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Plot Summary:
In the 21st century, prisoners aboard penitentiary space ships explore unknown worlds. Scope, one of the prisoners is sent on a planet though to be lifeless, until he found "Humans" on it.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 711
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Poland
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: mysterious, apocalyptic, bizarre, cult film
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The Big Mess (1971)
Plot Summary:
Outer space in 2034 is run by greedy corporations in a rundown bureaucracy. Two astronauts, who are not very smart, make their way with shady dealings, smuggling and spaceship wrecking.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 134
Genere: Sci-Fi, Comedy
Country: West Germany
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: experimental, independent film, bizarre
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Very Close Encounters of the Fourth Kind (1978)
Plot Summary:
Three nerdy students who have the hots for their sexy astronomy teacher hit upon the idea of pretending to be outer-space aliens, in the hopes of tricking her into going to bed with them.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 117
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Italy
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: erotic, mysterious, independent film
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Geek Maggot Bingo or The Freak from Suckweasel Mountain (1983)
Plot Summary:
From the warped mind of underground auteur Nick Zedd comes this campy horrorfest that follows screwy scientist Dr. Frankenberry as he attempts to resurrect the dead, aided by his hunchbacked minion. Adding to the twisted fun are Donna Death as bloodsucking temptress Scumbalina, Richard Hell as punk-rock cowboy crooner the Rawhide Kid and Tyler Smith as Frankenberry’s monstrous two-headed creation, Formaldehyde Man.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 318
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: spooky, independent film, spoof, parody, bizarre, cult film
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Freedom State (2006)
Plot Summary:
Written and directed by indie filmmaker Cullen Hoback, this high-concept comedy centers on the exploits of eight mental hospital patients who awaken to discover that they've just slept through the apocalypse. Determined to find the edge of the world, the former residents of Lost Acres load into a short, yellow bus and embark upon a cross-country journey to rescue potential survivors and plant the seeds for a new society, fashioned to their liking.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 114
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 58 min
Plot tags: apocalyptic
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The World Sinks Except Japan (2006)
Plot Summary:
In the year 2011 the greatest tectonic disaster in the history of mankind has occurred. As a result of the catastrophic earthquakes North and South America, Eurasia, Africa and Australia have sunken underwater while the Japanese islands remain untouched.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 418
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: apocalyptic, disaster movie
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Abdulladzhan, or Dedicated to Steven Spielberg (1991)
Plot Summary:
Considering that Musakov’s Abdulladzhan (1991) was dedicated to Steven Spielberg, we might suggest that these four boys embody nothing more complicated than a conflict of youthful innocence with some ominous threat—the basic workings of E.T. (1982) or War of the Worlds (2005), say. That threat, however, is best understood not through vague nationalism or warmed-over socialism, but through the other reference-point of Abdulladzhan—Tarkovskii’s Stalker (1980). Musakov leaves his boys in a simplified radiance so bright and so overexposed that it no longer looks like the skies of sunny Tashkent, but a disturbing, borderless luminosity to match the flat tonal range of Stalker’s “Zone.” Our Uzbek boys are nowhere in particular; this is a broader domain than anything international.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 185
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Soviet Union, Uzbekistan
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: spoof, parody
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Terminal Virus (1995)
Plot Summary:
It has been 23 years since a world war during which combatants unleashed a lab-created virus that has made life no fun at all. Civilization has broken down into forcibly celibate, warring male and female tribes. Any co mingling, even rape, is punished by both sides with summary execution, for victim and perpetrator alike. A paramilitary fanatic on a vague religious mission leads his gunmen to massacre a peaceful scientific community where men and women committed the blasphemy of co-ed habitation.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 182
Genere: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: apocalyptic, independent film
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The War of the Worlds: Next Century (1981)
Plot Summary:
Film opens on December 18, 1999, just a few days before the dawn of the new century. A local reporter, Iron Idem, announces that the Martians have landed. Shortly after that his program loses its independence: he is given the script telling the crowds how to welcome the invaders.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 803
Genere: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: surreal, allegory, corny, cult film
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Golem (1980)
Plot Summary:
The film is set in a terrorizing world of the future, where technology commands the movements of individuals, supervised by the doctors, carrying out a program to improve the human race. Thus, instead of doctors creating a monster, the monsters are already there as the species of the future - but one of them is suspected by the doctors of being a human being. That is Golem in reverse.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 815
