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Plot Summary:
Six Degrees is an American dramatic television series about six residents of New York City and their respective relationships and connections with one another, based on the idea of six degrees of separation. It premiered on September 21, 2006, after Grey's Anatomy on ABC. The show was created by Raven Metzner and Stuart Zicherman. J. J. Abrams, Bryan Burk and Thom Sherman serve as executive producers through their Bad Robot Productions banner. The pilot episode was directed by Rodrigo García. It is filmed on location in Manhattan and at Silvercup Studios in Long Island City, Queens, New York. The show's theme song, "Here Comes Now", was written and performed by Jakob Dylan. The series was shown in Canada on Global on Wednesday evenings prior to the American airings. It was due to air in early 2007 on ITV in the UK but didn't after it was cancelled by ABC. It finally made its debut on ITV on May 28, 2008 where all thirteen episodes were aired. It also aired in Australia on the Seven Network, where it premiered in 2007. It is currently airing in New Zealand on TV2. It was also aired in Turkey on Dizimax in 2007. It was aired to in Portugal on AXN and RTP2. It was resyndicated on RTP2.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: sincere, serious, touching, captivating, mysterious, realistic, contemplative
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Plot Summary:
Srugim is an Israeli television drama which originally aired on Yes TV between 2008 and 2012. It was directed by Eliezer "Laizy" Shapiro, who co-created it with Hava Divon. The series depicted the lives of five national religious single men and women who reside in Jerusalem; the title is a reference to the crocheted skullcaps worn by men of that denomination. Srugim, which dealt with controversial issues in the Religious Zionist society in Israel, caused a public uproar within that sector. It enjoyed high ratings and won five Israeli Academy of Film and Television Awards.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 438
Genere: Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 35 min
Plot tags: contemplative, sentimental, sincere, serious, realistic, talky
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IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 128
Genere: Drama
Country: USA, Liberia
Duration: 87 min
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IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 416
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic
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Plot Summary:
Welcome to the Village, an apartment building in Brooklyn that appears like any other from the outside but is quite unique inside. The people who reside here have built a bonded family of friends and neighbors.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, disturbing
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IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 183
Genere: Drama
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Duration:
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: touching, sincere, serious, realistic, thought provoking, contemplative, independent film
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
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IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
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IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 709
Genere: Drama
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Duration: 60 min
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IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 116
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: serious, touching, emotional, realistic, medical drama
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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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IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 443
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration:
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IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 314
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 693
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
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IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 597
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 431
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
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IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 729
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
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IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
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Duration:
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IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
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Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
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Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 216
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Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
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Plot tags: sincere, touching, serious, realistic, emotional, medical drama
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IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 669
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
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Plot tags: touching, serious, realistic, captivating
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IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 368
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
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IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 644
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Duration:
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IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
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Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 583
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Duration:
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IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 409
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: realistic, sentimental, emotional, psychological, captivating, sincere, touching, serious, independent film