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The Prestige (2006)
Plot Summary:
A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy -- full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences
Duration: 130 min
IMDB Rating: 8.5/10
IMDB Votes: 14000000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: twists and turns, obsession, plot twist, magic, rivalry, uninhibited rivalry, magician, secret, magic trick, illusionist, illusion, deception, secrets, revenge, great ending, nikola tesla, stage magic, teleportation, magical, partner, peril, twins, murder, vengeance, suicide
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
Duration: 109 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 522000
Genere: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Japan
Plot tags: apocalypse, distopia, redemption, end of the world, dystopia, pandemic, chaos, heroic mission, dystopian future, post apocalyptic, fertility, faith, dying, childlessness, epidemic, on the run, survival, betrayal, virus, birth, disaster, philosophy, extinction, human existence, protest
Paprika (2006)
Plot Summary:
When a machine that allows therapists to enter their patient's dreams is stolen, all hell breaks loose. Only a young female therapist can stop it: Paprika
Duration: 90 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 93000
Genere: Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Plot tags: dream, surveillance, virtual reality, lucid dream, surrealism, villain, trippy, scientist, mental illness, hallucination, psychiatrist, introspection, doctors and patients, cyberpunk, philosophy, investigation, research, human nature, alternate reality, storytelling, dystopia, twists and turns, paranoia, cognitive science, erotica
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006)
Plot Summary:
When 17-year-old Makoto Konno gains the ability to, quite literally, "leap" backwards through time, she immediately sets about improving her grades and preventing personal mishaps. However, she soon realises that changing the past isn't as simple as it seems, and eventually, will have to rely on her new powers to shape the future of herself and her friends
Duration: 98 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 70000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Plot tags: time travel, high school, friendship, supernatural ability, teenage girl, school, classmate, changing the past or future, time loop, coming of age, teenage love, friends, love, shyness, frustration, stopped time, imaginary, teenage life, tragedy, vengeance, transformation, imagination, storytelling, fantasy world, twists and turns
The Fountain (2006)
Plot Summary:
Spanning over one thousand years, and three parallel stories, The Fountain is a story of love, death, spirituality, and the fragility of our existence in this world
Duration: 97 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 247000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Plot tags: metaphysics, spirituality, cancer, afterlife, buddhism, surrealism, multiple storylines, immortality, death, obsession, loneliness, love, love story, eternity, meditation, reincarnation, tree, tragic love, life philosophy, loss of loved one, love of one's life, destiny, medicine, obsessive quest, alternate reality
The Bothersome Man (2006)
Plot Summary:
Forty-year-old Andreas arrives in a strange city with no memory of how he got there. He is presented with a job, an apartment - even a wife. But before long, Andreas notices that something is wrong. Andreas makes an attempt to escape the city, but he discovers there's no way out. Andreas meets Hugo, who has found a crack in a wall in his cellar. Beautiful music streams out from the crack. Maybe it leads to "the other side"? A new plan for escape is hatched
Duration: 95 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Norway, Iceland
Plot tags: dystopia, suicide attempt, parallel universe, exile, accountant, nightmare, emotionless, new job, isolation, captivity, confined, confusion, friendship, couples, surrealism, solitude, suicide, post apocalypse, consciousness, lonely, death, time travel, psychology, mental disorder, fantasy world
Deja Vu (2006)
Plot Summary:
Called in to recover evidence in the aftermath of a horrific explosion on a New Orleans ferry, Federal agent Doug Carlin gets pulled away from the scene and taken to a top-secret government lab that uses a time-shifting surveillance device to help prevent crime
Duration: 126 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 324000
Genere: Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Plot tags: time travel, time loop, twists and turns, investigation, terrorism, deja vu, police investigation, time, alternate timeline, danger, changing the past or future, parallel universe, shooting, altering history, repeated event, quantum physics, destiny, technology, foreknowledge, hopes, characters in danger, plot twist, spy, hostage, peril
The Host (2006)
Plot Summary:
Gang-du is a dim-witted man working at his father's tiny snack bar near the Han River. One day, Gang-du's one and only daughter Hyun-seo comes back from school irritated. She is angry at her uncle, Nam-il, who visited her school as her guardian shamelessly drunk. Ignoring her father's excuses for Nam-il, Hyun-seo is soon engrossed in her aunt Nam-joo's archery tournament on TV. Meanwhile, outside of the snack bar, people are fascinated by an unidentified object hanging onto a bridge. In an instant, the object reveals itself as a terrifying creature turning the riverbank into a gruesome sea of blood¡¦ Amid the chaos, Hyun-seo is helplessly snatched up by the creature right before Gang-du's eyes. These unforeseen circumstances render the government powerless to act. But receiving a call of help from Hyun-seo, the once-ordinary citizen Gang-du and his family are thrust into a battle with the monster to rescue their beloved Hyun-seo
Duration: 120 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 130000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: South Korea, Japan
Plot tags: monster, beast, giant monster, environment, dark humor, creature feature, creature, family in danger, deadly creature, kaiju, daughter, quarantine, fear, danger, toxic, animal attack, survival, virus, violence, water, abduction, asian, macabre, giant creature, destruction
A Scanner Darkly (2006)
Plot Summary:
An undercover cop in a not-too-distant future becomes involved with a dangerous new drug and begins to lose his own identity as a result
Duration: 100 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 116000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: cyberpunk, drug abuse, trippy, schizophrenia, losing-it hero, addiction, dystopia, dystopian future, society, fighting crime, consciousness, drug, undercover, twists and turns, surveillance, disorder, conspiracy, philosophy, surrealism, unfulfillment, life is a bitch, working undercover, hallucination, greed, suicide attempt
Fido (2006)
Plot Summary:
Timmy Robinson's best friend in the whole wide world is a six-foot tall rotting zombie named Fido. But when Fido eats the next-door neighbor, Mom and Dad hit the roof, and Timmy has to go to the ends of the earth to keep Fido a part of the family. A boy-and-his-dog movie for grown ups, "Fido" will rip your heart out
Duration: 93 min
IMDB Rating: 6.7/10
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Plot tags: zombie, small town, gore, monster, housewife, infected, master and servant, zombie apocalypse, apocalypse, virus, undead, satire, canuxploitation, child's point of view, murder, exploitation, unlikely hero, gory, suburbs, remote control, supernatural, living dead, boy, love, end of the world
Ultimate Avengers: The Movie (2006)
Plot Summary:
When a nuclear missile was fired at Washington in 1945, Captain America managed to detonate it in the upper atmosphere. But then he fell miles into the icy depths of the North Atlantic, where he remained lost for over sixty years. But now, with the world facing the very same evil, Captain America must rise again as our last hope for survival
Duration: 72 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: alien, superhero, monster, superhero team, justice, comic book, mentor, transformation, save the world, partner, heroic mission, space and aliens, chases and races, rivalry, danger, imaginary, master villain, hulk, violence, heroes, capture, escapades, rage, nuclear, alien invasion
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
Plot Summary:
When a cure is found to treat mutations, lines are drawn amongst the X-Men and The Brotherhood, a band of powerful mutants organized under Xavier's former ally, Magneto
Duration: 104 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 535000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Plot tags: mutant, supernatural ability, superhero, x men, superhuman powers, final battle, fantasy world, comic book, supernatural power, betrayal, beast, superhuman, comic hero, vigilante, avenger, storytelling, death, capture, teamwork, telepathy, superhero team, supernatural, president, danger, good versus evil
Renaissance (2006)
Plot Summary:
To find Ilona and unlock the secrets of her disappearance, Karas must plunge deep into the parallel worlds of corporate espionage, organized crime and genetic research - where the truth imprisons whoever finds it first and miracles can be bought but at a great price
Duration: 105 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: France, Luxembourg, UK, Belgium, USA
Plot tags: medical research, police investigation, dystopia, cyberpunk, monopoly, distopia, brutality, secrets, adaptation, corporation, disappearance, investigation, police detective, surveillance, rescue, law enforcement, woman in danger, victim, life is a bitch, society, danger, confined, identity, drug dealing, conspiracy
Idiocracy (2006)
Plot Summary:
To test its top-secret Human Hibernation Project, the Pentagon picks the most average Americans it can find - an Army private and a prostitute - and sends them to the year 2505 after a series of freak events. But when they arrive, they find a civilization so dumbed-down that they're the smartest people around
Duration: 84 min
IMDB Rating: 6.5/10
IMDB Votes: 178000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: distopia, stupidity, satire, dystopia, evolution, time travel, social satire, dystopian future, dimwit, society, hibernation, absurdism, social decay, brainwashing, usa president, life turned upside down, chaos, human nature, experiment, dumb, media, monopoly, sent to the future, presidential election, dark humor
