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Plot Summary:
“Saved” chronicles medical school dropout turned paramedic Wyatt Cole, who finds the breakneck pace of his 24-hour shift a welcome escape from his inner demons.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 625
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: captivating, realistic, psychological, serious, medical drama, semi serious, sexual, sexy
Best tv shows and movies like Saved (2006):
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South Beach (2006)
Plot Summary:
Leaving their troubles in Brooklyn behind, best friends Matt and Vincent head to Miami for adventure, hoping to find Matt's old flame, up-and-coming fashion model Arielle. Diving into the glamorous local scene at the Hotel Soleil's hip club Nocturnal, they uncovers the dangerous and possibly seedy underbelly of South Beach.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 246
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: realistic, sincere, serious, captivating, humorous, semi serious, sexual, sexy
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Wicked Wicked Games (2006)
Plot Summary:
Wicked Wicked Games is a telenovela that debuted on December 6, 2006 on the American television network MyNetworkTV. Twentieth Television produced 63 episodes to air weekdays. The limited-run serial was directed by Terry Cunningham, Dennis Dimster, P. David Ebersole, Jeff Hare and Jeremy Stanford. It focuses on a bitter, obsessed woman's vendetta against her former lover. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has not announced plans to release this series on DVD and/or Blu-ray.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 302
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: captivating, realistic, atmospheric, psychological, serious, saga
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Crash (2008)
Plot Summary:
Crash is an American television drama series that tells the story of how the lives of how several very diverse Southern Californians intersect.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: sincere, touching, serious, realistic, medical drama, gloomy, psychological thriller, psycho film
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Side Order of Life (2007)
Plot Summary:
Side Order of Life is a dramatic television series broadcast by Lifetime on Sunday night. In its first five weeks it aired at 8:00pm ET/PT, then switched to the 9:00pm time slot. Marisa Coughlan plays Jenny McIntyre, a photographer who reconsiders her life and is reawakened to her options after her best friend, Vivy Porter, is diagnosed with a recurrence of cancer. Jason Priestley returns to regular series television as Ian Denison, Jenny's fiancé. Christopher Gartin rounds out the main case as Jenny's boss Rick Purdy at the fictional In Person magazine; he is in love with Vivy, who has rejected him. Lifetime broadcast Side Order of Life with State of Mind and Army Wives in an effort to offer a night of new original programming aimed primarily at female viewers during the summer hiatus. Side Order of Life premiered on Lifetime on July 15, 2007. Initial reviews were positive, with Variety.com's Brian Lowry saying, "writer-producer Margaret Nagle brings a level of wit to the proceedings superior to most chick-lit-inspired TV drama." The Seattle Times, after describing the premise, said, "If this all sounds kind of corny, well, it kind of is until you realize the story line hits its mark, making you recall your own missteps and regrets for not having taken better charge.".
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 358
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: realistic, semi serious, captivating, humorous
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Blue (2012)
Plot Summary:
Blue is a mother with a secret life. She'll do anything to keep it from her son. But her past has other plans.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: realistic, serious, captivating, psychological, tense, sexual, sexy
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Quarterlife (2007)
Plot Summary:
A group of twenty-something artists are coming of age in the digital generation.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 420
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: sincere, serious, emotional, realistic, captivating, gloomy
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Runaway (2006)
Plot Summary:
The Raders are a normal middle-class American family on the run hiding from the legal system that unjustly accused Paul Rader of a terrible and violent crime. Adding to the danger, the real killer is now threatening the lives of the Rader children.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 424
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, psychological, suspense, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Trauma (2009)
Plot Summary:
When emergencies occur, the trauma team from San Francisco City Hospital is first on the scene, traveling by land, by sea or by air to reach their victims in time. From the heights of the city's Transamerica Pyramid to the depths of the San Francisco Bay, these heroes must face the most extreme conditions to save lives, and give meaning to their own existence in the process.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: medical drama, serious, realistic, suspenseful, suspense, exciting
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Black Box (2014)
Plot Summary:
Catherine Black is a world-famous neurologist at the state-of-the-art medical institution known as "The Cube". Catherine is brilliant, beautiful, and at the top of her game, though she's hiding a secret of her own: she's bipolar. Each week, the doctors on staff attempt to unravel the mysteries of the brain and are constantly challenged by cases never-before-seen on television. The medical stories are moving, bizarre and a visual feast. The personal stories are riveting. The patients have rare, highly visual, often hallucinogenic and startling conditions, which we’ll see through their eyes as Catherine diagnoses and treats them.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, serious, realistic, psychological, captivating, touching, gloomy, mad
