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Ted Lasso (2020)
Plot Summary:
Ted Lasso, an American football coach, moves to England when he’s hired to manage a soccer team—despite having no experience. With cynical players and a doubtful town, will he get them to see the Ted Lasso Way?
Duration: 1453 min
IMDB Rating: 8.8/10
IMDB Votes: 323000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, UK
Plot tags: soccer, soccer coach, american abroad, male male relationship, football player, football team, football, professional sports, coach, career change, athlete and trainer, rivalry, contests and competitions, professional rivalry, save the day, revenge, divorce, teamwork, ambition, sport team, cultural difference, lifestyle change, rivals, athlete's life, moving
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
Skam (2015)
Plot Summary:
The story of a young teenager group, born 1999, and a pupil on Hartvig Nissens upper secondary school in Oslo, and her friends and their life, troubles, scandals and every day life. Which of the members represented changes per season
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 8.6/10
IMDB Votes: 38000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Norway
Plot tags: lgbt, gay, teenage sexuality, friendship, gay relationship, teenage protagonist, teenage boy, teenager, high school student, high school, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, friendship between girls, teenage girl, gay teenager, teenage sex, high school hunk, homosexual, friendship between boys, interracial relations, teen angst, muslim, parent child relationship, muslim girl, family relations, dating
Your Lie in April (2014)
Plot Summary:
Kousei Arima was a genius pianist until his mother's sudden death took away his ability to play. Each day was dull for Kousei. But, then he meets a violinist named Kaori Miyazono who has an eccentric playing style. Can the heartfelt sounds of the girl's violin lead the boy to play the piano again?
Duration: 23 min
IMDB Rating: 8.6/10
IMDB Votes: 36000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Japan
Plot tags: friendship, pianist, piano, classical music, death of mother, violinist, contests and competitions, music, depression, love and romance, school, tragedy, trauma, mature, slice of life, heartwarming, childhood friend, high school life, rivalry, middle school, football player, child prodigy, mental disorder, parent child relationship, schoolboy
From the Earth to the Moon (1998)
Plot Summary:
Tom Hanks, Imagine Entertainment and HBO present From the Earth to the Moon, the dramatic story of the unforgettable Apollo missions and their heroic astronauts, from President John F. Kennedy's historic speech, through the first manned expeditions into space, to the defining moment of the space program - putting a man on the moon. "One small step for man...one giant leap for mankind." Powerfully told as never before through the unforgettable performances of Cary Elwes, Sally Field, Chris Isaak and many more, these are the stories of the men, women and children who lived, breathed and manufactured from the power of human will one of the greatest achievements in the history of mankind
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 8.6/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Action, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: nasa, space travel, against the odds, space program, space, moon landing, moon, science, space exploration, storytelling, american history, exploration, cold war, dream, astronomy, travel, nature, expedition, computer, explorer, scientific discovery, cadet, usa history, deep space, atheism
Anne of Green Gables (1985)
Plot Summary:
At the turn of the century on Prince Edward Island, Matthew Cuthbert and his sister Marilla decide to take on an orphan boy as help for their farm. But they get an unexpected jolt when they're mistakenly sent a girl instead: Anne Shirley. Anne's a dreamer with an unusual point of view, far removed from Marilla's pragmatic ways, and it's only on trial that Marilla agrees to keep Anne
Duration: 199 min
IMDB Rating: 8.5/10
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: Canada, West Germany, USA
Plot tags: adoption, orphan, imagination, teaching the ways of the world, teenage love, coming of age, countryside, best friend, young heroes, love and romance, island, foster home, fall in love, little girl, friends, friendship between girls, farm, love, heartwarming, family life, first love, free spirited, beauty, adopted daughter, mentor
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
Roots (1977)
Plot Summary:
African teen Kunta Kinte, brought to America to be enslaved, and the generations of his family
Duration: 588 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Plot tags: slavery, racism, civil war, american civil war, family history, human spirit, slave trade, african american, american south, escape attempt, justice, black, interracial relations, civil rights, slave, black history, injustice, discrimination, social problems, colonialism, life is a bitch, revolution, american history, sexual abuse, american culture