Slither (2006)
Plot Summary:
A small town is taken over by an alien plague, turning residents into zombies and all forms of mutant monsters
Duration: 95 min
IMDB Rating: 6.5/10
IMDB Votes: 88000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Plot tags: alien, monster, parasite, zombie, body horror, alien invasion, gore, gory, zombie attack, infection, creature feature, creature, small town, supernatural, macabre, zombie apocalypse, blood, apocalypse, save the day, transformation, zombification, violent, mutation, virus, epidemic
Krrish (2006)
Plot Summary:
In Singapore, Krishna is forced by circumstances to use his superpowers and become a masked superhero named Krrish, before getting drawn towards his lost legacy
Duration: 185 min
IMDB Rating: 6.4/10
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: India
Plot tags: secret identity, save the world, good versus evil, superhero, megalomaniac, undercover, self discovery, supernatural, inheritance, fall in love, supernatural ability, rivalry, danger, master villain, circus, alien, fantasy world, hindu, heroes, escapades, imaginary, exploitation, prophecy, martial arts, ship
The Astronaut Farmer (2006)
Plot Summary:
Texan Charles Farmer left the Air Force as a young man to save the family ranch when his dad died. Like most American ranchers, he owes his bank. Unlike most, he's an astrophysicist with a rocket in his barn - one he's built and wants to take into space. It's his dream. The FBI puts him under surveillance when he tries to buy rocket fuel, and the FAA stalls him when he files a flight plan – but Charles is undeterred
Duration: 104 min
IMDB Rating: 6.3/10
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: astronaut, family relations, space travel, nasa, rocket, space, outer space, hopes, farm, follow your dream, obsessive quest, ambition, fbi, human spirit, american dream, financial problem, space adventure, dream, couple relations, space exploration, space race, pilot, rancher, carnival, earth
Superman Returns (2006)
Plot Summary:
Superman returns to discover his 5-year absence has allowed Lex Luthor to walk free, and that those he was closest to felt abandoned and have moved on. Luthor plots his ultimate revenge that could see millions killed and change the face of the planet forever, as well as ridding himself of the Man of Steel
Duration: 154 min
IMDB Rating: 6.1/10
IMDB Votes: 290000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Australia
Plot tags: superhero, superhuman powers, double life, secret identity, comic book, transformation, save the world, superman, super powers, vigilante, adaptation, superpower, reporter, self sacrifice, good versus evil, alien, heroes, imaginary, fantasy world, alien invasion, multiverse, villain, rescue, murder, air disaster
Right at Your Door (2006)
Plot Summary:
A dirty bomb goes off in Los Angeles, jamming freeways and spreading a toxic cloud
Duration: 96 min
IMDB Rating: 6.0/10
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: infection, isolation, terrorism, post apocalypse, disaster, apocalypse, epidemic, couples, danger, race against time, toxic, save the day, virus, pandemic, disease, post apocalyptic, dystopia, twists and turns, bomb, nuclear war, zombie, distopia, armageddon, chases and races, zombie apocalypse
Black Sheep (2006)
Plot Summary:
A genetic engineering experiment gone horribly awry turns a large flock of docile sheep into unrelenting killing machines in this rural horror comedy directed by Jonathan King and featuring special effects designed by Weta Workshop
Duration: 87 min
IMDB Rating: 5.8/10
IMDB Votes: 42000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: New Zealand, South Korea
Plot tags: zombie, creature feature, transformation, bestiality, deadly creature, eaten alive, gore, sheep, blood, gory, experiment gone awry, antidote, murder, creature, virus, killer animal, dangerous animal, danger, countryside, disorder, apocalypse, macabre, body horror, infection, genetics
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
Duration: 88 min
IMDB Rating: 5.6/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: alien, creature, abduction, revenge, hysteria, supernatural, alien encounter, haunted by the past, alien abduction, friendship, danger, race against time, alien invasion, creature feature, infection, monster, ufo, human experiment, extraterrestrial, evil alien, sheriff, corpse, panic, exploitation, worship
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
Duration: 145 min
IMDB Rating: 5.3/10
IMDB Votes: 40000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: France, Germany, USA
Plot tags: time travel, dystopian future, distopia, alternate reality, memory, mad scientist, drug, prophecy, chaos, end of the world, apocalypse, dishonesty, dark humor, life is a bitch, alternate history, amnesia, alternate universe, alternate timeline, post apocalyptic, satire, post apocalypse, disaster, marxism, surveillance, heat wave
My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006)
Plot Summary:
When New York architect Matt Saunders dumps his new girlfriend Jenny Johnson - a smart, sexy and reluctant superhero known as G-Girl - she uses her powers to make his life a living hell!