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Mercy (2009)
Plot Summary:
Mercy is a medical drama which aired on NBC from September 23, 2009 to May 12, 2010. The series initially aired on Wednesday nights at 8/7c, as part of the 2009 fall season, but was pushed back to 9/8c in April. On October 23, 2009, Mercy was picked up for a full twenty-two-episode first season. On May 14, 2010, NBC announced that Mercy had been cancelled and would not return for a second season due to low ratings.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: medical drama, realistic, atmospheric, psychological, captivating, sincere, serious, gloomy, fast
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3 lbs (2006)
Plot Summary:
3 lbs is a drama that aired on CBS from November 14 to 28, 2006, replacing the cancelled series Smith. The show itself was then canceled three weeks later due to poor ratings. The title refers to the fact that the average human brain weighs approximately three pounds. The show follows the medical careers of prominent brain surgeon Doctor Douglas Hanson and his protégé, Jonathan Seger. The show was promoted as, "The next great medical drama." The theme song is "Calling All Angels" by Train. Eight episodes were made, and the five episodes that did not originally air in the United States are available on Amazon Unbox. The program filmed in New York City at the request of Tucci, who didn't want to be away from home to make the series. When the pilot was originally filmed Dylan McDermott played Dr. Doug Hanson, and Reiko Aylesworth played Dr. Adrienne Holland.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 443
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: medical drama, realistic, captivating, psychological, atmospheric, serious
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The Slap (2015)
Plot Summary:
A family drama that explodes from one small incident where a man slaps another couple's misbehaving child. This seemingly minor domestic dispute pulls the family apart, exposes long-held secrets, and ignites a lawsuit that challenges the core values of all who are pulled into it.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, realistic, psychological, captivating
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Cocaine Angel (2006)
Plot Summary:
A week in the life of a young drug addict.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 323
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: realistic, serious, psychological, captivating, mumblecore, independent film, sincere, witty, gloomy
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The Cleaner (2008)
Plot Summary:
After hitting rock-bottom from his own addictions during the birth of his twins, William Banks strikes a tentative deal with God. In exchange for a second chance, he vows to kick his addictions and dedicate his life to helping others. Now, along with his unconventional team, he helps people get clean from their own addictions of sex, drugs, alcohol and gambling by any means necessary.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: uplifting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, sincere, rough, touching, suspense, contemplative
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The Smoke (2014)
Plot Summary:
An experienced fire fighter is badly injured and spends almost a year recovering at home. Now he returns to work, but is he as emotionally and physically sound as he thinks he is?.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 44 min
Plot tags: realistic, emotional, captivating, psychological, exciting, serious, suspenseful
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Satisfaction (2014)
Plot Summary:
A provocative drama that explores modern marriage at its midpoint. Through the lens of one couple, Neil Truman and his wife, Grace, this series answers the question, “What do you do when having it all is not enough?” by delving into their shocking and unconventional choices.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min
Plot tags: realistic, serious, tense, captivating, erotic, psychological, sexy, contemplative, gloomy
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A Quiet Little Marriage (2008)
Plot Summary:
A Quiet Little Marriage is the love story of Dax and Olive, who manage to find harmony even as they juggle family, romance and intimacy, but that all changes the night she asks him for a baby. Writer/director Mo Perkins’ intense and profound, raw feature debut is laced with sly humor, exquisitely rendered characters, and a pitch-perfect emotional honesty.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 361
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, emotional, realistic, captivating, sincere, serious, talky, independent film
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Monday Mornings (2013)
Plot Summary:
Monday Mornings was an American medical drama television series that ran on TNT from February 4 to April 8, 2013 and aired Mondays after Dallas. It is based on a novel of the same name by Sanjay Gupta. In May 2012, TNT placed a ten-episode order for the series. On May 10, 2013, Monday Mornings was canceled by TNT.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: realistic, serious, captivating, psychological, sincere, touching, emotional, medical drama
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Silver Tongues (2011)
Plot Summary:
Two lovers travel from town to town playing a dark game of deceit that soon spirals out of control, threatening their very relationship.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 751
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, realistic, captivating, mind bending, serious
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Trauma Center (1983)
Plot Summary:
When a person is seriously injured in an accident, they often have only one hour to live. Dr. Michael "Cutter" Royce (James Naughton) leads a hospital's specialized emergency department that is designed to make maximum use of that one golden hour to save lives, a trauma center. However, even before that crack medical team can begin, it is the task of paramedics like John Six (Lou Ferrigno) and "Hatter" Pacelli (Alfie Wise) to rescue such victims and get them to the center within that hour. With all the emergencies that occur in their city, this medical team both in the field and in the hospital are challenged to the utmost.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 61
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: medical drama, serious, captivating, realistic, suspenseful
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Lucky 7 (2013)
Plot Summary:
What would you do if you won the lottery? How would it change your life? Follow a group of seven gas station employees in Queens, New York, who have been chipping into a lottery pool for years, never thinking they'd actually win. They need to be careful what they wish for, because while the money could solve problems for each of them, it will forever change the close-knit bonds these friends have formed.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 669
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, realistic, captivating
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All In (2006)
Plot Summary:
Six medical students with unique talents pool their resources to win the World Series of Poker.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: psychological, realistic, captivating, atmospheric, tense, serious
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2nd Take (2011)
Plot Summary:
Reclusive writer takes aspiring actress under his wing.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 183
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: realistic, psychological, atmospheric, captivating, touching, serious, gloomy
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The $treet (2000)
Plot Summary:
The $treet is an American television drama series that aired on Fox in 2000. 11 episodes were produced and 6 aired in the U.S. The series was about a small brokerage house called Belmont Stevens located in New York and the lives of its employees. Freddie Sacker was one of the most notable characters played by Rick Hoffman.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 386
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: thought provoking, serious, captivating, realistic
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Canterbury's Law (2008)
Plot Summary:
Elizabeth Canterbury is a force of nature. An attorney on the rise, she puts her career on the line to take on risky and unpopular cases, even when they take a toll on her personal life. Elizabeth and her law professor husband, Matt Furey, haunted by the unsolved disappearance of their young son, struggle to distance themselves from the tragedy and put their relationship back together. But those goals become elusive whenever Elizabeth's work provides a stark reminder of the justice absent in their own lives.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 644
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: realistic, captivating, psychological, atmospheric, serious, suspenseful
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Rosary Scissors (2010)
Plot Summary:
Rosario is a teenage schoolgirl who lives in a tough Latin neighborhood filled with challenges. Having poverty all around, she faces difficult situations from family, school, rich friends vs. poor friends, and the element of drug cartel activity while she is forming her beliefs, goals and life. Her special skill of being "street-smart" allows her to outwit and shine in situations of danger, and is an epic strength that attracts people in her life, as well as helping her and her friends get ahead and what they want out of life. Her reputation becomes larger than real-life, and causes trouble and changes in the Barrio.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 432
Genere: Drama
Country: Colombia
Duration:
Plot tags: realistic, emotional, suspenseful, tense, psychological, captivating, serious, telenovela
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Tilt (2005)
Plot Summary:
Young poker players must navigate their past along with the best players in the world to win.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 814
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: serious, realistic, captivating, suspense, suspenseful
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Philly (2001)
Plot Summary:
Philly is an American television series created by Steven Bochco that focused on criminal defense attorney Kathleen Maguire. It lasted a full season and was canceled due to low ratings. The final episode was advertised heavily as the series finale, a move not commonly used in network promotion, for a series lasting only one season. The complete series is not on DVD, but is viewable on Netflix in HD and 5.1 Surround Sound. The series briefly aired in syndication on Universal HD in 2008.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 409
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, sentimental, captivating, realistic, contemplative
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Chicago Med (2015)
Plot Summary:
An emotional thrill ride through the day-to-day chaos of the city's most explosive hospital and the courageous team of doctors who hold it together. They will tackle unique new cases inspired by topical events, forging fiery relationships in the pulse-pounding pandemonium of the emergency room.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: medical drama, exciting, sincere, captivating, tense, serious, realistic, sentimental
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The Resident (2018)
Plot Summary:
A tough, brilliant senior resident guides an idealistic young doctor through his first day, pulling back the curtain on what really happens, both good and bad, in modern-day medicine.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 31000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: medical drama, exciting, realistic, serious, captivating, compassionate, tense, thought provoking