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Plot Summary:
After 20 years of intergalactic war, humanity must make a final stand against the Ma'har invaders. Dispatched to the treacherous deserts of Gauda Prime, Lieutenant Sharp (Anderson Bradshaw) and his unit must find and destroy the enemy's central weapon, the dreaded Ma'har dream machine. The obstacles are daunting- giant mutated creatures and an army of zombified sand troopers stand between the unit and their objective. They must thwart a devious politician (UFC Octagon Girl Edith Labelle in her screen debut) and her hideously disfigured mercenary, The Face (Lael Stellick.) Political intrigue will prove as challenging as the monstrous faun of Gauda Prime but Sharp's team are humanity's only fighting chance against the deadly Ma'har armada.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 166
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, serious, futuristic
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After the gruesome events on Caprini, Sharp and his elite team of tough, witty and trigger happy space Marines must now head out to the icy planet Mezzo to investigate further Ma'har activities. What they will encounter will defy their imaginations as they tackle giant man eating snow worms, an underground city of Cyborgs, a slew of murderous alien entities and maybe, finally, the ever elusive Ma'hars.
IMDB Rating: 2.3
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IMDB Rating: 2.2
IMDB Votes: 140
Genere: Sci-Fi
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Duration: 87 min
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Soldiers land on Caprini and confront diabolical villains.
IMDB Rating: 2.3
IMDB Votes: 474
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IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 948
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IMDB Rating: 4.4
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IMDB Rating: 2.2
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IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 451
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IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 871
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IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 726
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IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
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IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 643
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IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 434
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Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 113
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IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 304
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IMDB Rating: 2.6
IMDB Votes: 316
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IMDB Rating: 2.6
IMDB Votes: 671
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IMDB Votes: 6000
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IMDB Votes: 468
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IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 586
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IMDB Votes: 638
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IMDB Votes: 13000
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