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Plot Summary:
With the world now aware of his dual life as the armored superhero Iron Man, billionaire inventor Tony Stark faces pressure from the government, the press and the public to share his technology with the military. Unwilling to let go of his invention, Stark, with Pepper Potts and James 'Rhodey' Rhodes at his side, must forge new alliances – and confront powerful enemies.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 855000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: entertaining, exciting, saga, humorous, suspenseful, witty, semi serious, intense, action packed, action adventure
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Megaforce (1982)
Plot Summary:
Megaforce is an elite multi-national military unit that does the jobs that individual governments wont. When the peaceful Republic of Sardun in under threat from their more aggressive neighbour the beautiful Major Zara (Persis Khambatta) and General Byrne-White (Edward Mulhare) see the help of Ace Hunter (Barry Bostwick) and Megaforce.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: futuristic, exciting, serious, suspenseful, fast, psychotronic, parody, sexy, humorous, entertaining
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X2 (2003)
Plot Summary:
Professor Charles Xavier and his team of genetically gifted superheroes face a rising tide of anti-mutant sentiment led by Col. William Stryker. Storm, Wolverine and Jean Grey must join their usual nemeses – Magneto and Mystique – to unhinge Stryker's scheme to exterminate all mutants.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 569000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 134 min
Plot tags: exciting, action packed, humorous, intense, serious, stylized, entertaining, saga, action adventure, epic
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X-Men (2000)
Plot Summary:
Two mutants, Rogue and Wolverine, come to a private academy for their kind whose resident superhero team, the X-Men, must oppose a terrorist organization with similar powers.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 638000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: serious, action packed, saga, action adventure, exciting, psychotronic, epic, cult classic, sexy, thought provoking
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Agent Carter (2015)
Plot Summary:
It's 1946, and peace has dealt Peggy Carter a serious blow as she finds herself marginalized when the men return home from fighting abroad. Working for the covert SSR (Strategic Scientific Reserve), Peggy must balance doing administrative work and going on secret missions for Howard Stark all while trying to navigate life as a single woman in America, in the wake of losing the love of her life - Steve Rogers.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 88000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags: semi serious, tense, captivating, exciting, suspenseful, saga, detective, period piece, deep, fast
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Hulk (2003)
Plot Summary:
Bruce Banner, a genetics researcher with a tragic past, suffers massive radiation exposure in his laboratory that causes him to transform into a raging green monster when he gets angry.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 276000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, intense, action packed, epic, action adventure, cult classic, slasher, saga, surreal
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Spider-Man (2002)
Plot Summary:
After being bitten by a genetically altered spider, nerdy high school student Peter Parker is endowed with amazing powers.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 862000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, entertaining, suspense, intense, action packed, saga, visual, epic, action adventure
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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
Plot Summary:
The sequel to Black Panther (2018).
