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Explore imagined technology, futures and worlds beyond our own.

Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 4,369 films · Page 152.

Code Name: Heraclitus (1967)

spy film

Stanley Baker stars as a British spy who investigates the past of Lydia Constantine (Signe Hasso), the widow of secret agent Constantine (Kurt Kasznar). Lydia is suspected of selling Cold War secrets to the Soviet Union. To ascertain the truth, it is necessary to "rebuild" agent Constantine and send his living counterpart behind the Iron Curtain.

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The Quick and the Undead (2006)

Action, Horror, Science fiction, Zombie

In the present, a plague breaks out causing the infected to become zombies. The action starts 80 years later, where the western United States has devolved into a series of ghost towns overrun by zombies. The government awards bounty hunters bounties in exchange for pinkies of the undead.

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Denizen (2010)

Action, Horror, LGBTQ-related film, monster film, Science fiction

A group of scientists must stop a mysterious creature from attacking a small town. Sierra Deacon's (J.A. Steel) team, consisting of Dexter Maines (Ben Bayless) and Dallas Murphy (Jody Mullins), must help the locals led by Callie Calhoun (Julie Lisandro) in saving the town from the creature that is killing the residents.

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Able Edwards (2004)

Drama, Science fiction

In the not so distant future, the world is faced with a global catastrophe. A biological contaminant is released into the atmosphere and over the following years, decimates nearly ninety percent of the world's population. Fleeing the poisoned planet, humanity relocates to a space station orbiting the Earth.

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Norman's Awesome Experience (1988)

Science fiction, science fiction comedy

Norman (Tom McCamus) is a nebbish junior scientist working at CERN in modern-day Geneva. His life takes a whole new turn when an attractive Canadian model named Erica (Lori Paton) and her Italian photographer boyfriend Umberto (Jacques Lussier) persuade him to allow them access to the plant for an Omni photo shoot. The next day, the three central characters are literally zapped back in time by a freak accident at the nuclear power plant in which none of them was an active participant.

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Purple Death from Outer Space (1966)

Science fiction

When the Earth is attacked by a mysterious substance causing death and leaving the victim purple, Dr Zarkov, Flash Gordon, and Dale Arden discover the deaths are caused by one of Ming's spaceships from the planet Mongo. The trio go to the planet to bring an antidote back to the Earth and thwart Ming's schemes. Ming's plan is to steal all the Earth's nitrogen.

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Red Cockroaches (2003)

Drama

A young man meets a mysterious young woman in the New York City subway and becomes romantically involved with her, only to later discover that she may in fact be his long-lost sister. Their relationship unfolds in an alternative version of New York City marked by environmental decay, including bouts of acid rain, and dominated by a powerful cloning corporation known as DNA21. As the story progresses, questions of identity, memory, and genetic determinism blur the boundaries between romance, science fiction, and psychological drama.

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Abysm (2016)

Horror, Science fiction, science fiction horror film, thriller film

After a suicide attempt, Sam Miller (Charles Baker), coping with loss and depression, submits to a series of trials that fine-tune human emotions, but his unique reaction to the tests send him on a journey that transcends both physical and perceived reality. Under the supervision of Doctor Julian Loro (Michael Ironside), Sam undergoes a series of experiments to scan and alter human emotions.

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One Hundred Mornings (2009)

Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, Drama, Post-apocalyptic

Set in a world upended by a complete breakdown of society, two couples hide out in a lakeside cabin hoping to survive the crisis. As resources run low and external threats increase, they forge an uneasy alliance with their self-sufficient hippie neighbour. With no news from the outside world they can't know how long they must endure living in such close quarters, and with such limited supplies.

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Zombie Night (2003)

Comedy horror, zombie comedy

Following the end of World War III, the dead have risen and are eating the living after sunset. A group of survivors are holed up in a building fighting off the undead. One night though, the zombies break through, forcing the group to evacuate.

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Blood of the Beast (2003)

Post-apocalyptic, Science fiction, Zombie

Billions of people are killed in World War III, and most of the surviving males are rendered sterile. As a result, humanity resorts to cloning as its primary form of reproduction. All goes well until the first generation of clones turn nineteen and degenerate into bestial killers.

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14 Days (2014)

Drama, Family Drama, Romantic drama, Science fiction

Consisting of a variety of short stories tied together by a larger plot, each segment introduces an issue that the characters deal with. All scenes take place in one location and the audiences view is of the park bench and its immediate area. However, there are some exceptions such as the scene where the thief runs through the city, eventually arriving in the park.

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Strange Blood (2015)

body horror film, Science fiction

Dr. Henry Moorehouse (Robert Brettenaugh) is obsessively determined to find a universal cure for disease. He plans on doing this with an organism known only as 'Ella', a large parasite which he claims can successfully create a vaccine for any virus it's exposed to.

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Six Hours to Live (1932)

Drama, Science fiction

Paul Onslow, an ambassador from a small mythical country, stands in the way of an international trade agreement because it would be ruinous for his nation. He receives several threats and on the eve of the final vote he is murdered. A visiting scientist who has invented a special ray restores Onslow to life for six hours.

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Blake of Scotland Yard (1937)

Action, Science fiction

Sir James Blake, a leading figure in crime fighting, has retired from Scotland Yard in order to assist his niece Hope and her friend Jerry in developing an apparatus they have invented. Sir James believes that their invention has the potential to prevent wars, and plans to donate it to the League of Nations. However, a gang of criminals led by the elusive "Scorpion" steals the device, and Blake and his associates must recover the invention and determine the true identity of the "Scorpion".

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