Best High Concept

A high-concept action thriller that is remarkably simple yet incredibly effective. A bomb is placed on a city bus that will explode if the speed drops below 50 mph. The film is a masterclass in sustai...

Tenet is a massive, high-concept action spectacle from Christopher Nolan that introduces the concept of 'inversion'objects and people moving backward through time while the world moves forward. It is...

Into the Night is a high-concept Belgian thriller where a group of passengers on a hijacked plane must keep flying west to stay ahead of the sun, which has suddenly become lethal to all living things....

In 2074, when the mob wants to get rid of someone, the target is sent into the past, where a hired gun awaits. Looper is a creative, gritty, and fast-paced take on the time-travel genre. It avoids the...

Terra Nova is an ambitious, high-concept series about a family that travels back in time to the prehistoric era to save humanity from a dying future. The show features stunning dinosaur effects and a...

Stuart Turtons debut is a wildly inventive, high-concept mystery that blends Agatha Christie with 'Groundhog Day.' The protagonist must solve the murder of Evelyn Hardcastle, but every day he wakes up...

Groundhog Day is a rare comedy that manages to be both hilarious and deeply philosophical. The premise of a cynical weatherman forced to relive the same day repeatedly allows for a brilliant explorati...

The Good Place is a high-concept sitcom that explores ethics, philosophy, and the afterlife. When Eleanor Shellstrop dies and ends up in 'The Good Place' by mistake, she must hide her past life to avo...