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Plot Summary:
Psychedelic animation and a flying Godzilla highlight the 11th Godzilla film. Spawned from earth's pollution, Hedorah destroys Japan, spews poison gas and fights Godzilla.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Animation, Action, Family, Horror, Music, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: daikaiju, classic horror, natural horror, psychotronic, gothic horror, cult classic, serious, suspenseful, stylized, experimental
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Godzilla: The Planet Eater (2018)
Plot Summary:
With no means for defeating Godzilla Earth, mankind watches as King Ghidorah, clad in a golden light, descends on the planet. The heavens and earth shake once again as the war moves to a higher dimension.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, futuristic, suspenseful, suspense, intense, adult animation, psychotronic
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Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon (1995)
Plot Summary:
The Z Warriors discover an unopenable music box and are told to open it with the dragon balls. The contents turn out to be a warrior named Tapion who had sealed himself inside along with a monster called Hildegarn. Goku must now perfect a new technique to defeat the evil monster.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 52 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, serious, suspenseful, semi serious, offbeat, humorous, stylized, slapstick
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Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters (2017)
Plot Summary:
In the year 2048, the human race is forced to leave Earth after decades of losing against Godzilla and other giant monsters. They take a twenty-year journey to another planet called Tau Ceti-e, but upon arrival, they discover that the planet has become uninhabitable. As living conditions on their ship deteriorate, a young man named Haruo spearheads a movement to return to Earth and take it back from the monsters. The ship successfully makes the return voyage, but the crew realizes that twenty thousand years have passed, with Earth's ecosystem having evolved to become centered around Godzilla.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, 3d animation, psychotronic
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Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999)
Plot Summary:
This final installment of the recent Gamera trilogy begins with schoolgirl Ayana discovering a large egg in a cave that, according to legend, houses demons. The egg hatches into a small monster, which Ayana decides to raise and quickly develops a psychic bond with. As Ayana's monster, named Iris, grows to adulthood, the flying turtle Gamera begins to take an interest in this new potential threat. Who will be the victor in the final battle, and how much of Japan will be left standing at the end?.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: cult classic, daikaiju, natural horror, serious, suspenseful, post modern, cult film
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The War of the Gargantuas (1966)
Plot Summary:
An experimental lab animal called a gargantua escapes from his captors and is suspected to be the creature that is killing people all over the countryside. But when the gargantua from the lab appears at the same time as the evil gargantua, the two begin to battle across Japan.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: daikaiju, natural horror, grindhouse, classic horror, prehistoric, scary, exciting, serious, suspenseful, psychotronic
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Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (1995)
Plot Summary:
A hibernating species of giant carnivorous bird is awakened on a Japanese island shortly after the Japanese military encounters an unidentified mass moving beneath the water off-shore.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: daikaiju, natural horror, suspenseful, semi serious, cult film
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Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)
Plot Summary:
In his 13th film, Godzilla takes a supporting role to the far more prominently featured Jet Jaguar, an Ultra-Man like robot. Aliens take control of Earth's monsters and begin using them to destroy the human race. Jet Jaguar decides to stop the attack by recruiting Godzilla and enlarging himself to Monster-size.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: daikaiju, natural horror, classic horror, suspenseful, semi serious, fast, psychotronic, silent, corny, cult film
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Destroy All Monsters (1968)
Plot Summary:
The 9th Godzilla film was the last made by the original Godzilla creators, and was meant to be a grand finale. Aliens have released all the giant monsters from their imprisonment on Monster Island and are using them to destroy earth's major cities. It is up to the daring crew of the super rocket ship X-2 to infiltrate the aliens' headquarters before the Earth monsters and King Ghidrah annihilate the planet.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: daikaiju, grindhouse, suspense, classic horror, natural horror, scary, exciting, serious, suspenseful, psychotronic
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Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)
Plot Summary:
Great monster fight sequences are a highlight of the 14th Godzilla film. Aliens armed with a mechanical Godzilla intend to take over the planet. The earthlings summon the legendary King Seesar to assist Godzilla in the battle to defend earth.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: futuristic, daikaiju, natural horror, classic horror, serious, suspenseful, psychotronic, cult film
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Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000)
Plot Summary:
Godzilla returns to terrorize Japan! This time, however, Japan has two new weapons to defend themselves. The Gryphon, a high-tech ship, and the Dimension Tide, a device that creates artificial black holes! During a test of the Dimension Tide, eggs appear in the city of Shibuya and hatch into terrifying Meganurons! These creatures need water to grow and flood the city of Shibuya by breaking underground water veins. As they multiply and grow, they start to feed on the energy of humans. After gathering enough energy, they transform in to giant dragonfly monsters called Meganuras! And now they target Godzilla for energy to feed to the larva of their queen, which eventually hatches into the terrifying 60-meter Megaguirus who also begins to attack Godzilla for his energy. Now a 3-way battle between Godzilla, the Megaguirus, and humans begins! Will Godzilla win? Will humanity survive?.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, semi serious, suspense, daikaiju, natural horror, fast, cult film
