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Plot Summary:
A giant tyrannosaur terrorizes a band of California marijuana growers.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 115
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: spoof, parody, cult film
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In Search of the Wow Wow Wibble Woggle Wazzie Woodle Woo (1985)
Plot Summary:
Little magic and plenty of imagination turns a young man's room into a hub where various adventures await him.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 151
Genere: Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min
Plot tags:
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Getting Wasted (1980)
Plot Summary:
An uptight military school gets a dose of hippie-infused rebellion when a group of students gather in support of the 1960s uprising going on around them. When a few students decide to bring the more liberal, artsy side of the revolution onto campus, they face opposition from much of the school's staff.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 179
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Getting Doug with High (2013)
Plot Summary:
Comedians getting high with Doug Benson.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 168
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: alternative comedy, live comedy
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Rectuma (2003)
Plot Summary:
Waldo Williams returns from his Tijuana vacation to find out that he had become infected by the Notorious Mexican Butt Humping Bullfrog. After being diagnosed by his proctologist with just days to live, Waldo seeks the help of the mysterious Japanese specialist, Dr. Wansamsaki, who treats Waldo with his unorthodox methods, which involve a long nuclear rod. The next day, Waldo’s rear end starts glowing a bright green – and that’s only the beginning. Within days, Waldo’s rear end develops a mind of its own, becoming capable of breaking away in the middle of the night, committing a murÂder or two and then returning before morning, leaving a fecal trail that leads right to Waldo’s bedroom.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 306
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: horror spoof
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What's Up, Hideous Sun Demon (1989)
Plot Summary:
Z-grade horror flick "The Hideous Sun Demon" re-dubbed and re-edited into a monster-movie spoof about a suntan lotion that works from the inside out (it also has a certain side effect).
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 185
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min
Plot tags: spoof, independent film, parody
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The Attack of the Giant Mousaka (1999)
Plot Summary:
Around the year 2000, a terrible occurence shocks the city of Athens: a huge piece of moussaka appears on the city streets, spreading panic and death. Everyone keeps wondering: why, where, how, for what reason? But no one can give an answer.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Greece
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: parody, campy
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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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Arnold's Wrecking Co. (1973)
Plot Summary:
A student tries pot for the first time, loves it and decides to distribute it in a big business kind of way. Soon he has the police and the mafia on his tail.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 49
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: independent film, cult film
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What to Do With the Dead Kaiju? (2022)
Plot Summary:
A large monster attacks Japan, but dies suddenly. While the people rejoice and bask in relief, the giant corpse left behind begins to slowly rot and bloat. If it explodes, the nation will be destroyed.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 265
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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Gila! (2012)
Plot Summary:
A giant lizard terrorizes a rural mid west community with a group of heroic young people led by Chase Winstead attempting to destroy the creature.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 302
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, unusual plot structure, scary, bleak, christmas horror
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Zarkorr! The Invader (1996)
Plot Summary:
An "average" postal worker is informed by a tiny alien hologram which looks like a teenage girl that he is the "choosen one" to destroy a giant reptile to save the Earth.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 408
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: daikaiju, independent film, bizarre, cult film
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Godzilla (1977)
Plot Summary:
The film is a re-edited Italian-language dubbed version of Godzilla featuring 80 minutes of footage from the original Gojira (1954) and the US version Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956) plus 25 minutes of WWII newsreel footage and clips from other monster 1950's movies. The re-edited film was then colorized via a process called Spectorama 70 consisting of applying various colored gels to the black and white footage. The film also features a new music score composed by musician Vince Tempera (under the pseudonym Magnetic System).
