Research movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant research movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, suspenseful, suspense, cult classic, scary and disturbing films and TV shows about / with research, death, supernatural, danger, scientist, doctor, fear, survival, monster and husband wife relationship plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Sci-Fi genres shot in USA, UK, Germany and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as research: Contagion (2011), The Hot Zone (2019), The River (2012), Bull (2016), Jurassic Park (1993), 47 Meters Down: Uncaged (2019), Life (2017), 28 Days Later (2002), Annihilation (2018), Kitchen Stories (2003).

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 6.8
 315K
Contagion (2011)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: United Arab Emirates, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: As an epidemic of a lethal airborne virus - that kills within days - rapidly grows, the worldwide medical community races to find a cure and control the panic that spreads faster than the virus itself.
Style: apocalyptic, suspense, bleak, realistic, disturbing ...
Plot: epidemic, virus, deadly virus, pandemic, infection, infected, quarantine, survival, plague, disaster, medical, natural disaster ...
Time: 2010s, future, distant future, year 2000, year 2011 ...
Place: minnesota, hong kong, san francisco, california, bay area ...
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 7.3
 10K
The Hot Zone (2019)
Genre: Drama, History, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Heroic U.S. Army scientist Dr. Nancy Jaax, working with a secret military specialized team, puts her life on the line to head off an Ebola outbreak before it spread to the human population.
Style: suspenseful, rough, apocalyptic, terrifying, psychological ...
Plot: virus, infection, research, scientist, female protagonist, laboratory, military, death, doctor, disease, blood, army ...
Time: 80s, 2000s, september 11 2001, year 1989
Place: africa, washington d.c., virginia, texas, cleveland ohio ...
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 6.8
 17K
The River (2012)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: The River follows the story of wildlife expert and TV personality Emmet Cole. Emmet set course around the world with his wife, Tess, and son, Lincoln, while filming what would become one of the most popular shows in television. After he goes missing ...
Style: scary, serious, suspenseful, cliffhanger, stylized ...
Plot: missing person, jungle, research, amazon river, supernatural, twists and turns, adventurer, mysterious place, expedition, danger, fear, videotaping ...
Time: 21st century
Place: south america, brazil, latin america
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 7.1
 22K
Bull (2016)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Dr. Jason Bull is the brilliant, brash, and charming founder of a hugely successful trial consulting firm.
Style: captivating, entertaining, humorous, light
Audience: adult
Plot: lawyer, courtroom, investigation, jury, workplace situations, research, legal, psychologist, outsmarting, manipulation, human nature, law enforcement ...
Place: chicago, new york
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 8.2
 1.1M
Jurassic Park (1993)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story: A wealthy entrepreneur secretly creates a theme park featuring living dinosaurs drawn from prehistoric DNA. Before opening day, he invites a team of experts and his two eager grandchildren to experience the park and help calm anxious investors. ...
Style: suspense, epic, breathtaking, exciting, entertaining ...
Audience: kids, family outing, boys' night, date night, teens ...
Plot: dinosaur, island, survival, creature feature, animal attack, scientist, disaster, research, children, experiment, dangerous animal, child in peril ...
Time: jurassic, 20th century, year 1993, prehistoric times, 90s
Place: fictional island, montana, caribbean, central america, costa rica ...
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47 Meters Down: Uncaged (2019)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Five backpackers, diving in a ruined underwater city, quickly learn they are not alone in the submerged caves.
Style: suspense, suspenseful, bloody, psychotronic, teen horror ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: shark, sea, underwater, panic, animal attack, killer shark, shark attack, fear, research, great white shark, survival horror, chase ...
Time: 2010s
Place: mexico
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 6.6
 251K
Life (2017)
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: The six-member crew of the International Space Station is tasked with studying a sample from Mars that may be the first proof of extra-terrestrial life, which proves more intelligent than ever expected.
Style: suspense, scary, apocalyptic, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience: adult
Plot: space travel, space, mars, outer space, monster, alien, space station, astronaut, survival horror, alien life-form, extraterrestrial life, first contact ...
