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Plot Summary:
In post-nuclear "New Idaho," a lone warrior teams up with a girl to help rescue the girl's sister from a hostile warrior clan.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 217
Genere: Sci-Fi, Action, Fantasy
Country: Canada
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: apocalyptic, futuristic, independent film
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Battle Queen 2020 (2001)
Plot Summary:
In the frozen eternal winter of a post-asteroid impact, mankind's last remnants cling to a fragile existence. One woman must rise to the challenge, to free her people from the ever widening chasm separating the Haves from the Have-nots. She is...Battle Queen 2020.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 963
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: apocalyptic, cult classic, independent film, cult film
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Survival Zone (1983)
Plot Summary:
In a post-nuclear world, a happy family of ranchers is beseiged by a roving band of ne'er do well marauders who want to eat the men and mate with the women. Having already killed and eaten an entire mission full of nuns, the family has no choice but to grab their rifles and defend their homestead. Meanwhile, the lonely, nubile daughter begins to have feelings for the buff blond stranger with no family who has wandered onto the property. It's romance, intrigue, action, and violence on the dark continent!.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 218
Genere: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: South Africa
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: futuristic, apocalyptic, independent film
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Warriors of the Apocalypse (1984)
Plot Summary:
After a nuclear war with civilization's death as a result leads an adventurer, a group of hikers on their search for the Mountain of Life. On their way they meet pygmy tribes, brutal gangs and amazon women.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 261
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Philippines, USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: futuristic, apocalyptic
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Roller Blade Warriors: Taken by Force (1989)
Plot Summary:
In the future, a warrior nun on roller skates must rescue a seer, who is to be sacrificed by a band of mutants.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 306
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: surreal, apocalyptic, psychotronic, independent film
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A Man Called Rage (1984)
Plot Summary:
In a post-apocalyptic world, a soldier of fortune enters "The Forbidden Land" to find uranium that will help save mankind. However, a rival adventurer is also after the uranium, but for his own ends.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 181
Genere: Action, Thriller, Sci-Fi
Country: Italy, Spain
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: apocalyptic
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The Last Warrior (1984)
Plot Summary:
After a nuclear holocaust, as the rest of society regresses to primitivism, a small, "elite" group that has managed to escape radioactive contamination takes it upon itself to exterminate those it sees as "unfit", including certain members of its own group.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 269
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: apocalyptic
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The Roller Blade Seven (1991)
Plot Summary:
In a futuristic society, a sword-wielding roller skater fights evil ninjas, punk roller skaters and is sent on an important rescue mission.
IMDB Rating: 2.2
IMDB Votes: 498
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: apocalyptic, psychotronic, independent film
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Future Fear (1997)
Plot Summary:
An able-bodied scientist has found a cure for the plague from outer space which has eradicated almost all life on the planet. A mad general who wants to repopulate the planet with a new race sends a special female assassin to take him out.
IMDB Rating: 2.7
IMDB Votes: 367
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: futuristic, apocalyptic, independent film
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Aftershock (1990)
Plot Summary:
An alien visits Earth during World War III, learns English by absorbing a dictionary, and meets good and bad earthlings.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 403
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: futuristic, apocalyptic, independent film
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Omega Cop (1990)
Plot Summary:
The year is 1999. John Travis is the toughest cop alive... In fact the only cop alive. He and his elite force stand between murderous mutants and the remains of humanity.
IMDB Rating: 2.8
IMDB Votes: 647
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: apocalyptic, futuristic, independent film
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Legend Of The Roller Blade Seven (1992)
Plot Summary:
In a post-apocalyptic world where rollerblading is the chief means of travel, the evil Pharoah sends his minions outside the Wheel Zone to abduct a psychic. The psychic has been trained in the way of the samurai, but has shunned her training to become a Passive. Once abducted, her brother joins forces with others to try and rescue her, but they face many challenges from the Dark Side.
IMDB Rating: 2.0
IMDB Votes: 421
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: apocalyptic, psychotronic, independent film, spoof, parody, cult film
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Wheels of Fire (1985)
Plot Summary:
The Future is now. There are no rules and no place to hide from the deadly Highway Warriors who ravage the roads in machines of destruction.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 999
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Philippines
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: futuristic, apocalyptic, soap opera, psychotronic, independent film, cult film
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The Lawless Land (1988)
Plot Summary:
Action-adventure set in a world of the near-future, where young love is forbidden among the lower classes. Nevertheless, one couple defies their police-state world to fight and hold on to whatever love they can find.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 142
Genere: Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: apocalyptic, independent film
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SuperGrid (2018)
Plot Summary:
Set in a near future where mining conglomerates have turned Canada into a wasteland. Two brothers must travel the same road that claimed their sister's life in their quest to deliver mysterious cargo. En route they must contend with road pirates, rebel gangs, and each other.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 349
Genere: Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, futuristic, suspenseful, apocalyptic, action adventure, road movie
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Hell Comes to Frogtown (1988)
Plot Summary:
'Hell' is the name of the hero of the story. He's a prisoner of the women who now run the USA after a nuclear/biological war. Results of the war are that mutants have evolved, and the human race is in danger of extinction due to infertility. Hell is given the task of helping in the rescue of a group of fertile women from the harem of the mutant leader (resembling a frog). Hell cannot escape since he has a bomb attached to his private parts which will detonate if he strays more than a few hundred yards from his guard.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: independent film, exciting, humorous, apocalyptic, suspenseful, semi serious, futuristic, cult classic, erotic, retro
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Robo Warriors (1996)
Plot Summary:
The year is 2036 and Earth has been invaded: hope lies with the last Robo Warrior - a towering fighting machine.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 494
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: futuristic, mecha, independent film
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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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Equalizer 2000 (1987)
Plot Summary:
In a bleak, postnuclear future world, warring factions struggle to claim the Equalizer 2000, the one weapon powerful enough to guarantee survival.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 714
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Philippines
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: futuristic, slasher, apocalyptic, independent film, cult film
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Phoenix the Warrior (1988)
Plot Summary:
Big hair, big guns, big personalities, and a serious lack of wardrobe. She-Wolves of the Wasteland, a post-apocalyptic story that features women--lots and lots of women--who leave little to the imagination as they battle each other in various junkyards and gravel pits to determine the fate of the entire world.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: futuristic, suspenseful, exciting, serious, apocalyptic, independent film, offbeat, psychotronic, cult film
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Battletruck (1982)
Plot Summary:
It’s the 21st century, the Oil Wars have made a mess of the planet and the land outside major cities is lawless. After Hunter comes to the aid of Corlie, who has run away from the villainous Straker, he takes her to the peaceful community of Clearwater. Unfortunately for the citizens of Clearwater, Straker fully intends to get Corlie back.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: futuristic, apocalyptic, retro, road movie, independent film, exciting, rough, serious, suspenseful, cult film
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The Ultimate Warrior (1975)
Plot Summary:
Only a few people still live in New York in 2015. They are organized in gangs with their own turf. One of them is led by Baron, another one by Carrot, and they are constantly at war with each other.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: apocalyptic, psychotronic, depressing, grindhouse, cult classic, exciting, rough, bleak, serious, futuristic
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Cold Harvest (1999)
Plot Summary:
A bounty hunter protects his dead brother's wife in a lawless world after a comet has devastated much of earth.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 672
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: apocalyptic, exciting, rough, bleak, serious, futuristic, suspenseful, fast, wild
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Ultra Warrior (1990)
Plot Summary:
After the nuclear holocaust, one man rises from the ashes to become the leader of a ragged gang of survivors. They soon discover that their greatest challenge is yet to come; they must fight a battle for the ages against the evil minions of The Bishop.
IMDB Rating: 1.9
IMDB Votes: 866
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Peru, USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: apocalyptic, independent film, tense, bleak, serious, futuristic
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Stryker (1983)
Plot Summary:
The world's water supply has dried up due to some sort of apocalypse. A beautiful woman holds the secret to where one of the last springs being guarded by a group of Amazons. A "Road Warrior" like crew captures her and tries to make her talk through brutal torture. The hero (Stryker) unites with some of the remaining "good guys" and the Amazons and frees the woman. They go on to a "Road Warrior" type of concluding battle with the bad guys.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 786
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Philippines
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: futuristic, apocalyptic, grindhouse, cult classic, independent film, exciting, rough, bleak, serious, suspenseful
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Robot Wars (1993)
Plot Summary:
In the year 2041, the rebel Centros are a plague to the survivors of the great toxic gas scare of 1993. A renegade Megarobot pilot and an archaeologist must team up (despite personal differences, a reluctant romance, and official pressure to cease and desist) to thwart the Centro's attempts to resurrect a hidden Megarobot, with which they can challenge the prevailing order.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: apocalyptic, futuristic, cult classic, mecha, cult film
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Ravagers (1979)
Plot Summary:
In a post-apocalyptic world divided between two groups called the Flockers and the Ravagers, an adventurer and his "pleasure girl" try to find their way to a rumored safe haven called the Land of Genesis.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 495
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: apocalyptic, grindhouse, independent film, exciting, rough, bleak, serious, futuristic, suspenseful, psychotronic
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Blue World Order (2017)
Plot Summary:
After a nuclear war decimated the northern hemisphere, the surviving population in the south become desperate and violent competing for scarce resources. Society crumbles and an infectious bacteria threatens to destroy those who remain. In an attempt to rebuild civilization, a self appointed government called 'The ORDER' distributed an immunization to the bacteria, via a massive Electro-Macnetic Pulse (EMP). Secretly, the Order also delivered a bio-tech virus through the EMP, giving them the power to control the population. One man remains immune to the Order's virus - Jake Slater. Now Jake scavenges the wasteland searching for a way to keep his unconscious daughter alive, unaware she is the last child on Earth, and the key to the survival of mankind.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Australia
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: apocalyptic, captivating, suspense, futuristic, suspenseful, disturbing
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Shepherd (1998)
Plot Summary:
aka Cybercity It's the year 2017, the Earth's surface is destroyed and its citizens flee to an underground wasteland ruled by warring religious cults. In this sinful cybercity, Mercenary Dakota's (C. Thomas Howell) family is murdered by a perverse virtual prophet (Roddy Piper) bent on world domination. Seeking justice, Dakota, beautiful assissin Lilith (Heidi Von Palleske) and an arsenal of hi-tech weaponry battle for the Earth's most precious resource - Humanity. It's time for the false prophets to meek their makers! Packed with innovative special effects and teeth-clenching action, "CyberCity" will make you rethink the millennium.
IMDB Rating: 2.8
IMDB Votes: 534
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: futuristic, independent film, exciting, rough, bleak, serious, suspenseful, stylized
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Defense Condition 4 (1985)
Plot Summary:
Two men and a woman circle the globe in a satellite armed with a nuclear device. The third world war breaks out, and a few months later the satellite crashes. They survive the crash but one man gets killed by survivors and the other man gets caught. The woman stays by the remains of the the satellite but is soon caught by evil punks who have taken power.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: apocalyptic, suspense, action adventure, independent film, exciting, bleak, serious, futuristic, suspenseful, unusual plot structure
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20 Years After (2008)
Plot Summary:
In the middle of nowhere, 20 years after an apocalyptic terrorist event that obliterated the face of the world!.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: apocalyptic, bleak, serious, suspenseful, independent film, futuristic, dystopian, disaster movie