The Dark (1979)
Horror, horror film, science fiction film
A young woman is murdered and mutilated late one night. An ambitious female journalist decides to find out what happened.
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Horror, horror film, science fiction film
A young woman is murdered and mutilated late one night. An ambitious female journalist decides to find out what happened.
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science fiction film
In 4039, a city of survivors from the Neutron Wars travels through time and space escaping the Jen-Diki, a race of cyborgs intent on wiping out humanity. Two soldiers from the city, crusty Ballard and historian Petra, are transported to th…
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Action, Sci-Fi, action film, adventure film, drama film, science fiction film
Karen Warren, a former criminal psychologist, is driving on a lonely Texan road in the desert when her car breaks down. She hitches a ride with Frank Lloyd, who is traveling with his abused wife, Rayanne Lloyd, on his way to sell stolen co…
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Heist, Modern-Day Fantasy, action film, adventure film, fantasy film, science fiction film
Michael is a talented gambler who thinks through his every move and counts only on himself. He plans a heist at a luxury European casino. He implements his scheme brilliantly, until he runs up against a mysterious rival, Alex, at a poker t…
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Natural Disaster, action film, apocalyptic film, disaster film, science fiction film
When a massive tectonic shift triggers a tsunami capable of swallowing whole continents, the military creates an ark capable of holding only 50,000 people and the DNA of every species possible while the storm consumes most of the world.
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post-apocalyptic film, science fiction film
In the near future a mysterious plague kills almost every adult and leaves behind "a world of orphans". Some fortunate few are raised by the surviving adults, including Lee (John Stockwell), who is taken in and raised by Albert (James Earl…
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Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller, horror film, science fiction film
An outsider visits a remote isolated village that has seemingly shunned modern life. Dr. Del Shaw, an investigator from the British ecological watchdog group nicknamed Doomwatch, is sent to the island of Balfe to file a report on the effec…
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Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, post-apocalyptic film, science fiction film
Teenager Karen Braden (Kelley Bohanon) is a troubled mental hospital outpatient who is taken by her father George and sister Isa to a government facility near the Craters of the Moon lava fields in Idaho. The project there was commissioned…
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Fantasy, Western, fantasy film, science fiction film
Gene Autry (Gene Autry) is a singing cowboy who runs Radio Ranch, a dude ranch from which he fulfils a contract to makes a daily live radio broadcast starting at 2:00 pm. Gene has two kid sidekicks, Frankie Baxter (Frankie Darro) and Betsy…
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science fiction film
The film is about the youth perpetrator Victor, who spends his time lifting weights, dancing and torturing people. When he hits his friend Scum Baby, he calls the police. Victor gets the choice to go to jail or undergo a behavioral change.
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Sci-Fi, adventure film, horror film, science fiction film
U. S. Navy Commander Charles "Chuck" Prescott is unsure if his brother, Lt.
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Horror, Monster Film, horror film, monster film, science fiction film
Dr. Anthony Berol Blake runs Independent Thinking, a television show promoting a self-help, quasi-religious program resembling Scientology. But Blake isn't making his audience think any more independently – with the help of an alien organi…
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crime film, horror film, science fiction film
The alien criminal from the first movie is dead, but he left a few eggs which are hatching now. It is explained that on the alien's homeworld, evolution took two parallel paths: half of their race became violent criminals who live only for…
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horror film, monster film, science fiction film
Deep in a secret navy research facility, an armed security officer enters a secure observation room, filled with electronic monitoring equipment and shelves full of dissected fish specimens. The officer requests one of the scientists accom…
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Action, Animalhorror, Sci-Fi
A space capsule crashes near Roswell, New Mexico. Dr. Linda Murphy, answering to National Security Advisor Ethan Marcos, takes control of the investigation.
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horror film, parody film
Dr. Mortimer Gangreen (John Astin) escapes from prison and has set up a base at his assistant Igor's 'Really Big Castle' located outside Paris, France, and he is still bent on global domination. Using his Killer Tomatoes, Gangreen plans to…
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Animalhorror, science fiction film
Dr. Brian Lockhart is a professor of anthropology at the University of Arkansas. He receives a call from a sheriff, who reports sighting a Bigfoot-like creature near a remote town in southwestern Arkansas.
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science fiction
In June 2044, the Robotech Expeditionary Force (REF) fleet gathers at Moon Base ALUCE for its final attempt to drive the alien Invid from the Earth. Among the REF fighter pilots are Maia Sterling, Marcus Rush and Alex Romero, all of whom w…
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LGBTQ-related film, comedy horror, science fiction comedy, science fiction film
In Tromaville High School, two students are getting romantic in a janitor's closet when a pipe bursts above them, covering the couple in green slime and releasing a slug. The slug castrates the boy and the girl is dissolved. Meanwhile, the…
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Drama Documentary, Horror, nature documentary, science fiction film
Fictional scientist Dr. Nils Hellstrom guides viewers throughout the film. He claims, on the basis of scientific-sounding theories, that insects will ultimately win the fight for survival on Earth because of their adaptability and ability …
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Horror comedy, comedy horror, horror film, zombie film
When attempts to break into the pop business leave him with nothing but a bloody nose, songwriter Jason Jones decides to take a break with 'Hairy Holidays', an outfit run by shifty, gay travel agent Pollack. After failing to chat Jason up,…
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Action, Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, Drama, Fantasy, Mysterie, Sci-Fi, drama film, fantasy film
It's a week after the rapture and the millions of people who vanished into thin air are still missing. Chaos rules the world as panic and grief-stricken survivors continue to search for their lost loved-ones. Suicide rates are skyrocketing…
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Horror, LGBTQ-related film, Sci-Fi, horror film, monster film, science fiction film
A carnivorous shape-shifting alien named Kator lands in the woods of rural England. The vanguard of an invasion force, his mission is to evaluate the suitability of humans as a source of food for his species. He kills Anderson and Sandy, a…
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Computeranimation, Super Hero, action film, science fiction, science fiction film, superhero film
{{Cleanup-rewrite}} In a prologue, Wolverine states that "I'm the best at what I do, but what I do isn't very nice." Wolverine wakes up dazed and confused in a crater in the mountains, as he asks, "What the hell happened?" he hears a roar …
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