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Sci-Fi, dystopian film, science fiction film
In the future, the world has fallen into chaos after exhausting all natural resources. To keep humanity alive, scientists first create genetically modified orchids that are a new energy source, and second, a surgical procedure to enhance h…
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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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Drama, Sci-Fi, drama film, science fiction film
A Cornish fishing village is in a state of economic decline. Three decades earlier, when the village was thriving, the fishing vessel Rose of Nevada and its crew were lost at sea. The loss of the crew still pervades the village and the com…
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Action, LGBTQ-related film, Modern-Day Fantasy, action film, adventure film, drama film, fantasy film, mystery film, romance film, science fiction film, urban fantasy, vampire film
New York teenager Clary Fray begins seeing and drawing a strange symbol, worrying her mother Jocelyn and family friend, Luke Garroway. At a crowded nightclub with friend Simon Lewis only Clary witnesses Jace Wayland and his accomplices kil…
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Adventure, Drama, Sword And Sorcery, action film, adventure film, buddy film, fantasy film, medieval film, sword-and-sandal film
In 984 A.D., the knight Sir Bowen mentors Saxon Prince Einon in the Old Code, hoping that the boy will grow up as chivalrous, intelligent, and just ruler. While suppressing a peasant rebellion, Einon's father, King Freyne, is killed by the…
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Action, Fantasy, action film, adventure film, comedy film, drama film, fantasy film
In 740 AD in England, Merlin has three apprentices: Balthazar Blake, Veronica Gorloisen, and Maxim Horvath. Horvath betrays Merlin by allying with Morgana le Fay, an evil sorceress trying to steal a spell called "The Rising," which will re…
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Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, action film, comedy film, horror film, science fiction film
On June 19, 1987, as the Earth crosses the tail of a rogue comet, Rhea-M, previously inanimate machines spring to life; an ATM insults a customer (Stephen King) and a bascule bridge rises during heavy traffic, causing all vehicles upon the…
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Fantasy, Komödie, action comedy film, action film, dystopian film, girls with guns, post-apocalyptic film, science fiction film
In the year 2033, after a decade-long global drought in the wake of a comet striking the Earth, the little remaining water is controlled by Kesslee (Malcolm McDowell) and his Water & Power (W&P) corporation, which subdues the population by…
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Action, action film, science fiction film, thriller film
Cris Johnson can see into his future. He can only see two minutes ahead, with the exception of a vision he once had of a woman walking into a diner. Knowing no details other than the time, he goes to the diner twice each day at 8:09 to awa…
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Action, Utopia & Dystopia, action film, dystopian film, prison film, science fiction action film, thriller film
In 2012, the United States' failed economy and rising crime rates led to an increased number of privatized prisons. At one such prison, Terminal Island Penitentiary, Warden Claire Hennessey profits from livestreaming Death Race, a three-da…
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Drama, Sci-Fi, drama film, interactive film, science fiction film
Format Bandersnatch is an interactive film. A brief tutorial, specific to the device being streamed on, explains to the viewer how to make choices. When presented with a choice point, the user has ten seconds to make a choice or a default …
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Fantasy, Psychodrama, Psychological Thriller, action film, biopunk, body horror film, comedy drama, comedy film, comedy horror film, crime drama film, crime film, crime thriller film, cyberpunk, drama film, dystopian film, horror film, mystery film, psychological drama film, psychological horror film, psychological thriller film, science fiction action film, science fiction film, science fiction horror film, suspense film, thriller film
In the near future, virtual reality games are played on biotechnological "game pods" that attach to people's "bio-ports", connectors surgically inserted into players' spines. Two game companies, Antenna Research and Cortical Systematics, c…
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Action, Historie, Sci-Fi, action film, adventure film, fantasy film, science fiction film
In 1492 Andalusia, during the Granada War, Aguilar de Nerha is accepted into the Assassin Brotherhood and assigned to protect Prince Ahmed of Granada from the Templar Order. In 1986, adolescent Callum "Cal" Lynch finds his mother Mary kill…
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Dark Comedy, Sitcom, adventure film, comedy film, fantasy film, science fiction film
Kenneth Zevo, the eccentric owner of Zevo Toys in Moscow, Idaho, faces terminal illness. Defying expectations, he bypasses his son, Leslie—a whimsical toymaker apprenticed at the factory—and appoints his estranged brother, U.S. Army Lieute…
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Action, Modern-Day Fantasy, Sci-Fi, science fiction film
In 1985 Mexico City, Heinrich Treadway tries to escape the authorities and a man named Bathurst. Treadway and his associates, Abel and Leona, speak about "the Egg", which Treadway stole from Bathurst. Treadway tells Abel that if he does no…
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Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Utopia & Dystopia, dystopian film, science fiction film, thriller film
In a dystopian 2073, overpopulation has resulted in a strict one-child policy, enforced by the European Federation's Child Allocation Bureau. Any illegal children found by the C.A.B. are taken and placed in indefinite cryosleep.
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Action, Fantasy, action film, adventure film, fantasy film, science fiction film
Two thousand years ago, the Namekian Demon King Piccolo came to Earth and wreaked havoc. Seven mystics were able to seal Piccolo away using a powerful enchantment called the Mafuba. However, he breaks free in present-day and, with his ninj…
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Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Super Hero, action film, comedy film, science fiction film
The conglomerate Webscoe Industries hires computer programmer Gus Gorman, who secretly embezzles $85,000 from the company payroll. He comes to the attention of Webscoe's CEO, Ross Webster. A cunning billionaire fixated on using technology …
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Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, Drama, drama film, post-apocalyptic film, road movie, science fiction film
Fifteen years have passed since a massive solar flare destroyed the ozone layer, turning the planet Earth into a largely uninhabitable wasteland ravaged by extreme weather events while being scorched by the sun's ultraviolet rays, increasi…
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Sci-Fi, Thriller, thriller film
Vestalis is an isolated, windowless boarding school run with strict military precision. Girls, who live on numbered levels, are taught to follow the "feminine virtues" of obedience, cleanliness, patience, humility, purity, sweetness, and m…
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Drama, Sci-Fi, drama film, horror film, science fiction film
In 1860s London, medical student Victor Frankenstein attends a circus. He witnesses a hunchbacked clown use advanced anatomical knowledge to help save an injured aerialist, Lorelei. Intrigued, Victor rescues the abused hunchback from the c…
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Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, Hard Science Fiction, Sci-Fi, Space Opera, Time Travel, action film, adventure film, science fiction film, time-travel film
In the 24th century, Captain Jean-Luc Picard awakens from a nightmare in which he relives his assimilation by the cybernetic Borg six years earlier. He is contacted by Starfleet, who inform him of a new Borg threat against Earth. Concerned…
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Adventure, Time Travel, science fiction action film, time-travel film
Hopper, an archaeology professor, is exploring a remote cave system on the trail of missing hippies from the 1970s. After discovering what appears to be a cowboy paused in place in a tunnel, he returns to town and dismisses his graduate st…
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Animation, action film, mystery film, neo-noir, science fiction film
A young Bruce Wayne, after years of training abroad, vows to fight crime in Gotham City in memory of his murdered parents. While he is initially successful in thwarting robberies, he is disappointed that criminals are unafraid of him and s…
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