Best plot ever

Which drama or movie has the best plot? A mystery, a journey through time, science fiction, complicated love story, select your favorite.

BeautyLight Feb 26, 2020
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  • Signal

    1. Signal

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    8.9
    1,194 points by 12 voters
    Fifteen years ago, a young girl was kidnapped on the way from school, and Park Hae Yeong, who was an elementary school student at that time, witnessed the crime. A few days ...more
  • Parasite

    2. Parasite

    Korean Movie - 2019
    8.9
    1,086 points by 11 voters
    Kim Gi Woo is a young man who lives with his unemployed, poor family of four in a semi-basement. One day, his friend Min Hyuk tells him that he is leaving to ...more
  • W

    3. W

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    8.5
    889 points by 9 voters
    Oh Sung Moo, the father of cardiothoracic surgeon Oh Yeon Joo, mysteriously goes missing while writing the last chapter of his webtoon "W". Yeon Joo goes to his office looking, but a ...more
  • Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo

    4. Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo

    Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
    8.7
    882 points by 9 voters
    When a total eclipse of the sun takes place, Go Ha Jin is transported back in time to the start of the Goryeo Dynasty of Korea during King Taejo's rule. She wakes ...more
  • Extraordinary You

    5. Extraordinary You

    Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
    8.3
    872 points by 9 voters
    What would you do if you found out that you were, in fact, a character in a comic? And an extra character on top of that? Change the course of the story, ...more
  • Someday or One Day

    6. Someday or One Day

    Taiwanese Drama - 2019, 13 episodes
    8.9
    794 points by 8 voters
    In 2019, 27-year-old Huang Yu Xuan yearns for her missing boyfriend Wang Quan Sheng, presumed dead for two years. On her birthday, she wishes to "see him." Meanwhile, in 1998, 17-year-old Chen ...more
  • It's Okay, That's Love

    7. It's Okay, That's Love

    Korean Drama - 2014, 16 episodes
    8.6
    587 points by 6 voters
    Despite being a bit of a prickly pear, Jang Jae Yeol has become famous for authoring mystery novels and for hosting a popular radio show. While sitting on a talk show panel ...more
  • Chicago Typewriter

    8. Chicago Typewriter

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.6
    587 points by 6 voters
    This drama follows the lives of two men and a woman through two eras: one during the 1930s Japanese occupation of Korea and the other in the 21st century. The three main ...more
  • Life on Mars

    9. Life on Mars

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    8.7
    585 points by 6 voters
    As the leader of a crime investigation team, Han Tae Joo has propelled his career and risen through the ranks by trusting data over all else. One day, while investigating a serial ...more
  • The Untamed

    10. The Untamed

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 50 episodes
    9.0
    497 points by 5 voters
    Wei Wu Xian and Lan Wang Ji, two talented disciples of respected clans, meet during cultivation training and accidentally discover a secret carefully hidden for many years. Taking on the legacy of ...more
  • Arthdal Chronicles Part 1: The Children of Prophecy

    11. Arthdal Chronicles Part 1: The Children of Prophecy

    Korean Drama - 2019, 6 episodes
    8.5
    487 points by 5 voters
    Set in the fictional land of Arthdal during ancient times (bronze age). Eun Seom was born with a fate to bring disaster to Arthdal, which leads him and his mother, who wants ...more
  • Queen In Hyun's Man

    12. Queen In Hyun's Man

    Korean Drama - 2012, 16 episodes
    8.4
    475 points by 5 voters
    Kim Boong Do is a scholar who had supported the reinstatement of Queen In Hyun when Jang Hee Bin's schemes resulted in her being deposed and replaced as King Suk Jong's queen ...more
  • Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds

    13. Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds

    Korean Movie - 2017
    8.6
    464 points by 5 voters
    After a heroic death, Kim Ja Hong navigates the afterlife with the help of three guardians Kang Rim, Hae Won Maek, and Deok Choon. All deceased must meet the gods of hell ...more
  • Hello Monster

    14. Hello Monster

    Korean Drama - 2015, 16 episodes
    8.4
    390 points by 4 voters
    Genius profiler Lee Hyun, returns home to Korea after something from a case he’s been sent triggers a memory he thought he’d lost forever. Unbeknownst to him, one of his team members, ...more
  • Kingdom

    15. Kingdom

    Korean Drama - 2019, 6 episodes
    8.8
    388 points by 4 voters
    As the Joseon King succumbs to smallpox the rumors of his death begin. The Cho Clan, which is the clan of the pregnant Queen and her father, together with the the Chief ...more
  • Defendant