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 292000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 161 min
Plot tags: futuristic, captivating, tear jerker, anime, surprise ending, psychotronic, visual, visually appealing, disturbing, exciting
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X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
Plot Summary:
After the re-emergence of the world's first mutant, world-destroyer Apocalypse, the X-Men must unite to defeat his extinction level plan.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 455000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 144 min
Plot tags: exciting, epic, intense, entertaining, suspense, saga, action adventure, surprise ending, thought provoking, humorous
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Green Lantern (2011)
Plot Summary:
For centuries, a small but powerful force of warriors called the Green Lantern Corps has sworn to keep intergalactic order. Each Green Lantern wears a ring that grants him superpowers. But when a new enemy called Parallax threatens to destroy the balance of power in the Universe, their fate and the fate of Earth lie in the hands of the first human ever recruited.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 293000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: entertaining, stylized, exciting, suspenseful, epic, psychotronic, humorous, semi serious, spiritual, saga
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Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
Plot Summary:
Predominantly set during World War II, Steve Rogers is a sickly man from Brooklyn who's transformed into super-soldier Captain America to aid in the war effort. Rogers must stop the Red Skull – Adolf Hitler's ruthless head of weaponry, and the leader of an organization that intends to use a mysterious device of untold powers for world domination.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 883000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: heroic, exciting, psychotronic, entertaining, stylized, epic, saga, action packed, action adventure, intense
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Max Steel (2016)
Plot Summary:
The adventures of teenager Max McGrath and alien companion Steel, who must harness and combine their tremendous new powers to evolve into the turbo-charged superhero Max Steel.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, intense, romantic, scenic, teen, independent film, buddy comedy, suspense, surprise ending
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Fantastic Four (2015)
Plot Summary:
Four young outsiders teleport to a dangerous universe, which alters their physical form in shocking ways. Their lives irrevocably upended, the team must learn to harness their daunting new abilities and work together to save Earth from a former friend turned enemy.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 174000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Germany, UK
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, action adventure, psychotronic, captivating, epic, slasher, saga, controversial, cult classic
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Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
Plot Summary:
Sony Pictures Entertainment and The Walt Disney Company jointly announced that Marvel Studios and its President Kevin Feige will produce the third film in the "Spider-Man: Homecoming" series, starring Tom Holland. The film is scheduled to release on July 16, 2021. The third film will see Peter Parker deal with the aftermath of Quentin Beck outing him as Spider-man, but also to deal with a familiar old foe who has joined a group of "Sinister Six" villains.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 849000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 148 min
Plot tags: exciting, disturbing, psychotronic, sad, saga, captivating, funny, atmospheric, epic, emotional
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The Avengers (2012)
Plot Summary:
When an unexpected enemy emerges and threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins!.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 14000000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 143 min
Plot tags: exciting, heroic, epic, entertaining, humorous, action packed, captivating, saga, visual, visually stunning
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Barb Wire (1996)
Plot Summary:
A sexy nightclub owner, Barb Wire moonlights as a mercenary in Steel Harbor, one of the last free zones in the now fascist United States. When scientist Cora Devonshire wanders into Barb's establishment, she gets roped into a top-secret government plot involving biological weapons. Soon Barb is reunited with her old flame Axel Hood, who is now Cora's husband and a guerrilla fighter, resulting in plenty of tense action.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 31000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: erotic, sexy, serious, apocalyptic, futuristic, suspenseful, cult classic, slasher, action adventure, disgusting
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G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)
Plot Summary:
From the Egyptian desert to deep below the polar ice caps, the elite G.I. JOE team uses the latest in next-generation spy and military equipment to fight the corrupt arms dealer Destro and the growing threat of the mysterious Cobra organization to prevent them from plunging the world into chaos.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 214000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: exciting, entertaining, action adventure, action packed, predictable, captivating, serious, sweet, social, saga
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X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
Plot Summary:
The ultimate X-Men ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods as they join forces with their younger selves in an epic battle that must change the past – to save our future.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 736000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 132 min
Plot tags: exciting, entertaining, epic, intense, visually stunning, serious, suspenseful, action packed, action adventure, suspense
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Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
Plot Summary:
Following the events of Captain America: Civil War, Peter Parker, with the help of his mentor Tony Stark, tries to balance his life as an ordinary high school student in Queens, New York City, with fighting crime as his superhero alter ego Spider-Man as a new threat, the Vulture, emerges.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 704000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min
Plot tags: entertaining, exciting, funny, suspense, humorous, witty, saga, psychotronic, epic, action adventure
