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Plot Summary:
An astronaut's ship passes through a strange magnetic field on its way back to Earth, and when he emerges from it after landing, he finds he has acquired superhuman powers and a super-genius IQ.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 189
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: tv series pilot
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Skies Above (1965)
Plot Summary:
The crew of an aircraft carrier discovers that it is being pursued by a UFO that turns out to be a radioactive probe from outer space. They appeal to the warring countries of Earth to stop fighting and help it to repel the invaders.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 86
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags:
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J.O.E. and the Colonel (1985)
Plot Summary:
Scientists create "the perfect soldier" in a lab experiment by recombining his molecules. He is then sent out on dangerous but vital missions.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 91
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: psychotronic
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The Six Million Dollar Man (1973)
Plot Summary:
Colonel Steve Austin, astronaut and test pilot, is badly injured when he crashes while testing an experimental aircraft. A covert government agency (OSI) is willing to pay for special prosthetics to replace the eye, arm and both legs he lost in the crash. Highly advanced technology (Bionics) built into them will make him faster, stronger and better than normal. In return they want him to become a covert agent for the OSI. It will cost $6,000,000 to rebuild Steve Austin.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, vintage, tv series pilot
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The Rise of the Robots (2015)
Plot Summary:
What would you do if you were a Robot and didn't even know it? Take a trip down memory lane and relive a classic robot Sci-Fi film straight from the past using your modern technology devices. The last four human beings will have to fight to save the world from the robots! Two college students, one professor and a county Hillbilly face a world taken over by robots. Will they save planet earth from the rise of the robots? Stoner, Lottie, Professor Beowulf and Bubba have to fight against Robot Technology to save humanity!.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 52
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags:
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Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (1989)
Plot Summary:
The Bionic Woman and the Six-Million-Dollar Man reunite--with a few younger bionic assistants--and try to catch a bionic spy.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags:
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The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping (1973)
Plot Summary:
A criminal organization known as OSO specializes in kidnapping high ranking U.S. representatives. Although Steve Austin has already thwarted one of their kidnappings, he is unable to stop them from grabbing William Henry Cameron right from under OSI's nose. OSO demands one million dollars in gold and Oscar Goldman takes the opportunity to try and lure them out into the open. Meanwhile, Steve accompanies Dr. Erica Bergner, who is testing a new method of brain transferal in order to find out where Cameron is being kept.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 710
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min
Plot tags: psychotronic
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Space Sheriff Shaider: THE NEXT GENERATION (2014)
Plot Summary:
Shu Karasuma/Shaider is given a mission to save a certain scientist's kidnapped daughter but the biggest question is: can he get along with his partner, Tamy who is not happy about his womanizing ways?.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 33
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 62 min
Plot tags: captivating, futuristic
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Star Worms II: Attack of the Pleasure Pods (1985)
Plot Summary:
Jessup, forced to hide his true identity, is imprisoned on a deadly and desolate planet, the Star Prison. banished to mine rabid rivers for the elusive Fire Gems, Jessup and his men must battle bands of derelict prisoners and fight the fatal fangs of the Star Worms in order to supply the Lords of the Evil Empire with the sacred source of their hedonistic hallucinogenic opiates.
IMDB Rating: 2.0
IMDB Votes: 140
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: spoof, parody
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Escape from Mars (1999)
Plot Summary:
Five astronauts make the first manned trip to Mars, in the second decade of the 21st century. They must battle and overcome inferior computer components, corporate greed and indifference, their own personal problems, as well as the surprises that The Red Planet has in store for them.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 647
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags:
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Paradox Alice (2012)
Plot Summary:
In the near future, a team is sent on a dangerous mission to Europa to retrieve and bring water back to a dying Earth. Their operation unexpectedly goes awry, jeopardizing not only the lives of those on board but also on earth, resulting in the possible extinction of the human race.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 410
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, futuristic, disturbing
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Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes (1980)
Plot Summary:
A television movie made from two segments of the TV Series Planet of the Apes (1974), Planet of the Apes: The Horse Race (1974) and Planet of the Apes: The Tyrant (1974).
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 217
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags:
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Dream Warrior (2003)
Plot Summary:
In an apocalyptic future, a man with extra-human powers goes on the run.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 551
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Croatia
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: apocalyptic, independent film
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Doomsday Machine (1976)
Plot Summary:
Spies discover that the Red Chinese have built a "doomsday machine" capable of destroying the surface of the Earth, and that they plan to use it within a matter of days. Meanwhile, Project Astra, a manned U.S. space mission to Venus, is in its final hours before launch when it is taken over by the military and nearly half of its all-male crew is replaced by women. The reason for this becomes apparent when, shortly after Astra leaves orbit, the Earth is completely destroyed in a global cataclysm! Is the human race doomed? What dangers and wonders await the crew of the Astra on their journey to Venus?.
