Last updated March 2024
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Alchemy of Souls (2022)
Plot Summary:
A powerful sorceress in a blind woman's body encounters a man from a prestigious family, who wants her help to change his destiny
Duration: 80 min
IMDB Rating: 8.8/10
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Plot tags: martial arts, soul transference, magical power, sword and sorcery, destiny, secret, chinese mythology, female assassin, strong female lead, royalty, assassin, heroes, body swapping, asian, hidden identity, secret organization, nobility, elite, power struggle, body swap, love, supernatural, master warrior, wizard, zombie
Severance (2022)
Plot Summary:
Mark leads a team of office workers whose memories have been surgically divided between their work and personal lives. When a mysterious colleague appears outside of work, it begins a journey to discover the truth about their jobs
Duration: 55 min
IMDB Rating: 8.7/10
IMDB Votes: 181000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: office, memory, distopia, alternate world, office politics, secret identity, conspiracy, mind control, private vs public, office worker, psycho, surgery, coworker, dark secret, surgical operation, coworker relationship, personal safety, satire, apocalypse, robot, post apocalypse, hunting, writers, human experiment, disaster
Heartstopper (2022)
Plot Summary:
Charlie, a highly strung, openly gay over-thinker, and Nick, a cheerful soft-hearted rugby player, meet at a British all-boys grammar school. Friendship blooms quickly, but could there be something more...? Based on Alice Oseman's bestselling graphic novel series HEARTSTOPPER
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 8.6/10
IMDB Votes: 73000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Plot tags: gay, lgbt, gay relationship, gay love, lgbtq, lgbt teen, gay lead character, gay couple, gay interest, gay teenager, teenage love, romantic relationship, homosexuality, relationships, friends, friendship, schoolboy, homosexual, love and romance, friendship between men, in love, high school life, love affair, boyfriend, teenage boy
The Offer (2022)
Plot Summary:
Oscar-winning producer Al Ruddy’s never before revealed experiences of making the iconic 1972 film The Godfather that Francis Ford Coppola directed and adapted with Mario Puzo
Duration: 586 min
IMDB Rating: 8.6/10
IMDB Votes: 37000
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: mafia, library, godfather, cosa nostra, biopic, filmmaking, entertainment industry, life, female nudity, journalist, cocaine, office, profanity, director, producer, proposal, crew, filmmaker, film history, drinking alcohol, topless woman, swearing, job, alcohol, novel
Extraordinary Attorney Woo (2022)
Plot Summary:
Brilliant attorney Woo Young-woo tackles challenges in the courtroom and beyond as a newbie at a top law firm and a woman on the autism spectrum
Duration: 75 min
IMDB Rating: 8.6/10
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Plot tags: autism, law firm, attorney, graduate, lawyer, court, court case, social issues, hotshot lawyer, legal action, coping, social problems, entrepreneurship, humanity, female protagonist, entertainment, emancipation, feminism, photographic memory, father daughter relationship, courtroom, love story, entrepreneur, smart female lead
Twenty Five Twenty One (2022)
Plot Summary:
The dreams of two young people are crushed by an overwhelming financial crisis in the 1990s. But when they reunite at the ages of 25 and 21, the spirited pair finds friendship and affection in times of adversity as they venture into adulthood together
Duration: 70 min
IMDB Rating: 8.6/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Plot tags: fencing, friendship, first love, first kiss, couple relations, follow your dream, direction and purpose, ambition, teenage life, teenager, adolescence, lifestyle, relationships, sword fight, workaholic, entertainment, ballet, beach, bankruptcy, breakup, rainbow, scandal, riches to rags, training, flashback
The Bear (2022)
Plot Summary:
Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto, a young chef from the fine dining world, comes home to Chicago to run his family sandwich shop after a heartbreaking death. As Carmy fights to transform the restaurant and himself, his rough-around-the-edges kitchen crew ultimately reveal themselves as his chosen family