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 538
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: Japan, USA, Italy
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: psychotronic
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Kraa! The Sea Monster (1998)
Plot Summary:
Lord Doom, evil master of Proyas, the Dark Planet, sends Kraa the Sea Monster to Earth as part of his plan to dominate the galaxy. To keep the meddling hands of the Planet Patrol out of his scheme, he incapacitates their nearby space station. Fortunately, the alien agent Mogyar is on hand to land on Earth to stop the giant sea-beast. Accidentally landing in New Jersey rather than Italy (where scientists could have helped Mogyar build a weapon to stop Kraa), Mogyar must overcome his stereotypical Italian accent and strange appearance in order to ally with nearby humans to save the day.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 427
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 69 min
Plot tags: daikaiju, cult film
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Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman (1993)
Plot Summary:
Nancy Archer has had an alien encounter and it's left her 50 ft. tall! Now she sees the men in her life from a new angle - looking down on them - and it's time to fight back.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: not serious, humorous, entertaining, offbeat, psychotronic, campy
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Kinky Kong (2006)
Plot Summary:
In Manhattan, Seymour is a fast-talking, flatulent, frustrated director of titillation flicks, in search of fame and fortune. With a crudely drawn map, he sets sail for Bone Island, his crew including Fanny, his latest discovery. The island is home to the legendary Kinky Kong, a massive gorilla. The crew overcomes the ape and takes him back to New York to exhibit - but chains break, and the ape is on the loose. Liberty is in danger. Source IMDB.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 264
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min
Plot tags: spoof, parody
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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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Tammy and the T-Rex (1994)
Plot Summary:
An evil scientist implants the brain of Michael, a murdered high school student, in an animatronic Tyrannosaurus. He escapes, wreaks vengeance on his high school tormentors and is reunited with his sweetheart Tammy. Together, the couple try to elude the mad scientist and the police and find a more appropriate vessel for Michael's brain.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: psychological, funny, slasher, surreal, psychotronic, horror comedy, perverse, cult horror, dark drama, spooky
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Reigo, the Deep-Sea Monster vs. the Battleship Yamato (2005)
Plot Summary:
Set in World War II, the film depicts the story of the real-life Japanese battleship, the Yamato, which is confronted in the Pacific Ocean by giant monsters, including the most fearsome of them all, Reigo.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 209
Genere: Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: suspense
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On the Comet (1970)
Plot Summary:
When a comet passes the Earth very closely, it pulls a small part of North Africa, and a small swathe of humanity, along with it.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 679
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: cult classic, psychotronic
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Prehysteria! 3 (1995)
Plot Summary:
The dinosaurs help young Ella and her family save their mini-putt business.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 397
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: gay cinema
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Prehysteria! 2 (1994)
Plot Summary:
A rich boy desperate for attention makes friends with the dinosaurs of "Prehysteria!". Prehysteria! 2.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 567
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, independent film
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Anak Ng Bulkan (1997)
Plot Summary:
Remake of the 1959 film Anak ng Bulkan.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 110
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Philippines, USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: independent film
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The Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit (2008)
Plot Summary:
When heads of state gather at the G8 summit in Japan, Guilala -- the intergalactic monster that had been banished from the earth in The X from Outer Space -- returns to ravage the Japanese countryside and threaten the world leaders. Military strikes prove futile against the beast, but a reporter learns that one rural community possesses a strange ritual that might influence the creature. Minoru Kawasaki directs this campy satire.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 412
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: captivating, satirical, semi serious, retro, daikaiju
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Grow House (2017)
Plot Summary:
Two guys start a risky new business to pay off a debt.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 466
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Zeiramu 2 (1994)
Plot Summary:
Intergalactic bounty hunters Iria and Bob return to track down an ancient mystical relic. When a second Zeiram unit shows up and goes berserk, it takes all of Iria's resources to survive a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with the fearsome space creature.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 339
Genere: Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags:
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Planet Raptor (2007)
Plot Summary:
In 2066, the planet is entirely occupied by raptors. The only hope for the human race is a group of marines.
IMDB Rating: 2.8
IMDB Votes: 424
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Romania, Germany
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: natural horror, futuristic
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Terrordactyl (2016)
Plot Summary:
When a meteor shower rains down outside Los Angeles, Jonas and Lars, two friends stuck in tired, boring lives, head out to find a meteor and strike it rich. After recovering one, they start being stalked by terrordactyls, ancient flying reptiles that launch a full-on assault on the city. Trying to survive, they go on the run.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 802
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: action adventure, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing
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Varan the Unbelievable (1962)
Plot Summary:
In an effort to find an economic means of purifying salt water, a joint U.S.-Japanese military command is set up on an isolated Japanese island where an unusual salt water lake is situated. However, their purifying experiments arouse the prehistoric monster Obaki from hibernation at the lake's bottom, and it proceeds to attack Japan.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 832
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: daikaiju, classic horror, natural horror, psychotronic, independent film, vintage, cult film
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Flesh Gordon (1974)
Plot Summary:
Emperor Wang (the Perverted) is leader of the planet Porno and sends his mighty "Sex Ray" towards Earth, turning everyone into sex-mad fiends. Only one man can save the Earth, football player Flesh Gordon. Along with his girlfriend Dale Ardor and Professor Flexi-Jerkoff, they set off towards the source of the Sex Ray, unaware of the perils that face them!.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: parody, spoof, erotic, independent film, cult classic, offbeat, humorous, not serious, psychotronic, sex comedy
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Jurassic Prey (2015)
Plot Summary:
A woman steals money from her mob boss husband hoping to start a new life with her lover. Meanwhile, a washed-up former child star and his buddies rob a bank with a police detective hot on their trail. Through a twist of fate, these people all find themselves at a remote cabin, unaware that recent construction work has unleashed a ferocious creature which now roams the surrounding area! Who will survive in MEATEATERS!.
IMDB Rating: 1.8
IMDB Votes: 807
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: psychotronic