IMDB Rating: 2.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, independent film, cult film
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TekWar: TekJustice (1994)
Plot Summary:
21st Century detective Jake Cardigan is arrested for murdering the husband of his ex-wife. It seems like a frame up, yet Cardigan refuses to let the authorities investigate further or even deny any involvement in the killing.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 359
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: futuristic, detective
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TekWar: TekLab (1994)
Plot Summary:
The actual sword of Excalibur has been stolen in London, and futuristic detectives Jake Cardigan and Sid Gomez are assigned to track it down and to find out who is trying to block the British reign from its rightful heir.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 379
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, serious, suspenseful, detective, futuristic
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Misfits of Science (1985)
Plot Summary:
A superhero fantasy television series featuring super-powered humans and their madcap adventures.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: cult classic
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Cicakman (2006)
Plot Summary:
Hairi (Saiful Apek) is a loser who lives in Metrofulus. While working in the lab, he accidentally drinks coffee that has been contaminated by a virus-infected gecko. He soon finds himself doing the most insane things, such as sticking to walls, making chirping cicak noises and adding bugs to his menu. He turns to his best friend and apartment mate, Danny (Yusry Abdul Halim), and begs him to find the reason behind his strange antics. Meanwhile, the people of Metrofulus are constantly being infected by new strains of viruses, and the only cure seems to come only from Professor Klon's (Aznil Nawawi) lab. Suspecting something amiss, Hairi and Danny launch their own investigation and discover that Professor Klon is not only the creator of such viruses, but also has a more sinister plan up his sleeve, backed by his business partners, the Ginger Boys Ramlie and AC Mizal, who first tend to take revenge on Professor Klon's failed experiment on them; making their senses turn abnormal.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 268
Genere: Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Malaysia
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags:
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Teenage Alien Avengers (1999)
Plot Summary:
Alien Arsenal, also released as Alien Weapons, tells the story of two teenage misfits, Ralph and Baxter, who accidentally discover a bizarre vault full of alien weaponry and body armor in the basement of their high school, with which they harness the power to transform from super geeks...to superheroes. Unfortunately, their discovery signals the arsenal's alien owners who have returned to Earth to reclaim the deadly cache...and destroy the planet!.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 345
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: exciting, semi serious, futuristic, gay cinema
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Aliens on the Moon: The Truth Exposed (2014)
Plot Summary:
Never-before-aired NASA footage presents evidence that the Moon is being used as a base.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: disgusting
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TekWar: TekLords (1994)
Plot Summary:
Drug lords take over the empire left by convicted Sonny Hokori.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 390
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: futuristic, cyber, exciting, rough, bleak, serious, suspenseful, stylized, detective
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Mission Mars (1968)
Plot Summary:
Three American astronauts who land on Mars discover the body of a frozen Russian cosmonaut and a mysterious talking orb.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 357
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, independent film
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NightMan (1997)
Plot Summary:
After lightning strikes saxophonist Johnny Domino, he finds he is telepathically tuned to the frequency of evil. This gives him an edge for finding the bad guys, and some special classified wearable gear gives him an edge for fighting them.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 159
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: psychotronic
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The Lathe of Heaven (1980)
Plot Summary:
George Orr, a man whose dreams can change waking reality, tries to suppress this unpredictable gift with drugs. Dr. Haber, an assigned psychiatrist, discovers the gift to be real and hypnotically induces Mr. Orr to change reality for the benefit of mankind --- with bizarre and frightening results.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA, West Germany
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: cyber, surreal, intelligent, psychological, atmospheric, serious, futuristic, suspenseful, stylized, surprise ending
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Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger vs. Super Sentai (2001)
Plot Summary:
Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger vs. Super Sentai is a 2001 Super Sentai Series V-Cinema movie which celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Super Sentai Series. It features a team up of the protagonists of Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger with previous heroes of the Super Sentai Series over its twenty-five year history. It is the first vs. movie, followed by Boukenger vs. Super Sentai, in which the current team do not team up with the previous team, rather a veteran team composed of Rangers from various Sentai.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 77
Genere: Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: super sentai, exciting, tense, captivating, disturbing
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Purple Death from Outer Space (1966)
Plot Summary:
Edited version of the 1940 Universal serial "Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe", released in a syndication package to TV in 1966.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 205
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: exciting, epic, suspenseful, stylized, semi serious
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Empire of Danger (2004)
Plot Summary:
A newly designed spacecraft capable of going through time is sent to Mars to rescue a crew previously lost on Mars. The ship is sent through the past but to the wrong time, years later than the first crew. Once they land on Mars, the crew finds that it is a place where Bararians rule. The leader of the Barbarians is a female battle warrior named Giza that wants their ship to use as her own chariot through time where she hopes to steal the ancient power of the Masha. With that power, she will gain complete control of the Siperion Empire. - Empire of Danger is the sequel to the movie "Lost on Mars".
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 9
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, thought provoking, captivating
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10,000 Days (2014)
Plot Summary:
10,000 Days ago, Comet 23 struck Earth with the magnitude of all the nuclear weapons in the world sending the planet into a deep freeze. Now, 27 years in the future, those who survived are locked in an epic battle of life or death.
IMDB Rating: 2.7
IMDB Votes: 822
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspense, futuristic, disturbing, suspenseful, visually appealing, apocalyptic, disaster movie
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3022 (2019)
Plot Summary:
A group of astronauts living in the haunting emptiness of deep space awakens to find earth has suffered an extinction-level event.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspense, futuristic, suspenseful, disturbing, visually appealing, apocalyptic, existential
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Strange New World (1975)
Plot Summary:
In the near future, a group of scientists living in a space ship wake up from a hibernation state and come back to an apocalyptic Earth.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 381
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: apocalyptic, psychotronic, cult film
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TekWar (1994)
Plot Summary:
After four years, Jake Cardigan is prematurely awoken from his fifteen year cryogenic punishment to a world very different than the one he knew. Much more than before 'Tek', the highly-addictive electronic designer narcotic of the 21st century, seems to be prevalent. His wife has divorced him and disappeared together with their son. He wants them back and he wants justice for those undercover policemen who were murdered by unknown conspirators which led to his imprisonment for a crime he did not commit.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 797
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: cyber, tech noir, exciting, serious, suspenseful, detective, futuristic