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Plot Summary:
Follows Ella Rosen who discovers her identity, as a half-vampire, half-human, when she starts at Green High whose principal is secretly the head of 'The Order of the Blood' an order which is devoted to cleansing the world of vampires.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 176
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Israel
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, serious, suspenseful, captivating
Best tv shows and movies like Split (2009):
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Switched at Birth (2011)
Plot Summary:
The story of two teenage girls who discover they were accidentally switched as newborns in the hospital. Bay Kennish grew up in a wealthy family with two parents and a brother, while Daphne Vasquez, who lost her hearing at an early age due to a case of meningitis, grew up with a single mother in a working-class neighborhood. Things come to a dramatic head when both families meet and struggle to learn how to live together for the sake of the girls.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, sentimental, captivating, realistic, teen, light, nostalgic
Similar in 77%
Drink Slay Love (2017)
Plot Summary:
A 16-year old vampire discovers she has the ability to withstand sunlight. Sensing an opportunity to round up new victims, her family enrolls her in high school, where her who-cares attitude quickly makes her the coolest girl around.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 506
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: disturbing, suspenseful
Similar in 76%
East Los High (2013)
Plot Summary:
East Los High is not your typical high school. Dance, sex, romance, and mystery are at the heart of this inner city school in East LA where two teenage cousins—Jessie, a 16-year-old virgin and Maya, a troubled runaway with a violent past —fall in love with Jacob, a popular football player. From this forbidden love triangle, Maya, Jessie and Jacob, along with their close friends must face true-to-life decisions during a single dramatic and breath-taking year that will mark their lives forever.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 855
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 26 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, realistic, exciting, melancholic, suspense, suspenseful
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My Babysitter's a Vampire (2011)
Plot Summary:
Ethan, Benny and fledgling vampire Sarah battle zombies, demons and the other supernatural beasties that regularly threaten their school.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Canada
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: exciting, scary, semi serious, humorous, gothic, spooky, nostalgic
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Blood Ties (2007)
Plot Summary:
Blood Ties is a Canadian television series based on the Blood Books by Tanya Huff; the show was created by Peter Mohan. It is set in Toronto, Canada and has a similar premise to an earlier series also set in Toronto, Forever Knight, in which a vampire assists police in dealing with crime. It premiered in the United States on March 11, 2007 on Lifetime Television, and during fall of 2007 on Citytv and Space in Canada. In May 2008, Lifetime declined to renew the series.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: detective, gothic, cliffhanger, dark fantasy, stylized, suspenseful, rough, serious
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Vampire High (2001)
Plot Summary:
Vampire High is a Canadian TV series which originally aired from 2001 to 2002. The show centered on a group of young vampires subjected to a daring experiment by the "Elders": taken in by a boarding school that also housed mortal teenagers, with the intent of civilizing the vampires. Many problems faced the students on both the day and night curriculum, including typical teen issues of love, friends and enemies. Professor Murdoch was on hand to help them along with their school work, but he too had problems that could put the lives of the teens in mortal danger. During YTV airs episode fourteen, "Odd Man Out", the series made its debut in the USA on The WB Television Network on January 7, 2002 with the episode "Rules Are Rules", and ended on May 27, 2002 with the hour-long special, "Both Sides Now / Sunrise".
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 553
Genere: Drama, Fantasy
Country: Canada
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: serious, captivating, touching, gothic, slasher
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The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)
Plot Summary:
Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger as Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge. In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between her love for Edward and her friendship with Jacob, knowing that her decision has the potential to ignite the ageless struggle between vampire and werewolf. With her graduation quickly approaching, Bella is confronted with the most important decision of her life.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 257000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: romantic, touching, teen, atmospheric, serious, sentimental, saga, fairy tale, action adventure, exciting
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The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)
Plot Summary:
After the birth of Renesmee, the Cullens gather other vampire clans in order to protect the child from a false allegation that puts the family in front of the Volturi.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 260000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: teen, sentimental, atmospheric, romantic, saga, gothic, psychotronic, fairy tale, mystic, mystical
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The Secret Circle (2011)
Plot Summary:
After her mother dies in a fire, Cassie Blake moves in with her grandmother in the beautiful small town of Chance Harbor, Washington. As Cassie gets to know her high school classmates, including sweet-natured Diana and her boyfriend Adam, brooding loner Nick, mean-girl Faye and her sidekick Melissa, strange and frightening things begin to happen. They are all descended from powerful witches, and they've been waiting for Cassie to join them and complete a new generation of the Secret Circle. What Cassie and the others don't yet know is that darker powers are at play, powers that might be linked to the adults in the town - and that Cassie's mother's death might not have been an accident.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 48000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: captivating, mysterious, enigmatic, supernatural thriller, exciting, dark, juvenile, teen, serious, nostalgic
