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Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 421 films · Page 15.
Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, End Times Road Movie, Sci-Fi, Utopia & Dystopia, science fiction film, speculative fiction film
An angel nursing a large egg is sent to an irradiated earth by her older brother Jonathan, with orders to see if mankind can be saved. On earth, two surviving soldiers, Frank and Goose, scavenge for supplies, oxygen, and water. Goose finds…
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LGBTQ-related film, dystopian film, post-apocalyptic film, science fiction film
Sometime in a dystopian future, World War III with a war in Afghanistan breaks out. An incurable biological weapon called the "Y-bomb", which targets the male Y-chromosome, is used and results in the eventual deaths of 97% of the world's m…
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Sci-Fi, action film, dystopian film, science fiction
Astronaut and osteopath, Dr. Ivan Hood and his companion Kelly return to Earth after a 40-year space mission with two other astronauts. They are soon captured by human bounty hunters near the ruins of Portland, Oregon and one of their team…
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Action, Horror, action film, horror film, post-apocalyptic film, science fiction film, science fiction horror film, thriller film, vampire film, zombie film
An epidemic disease has overwhelmed humanity, turning nearly everyone into blood-thirsty infected who resemble vampires and zombies. There is no known cure and there are very few survivors left fighting "against the dark". Tao (Seagal) is …
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Drama, Sci-Fi, dystopian film
Reports of a downed extraterrestrial object gain the attention of U.S. government agents. Although disappointed that they find no living specimens, the agents take an "eyewitness" into custody to observe him after they find he is no longer…
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Drama, dystopian film
comedy horror film, dystopian film, horror film, slasher film
A serial killer goes on a supply run during an economic collapse, with his wife and housekeeper in tow.
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comedy drama, dystopian film, post-apocalyptic film
The original play is set in a depraved Italian court, but Cottrell Boyce's screenplay relocates it to a futuristic version of Liverpool in the year 2011, following the aftermath of a natural disaster which has destroyed the southern half o…
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documentary film, dystopian film
Lucy is born on June 2, 2009 (the date the program aired; changed to January 1, 2009, in subsequent airings), in the suburbs of Miami, and is still alive in the year 2100. In 2015, negotiations on climate change action breaks down between …
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Animation, Musical, Utopia & Dystopia, horror film, science fiction film
The film starts out with a futuristic Nomad from the year 3069 who accidentally discovers the book "Helter Skelter" while searching for food in a desert on the former site of Los Angeles. He mistakes the book as the Bible and reads it as i…
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crime film, dystopian film, post-apocalyptic film
In the futuristic police state of Soleil, the government sets up a criminal, Hector, who walks into a police trap. Hector is captured alive at the behest of the police chief and is executed live on television after a brief show trial. Bone…
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Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Utopia & Dystopia, comedy horror, post-apocalyptic film, science fiction comedy, science fiction film
A group of protesters who call themselves "mutants" have taken over the inner city streets of a large city. They dress weirdly to try to show the effects of toxic poisoning. One of the mutants, Splatter, has really been affected.
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dystopian film, speculative fiction film
Allison Goldring, an upper-class, white college student, becomes pregnant from her boyfriend Jeremy Tanner. After discussing her options with both Tanner and her family, she makes the decision to travel abroad to terminate the pregnancy, a…
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dystopian film, science fiction comedy
In 1995, World War III begins by accident when a hitman uses an miniature nuclear weapon in a hit which destroys Sicily; Italy mistakes the blast for nuclear terrorism and annihilates Libya, which destroys Israel. Africa bombs Germany, whi…
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Action, Buddy Cop, Sci-Fi, action film, dystopian film, science fiction film
In 2045, Los Angeles Police Department detective Hammond (Michael Jai White) and his new partner "Andy" (Randy Wayne) — a state of the art crimefighting robot cop — are tasked with recovering a runaway Telepresence android containing the c…
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action film, comedy horror, dystopian film, exploitation film, thriller film
In the year 2030, a civil war breaks out in the United States. In a final attempt to restore order, the president declares martial law. In 2033, a massive prison camp known as "the Red Zone" is built in a desolate city that soon holds over…
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Action, Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, Sci-Fi, Utopia & Dystopia
Sci-Fi, cyberpunk, drama film, dystopian film, horror film, science fiction film
A computer programmer and network engineer Simon J. (Jeremy Sisto) begins finding empty plain paper packages in his apartment. Simon goes to great length to try and secure his apartment, but the packages keep appearing.
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Exorcism Film, Obsession, drama film, dystopian film, horror film
Karen, a traumatized woman, has a horrific nightmare involving a subway train. The flashback narrative plot follows her trapped in a subway. A Christian doomsday cult has been consuming and distributing hallucinogen-laced muffins that make…
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Mysterie, Sci-Fi, dystopian film
In 2044, computer hackers destroy the research records of Ambro, the largest and most powerful drug company. Before he can be caught, the lead hacker injects himself with a drug and disappears. Twenty years earlier, Frank Grieves, a former…
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Action, action film, drama film, dystopian film, science fiction film, thriller film
In 2013, capital punishment has been abolished. With prison spaces running out, a group of prisoners are taken to an island called Novaya Zemlya for the sake of an experiment.
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Crime, crime film, drama film, dystopian film, post-apocalyptic film, science fiction film
In 1999, Berlin is struck by a mysterious wave of suicides. While some individuals take their own lives in isolation, others die in ways that cause multiple casualties, creating widespread panic on both sides of the Berlin Wall. Lieutenant…
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Political Thriller, Utopia & Dystopia, science fiction film
A man dying from intestinal cancer volunteers for an experimental treatment which involves receiving the transplanted digestive system of a pig. The transplant is successful, but leaves him with a pig-like penchant for consuming garbage. C…
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cyberpunk, dystopian film, post-apocalyptic film, science fiction film, thriller film
National boundaries have been broken, two giant super-states remain—a bleak, decaying Hemisphere, and the sprawling media state Megaville. Travel between the states is restricted. The "CKS" governs daily life in the Hemisphere.
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