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Plot Summary:
Ultra Q is a tokusatsu SF/kaiju series made in the tradition of Toho's many tokusatsu sci-fi/horror films. Produced in black and white by Tokyo Broadcasting System/Tsuburaya Productions, this is actually the first of the long-running Ultra Series, and was broadcast on Tokyo Broadcasting System from January 2 to July 3, 1966, with a total of 28 episodes. This series was followed a week later by the more popular Ultraman, the second Ultra Series. Ultra Q can be described as a half-hour Toho kaiju film. Although series creator Eiji Tsuburaya intended this series to be more like The Twilight Zone and focus less on the monsters, TBS convinced Eiji to add more monsters onto the show, as Godzilla and Gamera were very popular at the time. This series predates The X-Files, with continuing characters who investigate strange supernatural phenomena, be they giant monsters, aliens, ghosts, and other assorted calamities. The single best comparison to any American TV show is to The Outer Limits, which in its original form generally featured a monster-of-the-week story.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 309
Genere: Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: anthology, mythical, dark fairy tale
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Neo Ultra Q (2013)
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Ultra Q has returned, and continues investigations of monstrous appearances and strange ecological phenomenons.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 59
Genere: Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration:
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Ultraseven X (2007)
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Ultraseven X is the 23rd entry in the Tsuburaya Productions' long-running Ultra Series. It is a revival of the 1967 classic Ultra Seven, and is the first in Tsuburaya Productions' Ultra hero series to be exclusively for an adult audience and in wide screen high-definition format. The show first aired on October 5, 2007 at 2.15am on CBC and 2.25am on TBS.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 100
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: dark
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Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (2023)
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Set after the battle between Godzilla and the Titans in 2014. The world now knows that monsters are real. One family will embark on a journey to uncover buried secrets and a legacy linking them to the shadowy Monarch Organization.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan
Duration:
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Ultraman New Generation Stars (2023)
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When memories of Ultra Heroes are erased by a mysterious entity, a device called Dimensionizer is sent from the future dimension Ultraman Decker is from. Trying to get memories of the Land of Light residents back, New Generation Heroes remember all their battles and hardships they've gone through.
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Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
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Ultraman Taro (1973)
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Kotaro Higashi trained to be a boxer, but after an icident with Astromons, he was killed. However, his body was brought to Nebula M-78 where Mother of Ultra saved his life by joining him with Ultraman Taro. Taro had spent many years training, honing his skills based on those of the other Ultra Brothers to become strong. The two returned to earth as a new kaiju era was beginning.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 194
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: super sentai
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Ultraman Leo (1974)
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Ultraman Leo is a Japanese tokusatsu TV show and is the 7th show in the Ultra Series. Produced by Tsuburaya Productions, Ultraman Leo was aired between April 12, 1974 to March 28, 1975, with a total of 51 episodes. Tatsumi Nikamoto was the in-suit actor of Ultraman Leo.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 189
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: super sentai
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Juken Sentai Gekiranger (2007)
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Beast-Fist is a form of martial arts where the powers of a beast can be acquired by sensing the beast in their hearts. There are two relative schools of the Beast-Fist. One, the Beast-Fist of justice, Geki Juken Beast Arts. And one, the evil Beast-Fist of Rin Juken Akugata. The two schools of warriors learn and change in order to increase in power every day, as they are destined to clash.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 163
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: super sentai, mecha
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Samurai Sentai Shinkenger (2009)
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Takeru Shiba, the head of the Shiba family and Hikoma Kusakabe call four teenagers in order to battle the Gedoushu. They transform into Shinkengers by using Shodo Phones. Genta Umemori, a childhood friend of Takeru joined Shinkengers as Shinken Gold.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 301
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: super sentai, mecha
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Seiju Sentai Gingaman (1998)
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Three millennia after the first invasion of the Space Pirates Barban, a new set of Gingamen — Hyuuga, Gouki, Hayate, Hikaru, Saya — have been selected to protect the Earth. That is, unless the Barban are able to disrupt the ceremony!.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 114
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: super sentai, mecha
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Freaky (2003)
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Freaky is a New Zealand children's program that began in 2003, and made by Avalon Productions. It features short episodes about odd phenomena and eerie situations facing children. Usually the protagonist is a boy or girl who starts by trying to do something normal and ordinary, ending up facing an alien, supernatural or weird force of some kind. This is both a fantasy and science fiction show, with aliens, portals and time travel. Often it has a low level horror aspect as well, as in ghost visitations. It is comparable to a children's version of The Twilight Zone. It is set in New Zealand in ordinary locations such as houses, malls and schools. Most of the episodes have one word in their titles. Some episodes show real-life companies; for example, Allens Lollies and Fantastic Noodles are in the "Trolley" episode, and the Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets game is in the "Mirror" episode. It aired originally in 2003 in New Zealand, and subsequently on the ABC network in Australia.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 67