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Black Widow (2021)
Plot Summary:
Natasha Romanoff, on the run from the government following her disobedience to the Sokovia Accords and for aiding Steve Rogers, finds herself on her own and is forced to deal with some of the red in her ledger.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 415000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min
Plot tags: suspense, epic, anamorphic, exciting, tense, captivating, suspenseful, disturbing, entertaining, sad
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Iron Man 3 (2013)
Plot Summary:
When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 887000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min
Plot tags: exciting, entertaining, witty, saga, suspenseful, visually stunning, action adventure, intellectual, epic, intense
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Captain America: Civil War (2016)
Plot Summary:
Following the events of Age of Ultron, the collective governments of the world pass an act designed to regulate all superhuman activity. This polarizes opinion amongst the Avengers, causing two factions to side with Iron Man or Captain America, which causes an epic battle between former allies.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 835000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 147 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, epic, saga, action adventure, anamorphic, captivating, sentimental, thought provoking, slasher
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Wonder Woman (2017)
Plot Summary:
An Amazon princess comes to the world of Man in the grips of the First World War to confront the forces of evil and bring an end to human conflict.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 690000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, War
Country: USA, China
Duration: 141 min
Plot tags: visually stunning, period piece, psychotronic, exciting, epic, suspense, retro, atmospheric, heartbreaking, slasher
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Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Plot Summary:
When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes are put to the ultimate test as the fate of the planet hangs in the balance. As the villainous Ultron emerges, it is up to The Avengers to stop him from enacting his terrible plans, and soon uneasy alliances and unexpected action pave the way for an epic and unique global adventure.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 907000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 141 min
Plot tags: entertaining, exciting, humorous, witty, captivating, suspenseful, stylized, surprise ending, semi serious, epic
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Deadpool (2016)
Plot Summary:
Deadpool tells the origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego Deadpool. Armed with his new abilities and a dark, twisted sense of humor, Deadpool hunts down the man who nearly destroyed his life.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 11000000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: exciting, stylized, entertaining, absurd, humorous, funny, parody, action comedy, dark comedy, witty
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Iron Man (2008)
Plot Summary:
After being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 11000000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 126 min
Plot tags: exciting, witty, entertaining, intellectual, action packed, saga, action adventure, clever, intense, visual
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Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Plot Summary:
After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War (2018), the universe is in ruins due to the efforts of the Mad Titan, Thanos. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers must assemble once more in order to undo Thanos' actions and restore order to the universe once and for all, no matter what consequences may be in store.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 12000000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 181 min
Plot tags: exciting, sad, action adventure, epic, saga, entertaining, humorous, captivating, tear jerker, psychotronic
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Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Plot Summary:
As the Avengers and their allies have continued to protect the world from threats too large for any one hero to handle, a new danger has emerged from the cosmic shadows: Thanos. A despot of intergalactic infamy, his goal is to collect all six Infinity Stones, artifacts of unimaginable power, and use them to inflict his twisted will on all of reality. Everything the Avengers have fought for has led up to this moment - the fate of Earth and existence itself has never been more uncertain.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 12000000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Norway
Duration: 149 min
Plot tags: epic, exciting, saga, surprise ending, action adventure, sad, captivating, anamorphic, semi serious, tense
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Transformers (2007)
Plot Summary:
Young teenager, Sam Witwicky becomes involved in the ancient struggle between two extraterrestrial factions of transforming robots – the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons. Sam holds the clue to unimaginable power and the Decepticons will stop at nothing to retrieve it.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 667000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 144 min
Plot tags: action packed, entertaining, saga, action adventure, mecha, exciting, breathtaking, anamorphic, cult classic, sentimental
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Venom (2018)
Plot Summary:
When Eddie Brock acquires the powers of a symbiote, he will have to release his alter-ego "Venom" to save his life.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 525000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, China
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, epic, psychotronic, surprise ending, funny, atmospheric, psychedelic
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Thor (2011)
Plot Summary:
Against his father Odin's will, The Mighty Thor - a powerful but arrogant warrior god - recklessly reignites an ancient war. Thor is cast down to Earth and forced to live among humans as punishment. Once here, Thor learns what it takes to be a true hero when the most dangerous villain of his world sends the darkest forces of Asgard to invade Earth.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 888000
Genere: Action, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: entertaining, exciting, heroic, futuristic, humorous, visual, visually stunning, saga, action adventure, suspense