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 8.6/10
IMDB Votes: 171000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: chef, restaurant, family business, food, business, art, workplace, gastronomy, brother sister relationship, cousin cousin relationship, suicide, community, grief, small business, death of brother, teenager, job, getting home, store, cooking, sandwich, domestic drama, chief, family drama, restaurant kitchen
Bosch: Legacy (2022)
Plot Summary:
Bosch is now making a living as a private investigator two years after he quit the LAPD and finds himself working with one time enemy and top-notch attorney Honey “Money” Chandler. Meanwhile, Bosch's daughter Maddie is venturing into the world of the LAPD
Duration: 50 min
IMDB Rating: 8.5/10
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: private investigator, organized crime, enemy, legal, police, investigation, murder investigation, sleuth, policewoman, father daughter relationship, crime investigation, forensics, private detective, relationship problems, problem, police investigation, homicide detective, crime solving, uncover truth, relationship vs career, unlikely friendships, swat team, corruption, political conspiracy, nypd
House of the Dragon (2022)
Plot Summary:
The prequel series finds the Targaryen dynasty at the absolute apex of its power, with more than 15 dragons under their yoke. Most empires—real and imagined—crumble from such heights. In the case of the Targaryens, their slow fall begins almost 193 years before the events of Game of Thrones, when King Viserys Targaryen breaks with a century of tradition by naming his daughter Rhaenyra heir to the Iron Throne. But when Viserys later fathers a son, the court is shocked when Rhaenyra retains her status as his heir, and seeds of division sow friction across the realm
Duration: 50 min
IMDB Rating: 8.5/10
IMDB Votes: 350000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: dragon, knight, kingdom, female nudity, king, legend, medieval, serial killer, sword and sorcery, queen, incest, revenge, women, evil, strength, gay couple, interracial romance, adaptation, wizard, sorcery, dysfunctional family, sexually dissatisfied wife, gay husband, female pubic hair, giant monster
Andor (2022)
Plot Summary:
The tale of the burgeoning rebellion against the Empire and how people and planets became involved. In an era filled with danger, deception and intrigue, Cassian Andor embarks on the path that is destined to turn him into a rebel hero
Duration: 40 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 155000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: star wars, space, galaxy, rebellion, espionage, military, supernatural, future war, capitalism, space program, star trek, drug, rebel, space wars, revolutionary, outer space, lesbian, spy, army, fascism, empire, mission, black market, laser gun, resistance movement
Chainsaw Man (2022)
Plot Summary:
Denji has a simple dream—to live a happy and peaceful life, spending time with a girl he likes. This is a far cry from reality, however, as Denji is forced by the yakuza into killing devils in order to pay off his crushing debts. Using his pet devil Pochita as a weapon, he is ready to do anything for a bit of cash
Duration: 25 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 48000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Japan
Plot tags: murder, demon, devil, evil, chainsaw, violence, combat, supernatural, terror, cruelty, secret organization, hunter, female nudity, power, blood, creature, violent, killing, macabre, teenager, young, female full frontal nudity, kill
Spy x Family (2022)
Plot Summary:
Master spy Twilight is the best at what he does when it comes to going undercover on dangerous missions in the name of a better world. But when he receives the ultimate impossible assignment—get married and have a kid—he may finally be in over his head! Not one to depend on others, Twilight has his work cut out for him procuring both a wife and a child for his mission to infiltrate an elite private school. What he doesn't know is that the wife he's chosen is an assassin and the child he's adopted is a telepath!