Time: year 2017, 2010s, near future
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 7.5
 442K
28 Days Later (2002)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 113 min.
Story: Twenty-eight days after a killer virus was accidentally unleashed from a British research facility, a small group of London survivors are caught in a desperate struggle to protect themselves from the infected. Carried by animals and humans, the ...
Style: scary, atmospheric, rough, suspenseful, dark ...
Audience: manly, boys' night
Plot: zombie, virus, survival, apocalypse, epidemic, post apocalypse, infected, fear, zombie apocalypse, plague, end of the world, rage ...
Time: year 2002, year 2000, year 2003, distant future, near future ...
Place: london, britain, england, bolivia, europe ...
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 6.8
 357K
Annihilation (2018)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 115 min.
Story: A biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition into a mysterious zone where the laws of nature don't apply.
Style: suspense, psychedelic, psychological, disturbing, lovecraft ...
Audience: family friendly, adult
Plot: female protagonist, creature, dna, mutation, scientist, expedition, research, genetic mutation, terror, biologist, transformation, mission ...
Time: 2010s, future, 21st century
Place: chicago, florida, pakistan
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Kitchen Stories (2003)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Norway, Sweden
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Swedish efficiency researchers come to Norway for a study of Norwegian men, to optimize their use of their kitchen. Folke Nilsson (Tomas Norström) is assigned to study the habits of Isak Bjørvik (Joachim Calmeyer). By the rules of the research ...
Style: sentimental, humorous, touching, breathtaking, philosophical ...
Plot: friendship, research, food, self discovery, cooking, human animal relationship, regret, twists and turns, human nature, dishonesty, friends, satire ...
Time: 20th century, 1940s, 1950s, year 2003, post world war two
Place: scandinavia, europe, eastern europe, finland, stockholm sweden
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 7.5
 292K
Contact (1997)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story: Contact is a science fiction film about an encounter with alien intelligence. Based on the novel by Carl Sagan the film starred Jodie Foster as the one chosen scientist who must make some difficult decisions between her beliefs, the truth, and ...
Style: cerebral, inspirational, philosophical, futuristic, emotional ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: science, space travel, scientist, nasa, alien encounter, outer space, alien, space and aliens, first contact, astronomy, religion, alien contact ...
Time: future, 90s, 20th century, distant future
Place: puerto rico, new mexico, washington d.c., usa, hokkaido ...
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 6.9
 25K
The Silent Sea (2021)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: During a perilous 24-hour mission on the moon, space explorers try to retrieve samples from an abandoned research facility steeped in classified secrets.
Style: suspense, futuristic, mysterious, exciting, captivating ...
Plot: research, moon, space, mission, space station, astronaut, moon base, planet, asteroid, end of the world, space mission, space exploration ...
Time: future, 21st century
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 6.0
 21K
Body Snatchers (1993)
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: When Environmental Protection Agency inspector Steve Malone travels to a remote military base in order to check for toxic materials, he brings his family along for the ride. After arriving at the base, his teenage daughter Marti befriends Jean ...
Style: scary, suspenseful, exciting, grindhouse, cult classic ...
Audience: adult
Plot: alien invasion, evil alien, alien, soldier, toxic, research, zombie, emotionless, invasion, teenage life, military, monster ...
Time: 90s, year 1993
Place: alabama, atlanta georgia
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The Bureau of Magical Things (2018)
Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: Australia, Germany
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: When ordinary teenager Kyra touches a mysterious book, she is transformed into a Tri-ling-–part-human, part-fairy and part-elf. In addition to acquiring amazing magical powers, Kyra discovers a secret world of magic all around her.
Style: feel good, exciting, captivating, light
Audience: teen fantasy
Plot: fairy, elf, friendship, magical power, magical creature, parallel world, research, magic, teenager, temple, wizards and magicians, magician ...
Place: asia, vietnam, thailand
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The Atticus Institute (2015)
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: In the early 1970s, Dr. Henry West creates an institute to find people with supernatural abilities. When Judith Winstead comes to the facility, she exhibits amazing abilities that the military wants to turn into a weapon.
Style: scary, suspenseful, serious, mockumentary, sexy ...
Plot: exorcism, supernatural, demonic possession, research, psychic, supernatural ability, possession, military, medical, parapsychology, experiment gone awry, danger ...
