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Horror comedy, comedy film, comedy horror, fantasy film, horror film, monster film, science fiction film
Following the death of his owner, Sam Wing, Gizmo the mogwai is captured by scientists at the Splice O' Life genetic engineering laboratory at Clamp Center, a state-of-the-art skyscraper in Manhattan owned by eccentric billionaire Daniel C…
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Action, Fantasy, action film, fantasy film, sword-and-sandal film
Ten years after defeating Hades' Kraken, Perseus, the demigod son of Zeus, now lives as a fisherman with his son Heleus, after the death of his wife Io. Zeus visits Perseus, warning him that, since humans stopped praying to them, the gods …
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Sci-Fi, Thriller, horror film, monster film, science fiction film
During the SETI program, Earth's scientists send out transmissions, such as the Arecibo message, with information about Earth and its inhabitants in the hopes of finding life beyond Earth. After receiving transmissions from an alien source…
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Modern-Day Fantasy, Monster Film, horror film, thriller film
A day after the events of the first film, the police discover the Creeper's truck filled with dead bodies; however, the truck is booby-trapped with spikes. When Sheriff Dan Tashtego arrives, he informs Sergeant Davis Tubbs of the Creeper a…
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Adventure, Animalhorror, Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, Komödie, post-apocalyptic film, science fiction film
The destruction of a large Earth-bound asteroid releases unknown chemicals. As a result, cold-blooded animals on Earth mutate into large monsters and kill off most of humanity. During the evacuation of Fairfield, Joel Dawson is separated f…
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Action, Monster Film, Thriller, adventure film, horror film, monster film
Two days after the events of the first film, in which six women, Sarah, Juno, Beth, Sam, Rebecca, and Holly entered an uncharted cave system, a traumatized and blood-covered Sarah escapes the cave system with amnesia. She is taken to a hos…
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Buddy Film, Computeranimation, Komödie, Modern-Day Fantasy, Super Hero, adventure film, buddy film, children's film, comedy film, crossover fiction, detective film, family film, flashback film, ghost film, horror film, monster film, mystery film, superhero film
In Venice Beach, a young, lonely Shaggy Rogers befriends and adopts a young talking stray Great Dane, whom he names Scooby-Doo. On Halloween night, Scooby and Shaggy meet three young children—Fred Jones, Daphne Blake, and Velma Dinkley—bef…
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Cannibal-Movie, Western film, Zombiefilm, body horror film, crime film, crime thriller film, exploitation film, horror film, horror western, independent film, political film, rape and revenge film, revisionist Western, suspense film, thriller film
The Carter family is traveling on vacation towing a trailer en route to Los Angeles. Parents Bob and Ethel are driving, accompanied by their children Bobby, Brenda, eldest daughter Lynne, Lynne's husband Doug, Lynne and Doug's baby daughte…
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Modern-Day Fantasy, Monster Film, horror film, monster film, slasher film, teen film
Three days after the events of the first film, in its 22nd day of feeding, the Creeper abducts a young Billy Taggart in front of his father Jack Sr., his older brother Jack Jr. and their dog Mac. The next day, a school bus carrying a sport…
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Animation, Monster Film, children's film, comedy film, fantasy film, horror film, monster film, science fiction film
Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist and amateur filmmaker, lives with his parents, Susan and Edward, and his beloved bull terrier, Sparky, in the quiet town of New Holland. He does not interact much with his classmates, who include his …
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Groteske, Horror, Musical, comedy film, comedy horror film, drama film, fantasy film, horror film, monster film, musical film, thriller film
Following a run-through by the 1950s-style nostalgia band the Juicy Fruits, star record producer Swan overhears singer-songwriter Winslow Leach perform an original composition: a song from the cantata based on the legend of Faust. Swan bel…
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Vampirfilm, supernatural horror film, vampire film
On 6 August 1897, the merchant ship Demeter washes ashore in England. Among its wreckage, the police find the log kept by her captain, Eliot. One month earlier, Demeter has made port in Varna, Bulgaria, to receive cargo bound for London.
