Captivating movies and TV shows – page 2
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Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A show of heroic deeds and epic battles with a thematic depth that embraces politics, religion, warfare, courage, love, loyalty and our universal search for identity. Combining real historical figures and events with fictional characters, it is the ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, epic, serious, stylized ...
Plot:
viking, king, medieval, danger, battles, kingdom, castle, escapades, kidnapping, heroes, rivalry, political unrest ...
Time:
middle ages, 9th century, medieval times, future, 10th century
Place:
england, britain, chicago, europe
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A gangster family epic set in 1919 Birmingham, England and centered on a gang who sew razor blades in the peaks of their caps, and their fierce boss Tommy Shelby, who means to move up in the world.
Style:
serious, atmospheric, tense, captivating, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
organized crime, gang, mafia, gang war, gangster, determination, cruelty, crime boss, power struggle, mob boss, rivalry, shooting ...
Time:
1920s, 20th century, ancient times, 1910s, victorian era
Place:
england, britain, ireland, birmingham alabama, europe ...
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1.5M
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 162 min.
Story:
In the 22nd century, a paraplegic Marine is dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission, but becomes torn between following orders and protecting an alien civilization.
Style:
futuristic, breathtaking, exciting, captivating, serious ...
Audience:
teens, kids, chick flick, family outing, girls' night ...
Plot:
fantasy world, alien, culture clash, alien planet, beautiful scenery, creature, space and aliens, battles, ecology, interspecies romance, alien encounter, space travel ...
Time:
future, 2000s, 20th century, 22nd century, distant future ...
Place:
iran, space western
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912K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Dexter is an American television drama series. The series centers on Dexter Morgan, a blood spatter pattern analyst for 'Miami Metro Police Department' who also leads a secret life as a serial killer, hunting down criminals who have ...
Style:
bloody, detective, captivating, stylized, clever ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, double life, crime investigation, forensics, loner, right and wrong, hidden identity, dark humor, serial murder, dark secret, anti hero, vigilantism ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, y2k, year 2006, 21st century
Place:
miami, florida, usa, canada
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152K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
Neal Caffrey, a con man, forger and thief, is captured after a three-year game of cat and mouse with the FBI. With only months left serving a four-year sentence, he escapes to look for Kate, his girlfriend. Peter Burke, the FBI agent who initially ...
Style:
captivating, exciting, light, serious, intellectual ...
Audience:
teens, family outing
Plot:
fbi, investigation, law enforcement, art thief, mastermind, unlikely partners, friendship, fbi agent, criminal, expert, talented, cons and scams ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa
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395K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Commercial airline pilot Whip Whitaker has a problem with drugs and alcohol, though so far he's managed to complete his flights safely. His luck runs out when a disastrous mechanical malfunction sends his plane hurtling toward the ground. Whip ...
Style:
psychological, tense, inspirational, emotional, heroic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
airplane, addiction, air disaster, aviation, courage, pilot, character study, airplane crash, stewardess, morality, airport, danger ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, orlando florida, atlanta georgia, california
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 165 min.
Story:
With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.
Style:
talky, suspense, captivating, brutal, bloody ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
racism, slavery, revenge, old west, bounty hunter, violent, vengeance, african american, dark humor, gunfight, racial violence, violence ...
Time:
19th century, year 2012, 2010s, 1850s
Place:
usa, texas, tennessee, america, austin texas ...
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298K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Raymond "Red" Reddington, one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives, surrenders in person at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. He claims that he and the FBI have the same interests: bringing down dangerous criminals and terrorists. In ...
Style:
tense, exciting, serious, captivating, clever ...
Audience:
family friendly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
fbi, investigation, unlikely partners, master criminal, law enforcement, danger, intrigue, secret, terrorism, mind game, outsmarting, murder investigation ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
usa, chicago, washington d.c.
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12K
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Diana Guzman begins to train as a boxer and achieves impressive success, blazing new trails for female boxers, all while keeping it a secret from her father.
Style:
captivating, independent film, touching, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
teens, date night, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
boxing, female boxer, contests and competitions, kick-butt women, bullying, sexism, athlete's life, follow your dream, athlete and trainer, boxing trainer, female protagonist, teenage girl ...
Time:
year 2000, 2000s, 90s, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa, new jersey
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166K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
Unravel the mystery of a nightmarish town in middle America that traps all those who enter. As the unwilling residents fight to keep a sense of normalcy and search for a way out, they must also survive the threats of the surrounding forest – ...
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, enigmatic, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
forest, small town, trapped, supernatural, creature, supernatural horror, struggle for survival, survival horror, secret, fictional city, trap, undercover ...