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: New Zealand
Duration:
Plot tags: anthology
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The Evil Touch (1973)
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The Evil Touch is an Australian-produced television series, originally broadcast in Australia in 1973. It was an anthology series where each episode had a self-contained story and a new set of characters. Each episode feature a new cast of guest actors, although several guest stars appeared in more than one episode, playing different characters. Each story is a thriller or horror story of some variety, ranging from tales of the occult and the supernatural, science fiction horror stories, to more standard murder schemes and whodunits. Most stories feature a twist ending.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 112
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: anthology, scary, dark fairy tale, spooky
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Ultraman Max (2005)
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In the 21st century, multiple mysterious phenomenon began to occur as monsters who were initially thought to be a part of mythology had come to life. These phenomenons had also resulted from human activities that disrupted the nature of the ecosystem. Ultraman Max is the titular giant of his series. Originally a civilization observer sent from Nebula M78, the sacrifice of Kaito Touma changed his mind into bonding with with the youth and actively defending Earth from monsters and alien attacks. Arthouse Ultraman is a movie with four episodes edited together, theatrically released at Fantasia Festival 2006.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 138
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
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Ultraman Blazar (2023)
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Ultraman Blazar is a hero with a great sense of justice hailing from “M421,” an extragalactic astronomical object far from Earth. The main protagonist, Gento Hiruma, is the captain of the Special Kaiju Reaction Detachment (SKaRD), established by the Global Guardian Force (GGF) in a world where kaiju disasters are a common practice. When their strong desire for the power to save human lives resonates, the two unite.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 113
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
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Ultraseven (1967)
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Ultraseven.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 479
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: super sentai
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Ultraman Nexus (2004)
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The TLT is a covert international anti-monster unit established secretly to combat Space Beasts, mysterious monsters that are out to attack humans in the year 2009. One of the TLT's new recruits, Kazuki Komon, is attacked by one of them prior to reporting for duty. However, he is saved by a silver giant that he names "Ultraman". What no one knows is that the silver giant is an Ultraman — to be precise, Ultraman Nexus, ready to fight the Space Beasts to save the planet Earth.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 428
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, super sentai
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Zeiramu 2 (1994)
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Intergalactic bounty hunters Iria and Bob return to track down an ancient mystical relic. When a second Zeiram unit shows up and goes berserk, it takes all of Iria's resources to survive a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with the fearsome space creature.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 339
Genere: Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 107 min
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Super Monster (1980)
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When the evil alien Zanon comes to enslave Earth, all hope seems lost. The Earth's resident superheroes, the Spacewomen, are powerless to stop him. They must enlist the help of a young boy who has a special connection with the giant turtle Gamera. The Friend of All Children then battles Gyaos (a flying monster), Zigra (an alien shark), Viras (a space squid), Jiger (a giant lizard), Guiron (a space beast) and finally Barugon (another giant lizard). Gamera then sacrifices himself to kill Zanon by destroying the space pirate's ship.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: daikaiju, natural horror, psychotronic, cult film
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The War of the Gargantuas (1966)
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An experimental lab animal called a gargantua escapes from his captors and is suspected to be the creature that is killing people all over the countryside. But when the gargantua from the lab appears at the same time as the evil gargantua, the two begin to battle across Japan.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: daikaiju, natural horror, grindhouse, classic horror, prehistoric, scary, exciting, serious, suspenseful, psychotronic
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The Omega Factor (1979)
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The Omega Factor is a British television series produced by BBC Scotland in 1979. It was created by Jack Gerson and produced by George Gallaccio, and transmitted in ten weekly episodes between 13 June and 15 August.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 218
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: spooky
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Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974)
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Kolchak: The Night Stalker is an American television series that aired on ABC during the 1974–1975 season. It featured a fictional Chicago newspaper reporter—Carl Kolchak, played by Darren McGavin—who investigated mysterious crimes with unlikely causes, particularly those that law enforcement authorities would not follow up. These often involved the supernatural or even science fiction, including fantastic creatures. The series was preceded by two television movies, The Night Stalker and The Night Strangler. The series only lasted a single season, it remains popular in syndication; it is often cited as the inspiration for the popular series The X-Files. Following the success of The X-Files, the franchise was resurrected in 2005 in a second television series with a new cast and characters, as well as subsequent in novels and comic books. The entire series is available in syndication and is occasionally rerun on the Sci-Fi Channel under an expanded title, Kolchak: The Night Stalker. In 2008, it was aired on Chiller. It is also available on DVD and streaming from Netflix.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 51 min
