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Action, Fantasy, action film, adventure film, fantasy film, martial arts film, ninja film
Mortal Kombat is a martial arts tournament that is held once every generation between representatives of the realms of Earth and the otherworldly dimension of Outworld. If Outworld achieves ten consecutive victories, the Outworld Emperor w…
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Animation, Komödie, Sport, children's film, comedy film, crossover fiction, fantasy film, live-action/animated film, sport film
In 1973, a young Michael Jordan tells his father, James, about his dreams of playing in the NBA. Twenty years later, following James' death, Jordan retires from basketball to pursue a career in baseball. In outer space, amusement park Moro…
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Dark Comedy, Parodie, Silly Movie, adventure film, comedy film, fantasy film, knight film, parody film, period drama film
thumb|King Arthur (Graham Chapman) and Patsy (Terry Gilliam) In AD 932, King Arthur and his squire Patsy, who bangs coconut shells together as Arthur mimes riding a horse, travel Britain searching for men to join the Knights of the Round T…
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Sci-Fi, action film, horror film, monster film, mystery film, science fiction film, thriller film
In 1979, Deputy Sheriff Jack Lamb of Lillian, Ohio and his 14-year-old son Joe mourn the death of wife and mother Elizabeth in a workplace accident. Jack blames Elizabeth's co-worker Louis Dainard for the accident, as Dainard had a hangove…
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Horror, Monster Film, Occult Horror, drama film, fantasy film, horror film, monster film, mystery film, neo-noir, psychological drama film, psychological horror film, psychological thriller film, supernatural film, supernatural horror film, thriller film
John Trent is delivered by ambulance to an insane asylum, violently agitated and restrained. He is confined to a padded room, where he experiences disturbing hallucinations. He begins telling his story to a doctor.
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Action, Adventure, Monumental Film, Swords and Sandals, action film, drama film, fantasy film, sword-and-sandal film
During the gods' battle against the Titans, Hades created the Kraken, a fearsome monster that helped win the gods' victory. Zeus and his brothers then divided the world amongst themselves: Zeus took the skies, Poseidon the seas, and Hades,…
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Monster Film, Satanism, splatter film, thriller film
During the German Autumn of 1977, Susie Bannion, an American from a Mennonite family in Ohio, is admitted at the Markos Dance Academy in West Berlin. The academy is reeling from the disappearance of a student, Patricia Hingle, who vanished…
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Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, Monster Film, action film, horror film, thriller film
The film opens with Paul scavenging for supplies in a storehouse and then fleeing through deserted back alleys, with the pandemonium of an apocalyptic event in the background, sirens blaring, sounds of distant explosions, and people scream…
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Action, Komödie, action film, comedy film, fantasy film, martial arts film
Jack Burton is driving his semi-trailer truck, nicknamed the Pork Chop Express, while narrating a monologue over the Citizens band radio (CB). He arrives at an outdoor market, drinking and gambling throughout the night. In the morning, Jac…
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Action, Aliens, Sci-Fi, action film, adventure film, horror film, monster film, science fiction action film, science fiction film, science fiction horror film, speculative fiction film, suspense film, thriller film
In 1997, Los Angeles is experiencing a heat wave and a turf war between heavily armed Colombian and Jamaican drug cartels. A Predator watches a shootout between the gangs and the LAPD, observing as Lieutenant Mike Harrigan charges into the…
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Action, Sci-Fi, action film, science fiction film, speculative fiction film, thriller film
Five years after Kyra's death, Riddick has become uneasy in his role as Lord Marshal of the Necromonger fleet. His refusal to swear into the Necromonger faith has caused dissent among his subjects. After the latest attempt on his life, Rid…
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Horror comedy, Komödie, Sci-Fi, comedy horror, gothic horror film, horror film, parody film, science fiction film
Early in the 20th century, Frederick Frankenstein, a lecturing physician at an American medical school, is actively distancing himself from his grandfather Victor Frankenstein, the infamous mad scientist, pronouncing his surname as "Fronke…
