, fight, human versus monster, supernatural, poverty, losing-it hero, vengeance, ronin, curse, virgin sacrifice, heroes, japanese mythology, abandoned baby, revenge, torture, monster, mysticism, battles, struggle for survival
Unbelievable (2019)
Plot Summary:
The true story of Marie, a teenager who was charged with lying about having been raped, and the two female detectives who followed a twisting path to arrive at the truth
Duration: 385 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 116000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: investigation, rape, rape victim, female protagonist, sexual abuse, female detective, psychopath, teenage rape, violence, murder mystery, police officer, police, criminal, true crime, women, feminist, police investigation, nobody believes, serial killer, graphic violence, danger, adaptation, dishonesty, sex, killer
Watchmen (2019)
Plot Summary:
Television series based on the comic-book 'Watchmen', which was published by DC Comics in 1986 - 1987
Duration: 527 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 131000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: superhero, villain, anti hero, vigilantism, team, black, heroes, police officer, racial slur, racial tension, fight, racial discrimination, lgbtqi, superhero team, murder, alternate history, time travel, intelligence agency, supernatural, fbi, friends, house, hip hop culture, justice league, couples
Undone (2019)
Plot Summary:
After getting into a near fatal car accident, Alma discovers she has a new relationship with time and uses this ability to find out the truth about her father’s death
Duration: 23 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA
Plot tags: time travel, car accident, women, investigation, family relations, mental illness, secrets, wedding, female protagonist, flashback, superhero, time, medicine, alternate reality, voodoo, robbery, consciousness, waking up, space, superpower, girlhood, father daughter relationship, deaf, sister sister relationship, death
Gentleman Jack (2019)
Plot Summary:
Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, 1832. Anne Lister attempts to revitalize her inherited home, Shibden Hall. Most notably for the time period, a part of her plan is to help the fate of her own family - by taking a wife
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: lgbt, lesbian, lgbtq, strongman, lesbian love, discrimination, society, social relations, private vs public, rivalry, female protagonist, love and romance, lesbian relationship, british history, lesbian sex, lesbian seduction, sapphic, gay, feminist, lgbtqi, lgbt history, heroes, strong female lead, relationships, family relations
Made in Heaven (2019)
Plot Summary:
The story of two wedding planners in Delhi, where tradition jostles with modern aspirations against the backdrop of big fat Indian weddings revealing many secrets and lies
Duration: 50 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Plot tags: high society, wedding, wedding planner, gay, lgbtq, marriage, wedding planning, society, social relations, tradition versus modernity, lgbtqi, traditional versus modern, relationships, family relations, wedding preparations and rituals, tradition, arranged marriage, lifestyle, family tradition, couple relations, lgbt, homosexuality, gay lead character, gay man straight woman relationship, gay straight relations