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 7.4
 32K
Summer Wars (2009)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Kenji is your typical teenage misfit. He’s good at math, bad with girls, and spends most of his time out hanging out in the all-powerful online community known as OZ. His second life is the only life he has – until the girl of his dreams, ...
Style: anime, humorous, stylized, exciting, semi serious ...
Audience: teens
Plot: virtual reality, artificial intelligence, code breaking, satellite, technology gone awry, teenage life, save the world, family relations, code, relationships, technology, adaptation ...
Time: year 2009, future, 21st century
Place: japan, east asia, asia
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 6.0
 73K
The Net (1995)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Angela Bennett is a freelance software engineer who lives in a world of computer technology. When a cyber friend asks Bennett to debug a new game, she inadvertently becomes involved in a conspiracy that will soon turn her life upside down. While on ...
Style: suspense, exciting, entertaining, tense, psychological ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: hacker, computer, programmer, espionage, computer cracker, hacking, conspiracy, identity theft, geek, spy, stolen identity, computer hacker ...
Time: 90s, year 1995, 20th century
Place: san francisco, washington d.c., los angeles, california, usa ...
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WarGames: The Dead Code (2008)
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Computer hacker Will Farmer engages a government super-computer named Ripley in an online terrorist-attack simulation game. Little does Farmer know that Ripley has been designed to appeal to potential terrorists, and certain software glitches have ...
Style: serious, suspenseful, cyber, fast
Audience: boys' night
Plot: nuclear bomb, computer, bomb, terrorism, chaos, technophobia, government agency, prodigy, heroes, race against time, technology gone awry, save the day ...
Time: 20th century
Place: washington d.c., montreal, philadelphia, tehran iran, bosnia ...
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Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (2011)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story: Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior was a short-lived American police procedural drama that aired on CBS. The show debuted in 2011 as a spin-off from the successful Criminal Minds, which had premiered in 2005. This edition's profiling team also ...
Style: psychological, serious, suspenseful, rough, realistic ...
Plot: profiler, forensics, serial killer, multiple suspects, law enforcement, danger, police, police procedural, african american, computer genius, special agent, police investigation ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, virginia
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 7.6
 63K
Continuum (2012)
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: The series centers on the conflict between a group of rebels from the year 2077 who time-travel to Vancouver, BC, in 2012, and a police officer who accidentally accompanies them. In spite of being many years early, the rebel group decides to ...
Style: captivating, exciting, detective, cyber, apocalyptic ...
Audience: teens
Plot: time travel, time machine, heroine, getting home, policewoman, terrorist group, time jump, existence paradox, changing the past or future, sent to the past, alternate timeline, computer genius ...
Time: future, 20th century, 21st century
Place: usa, vancouver, canada
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The Lone Gunmen (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: After years of playing second fiddle to Agents Mulder and Scully on  The X-Files, the trio of computer-hacking conspiracy geeks popularly known as The Lone Gunmen are finally heading out on their own. Never ones to stray far from the center of ...
Style: semi serious, humorous, captivating, enigmatic, detective ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: hacker, computer genius, computers and web, undercover, investigation, partner, intrigue, partners against crime, danger, government agency, hacking, dishonesty ...
Time: 2000s
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Heaven's Memo Notepad (2011)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Narumi Fujishima is an ordinary high school boy who remains isolated from his fellow classmates. One afternoon fellow classmate Ayaka Shinozaki invites Narumi to join the gardening club and introduces him to a reclusive detective named Alice. Alice ...
Style: anime, seinen, captivating, entertaining, tense ...
Audience: teens
Plot: conspiracy, investigation, computer genius, youth, hacker, amateur detective, mafia, high school life, society, computers and web, police, coming of age ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan, asia
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 5.4
 930
Dark/Web (2019)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story: A horror anthology series that explores the dangers of a totally connected world.
Style: anthology, disturbing, bleak, suspenseful, psychological ...
Plot: computer cracker, investigation, hacker, computer, computer program, danger, programmer, old friend, save the day, computers and web, computer virus, mind game ...
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The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2002)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Follows Jimmy Neutron, his faithful robotic dog, Goddard, and his eclectic friends and family as they experience life in Retroville. Jimmy is a typical kid, who just happens to be a genius. He creates gadgets to improve his everyday life, but his ...
Style: not serious, humorous, feel good, exciting, clever ...
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens, family friendly, teens
Plot: mad scientist, boy, inventions and discoveries, mischievous children, everyday life, experimenting, experiment, friends, buddies, youth, pets, imaginary ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
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 6.2
 238K
Transcendence (2014)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, China, USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story: Two leading computer scientists work toward their goal of Technological Singularity, as a radical anti-technology organization fights to prevent them from creating a world where computers can transcend the abilities of the human brain.
Style: futuristic, thought provoking, cerebral, exciting, philosophical ...
Plot: artificial intelligence, technology, scientist, consciousness, technology gone awry, resurrection, computers and web, chaos, hi-tech, utopia, robot, science ...