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: Poland
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: surreal, atmospheric, bleak, serious, futuristic, stylized, psychotronic, eighties
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Max Headroom - 20 Minutes into the Future (1985)
Plot Summary:
The film introduces Edison Carter (Matt Frewer), a television reporter trying to expose corruption and greed. In the movie, reporter Carter discovers that his employer, Network 23, has created a new form of subliminal advertising (termed "blip-verts") that can be fatal to certain viewers.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 57 min
Plot tags: cyber, apocalyptic, mind bending, psychedelic, surreal, tech noir, postmodern
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The Naked Monster (2005)
Plot Summary:
Using soundtracks and extensive footage from many old movies, this spoof/homage of 1950's science-fiction films brings back many favorite actors from these classic movies, some reprising their former roles, to help destroy a giant stop-motion monster that is threatening to destroy Los Angeles.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 345
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: parody, humorous, captivating, disturbing, mysterious, psychotronic, independent film, spoof
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O-Bi, O-Ba - The End of Civilization (1985)
Plot Summary:
Set in an underground dungeon inhabited by bundled, ragged human beings, after the nuclear holocaust. The story follows the wanderings of a hero through the situations of survival. People wait for the Ark to arrive and rescue them while their habitat falls apart.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Poland
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: apocalyptic, art house, ambiguous ending, crying, psychotronic, weird, cult film
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Death Powder (1986)
Plot Summary:
Three conspirators steal a secret android. In their warehouse hideout, the android secretes a reality-altering substance, which casts them into a frightening nether-world of interconnected subjectivity.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 351
Genere: Sci-Fi, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 63 min
Plot tags: cyber, controversial, experimental, avant garde, psychotronic
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Bimbo Movie Bash (1997)
Plot Summary:
This movie is a great compilation of the very silliest clips from some of the most awful "bimbo movies" of the past twenty years. It is laughably cheap. The only things added are some subtitles, dubing, and music. Made up from such fine films as "Assault of the Killer Bimbos". They are stringed together to form a "plot" about aliens. Lots of pointless nudity, but it is somewhat well-paced. Stay for the final credits, which the narrator narrates.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 369
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: queer horror, independent film, parody, offbeat, humorous, not serious, spoof, raunchy, hot, ridiculous
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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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Empire of Ash (1988)
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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King Size (1988)
Plot Summary:
A comedy. The story follows a young scientist in the contemporary world, who actually came from the world of dwarves, thanks to a magic potion, held by the Big Eater, ruler of the dwarves. The dwarf kingdom, Shuflandia, exists in a cellar of a library, and only the most obedient get the chance to grow to king size and inhabit the larger world. Once there, nobody wants to return to Shuflandia. Also, there are no women in Shuflandia.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Poland
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: mind bending, psychedelic, surreal, cult classic, offbeat, humorous, semi serious, biting, fairy tale, surprise ending
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Pilot Pirx's Inquest (1979)
Plot Summary:
This movie is about a rocket pilot named Pirx who is hired to go on a mission to evaluate some nonlinears (robots) for use as crewmembers on future space flights. Pirx and his crew, made up of nonlinears and humans, are sent out to launch two satellites into the rings of Saturn. Upon returning to Earth there is an inquest to determine if Pirx was responsible for the "accident." In the end, it is found that one of the robots caused the malfunction in an attempt to kill the human crewmembers and Pirx is cleared of all charges. In this tale Lem puts forth the idea that what is perceived a human weakness is in fact an advantage over a perfect machine. Pirx defeats the robot, because a human can hesitate, make wrong decisions, have doubts, but a robot cannot. A similar idea is present in Isaac Asimov's Robot Series, where putting a robot in a position where it cannot chose between the Three laws of robotics fries its positronic brain.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 990
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Poland, Soviet Union
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: bizarre
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Starship Invasions (1977)
Plot Summary:
Captain Rameses and his Legion of the Winged Serpent brigade are out to claim Earth for their dying race. Out to save Earth is an alien guard patrol located in the Bermuda Triangle, the League of Races. LOR leaders warn Rameses that he's breaking galactic treaty rules. The alien villain responds by launching an invasion which telepathically drives Earthlings to suicide. The LOR implore UFO expert Professor Duncan to help them. Eventually, the two alien forces battle. Will the Earth be saved?.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 953
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, grindhouse, cult classic, apocalyptic, bizarre, cult film
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The Aliens Are Coming (1980)