Anne of Avonlea (1987)
Plot Summary:
Anne Shirley, now a schoolteacher, has begun writing stories and collecting rejection slips. She makes the acquaintance of a handsome, rich, bachelor, chases a cow, and wins (to her chagrin) a baking soda company's writing contest. She acts as Diana's maid of honor, and refuses Gilbert Blythe's marriage proposal; which sends her to teach Kingsport Ladies' College, an exclusive girls school, where she meets opposition from one of the teachers, Miss Brooke, and the Pringle clan (one of whom is a rich, handsome bachelor). But while Anne enjoys the battle, and the friends she makes, she returns to Avonlea
Duration: 230 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Canada, USA, UK
Plot tags: friendship, coming of age, school, mentor, corporal punishment, teachers and students, love, heartwarming, anne of green gables, bittersweet, orphan, family relations, feminist, strong female presence, teacher, book, female protagonist, marriage, world war one, age difference, prodigy, child prodigy, lady, poor, makeover
Star Trek (1966)
Plot Summary:
Space. The Final Frontier. The U.S.S. Enterprise embarks on a five year mission to explore the galaxy. The Enterprise is under the command of Captain James T. Kirk with First Officer Mr. Spock, from the planet Vulcan. With a determined crew, the Enterprise encounters Klingons, Romulans, time paradoxes, tribbles and genetic supermen lead by Khan Noonian Singh. Their mission is to explore strange new worlds, to seek new life and new civilizations, and to boldly go where no man has gone before
Duration: 50 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 91000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: star trek, space travel, outer space, space and aliens, heroic mission, friendship, benign alien, spacecraft, alien species, alien planet, space exploration, space, exploration, scientist, commander, captain, alien encounter, space opera, female alien, escapades, warp speed, teleportation, intergalactic, spaceship, alien
Babylon 5 (1993)
Plot Summary:
Babylon 5 is a five-mile long space station located in neutral space. Built by the Earth Alliance in the 2250s, it's goal is to maintain peace among the various alien races by providing a sanctuary where grievances and negotiations can be worked out among duly appointed ambassadors. A council made up of representatives from the five major space-faring civilizations - the Earth Alliance, Minbari Federation, Centauri Republic, Narn Regime, and Vorlon Empire - work with the League of Non-Aligned Worlds to keep interstellar relations under control. Aside from its diplomatic function, Babylon 5 also serves as a military post for Earth and a port of call for travelers, traders, businessmen, criminals, and Rangers
Duration: 45 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 34000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: space opera, outer space, space travel, space station, time travel, benign alien, good versus evil, danger, alien, space and aliens, space, culture clash, friendship, conflict, philosophy, spacecraft, human existence, moral ambiguity, alien technology, spaceship, space wars, commander, spy, space adventure, twists and turns
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
Stargate SG-1 (1997)
Plot Summary:
The story of Stargate SG-1 begins about a year after the events of the feature film, when the United States government learns that an ancient alien device called the Stargate can access a network of such devices on a multitude of planets. SG-1 is an elite Air Force special operations team, one of more than two dozen teams from Earth who explore the galaxy and defend against alien threats such as the Goa'uld, Replicators, and the Ori
Duration: 44 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 99000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Plot tags: space travel, time travel, space and aliens, parallel universe, alien planet, alien race, parallel world, save the world, ancient mystery, space opera, space, alien, escapades, military, stargate, outer space, egyptology, megalomaniac, rivalry, unrequited love, female soldier, earth, race against time, spaceship, egyptian mythology
Farscape (1999)
Plot Summary:
A freak accident during an experimental space mission catapults Astronaut John Crichton across a thousand galaxies to an alien battlefield
Duration: 50 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 40000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Australia, USA
Plot tags: space travel, spacecraft, outer space, space adventure, space wars, alien, space, astronaut, female warrior, escapades, space opera, heroes, spaceship, obsessive quest, alternate reality, renegade, unlikely relationship, fugitives, evil alien, female alien, strong female character, intergalactic, alien invasion, military, dystopia
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
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
Kuroko's Basketball (2012)
Plot Summary:
In the story, Kagami Taiga has just enrolled into Seirin High School when he meets Kuroko Tetsuya of the school's basketball team. Kuroko happens to be the shadowy sixth member of the legendary Generation of Miracles basketball team. Together, Kagami and Kuroko aim to take their team to the inter-high school championship - against Kuroko's former teammates
Duration: 24 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Sport
Country: Japan
Plot tags: basketball, youth, contests and competitions, friendship, teenager, rivalry, hopes, ambition, lifestyle, sport competition, champion, adaptation, bromance, dishonesty, flashback, show, teenagers, adventure
The Kominsky Method (2018)
Plot Summary:
An aging actor, who long ago enjoyed a brush with fame, makes his living as an acting coach
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 43000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: older man younger man relationship, best friend, family relations, life, father daughter relationship, old age, mission, actor's life, actor, relationship problems, lifestyle, friendship, afterlife, lsd, daughter, grief, male protagonist, marriage, funeral, elderly couple, elderly, aging, friendship between men, friend, human
Itaewon Class (2020)
Plot Summary:
In a colorful Seoul neighborhood, an ex-con and his friends fight a mighty foe to make their ambitious dreams for their street bar a reality
Duration: 70 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Plot tags: rags to riches, revenge, restaurant, faithfulness, love, inheritance, friendship, asian, lgbtq, business, vengeance, family business, co worker co worker relationship, workplace, restaurant owner, faith, entrepreneurship, couples, female protagonist, entertainment, strong female character, storytelling, youth, social media, professional
Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (2020)
Plot Summary:
After an unusual event, Zoey Clarke, a whip-smart computer coder forging her way in San Francisco, suddenly starts to hear the innermost wants, thoughts and desires of the people around her through popular songs
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Plot tags: psychic power, nerd, earthquake, musical performance, lgbt, career, spoken inner thoughts, singing, friendship, paranormal phenomena, father daughter relationship, young girl, terminal illness, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love interest, extrasensory perception, workplace situations, life turned upside down, love, teenager, strong female lead, women, family relations, theater, occupation
Insecure (2016)
Plot Summary:
Follows the awkward experiences and racy tribulations of a modern-day African-American woman
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: female protagonist, african american, friendship, friends, black, women, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love interest, love, strong female lead, love and romance, couples, society, black history, couple relations, black sitcom, youth, family relations, destiny, rivalry, lifestyle, life philosophy, sex, black cast, girl
Unorthodox (2020)
Plot Summary:
A Hasidic Jewish woman in Brooklyn flees to Berlin from an arranged marriage and is taken in by a group of musicians -- until her past comes calling
Duration: 53 min
IMDB Rating: 8.0/10
IMDB Votes: 91000
Genere: Drama
Country: Germany
Plot tags: judaism, jewish family, orthodox jew, escape, women, jewish woman, female protagonist, feminist, new life, follow your dream, husband wife relationship, musician, sex, serial killer, strong female lead, religion, nightclub, atheism, rave, woman, expose, lgbtq, vicious, religious, mother daughter relationship
The Orville (2017)
Plot Summary:
Follow the crew of the not-so-functional exploratory ship in the Earth's interstellar fleet, 300 years in the future
Duration: 44 min
IMDB Rating: 8.0/10
IMDB Votes: 97000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: outer space, space travel, alien, space battle, space exploration, space adventure, robot, spaceship, human in outer space, friendship, danger, spacecraft, gay marriage, space and aliens, space, culture clash, alien planet, dark humor, friendly alien, female alien, space opera, ex husband ex wife relationship, evil alien, socially awkward, camaraderie
Life in Pieces (2015)
Plot Summary:
Comedy about one big happy family and their sometimes awkward, often hilarious and ultimately beautiful milestone moments as told by its various members. Of the three siblings, middle child Matt may have just found his true love, his co-worker, Colleen; his coddled youngest brother, Greg, and his wife, Jen, are overwhelmed by the birth of their first child; and the eldest, Heather, and her husband, Tim, are dreading their impending empty nest so much, they're considering having another baby. Their parents are Joan the family's adoring matriarch who would do anything for her kids - as long as she agrees with it - and John, the gregarious patriarch who's searching for ways to soften the blow of turning 70. As the family's lives unfold in four short stories each week, they try to savor these little pieces of time that flash by but stay with you forever, because these moments add up to what life's all about
