Trending Series, a list by J S

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/2974/

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/59/

54

62

/28/

age 15+

Set in the proverbial boomtowns of West-Texas and a modern-day tale of fortune-seeking in the world of oil rigs, the series is an upstairs/downstairs story of roughnecks and wildcat billionaires that are fueling a boom so big it’s reshaping our climate, our economy and our geopolitics.

83

IMDb 1

8.6

/1638989/

84

/69718/

85

/20198/

90

/658/

83

74

/174/

age 14+

When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces, and one strange little girl.

84

IMDb 5

8.3

/362345/

81

/15339/

81

/2353/

95

/194/

95

73

/55/

age 16+

The story of haves and have-nots in a world in which there's almost nothing left to have. 200 years after the apocalypse, the gentle denizens of luxury fallout shelters are forced to return to the irradiated hellscape their ancestors left behind — and are shocked to discover an incredibly complex, gleefully weird, and highly violent universe waiting for them.

87

IMDb 4

8.9

/96302/

87

/4550/

87

/367/

97

/116/

83

84

/56/

age 15+

The staff of Pittsburgh's Trauma Medical Center work around the clock to save lives in an overcrowded and underfunded emergency department.

81

IMDb 8

8.1

/101312/

80

/5097/

79

/536/

98

/114/

66

87

/38/

age 15+

The most miserable person on Earth must save the world from happiness.

62

IMDb 2

7.3

/9115/

75

/335/

60

/62/

71

/34/

67

53

/18/

RogerEbert

1.5

age 15+

Two estranged spouses — one a detective, the other a news reporter — vie to solve a murder in which each believes the other is a prime suspect.

83

IMDb 9

8.0

/118710/

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/5871/

78

/1146/

Letterboxd

3.9

/30895/

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/86/

89

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/40/

age 15+

Former British soldier Jonathan Pine navigates the shadowy recesses of Whitehall and Washington where an unholy alliance operates between the intelligence community and the secret arms trade. To infiltrate the inner circle of lethal arms dealer Richard Onslow Roper, Pine must himself become a criminal.

77

IMDb 16

8.0

/117704/

80

/6295/

85

/2884/

64

/12/

age 14+

Starting over isn't easy, especially for small-town guy John Nolan who, after a life-altering incident, is pursuing his dream of being an LAPD officer. As the force's oldest rookie, he’s met with skepticism from some higher-ups who see him as just a walking midlife crisis.

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63

IMDb 32

5.8

/5478/

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/216/

62

/120/

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/12/

55

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/8/

age 17+

In a world where he survived the events of Spartacus (2010), Ashur clawed his way to power, owning the same ludus that once owned him. Allying with a fierce gladiatrix, Ashur ignites a new kind of spectacle that offends the elite.

76

IMDb 23

7.5

/22540/

72

/1122/

68

/218/

91

/124/

71

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/56/

age 17+

In the cutthroat world of international finance, a group of young graduates compete for a limited set of permanent positions at a top investment bank in London. The boundaries between colleague, friend, lover, and enemy soon blur as they immerse themselves in a company culture defined as much by sex, drugs and ego as it is by deals and dividends.

80

IMDb 33

7.6

/42095/

75

/2503/

80

/388/

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/31/

78

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/22/

age 14+

Morgan is a single mom with an exceptional mind, whose unconventional knack for solving crimes leads to an unusual and unstoppable partnership with a by-the-book seasoned detective.

75

IMDb 48

7.6

/369488/

78

/16683/

82

/10733/

84

/209/

71

64

/51/

age 14+

Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle's Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.

77

IMDb 94

8.1

/927838/

78

/64458/

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/12159/

81

/123/

85

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/50/

age 14+

Physicists Leonard and Sheldon find their nerd-centric social circle with pals Howard and Raj expanding when aspiring actress Penny moves in next door.

77

IMDb 20

7.0

/48393/

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/2906/

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/668/

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/95/

84

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/35/

age 9+

Percy Jackson is on a dangerous quest. Outrunning monsters and outwitting gods, he must journey across America to return Zeus's master bolt and stop an all-out war. With the help of his friends Annabeth and Grover, Percy's journey will lead him closer to the answers he seeks: how to fit into a world where he feels out of place, and who he's destined to be.

63

IMDb 3

7.0

/10840/

75

/546/

66

/51/

Letterboxd

3.3

/2795/

83

/23/

41

58

/9/

RogerEbert

2.0

age 14+

A desperate father searching for his runaway daughter gets caught up in a murder case — and stumbles upon secrets which could destroy his family for good.

82

IMDb 94

8.9

/1177882/

84

/47763/

84

/8780/

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/92/

93

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/24/

age 14+

Six young people from New York City, on their own and struggling to survive in the real world, find the companionship, comfort and support they get from each other to be the perfect antidote to the pressures of life.

