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Plot Summary:
A man sees the dark side of the time-manipulating biotech company he works for when a crushing debt forces his wife to give up 40 years of her own life.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: futuristic
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Memory Run (1995)
Plot Summary:
The year is 2015, and big brother is everywhere. The search for immortality is over. Science has finally achieved the impossible, undermining the most basic aspect of life: that Mind, Body, and Soul must be one, Those who benefit from this new technology will wake up to a new and youthful beginning - the rest of humankind must live a bad dream and wake up to a living nightmare that goes beyond life, beyond death, and beyond redemption.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 317
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: futuristic, tech noir, independent film
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The Next Generation Patlabor: Tokyo War (2015)
Plot Summary:
An attack takes place on Rainbow Bridge in Odaiba, Tokyo by the fighter helicopter `Gray Ghost`. 2 days earlier, the Gray Ghost was stolen. The perpetrators are followers of Yukihito Tsuge. Yukihito Tsuge planned a coup of Tokyo 13 years earlier. The leader of Special Vehicle Section 2, Keiji Gotoda, sets out to stop the terrorists.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 192
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: mecha, exciting, tense, captivating, futuristic, anime
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Reset (2017)
Plot Summary:
In 2025, a scientist on the verge of making a major discovery related to time travel is suddenly put in peril when a rival kidnaps her young son and demands a hefty ransom: her entire research.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: China
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, futuristic, suspenseful, intense
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Panama (2022)
Plot Summary:
An ex-marine is hired by a defense contractor to travel to Panama to complete an arms deal. In the process he becomes involved with the U.S. invasion of Panama, and learns an important lesson about the true nature of political power.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: Puerto Rico, USA, UK
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: tense, exciting, captivating, suspense, light
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2020 Freedom Fighters (1983)
Plot Summary:
In a post-apocalyptic Texas, a band of warriors fight against a fascist regime that is trying to take control of all surviving population.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 796
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: apocalyptic, tense, rough, bleak, serious, suspenseful, psychotronic, grindhouse, cult film
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The Alpha Test (2020)
Plot Summary:
A suburban family drives their new gadget, The Alpha Home Assistant, to a killing rampage after mistreating and abusing it, leading to a full A.I. uprising….
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 701
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: serious, suspense, futuristic, stylized, cyber
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Hologram Man (1995)
Plot Summary:
Five years after the mad terrorist Norman Galagher was sentenced to holographic stasis, he is given a parole hearing. But an equipment failure engineered by his cronies transforms the criminal into a living hologram with god-like powers. Now, stopping him is up to Kurt Decoda, the man who as a police rookie was responsible for arresting Galagher.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 720
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, serious, suspenseful, futuristic, disturbing, tech noir, independent film, scary, bleak
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Prototype (1992)
Plot Summary:
Los Angeles - 2057 - a lawless, war-torn terrain and home to Chandra, a beautiful but deadly young woman, and Hawkiins, a tough ex-soldier whose career was terminated by crippling wounds. No longer lovers, the pair still share erotic and disturbing psychosexual derams. After a brilliant research scientist experiments on Hawkins, he is dramatically transformed into the Prototype - half-man, half-robotic machine and all-warrior. But, when the experiment gets badly out of control, the deadly Prototype escapes and goes hunting for Chandra, his prime target for elimination. In an explosive climax, the ultimate battle commences to determine whether mankind or machines will survive to rule the Earth.
IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 681
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: futuristic, psychotronic, tech noir, grindhouse, independent film, rough, serious, experimental
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Judgment Day (1999)
Plot Summary:
This sci-fi thriller finds the world in imminent danger when a collision in outer space sends huge pieces of interstellar debris on a path headed straight for Earth. A scientist has designed a system that would stop the largest meteor fragments from striking the earth, but a fanatical religious cult have made it their business to stop him. A convicted murderer (Ice-T) with ties to the group must now join forces with an FBI agent (Suzy Amis) to free the scientist from the cult's clutches and prevent millions of needless deaths. Mario Van Peebles and Linden Ashby appear in supporting roles.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: apocalyptic, serious, futuristic, suspenseful, surprise ending, disaster movie
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New Crime City (1994)
Plot Summary:
Ricks is a criminal who is revived after execution to go into a futuristic prison to get a virus that the big prison gang has created. The prison is a squared off area of LA that the prisoners are put into and allowed to do as they please. Ricks soon meets up with Darla and they search the prison city for the psychotic Ironhead and his virus that he plans to unleash on the city of LA.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 245
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Peru, USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Nemesis (1992)
Plot Summary:
In the future, chaos is rampant as 'information terrorists' threaten to destroy order in society. Alex is a part-man, part-machine LAPD cop who is the best at what he does. When one of the terrorists calls him a machine, Alex questions his humanity and decides to leave the force. His final assignment is to apprehend an old colleague who has stolen some data. However, there is more than meets the eye and Alex must question his allegiance.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Denmark
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: futuristic, serious, suspenseful, stylized, cyber, retro, apocalyptic, psychotronic, cult classic, independent film
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Digital Man (1995)
Plot Summary:
An out-of-control robot is inadvertently set loose in a small community, and a crack squad of soldiers are sent to hunt it down. Gradually, the members of the squad begin to suspect that some of them are robots.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 805
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: tech noir, independent film, exciting, bleak, serious, futuristic, suspenseful, stylized, fast, computer animated
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Death Squad (2014)
Plot Summary:
The year is 2047. Our planet is ruled by the repressive Confederate Central Government (CCG). Ryan is a Green War rebel agent sent on a mission by Sponge to collect evidence against the CCG for its heinous crimes. Ryan soon faces the sinister Colonel Asimov, Major Anderson and a group of mercenaries lead by Lobo. His mission quickly turns chaotic when he meets Tuage, a mutant survivor of the CCG rebellion who swears to help Ryan save what is left of their world … or does she?.
IMDB Rating: 2.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, futuristic, tense, apocalyptic, bleak
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Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace (1995)
Plot Summary:
Jobe is resuscitated by Jonathan Walker. He wants Jobe to create a special computer chip that would connect all the computers in the world into one network, which Walker would control and use. But what Walker doesn't realize is a group of teenage hackers are on to him and out to stop his plan.
IMDB Rating: 2.5
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan, UK
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: cyber, futuristic, psychological, anamorphic, hilarious, independent film, exciting, bleak, serious, suspenseful
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Weaponized (2016)
Plot Summary:
A damaged homicide detective (Johnny Messner) must prevent a grieving father from unleashing a "robotic virus" that he believes will destroy the terrorist cell that murdered his son, but at an unimaginable cost.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: futuristic, tense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Terminal Justice (1996)
Plot Summary:
In 2008 cybersex can only be surpassed by one thing: Cloned women, especially created for their clients. This puts Pamela Travis, a famous and much sought-after cybersex star in great danger - Dr. Vivyan, scientist and genius in the field of biotechnology wants her DNA to clone her for his many customers. Sergeant Bobby Chase is assigned to protect her, but can't prevent her from being kidnapped. In order to free Pamela, Chase has to risk his life in a deadly virtual reality game called "Hellraiser".
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 598
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: futuristic, tech noir, cyber, independent film, exciting, rough, serious, suspenseful, stylized
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Fortress (1992)
Plot Summary:
A futuristic prison movie. Protagonist and wife are nabbed at a future US emigration point with an illegal baby during population control. The resulting prison experience is the subject of the movie. The prison is a futuristic one run by a private corporation bent on mind control in various ways.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, suspenseful, cyber, futuristic, suspense, cult classic, apocalyptic, breathtaking, tech noir
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Gamer (2009)
Plot Summary:
Mind-control technology has taken society by a storm, a multiplayer on-line game called "Slayers" allows players to control human prisoners in mass-scale. Simon controls Kable, the online champion of the game. Kable's ultimate challenge becomes regaining his identity and independence by defeating the game's mastermind.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 139000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: futuristic, stylized, action packed, cyber, apocalyptic, mindfuck, exciting, serious, psychological, philosophical
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Cyborg 2: Glass Shadow (1993)
Plot Summary:
In the year 2074, the cybernetics market is dominated by two rival companies: USA's Pinwheel Robotics and Japan's Kobayashi Electronics. Cyborgs are commonplace, used for anything from soldiers to prostitutes. Casella Reese is a prototype cyborg developed for corporate espionage and assassination. She is filled with a liquid explosive called Glass Shadow. Pinwheel plans to eliminate the entire Kobayashi board of directors by using Casella.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: bleak, suspenseful, cyber, apocalyptic, erotic, suspense, tech noir, action thriller, spectacular, independent film
