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Plot Summary:
A Blanc-Biehn production centered around the idea of a governmentally designed drug created to help correct or strategically alter perceptions gathered during times of trauma or stress. Slated as being a substance that may help solve issues with everything from racial tensions, PTSD and geopolitic battles, first a focused study is needed to see how people respond to treatment and what dosages might be needed. Four couples are chosen to test this drug, and soon find their memories and sanity challenged.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 225
Genere: Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: psychological thriller, psychological, twisted
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Duplicates (1992)
Plot Summary:
A family falls victim to a scientific institute that removes memories and transfers them to a computer.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 216
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, tech noir
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The Omen (1995)
Plot Summary:
Jack Mann is a writer reporter for the Associated Press. Annalisse Summer is an ER nurse dedicated to help people: Dr Linus is a doctor who has seen what Jack and Analisse have: an evil entity that seeks to destroy and has joined them to help stop it (the entity posses people and controls them to do its bidding).
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 153
Genere: Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: psychotronic
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 21
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, political, suspense, suspense thriller, twisted
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: psychological thriller, psychological, erotic
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 313
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Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 119
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Duration: 72 min
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Plot Summary:
A detective investigates a murder, only to find that the victim is... himself. Soon, he discovers multiple versions of himself, not all of them friendly.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 671
Genere: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: suspense, rough, serious, suspenseful, detective
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: China
Duration: 119 min
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 5000
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 5000
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Country: USA
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
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Country: USA
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 6000
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 339
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 615
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Country: Finland
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 40000
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 17000
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Country: Spain, USA
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IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 6000
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Country: USA
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 11000
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Country: UK, USA
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IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 107000
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IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 132000
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Country: UK, France, USA, Belgium
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 51000
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Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 43000
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Country: USA
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 68000
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Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 72000
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Country: Spain, France, Italy
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IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 210000
Genere: Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 282000
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Country: USA, Spain
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 639000
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 14000000
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Country: USA
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