Time: year 2015, 20th century, 70s
Place: usa, pennsylvania
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 7.1
 100K
Concussion (2015)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: UK, Australia, USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story: A dramatic thriller based on the incredible true David vs. Goliath story of American immigrant Dr. Bennet Omalu, the brilliant forensic neuropathologist who made the first discovery of CTE, a football-related brain trauma, in a pro player and fought ...
Style: inspirational, medical drama, captivating, realistic, compassionate ...
Plot: american football, doctor, professional sports, autopsy, football, sports injury, research, football player, brain damage, uncover truth, investigation, biopic ...
Time: 21st century
Place: pittsburgh, washington d.c., usa, pennsylvania
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 7.0
 641K
Prometheus (2012)
Genre: Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story: A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.
Style: futuristic, scary, atmospheric, suspenseful, dark ...
Audience: girls' night, boys' night, adult
Plot: alien, space travel, survival, androids, outer space, robot, space and aliens, distant planet, expedition, alien encounter, spacecraft, alien life-form ...
Time: future, year 2012, 2010s, year 2000, 21st century
Place: scotland
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 7.4
 42K
The Haunting (1963)
Genre: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 112 min.
Story: Dr. Markway, doing research to prove the existence of ghosts, investigates Hill House, a large, eerie mansion with a lurid history of violent death and insanity.
Style: gothic, gothic horror, suspense, scary, black and white ...
Plot: haunted house, supernatural, supernatural horror, lesbian, mansion, ghost, research, obsession, haunted by the past, disappearance, old dark house, psychic ...
Time: 1940s, 19th century, 20th century, year 1963, 1870s ...
Place: new england, boston, usa, massachusetts
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 7.1
 22K
Silkwood (1983)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story: The story of Karen Silkwood, a metallurgy worker at a plutonium processing plant who was purposefully contaminated, psychologically tortured and possibly murdered to prevent her from exposing blatant worker safety violations at the plant.
Style: touching, sad, thought provoking, serious, disturbing ...
Plot: whistleblower, working class, conspiracy, radiation, workplace, women, environmental, research, fighting the system, environment, labor union, contamination ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, year 1983, year 1974, 70s
Place: oklahoma, usa, washington d.c.
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The Thirteenth Floor (1999)
Genre: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Computer scientist Hannon Fuller has discovered something extremely important. He's about to tell the discovery to his colleague, Douglas Hall, but knowing someone is after him, the old man leaves a letter in his computer generated parallel ...
Style: mind bending, intellectual, twist ending, neo noir, atmospheric ...
Plot: virtual reality, alternate reality, cyberpunk, time travel, cyberspace, computer system, parallel universe, twists and turns, artificial intelligence, parallel world, consciousness, imaginary ...
Time: future, 90s, 1930s, year 1999, 20th century ...
Place: los angeles, usa
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 7.4
 10K
Deception (2018)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 41 min.
TV show
Story: Cameron Black is the world's greatest illusionist. At least, that's what people used to call him—before his greatest secret was exposed and his career destroyed. Even worse, Cameron has good reason to believe this was no accident.
Style: captivating, feel good, entertaining, clever, realistic ...
Plot: illusionist, fbi, outsmarting, team, who done it, riddles and clues, deception, crime investigation, investigation, magic, secret, research ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new york
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 7.1
 51K
Kinsey (2004)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: Kinsey is a portrait of researcher Alfred Kinsey, driven to uncover the most private secrets of a nation. What begins for Kinsey as a scientific endeavor soon takes on an intensely personal relevance, ultimately becoming an unexpected journey into ...
Style: sexual, controversial, talky, erotic, factual ...
Plot: gay, sexuality, professor, lgbt, scientist, male nudity, homosexual, psychology, research, nudity, gay interest, homosexuality ...
Time: 20th century, 1940s, 1950s, 2000s, year 2004 ...
Place: indiana, usa
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 5.9
 142K
Deep Blue Sea (1999)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 105 min.
Story: On a remote former submarine refueling facility called Aquatica, a team of scientists are searching for a cure for Alzheimer's disease. Dr. Susan McAlester genetically engineers three Mako sharks, intending to increase their brain capacity so ...
