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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
Duration: 149 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 12000000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Norway
Plot tags: superhero, super powers, fight scenes, team, invasion, supernatural power, alien, power, universe, tragedy, good versus evil, end of the world, battlefield, superhero team, comic book, super villain, raccoon, heroes, save the world, hand to hand combat, final battle, murder, outer space, battles, flying superhero
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
Plot Summary:
In the "classic Spider-Man mold", Miles Morales must juggle his high school life with his status as a superhero. Until he learns by Peter Parker, the original Spider-Man, that there is a multiverse, called the "Spider-Verse", in each reality has their own Spider theme hero
Duration: 117 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 645000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA
Plot tags: superhero, multiverse, teenager, alternate universe, peter parker character, school, superheroine, teenage life, teenage superhero, super powers, father son relationship, love, physics, secret identity, comic book, superpower, african american, spider man, martial arts, giant monster, robot, giant, good versus evil, teacher, police
Isle of Dogs (2018)
Plot Summary:
In the future, an outbreak of canine flu leads the mayor of a Japanese city to banish all dogs to an island that's a garbage dump. The outcasts must soon embark on an epic journey when a 12-year-old boy arrives on the island to find his beloved pet
Duration: 101 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 186000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Germany, UK, Japan
Plot tags: dog, politician, robot, rescue, friendship, stop motion, freedom, resistance, island, boy, animal protagonist, protest, dog lover, conspiracy, morality, child, cartoon dog, fight, corruption, waste, propaganda, missing boy, flashback, animal cruelty, serum
Dragon Ball Super: Broly (2018)
Plot Summary:
The theme for this remarkable new film will be "Saiyan", the strongest race in the universe. Since "Battle of Gods", Goku has undergone new forms from Super Saiyan God to Super Saiyan Blue to other evolved forms that have gone up against many invincible warriors from multiple universes. This new story will focus on the origin of the Saiyans' strength and what it means to be Saiyan
Duration: 100 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 31000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Plot tags: transformation, dragon ball, power, resurrection, dating show, mysticism, villain, tyranny, fight, father son relationship, superhero, gladiator, dragon ball z, violence, profanity, swearing, alien, ship, battles, anger, energy, evil man, jacket, angry, sparring
Incredibles 2 (2018)
Plot Summary:
Elastigirl springs into action to save the day, while Mr. Incredible faces his greatest challenge yet – taking care of the problems of his three children
Duration: 118 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 322000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan
Plot tags: superhero, superheroine, supernatural ability, parenting, superhero team, baby, supernatural power, mission, good versus evil, teleportation, obsessive quest, family relations, motorcycle, family dinner, motorcycle stunt, cookie, public relations, children, happy ending, tough girl, courage, heroism, heroine, secret identity, fight
Deadpool 2 (2018)
Plot Summary:
Wisecracking mercenary Deadpool battles the evil and powerful Cable and other bad guys to save a boy's life
Duration: 119 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 627000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, New Zealand, Canada, Denmark, India, UK
Plot tags: superhero, hitman, anti hero, mutant, supernatural power, invulnerability, mission, one man army, time travel, dark hero, sarcasm, heroes, superpower, comic book, murder, dark humor, weapons, foul language, aeroplane, super powers, chinaman, violent, martial arts, taxi, action violence
Upgrade (2018)
Plot Summary:
A brutal mugging leaves Grey Trace paralyzed in the hospital and his beloved wife dead. A billionaire inventor soon offers Trace a cure — an artificial intelligence implant called STEM that will enhance his body. Now able to walk, Grey finds that he also has superhuman strength and agility — skills he uses to seek revenge against the thugs who destroyed his life
Duration: 100 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 201000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Australia
Plot tags: cyberpunk, artificial intelligence, murder, surgery, microchip, revenge, nanotechnology, cyborgs, technology, super computer, dystopia, distopia, experimental technology, super soldier, violence, evil wins, quadriplegic, death of wife, drone, body horror, gore, robotics, transhumanism, mechanic, car accident
A Quiet Place (2018)
Plot Summary:
A family is forced to live in silence while hiding from creatures that hunt by sound
