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Plot Summary:
The Hollowheads are a strange, futuristic family that live in a Jetsons type world complete with many cool gadgets. Henry is hoping for a promotion at the slime factory in which he works and decides to bring his boss home for dinner and to meet the family. The horny, pervert, rude boss does not know what he is up against when he begins with his advances towards Mrs. Hollowhead and his abundance of rudeness.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 837
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, atmospheric, psychedelic, surreal, independent film, offbeat, spoof, dark comedy, futuristic
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Lobster Man from Mars (1989)
Plot Summary:
Young film student tries to sell his weird movie to a desperate film producer who is in need of a tax write-off. The producer screens the film "Lobster Man From Mars". What follows is one of the most bizarre and funny film within-a-film send-ups: Mars suffers from an air leakage, and send the dreaded Lobster Man to Earth to steal its air. The plot is foiled by a mad scientist, a girl, and an army colonel. The producer buys the movie, but it makes a huge profit and the producer is sent to jail, with the film student taking his place as the studio hot shot.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 682
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: parody, retro, independent film, offbeat, humorous, epic, semi serious, psychotronic, spoof, cult film
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Overtime (2011)
Plot Summary:
Raph and Max only kill bad guys, and only after their boss Sam, a high-powered attorney, has cashed a nice paycheck for getting her sleazy clients off the hook. When Sam sends our heroes on a routine hit, they find themselves caught up in a conspiracy they never imagined. But whatever trouble they've gotten themselves into is nothing compared to the wrath of Raph's wife if he doesn't make it home in time for his son's birthday party. Being a good hit man is tough; being a good dad is killer!.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 382
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, tense, captivating, spoof, exciting, suspenseful, parody
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Evil Bong 3-D: The Wrath of Bong (2011)
Plot Summary:
An evil alien bong crashes on earth. Its intent: world domination. Our stoner heroes are sent to the alien bong planet and held captive by nude alien beauties. Their only hope to escape and save planet earth: Eebee, the original Evil Bong.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 717
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: humorous, retro, slasher, horror comedy, terrifying, offbeat, not serious, independent film, weird, ridiculous
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Frog-g-g! (2004)
Plot Summary:
Chemical waste seeps into a small town's water supply, causing the birth of a mutant FROGGG which is instinctively driven to mate with its genetic match - human women. Sexy EPA super-agent Dr Barbara Michaels tracks the Froggg's every move, fighting off corrupt good-ol'-boy politicians and drunken rednecks at every turn. No one in town believes her, or the evidence, until the shocking climax when the Froggg is finally brought to justice... or IS it...?.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 358
Genere: Sci-Fi, Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: scary, semi serious, suspense, tense, mind bending, psychedelic, surreal, queer horror, independent film, offbeat
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Bugged (1996)
Plot Summary:
Bugged! tells the story of a group of bumbling exterminators who are called over to the house of an attractive young novelist to rid her house of insects. Unfortunately, due to a horrible chemical mix-up, the poison spray causes the bugs to grow to enormous sizes, and pretty soon everyone's trapped inside the house and have to find a way to stop the dastardly pests before they start multiplying and take over the world.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 296
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, natural horror, scary, rough, offbeat, humorous, suspenseful, semi serious, psychotronic, campy
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Return of the Killer Tomatoes! (1988)
Plot Summary:
Crazy old Professor Gangreen has developed a way to make tomatoes look human for a second invasion.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: parody, surreal, spoof, cult classic, humorous, horror comedy, mind bending, psychedelic, mockbuster, classic horror
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Evil Bong (2006)
Plot Summary:
A group of stoners inhale more than they bargained for when they smoke from an evil bong in this campy comedy. The guys buy a vintage bong named EeBee from an ad in High Times magazine, but they have no idea the possessed pipe will gradually suck them into a horrifying surreal world. As they fight for their lives, EeBee's former owner (none other than Tommy Chong) -- the only one who understands the power of the bong -- tries to rescue them.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, horror comedy, scary, offbeat, slasher, suspense, cult classic, cult horror, terrifying
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The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981)
Plot Summary:
After being exposed to a bizarre mixture of household chemicals, Pat Kramer begins to shrink. This baffles scientists, makes parenting difficult, warms the hearts of Americans, and captures the attention of a group of people who want to take over the world. This evil group plots to kidnap Pat and perform experiments on her so that they can eventually shrink everyone.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: offbeat, humorous, not serious, crying, psychotronic, spoof, parody, light, romantic, sexy
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Blood Car (2007)
Plot Summary:
In the near future, gas prices are at an astronomical high. One man is determined to find an alternate fuel source. That alternate fuel source turns out to be blood...HUMAN BLOOD.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: suspense, semi serious, humorous, dark comedy, offbeat, biting, horror comedy
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The American Astronaut (2001)
Plot Summary:
Samual Curtis's first mission in this bizarre science fiction musical comedy requires him to take a cat to a saloon on an asteroid. There, he meets his former dance partner (the Blueberry Pirate) and collects his payment: a device capable of producing a Real Live Girl. Including music by alternative rock group The Billy Nayer Show, this film began life as a live show with a loyal following.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Musical, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: surreal, black and white, atmospheric, lyrical, cult classic, talky, humorous, semi serious, independent film, art house
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The Stuff (1985)
Plot Summary:
Weird yummy goo erupts from the earth and is discovered by a couple of miners. They taste it and decide to market it because it tastes so good. The American public literally eats up the new dessert sensation now known as the Stuff but, unfortunately, it takes over the brains of those who eat it, turning them into zombie-like creatures. It is up to ex-FBI agent David Rutherford and a kid named Jason to stop the spread of the mind-devouring dessert.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: slasher, satirical, absurd, suspenseful, humorous, horror comedy, cult classic, black comedy, cult horror, retro
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TerrorVision (1986)
Plot Summary:
A family's new satellite TV system starts receiving signals from another planet, and soon it becomes the passageway to an alien world.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: horror comedy, cult horror, psychotronic, scary, slasher, funny, retro, independent film, black comedy, slapstick comedy
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Plot Summary:
Farmers in Texas become brainwashed bloodsuckers.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 717
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: independent film, scary, offbeat, humorous, suspenseful, semi serious, slasher, splatter, spoof, parody
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Freaked (1993)
Plot Summary:
A vain actor, his best friend, and an activist end up at a mutant freak farm run by a weirdo scientist.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: humorous, witty, not serious, stylized, psychotronic, surprise ending, brutal, absurd, black comedy, grindhouse
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Dr. Caligari (1989)
Plot Summary:
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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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Plot Summary:
Aliens, who look like clowns, arrive on Earth to capture and harvest people in order to use them as sustenance.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 44000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: scary, parody, humorous, horror comedy, suspenseful, funny, slasher, cult horror, surreal, absurd
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Plot Summary:
The pupils at a high school next to a nuclear power plant start acting and looking strange after buying contaminated drugs from a plant worker.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: cult classic, slasher, horror comedy, grindhouse, splatter, psychotronic, humorous, funny, retro, entertaining
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IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, humorous, semi serious, funny, slasher, fairy tale, psychological, horror comedy, scary, offbeat
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Plot Summary:
Timmy Robinson's best friend in the whole wide world is a six-foot tall rotting zombie named Fido. But when Fido eats the next-door neighbor, Mom and Dad hit the roof, and Timmy has to go to the ends of the earth to keep Fido a part of the family. A boy-and-his-dog movie for grown ups, "Fido" will rip your heart out.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, humorous, funny, stylized, horror comedy, witty, atmospheric, black comedy, touching, parody
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Night of the Creeps (1986)
Plot Summary:
In 1959, an alien experiment crashes to earth and infects a fraternity member. They freeze the body, but in the modern day, two geeks pledging a fraternity accidentally thaw the corpse, which proceeds to infect the campus with parasites that transform their hosts into killer zombies.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: slasher, horror comedy, grindhouse, scary, atmospheric, cult classic, suspenseful, not serious, creepy, cult horror
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Society (1989)
Plot Summary:
A Beverly Hills teen (Billy Warlock) discovers his parents are part of a gruesome orgy cult for the social elite.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: scary, surreal, psychological, disturbing, dark comedy, cult horror, erotic, horror comedy, atmospheric, bloody
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Return of the Living Dead II (1988)
Plot Summary:
A group of kids discover one of the drums containing a rotting corpse and release the 2-4-5 Trioxin gas into the air, causing the dead to once again rise from the grave and seek out brains.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: funny, horror comedy, scary, humorous, slasher, splatter, cult classic, cult horror, classic horror, apocalyptic
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Plot Summary:
A small town is taken over by an alien plague, turning residents into zombies and all forms of mutant monsters.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 88000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, entertaining, black comedy, space horror, funny, cult classic, horror comedy, parody, dark comedy
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Bad Taste (1987)
Plot Summary:
A team from the intergalactic fast food chain Crumb's Crunchy Delights descends on Earth, planning to make human flesh the newest taste sensation. After they wipe out the New Zealand town Kaihoro, the country's Astro-Investigation and Defense Service is called in to deal with the problem. Things are complicated due to Giles, an aid worker who comes to Kaihoro the same day to collect change from the residents. He is captured by the aliens, and AIaDS stages a rescue mission that quickly becomes an all-out assault on the aliens' headquarters.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 49000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: splatter, bloody, grindhouse, humorous, surreal, horror comedy, cult horror, cult classic, controversial, dark comedy
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Parents (1989)
Plot Summary:
Michael is a young boy living in a typical 1950's suburbanite home... except for his bizarre and horrific nightmares, and continued unease around his parents. Young Michael begins to suspect his parents are cooking more than just hamburgers on the grill outside, but has trouble explaining his fears to his new-found friend Sheila, or the school's social worker.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, slasher, scary, creepy, cult classic, horror comedy, terrifying, black comedy, depressing, controversial
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Plot Summary:
A massive ball of furry creatures from another world eat their way through a small mid-western town followed by intergalactic bounty hunters opposed only by militant townspeople.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 39000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: scary, humorous, cult classic, horror comedy, suspenseful, semi serious, slasher, splatter, grindhouse, creepy
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Plot Summary:
John Glass, wakes up in a desolated barn from a long cryogenic slumber, to be informed that not only the planet has been devastated by a third world war, but reduced to little habitability by a subsequent alien invasion. He also learns that in order to reestablish a livable atmosphere for what's left of humanity, he'll have to go on a solitary mission to retrieve important codes dispersed in remote locations. Soon enough, he'll encounter more than he bargained for: aliens, crazy survivors, inadequate equipment, LOTS of walking and a pretty unhealthy dose of bad luck.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 208
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 99 min
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Plot Summary:
A normal, average guy who lives in New York City becomes dependent on an evil, disembodied brain.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: surreal, scary, horror comedy, cult horror, semi serious, bloody, splatter, cult classic, slasher, dark comedy
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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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Plot Summary:
A new drug promises out-of-body experiences, but users are coming back changed forever, and an otherworldly invasion of Earth is underway.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 40000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: surreal, psychedelic, absurd, offbeat, not serious, dark comedy, atmospheric, enigmatic, horror comedy, cult classic