88

IMDb 6

9.1

/63768/

89

/809/

86

/154/

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/34/

95

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/5/

age 16+

Two of the biggest stars in Major League Hockey are bound by ambition, rivalry, and a magnetic pull neither of them fully understands. What begins as a secret fling between two fresh faced rookies evolves into a years-long journey of love, denial, and self-discovery. Over the next eight years, as they chase glory on the ice, they struggle to navigate their feelings for each other. Torn between the sport they live for and the love they can’t ignore, they must decide if there’s room in their fiercely competitive world for something as fragile – and powerful – as real love.

77

IMDb 88

7.9

/61379/

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/4170/

82

/2698/

86

/152/

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/27/

age 14+

Explore the high-pressure experiences of police officers, paramedics and firefighters who are thrust into the most frightening, shocking and heart-stopping situations. These emergency responders must try to balance saving those who are at their most vulnerable with solving the problems in their own lives.

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IMDb 64

7.7

/7089/

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/522/

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/43/

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/35/

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/10/

age 13+

America’s most cunning contestants, a mix of famous faces and everyday Americans, play the ultimate murder mystery game. Hosted by Alan Cumming at an ancient castle in Scotland, they will work together on exhilarating missions to build a prize fund worth up to $250,000. But hidden amongst the Faithful contestants are the Traitors, whose goal is to eliminate the Faithful and claim the prize for themselves.

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72

IMDb 59

7.5

/6267/

71

/302/

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/42/

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/17/

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/13/

age 13+

Patience Evans works in a clerical role filing police records. An autistic woman, she has a special interest in solving puzzles and a secret fascination and talent for criminology—her unique perspective allows her to connect the dots through clues in a way others simply cannot.

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8.5

/532133/

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/28487/

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/30/

age 13+

The Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker clan is a wonderfully large and blended family. They give us an honest and often hilarious look into the sometimes warm, sometimes twisted, embrace of the modern family.

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IMDb 35

7.4

/10649/

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age 16+

Hezekiah and Alec, two friends from Jamaica, finds themselves thrust into the criminal underbelly of London's East End. Here they meet Mary Carr, Queen of an all-female criminal gang known as the Forty Elephants, and run afoul of Sugar Goodson, criminal kingpin and notorious boxer.

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IMDb 45

8.1

/142226/

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/4086/

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/27/

In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.

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IMDb 30

7.2

/3532/

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/231/

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/22/

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age 13+

When an analyst discovers his eyes and ears have been hacked, he's drawn into a controlled world designed by his agency to draw out their enemies.

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IMDb 58

6.8

/139488/

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/159/

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age 15+

New passions. New fashions. New Emily? A plucky American marketing whiz spreads her wings in life and love after landing her dream job in Paris.

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IMDb 40

8.2

/69211/

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/563/

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/49/

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/22/

age 15+

In a small Michigan town where the business of incarceration is the only thriving industry, the McClusky family are the power brokers between the police, criminals, inmates, prison guards and politicians in a city completely dependent on prisons and the prisoners they contain.

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IMDb 50

7.1

/10260/

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/628/

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/91/

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age 14+

London police officer DC Hana Li is escorting Dr Matthew Nolan back to Beijing where he has been accused of a crime. However, on board flight 357, she finds herself embroiled in an escalating conspiracy and a growing number of murders.

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8.2

/49953/

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/2859/

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/251/

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/90/

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age 5+

In this workplace comedy, a group of dedicated, passionate teachers — and a slightly tone-deaf principal — are brought together in a Philadelphia public school where, despite the odds stacked against them, they are determined to help their students succeed in life. Though these incredible public servants may be outnumbered and underfunded, they love what they do — even if they don’t love the school district’s less-than-stellar attitude toward educating children.

77

IMDb 15

8.0

/82240/

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/3286/

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/1168/

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/30/

age 15+

In 1962, amid a spate of unexplained disappearances of local children, a group of misfit friends begin to suspect a long-buried ancient evil lurking. As the kids set out to determine what's really going on, a rising unease prompts several townspeople to work together to restore peace – all while a U.S. military operation seeks to exploit Derry for its own objectives.

74

IMDb 19

7.5

/26374/

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/864/

82

/93/

Letterboxd

3.8

/25055/

80

/40/

73

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/18/

RogerEbert

3.0

age 14+

In Chicago, Marissa Irvine arrives at 14 Arthur Avenue, expecting to pick up her young son Milo from his first playdate with a boy at his new school. But the woman who answers the door isn't a mother she recognizes. She isn't the nanny. She doesn't have Milo. And so begins every parent's worst nightmare.

87

IMDb 12

9.2

/2524970/

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/143666/

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/26049/

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age 18+

Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Friction between the houses leads to full-scale war. All while a very ancient evil awakens in the farthest north. Amidst the war, a neglected military order of misfits, the Night's Watch, is all that stands between the realms of men and icy horrors beyond.

82

IMDb 53

9.0

/813606/

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/35082/

85

/4879/

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/205/

89

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/51/

age 14+

The everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company.

92

IMDb 11

9.5

/2461784/

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/113238/

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age 17+

Walter White, a New Mexico chemistry teacher, is diagnosed with Stage III cancer and given a prognosis of only two years left to live. He becomes filled with a sense of fearlessness and an unrelenting desire to secure his family's financial future at any cost as he enters the dangerous world of drugs and crime.