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Upgrade (2018)
Plot Summary:
A brutal mugging leaves Grey Trace paralyzed in the hospital and his beloved wife dead. A billionaire inventor soon offers Trace a cure — an artificial intelligence implant called STEM that will enhance his body. Now able to walk, Grey finds that he also has superhuman strength and agility — skills he uses to seek revenge against the thugs who destroyed his life.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 201000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: futuristic, surprise ending, thought provoking, tech noir, neo noir, experimental, psychological, philosophical, twist ending, cyber
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Automata (2014)
Plot Summary:
Jacq Vaucan, an insurance agent of ROC robotics corporation, routinely investigates the case of manipulating a robot. What he discovers will have profound consequences for the future of humanity.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 59000
Genere: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Spain, Bulgaria
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: futuristic, bleak, suspenseful, atmospheric, apocalyptic, cyber, suspense, retro, mind bending, experimental
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ARQ (2016)
Plot Summary:
Two old friends living in a dystopic future become trapped in a mysterious time loop — one that may have something to do with an ongoing battle between an omnipotent corporation and a ragtag band of rebels.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 41000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: tense, enigmatic, psychological, twist ending, suspense, futuristic, confusing, cerebral, exciting, mind bending
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Repo Men (2010)
Plot Summary:
In the future, medical technology has advanced to the point where people can buy artificial organs to extend their lives. But if they default on payments, an organization known as the Union sends agents to repossess the organs. Remy is one of the best agents in the business, but when he becomes the recipient of an artificial heart, he finds himself in the same dire straits as his many victims.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 110000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: futuristic, bloody, suspense, absurd, twisted, thought provoking, visually appealing, cyber, surprise ending, serious
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Lockout (2012)
Plot Summary:
Set in the near future, Lockout follows a falsely convicted ex-government agent , whose one chance at obtaining freedom lies in the dangerous mission of rescuing the President's daughter from rioting convicts at an outer space maximum security prison.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 100000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: futuristic, exciting, suspense, rough, suspenseful, entertaining, action packed, absurd, captivating, apocalyptic
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Self/less (2015)
Plot Summary:
An extremely wealthy elderly man dying from cancer undergoes a radical medical procedure that transfers his consciousness to the body of a healthy young man but everything may not be as good as it seems when he starts to uncover the mystery of the body's origins and the secret organization that will kill to keep its secrets.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 103000
Genere: Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: futuristic, exciting, philosophical, suspenseful, suspense, tricky, thought provoking, scary, psychological thriller, clever
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Doomsday (2008)
Plot Summary:
A lethal virus spreads throughout the British isles,infecting millions and killing hundreds of thousands. To contain the threat, acting authorities brutally quarantine the country as it succumbs to fear and chaos. The quarantine is successful. Three decades later, the Reaper virus violently resurfaces in a major city. An elite group of specialists is urgently dispatched into the still-quarantined country to retrieve a cure by any means necessary. Shut off from the rest of the world, the unit must battle through a landscape that has become a waking nightmare.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 79000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, South Africa, Germany
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: futuristic, exciting, apocalyptic, suspenseful, rough, grindhouse, serious, road movie, splatter, cult classic
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Demolition Man (1993)
Plot Summary:
Simon Phoenix, a violent criminal cryogenically frozen in 1996, has escaped during a parole hearing in 2032 in the utopia of San Angeles. Police are incapable of dealing with his violent ways and turn to his captor, John Spartan, who had also been cryogenically frozen when wrongfully accused of killing 30 innocent people while apprehending Phoenix.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 190000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: futuristic, exciting, suspenseful, stylized, semi serious, rough, entertaining, apocalyptic, humorous, epic
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Surrogates (2009)
Plot Summary:
Set in a futuristic world where humans live in isolation and interact through surrogate robots, a cop is forced to leave his home for the first time in years in order to investigate the murders of others' surrogates.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 179000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: futuristic, bleak, suspenseful, surreal, cyber, exciting, entertaining, cerebral, action packed, psychological thriller
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Aeon Flux (2005)
Plot Summary:
400 years into the future, disease has wiped out the majority of the world's population, except one walled city, Bregna, ruled by a congress of scientists. When Æon Flux, the top operative in the underground 'Monican' rebellion, is sent on a mission to kill a government leader, she uncovers a world of secrets.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 132000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, Brazil, Italy
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: futuristic, stylized, action packed, apocalyptic, exciting, visually appealing, visual, cyber, action adventure, psychological
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In Time (2011)
Plot Summary:
In the not-too-distant future the aging gene has been switched off. To avoid overpopulation, time has become the currency and the way people pay for luxuries and necessities. The rich can live forever, while the rest try to negotiate for their immortality. A poor young man who comes into a fortune of time, though too late to help his mother from dying. He ends up on the run from a corrupt police force known as 'time keepers'.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 438000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: futuristic, clever, philosophical, suspense, stylized, serious, thought provoking, apocalyptic, exciting, entertaining