Time: future, year 2014, 2010s, near future, 21st century
Place: peru, usa, california, new mexico
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Halt and Catch Fire (2014)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Set in the early 1980s, and about a fictional visionary, an engineer and a prodigy whose innovations confronts the corporate behemoths of the time. Their personal and professional partnership will be challenged by greed and ego while charting the ...
Style: clever, realistic, serious, captivating, melancholic ...
Audience: family friendly, date night
Plot: computer, programmer, inventions and discoveries, computers and web, existentialism, computer system, family relations, marriage, hacker, workplace situations, supportive spouse, partner ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: usa, dallas texas, texas, syria
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 8.2
 146K
Chuck (2007)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: Chuck is an American action-comedy/spy-drama television series created by Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak. The series is about an "average computer-whiz-next-door" named Chuck, played by Zachary Levi, who receives an encoded e-mail from an ...
Style: light, semi serious, humorous, captivating, sweet ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: geek, double life, cia, secret agent, espionage, enemy, peril, spy, lifestyle change, misfit, dishonesty, undercover ...
Time: 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
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 5.3
 80K
Red Dawn (2012)
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: A city in Washington state awakens to the surreal sight of foreign paratroopers dropping from the sky - shockingly, the U.S. has been invaded and their hometown is the initial target. Quickly and without warning, the citizens find themselves ...
Style: exciting, suspenseful, intense, teen, action packed ...
Audience: teens, boys' night, girls' night, chick flick, teen drama
Plot: invasion, survival, danger, gunfight, battles, occupation, propaganda, heroic mission, save the day, war, friends, super weapon ...
Time: year 2012, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa, detroit, north korea, washington d.c.
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TRON: Uprising (2012)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: TRON: Uprising is an American animated science fiction television series, part of the TRON franchise, that aired on Disney XD in the United States from May 18, 2012 to January 28, 2013. The series is directed by Charlie Bean, who also acts as ...
Style: exciting, stylized, heroic, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience: kids, teens, pre-teens
Plot: virtual reality, cyberspace, danger, computer system, rebellion, artificial intelligence, fictional reality, escapades, training, rivalry, chaos, heroes ...
Time: 2010s
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 7.7
 54K
Nikita (2010)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Nikita will stop at nothing to expose and destroy Division, the secret U.S. agency who trained her as a spy and assassin.
Style: exciting, stylized, suspenseful, realistic, serious ...
Audience: teens, boys' night, adult
Plot: female killer, hitman, spy, tough girl, female spy, female assassin, strong female lead, mole, double life, secret government organization, female protagonist, heroine ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa
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The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya (2010)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Family, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 162 min.
Story: It is mid-december, and SOS Brigade chief Haruhi Suzumiya announces that the Brigade is going to hold a Christmas party in their clubroom, with Japanese hotpot for dinner. The brigade members Kyon, Yuki Nagato, Mikuru Asahina and Itsuki Koizumi ...
Style: anime, exciting, stylized, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience: teens
Plot: time travel, high school, danger, christmas, space and aliens, save the day, alternate dimension, imaginary, youth, rescue, social relations, computer genius ...
Time: 90s, year 1999, future, 2010s
Place: japan, asia
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 8.4
 196K
24 (2001)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: 24 is an American television series produced for the Fox network and syndicated worldwide, starring Kiefer Sutherland as Counter Terrorist Unit agent Jack Bauer. Each 24-episode season covers 24 hours in the life of Bauer, using the real time method ...
Style: exciting, cliffhanger, serious, stylized, realistic ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: terrorism, president, political conspiracy, secret service, terrorist, terrorist plot, government agency, race against time, assassination of president, investigation, assassination attempt, twists and turns ...
Time: 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place: los angeles, california, new york, usa, middle east
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 7.2
 32K
Kim Possible (2002)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Philippines, South Korea
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: Kim Possible is an American animated action-adventure comedy television series about a teenage crime fighter who has the task of dealing with worldwide, family, and school issues every day. The show is action-oriented, but also has a light-hearted ...
Style: exciting, stylized, humorous, semi serious, light ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, pre-teens
Plot: high school, young heroes, teenage life, good versus evil, heroic mission, heroes, spy, high school life, girl, youth, save the day, cheerleader ...
Time: 90s, 2000s, 21st century
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 7.5
 31K
Kyle XY (2006)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: 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.
Style: entertaining, suspenseful, exciting, atmospheric, thrilling ...
Audience: teens, kids, teen drama
Plot: supernatural ability, experiment, foster child, supernatural, genius, teenage life, mysterious character, self discovery, teenage love, fish out of water, teaching the ways of the world, secret organization ...
Time: 21st century
Place: seattle, washington d.c., usa
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Johnny Mnemonic (1995)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: A data courier, literally carrying a data package inside his head, must deliver it before he dies from the burden or is killed by the Yakuza. In a dystopian 2021, Johnny (Keanu Reeves) is a data trafficker who has an implant that allows him to ...
Style: futuristic, cyber, stylized, apocalyptic, bleak ...
Audience: family friendly, boys' night
Plot: cyberpunk, virtual reality, hacker, dystopia, cyborgs, heroic mission, artificial intelligence, computers and web, danger, hacking, dystopian future, computer cracker ...
Time: future, near future, 20th century, 2000s, 2020s ...