Duration: 24 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 35000
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Thriller
Country: Japan
Plot tags: espionage, agent, secret organization, telepath, supernatural, family relations, supernatural ability, supernatural power, husband wife relationship, satire, secret, female assassin, evil, white supremacy, spy, combat, children, undercover, memory, target, child, worker, fictional country, mind reading, slice of life
The Legend of Vox Machina (2022)
Plot Summary:
They're rowdy, they're ragtag, they're misfits turned mercenaries for hire. Vox Machina is more interested in easy money and cheap ale than actually protecting the realm. But when the kingdom is threatened by evil, this boisterous crew realizes that they are the only ones capable of restoring justice
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 38000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Plot tags: monster, violent, magic, blood, bear, kingdom, fight, dungeons and dragons, warrior, brutality, bow and arrow, sword, violence, good versus evil, virus, stoner, mature, propaganda, sword and sorcery, fight scenes, superhero, villain, power, creature, exploration
1923 (2022)
Plot Summary:
Follow a new generation of the Dutton family during the early twentieth century when pandemics, historic drought, the end of Prohibition and the Great Depression all plague the mountain west, and the Duttons who call it home
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 47000
Genere: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Plot tags: range war, love, lesbian, horse, cowboy, life, bdsm, female nudity, sexual abuse, journey, nudity, lesbian sex, nude, gun, rifle, breasts, show
This Is Going to Hurt (2022)
Plot Summary:
The unvarnished truth of life as a doctor working in obstetrics and gynaecology
Duration: 45 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Plot tags: medical, gay, gay couple, gynecologist, maternity ward, lgbt, medicine, physician, lifestyle, coworker, male doctor, workplace, workplace situations, friendship, library, aspiration, lgbtq, gay subtext, wedding, depression, suicide, gay lead character, engagement, nightshift, doctor
Pachinko (2022)
Plot Summary:
Follow the hopes and dreams of four generations of a Korean immigrant family beginning with a forbidden love and crescendos into a sweeping saga that journeys between Korea, Japan and America to tell the unforgettable story of war and peace, love and loss, triumph and reckoning
Duration: 55 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA, South Korea, Canada
Plot tags: immigrant, korean american, life is a bitch, social problems, generation, faith, girl, resistance, gambling, japanese occupation of korea, family history, immigrant family, east asian lead, life, earthquake, contract, domestic drama, family drama, apple, family, immigrants
Peacemaker (2022)
Plot Summary:
The continuing story of Peacemaker – a compellingly vainglorious man who believes in peace at any cost, no matter how many people he has to kill to get it – in the aftermath of the events of “The Suicide Squad.”
Duration: 40 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 130000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: superhero, society, heroes, chase, mission, transformation, race against time, fight, revenge, fictional war, superpower, villain, supernatural, stoner, justice league, lgbtq, buddy, bare breasts, eagle, good versus evil, supernatural power, cheating wife, bisexual, profanity, super villain
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (2022)
Plot Summary:
In a dystopia riddled with corruption and cybernetic implants, a talented but reckless street kid strives to become a mercenary outlaw — an edgerunner
Duration: 24 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 70000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Poland, USA
Plot tags: cyberpunk, dystopia, technology, drug, superhero, distopia, mercenary, evil, future shock, violence, female nudity, criminal, conspiracy, futuristic society, love, robot, revenge, fight, gang, life, cyborgs, motorcycle, weapons, driver, city
Blue Lock (2022)
Plot Summary:
After a disastrous defeat at the 2018 World Cup, Japan's team struggles to regroup. But what's missing? An absolute Ace Striker, who can guide them to the win. The Japan Football Union is hell-bent on creating a striker who hungers for goals and thirsts for victory, and who can be the decisive instrument in turning around a losing match...and to do so, they've gathered 300 of Japan's best and brightest youth players. Who will emerge to lead the team...and will they be able to out-muscle and out-ego everyone who stands in their way?
Duration: 22 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Animation, Sport, Thriller
Country: Japan
Plot tags: soccer, adaptation, tournament, world cup, bromance, teenager, football, school, student, football player, spirit, academy, teenage boy, high school, football team, training, young boy, little boy, young, stadium, ball
Bad Sisters (2022)
Plot Summary:
The tight-knit Garvey sisters have always looked out for each other. When their brother-in-law winds up dead, his life insurers launch an investigation to prove malicious intent—and set their sights on the sisters, all of whom had ample reason to kill him
Duration: 53 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 31000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Belgium, UK, Ireland
Plot tags: sister sister relationship, couples, strong female presence, lesbian, promise, bullying, lesbian relationship, unfaithful husband, insurance investigator, killing, gay, cheating wife, lgbt, domestic violence, parents, abusive husband, emotional abuse, lesbian couple, misogyny, closeted homosexual, woman kills a man, bare butt, plot twist, domestic abuse, domestic drama
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022)
Plot Summary:
A fast-break series chronicling the professional and personal lives of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers, one of sports’ most revered and dominant dynasties — a team that defined an era, both on and off the court
