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Plot Summary:
A company called Canary Industries specializes in "organ redistribution" or leasing organs to people who need them. The catch is that those who accept these organs must also sign a “Conscientious Usage” contract that allows Canary to repo the organs if the recipient abuses their body.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 46
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: experimental, avant garde
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The Empire Strikes Back Uncut: Director's Cut (2014)
Plot Summary:
The Empire Strikes Back Uncut is the follow-up to Star Wars Uncut, a 2010 fan-made mash-up of the entire original 1977 film by George Lucas. "The Empire Strikes Back Uncut project launched in 2013, with fans claiming 15-second scenes to reimagine as they saw fit, resulting in sequences created with everything from action figures to cardboard props to stunning visual effects." "Helmed by Casey Pugh, who oversaw 2010's Emmy-winning Star Wars Uncut, the new film has a wonderful homemade charm, stands as an affectionate tribute to The Empire Strikes Back, and is a testament to the talent, imagination, and dedication of Star Wars fans,".
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 62
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min
Plot tags: silent, silent film
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Cosmic Slop (1994)
Plot Summary:
In the tradition of The Twilight Zone, this bizarre, thought-provoking trilogy addresses the destiny of the world's minorities: Part I: A conservative African American politician must choose between his people's survival and appeasing his white colleagues when space aliens propose to share their profound knowledge in exchange for all black people on earth. Part II: The Virgin Mary's appearance in an inner-city housing project forces a Hispanic priest to face the hidden cultural origins of Western religion. Part III: On the dawn of the "Black Revolution," an African American couple discovers who the "real" enemy is.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 277
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: anthology, psychotronic, dark fairy tale, hispanic
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Foreboding (2017)
Plot Summary:
Miyuki tells Etsuko that she has a ghost in her home. When Etsuko goes to her home, there is only her father there. Etsuko takes her to the hospital, Miyuki receives a diagnosis that she lacks the concept of 'family'.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 378
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 140 min
Plot tags: psychological, unusual plot structure, suspense, contemplative, visually appealing
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Stranded (1987)
Plot Summary:
A young woman and her grandmother living in an isolated farmhouse are kidnapped by aliens.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 455
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, independent film
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Ellipse (2019)
Plot Summary:
A man and his dog are stranded on a volatile, oval-shaped planet and are forced to adapt and escape before time destroys them both.
IMDB Rating: 2.7
IMDB Votes: 277
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: disturbing, suspense, psychological, enigmatic, suspenseful
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Vinyl (1965)
Plot Summary:
Warhol's strange interpretation of "A Clockwork Orange.".
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: avant garde, art house, independent film
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Invader (1991)
Plot Summary:
A crashed UFO and its reverse-engineered computer system take over the minds of soldiers at an air force base. The alien entity (in the guise of A.S.M.O.D.S., (Asmodeus), a strategic flight defense systems program for fighter jets) is discovered by tabloid reporter Frank McCall and D.O.D. Captain Harry Anders. They escape the base in a stolen F-19 and are taken to the Pentagon, where their story is met with understandable scepticism. An attempt by Asmodeus' minions to capture Frank & Harry for brainwashing convinces General Anheiser of their sincerity, and they return to the base and eventually face Asmodeus and its army of brainwashed soldiers. Written by Dave Foster.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 298
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Mars Needs Women (1968)
Plot Summary:
Tommy Kirk leads his fellow Martians to Earth on an interplanetary quest for females. Kirk proves that Martians have impeccable taste when one of his first conquests turns out to be sexy scientist Yvonne Craig.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: tension, independent film, offbeat, humorous, semi serious, psychotronic, suspense, vintage, campy, cult film
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Homeworld (2008)
Plot Summary:
The year: 3037. Earth is at war with aliens called Mendax. They have remarkable mental abilities and are determined to wipe out all mankind.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 560
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags:
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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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Paradox Alice (2012)
Plot Summary:
In the near future, a team is sent on a dangerous mission to Europa to retrieve and bring water back to a dying Earth. Their operation unexpectedly goes awry, jeopardizing not only the lives of those on board but also on earth, resulting in the possible extinction of the human race.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 410
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, futuristic, disturbing
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Demon Sex (2005)
Plot Summary:
Scientists on Earth experiment with advanced DNA from an ancient alien skull, hoping to crack its genetic code for the good of humankind. But aliens want to steal the code to prevent their species from going extinct, so they enlist human women to obtain the formula through seduction -- or the use of deadly force. Brinke Stevens, Vesper Almasy and Tuesday Coren star in this erotic horror tale.
IMDB Rating: 2.2
IMDB Votes: 140
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: suspense, serious, scary, disturbing, sexual, sexy
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Femalien II (1998)
Plot Summary:
Two aliens come to Earth to find their missing comrade from the first movie.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 721
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: sexy, sex comedy, erotic, humorous, semi serious, sexual, independent film, hot, campy
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Run Like Hell (1995)
Plot Summary:
In the year of 2008, war and sickness have overtaken the planet. The deranged government declares single women a threat to the human race. Singles women are imprisoned. The corrupt warden is determined to keep the prisoners locked up.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 96
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags:
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Lolita 2000 (1998)
Plot Summary:
Sex is banned but lolita becomes a sexual rebel and broadcasts erotic adventures throughout the universe while satisfying her own forbidden fantasies.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 549
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: independent film, erotic, bleak, serious, futuristic, sexual, sexy
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Assassin 33 A.D. (2020)
Plot Summary:
When a billionaire gives a group of young scientists unlimited resources to study the science of matter transfer, the scientists unlock the secrets of time travel. But they soon find out that the project is backed by a militant extremist group, and the billionaire plans to go back in time and prove that Jesus never rose from the dead.
IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: mystical, intellectual, captivating, experimental, suspense, independent film, christian film
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Timequest (2000)
Plot Summary:
A story about a man who travels back in time to Fort Worth, Texas on Novemeber 22, 1963 and prevents the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 714
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: exciting, stylized, serious, suspenseful, grindhouse
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Battle Planet (2008)
Plot Summary:
In the not-so-distant future, Captain Jordan Strider, a Special Forces Officer in the New World Alliance, is chosen for a top-secret mission. Sent to a desolate planet, Terra 219, to arrest possible traitors to the Alliance, Strider must survive with only a government issued experimental suit as protection. He quickly learns of a plan to end all humanity.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 948
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, exciting, captivating, touching, scenic, experimental
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InAlienable (2007)
Plot Summary:
Still guilt-ridden over the accident that took his family's lives, Eric Norris discovers that his body is host to a parasite from another world. Except, it is more than a parasite: it carries his DNA.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 546
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, captivating, detective, offbeat, bleak
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Lunopolis (2010)
Plot Summary:
Lunopolis is a 2009 direct-to-video science fiction film directed by Matthew Avant. The film is presented in found footage style and takes place in the weeks preceding the rumored events of the 2012 prophecies. Two documentary filmmakers discover a mysterious device and begin to unravel a conspiracy involving the moon, time travel, and a very powerful organization who will stop at nothing to protect their secret.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, contemplative, psychological, captivating, realistic, suspenseful, independent film, weird, fake documentary
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The Last Battle (1983)
Plot Summary:
The plot explores the devastation of civilization and issues of brutality, hostility and isolation. Pierre Jolivet stars as the main character (identified only as "The Man" in the end credits) who is menaced by "The Brute" (played by Jean Reno) on his journey through a world filled by people rendered nearly mute by some unknown incident.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: France
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: black and white, bleak, apocalyptic, atmospheric, experimental, stylized, retro, anamorphic, serious, suspenseful
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The Lathe of Heaven (1980)
Plot Summary:
George Orr, a man whose dreams can change waking reality, tries to suppress this unpredictable gift with drugs. Dr. Haber, an assigned psychiatrist, discovers the gift to be real and hypnotically induces Mr. Orr to change reality for the benefit of mankind --- with bizarre and frightening results.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA, West Germany
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: cyber, surreal, intelligent, psychological, atmospheric, serious, futuristic, suspenseful, stylized, surprise ending
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Dark Space (2013)
Plot Summary:
College friends Devin, Jack, Shelly, Kristy, Shaun, and Flower rent a spacecraft to autopilot them to Centauri Five for a holiday break. Impatient over the rental agency restricting the ship’s speed to 10x, Devin and the others convince Shaun to remove the craft’s constrictor device. Doing so damages the computer’s automated systems, as well as the ability to send a distress beacon, causing the six friends to crash land on an uncharted alien planet.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, tense, suspense, psychological, captivating, futuristic, scenic, scary
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Unidentified (2006)
Plot Summary:
Two reporters working for the same magazine are sent to Texas to investigate a string of UFO sightings. As they investigate two distinct theories begin to develop. Both reporters are driven to prove their own theory, but in the end only one can be right.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 705
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, serious, captivating, suspense, uplifting, independent film, christian film
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Time Chasers (1994)
Plot Summary:
An inventor comes up with a time machine, but must prevent its abuse at the hands of an evil C.E.O.
IMDB Rating: 2.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, cult classic, independent film, exciting, captivating, suspenseful, semi serious, psychotronic, cult film
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Android (1982)
Plot Summary:
Eccentric scientist Dr .Daniel and his shy assistant Max lead a quiet life on their space station, carrying out illegal research on androids, until they receive an unwelcome visit from three fugitives one of whom is female. Both Dr. Daniel and Max show an interest in her, but one of the other visitors has more sinister intentions.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, cult classic, futuristic, suspenseful, psychotronic, mysterious, disturbing, tech noir, cyber, offbeat
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The Last Man (2008)
Plot Summary:
Based on a novel by Mary Shelley.
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 346
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: apocalyptic, suspense, unusual plot structure, suspenseful, exciting
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Damnation Alley (1977)
Plot Summary:
A small group of survivors at a military installation who survived World War 3 attempt to drive across the desolate wasteland to where they hope more survivors are living. Hopefully their specially built vehicles will protect them against the freakish weather mutated plant and animal life and other dangers along the way.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: apocalyptic, grindhouse, cult classic, rough, bleak, serious, futuristic, suspenseful, surprise ending, road movie
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Encrypt (2003)
Plot Summary:
2068, the ozone layer is gone and the world is a wasteland. A band of mercenaries attempt to break into a Estate that is guarded by a automated defence system called "Encrypt" in order to steal priceless artwork.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 586
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, apocalyptic, captivating, tech noir, futuristic
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The Sticky Fingers of Time (1997)
Plot Summary:
A 1950s author (Terumi Matthews) is transported to 1990s Brooklyn, where she meets a woman (Nicole Zaray) who reads about her life.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 483
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: sexy, stylized, independent film, mind bending, serious, experimental, contemplative, non-linear, art house, noir