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Plot Summary:
In the year 2074, the cybernetics market is dominated by two rival companies: USA's Pinwheel Robotics and Japan's Kobayashi Electronics. Cyborgs are commonplace, used for anything from soldiers to prostitutes. Casella Reese is a prototype cyborg developed for corporate espionage and assassination. She is filled with a liquid explosive called Glass Shadow. Pinwheel plans to eliminate the entire Kobayashi board of directors by using Casella.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: bleak, suspenseful, cyber, apocalyptic, erotic, suspense, tech noir, action thriller, spectacular, independent film
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: apocalyptic, independent film, exciting, rough, bleak, serious, suspenseful, stylized, fast, futuristic
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IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 848
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, serious, suspenseful, futuristic, psychotronic, independent film, bleak
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IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 917
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: rough, bleak, serious, futuristic, suspense, apocalyptic, tech noir, independent film, exciting, suspenseful
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IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 952
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
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IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 7000
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Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
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IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 28000
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IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
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Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 5000
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 708
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Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
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IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 7000
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Country: Luxembourg, USA
Duration: 92 min
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IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 16000
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IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 53000
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IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 30000
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IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 32000
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Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
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Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 17000
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IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 79000
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 32000
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Country: UK
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IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 79000
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IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 148000
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IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 163000
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IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
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IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 415000
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IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 237000
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IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 374000
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IMDB Votes: 290000
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IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 567000
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IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 91000
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IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 190000
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IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 75000
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