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 169 min.
Story:
As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.
Style:
breathtaking, realistic, captivating, tense, inspirational ...
Audience:
manly, date night, chick flick, kids, adult
Plot:
war, world war two, military, courage, battles, self sacrifice, sniper, friendship, nazi, combat, army, machine gun ...
Time:
1940s, year 1944, year 1998, 90s, year 2013 ...
Place:
normandy, france, germany, poland, europe ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
It’s 1882 and the Gilded Age is in full swing when Marian Brook, a young orphaned daughter of a Southern general, moves in with her rigidly conventional aunts in New York City. With the help of Peggy Scott, an African-American woman masquerading ...
Style:
costume drama, captivating, period piece, historical drama, exciting ...
Plot:
high society, wealthy family, rich man, lifestyle, rich woman, sorority, butler, gilded age, female writer, charity, female protagonist, mansion ...
Time:
19th century, 1880s, 20th century, victorian era
Place:
new york
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
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 ...
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, exciting, serious, feel good ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
witch, supernatural, magic, spell, creature, supernatural ability, curses spells and rituals, family secret, curse, evil force, magical, siblings relations ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
long island, new york, usa
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534K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
While running from a drug deal gone bad, Mike Ross, a brilliant young college-dropout, slips into a job interview with one of New York City's best legal closers, Harvey Specter. Tired of cookie-cutter law school grads, Harvey takes a gamble by ...
Style:
captivating, witty, serious, talky, sexy ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, date night, family outing
Plot:
lawyer, law firm, legal, photographic memory, hotshot lawyer, boss, success, corporate world, workplace situations, talented, prodigy, ambitious ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, chicago, syria
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A burglar falls for an heiress as she dies in his arms. When he learns that he has the gift of reincarnation, he sets out to save her.
Style:
romantic, captivating, fairy tale, stylized, sweet ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night, teens, chick flick
Plot:
angel, power of love, fall in love, love story, true love, love and romance, supernatural ability, medieval, imaginary, heir, magic, white horse ...
Time:
year 2014, 19th century, year 1916
Place:
grand central station manhattan new york city, new york, america, usa
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
Living inside a fairy tale may sound like a dream, but for this heroine, it’s more of a nightmare. After her mysterious death, Rinko is reborn as Raeliana—a loved and wealthy character in a novel. But she knows the ending: her murder at the ...
Style:
anime, captivating, thrilling, fairy tale, suspenseful ...
Plot:
male female relationship, changing the past or future, intrigue, reincarnation, problem, relationships, marriage, female protagonist, swordplay, secret, troubled marriage, husband wife relationship ...
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: China
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
One day, an unexplained RR virus appeared on the earth, drawing the world into disaster. Infected animals mutated into terrible monsters, invaded massively, and humans built walls around the destruction and established the base city as the last ...
Style:
captivating, anime, tense, exciting, disturbing ...
Plot:
martial arts, battles, direction and purpose, warrior, fight, supernatural being, humanity, struggle for survival, against humanity, survival, post apocalypse, angry ...
Time:
distant future
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Tsutsui Hikari (a.k.a "Tsuttsun") is a high school student who is content with his virtual life of anime and video games. One day, he gets stuck cleaning the pool with Iroha, a real live girl who is stylish, sassy and known to be easy with ...
Style:
captivating, anime, romantic, light, exciting ...
Plot:
couples, youth, lifestyle, teenage love, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, high school, love and romance, relationships, bullying, couple relations, love, schoolgirl ...
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
An immortal being was sent to the surface of the earth and met a boy living alone in the middle of tundra. The being can take the shape of dying things, but only if the "impetus" is stronger than the previous one. What sort of experiences ...
Style:
captivating, anime, unusual plot structure, disturbing, manga ...
Plot:
eternity, friends, immortality, boy and dog, friendship between men, supernatural, eternal life, friendship, transformation, evolution, philosophy, supernatural being ...
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11K
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, South Korea, Canada
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
The adventures of 13-year-old, self-centered Anne Boonchuy who is magically transported to the fictitious world of Amphibia, a rural marshland full of frog-people. With the help of an excitable young frog named Sprig, Anne will transform into a hero ...
Style:
funny, feel good, captivating, enigmatic, satirical ...
Audience:
kids, teen fantasy, pre-teens
Plot:
frog, animal that acts human, friendship, danger, magic, 13 year old, human animal relationship, giant bird, teenage girl, insect, swamp, sword ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
fictional island, los angeles
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Every summer, Belly and her family head to the Fishers’ beach house in Cousins. Every summer is the same ... until Belly turns sixteen. Relationships will be tested, painful truths will be revealed, and Belly will be forever changed. It’s a ...
