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Plot Summary:
An island blows up, and from its remains a black poison fills the ocean. A team of underwater specialists with high-tech gear have to stop the poison before it contaminates the earth, but things get increasingly bizarre the more they investigate.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 371
Genere: Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: apocalyptic
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Hello Down There (1969)
Plot Summary:
Given the chance to live in a simulated underwater home for a month, a scientist convinces his family to take advantage of the offer. Once the family agrees to move in, underwater mayhem occurs!.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 938
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: retro, technicolor, psychotronic, cult film
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The Lake (1998)
Plot Summary:
Jackie Ivers is a Los Angeles nurse who returns home to the small town of San Vicente to find that her friends and family have taken on bizarrely different personalities. Jackie notices that everyone who goes into the town's lake come out different. As the movie progresses, Jackie first-handedly witnesses what is happening to everyone around her as she is kidnapped by aliens from a parallel world which is the duplicate to Earth but is now polluted and the ozone layer gone. In order to survive, the aliens intend to take over Earth the entrance to the duplicate Earth called the vortex, which are located in major bodies of water, ponds, and lakes.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 761
Genere: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
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The Amazing Captain Nemo (1978)
Plot Summary:
Captain Nemo (José Ferrer) is found in suspended animation under the sea and revived by modern-day people in order to battle the King of Atlantis, who is under the control of a fiendish mad scientist (Burgess Meredith).
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 435
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, fairy tale, exciting, tense, semi serious
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Virtual Nightmare (2000)
Plot Summary:
Advertising executive Dale Hunter (Michael Muheny) works at the agency Arora. But after a car accident, his life changed abruptly. He has nightmares at night and by day he suffers from hallucinations. The world looks like from a computer. Numbers and names adhere to the objects. A doctor can not help him and the hallucinations are getting worse. Librarian Wendy seems to be the only person he can trust. Together they try to find out the truth.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 669
Genere: Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Australia
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: tense, enigmatic, captivating, futuristic, tech noir
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Into The Alternate (2018)
Plot Summary:
Taking place in the fifth reality to be discovered by humanity, Into The Alternate follows an inhabitant and foreign visitor as they struggle to survive within a collapsing ecosystem.
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Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: Australia
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: avant garde, nature documentary, experimental
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The Tangle (2019)
Plot Summary:
In the near future, The Tangle, an A.I. utilising airborne nanotech, connects the world. It is a benevolent guardian, returning law and order to society. To ensure that The Tangle never turns rogue, a government agency watches over the tech from within safe rooms, locations impermeable to the nanobots that make up The Tangle. When field agent Margot Foster is found dead in one of these rooms, the agency needs to investigate the first murder in years.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 797
Genere: Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: apocalyptic
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Nightfall (1988)
Plot Summary:
The people of the planet Aeon, blessed with six suns, have never experienced night. When an archeological excavation uncovers evidence of an ancient catastrophe, all signs point towards the impending darkness of the very Nightfall. Panic erupts as the suns slowly disappear one by one. Science struggles against superstition as the people race to comprehend the approaching Nightfall... the end of the world as they know it. Based on Isaac Asimov's classic story "Nightfall" voted "The Greatest Sciense-Fiction Story Of All Time.".
