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Romance of the Three Kingdoms

1991 ★ 8.0

Yokoyama Mitsuteru Sangokushi is a Japanese anime series based on the Sangokushi manga by Mitsuteru Yokoyama, itself based on Eiji Yoshikawa's retelling of the

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The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

1971 ★ 7.5

An anthology series produced by Thames Television, comprised of short mystery, suspense or crime adaptations featuring, as the title suggests, detectives who we

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Suspense

1949 ★ 5.1

An anthology series adapted from the radio program of the same name. Like the radio program, many scripts were adaptations of literary classics by well-known au

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DuPont Show of the Month

1957 ★ 7.4

DuPont Show of the Month is an acclaimed 90-minute television anthology series that aired monthly on CBS from 1957 to 1961. The DuPont Company also sponsored a

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The Words

2012 ★ 6.7

The Words follows young writer Rory Jansen who finally achieves long sought after literary success after publishing the next great American novel. There's only

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Aoi Bungaku Series

2009 ★ 6.8

An animated adaptation of six classical Japanese literature pieces, including No Longer Human (Ningen Shikkaku) and Run, Melos (Hashire, Melos) by Osamu Dazai,

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The Chronicle

2001 ★ 8.2

The Chronicle is the name of a science fiction television series on the Sci Fi Channel. The series is based on the "News from the Edge" series of novels by Mark

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Apostrophes

1975 ★ 8.5

Apostrophes was a live, weekly, literary, prime-time, talk show on French television created and hosted by Bernard Pivot. It ran for fifteen years (724 episodes

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Genius

2016 ★ 6.5

New York in the 1920s. Max Perkins, a literary editor is the first to sign such subsequent literary greats as Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. When a s

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It Started With a Kiss

2005 ★ 7.5

A live-action television adaptation of the Japanese manga series Itazura na Kiss written by Kaoru Tada. "It Started With a Kiss" is a live-action television ada

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BUTTONS

2024 ★ 10.0

Adaptation of "The Handmaiden" by Mnet, starring Natty and Julie from the group KISS OF LIFE. Buttons is a 2024 film production that serves as an adaptation of

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Masterpiece Mystery

1980 ★ 6.3

Mystery! is an episodic television series that debuted in 1980 in the USA. It airs on PBS and is produced by WGBH. The show has brought a large number of detect

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Tales to Keep You Awake

1966 ★ 7.3

Tales of terror by established authors such as Ray Bradbury or Edgar Allan Poe, as well as original scripts. Tales to Keep You Awake is a television series that

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Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

1958 ★ 6.8

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer is the title used for two syndicated television series that followed the adventures of fictional private detective Mike Hammer. Th

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Yo soy Bea

2006 ★ 4.6

Yo soy Bea is a Spanish television comedy-drama series which aired on Telecinco from 10 July 2006 to 16 August 2009. The series is an adaptation of the popular

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Lady Chatterley's Lover

2015 ★ 6.3

An early-20th-century tale of love across class boundaries which tells the legendary and romantic story of Lady Chatterley’s affair with her gamekeeper. Jed Mer

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Robotech

1985 ★ 8.6

Robotech is an 85-episode adaptation of three different anime television series made between 1982-1984 in Japan; the adaptation was aired in 1985. Within the co

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Gigantic Formula

2007 ★ 9.7

Mechanical Gods' War Gigantic Formula, also known as Apo Mekhanes Theos Gigantic Formula, is a Japanese anime series that aired in Japan. The show was first air

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Strangers

1978 ★ 7.3

Strangers is a 1978–82 ITV police procedural created and principally written by Murray Smith, based on characters created by Kenneth Royce in his novel series a

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Cranford

2007 ★ 8.1

A rich and comic drama about the people of Cranford, a small Cheshire town on the cusp of change in the 1840s. Adapted from the novels by Elizabeth Gaskell. Cra

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The Legend of Condor Hero

2001 ★ 5.0

The Legend of Condor Hero is a Japanese/Chinese animation. It's an anime adaptation of The Return of the Condor Heroes, a wuxia novel by Louis Cha. The Legend o

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Doña Bárbara

2008 ★ 7.8

Doña Bárbara is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo, Sony Pictures Television International and RTI C

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The Count of Monte Cristo

1998 ★ 7.3

A TV mini-series adaptation of the classic Alexandre Dumas novel. Edmond Dantes is unjustly sent to prison for 18 years. He escapes to reclaim his fiancée Merce

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Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

2016 ★ 7.7

A comedic thriller that follows the bizarre adventures of eccentric “holistic” detective Dirk Gently and his reluctant assistant Todd. An adaptation of Douglas

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