Duration: 90 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 570000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: creature, post apocalypse, creature feature, sign language, monster, survival, silence, deafness, survival horror, fear, pregnancy, alien, self sacrifice, child in peril, alien invasion, supernatural horror, farmhouse, chase, mother, suffering, father son relationship, running, alien monster, rural setting, regret
Ready Player One (2018)
Plot Summary:
When the creator of a popular video game system dies, a virtual contest is created to compete for his fortune
Duration: 140 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 471000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, India
Plot tags: virtual reality, cyberpunk, dystopia, video game, virtuality, geek, love, teenage boy, distopia, computer, evil corporation, friendship, quest, teenage protagonist, teamwork, life, rebellion, pop culture, race against time, computer cracker, rebel, reward, resistance, virtual world, love interest
Black Panther (2018)
Plot Summary:
King T'Challa returns home from America to the reclusive, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to serve as his country's new leader. However, T'Challa soon finds that he is challenged for the throne by factions within his own country as well as without. Using powers reserved to Wakandan kings, T'Challa assumes the Black Panther mantel to join with girlfriend Nakia, the queen-mother, his princess-kid sister, members of the Dora Milaje (the Wakandan 'special forces') and an American secret agent, to prevent Wakanda from being dragged into a world war
Duration: 134 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 823000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: superhero, martial arts, good versus evil, black hero, strong female character, loss of father, black superhero, warrior, chase, black, prince, female spy, new world order, tragic villain, technology, african american, super villain, king, african, usurper, advanced technology, revenge, panther, murder, haunted by the past
My Hero Academia: Two Heroes (2018)
Plot Summary:
All Might and Deku accept an invitation to go abroad to a floating and mobile manmade city, called 'I Island', where they research quirks as well as hero supplemental items at the special 'I Expo' convention that is currently being held on the island. During that time, suddenly, despite an iron wall of security surrounding the island, the system is breached by a villain, and the only ones able to stop him are the students of Class 1-A
Duration: 96 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Plot tags: school, heroes, friendship, superhero, superpower, teenager, goofy hero, teamwork, fight, supernatural ability, academy, hostage situation, love hate relationship, foe turned friend, fighting, teenagers, love hate, adventure, super strength
The Death of Superman (2018)
Plot Summary:
When a hulking monster emerges from an underground resting place and begins a mindless rampage, the Justice League is quickly called in to stop the colossal force of nature. But it soon becomes apparent that only Superman can stand against the monstrosity that has been nicknamed Doomsday
Duration: 81 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Animation, Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: superhero, superman, heroes, batman, monster, giant, flying superhero, secret identity, superpower, fight, scientist, tough guy, rescue, alien creature, courage, chase, extraterrestrial, chaos, bravery, supernatural power, danger, alien technology, good versus evil, creature, love interest
The Witch: Part 1 - The Subversion (2018)
Plot Summary:
Ja-yoon is a high school student who struggles with memory loss after she endured some unknown trauma during her childhood. While trying to uncover the truth, she is unwittingly dragged into a world of crime and finds herself on a journey that will awaken many secrets hidden deep within
Duration: 125 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: South Korea
Plot tags: audition, fight, amnesia, survival, violence, human experiment, doctor, family relations, life is a bitch, runaway, professor, society, danger, adaptation, teenager, parents and children, brutality, showbiz, escapades, superhero, martial arts, revenge, macabre, witchcraft, mission
Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (2018)
Plot Summary:
In 1984, a young programmer begins to question reality as he adapts a dark fantasy novel into a video game. A mind-bending tale with multiple endings
Duration: 90 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 135000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: computer, alternate reality, programmer, video game, free will, time travel, twists and turns, psychology, male protagonist, mind, repeated scene, cyberpunk, technology, computer game, conspiracy, hacker, plot twist, behavior control, distopia, time loop, psycho, mental disorder, writers, experiment, underground
Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)
Plot Summary:
Taking place six years following the events of the first film, the story will center on Ralph's adventures in the Internet data space when a Wi-Fi router gets plugged into the arcade as he must find a replacement part to fix Sugar Rush
Duration: 112 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 178000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan
Plot tags: internet, giant, princess, friendship, computer, little girl, alternate world, save the day, deadly virus, disney princess, child, best friend, virus, dwarf, pop culture, human, parallel universe, furry, love, superhero, gladiator, femininity, friends, feminist, mission
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay (2018)
Plot Summary:
Task Force X targets a powerful mystical object that they will risk their lives to steal
Duration: 86 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Animation, Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: superhero, tough girl, female warrior, chase, villain, comic book, martial arts, gunfight, criminal heroes, gang, villain turns good, escape, battles, hand to hand combat, violence, man kills a woman, psychopath, batman, abduction, warrior, conspiracy, brutality, multiverse, courage, supernatural ability
Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
Plot Summary:
As Scott Lang awaits expiration of his term of house detention, Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym involve him in a scheme to rescue Mrs. van Dyne from the micro-universe into which she has fallen, while two groups of schemers converge on them with intentions of stealing Dr. Pym's inventions
Duration: 118 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 440000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Plot tags: superhero, ant, giant, female villain, tough girl, female warrior, superheroine, heroes, truth serum, fight, house arrest, school, flying, car chase, father daughter relationship, fight scenes, technology, one against many, scientist, fbi, loss of wife, fantasy world, multiverse, comic book, rescue
Arif V 216 (2018)
Plot Summary:
After 8 years, Arif's old friend 216 from planet GORA pays a visit to Earth.Together they go on a quest where they'll be visiting 60's
Duration: 125 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 39000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Music, Sci-Fi
Country: Turkey
Plot tags: time travel, robot, androids, companion, heroic mission, outer space, alien, heroes, friends, save the world, adventurer, escapades, eccentricity, save the day, love, wolverine, benign alien, space, song, turkish, crimes, adventure
Transit (2018)
Plot Summary:
The German troops are just outside Paris. Georg escapes to Marseille at the last moment. His luggage contains the legacy of a writer named Weidel, who took his own life out of fear of persecution. This legacy comprises a manuscript, some letters and the Mexican Embassy’s assurance of a visa. Only those who can prove that they will leave are allowed in this port town, and this means you need an entry permit from a potential host country. Assuming the identity of Weidel, Georg tries to obtain one of the few scarce passages on a ship
Duration: 101 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Germany, France
Plot tags: refugee, police, voice over narration, love, on the run, fake identity, love interest, doctor, police raid, world war two, world war, time travel, women, writers, past, deaf, migration, judaism, existentialism, imposture, hotel, boat, occupied france, consulate, fascism
Sorry to Bother You (2018)
Plot Summary:
In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, black telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success – which propels him into a macabre universe
Duration: 112 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 87000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: black american, social satire, capitalism, labor union, absurdism, satire, absurd humor, slave labor, labor strike, protest, slavery, surrealism, anti capitalism, art gallery, performance art, picket line, success, friendship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, business, corporation, poverty, black, job, salesman
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
Plot Summary:
Through a series of daring escapades deep within a dark and dangerous criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his mighty future copilot Chewbacca and encounters the notorious gambler Lando Calrissian
Duration: 135 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 372000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: star wars, space travel, smuggler, spacecraft, organized crime, alien, interspecies friendship, spaceship, space opera, gangster, gambling, space battle, robot, space and aliens, space, outer space, totalitarianism, laser gun, talking robot, gambler, thief, violence, giant monster, poverty, rebel
Annihilation (2018)
Plot Summary:
A biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition into a mysterious zone where the laws of nature don't apply
Duration: 115 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 353000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Plot tags: female protagonist, creature, dna, mutation, scientist, expedition, research, genetic mutation, terror, biologist, transformation, mission, psychologist, genetics, professor, secret mission, scientific experiment, macabre, survival, supernatural, beast, cosmic horror, science, blood, survivor
Aquaman (2018)
Plot Summary:
Arthur Curry learns that he is the heir to the underwater kingdom of Atlantis, and must step forward to lead his people and to be a hero to the world
