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Plot Summary:
A futuristic underwater sea-lab is having problems with a UFO that's parked between them and a nearby deep ocean trench. As they investigate, they attract the unwanted attention of a dangerous creature who puts the scientists and crew in danger.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 611
Genere: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: retro, suspense, classic horror, psychotronic, independent film, vintage
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Sting of Death (1966)
Plot Summary:
A mutant jellyfish stalks biology students in the Florida everglades.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 682
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: suspense, natural horror, sexy, independent film, psychotronic, weird
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Alien Invasion (2020)
Plot Summary:
Inspired by the myth of Cthulhu, it tells a fantasy adventure story triggered by a mysterious quantum mechanics experiment.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 68
Genere: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: China
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, futuristic, lovecraft
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The Dark (1979)
Plot Summary:
At night the Mangler stalks the streets of Los Angeles, killing and mutilating random victims. On the trail are a TV reporter, the father of one of the victims, and a police detective, but despite their efforts only the mysterious psychic DeRenzy knows what the killer is and how to stop it.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: retro, detective, slasher, twist ending, psychotronic, independent film, weird
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Barracuda (1978)
Plot Summary:
Little coastal town is being terrorized by deadly Barracudas.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, exciting, rough, natural horror, psychotronic, grindhouse, classic horror, surprise ending, independent film
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Demonwarp (1988)
Plot Summary:
A man and his daughter are attacked in the woods by what they believe is a Bigfoot-type creature. However, they soon begin to suspect that they may have stumbled onto a nest of aliens in a hidden spacecraft.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 737
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: slasher, psychotronic, independent film, spooky, bizarre, corny
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The Bermuda Depths (1978)
Plot Summary:
Scientists investigating the briny deep are threatened by a giant turtle and the spirit of a young brunette swimmer in the Bermuda Triangle.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 874
Genere: Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, natural horror, mystical
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The Intruder Within (1981)
Plot Summary:
Drillers on an oil rig near Antarctica discover that they accidentaly brought up several prehistoric eggs. One egg hatches and becomes an unstoppable creature. Chad Everett and Jennifer Warren risk their lives to stop it.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 511
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, gothic horror, cult classic, classic horror
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Aliens: Zone-X (2015)
Plot Summary:
Park Ranger Don Morgan is torn from his routine life, when he stumbles upon a UFO visitation in the arid, deserted Park Area where he resides. An inexplicable, bizarre power outage knocks out all electronics and communications, stranding a carload of hikers in the park, and downing a small plane. Searching for hydration in the blistering heat, Don must lead the survivors across an apparently abandoned Military Testing area called "ZONE-X".
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 73
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, futuristic
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The Killings at Outpost Zeta (1980)
Plot Summary:
A team of men and women investigate the mysterious deaths of two previous expeditions to a strategically important but barren world.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 386
Genere: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: space horror, independent film, weird, cult film
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Beyond The Sky (2018)
Plot Summary:
A documentary filmmaker travels to a UFO convention in New Mexico where he meets a local artist with a dark secret. As they follow a trail of clues they discover disturbing sightings and question all they believe when they become immersed in the enigmatic culture of the Pueblo Indians.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: exciting, disclosure, tense, captivating, suspense, intense, documentary filmmaking
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The Navy vs. the Night Monsters (1966)
Plot Summary:
US Navy battles monsters unearthed from the frozen arctic.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 780
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: retro, suspense, natural horror, psychotronic, independent film, lovecraft, campy
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Metamorphosis: The Alien Factor (1990)
Plot Summary:
A virus from outer space transforms a bio-researcher into a blood thirsty monster. But chief, Dr.Vialini doesn't like the cops and public to be involved in this secret experiment. But he becomes lunch very soon.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: cult horror, classic horror, surprise ending, brutal, independent film, lovecraft, disaster movie
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The Milpitas Monster (1976)
Plot Summary:
A monster created from a garbage dump; local pollution terrorizes a town.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 482
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, independent film, cult film
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Don't Speak (2020)
Plot Summary:
Upon arriving at their grandparents farm, a family soon realise the entire town has been taken out by an unknown monster that hunts by sound. And soon, they become its prey.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychological, bleak, disturbing
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Star Crystal (1986)
Plot Summary:
Crew members aboard a space ship encounter an alien life form intent on killing them.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: slasher, experimental, independent film, space horror
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Beyond White Space (2018)
Plot Summary:
When a deep space fishing vessel is robbed by a gang of pirates, the Captain makes a daring decision to go after a rare and nearly extinct species. His obsession propels them further into space as the crew spins toward mutiny and betrayal.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Hungary, Japan
