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Action, Sci-Fi, adventure film, fantasy film
On board the tramp steamer Corita, Captain Lansen ignores a hurricane warning and a customs launch whose crew want to inspect his ship, as he is smuggling the explosive "Phosphor B" ('Phosphore Blanc', i.e. white phosphorus). His ship's pa…
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musical film
Employees and customers spend time at a small gas station-diner in a fictional town next to a nuclear power plant unaware it is the last day on Earth. Young Otto Quartz has received ownership of the failing business in his recently decease…
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Adventure, Stop Motion, fantasy film, science fiction film
In 1699, Dr Lemuel Gulliver is an English physician who seeks riches and adventure as a ship's doctor on a voyage around the world. His fiancée Elizabeth strongly wishes for him to settle down, and stows away aboard his ship to be near him…
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Computeranimation, family film, science fiction film
Two years after the events of the first film, Comet, a tech-savvy young chimpanzee, wants to be taken seriously as a full-fledged space chimp, but Ham, Luna and the other chimpanzees do not take him seriously. Comet learns that he was remo…
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Adventure, Fantasy, adventure film, fantasy film, science fiction film
At the beginning of the 20th century, British archaeologist Professor Aitken and his son, Charles, have hired Captain Daniels and his ship, the Texas Rose, to take them to sea. The pair plan to use a diving bell designed by engineer Greg C…
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dystopian film
In a future dystopia, Aram Fingal, a programmer working for the conglomerate Novicorp, is caught watching Casablanca at his workstation. As a consequence, the company assigns him mandatory prophylactic rehabilitation, where subjects are "d…
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Horror, Monster Film, Sci-Fi, horror film, science fiction film
Pete Dumond, chief make-up artist for 25 years at American International Studios, will be fired after the studio is purchased by NBN Associates. The new management from the East, Jeffrey Clayton and John Nixon, plan to make musicals and co…
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Sci-Fi, action film, science fiction film
Abraxas and Secundus are Finders, intergalactic police officers from the planet Sargacia. Their race is physically similar to humans but with an extended lifespan; Abraxas has been a Finder for almost 10,000 years. Each Finder is equipped …
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The story begins with the Master gloating over his latest scheme to destroy his nemesis. However, instead of only spying on the Doctor and his companion Emma on a giant screen, he is unaware that his microphone is on, so they hear his plan…
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Horror comedy, comedy film, comedy horror, crossover fiction, science fiction film, vampire film, zombie comedy
Beginning where the previous film left off, Mark and Sarah leave the burning waxwork. They board a taxi but the severed hand from the zombie exhibit also escapes, follows Sarah home, and kills her stepfather with a hammer. Shortly after, S…
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Action, Sci-Fi, horror film, independent film, kaiju, science fiction film, thriller film
George Herbert explains that despite years of searching for extraterrestrial life mankind never expected aliens, which devastated human civilization into anarchy, would be killed by a lack of immunity to the bacteria in the human blood the…
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Komödie, comedy drama, musical film, science fiction film, teen film
Teenager Roscoe is trying to help his best friend, Samantha. Sam's band, the Zetta Bytes, is struggling. Despite her vocal talents and guitar skills, Sam is told that she needs to dance in order for their band to succeed.
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Monster Film, Sci-Fi, horror film, science fiction film
A narration by Dr. Frank Baxter, an English professor at the University of Southern California, explains the premise of the film and its basis in reality. He briefly discusses the Hollow Earth theories of John Symmes and Cyrus Teed among o…
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Horror, Sci-Fi, ghost film, horror film, science fiction film
In Victorian England, philanthropic scientist Sir Hugo Cunningham is a member of a parapsychological society that studies psychic phenomena. As part of their latest investigation, the men have been photographing individuals at the moment o…
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Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, horror film, science fiction film
Sir Denis Nayland Smith of the British Secret Service warns Egyptologist Sir Lionel Barton that he must beat Fu Manchu in the race to find the tomb of Genghis Khan. Fu Manchu intends to use Khan's sword and mask to proclaim himself the rei…
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Fantasy, Retro Science Fiction, science fiction film
Sometime in the distant future, the planet Metropolis (once known as Earth) is a peaceful utopia led by a leader called The Great Brother. His world is threatened by his brother Graal who has escaped from a prison satellite, stolen a warsh…
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Drama, Modern-Day Fantasy, drama film, science fiction film, thriller film
In the future American Midwest, where it has not rained for eight years, Ruth is a homeless wanderer whose seizures trigger supernatural earthquakes. As she travels to her old family home, she meets Bill, a diner customer who is actually a…
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Dark Fantasy, Drama, drama film, fantasy film
In the film, the fate of humanity is decided in a court of law. The Devil is the prosecutor, and the Spirit of Man acts as the defense lawyer. Historical figures and eras are used as evidence for and against humanity's right to salvation.
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Adventure, Sci-Fi, science fiction action film
In 2030, a mission to Mars goes awry when a crewed shuttle disappears under mysterious circumstances. Six years later, United Space Planetary Corporation mission controller Mackenzie “Mack” Wilson finds herself subordinate to ARTI, an arti…
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Action Comedy, Sci-Fi, science fiction film
Space Cop, a highly disgruntled, impulsive, and destructive police officer from the future of 2058 (the future of space), accidentally travels back in time to 2007 after a pursuit through space causes him to travel through a time rift. He …
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Horror, Sci-Fi, found footage film, horror film, science fiction film, science fiction horror film
In a flash-forward, a figure grabs a camera and walks through a murky corridor with audible human screams. The figure puts the camera in a disposal chute, which opens into space in Earth orbit, and the camera falls to Earth. Information on…
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Afrofuturism, Musical, Sci-Fi, musical film
The film is an Afrofuturist story set in a village in Burundi made of computer parts, and centers on the relationship between Neptune, an intersex runaway, and Matalusa, a coltan miner, whose love leads a hacker collective. The film begins…
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Sci-Fi, fantasy film, science fiction film
In Portland, Oregon, in the near future, George Orr is charged with abuse of multiple prescription medications, which he was taking to keep himself from dreaming. Orr volunteers for psychiatric care to avoid prosecution, and is assigned to…
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horror film, science fiction film
In the 21st century, after scientist D’Brannin has decoded an alien signal from the Valkrens, he assembles a team with questionable credentials to locate the source, including Audrey, Keelor, Darryl, Lilly, Jon Winderman (a class ten telep…
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