Duration: 96 min
IMDB Rating: 5.2/10
IMDB Votes: 66000
Genere: Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: superhero, superhuman powers, breakup, comic book, justice, grudge, stupidity, workplace, superheroine, love triangle, fall in love, rivalry, unlikely couple, couple relations, revenge, fantasy world, superpower, villain, heroes, architecture, girl, obsession, teenager, dark humor, women
The Breed (2006)
Plot Summary:
Brothers John and Matt have inherited an island cabin from their recently deceased uncle. Along with Matt's girlfriend, Nicki, and other mutual friends, the siblings travel to the cabin for a relaxing weekend getaway. But, not long after arriving, the group is besieged by ravenous dogs. They watch in horror as another vacationer, Luke, is eaten alive. Soon, they discover a training facility where the dogs have been bred to kill
Duration: 91 min
IMDB Rating: 5.1/10
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Germany, South Africa, USA
Plot tags: dog attack, island, dangerous animal, survival, dog, danger, animal attack, killer dog, isolation, plague, killer animal, teenage life, creature feature, friends, creature, cabin in the woods, werewolf, electrocution, monster, nature, heroes, redneck, vacation, apocalypse, travel
Stay Alive (2006)
Plot Summary:
After the mysterious, brutal death of an old friend, a group of teenagers find themselves in possession of "Stay Alive," an ultra-realistic 3-D videogame based on the spine-chilling true story of a 17th century noblewoman, known as "The Blood Countess." The gamers don't know anything about the game other than they're not supposed to have it... and they're dying to play it. Not able to resist temptation, the kids begin to play the grisly game but soon make a chilling connection -- they are each being murdered one-by-one in the same way as the characters they played in the game. As the line between the game world and the real world disappears, the teens must find a way to defeat the vicious and merciless Blood Countess, all the while trying to... stay alive
Duration: 85 min
IMDB Rating: 5.0/10
IMDB Votes: 34000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: group of friends, virtual reality, characters killed one by one, ghost, technology gone awry, supernatural, supernatural horror, murder, teenage life, survival, violence, technology, baroness, twists and turns, husband murders wife, hacker, internet, friendship, witch, serial killer, video game, fire, chase, blood, high school
Pulse (2006)
Plot Summary:
When their computer hacker friend accidentally channels a mysterious wireless signal, a group of co-eds rally to stop a terrifying evil from taking over the world
Duration: 90 min
IMDB Rating: 4.7/10
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, South Africa
Plot tags: hacker, ghost, suicide, college, paranoia, internet, supernatural horror, apocalypse, danger, end of the world, college life, computers and web, afterlife, fear, survival, interracial friendship, computer, computer virus, violent content, graphic violence, zombie, supernatural, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, death of friend, grudge
The Butterfly Effect 2 (2006)
Plot Summary:
After his girlfriend, Julie and two best friends are killed in a tragic auto accident, Nick struggles to cope with his loss and grief. Suffering from migraine-like seizures, Nick soon discovers that he has the power to change the past via his memories. However, his time-traveling attempts to alter the past and save his one true love have unexpected and dire consequences
Duration: 92 min
IMDB Rating: 4.5/10
IMDB Votes: 37000
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: time travel, destiny, changing the past or future, sent to the past, supernatural ability, time loop, suicide, childhood, supernatural, haunted by the past, profanity, hopes, memory, time, time machine, death, butterfly effect, teenager, puzzle, wing chun, paradox, mission, babies and infants, waking up, paranoia
Hollow Man II (2006)
Plot Summary:
After the mysterious death of scientist, Dr. Devin Villiers, Det. Frank Turner and his partner are assigned to protect Villiers' colleague, who revealed that a veteran soldier was subjected to an experiment with the objective of creating the ultimate national security weapon... an undetectable soldier. The experiment failed – with disastrous side effects
Duration: 91 min
IMDB Rating: 4.4/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: invisibility, invisible man, murder, mad scientist, voyeurism, violence, police officer killed, on the run, psychopath, supernatural, serial killer, manhunt, voyeur, danger, experiment gone awry, woman in danger, superhuman powers, monster, invisible, chase, cyberpunk, teenage girl, creature feature, crime scene, mad doctor
Zoom (2006)
Plot Summary:
Jack Shepard is an out-of-shape auto shop owner, far removed from the man who once protected the world's freedom. Reluctantly called back into action by the government, Jack is tasked with turning a ragtag group of kids with special powers into a new generation of superheroes to save the world from certain destruction
Duration: 93 min
IMDB Rating: 4.4/10
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: superhero, teenage superhero, high school, fight scenes, save the world, good versus evil, invisible man, comic book, friendship, space travel, superhero team, female hero, rescue, supernatural ability, rivalry, danger, imaginary, alien encounter, young heroes, superpower, heroes, chase, college, villain, mind power
Ultraviolet (2006)
Plot Summary:
In the late 21st century, a subculture of humans have emerged who have been modified genetically by a vampire-like disease, giving them enhanced speed, incredible stamina and acute intelligence. As they are set apart from "normal" and "healthy" humans, the world is pushed to the brink of worldwide civil war aimed at the destruction of the "diseased" population. In the middle of this crossed-fire is - an infected woman - Ultraviolet, who finds herself protecting a nine-year-old boy who has been marked for death by the human government as he is believed to be a threat to humans
Duration: 88 min
IMDB Rating: 4.3/10
IMDB Votes: 84000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, China
Plot tags: vampire, one woman army, female protagonist, heroic mission, rescue, heroine, cyberpunk, dystopia, chases and races, disease, superhero, dystopian future, biological warfare, infected, tough heroes, danger, antidote, chase, infection, child in peril, kick-butt women, deadly virus, doctor, cure, martial arts