Plot tags: scary, gothic, mind bending, suspenseful, serious, retro, spooky, anthology, apocalyptic, mythical
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Surface (2005)
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Surface is a science fiction television series that premiered on NBC on September 19, 2005. The program aired ten episodes before going on hiatus on November 28, 2005 due to NBC's coverage of the 2006 Winter Olympics. It returned for five more episodes, beginning January 2, 2006. On May 15, 2006, NBC officially announced the series' cancellation.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: captivating, serious, suspenseful, cliffhanger, tense, enigmatic, mystical, anthology, grindhouse, mythical
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Ultraman Mebius (2006)
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Ultraman Mebius is a Japanese television series produced by Tsuburaya Productions and Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting. It is the 17th TV series and 40th anniversary production in the Ultra Series, which first began in 1966. It premiered on the Tokyo Broadcasting System on April 8, 2006. Unlike the two prior entries, Ultraman Nexus and Ultraman Max, Mebius was moved from Saturday mornings to Saturday evenings at 05:30. "Mebius" is the Japanese approximation of Möbius; the Möbius strip is a recurring motif in the series and the show going to air in Korea in April 2012. The series opens with the introduction of the rookie Ultraman Mebius, who is sent to Earth by the Father of Ultra. The series is set 40 years after the shows of Ultraman, and makes many references from Ultra Q through to Ultraman 80.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 254
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: exciting, light, captivating, suspense, entertaining, super sentai
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Thriller (1973)
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Thriller is a British television series, originally broadcast in the UK from 1973 to 1976. It is an anthology series: each episode has a self-contained story and its own cast. As the title suggests, each story is a thriller of some variety, from tales of the supernatural to down-to-earth whodunits.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 936
Genere: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 65 min
Plot tags: anthology, scary, dark, dark fairy tale, frightening, spooky, surprise ending, psychological horror
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A truly amazing, fantastical, science fiction, funny and odd, and sometimes scary, sad and endearing anthology series presented by Steven Spielberg with guest appearances by many famous actors, actresses, and directors.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: anthology, atmospheric, mind bending, serious, suspenseful, retro, dark, twist ending, sitcom, dark fairy tale
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Night Gallery (1969)
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Night Gallery is an American anthology series that aired on NBC from 1970 to 1973, featuring stories of horror and the macabre. Rod Serling, who had gained fame from an earlier series, The Twilight Zone, served both as the on-air host of Night Gallery and as a major contributor of scripts, although he did not have the same control of content and tone as he had on The Twilight Zone.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: anthology, psychological, supernatural thriller, scary, retro, mysterious, dread, mythical, creepy, dark fairy tale
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Ultraman Decker (2022)
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Seven years have passed since Ultraman Trigger protected the world from various threats. In the present, Kanata Asumi, who is a positive young man, peacefully lives together with his grandpa. One day, while delivering ordered food, he witnessed a catastrophe: Spheres from the outer space attack Earth and Mars. Motivated by saving the precious lives of the people, he merges with Ultraman Decker and joins GUTS-Select, in order to protect what's important.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 128
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, entertaining, disturbing
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Etheria (2020)
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From post-apocalyptic westerns to demented comedies to terrifying horror and gore, ETHERIA serves up the perfect blend of mind-bending and panic-inducing excitement from the best emerging women genre directors in the world. Each episode showcases a vision of the fantastic in this new anthology series created to introduce amazing directors to devoted genre fans.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 183
Genere: Action, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 15 min
Plot tags: bleak, suspense, suspenseful, dark comedy, action packed, anthology
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The Twilight Zone (2002)
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The Twilight Zone is a 2002 revival of Rod Serling's 1950/60s television series, The Twilight Zone. It aired for one season on the UPN network, with actor Forest Whitaker assuming Serling's role as narrator and on-screen host. The series was produced by New Line Television, which since 2008 is a division of Warner Bros., which released Twilight Zone: The Movie.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: anthology, atmospheric, serious, mind bending, stylized, surprise ending, offbeat, psychological, intellectual, dark
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Torchwood (2006)
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Torchwood is a British science fiction television programme created by Russell T Davies. The series is a spin-off from the 2005 revival of the long-running science fiction programme Doctor Who. Torchwood follows the exploits of a small team of alien hunters, who make up the Cardiff branch of the fictional Torchwood Institute, which deals mainly with incidents involving extraterrestrials.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 43000
Genere: Action, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, serious, suspenseful, captivating, detective, sexy, apocalyptic, thrilling, exciting, odd
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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