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Plot Summary:
Two low-level astronomers, upon discovering that a meteor will strike the Earth in six months, go on a media tour to try to warn the world but find an unreceptive and unbelieving populace.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 580000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min
Plot tags: apocalyptic, feel good, entertaining, political, dark comedy, funny, thought provoking, cerebral, surreal, light
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Colossal (2016)
Plot Summary:
A woman discovers that severe catastrophic events are somehow connected to the mental breakdown from which she's suffering.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 68000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Spain, Canada, South Korea
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: dark fantasy, absurd, melancholic, surprise ending, dark comedy, captivating, allegory, independent film, fairy tale, psychological thriller
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Slaughterhouse-Five (1972)
Plot Summary:
"Listen: Billie Pilgrim has come unstuck in time." Slaughterhouse-Five is an award-winning 1972 film adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut's novel of the same name. Director Hill faithfully renders for the screen Vonnegut's obsessive story of Pilgrim, who survives the 1945 firebombing of Dresden, then lives simultaneously in his past, present, and future.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi, War
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: surreal, atmospheric, philosophical, non-linear, talky, tense, serious, emotional, depressing, cerebral
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Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It. (1970)
Plot Summary:
A gas is let loose upon the world that kills anyone over 25 years old.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: psychedelic, apocalyptic, surreal, independent film, offbeat, humorous, futuristic, experimental, cynical, semi serious
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Save Yourselves! (2020)
Plot Summary:
A young Brooklyn couple head upstate to disconnect from their phones and reconnect with themselves. Cut off from their devices, they miss the news that the planet is under attack.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: parody, light, humorous, satirical, absurd, funny, realistic, mumblecore, apocalyptic, dark comedy
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Downsizing (2017)
Plot Summary:
A kindly occupational therapist undergoes a new procedure to be shrunken to four inches tall so that he and his wife can help save the planet and afford a nice lifestyle at the same time.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 121000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Norway
Duration: 135 min
Plot tags: melancholic, semi serious, satirical, existential, exciting, parody, mind bending, thought provoking, intellectual, futuristic
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Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012)
Plot Summary:
As an asteroid nears Earth, a man finds himself alone after his wife leaves in a panic. He decides to take a road trip to reunite with his high school sweetheart. Accompanying him is a neighbor who inadvertently puts a wrench in his plan.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 118000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: touching, road movie, romantic, melancholic, sad, heartbreaking, sentimental, thought provoking, depressing, absurd
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Welcome to Me (2014)
Plot Summary:
A year in the life of Alice Klieg, a woman with Borderline Personality Disorder who wins Mega-millions, quits her meds and buys her own talk show.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: humorous, black comedy, disturbing, surreal, talky, independent film, semi serious, realistic, dark comedy, psychological thriller
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Adaptation. (2002)
Plot Summary:
A love-lorn script writer grows increasingly desperate in his quest to adapt the book 'The Orchid Thief'.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 200000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: absurd, philosophical, psychological, satirical, black comedy, mind bending, dark comedy, postmodern, surreal, mindfuck
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Evolution (2001)
Plot Summary:
A comedy that follows the chaos that ensues when a meteor hits the Earth carrying alien life forms that give new meaning to the term "survival of the fittest." David Duchovny, Orlando Jones, Seann William Scott, and Julianne Moore are the only people standing between the aliens and world domination... which could be bad news for the Earth.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 135000
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, entertaining, absurd, light, not serious, stylized, exciting, epic, black comedy
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Ingrid Goes West (2017)
Plot Summary:
Ingrid becomes obsessed with a social network star named Taylor Sloane who seemingly has a perfect life. But when Ingrid decides to drop everything and move west to be Taylor's friend, her behaviour turns unsettling and dangerous.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 47000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: thought provoking, dark comedy, funny, humorous, light, captivating, black comedy, exciting, philosophical, atmospheric
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Southland Tales (2006)
Plot Summary:
Set in the futuristic landscape of Los Angeles on July 4, 2008, as it stands on the brink of social, economic and environmental disaster. Boxer Santaros is an action star who's stricken with amnesia. His life intertwines with Krysta Now, an adult film star developing her own reality television project, and Ronald Taverner, a Hermosa Beach police officer who holds the key to a vast conspiracy.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 40000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: France, Germany, USA
Duration: 145 min
Plot tags: surreal, futuristic, enigmatic, cult classic, cynical, apocalyptic, postmodern, allegory, mindfuck, mind bending
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These Final Hours (2013)
Plot Summary:
What would you do on the last day on Earth? With the end of the world only hours away, the self-absorbed James heads to the ultimate party-to-end-all-parties. On his way there, he saves the life of a young girl named Rose who is searching desperately for her missing father. This simple act sets James on a path to redemption.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, suspense, apocalyptic, atmospheric, serious, grindhouse, emotional, philosophical, touching, offbeat
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Silent Running (1972)
Plot Summary:
In a future Earth barren of all flora and fauna, the planet's ecosystems exist only in large pods attached to spacecraft. When word comes in that the pods are to be jettisoned into space and destroyed so that the spacecraft can be reused for commercial purposes, most of the crew of the Valley Forge rejoice at the prospect of going home. Not so for botanist Freeman Lowell who loves the forest and its creatures, so decides to take matters into his own hands to protect what he loves.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 31000
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: futuristic, apocalyptic, philosophical, cult classic, visually stunning, minimal cast, thought provoking, light, psychotronic, psychological
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A Boy and His Dog (1975)
Plot Summary:
Set in the year 2024 in post-apocalyptic America, 18-year old Vic and his telepathic dog Blood are scavengers in the desolate wilderness ravaged by World War 4, where survivors must battle for food, shelter, and sexual companionship in the desert-like wasteland. Vic and Blood eke out a meager existence, foraging for food and fighting gangs of cutthroats.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: cult classic, surreal, humorous, futuristic, tense, disturbing, stylized, grindhouse, dark comedy, offbeat
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No Blade of Grass (1970)
Plot Summary:
A strange new virus has appeared, which only attacks strains of grasses such as wheat and rice, and the world is descending into famine and chaos. Architect John, along with his family and friends, is making his way from London to his brother's farm in northern England where there will hopefully be food and safety for all of them. Adaptation of John Christopher's novel The Death of Grass (1956).
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: apocalyptic, offbeat, depressing, disturbing, controversial, cult classic, tense, bleak, serious, captivating
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The Day After (1983)
Plot Summary:
The film portrays a fictional nuclear war between NATO forces and the Warsaw Pact that rapidly escalates into a full scale exchange between the United States and the Soviet Union, focusing on the residents of Lawrence, Kansas, and Kansas City, Missouri, as well as several family farms situated next to nearby nuclear missile silos.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags: disturbing, futuristic, apocalyptic, harsh, serious, thought provoking, psychotronic, suspense, bleak, rough
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August: Osage County (2013)
Plot Summary:
A look at the lives of the strong-willed women of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Midwest house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional woman who raised them.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 94000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: touching, emotional, melancholic, independent film, depressing, stylized, humorous, realistic, semi serious, black comedy
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Irresistible (2020)
Plot Summary:
A Democratic political consultant helps a retired Marine colonel run for mayor in a small, conservative Wisconsin town.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: political, funny, twist ending, parody, humorous, ironic, satirical, absurd, feel good, cult classic
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High-Rise (2015)
Plot Summary:
Life for the residents of a tower block begins to run out of control.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 45000
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, Belgium
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: psychological, disturbing, surreal, absurd, futuristic, art house, brutal, artsy, stylized, cerebral
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The Quiet Earth (1985)
Plot Summary:
After a top-secret experiment misfires, a scientist may be the only man left alive in the world.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 27000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: philosophical, mindfuck, mind bending, surreal, apocalyptic, atmospheric, cerebral, existential, mind twisting, minimal cast
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Wag the Dog (1997)
Plot Summary:
During the final weeks of a presidential race, the President is accused of sexual misconduct. To distract the public until the election, the President's adviser hires a Hollywood producer to help him stage a fake war.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 88000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: black comedy, political, talky, dark comedy, realistic, satirical, funny, melancholic, humorous, thought provoking
