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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.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 96000
Genere: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: psychological thriller, captivating, saga, exciting, psychological, philosophical, atmospheric, spiritual, epic, mysterious
Best tv shows and movies like Legion (2017):
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Bionic Woman (2007)
Plot Summary:
Bionic Woman is an American science fiction television drama that aired in 2007, which was created by David Eick, under NBC Universal Television Group, GEP Productions, and David Eick Productions. The series was a re-imagining of the original television series, The Bionic Woman, created by Kenneth Johnson, which in turn was based upon the novel Cyborg by Martin Caidin and its TV adaptation The Six Million Dollar Man, retaining its forebears' premise while taking on a more contemporary setting. David Eick also serves as executive producer alongside Laeta Kalogridis and Jason Smilovic. Production of the series was halted due to a strike by the Writers Guild of America causing only eight episodes to be aired. Following its failure to be included in the Fall 2008 schedule it was announced that the series was canceled as the result of low ratings. The series revolved around bartender Jaime Sommers, who is saved from death after receiving experimental medical implants. While adjusting to her new bionic powers and raising a rebellious younger sister, Jaime agrees to work for the Berkut Group, a quasi-governmental private organization that performed her surgery.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, tense, light, stylized
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Second Chance (2016)
Plot Summary:
A disgraced, 75-year-old ex-sheriff, whose life ends at the hands of corrupt cops, is brought back to life and given a second chance by a pair of young tech scientists, as a 35-year-old with unpredictable near-superhuman abilities.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, exciting, serious, futuristic, cliffhanger, detective
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Mutant X (2001)
Plot Summary:
Mutant X is a science fiction television series that debuted on October 6, 2001. The show was created by Avi Arad, and it centers around Mutant X, a team of "New Mutants" who possess extraordinary powers as a result of genetic engineering. The members of Mutant X were used as test subjects in a series of covert government experiments. The mission of Mutant X is to seek out and protect their fellow New Mutants. The series was filmed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Even though the series had high ratings and was meant to be renewed for a fourth season, it was abruptly canceled in 2004 after the dismantling of Fireworks Entertainment, one of the show's production companies, ending the show on a cliffhanger.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, stylized, anime, fast, serious, suspenseful, telenovela
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Heroes Reborn (2015)
Plot Summary:
The supernatural phenomenon begins again with a fresh crop of inspiring heroes who take on the ultimate struggle between those with extraordinary abilities and those with nefarious motives to hunt and harness their powers. Epic adventures await these newly empowered allies as they cross paths with some of the original characters, unlocking the mysterious fate of the universe and their place within it.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, atmospheric, serious, suspenseful, saga, cult classic
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Agent Carter (2015)
Plot Summary:
It's 1946, and peace has dealt Peggy Carter a serious blow as she finds herself marginalized when the men return home from fighting abroad. Working for the covert SSR (Strategic Scientific Reserve), Peggy must balance doing administrative work and going on secret missions for Howard Stark all while trying to navigate life as a single woman in America, in the wake of losing the love of her life - Steve Rogers.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 88000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags: semi serious, tense, captivating, exciting, suspenseful, saga, detective, period piece, deep, fast
Similar in 78%
Naomi (2022)
Plot Summary:
Follow a teen girl’s journey from her small northwestern town to the heights of the multiverse. When a supernatural event shakes her hometown to the core, Naomi sets out to uncover its origins, and what she discovers will challenge everything we believe about our heroes.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 40 min
Plot tags: captivating, disturbing, entertaining, exciting
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Jeremiah (2002)
Plot Summary:
Jeremiah is an American television series starring Luke Perry and Malcolm-Jamal Warner that ran on the Showtime network from 2002 to 2004. The series takes place in a post-apocalyptic future where most of the adult population has been wiped out by a deadly virus.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: apocalyptic, exciting, atmospheric, tense, bleak, serious, scary, futuristic, disaster movie
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Krypton (2018)
Plot Summary:
Set two generations before the destruction of the legendary Man of Steel’s home planet, Krypton follows Superman’s grandfather — whose House of El was ostracized and shamed — as he fights to redeem his family’s honor and save his beloved world from chaos.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, tense, non-linear, anime, talky, interesting
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Utopia (2020)
Plot Summary:
A group of young adults who met online are mercilessly hunted by a shadowy deep state organization after they come into possession of a near-mythical cult underground graphic novel.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Action, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspense, captivating, suspenseful, apocalyptic, intellectual, crime drama, visually appealing
Similar in 76%
Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)
Plot Summary:
Sequel to the box-office hit film "Venom.".
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 252000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, bloody, entertaining, visual, cult classic, action adventure
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Minority Report (2015)
Plot Summary:
Minority Report follows the unlikely partnership between a man haunted by the future and a cop haunted by her past, as they race to stop the worst crimes of the year 2065 before they happen. Set in Washington, D.C., it is 10 years after the demise of Precrime, a law enforcement agency tasked with identifying and eliminating criminals... before their crimes were committed. To carry out this brand of justice, the agency used three precogs - "precognitives" Dash, Arthur and Agatha - who were able to see the future. Now, in 2065, crime-solving is different, and justice leans more on sophisticated and trusted technology than on the instincts of the precogs.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, psychological, suspense
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Loki (2021)
Plot Summary:
The mercurial villain Loki resumes his role as the God of Mischief following the events of "Avengers: Endgame".
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 396000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 586 min
Plot tags: enigmatic, surreal, spectacular, exciting, epic, captivating, non-linear, anime, confusing, feel good
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Sense8 (2015)
Plot Summary:
One gunshot, one death, one moment out of time that irrevocably links eight minds in disparate parts of the world, putting them in each other's lives, each other's secrets, and in terrible danger. Ordinary people suddenly reborn as "Sensates.".