    16. Defendant

    Korean Drama - 2017, 18 episodes
    8.7
    386 points by 4 voters
    Park Jung Woo is a prosecutor at Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office. One day, he wakes up and finds himself a convict on death row. Suffering from temporary amnesia, Jung Woo has ...more
  • Love Me If You Dare

    17. Love Me If You Dare

    Chinese Drama - 2015, 24 episodes
    8.3
    381 points by 4 voters
    Getting inside the head of a violent criminal is not easy. But Simon, Bo Jinyan, a brilliant criminal psychologist, has the ability to get into the minds of even the most mysterious ...more
  • 49 Days

    18. 49 Days

    Korean Drama - 2011, 20 episodes
    8.2
    370 points by 4 voters
    Shin Ji Hyun was enjoying absolute bliss as she was about to marry her fiancé, Kang Min Ho, but her perfect life is shattered when she gets into a car accident that ...more
  • Stranger

    19. Stranger

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.8
    294 points by 3 voters
    Hwang Shi Mok underwent brain surgery as a child to curb his violent temper, which left him devoid of emotions. Hwang becomes a prosecutor known for his piercing intelligence and logic, but ...more
  • Circle

    20. Circle

    Korean Drama - 2017, 12 episodes
    8.4
    282 points by 3 voters
    Taking place in both the present year 2017 and in the year 2037, when people believe that their future depends on humans controlling and regulating their emotions, this drama is a sci-fi ...more
  • Boku Dake ga Inai Machi

    21. Boku Dake ga Inai Machi

    Japanese Drama - 2017, 12 episodes
    8.4
    275 points by 3 voters
    Fujinuma Satoru is an aspiring manga artist who has the ability to travel back in time moments before a life-threatening incident, in which he is able to prevent those from happening. When ...more
  • Mr. Sunshine

    22. Mr. Sunshine

    Korean Drama - 2018, 24 episodes
    8.9
    200 points by 2 voters
    Mr. Sunshine centers on a young boy born into a house servant's family who travels to the United States during the 1871 Shinmiyangyo (U.S. expedition to Korea). He returns to his homeland ...more
  • Crash Landing on You

    23. Crash Landing on You

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    9.0
    198 points by 2 voters
    After getting into a paragliding accident, South Korean heiress Yoon Se Ri crash lands in North Korea. There, she meets North Korean army officer Ri Jung Hyuk, who agrees to help her ...more
  • Save Me

    24. Save Me

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.5
    197 points by 2 voters
    Following the failure of her father's business, Sang Mi and her family move to Muji-gun, where they have no friends or relatives. There she meets four young men, Han Sang Hwan, Seok ...more
  • The Gifted

    25. The Gifted

    Thai Drama - 2018, 13 episodes
    8.5
    195 points by 2 voters
    Ritdha Wittayakom High School has a "Gifted Program." The program offers special classes to a handful of "special" students chosen by the school administration. Incredibly, Pang, a tenth-year student from the lowest ...more
  • The King’s Avatar

    26. The King’s Avatar

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 40 episodes
    8.5
    194 points by 2 voters
    In the multiplayer online game Glory, Ye Xiu is well known as the textbook-level expert and top-tier player Ye Qiu. Due to a series of circumstances, he was forcefully expelled from his ...more
  • Six Flying Dragons

    27. Six Flying Dragons

    Korean Drama - 2015, 50 episodes
    8.7
    194 points by 2 voters
    A fictional, historical drama about the ambition, rise and fall of real and fictional characters based around Yi Bang Won. Yi Bang Won was the third king of the Joseon Dynasty in ...more
  • Strangers from Hell

    28. Strangers from Hell

    Korean Drama - 2019, 10 episodes
    8.6
    193 points by 2 voters
    Yun Jong U is a young guy in his 20s who moves from the countryside to Seoul after his college friend, Jae Ho, offers him a job. While looking for a place ...more
  • Designated Survivor: 60 Days

    29. Designated Survivor: 60 Days

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.5
    185 points by 2 voters
    Park Moo Jin is a former professor of chemistry and now holds the Minister of Environment position. He doesn't have ambition, personal beliefs or political sense. One day, the cabinet is gathered ...more
  • Boku no Ita Jikan

    30. Boku no Ita Jikan

    Japanese Drama - 2014, 11 episodes
    8.5
    184 points by 2 voters
    Sawada Takuto is an ordinary university student, who one day learns that he has A.L.S. (Lou Gehrig’s disease) with not much time left to live. Instead of wallowing in despair, Takuto tries ...more
  • Be With You

    31. Be With You

    Korean Movie - 2018
    8.7
    176 points by 2 voters
    Soo Ah, before passing away makes an unbelievable promise to her husband, Woo Jin, to return one year later on a rainy day. Miraculously, she keeps the promise and reappears before her ...more
  • The Beauty Inside