Style:
romantic, captivating, entertaining, disturbing, psychological ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, teen drama
Plot:
teen romance, love triangle, first love, teenager, in love, first kiss, pretty girl, teenage girl, adolescence, love affair, love story, love and romance ...
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Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Czech Republic, France, USA
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
In 1429 a teenage girl from a remote French village stood before her King with a message she claimed came from God; that she would defeat the world's greatest army and liberate her country from its political and religious turmoil. Following her ...
Style:
epic, captivating, realistic, period piece, factual ...
Plot:
medieval, joan of arc, religion, battles, betrayal, god, burned at the stake, courage, female warrior, heresy, heroic mission, war ...
Time:
15th century, middle ages, medieval times, ancient times, 90s ...
Place:
france, england, persia, europe, paris france ...
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
This is the extraordinary tale of two brothers named Moses and Ramses, one born of royal blood, and one an orphan with a secret past. Growing up the best of friends, they share a strong bond of free-spirited youth and good-natured rivalry. But the ...
Style:
biblical, captivating, christian film, uplifting, stylized ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, family outing, toddlers, pre-teens ...
Plot:
slavery, religion, ancient egypt, desert, bible, christian, ancient history, hopes, self discovery, freedom, pharaoh, prince ...
Time:
90s, biblical epic, year 1998
Place:
egypt, africa, north africa
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller, War
Country: Germany, Canada, UK, Hungary
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The Pillars of the Earth is an eight-part 2010 TV miniseries, adapted from Ken Follett's novel of the same name.
Style:
captivating, costume drama, historical drama, realistic, intense ...
Plot:
medieval, king, power struggle, state affairs, throne, cathedral, erotic scene, monarchy, heir, religions or cults, catholic church, female nudity ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 12th century, ancient times, 50s ...
Place:
england, britain, europe, london
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belfort's autobiography.
Style:
clever, cynical, captivating, motivational, cerebral ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
money, corruption, wall street, business, rise and fall, addiction, stock market, stock broker, success, wealth, greed, rags to riches ...
Time:
80s, year 2013, 90s, 20th century, year 1987 ...
Place:
new york, usa, geneva switzerland, big ben london, italy ...
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: Turkey, Russia
Duration: 150 min.
TV show
Story:
Mahmud brings Anna to his palace to teach his children French. The Russian ambassador also sends him there with the pressure to 'spy on his country'.
Style:
touching, captivating, sincere, emotional, tense ...
Plot:
sultan, female teacher, love and romance, espionage, strong female character, couple relations, parent child relationship, love triangle, relationships, male female relationship, relationship problems, female protagonist ...
Time:
18th century, 19th century, 1800s
Place:
turkey, ottoman empire
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Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Ukraine
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A solar eclipse activates a magic time portal, and a regular schoolboy Vit'ko from the 21st century goes a thousand years back in time. It doesn’t take Vitya long to recognize the legendary bogatyrs in young Oleshko, powerful Ilya and severe ...
Style:
captivating, stylized, atmospheric
Audience:
teens, family outing
Plot:
time travel, boy, boy girl relationship, courage, witchcraft, troops, slavic mythology, strong man, sword fight, magical, school, ancient history ...
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18K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A troubled woman living in an isolated community finds herself pulled between the control of her oppressive family and the allure of a secretive outsider suspected of a series of brutal murders.
Style:
captivating, psychological thriller, suspenseful, psychological, enigmatic ...
Plot:
serial killer, suspicion, dark past, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, island, isolated community, mother daughter relationship, beach, hunting, nightmare, loner, mother daughter conflict ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
balkan, britain
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388K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Bored and unhappy as the Lord of Hell, Lucifer Morningstar abandoned his throne and retired to Los Angeles, where he has teamed up with LAPD detective Chloe Decker to take down criminals. But the longer he's away from the underworld, the ...
Style:
sexy, captivating, entertaining, humorous, romantic ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, adult
Plot:
devil, supernatural, lucifer, demon, immortality, hell, immortal, fallen angel, homicide detective, murder investigation, female detective, police detective ...
Time:
20th century, 2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, chicago
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
In a land controlled by feudal barons, a great warrior and a young boy embark on a journey across a dangerous land to find enlightenment.
A genre-bending martial arts series very loosely based on the classic Chinese tale Journey to the West.
Style:
exciting, captivating, tense, stylized, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, warrior, death, danger, post apocalypse, vengeance, master warrior, murder, fantasy world, heroes, brutality, post-apocalyptic future ...
Time:
future, 2010s
Place:
southern usa, north america, america, usa
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