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H2O: Just Add Water (2006)
Plot Summary:
When three normal teenage girls stumble upon a ancient cave they undergo a transformation that will change their lives forever. H20 - Just Add Water, sees three very different girls facing everyday teen problems with an added twist - they're mermaids with incredible powers over water.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: exciting, light, enigmatic, captivating, sitcom, juvenile, teen, semi serious, feel good, humorous
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Gossip Girl (2021)
Plot Summary:
Eight years after the original website went dark, a new generation of New York private school teens are introduced to the social surveillance of Gossip Girl.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: enigmatic, realistic, stylized, semi serious, intense, queer cinema
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Wolfblood (2012)
Plot Summary:
Being a teenager is hard enough. Being a Wolfblood teenager is ten times more complicated. 14 year old Maddy loves her abilities - heightened senses, being faster, stronger and more graceful - but hates the secrets that come with them.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, serious, suspenseful, bleak
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The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)
Plot Summary:
Forks, Washington resident Bella Swan is reeling from the departure of her vampire love, Edward Cullen, and finds comfort in her friendship with Jacob Black, a werewolf. But before she knows it, she's thrust into a centuries-old conflict, and her desire to be with Edward at any cost leads her to take greater and greater risks.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 296000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min
Plot tags: romantic, touching, teen, atmospheric, intense, sentimental, saga, fairy tale, gothic, mystical
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The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)
Plot Summary:
The new found married bliss of Bella Swan and vampire Edward Cullen is cut short when a series of betrayals and misfortunes threatens to destroy their world. Bella soon discovers she is pregnant, and during a nearly fatal childbirth, Edward finally fulfills her wish to become immortal. But the arrival of their remarkable daughter, Renesmee, sets in motion a perilous chain of events that pits the Cullens and their allies against the Volturi, the fearsome council of vampire leaders, setting the stage for an all-out battle.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 251000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: romantic, touching, teen, atmospheric, saga, mystic, psychotronic, fairy tale, gothic, mystical
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Beautiful Creatures (2013)
Plot Summary:
Ethan Wate just wants to get to know Lena Duchannes better, but unbeknownst to him, Lena has strange powers. As Lena's 16th birthday approaches she might decide her fate, to be good or evil. A choice which will impact her relationship forever.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 90000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: romantic, light, captivating, emotional, teen, gothic, spooky, scenic, fairy tale, feel good
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Gossip Girl (2007)
Plot Summary:
Gossip Girl is an American teen drama television series based on the book series of the same name written by Cecily von Ziegesar. The series, created by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, originally ran on The CW for six seasons from September 19, 2007 to December 17, 2012. Narrated by the omniscient blogger "Gossip Girl," voiced by Kristen Bell, the series revolves around the lives of privileged young adults on Manhattan's Upper East Side in New York City.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 189000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags: romantic, soap opera, talky, stylized, serious, witty, teen, erotic, sexy, intellectual
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The Nine Lives of Chloe King (2011)
Plot Summary:
Chloe King is looking forward to celebrating her birthday with her friends and single mother, just like every other year... that is until she starts developing heightened abilities and discovers she's being pursued by a mysterious figure. Chloe soon learns she's part of an ancient race which has been hunted by human assassins for millennia —and that she may be their only hope for ultimate survival.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 441 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspenseful, exciting, enigmatic, teen, serious, cliffhanger, anime, fast
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Kyle XY (2006)
Plot Summary:
A suburban family that takes in a mysterious teen naive to the world around him. As Kyle begins to show signs of brilliance, solving the mystery of his origin and potential abilities becomes the family's mission.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, entertaining, suspenseful, atmospheric, intellectual, teen, thrilling, serious, spiritual
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Legacies (2018)
Plot Summary:
In a place where young witches, vampires, and werewolves are nurtured to be their best selves in spite of their worst impulses, Klaus Mikaelson’s daughter, 17-year-old Hope Mikaelson, Alaric Saltzman’s twins, Lizzie and Josie Saltzman, among others, come of age into heroes and villains at The Salvatore School for the Young and Gifted.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 36000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: mysterious, romantic, captivating, suspenseful, sentimental, tense, gothic, mythical, supernatural thriller, southern gothic
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)
Plot Summary:
Into every generation a slayer is born: one girl in all the world, a chosen one. She alone will wield the strength and skill to fight the vampires, demons, and the forces of darkness; to stop the spread of their evil and the swell of their number. She is the Slayer.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 157000
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, light, suspenseful, gothic, heroic, supernatural thriller, captivating, spooky, dark comedy, scary
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The Originals (2013)
Plot Summary:
A spin-off from The Vampire Diaries and set in New Orleans, The Originals centers on the Mikaelson siblings, otherwise known as the world's original vampires: Klaus, Elijah, and Rebekah. Now Klaus must take down his protégé, Marcel, who is now in charge of New Orleans, in order to re-take his city, as he originally built New Orleans. Klaus departed from the city after being chased down by his father Mikael, while it was being constructed and Marcel took charge. As Klaus has returned after many years, his ego has provoked him to become the king of the city. "Every King needs an heir" says Klaus, accepting the unborn child. The child is a first to be born to a hybrid and a werewolf.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 145000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, stylized, gothic, supernatural thriller, gloomy, humorous, bloody, grindhouse
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The Vampire Diaries (2009)
Plot Summary:
The story of two vampire brothers obsessed with the same girl, who bears a striking resemblance to the beautiful but ruthless vampire they knew and loved in 1864.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 343000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: romantic, suspenseful, stylized, teen, gothic, sexy, bloody, disturbing, serious, humorous
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Witches of East End (2013)
Plot Summary:
Based on Melissa de la Cruz's best-selling novel, "Witches of East End" centers on the adventures of Joanna Beauchamp and her two adult daughters Freya and Ingrid -- both of whom unknowingly are their family's next generation of witches -- who lead seemingly quiet, uneventful modern day lives in Long Island's secluded seaside town of East Haven. When Freya becomes engaged to a young, wealthy newcomer, a series of events forces Joanna to admit to her daughters they are, in fact, powerful and immortal witches.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 27000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, exciting, captivating, serious, feel good, fairy tale, anime, grindhouse, detective
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Every Witch Way (2014)
Plot Summary:
The series follows 14-year-old Emma Alonso, as she moves to Miami and her life turns upside-down. Not only does she discover that she is a witch, she also has a crush on the boy next door, Daniel. But Daniel’s ex-girlfriend Maddie, who is an 'evil witch' and leader of the school clique the 'Panthers', is still willing to fight for the boy she loves.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: feel good, semi serious, humorous, light, captivating, telenovela
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Shadowhunters (2016)
Plot Summary:
When Clary Fray's mother has disappeared, Clary joins a band of Shadowhunters; demon killing hunters, and gets caught up in a plan to save the world.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 69000
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags: captivating, tense, dark fantasy, serious, gothic, supernatural thriller, visually appealing, sexy, juvenile, mythical
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Teen Wolf (2011)
Plot Summary:
Scott McCall, a high school student living in the town of Beacon Hills has his life drastically changed when he's bitten by a werewolf, becoming one himself. He must henceforth learn to balance his problematic new identity with his day-to-day teenage life. The following characters are instrumental to his struggle: Stiles, his best friend; Allison, his love interest who comes from a family of werewolf hunters; and Derek, a mysterious werewolf with a dark past. Throughout the series, he strives to keep his loved ones safe while maintaining normal relationships with them.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 160000
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 41 min
Plot tags: touching, suspenseful, serious, humorous, atmospheric, semi serious, teen, supernatural thriller, dread, juvenile
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Vampire Academy (2014)
Plot Summary:
Rose, a rebellious half-vampire/half-human guardian-in-training and her best friend, Lissa -- a mortal, royal vampire Princess - have been on the run when they are captured and returned to St. Vladamirs Academy, the very place where they believe their lives may be in most jeopardy. Rose will sacrifice everything to protect Lissa from those who intend to exploit her from within the Academy walls and the Strigoi (immortal, evil vampires) who hunt her kind from outside its sanctuary.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 56000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: exciting, sexy, teen, suspenseful, semi serious, gothic, funny, sweet, dark, slasher
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The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013)
Plot Summary:
In New York City, Clary Fray, a seemingly ordinary teenager, learns that she is descended from a line of Shadowhunters — half-angel warriors who protect humanity from evil forces. After her mother disappears, Clary joins forces with a group of Shadowhunters and enters Downworld, an alternate realm filled with demons, vampires, and a host of other creatures. Clary and her companions must find and protect an ancient cup that holds the key to her mother's future.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 138000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA, Germany, Canada, UK
Duration: 130 min
Plot tags: exciting, dark fantasy, atmospheric, fairy tale, sexy, teen, gothic, romantic, tense, dark
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Twilight (2008)
Plot Summary:
When Bella Swan moves to a small town in the Pacific Northwest to live with her father, she starts school and meets the reclusive Edward Cullen, a mysterious classmate who reveals himself to be a 108-year-old vampire. Despite Edward's repeated cautions, Bella can't help but fall in love with him, a fatal move that endangers her own life when a coven of bloodsuckers try to challenge the Cullen clan.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 481000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: romantic, sexy, touching, sentimental, teen, saga, fairy tale, gothic, heartbreaking, gloomy
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The Art of Getting By (2011)
Plot Summary:
George, a lonely and fatalistic teen who's made it all the way to his senior year without ever having done a real day of work, is befriended by Sally, a popular but complicated girl who recognizes in him a kindred spirit.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 60000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: feel good, independent film, semi serious, humorous, realistic, romantic, indie film, witty, teen, heartbreaking