Plot Summary:
An alien mother ship hovering in Earth's atmosphere is the base for an attempted alien invasion of Earth.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 219
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: psychotronic
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Human Highway (1982)
Plot Summary:
Human Highway is a 1982 comedy film starring and co-directed by Neil Young under his pseudonym Bernard Shakey. Dean Stockwell co-directed the film and acted along with Russ Tamblyn, Dennis Hopper, and the band Devo. Included is a collaborative performance of "Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)" by Devo and Young with Booji Boy singing lead vocals and Young playing lead guitar.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 791
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: apocalyptic, dark comedy, cult classic, exciting, offbeat, humorous, surreal, not serious, independent film, psychotronic
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The Terror Within II (1990)
Plot Summary:
In a world gone mad, the last human colony struggles to survive underground, beneath a land of nightmarish mutants who seek to destroy them. But when the mutant breaks inside humanity's final stronghold, the battle for survival pits the human colonists against their deadly invaders miles below the earth's surface.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 759
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: retro, cult horror, psychotronic, independent film, cult film
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Car Cemetery (1983)
Plot Summary:
The plot is set in a post apocalyptic Junkyard where people take refuge from authority and are able to practice their fantasies and fetishes without being stopped by the police. These people are led by Emanou who is a sort of Messiah, who promises music rather than salvation.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 126
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: France
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: apocalyptic, allegory, avant garde, art house
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The Earth Dies Screaming (1964)
Plot Summary:
A crack space pilot returns to earth to find the planet has been devastated by some unknown forces. There are a few survivors, so he organizes them in a plan to ward off control by a group of killer robots.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 62 min
Plot tags: apocalyptic, psychotronic, offbeat, suspense, slasher, grindhouse, cult classic, black and white, scary, serious
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Night of the Comet (1984)
Plot Summary:
Two girls from the Valley wake up to find that a passing comet has eradicated their world and left behind a mysterious red-dust and a pack of cannibal mutants. With the help of a friendly truck driver, the girls save the earth from a villainous "think tank," karate chop their way through flesh-eating zombies, and, of course, find time to go to the mall.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: scary, black comedy, parody, apocalyptic, suspenseful, horror comedy, christmas horror, grindhouse, cult classic, humorous
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Dr. Caligari (1989)
Plot Summary:
Mrs. Van Houten has shown signs of losing touch with reality, and her husband discusses possible treatment with Dr. Caligari, who says Mrs. Van Houten has a disease of the libido.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: independent film, mind bending, psychedelic, experimental, surreal, disturbing, controversial, psychotronic, horror comedy, cult classic
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Visitor of a Museum (1989)
Plot Summary:
It is the future, the world is in ruins and a large portion of the population consists of deformed mutants living in reservations. In this world a man decides to spend his vacation visiting the ruins of a museum that is now buried under the sea.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Soviet Union, West Germany, Switzerland
Duration: 136 min
Plot tags: apocalyptic, surreal, weird, eighties, bizarre
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The People Who Own the Dark (1976)
Plot Summary:
A group of rich businessmen and military officers who are partying in an old castle are spared when a nuclear war ravages the earth. When they venture out into the nearest town to search for food and supplies, they find most of the residents blinded, and soon they discover the existence of a sinister group called The People Who Own The Dark.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 493
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Spain
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: apocalyptic, scary, rough, serious, suspenseful, psychotronic, tragic ending
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The Bed Sitting Room (1969)
Plot Summary:
In the hazy aftermath of World War III, the fallout from a 'nuclear misunderstanding' (which lasted two minutes and twenty eight seconds, including the signing of the peace treaty) is producing strange mutations amongst the survivors, and the noble Lord Fortnum finds himself transforming into a bed sitting room.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, apocalyptic, psychedelic, surreal, psychotronic, mind bending, cult classic, twisted, offbeat, humorous
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Sexmission (1984)
Plot Summary:
Two scientists are chosen as guinea pigs for a time experiment: they are placed in hibernation and should be brought back to life after three years. In the meantime, however, the World War III breaks out and life have been wiped out of the surface of the Earth. When they wake up, it turns out that not only 50 years have passed but also that they are the only living specimens of the male sex in a new, underground society composed exclusively of women.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Poland
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: sexy, sexual, apocalyptic, futuristic, offbeat, sex comedy, retro, mind bending, psychedelic, surreal