Place: arizona, japan, beijing china
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Dark Web: Cicada 3301 (2021)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Genius hacker Connor discovers Cicada 3301, an online treasure hunt that could be a recruiting tool for a secret society. Soon Conner, art-expert friend Avi, and secretive librarian Gwen are dashing from graffiti sites to ancient libraries to ...
Style: intellectual, enigmatic, exciting, captivating, thought provoking ...
Plot: cybercrime, intelligence, computers and web, hacker, computer hacker, genius, computer cracker, computer nerd, puzzle, conundrum, decision, secret ...
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 7.8
 161K
NCIS (2003)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, a team of special agents investigates any crime that has a shred of evidence connected to Navy and Marine Corps personnel, regardless of rank or position.
Style: captivating, exciting, serious, detective, suspense ...
Audience: teens, boys' night, adult
Plot: law enforcement, teamwork, special agent, crime solving, partners against crime, forensics, crime investigation, investigation, murder investigation, evidence, victim, military ...
Time: 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place: washington d.c., virginia, usa
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Mayfield's Game (2021)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: A teenage coding genius has just 30 days to create the world's greatest video game or his family loses everything. No pressure.
Style: entertaining, captivating, feel good, humorous, satirical
Plot: game, video game, family relations, geek, ambition, computer game, race against time, ambitious, direction and purpose, humour, computer program, coping ...
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 8.1
 217K
Criminal Minds (2005)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story: An elite team of FBI profilers analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again. The Behavioral Analysis Unit's most experienced agent is David Rossi, a founding member of the BAU ...
Style: psychological, exciting, serious, rough, detective ...
Audience: teens, family outing
Plot: fbi, investigation, serial killer, team, law enforcement, crime investigation, murder, danger, forensics, profiler, investigator, intelligence ...
Time: future, 2010s, 2000s, 2020s, 21st century
Place: usa, virginia, seattle, new york, arizona
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 5.8
 5K
Parallel (2018)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 104 min.
Story: A group of friends stumble upon a mirror that serves as a portal to a "multiverse", but soon discover that importing knowledge from the other side in order to better their lives brings increasingly dangerous consequences.
Style: surreal, intellectual, thought provoking, independent film, psychotronic ...
Plot: alternate reality, mirror, existentialism, time travel, evil, time, nerd, visceral, real world, philosophy, destiny, transformation ...
Time: 2010s
Place: seattle
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 7.7
 455K
Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Wreck-It Ralph is the 9-foot-tall, 643-pound villain of an arcade video game named Fix-It Felix Jr., in which the game's titular hero fixes buildings that Ralph destroys. Wanting to prove he can be a good guy and not just a villain, Ralph ...
Style: humorous, 3d animation, sweet, not serious, feel good ...
Audience: kids, teens, family friendly, girls' night, pre-teens ...
Plot: imaginary, obsessive quest, friendship, prejudice, disguise, hacker, master of disguise, medal, heroes, chases and races, danger, good versus evil ...
Time: 2010s, year 2012, 80s, 90s, 21st century
Place: california, usa
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American Dreams in China (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: China
Duration: 112 min.
Story: During the economic reform period of the 80’s, three undergraduates bind together by a common ambition – to live the American dream. They are Cheng Dongqing, a hillbilly who refuses to accept his destiny of being a farmer; Meng Xiaojun, a ...
Style: inspirational, realistic, captivating, thought provoking, semi serious ...
Plot: friendship, business venture, buddies, ambition, legal action, education, school, emigration, business, partner, legal, friends ...
Time: 80s, 90s, 20th century, 21st century
Place: china, asia, new york
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White House Down (2013)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story: Capitol Policeman John Cale has just been denied his dream job with the Secret Service of protecting President James Sawyer. Not wanting to let down his little girl with the news, he takes her on a tour of the White House, when the complex is ...
Style: exciting, suspense, action packed, action thriller, intense ...
Audience: chick flick, manly, girls' night, teens, boys' night
Plot: secret service, terrorism, president, white house, save the day, conspiracy, treason, hostage, rescue, nuclear threat, head of state, siege ...
Time: year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa, washington d.c., north america, pentagon, paris france
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Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story: When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis. With a personal score to ...
Style: futuristic, semi serious, exciting, action adventure, epic ...
Audience: kids, boys' night, teens, adult
Plot: space travel, outer space, star trek, spacecraft, space and aliens, space wars, self sacrifice, heroic mission, space opera, space, characters in danger, mission ...
Time: future, year 2013, 2010s, 23rd century
Place: san francisco, seattle, bay area, london, space western
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The Big Bang Theory (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: The Big Bang Theory is centered on five characters living in Pasadena, California: roommates Leonard Hofstadter and Sheldon Cooper; Penny, a waitress and aspiring actress who lives across the hall; and Leonard and Sheldon's equally geeky and ...
Style: sitcom, feel good, humorous, witty, intellectual ...
Audience: teens, kids, teen drama
Plot: nerd, scientist, friends, science, genius, geek, sarcasm, group of friends, neighbor, friendship, roommate, intelligence ...
Time: y2k, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place: pasadena california, california, hawaii, usa
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