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, futuristic, disturbing, action adventure
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51 (2011)
Plot Summary:
Due to political pressure from the American public, the Air Force has decided to allow two well-known reporters limited access to the most secretive base on the planet. But when one of the base’s “long-term visitors” exploits this unprecedented visit as a chance to liberate himself and his fellow alien captives, Area 51 turns from a secure government base to a horrifying destination of terror.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, suspense, dark, exciting, psychological, creepy, scary, interesting, dystopian
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Deep Blue Sea 2 (2018)
Plot Summary:
When shark conservationist Dr. Misty Calhoun is invited to consult on a top-secret project run by pharmaceutical billionaire Carl Durant, she is shocked to learn that the company is using unpredictable and highly aggressive bull sharks as its test subjects, which soon break loose and cause havoc.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, South Africa
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspense, tense, disturbing, psychotronic, scary, rough, serious, suspenseful, absurd
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Altered (2006)
Plot Summary:
Fifteen years ago, a group of men's lives were forever changed by a strange occurrence. Now, the same group of men will spend a night together ... in terror.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, exciting, rough, serious, psychological, suspense, disturbing, psychotronic, psychological horror
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The Neptune Factor (1973)
Plot Summary:
When an underwater ocean lab is lost in a earthquake, an advanced submarine is sent down to find it and encounters terrible danger.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, exciting, rough, serious, futuristic, suspenseful, experimental
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The Lake (2022)
Plot Summary:
When a mysterious monster rises from the Mekong River and attacked Bueng Kan, cuts off people from the outside world. Officials and people in the area, including Chinese scientists who accidentally came to conduct research in Thailand, all forces must be mobilized to catch this crazy monster before it's too late.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 958
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Thailand, Australia
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags:
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Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus (2009)
Plot Summary:
The California coast is terrorized by two enormous prehistoric sea creatures as they battle each other for supremacy of the sea.
IMDB Rating: 2.5
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: absurd, stylized, natural horror, exciting, tense, retro, suspense, dark, mockbuster, creepy
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The Rift (1990)
Plot Summary:
An experimental submarine, the "Siren II", with a very experienced crew is sent to find out what happened to the "Siren I" after it mysteriously dissapeared in a submarine rift. Things go awry when they begin to find things that shouldn't be there.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: rough, suspenseful, scary, serious, futuristic, retro, captivating, fast, cult film
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DeepStar Six (1989)
Plot Summary:
The crew of an experimental underwater nuclear base are forced to struggle for their lives when their explorations disturb a creature who threatens to destroy their base.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: scary, suspenseful, suspense, rough, surprise ending, bleak, exciting, natural horror, tense, grindhouse
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Sweetheart (2019)
Plot Summary:
Jenn has washed ashore a small tropical island and it doesn’t take her long to realize she’s completely alone. She must spend her days not only surviving the elements, but must also fend off the malevolent force that comes out each night.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: scary, tense, suspense, disturbing, psychological, grindhouse, minimal cast, lovecraft
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They Are Among Us (2004)
Plot Summary:
The film concerns a sleepy town that is populated mostly by aliens who have been pretending to be humans for a lengthy period of time in order to eventually strip the planet of resources they need to live.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 558
Genere: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, serious, suspenseful, exciting
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Life (2017)
Plot Summary:
The six-member crew of the International Space Station is tasked with studying a sample from Mars that may be the first proof of extra-terrestrial life, which proves more intelligent than ever expected.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 247000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, apocalyptic, tragic ending, tense, suspenseful, surprise ending, space horror, captivating, futuristic
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Sphere (1998)
Plot Summary:
The OSSA discovers a spacecraft thought to be at least 300 years old at the bottom of the ocean. Immediately following the discovery, they decide to send a team down to the depths of the ocean to study the space craft.They are the best of best, smart and logical, and the perfect choice to learn more about the spacecraft.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 111000
Genere: Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, mind bending, tense, suspenseful, breathtaking, exciting, atmospheric, clever, confusing
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The Abyss (1989)
Plot Summary:
A civilian oil rig crew is recruited to conduct a search and rescue effort when a nuclear submarine mysteriously sinks. One diver soon finds himself on a spectacular odyssey 25,000 feet below the ocean's surface where he confronts a mysterious force that has the power to change the world or destroy it.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 188000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 140 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, exciting, tense, psychological, suspense, serious, epic, futuristic, visually stunning, enigmatic
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Underwater (2020)
Plot Summary:
After an earthquake destroys their underwater station, six researchers must navigate two miles along the dangerous, unknown depths of the ocean floor to make it to safety in a race against time.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 93000
Genere: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: suspense, suspenseful, scary, lovecraft, rough, psychotronic, psychological thriller, minimal cast, retro, captivating