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Plot Summary:
Los hombres de Paco is a Spanish comedy television series, originally aired from 9 October 2005 to 19 May 2010 on the Antena 3. The series has also been broadcast in Argentina, Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Morocco, Romania, Serbia, Italy, Slovakia and Turkey. It was created by Daniel Écija and Álex Pina, and starred numerous actors; primarily Paco Tous and Pepón Nieto.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Spain
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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Murders at BarLume (2013)
Plot Summary:
Massimo is a graduate in mathematics who, after winning a Totocalcio board, buys the BarLume and becomes the surly barman. Invariably Massimo finds himself investigating, in every episode, some crimes that take place in his town on the Tuscan Riviera, Pineta, collaborating with the Police commissioner Vittoria Fusco. His instinct as a detective always finds inspiration in some conversations, which is forced to sit in his bar, by four old-fashioned old men: his uncle Ampelio (later replaced by his former father-in-law Emo), Pilade, Gino and Aldo. Massimo is also the boss of Tiziana, the handsome and prosperous waitress of BarLume, the erotic dream of everyone.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 373
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration:
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, semi serious, detective
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Plot Summary:
Shanghai, 1927. A deduction genius pairs up with a detective and a newspaper reporter to solve mysterious cases.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 125
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: China
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing
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Plot Summary:
A sitcom centering around the genius CID Mok Tsok Tung and Vivi Lee Wai Wai, an insurance agent.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 78
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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IMDB Rating: 2.7
IMDB Votes: 139
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: Hungary
Duration:
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Prescription Police (2006)
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Shūichirō Kiriyama works at the Limitation Task Force, the place where the cases which have reached the statute of limitations are destroyed. Getting bored of his job, he decides to find a hobby, because it seems important to him to have a hobby. So he decides to puzzle out the unsolved cases on his free time, helped by his coworker Mikazuki, who seems to have a crush on him.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 249
Genere: Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, detective
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Plot Summary:
A rookie detective assigned to the Ginza Police Station finds himself partnered with his estranged father. Together with the rest of the team, they solve crimes as an old adversary plots to take revenge on father and son.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 407
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Mystery
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Duration: 54 min
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Plot Summary:
A Deputy Marshal inherits an unruly dog who helps him solve crimes and investigate a family mystery.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
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Country: USA
Duration:
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Plot Summary:
The misadventures of Lieutenant Harina and his partner, Officer Ramírez, a very special police couple, who find themselves with the opportunity of a lifetime.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 890
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: Mexico
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Plot Summary:
Veteran police lieutenant Kontio will have to work closely with a new partner, a much younger female officer Parmas. Small Town Police Department of Valkeakoski, Finland, will never be the same.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 351
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: Finland
Duration: 40 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 208
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Duration:
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Plot Summary:
A recently retired English professor discovers a real knack for investigation and cannot help but interfere with the cases assigned to her police detective son.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Duration: 60 min
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 40
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
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Duration: 39 min
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 252
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration:
Plot tags: tense, humorous, captivating, detective
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IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 48
Genere: Comedy
Country: Slovakia
Duration:
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
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Duration: 33 min
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 151
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
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Duration:
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IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 290
Genere: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
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IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 71
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IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 197
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IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 7000
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IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
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IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 367
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IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 642
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IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 55
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 120
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Australia
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Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Fresh off the Academy, talented rookie officer Alicia joins the police station in Distrito Sur. While she learns the ropes from veteran detective Miralles and streetwise agent Batista, she will try to find out the truth about her mother's death.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 130
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Duration:
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Forensic Heroes II (2008)
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IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 102
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 33
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Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, detective
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IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 16
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Country: Russia
Duration:
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