Greatest mainstreamish movies and shows

An elderly man reads to a woman with dementia the story of two young lovers whose romance is threatened by the difference in their respective social classes.

When Olive lies to her best friend about losing her virginity to one of the college boys, a girl overhears their conversation. Soon, her story spreads across the entire school like wildfire.

A middle-aged husband"s life changes dramatically when his wife asks him for a divorce. He seeks to rediscover his manhood with the help of a newfound friend, Jacob, learning to pick up girls at bars.

A young man and woman decide to take their friendship to the next level without becoming a couple, but soon discover that adding sex only leads to complications.

A comedy revolving around a group of teenage friends, their mishaps, and their coming of age, set in 1970s Wisconsin.

Evan Treborn suffers blackouts during significant events of his life. As he grows up, he finds a way to remember these lost memories and a supernatural way to alter his life by reading his journal.

After a bad break-up, Jess, an offbeat young woman, moves into an apartment loft with three single men. Although they find her behavior very unusual, the men support her - most of the time.

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.

An aspiring author during the civil rights movement of the 1960s decides to write a book detailing the African American maids" point of view on the white families for which they work, and the hardships they go through on a daily basis.

Follows the personal and professional lives of six twenty to thirty year-old friends living in the Manhattan borough of New York City.

When Juli meets Bryce in the second grade, she knows it"s true love. After spending six years trying to convince Bryce of the same, she"s ready to give up--until he starts to reconsider.

Aspiring film actress Penny moves into a Pasadena apartment across the hall from brilliant, but socially awkward, physicists Sheldon Cooper and Leonard Hofstadter and shows them how little they know about life outside of the lab.

A pair of underachieving cops are sent back to a local high school to blend in and bring down a synthetic drug ring.

After a stint in a mental institution, former teacher Pat Solitano moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife. Things get more challenging when Pat meets Tiffany, a mysterious girl with problems of her own.

An FBI agent and an Interpol detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances, and reward their audiences with the money.

A story that follows Elise, who after finding her life in shambles is forced to work at her old summer camp, where she reunites with two estranged friends.

The magically long-haired Rapunzel has spent her entire life in a tower, but now that a runaway thief has stumbled upon her, she is about to discover the world for the first time, and who she really is.

Comedy series following the exploits of Det. Jake Peralta and his diverse, lovable colleagues as they police the NYPD"s 99th Precinct.

Three different, but related, families face trials and tribulations in their own uniquely comedic ways.

Jess Bhamra dreams of playing professional football, but her Sikh parents have plans for her: a law degree and a marriage. Jules, a white female striker, spots Jess playing football and invites her to join the local women"s team.

In the unreal world of Sacred Heart Hospital, intern John "J.D." Dorian learns the ways of medicine, friendship and life.

A snowstorm forces two people who made an online connection to unwillingly extend their one-night stand as the blizzard goes through the night.

The Angels investigate a series of murders which occur after the theft of a witness protection profile database.

A group of intergalactic criminals must pull together to stop a fanatical warrior with plans to purge the universe.

In late-19th-century Russian high society, St. Petersburg aristocrat Anna Karenina enters into a life-changing affair with the dashing Count Alexei Vronsky.