    32. The Beauty Inside

    Korean Movie - 2015
    8.3
    174 points by 2 voters
    What would you do if you woke up with a new face every day? Woo Jin, a man who designs furniture for a living, is used to this. An elderly man, a ...more
  • It's Okay to Not Be Okay

    33. It's Okay to Not Be Okay

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    8.9
    100 points by 1 voters
    Moon Gang Tae is a community health worker at a psychiatric ward who was blessed with everything including a great body, smarts, ability to sympathize with others, patience, ability to react quickly, ...more
  • Lookism

    34. Lookism

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 38 episodes
    7.7
    100 points by 1 voters
    Lookism tells the story of an 'ugly' boy, Wen Shuai, who finally gets the courage to transfer after being bullied in his original school. He then discovers that he has two very ...more
  • Reset

    35. Reset

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 15 episodes
    9.0
    99 points by 1 voters
    An unexplainable phenomena finds college-going student, Li Shi Qing, trapped in a never-ending time loop where she is always stuck on a public service bus which is due to explode, bringing death ...more
  • The Uncanny Counter

    36. The Uncanny Counter

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    8.8
    99 points by 1 voters
    It tells the story of demon hunters called Counters who come to earth under the guise of being employees at a noodle restaurant in order to capture evil spirits that have returned ...more
  • Vagabond

    37. Vagabond

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.5
    99 points by 1 voters
    Cha Dal Gun becomes an awakened tiger in the face of his nephew’s death in a mysterious plane crash. As an orphan himself, he had raised his nephew singlehandedly in place of ...more
  • While You Were Sleeping

    38. While You Were Sleeping

    Korean Drama - 2017, 32 episodes
    8.7
    99 points by 1 voters
    Nam Hong Ju, endowed with the ability to foresee events, resides with her widowed mother who runs a small restaurant. Despite her gift, she often finds herself powerless to change the outcomes. ...more
  • The Untamed Special Edition

    39. The Untamed Special Edition

    Chinese Special - 2019, 20 episodes
    9.1
    99 points by 1 voters
    A 20-episode cut of The Untamed made for better integration and comprehension of the series. This special edition focuses more on Lan Wangji/Lan Zhan and Wei Wuxian/Wei Ying.
  • Watcher

    40. Watcher

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.2
    99 points by 1 voters
    An inspector who decided to live as a watchdog for the rest of his life after being betrayed by a trusted senior. A young police officer who lives suspecting that his father, ...more
  • All of Us Are Dead

    41. All of Us Are Dead

    Korean Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
    8.5
    98 points by 1 voters
    A high school becomes ground zero for a zombie virus outbreak. Trapped students must fight their way out — or turn into one of the rabid infected. (Source: Netflix) ~~ Adapted from ...more
  • D.P.

    42. D.P.

    Korean Drama - 2021, 6 episodes
    8.8
    98 points by 1 voters
    Private soldier Jun Ho is a confused youth who served in the military normally like other Koreans. One day, he suddenly becomes a member of the military defector arrest team. As such, ...more
  • Class of Lies

    43. Class of Lies

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.3
    98 points by 1 voters
    The drama is about a highly successful lawyer who falls from grace because of one case. He becomes a fixed term teacher at a high school that is tied to that case ...more
  • Our Beloved Summer

    44. Our Beloved Summer

    Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
    8.6
    96 points by 1 voters
    Years after filming a viral documentary in high school, two bickering ex-lovers get pulled back in front of the camera — and into each other's lives. Choi Woong seems naive and a ...more
  • Go Back Couple

    45. Go Back Couple

    Korean Drama - 2017, 12 episodes
    8.5
    95 points by 1 voters
    38-year-old married couple, Choi Ban Do and Ma Jin Joo, were in love when they got married but now, hate each other and regret marrying at such a young age. Choi Ban ...more
  • Burning

    46. Burning

    Korean Movie - 2018
    7.5
    90 points by 1 voters
    Jong Su, a part-time worker, bumps into Hae Mi while delivering, who used to live in the same neighborhood. Hae Mi asks him to look after her cat while she's on a ...more
  • Nine: Nine Times Time Travel

    47. Nine: Nine Times Time Travel

    Korean Drama - 2013, 20 episodes
    8.3
    80 points by 1 voters
    Park Sun Woo works as an anchorman at a TV broadcasting station. He is in love with news reporter Joo Min Young, who is bright and honest. Park Sun Woo then obtains ...more
  • Misty

    48. Misty

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    8.2
    78 points by 1 voters
    Go Hye Ran is an ambitious anchorwoman for the popular news show, News 9. She is passionate about her job and doesn't stop until she gets what she wants. One day, she ...more

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