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8.1

/51044/

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/3834/

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/2521/

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/22/

age 14+

A riveting police drama about the men and women of the Chicago Police Department's District 21 who put it all on the line to serve and protect their community. District 21 is made up of two distinctly different groups: the uniformed cops who patrol the beat and go head-to-head with the city's street crimes and the Intelligence Unit that combats the city's major offenses - organized crime, drug trafficking, high profile murders and beyond.

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7.7

/11824/

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/2400/

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/131/

Pedro, Luis, Raúl and Santi are four friends who feel a bit lost in the new world of empowered women, each trying to adjust in their own haphazard way.

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8.7

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/586/

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/49/

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/38/

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Strangers play the ultimate game of detection, backstabbing and trust in the hope of winning up to £120,000. But hidden amongst the players are three Traitors, who secretly ‘murder’ a player every night. It’s up to the Faithfuls to banish them from the game before they become the next victim. If the Faithfuls eliminate all the Traitors they split the cash; but if a Traitor remains undetected to the end of the game, they take all the money.

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8.0

/70690/

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/4392/

84

/2330/

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/23/

age 14+

An edge-of-your-seat view into the lives of everyday heroes committed to one of America's noblest professions. For the firefighters, rescue squad and paramedics of Chicago Firehouse 51, no occupation is more stressful or dangerous, yet so rewarding and exhilarating. These courageous men and women are among the elite who forge headfirst into danger when everyone else is running the other way and whose actions make the difference between life and death.

79

IMDb 51

8.4

/529979/

83

/27210/

83

/8166/

93

/163/

73

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/48/

age 14+

When they were boys, Sam and Dean Winchester lost their mother to a mysterious and demonic supernatural force. Subsequently, their father raised them to be soldiers. He taught them about the paranormal evil that lives in the dark corners and on the back roads of America ... and he taught them how to kill it. Now, the Winchester brothers crisscross the country in their '67 Chevy Impala, battling every kind of supernatural threat they encounter along the way.

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5.8

/21111/

63

/1084/

75

/178/

20

/10/

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38

/5/

age 10+

I gathered 1,000 people to fight for $5,000,000, the LARGEST cash prize in TV history! We're also giving away a private island, Lamborghinis, and millions more in cash throughout the competition! Go watch to see the greatest show ever made!

90

IMDb 24

9.0

/795463/

87

/32846/

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/6099/

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/281/

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age 16+

Six years before Saul Goodman meets Walter White. We meet him when the man who will become Saul Goodman is known as Jimmy McGill, a small-time lawyer searching for his destiny, and, more immediately, hustling to make ends meet. Working alongside, and, often, against Jimmy, is “fixer” Mike Ehrmantraut. The series tracks Jimmy’s transformation into Saul Goodman, the man who puts “criminal” in “criminal lawyer".

91

IMDb 36

9.2

/560934/

91

/18465/

86

/3233/

92

/176/

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age 17+

The story of New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads. Those difficulties are often highlighted through his ongoing professional relationship with psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi. The show features Tony's family members and Mafia associates in prominent roles and story arcs, most notably his wife Carmela and his cousin and protégé Christopher Moltisanti.

85

IMDb 43

8.3

/139030/

83

/6515/

79

/742/

97

/215/

87

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/89/

age 16+

Follow a dysfunctional team of MI5 agents—and their obnoxious boss, the notorious Jackson Lamb—as they navigate the espionage world's smoke and mirrors to defend England from sinister forces.

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7.3

/5997/

76

/1215/

70

/174/

58

/6/

age 12+

Follow the lives of ambitious miners as they head north in pursuit of gold. With new miners, new claims, new machines and new ways to pull gold out of the ground, the stakes are higher than ever. But will big risks lead to an even bigger pay out?

78

IMDb 99

7.9

/113439/

78

/5385/

82

/2470/

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75

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/34/

age 15+

New York mafia capo Dwight "The General" Manfredi is released from prison after 25 years and exiled by his boss to set up shop in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Realizing that his mob family may not have his best interests in mind, Dwight slowly builds a crew.

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8.8

/277965/

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/12397/

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90

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age 17+

Four egocentric friends run a neighborhood Irish pub in Philadelphia and try to find their way through the adult world of work and relationships. Unfortunately, their warped views and precarious judgments often lead them to trouble, creating a myriad of uncomfortable situations that usually only get worse before they get better.

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8.3

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/45530/

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85

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/46/

age 14+

A father recounts to his children - through a series of flashbacks - the journey he and his four best friends took leading up to him meeting their mother.

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56

IMDb 41

6.6

/6140/

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/444/

67

/52/

25

/12/

83

34

/7/

age 14+

A small team of investigators are assembled to track down and capture the most dangerous killers our country has ever seen, all of whom have just escaped from a top-secret prison that's not supposed to exist.

86

IMDb 31

8.7

/369100/

86

/19854/

83

/2369/

95

/242/

80