Duration: 59 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Plot tags: basketball, basketball player, basketball team, female nudity, breaking the fourth wall, life, coach, career, champion, hollywood, journey, competition, professional, city, tournament, winning, arena, fan, new york times, black, training, trophy, business, team, basketball coach
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022)
Plot Summary:
Follow Christopher Pike, Spock and Number One in the years before Captain Kirk boarded the U.S.S. Enterprise, as they explore new worlds around the galaxy. This show is a prequel to the original series and Star Trek: Discovery
Duration: 52 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 55000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: star trek, alien, outer space, space opera, space, spacecraft, space battle, teamwork, space exploration, crew, space travel, planet, captain, commander, space adventure, space mission, space shuttle, friendship, space and aliens, friends, space wars, alien contact, space station, alien technology, alien life-form
Reacher (2022)
Plot Summary:
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Duration: 49 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 158000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: one man army, corruption, murder, ex military, agent, police officer, tough guy, muscleman, police, male protagonist, false accusation, police corruption, false accusation of murder, corrupt cop, political intrigue, political conspiracy, fighting crime, police investigation, false arrest, falsely accused, special agent, fight, investigation, monster, supernatural
Somebody Somewhere (2022)
Plot Summary:
Sam is a true Kansan on the surface but beneath it all struggles to fit the hometown mold. As she grapples with loss and acceptance, singing is Sam’s saving grace and leads her on a journey to discover herself and a community of outsiders that don’t fit in but don’t give up, showing that finding your people, and finding your voice, is possible. Anywhere. Somewhere
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: lesbian, women, pain, midlife crisis, small town, community, domestic drama, family drama
Business Proposal (2022)
Plot Summary:
An ordinary office worker disguises herself and goes on a blind date with her attractive boss in the place of her friend to end this unwanted marriage blind date after her request
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Plot tags: office romance, heir, rich man poor woman, blind date, relationships, male female relationship, employer employee relationship, relationship vs career, love, businessman, romance
Black Bird (2022)
Plot Summary:
As Jimmy Keene begins a 10-year prison sentence, he gets an incredible offer: If he can elicit a confession from suspected killer Larry Hall, Jimmy will be freed. Completing this mission becomes the challenge of a lifetime
Duration: 347 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 95000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: serial killer, organized crime, investigation, deal, prison, informant, bandit, murder, killings, murder investigation, crime investigation, criminal underworld, fighting crime, police investigation, plea bargain, apocalypse, spy, killer, psychopath, sociopath, corruption, murder mystery, truth, sister, drug
Wednesday (2022)
Plot Summary:
Wednesday Addams is sent to Nevermore Academy, a bizarre boarding school where she attempts to master her psychic powers, stop a monstrous killing spree of the town citizens, and solve the supernatural mystery that affected her family 25 years ago — all while navigating her new relationships
Duration: 45 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 342000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA
Plot tags: academy, supernatural, teenage girl, high school, friendship, werewolf, boarding school, macabre, addams family, goth girl, anti heroine, student, obsession, witch, friend, coming of age, writers, holiday, couples, team, vigilante, storytelling, visceral, femme fatale, halloween
SAS: Rogue Heroes (2022)
Plot Summary:
The dramatised account of how the world’s greatest Special Forces unit, the SAS, was formed under extraordinary circumstances in the darkest days of World War Two
Duration: 52 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: UK
Plot tags: world war two, british army, british soldier, military, mission, war, ancient, secret mission, world war, combat, pilot, death, soldier, friendship between men, captain, military officer, british, sergeant, friend, battlefield, male camaraderie, shootout, special forces, group, survival
The Glory (2022)
Plot Summary:
After a childhood marked by pain and violence, a woman puts a carefully planned revenge scheme in motion
Duration: 50 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Plot tags: revenge, high school student, teacher, forensic, forensics, bullying, female protagonist, social issues, anti hero, teenager, school, cheating wife, wedding, student, life, female nudity, victim, elementary school, high school, marriage, married, foot fetish, strong female lead, sexual content, hindi
My Dress-Up Darling (2022)
Plot Summary:
Wakana Gojo is a high school boy who wants to become a kashirashi--a master craftsman who makes traditional Japanese Hina dolls. Though he's gung-ho about the craft, he knows nothing about the latest trends, and has a hard time fitting in with his class. The popular kids--especially one girl, Marin Kitagawa--seem like they live in a completely different world. That all changes one day, when she shares an unexpected secret with him, and their completely different worlds collide
Duration: 24 min
IMDB Rating: 8.0/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Plot tags: slice of life, school, cosplay, love story, love affair, adolescence, schoolgirl, relationships, romantic relationship, dream, satire, love interest, romantic friendship, teenage love, teenage life, life, female nudity, job, high school student, sewing, doll, opposites attract, love and romance, popular girl, teenager