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Cannibal-Movie, Horror
Retired detective 'Big' Bob Carter and his wife Ethel are traveling from Cleveland to San Diego through the New Mexico desert for their silver wedding anniversary; with them are their three children, Lynn, Brenda, and Bobby, Lynn's husband…
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Monster Film, horror film, monster film, science fiction film
thumb|250px|Play the film's trailer right|thumb|250px|Frankenstein lobby card In a village in the Bavarian Alps, scientist Henry Frankenstein and his hunchbacked assistant Fritz piece together a human body. Some of the parts are from fresh…
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Adventure, Fairy-Tale Film, Sword And Sorcery, fantasy film, sword and sorcery film
The evil sorceress Queen Bavmorda of Nockmaar hears of a prophecy that a child with a special rune birthmark will bring about her downfall. She imprisons all pregnant women in her realm. The child is born, but her mother persuades the midw…
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Animalhorror, Horror comedy, Komödie, action film, comedy film, comedy horror, horror film, kaiju, science fiction comedy, science fiction film, thriller film
In the isolated desert town of Perfection, Nevada, handymen Valentine "Val" McKee and Earl Bassett decide to leave for the nearby town of Bixby after growing dissatisfied with their work. Before they can depart, they discover resident Edga…
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Animation, Fantasy, Komödie, children's film, comedy film, fantasy film, monster film
A young Mike Wazowski visits the Monsters Inc. factory on a class field trip to learn about how "scarers" harness human children's screams for energy to power the monster world. He secretly follows scarer Frank McCay through a door to the …
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Aliens, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Utopia & Dystopia, action film, adventure film, horror film, monster film, science fiction film, thriller film
In the year 2678, the spaceship Hunter-Gratzner is struck by micrometeoroids that penetrate the hull, killing the captain and sending it off course toward a nearby planet. First Officer Owens and docking pilot Carolyn Fry attempt an emerge…
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Animation, Fantasy, Komödie, comedy horror film, family film, monster film, vampire film, werewolf film, zombie film
In 1895, after his wife Martha was killed by an angry human mob, Count Dracula commissions and builds a massive monsters-only hotel in Transylvania, in which he raises his young daughter, Mavis. The hotel also serves as a safe haven and a …
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Drama, Fantasy, Hard Science Fiction, Horror, LGBTQ-related film, Monster Film, Romantic Drama, horror film, science fiction film
In a castle on a stormy night, Percy Bysshe Shelley and Lord Byron praise Mary Shelley for her story of Frankenstein and his Monster. She reminds them that her intention for writing the novel was to impart a moral lesson, the consequences …
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Animation, Fantasy, Komödie, children's film, fantasy film, medieval film, monster film
A year after becoming chieftain, Hiccup, his Night Fury Toothless, and their fellow dragon-riders continue to rescue captured dragons to bring them to Berk. However, the island has become overpopulated with dragons and faces constant attac…
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Komödie, Zombiefilm, comedy horror, horror film, post-apocalyptic film, zombie comedy, zombie film
Two months since a strain of mad cow disease mutated to become infectious to humans and turn them into zombies, survivors of the epidemic are advised to use their city of origin as nicknames when meeting other survivors, to not get too att…
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Komödie, Romance Film, Thriller, Werewolf, black comedy film, comedy film, comedy horror, ghost film, werewolf film
Two American graduate students from New York City, David Kessler and Jack Goodman, are trekking across the North York Moors. As night falls, they stop at the Slaughtered Lamb, a local pub. Jack notices a five-pointed star on the pub's wall.
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Drama, Monster Film, drama film, horror film, romance film, science fiction film
In 1794, Captain Walton leads an expedition to the North Pole. While their ship is trapped in ice, a frightening noise is heard and a cloaked man emerges from the mist, telling the crew to follow him with their weapons. The dogs run toward…
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