IMDB Rating: 2.7
IMDB Votes: 752
Genere: Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: independent film
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The Bermuda Triangle (1978)
Plot Summary:
The passengers and crew of a boat on a summer cruise in the Caribbean stray near the famed Bermuda Triangle, and mysterious things start happening.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Mystery
Country: Mexico, Italy
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, scary, serious, realistic, suspenseful, vintage
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Not of This Earth (1995)
Plot Summary:
An anemic alien comes to Earth from a dying planet, in the remake of the Corman 50s classic.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 482
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: tech noir, independent film, psychotronic, serious, suspenseful, remake of cult film, cult film, cult movie cast
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Infinitum: Subject Unknown (2021)
Plot Summary:
Jane wakes up in a strange attic, in a parallel world, with seemingly no way out. She is stuck in a time-loop, destined to relive the same day over and over with little memory of her doing it before. But with each 'reset' she starts to remember more and more and begins to piece together what may be happening to her, with clues pointing to a Professor Aaron Ostergaard. She makes her way to the mysterious Wytness Quantum Research Centre, run by Charles Marland-White, to try to find a way out.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: captivating, enigmatic, tense, disturbing, futuristic, experimental, independent film
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Beyond Atlantis (1973)
Plot Summary:
A band of adventurers invade a native island determined to grab a reported fortune in buried treasure.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 718
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Philippines, USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, psychological, art house, independent film, scary, exciting, offbeat, serious, suspenseful, stylized
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Black River (2001)
Plot Summary:
Burned-out Hollywood screenwriter Bo Aikens (Jay Mohr) is fed up with life in Los Angeles. He heads out of the hustle and bustle of the big city and arrives in picturesque Black River in Northern California, seeking relaxation and artistic inspiration. In small, idyllic Black River, nearly everyone is happy, contented, and welcoming of strangers. But despite the beautiful setting, Bo begins to feel unsettled after several disturbing incidents. He discovers that all of his money has been transferred to a bank account in Black River, and a house has been purchased for him by someone on "his" instructions.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: psychological, serious, suspenseful, bleak, suspense, apocalyptic, surprise ending, corny
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Sherlock Holmes (2010)
Plot Summary:
Sherlock Holmes and Watson are on the trail of a criminal and scientific mastermind who seems to control monsters and creations which defy belief.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: suspense, visually appealing, exciting, rough, suspenseful, mockbuster, thought provoking, romantic, intense, serious
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The Terrornauts (1967)
Plot Summary:
A group of scientists are kidnapped and taken to an outer space outpost in order to save Earth from destruction.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 645
Genere: Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, independent film
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Mermaids: The Body Found (2011)
Plot Summary:
A story that imagines how these real-world phenomena may be related. In this story, startling amateur video and photographic evidence, as well as additional audio recordings, suggests whales weren’t the only creatures affected by the Navy’s sonar. The film follows the two scientists who tracked the whale beachings for years and delivers first-hand, on-camera accounts of what they claim to have discovered in the aftermath of one particular beaching. Their story is nothing less than fantastical: they claim to have found the remains of a mermaid.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: computer animated, captivating, suspenseful, serious, realistic, mockumentary, controversial, fake documentary
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The Wisdom Tree (2013)
Plot Summary:
Three very different people — a quantum physicist, a neuroscientist (Sheetal Sheth), and an FBI agent — find themselves drawn into a spiraling mystery. Confronted with a mysterious car accident, the three must interpret clues that defy common sense. Their collective quest takes them from science to art to music to mysticism in a widening search for answers. After an intense outward chase to satisfy their rational minds, the trio realizes the answers they desire lie buried deep within themselves. As each seeker begins to embrace the true nature of reality, each is rewarded with revelations beyond their wildest imaginings. What they learn leaves them humbled and in awe of the strange and beautiful universe we call home. When everything makes sense, nothing makes sense. This highly philosophical narrative has been applauded by scientists, artists, thinkers, scholars, media, academia, students and audiences from 10 to 80+ years old.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 46
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 140 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, enigmatic, captivating, disturbing, spiritual
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Hover (2018)
Plot Summary:
In a near future when environmental havoc is causing food shortages and compelling the government to protect its organized crop system by deploying sentinel drones, a handful of locals discover a sinister connection between sick farmland inhabitants and the tech that’s meant to be protect them.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 640
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: futuristic, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, apocalyptic
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The Stranger (1973)
Plot Summary:
TV series pilot (series never launched). After a freak mishap, an astronaut finds himself on an almost precise copy of Earth (right down to the Plymouth cars). However, this planet has three moons, and is run by an Orwellian government called The Perfect Order, who seek out and crush all dissidents either by outright assassination or by having them treated at "Ward E." Hunted and alone, the story traces the astronaut's efforts to evade capture and return home.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 642
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, psychotronic
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Strange New World (1975)
Plot Summary:
In the near future, a group of scientists living in a space ship wake up from a hibernation state and come back to an apocalyptic Earth.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 381
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: apocalyptic, psychotronic, cult film
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Dark Planet (1997)
Plot Summary:
Two sides, one known as the Alphas and the other the Rebels, struggle in a brutal war on Earth and in outer space. When a habitable planet is discovered in orbit around a star that is on the far side of a dangerous wormhole, the two sides mysteriously set aside their differences and send a joint mission to explore the planet. The mission of the starship Scylla is soon beset by political intrigue and treachery, jeopardizing not only the mission, but the lives of the entire crew.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 793
Genere: Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: futuristic, independent film, exciting, bleak, serious, suspenseful
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I Think We're Alone Now (2018)
Plot Summary:
After the human race has been wiped out, Del lives in an empty town, content in his solitude and the utopia he has methodically created for himself, until he meets young Grace, who wants to stay with him.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: apocalyptic, psychological, surprise ending, bleak, dark, suspenseful, visually stunning, road movie, sad, realistic
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2067 (2020)
Plot Summary:
A lowly utility worker is called to the future by a mysterious radio signal, he must leave his dying wife to embark on a journey that will force him to face his deepest fears in an attempt to change the fabric of reality and save humankind from its greatest environmental crisis yet.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Australia
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: futuristic, exciting, serious, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, atmospheric, disturbing, apocalyptic, dystopian
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Embers (2015)
Plot Summary:
After a global neurological epidemic, those who remain search for meaning and connection in a world without memory. Five interwoven stories each explore a different facet of life without memory in a future that has no past.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Poland, USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: apocalyptic, psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, social, realistic
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400 Days (2015)
Plot Summary:
4 would be astronauts spend 400 days in a land locked space simulator to test the psychological effects of deep space travel but, when something goes terribly wrong and they are forced to leave the simulation, they discover that everything on earth has changed. Is this real or is the simulation on a higher level than they could have ever imagined?.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: psychological, twist ending, suspense, suspenseful, harsh, enigmatic, captivating, realistic, smart, cerebral
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The Rift (1990)
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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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Ever Since the World Ended (2001)
Plot Summary:
Twelve years ago, a plague swept through, wiping out most of the population; in San Francisco, only 186 people remain. Two of them use jury-rigged batteries to power a camera and make a documentary. We see a variety of approaches to survival, from the artist and engineer who trade for their needs, to the surfers and woodsmen who fish and hunt, to the scavengers, and a communal farm. We also see how the community deals with those who threaten it, and how the youth are growing up with different values from those who knew our world.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 740
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: apocalyptic, tense, bleak, serious, sincere, atmospheric, suspense, realistic, independent film, thought provoking
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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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Twelve Monkeys (1995)
Plot Summary:
In the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth's population and forced the survivors into underground communities. But when Cole is mistakenly sent to 1990 instead of 1996, he's arrested and locked up in a mental hospital. There he meets psychiatrist Dr. Kathryn Railly, and patient Jeffrey Goines, the son of a famous virus expert, who may hold the key to the mysterious rogue group, the Army of the 12 Monkeys, thought to be responsible for unleashing the killer disease.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 639000
Genere: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min
Plot tags: psychological, surreal, twist ending, atmospheric, cerebral, non-linear, mind bending, apocalyptic, confusing, twisted
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The Thirteenth Floor (1999)
Plot Summary:
Computer scientist Hannon Fuller has discovered something extremely important. He's about to tell the discovery to his colleague, Douglas Hall, but knowing someone is after him, the old man leaves a letter in his computer generated parallel world that's just like the 30's with seemingly real people with real emotions.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 76000
Genere: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: mind bending, intellectual, twist ending, neo noir, atmospheric, psychedelic, philosophical, confusing, mind blowing, clever