Style: exciting, suspenseful, entertaining, natural horror, scary ...
Audience: chick flick, boys' night, adult
Plot: shark, survival, shark attack, laboratory, creature feature, dangerous animal, killer shark, killer animal, genetic engineering, monster, experiment gone awry, underwater ...
Time: 90s, year 1999, 20th century
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A Beautiful Mind (2001)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story: At Princeton University, John Nash struggles to make a worthwhile contribution to serve as his legacy to the world of mathematics. He finally makes a revolutionary breakthrough that will eventually earn him the Nobel Prize. After graduate school he ...
Style: psychological, touching, cerebral, dramatic, intellectual ...
Audience: teens, date night, family friendly, chick flick
Plot: mathematics, mental illness, schizophrenia, genius, paranoia, insanity, scientist, mathematician, imaginary friend, nobel prize, obsession, prodigy ...
Time: year 2001, 60s, 20th century, 1940s, 2000s ...
Place: boston, harvard university, new jersey, persia, detroit ...
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Eye of the Dolphin (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Alyssa is a troubled 14-year old, suspended from school a year after her mother has drowned. Her grandmother Lucy, at wit's end, decides to take Alyssa to her father, James, whom Alyssa thought was dead for years. He studies dolphin ...
Style: realistic, captivating, light, humorous, serious ...
Audience: family outing, adult
Plot: island, tourism, coming of age, research, dolphins, tourist, dysfunctional family, parents and children, family relations, estrangement, friendship, teenage life ...
Time: 21st century
Place: bahamas, caribbean
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 8.2
 27K
Better Off Ted (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Better Off Ted is an American satirical situation comedy series, created by Victor Fresco, who also served as the show's Executive Producer. The series ran on the ABC network from March 18, 2009 to January 26, 2010. Better Off Ted focuses on ...
Style: sitcom, humorous, witty, not serious, funny ...
Plot: workplace, office, research, boss, workplace situations, corporate world, team, success, experiment, workplace romance, scientific research, evil corporation ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, new york
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 5.6
 95K
The Box (2009)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: Norma and Arthur Lewis, a suburban couple with a young child, receive a simple wooden box as a gift, which bears fatal and irrevocable consequences. A mysterious stranger delivers the message that the box promises to bestow upon its owner $1 million ...
Style: suspense, enigmatic, psychological, mind bending, mindfuck ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: moral dilemma, life & death, supernatural, experiment, psychology, decision, conspiracy, research, mysterious character, gift, husband murders wife, stranger ...
Time: 70s, year 2009, 20th century
Place: usa, langley virginia, virginia
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Prince of Darkness (1987)
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: A research team finds a mysterious cylinder in a deserted church. If opened, it could mean the end of the world.
Style: suspense, scary, dark, stylized, slasher ...
Plot: supernatural, demon, satan, devil, zombie, antichrist, cosmic horror, monster, occult, church, end of the world, research ...
Time: 80s, year 2016, 20th century, 90s
Place: los angeles
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 7.5
 551K
The Conjuring (2013)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story: Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most terrifying case of their lives.
Style: scary, dark, atmospheric, suspenseful, frightening ...
Audience: family friendly, teens, adult
Plot: haunted house, supernatural, ghost, exorcism, witch, paranormal investigation, fear, possession, psychic, paranormal, haunting, supernatural horror ...
Time: year 2013, 2010s, 70s, year 2000, 20th century ...
Place: rhode island, new england, connecticut, usa
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 7.7
 25K
Guru (2007)
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 162 min.
Story: Gurukant Desai hails from Idhar, a small village in Gujarat, but dreams of setting up his own business in Mumbai. After he returns from Turkey, he marries Sujatha for getting the dowry and arrives in Mumbai to start his business. This film ...
Style: realistic, captivating, touching, serious, inspirational ...
Plot: couples, society, research, ambition, rise to power, industrialist, idealism, newspaper, success, doubts and hesitations, businessman, entrepreneurship ...
Time: 60s, 50s, year 2007, 70s, 20th century ...
Place: asia, india, istanbul turkey, mumbai india, turkey
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