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Rebirth of Mothra (1996)
Plot Summary:
A new Mothra takes to the air and must battle Death Ghidora to save humanity.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: daikaiju, scary, exciting, offbeat, serious, suspenseful, stylized, psychotronic, cult film
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Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972)
Plot Summary:
Godzilla's 12th film. After a accepting a job at a monster-themed park, a man learns his new employers are actually aliens who plan to use Ghidorah and Gigan to destroy earth. Godzilla and Anguirus must battle them to defend earth.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: daikaiju, classic horror, natural horror, gothic horror, cult classic, humorous, suspenseful, stylized, semi serious, psychotronic
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Godzilla: The Series (1998)
Plot Summary:
Godzilla: The Series is an American animated television series which originally aired on Fox in the United States. The show premiered on September 12, 1998, and is a direct follow-up to the American Godzilla re-imagining.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan, USA, Germany
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: retro, exciting, serious, suspenseful, fast
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Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)
Plot Summary:
The aftermath of the Oxygen Destroyer brings forth Destoroyah, a beast intent on killing Godzilla, who is on the verge of a nuclear meltdown.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: natural horror, depressing, dark, daikaiju, exciting, bleak, serious, suspenseful, fast, psychotronic
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Godzilla 1985 (1985)
Plot Summary:
Originally released in Japan as "The Return of Godzilla" in 1984, this is the heavily re-edited, re-titled "Godzilla 1985". Adding in new footage of Raymond Burr, this 16th Godzilla film ignores all previous sequels and serves as a direct follow-up to the 1956 "Godzilla King of the Monsters", which also featured scenes with Burr edited into 1954's "Godzilla". This film restores the darker tone of the original, as we witness the nuclear destruction of giant lizard terrorizing Japan.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: daikaiju, cult classic, natural horror, serious, suspenseful, fast, psychotronic, scary, atmospheric, unusual plot structure
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Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
Plot Summary:
Dr. Shiragami combines the DNA of roses with some extracted from Godzilla's cells. He names his creation "Biollante".
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: natural horror, psychotronic, daikaiju, serious, suspenseful, fast, scary, cult film
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Turok: Son of Stone (2008)
Plot Summary:
Turok is exiled from the village in which he was born, twenty years later he returns to find that a tyrant has slaughtered his family and friends. Seeking revenge Turok crosses into the Lost Land pursuing the ruthless warlord named Chichak.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 849
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min
Plot tags: exciting, anime, captivating, tense, suspense, adult animation, serious, stylized
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Toxic Crusaders: The Movie (1997)
Plot Summary:
THE TOXIC CRUSADERS, led by Toxie, a creature of superhuman size & strength, are America’s favorite environmental heroes! The TOXIC CRUSADERS wage an ongoing war of laughs against crime, corruption and chemical waste. In order to save Tromaville and the rest of the planet, the TOXIC CRUSADERS must thwart the plans of the evil Dr. Killemoff, a mutant pollutant from the planet Smogula, and his hoards of heinous henchmen.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 122
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: exciting, offbeat, humorous, suspenseful, stylized, semi serious
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Karas: The Prophecy (2005)
Plot Summary:
In a Japanese city haunted by nature spirits and demons, a secret war is raging between the renegade demon Eko and a spectral warrior known as the Karas. Eko has mechanized himself and his followers to defend against the unearthly fury of the Karas; in addition to an armored humanoid form, the Karas can transform into any of various heavily armed and armored vehicles. Eko and his followers prefer to live in the material realm in human form, but to continue doing so they must feed on the fluids of human bodies. Their periodic feasts result in massacres that leave only a single traumatized survivor; these "inexplicable" tragedies are the obsession of a marginalized police inspector whose daughter was the survivor of one such massacre. Opposing Eko are the renegade demon Nue, who also lives in the material world in human form but refuses to drink blood or take a mechanized form, and Otoha, a former human who is summoned by the mysterious Yurine to become the new Karas.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: anime, serious, suspenseful, stylized, exciting, manga
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WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3 (2001)
Plot Summary:
Set in the year 2000 (between the events of Patlabor and Patlabor 2), when the level of Labor accidents begin to escalate around Tokyo Bay, police detectives Kusumi and Hata are assigned to investigate. What they discover leads to a series of government cover-ups, conspiracy concerning a new biological weapon entitled WXIII-Wasted Thirteen and a tragic, personal connection to Hata. The only hope to stop this threat is to cooperate with the military and lead WXIII into a showdown with the Labors of Special Vehicle Division 2.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Action, Crime, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: anime, serious, suspenseful, stylized, manga, mecha, neo noir, psychotronic, detective, super sentai
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Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (2007)
Plot Summary:
After the Second Impact, Tokyo-3 is being attacked by giant creatures called Angels that seek to eradicate humankind. The child Shinji's objective is to fight the Angels by piloting one of the mysterious Evangelion mecha units. A remake of the first six episodes of GAINAX's famous 1996 anime series. The film was retitled "Evangelion: 1.01" for its DVD release and "Evangelion: 1.11" for release on Blu-Ray (with additional scenes).
