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Plot Summary:
The mad and evil scientist, Dr. Clayton Forrester, has created an evil little scheme that is bound to give him world global domination but first things first. He plans to torment Mike Nelson and the robots by sending them a real stinker of a film to watch called, "This Island Earth." He is convinced that this movie will drive them insane. Will this be the ultimate cheese that breaks the boys' spirits?.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, talky, light, absurd, melancholic, surreal, not serious, cult classic, spoof
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KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park (1978)
Plot Summary:
The tale of rock band KISS and their efforts to thwart a diabolical plan by mad scientist Abner Devereaux. Devereaux has found a way to clone humans into robots in his laboratory at an amusement park. It just so happens that he plans to uses the KISS concert as a platform to unleash his plan on the world. KISS must use their special powers to stop him.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Music, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, exciting, offbeat, humorous, stylized, semi serious, campy, cult film
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Tales from the Crapper (2004)
Plot Summary:
Anthology of horror stories from Troma Entertainment.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 718
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: parody, anthology, not serious, humorous, horror comedy, dark fairy tale, queer horror, offbeat, psychotronic, spoof
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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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Gentlemen Broncos (2009)
Plot Summary:
A teenager attends a fantasy writers' convention where he discovers his idea has been stolen by an established novelist.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: surreal, humorous, melancholic, not serious, independent film, psychological, funny, tragicomedy, offbeat, realistic
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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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Don't Ask Don't Tell (2002)
Plot Summary:
Hilarious re-dubbed sci-fi spoof features "fabulous" aliens "turning" the military gay with their space beam! "A Zany Comedy!" says The New York Times.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 141
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: parody, humorous, not serious, offbeat, spoof, campy
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The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra (2001)
Plot Summary:
Remember the good old days when anyone with a camera and a few thousand bucks could schlep up to Bronson canyon and quickly make a cheap sci-fi/horror B-movie? Well, they're back! The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra is an affectionate, meticulous re-creation of those notoriously cheesy clunkers, as a gaggle of beloved stereotypes pursue "that rarest of radioactive elements - atmospherium.".
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, talky, stylized, light, atmospheric, absurd, not serious, parody, black and white, cult classic
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The Creature Wasn't Nice (1981)
Plot Summary:
A farce satirizing extraterrestrial horror movies such as Alien.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Musical, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: parody, psychotronic, erotic, spoof, independent film, exciting, offbeat, humorous, not serious, horror comedy
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Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV (2000)
Plot Summary:
When the notorious Diaper Mafia take hostage the Tromaville School for the Very Special, only the Toxic Avenger and his morbidly obese sidekick Lardass can save Tromaville.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: humorous, parody, funny, suspense, melancholic, talky, semi serious, bloody, grindhouse, cult classic
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Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988)
Plot Summary:
A stranded spaceship pilot captured by mad scientists survives a blitz of cheesy B movies by riffing on them with his funny robot pals.
IMDB Rating: 8.6
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: anthology, dark comedy, black and white, skit, parody, futuristic, offbeat, humorous, surreal, witty
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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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UHF (1989)
Plot Summary:
The eccentric new manager of a UHF television channel tries to save the station from financial ruin with an odd array of programming.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 31000
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: parody, spoof, slapstick, funny, cult classic, game show, humorous, slapstick comedy, hilarious, realistic
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Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! (1978)
Plot Summary:
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes is a 1978 comedy film directed by John De Bello and starring David Miller. The film is a spoof of B-movies. Made on a budget of less than USD $100,000, the story involves tomatoes becoming sentient by unknown means and revolting against humanity.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Musical, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: parody, absurd, scary, humorous, spoof, surreal, black comedy, cult classic, light, not serious
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G.O.R.A. (2004)
Plot Summary:
A slick young Turk kidnapped by extraterrestrials shows his great « humanitarian spirit » by outwitting the evil commander-in-chief of the planet of G.O.R.A.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 66000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Turkey
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags: parody, humorous, stylized, not serious, cult classic, offbeat
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Space Truckers (1996)
Plot Summary:
John Canyon is one of the last independent space transport entrepreneurs. Rough times force him to carry suspicious cargo to Earth without questions being asked. During the flight the cargo turns out to be multitude of unstoppable and deadly killer robots.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Ireland
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: humorous, futuristic, exciting, captivating, funny, grindhouse, cult classic, independent film, semi serious, fast
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Critters 2 (1988)
Plot Summary:
A batch of unhatched critter eggs are mistaken for Easter eggs by the country-folk inhabitants of Grover's Bend and, before long, the ferocious furballs are on the rampage again.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: splatter, grindhouse, cult classic, scary, slasher, horror comedy, cult horror, epic, saga, classic horror
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Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)
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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RocketMan (1997)
Plot Summary:
Fred Z. Randall is geeky and obnoxious spacecraft designer, who gets the chance to make his dream come true and travel to Mars as a member of the first manned flight there.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: humorous, entertaining, inspirational, not serious, funny, hilarious, slapstick, offbeat, psychotronic, slapstick comedy
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Repossessed (1990)
Plot Summary:
It's been some time since Father Jebedaiah Mayii exorcised the Devil from little Nancy Aglet, who is now grown up with a husband and two children of her own. But the prince of darkness wants to go a second round and has returned to repossess her! With Father Mayii unwilling to help, Father Luke Brophy tries his best to help Nancy, even when TV's Ernest Weller plans to air the exorcism live on TV.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: parody, spoof, humorous, satirical, slapstick, not serious, slapstick comedy, funny, hilarious, demonic
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Munchies (1987)
Plot Summary:
Simon Watterman, a space archaeologist, discovers the "Munchies" in a cave in Peru. Cecil Watterman, Simon's evil twin brother and snack food entrepreneur, kidnaps the creature. What Cecil does not know is that the creature, when chopped up, regenerates into many new creatures and are they mean!.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, retro, scenic, independent film, scary, parody, offbeat, humorous, not serious, slapstick
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A Haunted House (2013)
Plot Summary:
A spoof of all the "found-footage/documentary style" films released in recent years.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 49000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: parody, spoof, funny, humorous, not serious, clever, absurd, scary, suspense, melancholic
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2001: A Space Travesty (2000)
Plot Summary:
Leslie Nielsen once again plays a bumbling detective in the vein of the 'Naked Gun' movies, but this time as Marshall Richard 'Dick' Dix. When odd reports are received through official channels stating that the President of the United States is being held captive on a secret international moon base called Vegan and that he has been replaced on Earth by a clone, the US Marshall Service immediately sends their 'best' man, Dix, on the mission. Dix travels to Vegan to rescue the president, but is quickly duped and ends up returning to Earth where he installs the clone-president and removes the real one. The bumbling Dix must then find a way to restore the real president before aliens take over the Earth, and restore in himself a belief in truth, justice and the American way.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, Germany, USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: parody, spoof, humorous, not serious, exciting, light, intellectual, captivating, slapstick, grindhouse
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Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)
Plot Summary:
Acclaimed director John Landis (Animal House, The Blues Brothers) presents this madcap send-up of late night TV, low-budget sci-fi films and canned-laughter-filled sitcoms packed with off-the-wall sketches that will have you in stitches. Centered around a television station which features a 1950s-style sci-fi movie interspersed with a series of wild commercials, wacky shorts and weird specials, this lampoon of contemporary life and pop culture skewers some of the silliest spectacles ever created in the name of entertainment. A truly outrageous look at the best of the worst that television has to offer.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: parody, funny, anthology, humorous, absurd, talky, stylized, not serious, witty, spoof
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Galaxina (1980)
Plot Summary:
Galaxina is a lifelike, voluptuous android who is assigned to oversee the operations of an intergalactic Space Police cruiser captained by incompetent Cornelius Butt. When a mission requires the ship's crew to be placed in suspended animation for decades, Galaxina finds herself alone for many years, developing emotions and falling in love with the ship's pilot, Thor.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: parody, humorous, stylized, not serious, futuristic, psychotronic, spoof, erotic, grindhouse, anamorphic
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A Ticket to Space (2006)
Plot Summary:
Face à l'incompréhension de la population française quant au montant des crédits alloués à la recherche spatiale, le gouvernement lance une vaste opération de communication. En partenariat avec le Centre spatial français, un grand jeu est organisé. "Le ticket pour l'espace", un jeu à gratter, va permettre à deux civils de séjourner dans la station orbitale européenne.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: France
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, parody, offbeat, spoof
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Coneheads (1993)
Plot Summary:
With enormous cone-shaped heads, robotlike walks and an appetite for toilet paper, aliens Beldar and Prymatt don't exactly blend in with the population of Paramus, N.J. But for some reason, everyone believes them when they say they're from France! As the odd "Saturday Night Live" characters settle into middle-class life in this feature-length comedy, a neighbor admires their daughter.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 57000
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, light, absurd, not serious, satirical, feel good, skit, cult classic, offbeat
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Evil Alien Conquerors (2003)
Plot Summary:
Inept beings from the planet Kabijj land on Earth and attempt to behead all of its beings and take over the planet.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, funny, entertaining, slapstick
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Spaceballs (1987)
Plot Summary:
When the nefarious Dark Helmet hatches a plan to snatch Princess Vespa and steal her planet's air, space-bum-for-hire Lone Starr and his clueless sidekick fly to the rescue. Along the way, they meet Yogurt, who puts Lone Starr wise to the power of "The Schwartz." Can he master it in time to save the day?.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 203000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: parody, funny, spoof, absurd, feel good, humorous, cult classic, hilarious, futuristic, not serious
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The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)
Plot Summary:
Rocky and Bullwinkle have been living off the finances made from the reruns of their cartoon show. Boris and Natasha somehow manage to crossover into reality and team up with Fearless Leader, an evil criminal turned media mogul with some evil plans up his sleeve. Rocky and Bullwinkle must stop the three of them before they wreak havoc.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: parody, humorous, melancholic, surreal, feel good, not serious, family comedy, cult classic, offbeat, fast
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Star Trek: Generations (1994)
Plot Summary:
Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the Enterprise-D find themselves at odds with the renegade scientist Soran who is destroying entire star systems. Only one man can help Picard stop Soran's scheme...and he's been dead for seventy-eight years.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 86000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: futuristic, saga, exciting, epic, anamorphic, sentimental, action adventure, serious, suspenseful, psychotronic