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Vice (2018)
Plot Summary:
George W. Bush picks Dick Cheney, the CEO of Halliburton Co., to be his Republican running mate in the 2000 presidential election. No stranger to politics, Cheney's impressive résumé includes stints as White House chief of staff, House Minority Whip and defense secretary. When Bush wins by a narrow margin, Cheney begins to use his newfound power to help reshape the country and the world.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 159000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min
Plot tags: political, serious, captivating, realistic, psychological, humorous, cynical, funny, thought provoking, intellectual
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Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)
Plot Summary:
A fading actor best known for his portrayal of a popular superhero attempts to mount a comeback by appearing in a Broadway play. As opening night approaches, his attempts to become more altruistic, rebuild his career, and reconnect with friends and family prove more difficult than expected.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 657000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: surreal, psychological, dark comedy, black comedy, psychedelic, independent film, clever, intellectual, atmospheric, enigmatic
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Passengers (2016)
Plot Summary:
A spacecraft traveling to a distant colony planet and transporting thousands of people has a malfunction in its sleep chambers. As a result, two passengers are awakened 90 years early.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 436000
Genere: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: futuristic, romantic, scenic, dramatic, exciting, thought provoking, suspense, entertaining, visually stunning, intellectual
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Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
Plot Summary:
George Orwell's novel of a totalitarian future society in which a man whose daily work is rewriting history tries to rebel by falling in love.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 77000
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: disturbing, thought provoking, atmospheric, psychological, political, bleak, apocalyptic, cult classic, suspenseful, independent film
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Deep Impact (1998)
Plot Summary:
A seven-mile-wide space rock is hurtling toward Earth, threatening to obliterate the planet. Now, it's up to the president of the United States to save the world. He appoints a tough-as-nails veteran astronaut to lead a joint American-Russian crew into space to destroy the comet before impact. Meanwhile, an enterprising reporter uses her smarts to uncover the scoop of the century.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 188000
Genere: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: suspense, touching, serious, suspenseful, futuristic, intense, breathtaking, apocalyptic, exciting, action adventure
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2012 (2009)
Plot Summary:
Dr. Adrian Helmsley, part of a worldwide geophysical team investigating the effect on the earth of radiation from unprecedented solar storms, learns that the earth's core is heating up. He warns U.S. President Thomas Wilson that the crust of the earth is becoming unstable and that without proper preparations for saving a fraction of the world's population, the entire race is doomed. Meanwhile, writer Jackson Curtis stumbles on the same information. While the world's leaders race to build "arks" to escape the impending cataclysm, Curtis struggles to find a way to save his family. Meanwhile, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes of unprecedented strength wreak havoc around the world.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 393000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 158 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspense, futuristic, suspenseful, apocalyptic, tense, sentimental, serious, bad ending, entertaining
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Children of Men (2006)
Plot Summary:
In 2027, in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea, where her child's birth may help scientists save the future of humankind.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 522000
Genere: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Japan
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, neo noir, depressing, bleak, apocalyptic, captivating, political, intense, road movie, emotional
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The Truman Show (1998)
Plot Summary:
Truman Burbank is the star of "The Truman Show", a 24-hour-a-day "reality" TV show that broadcasts every aspect of his life -- live and in color -- without his knowledge. His entire life has been an unending soap opera for consumption by the rest of the world. And everyone he knows -- including his wife and his best friend -- is really an actor, paid to be part of his life.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 12000000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: philosophical, thought provoking, psychological, touching, surreal, cerebral, clever, dramatic, motivational, spiritual
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Interstellar (2014)
Plot Summary:
Interstellar chronicles the adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.
IMDB Rating: 8.7
IMDB Votes: 20000000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 169 min
Plot tags: futuristic, mind bending, cerebral, philosophical, thought provoking, clever, atmospheric, breathtaking, serious, epic