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Plot Summary:
Twelve-episode (13 counting the prologue "Episode 0") live action PATLABOR film/TV series, set a decade after the end of Mamoru Oshii's original OVA and films, and centered around the often comical adventures of the new Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Special Vehicles Unit 2.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 119
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 48 min
Plot tags: mecha, tense, captivating, suspense, futuristic, disturbing, anime
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IMDB Rating: 8.9
IMDB Votes: 40
Genere: Action
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining, semi serious
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IMDB Rating: 2.2
IMDB Votes: 321
Genere: Crime, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, futuristic, disturbing, political thriller
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IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 448
Genere: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 82 min
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IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller, War
Country: Turkey
Duration: 60 min
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As undercover cop Reiji takes on a new mission to takedown the Chinese mafia, elite police officer Shinya moves to arrest Reiji.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 356
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Japan
Duration: 128 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 150
Genere: Action
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Duration:
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IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 495
Genere: Action
Country: Japan
Duration: 34 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, disturbing, anime, entertaining
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IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 566
Genere: Action
Country: China
Duration: 42 min
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IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 95
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration:
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IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 22 min
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IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 75
Genere: Action
Country: Japan
Duration: 63 min
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IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 71
Genere: Action
Country: USA, Colombia
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense
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IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 44
Genere: Action
Country: Hong Kong
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IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 17
Genere: Action
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min
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IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 263
Genere: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: anime, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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IMDB Rating: 8.6
IMDB Votes: 84
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IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 601
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IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 81
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi
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IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 320
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IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 428
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Country: Japan
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IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
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An attack takes place on Rainbow Bridge in Odaiba, Tokyo by the fighter helicopter `Gray Ghost`. 2 days earlier, the Gray Ghost was stolen. The perpetrators are followers of Yukihito Tsuge. Yukihito Tsuge planned a coup of Tokyo 13 years earlier. The leader of Special Vehicle Section 2, Keiji Gotoda, sets out to stop the terrorists.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 192
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Country: Japan
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IMDB Rating: 2.7
IMDB Votes: 679
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Country: USA
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Plot tags: captivating, suspense, futuristic, disturbing
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IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 528
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IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 101
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IMDB Votes: 73
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IMDB Rating: 8.7
IMDB Votes: 567
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IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 274
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A town once dominated by Mugen has been split into 5 districts dominated by S.W.O.R.D., the 5 gangs: Sannoh Rengokai, White Rascals, Oya Kohkoh, Rude Boys and Daruma Ikka. Mugen's grip on the town ended after the legendary Amamiya Brothers refused to submit to their will. The 5 gangs fight for their pride and glory, but the mysterious Mighty Warriors appear.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 361
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Duration:
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A troubled high school student discovers the truth behind his hidden abilities.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
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