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 27000
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: mecha, anime, atmospheric, stylized, exciting, serious, manga, emotional, bloody, mysterious
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Son of Godzilla (1967)
Plot Summary:
The 8th Godzilla film is aimed at an even younger audience than its predecessors. In the South Seas, scientists conducting weather experiments encounter gigantic mantises and a giant spider that are attacking Godzilla's offspring.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, daikaiju, natural horror, exciting, offbeat, suspenseful, grindhouse, classic horror, humorous
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Bio Hunter (1995)
Plot Summary:
A strange virus known as the Demon Virus, attacks the human genetic code, transforming people into monsters with demonic powers. One particular monster is terrorizing the streets of Tokyo. ripping open young women to devour their livers. A famed psychic holds the secret to the identity and purpose of this monster. Now it is up to two molecular biologists. self-proclaimed Bio Hunters Komada and Koshigaya, to reach the psychic and his beautiful daughter before its too late! The Demon Virus is out to conquer the world.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 58 min
Plot tags: anime, manga, serious, adult anime, futuristic, suspenseful, stylized, demonic
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Resident Evil: Degeneration (2008)
Plot Summary:
A zombie attack brings chaos to Harvardville Airport. Leon Kennedy and Claire Redfield , who fought the sinister Umbrella Corporation during the Raccoon City tragedy 7 years ago, are back. In high-octane Resident Evil style, they're ready to battle a rogue warrior who is seeking revenge after his family was killed in Raccoon City. The deadly G-Virus is unleashed and a new mutated monster rampages.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 33000
Genere: Animation, Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: exciting, computer animated, suspenseful, anime, scary, suspense, adult animation, talky, serious, action packed
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Blood: The Last Vampire (2000)
Plot Summary:
In Japan, the vampire-hunter Saya, who is a powerful original, is sent by her liaison with the government, David, posed as a teenage student to the Yokota High School on the eve of Halloween to hunt down vampires. Saya asks David to give a new katana to her. Soon she saves the school nurse Makiho Amano from two vampires disguised of classmates and Makiho witnesses her fight against the powerful demon.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Animation, Action, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 48 min
Plot tags: anime, intense, exciting, rough, suspenseful, adult anime, suspense, surreal, cult classic, manga
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Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla (2002)
Plot Summary:
After the appearance of a new Gojira (Godzilla), the Japanese government builds a robotic Godzilla from the bones of the original monster that attacked Tokyo in 1954 to stop the beast.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, psychotronic, suspense, daikaiju, natural horror, fast, cult film
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Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2009)
Plot Summary:
Under constant attack by monstrous creatures called Angels that seek to eradicate humankind, U.N. Special Agency NERV introduces two new EVA pilots to help defend the city of Tokyo-3: the mysterious Makinami Mari Illustrous and the intense Asuka Langley Shikinami. Meanwhile, Gendo Ikari and SEELE proceed with a secret project that involves both Rei and Shinji. The film was retitled "Evangelion: 2.22" for its DVD/Blu-Ray release.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: mecha, anime, atmospheric, enigmatic, intense, exciting, suspenseful, serious, bloody, stylized