Duration: 143 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 507000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Australia
Plot tags: superhero, underwater, super powers, creature, atlantis, ocean, princess, heroes, power, half breed, muscleman, warrior, mermaid, supernatural power, thug, water, superhuman powers, beefcake, demi god, mythology, machismo, illegitimate son, tattoo, rescue, army
Teen Titans GO! to the Movies (2018)
Plot Summary:
When the Teen Titans go to the big screen, they go big! Teen Titans GO! to the Movies finds our egocentric, wildly satirical superheroes in their first feature film extravaganza—a fresh, gleefully clever, kid-appropriately crass and tongue-in-cheek play on the superhero genre, complete with musical numbers
Duration: 84 min
IMDB Rating: 6.7/10
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: superhero, batman, villain, superman, time travel, green lantern, superpower, heroes, giant, supernatural power, robot, female alien, movie business, superhero team, time machine, save the world, friend, teenage superheroine, giant robot, wonder woman, demon, telekinesis, mind control, transformation, shapeshifting
Freaks (2018)
Plot Summary:
Kept locked inside the house by her father, 7-year-old Chloe lives in fear and fascination of the outside world, where Abnormals create a constant threat - or so she believes. When a mysterious stranger offers her a glimpse of what's really happening outside, Chloe soon finds that while the truth isn't so simple, the danger is very real
Duration: 105 min
IMDB Rating: 6.7/10
IMDB Votes: 39000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Plot tags: father daughter relationship, super powers, mind control, grandfather granddaughter relationship, overprotective father, escape, superpower, neighbor, invisibility, isolation, new world, secret passageway, threat, mutant, little girl, young girl, dystopia, superhero, teenager, virus, revenge, distopia, time travel, women, space and aliens
Bumblebee (2018)
Plot Summary:
On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small Californian beach town. Charlie, on the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her place in the world, discovers Bumblebee, battle-scarred and broken. When Charlie revives him, she quickly learns this is no ordinary yellow VW bug
Duration: 114 min
IMDB Rating: 6.7/10
IMDB Votes: 184000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: China, USA
Plot tags: robot, teenager, car, alien invasion, transforming robot, one against many, robot vs. robot, teenage girl, alien, extraterrestrial, swat team, military, warrior, soldier, chase, auto mechanic, good versus evil, showdown, machine, ufo, birthday, fast car, coming of age, transformers, friendship
Overlord (2018)
Plot Summary:
On the eve of D-Day, a group of American paratroopers is dropped behind enemy lines to carry out a mission crucial to the invasion’s success. But as they approach their target, they begin to realize there is more going on in this Nazi-occupied village than a simple military operation
Duration: 110 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 105000
Genere: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, War
Country: USA, Canada
Plot tags: zombie, world war two, nazi, nazi zombie, supernatural, war, behind enemy lines, paratrooper, nazi occultism, monster, fascist, laboratory, wartime, survival, violence, mission, soldier, mutation, nazi experiment, evil dead, military, body horror, french countryside, undead, macabre
Bird Box (2018)
Plot Summary:
A woman and a pair of children are blindfolded and make their way through a post-apocalyptic setting along a river
Duration: 124 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 377000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: survival, end of the world, epidemic, post apocalypse, creature, blindness, fear, pursuit, survival horror, suicide, parents and children, characters murdered one by one, dystopia, murder, bird, post apocalyptic, supernatural horror, apocalypse, single mother, river, boyfriend girlfriend conflict, pandemic, supermarket, monster, running
Next Gen (2018)
Plot Summary:
A friendship with a top-secret robot turns a lonely girl's life into a thrilling adventure as they take on bullies, evil bots and a scheming madman
Duration: 106 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: China, Canada, USA
Plot tags: robot, friendship, teenage girl, protection, fight, hand to hand combat, bully, memory, youth, mentor, danger, love, women, martial arts, teenager, battles, weapons, sword, sword fight, mother daughter relationship, aerial combat, neglected child, night, mother and daughter, brawl
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
Duration: 112 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 525000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, China
Plot tags: superhero, anti hero, alien, alien life-form, experiment, villain, supernatural power, alien monster, super villain, alien race, super powers, experiment gone awry, humanity, good versus evil, extraterrestrial, mutation, tough guy, human versus alien, laboratory, human experiment, alien parasite, fight, parasite, alien creature, creature