Duration: 22 min
IMDB Rating: 8.0/10
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Plot tags: family relations, friendship, multiple storylines, youth, kids and family, parents and children, family life, humour, lifestyle, siblings relations, eccentric family, dialogue, family problems, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, relationships, feminist, parenthood, exodus, young parents, large family, family
Start-Up (2020)
Plot Summary:
Young entrepreneurs aspiring to launch virtual dreams into reality compete for success and love in the cutthroat world of Korea's high-tech industry
Duration: 80 min
IMDB Rating: 8.0/10
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Plot tags: computer genius, pen pal, computers and web, rags to riches, ambition, love, youth, first love, rise to the top, creator, faithfulness, mentor, rivalry, lifestyle, creativity, social relations, life philosophy, white lie, corporate world, character study, unrequited love, friends, couples, heartwarming, love triangle
Better Things (2016)
Plot Summary:
Sam Fox is a single, working actor with no filter trying to raise her three daughters – Max, Frankie and Duke – in Los Angeles. She is mom, dad, referee and the cops
Duration: 22 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: single mother, dating, family relations, mother daughter relationship, family values, female protagonist, parents and children, family life, motherhood, mischievous children, lgbtq, kids and family, mother love, actress, lifestyle, life philosophy, social issues, movie actress, relationship vs career, parent child relationship, lesbian, lgbt, courage, feminist, social realism
Eureka (2006)
Plot Summary:
The sleep Pacific Northwest town of Eureka is hiding a mysterious secret. The government has been relocating the world's geniuses and their families to this rustic town for years where innovation and chaos have lived hand in hand. U.S. Marshal Jack Carter stumbles upon this odd town after wrecking his car and becoming stranded there. When the denizens of the town unleash on unknown scientific creation, Carter jumps in to try to restore order and consequently learns of one of the country's best kept secrets
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 57000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: scientist, save the day, secret place, science, hi-tech, experiment, friendship, technology, experimenting, small town, danger, sheriff, small town life, artificial intelligence, problem solving, social relations, interracial romance, investigation, prodigy, top secret, genius, intelligence, experiment gone awry, heroes, father daughter relationship
Mrs. America (2020)
Plot Summary:
The true story of the movement to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, and the unexpected backlash led by a conservative woman named Phyllis Schlafly, aka “the sweetheart of the silent majority.”
Duration: 458 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Plot tags: feminism, feminist, conservative, activist, politics, lesbian, women, fighting the system, society, female protagonist, sexism, strong female presence, protest, strong female character, employer employee relationship, labor union, workplace, corporate world, workplace situations, supportive coworker, friendship, justice, injustice, factory, ambition
Clannad (2007)
Plot Summary:
Tomoya Okazaki is a third year high school student resentful of his life. His mother passed away from a car accident when he was younger, causing his father to resort to alcohol and cigarettes. This results in fights between the two until Tomoya's shoulder is injured in a fight. Since then, Tomoya has had distant relationships with his father, causing him to become a delinquent over time. While on a walk to school, he meets a strange girl named Nagisa Furukawa who is a year older, but is repeating due to illness. Due to this, she is often alone as most of her friends have moved on. The two begin hanging out and slowly, as time goes by, Tomoya finds his life shifting in a new direction. Anime based on a popular visual novel game
Duration: 30 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Plot tags: high school, friendship, fall in love, high school life, wish come true, loner, teenage life, ambition, dream come true, slice of life, basketball, supernatural, youth, love and romance, follow your dream, society, juvenile delinquency, coming of age, hopes, overbearing parent, school, fight, student, twins, snow
The English Game (2020)
Plot Summary:
Two 19th-century footballers on opposite sides of a class divide navigate professional and personal turmoil to change the game — and England — forever
Duration: 281 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Drama, History, Sport
Country: UK
Plot tags: soccer, british history, football, tournament, football player, sports history, society, sport team, friendship, family relations, love and romance, follow your dream, social differences, social problems, culture clash, against the rules, traditional versus modern, social change, british aristocracy, tradition, new school, costume, netflix