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Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, Daffy Comedy, Gross Out Film, Satire, alien invasion, biopunk, comedy film, science fiction comedy, science fiction film
Late one night, a large meteor crashes in the Arizona desert, witnessed by aspiring firefighter Wayne Grey. The next morning, college professors Ira Kane and Harry Block investigate the crash site, discovering that the meteor has landed in…
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Animalhorror, Natural Disaster, action film, adventure film, black comedy film, comedy film, comedy horror film, disaster film, drama film, horror film, independent film, monster film, science fiction film, science fiction horror film, suspense film, television film, thriller film
Off the coast of Mexico, the ship of shark fin smuggler Captain Carlos Santiago is caught in a hurricane, interrupting his meeting with a potential buyer. A firefight ensues between the buyer and the Santiago before a tornado throws shoals…
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Girls with Guns, LGBTQ-related film, Zombiefilm, action comedy film, action film, action thriller, adventure film, black comedy film, comedy film, comedy horror film, disaster film, exploitation film, girls with guns, horror film, independent film, mystery film, science fiction film, science fiction horror film, splatter film, suspense film, thriller film, zombie comedy
In rural Texas, go-go dancer Cherry Darling runs into her mysterious ex-boyfriend El Wray at the Bone Shack, a restaurant owned by brothers J.T. and Sheriff Hague. Meanwhile, the demented Lt.
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Action, Fantasy, Monster Film, action film, adventure film, fantasy film, monster film, science fiction film, thriller film
In the new world, humans struggle to survive against a wide variety of large and savage monsters. The Hunter, a warrior trained to kill these powerful creatures, is separated from the Admiral's crew when their ship is attacked by the Diabl…
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Christmas film, Horror comedy, Modern-Day Fantasy, Monster Film, black comedy film, comedy horror, horror film, parody film
Three days before Christmas, the Engel family—parents Tom and Sarah, daughter Beth, son Max, and Tom's mother, whom the family calls Omi—prepares for the holidays. Despite his family's dysfunction, Max still believes in Santa Claus and wri…
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Horror comedy, comedy horror, fantasy film, horror film
In 1983, Dan O'Grady returns home to North Dakota from a trip to his native Ireland, where he captured a leprechaun, who then gave him a pot of gold in accordance with the leprechaun code. After burying the gold, O'Grady discovers that the…
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Computeranimation, Horror comedy, Komödie, Modern-Day Fantasy, action film, comedy horror, fantasy film, ghost film, monster film, werewolf film
Following his father's death, teenager Zach Cooper and his mother Gale move from New York City to Madison, Delaware, where the latter has a new job as its high school's vice-principal. Zach befriends neighbor Hannah and fellow student Cham…
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LGBTQ-related film, Monster Film, Teen Horror Film, crime film, crime thriller film, fantasy film, horror film, independent film, slasher film, supernatural horror film, suspense film, teen film, thriller film
Five years after Freddy Krueger's apparent defeat, the Walsh family has moved into Nancy Thompson's former home. Their teenage son, Jesse, has a nightmare about Freddy. Jesse and his friend Lisa Webber discover Nancy's diary in his room, d…
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Fantasy, Sci-Fi, mystery film, post-apocalyptic film, science fiction film
Time-displaced astronaut Taylor and the mute Nova travel through the desert of the Forbidden Zone in search of a new life away from Ape City. Without warning, fire shoots up from the ground and chasms open. Confused by this, Taylor investi…
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Adventure, Monster Film, action film, adventure film, horror film, monster film, science fiction film, science fiction horror film, suspense film
thumb|right|Autographed Julie Adams publicity photo, featuring the Creature menacing Kay A geology expedition in the Amazon rainforest uncovers fossilized evidence (a skeletal hand with webbed fingers) from the Devonian period that provide…
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Computeranimation, Fantasy, Komödie, comedy film, comedy horror, family film, fantasy film, monster film, vampire film, werewolf film
In 1897, Dracula and his friends travel in disguise on a train to Budapest, the capital of the Hungarian part of Austria-Hungary. However, Drac's arch-nemesis Professor Abraham Van Helsing boards the train and unveils the monsters; the mon…
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Animalhorror, Dark Comedy, Splatter Film, Zombiefilm, action film, black comedy film, comedy film, comedy horror film, drama film, exploitation film, horror film, monster film, science fiction action film, science fiction film, science fiction horror film, splatter film, thriller film, zombie film
In 1957, on Skull Island, zoo official Stewart McAlden and his team attempts to smuggle out a Sumatran rat-monkey, a hybrid creature that resulted from the rape of tree monkeys by plague-carrying rats. While fleeing from the island's warri…
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