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 161000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, exciting, stylized, serious, erotic, thought provoking, spiritual, inspirational, sexy, intellectual
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Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013)
Plot Summary:
Agent Phil Coulson of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division) puts together a team of agents to investigate the new, the strange and the unknown around the globe, protecting the ordinary from the extraordinary.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 224000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, stylized, semi serious, intellectual, epic, saga, teen, serious, heroic
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Heroes (2006)
Plot Summary:
Common people discover that they have super powers. Their lives intertwine as a devastating event must be prevented.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 249000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, exciting, psychological thriller, intellectual, bad ending, saga, dramatic, apocalyptic, anime, mythical
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The Gifted (2017)
Plot Summary:
A suburban couple's ordinary lives are rocked by the sudden discovery that their children possess mutant powers. Forced to go on the run from a hostile government, the family joins up with an underground network of mutants and must fight to survive.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 37000
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: exciting, atmospheric, stylized, spiritual, anime
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Jupiter's Legacy (2021)
Plot Summary:
As the world's first generation of superheroes (who received their powers in the 1930s) become the revered elder guard in the present, their superpowered children struggle to live up to the legendary feats of their parents.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 41000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 56 min
Plot tags: futuristic, exciting, tense, captivating, anime, psychological, epic
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Arrow (2012)
Plot Summary:
Spoiled billionaire playboy Oliver Queen is missing and presumed dead when his yacht is lost at sea. He returns five years later a changed man, determined to clean up the city as a hooded vigilante armed with a bow.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 443000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, realistic, stylized, serious, suspenseful, atmospheric, spiritual, humorous, epic
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She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022)
Plot Summary:
Jennifer Walters navigates the complicated life of a single, 30-something attorney who also happens to be a green 6-foot-7-inch superpowered hulk.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 186000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 289 min
Plot tags: captivating, humorous, entertaining, tense, anime, campy
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The Defenders (2017)
Plot Summary:
Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist join forces to take on common enemies as a sinister conspiracy threatens New York City.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 115000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, stylized, bleak, suspenseful, saga, anime
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Daredevil (2015)
Plot Summary:
Lawyer-by-day Matt Murdock uses his heightened senses from being blinded as a young boy to fight crime at night on the streets of Hell’s Kitchen as Daredevil.
IMDB Rating: 8.6
IMDB Votes: 466000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 54 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, neo noir, spectacular, epic, saga, serious, inspirational, thought provoking, brutal
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Titans (2018)
Plot Summary:
A team of young superheroes led by Nightwing (formerly Batman's first Robin) form to combat evil and other perils.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 111000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: tense, exciting, captivating, action adventure, suspenseful, anime, bleak, sad, teen, spectacular
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Birds of Prey (2002)
Plot Summary:
Huntress, Dinah, Oracle are determined to carry on Batman's fight for justice against the ruthless criminals of New Gotham City.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, stylized, semi serious, exciting, epic, neo noir, heroic, anime, thrilling, black comedy
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The Flash (2014)
Plot Summary:
After a particle accelerator causes a freak storm, CSI Investigator Barry Allen is struck by lightning and falls into a coma. Months later he awakens with the power of super speed, granting him the ability to move through Central City like an unseen guardian angel. Though initially excited by his newfound powers, Barry is shocked to discover he is not the only "meta-human" who was created in the wake of the accelerator explosion -- and not everyone is using their new powers for good. Barry partners with S.T.A.R. Labs and dedicates his life to protect the innocent. For now, only a few close friends and associates know that Barry is literally the fastest man alive, but it won't be long before the world learns what Barry Allen has become...The Flash.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 365000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, thought provoking, humorous, epic, saga, action adventure, fast, serious, surprise ending
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Doom Patrol (2019)
Plot Summary:
The Doom Patrol’s members each suffered horrible accidents that gave them superhuman abilities — but also left them scarred and disfigured. Traumatized and downtrodden, the team found purpose through The Chief, who brought them together to investigate the weirdest phenomena in existence — and to protect Earth from what they find.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 59000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, thought provoking, ironic, absurd, futuristic
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WandaVision (2021)
Plot Summary:
Wanda Maximoff and Vision—two super-powered beings living idealized suburban lives—begin to suspect that everything is not as it seems.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 360000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 350 min
Plot tags: sitcom, exciting, funny, epic, captivating, entertaining, atmospheric, satirical, saga, surreal
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Watchmen (2019)
Plot Summary:
Television series based on the comic-book 'Watchmen', which was published by DC Comics in 1986 - 1987.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 131000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 527 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, bleak, non-linear, suspense, psychological thriller, exciting, philosophical, epic, political, futuristic
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The Umbrella Academy (2019)
Plot Summary:
A dysfunctional family of superheroes comes together to solve the mystery of their father's death, the threat of the apocalypse and more.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 268000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, anime, disturbing, funny, atmospheric, offbeat, feel good
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Fringe (2008)
Plot Summary:
FBI Special Agent Olivia Dunham, brilliant but formerly institutionalized scientist Walter Bishop and his scheming, reluctant son Peter uncover a deadly mystery involving a series of unbelievable events and realize they may be a part of a larger, more disturbing pattern that blurs the line between science fiction and technology.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 254000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 46 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, scary, surreal, detective, thrilling, exciting, dramatic, psychological thriller, inspirational
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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.
IMDB Rating: 8.7
IMDB Votes: 13000000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 51 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, suspenseful, sincere, disturbing, thought provoking, epic, psychological thriller, retro, spectacular