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Plot Summary:
A masked vigilante who discovers the dark side to heroism. Going after the nation's most notorious super criminal leaves Sparks' life and reputation in ruins.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, melancholic, enigmatic, neo noir, serious, noir
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The Man with the Iron Fists 2 (2015)
Plot Summary:
When a stranger, Thaddeus, is found badly wounded near the village, miner Li Kung and his wife Ah Ni offer him refuge. As he heals, he becomes entrenched in a conflict that pits the townsfolk against the evil Master Ho, his nefarious Beetle Clan and the terrifying Lord Pi.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action
Country: USA, Hong Kong, Thailand
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, stylized, semi serious, epic
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Cicak Man 3 (2015)
Plot Summary:
Set after 7 years of the event of Cicakman 2: Planet Hitam. Metrofulus superhero, Cicakman had disappeared, many people say Cicakman is dead or retire. So, The new superhero has emerged known as Superbro has become a major superhero in Metrofulus and he is venerated by many people. The man named Man (Zizan Razak) has found a box left by former Cicakman (Saiful Apek) at the Cicakman monument.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 164
Genere: Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Malaysia
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: exciting, psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful
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Black Lightning (2009)
Plot Summary:
Black Lightning is a Russian superhero film about a Moscow University student who discovers that his otherwise unremarkable car can fly. After his father is attacked, he decides to use the car to fight crime and becomes the city's defender against an evil millionaire.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Russia, USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, exciting, stylized, anime, serious
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Darkman II: The Return of Durant (1995)
Plot Summary:
Darkman and Durant return and they hate each other as much as ever. This time, Durant has plans to take over the city's drug trade using high-tech weaponry. Darkman must step in and try to stop Durant once and for all.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Action, Crime, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: suspense, slasher, perverse, cult horror, rough, serious, suspenseful, stylized, fast, dark
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Mantera (2012)
Plot Summary:
About a boy, Azman who stumbles upon a nano-tech glove which can transform his motorbike into body armor. The technology was designed by Dr.Natasya Irina Pushkin, a scientist at the Western Tech. Corporation. However, when she realizes that her creation will be used by a man with the power to destroy the world, she is determined to sabotage it.
IMDB Rating: 2.8
IMDB Votes: 463
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Malaysia, United Arab Emirates, Russia, Syria
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, tense, captivating, stylized, intense, mecha
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Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City (2010)
Plot Summary:
Zebra City 2025 – music echoing across what used to be Tokyo from Zebra Queen marks the start of Zebra Time, a 5 minute window twice a day when the city population is free to commit any crime and the Vengeful Zebra Mini-Skirt Police and masked Zebra Police can shoot civilians at will. Zebraman wakes in the street, unable to remember the last 15 years, or his superhero past. He must rely on a band Zebra Time survivors, a man who played him in a TV show version of Zebraman and a mysterious silent girl to battle this Zebra obsession that is splitting the city in to absolutes of black and white.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 805
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: exciting, futuristic, stylized, semi serious, humorous, weird, campy
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Adventures of Thunderstorm: Return of Thor (2011)
Plot Summary:
The plot is similarly smorgasbordesque, cobbled together from the vaguely recalled secret origins of most superheroes: average joe, talented inventor, tragic loss, ancient prophecy, immortal intervention, pending apocalypse, flamboyant villain. Though it has all the parts of two or more superhero movies, it also lacks everything that makes superheroes interesting.
IMDB Rating: 1.4
IMDB Votes: 466
Genere: Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, psychotronic, mockbuster
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Scavengers (2013)
Plot Summary:
A team of space scavengers discovers superior alien technology that threatens the balance of the known universe. Hotly pursued by a rival crew of intergalactic mercenaries, the Revelator crew must fight through the deepest reaches of space to locate and protect the life-altering device.
IMDB Rating: 2.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, tense, captivating, exciting, serious, futuristic
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Dragon Fighter (2003)
Plot Summary:
The movie begins in Southern England in the Middle Ages and then six knights are seen riding in horses towards a destroyed town. They see the remains of burned buildings and dead people until they come upon a mother and her dead baby. She quickly dies and then a rhino-sized dragon flies overhead, the knights follow right behind, vowing to kill the creature.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, scary, serious, exciting, suspense, captivating, fast
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Darkman III: Die Darkman Die (1996)
Plot Summary:
Darkman, needing money to continue his experiments on synthetic skin, steals a crate of cash from drug lord Peter Rooker.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Crime, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: suspense, slasher, cult horror, independent film, rough, serious, suspenseful, stylized, dark
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The Red Eagle (2010)
Plot Summary:
Year 2016, Bangkok is a rotten capital infested with chaos and criminals. Widespread corruption by politicians has dipped the moral compass to a new low, and the government's hasty plan to construct a nuclear power plant has spread fears among villagers and enivironmental activists. Amidst the mood of despair, a hero emerges. He goes after filthy politicians and vile criminals, handing out his own brand of justice when the law fails to fuction. No one knows his true identity. Every time he kills, he leaves a name card which says: The Red Eagle. But Red Eagle is a hunter who's also being hunted. An assassin, called Black Devil, has been sent by a crime lord to kill him. As his past returns to haunt him, the tortured hero is facing a conflict that will decide not just his own destiny, but the destiny of his entire nation.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 920
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Thailand
Duration: 130 min
Plot tags: serious, exciting, captivating, tense, suspense, rough, realistic, suspenseful, disturbing
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Three Inches (2011)
Plot Summary:
Walter Speckman is a nobody, until one day he is struck by lightning and gains the ability to move any object with his mind... but only for 3 inches at a time. A recruiter who knows of super-powered individuals finds Walter and offers him the chance to use his powers to do good... and join with a team of other people with similar abilities. Walter accepts, but soon discovers that "good" and "evil" aren't as easy to differentiate as he thought.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspenseful, exciting, serious, psychotronic
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Lightspeed (2006)
Plot Summary:
Government agent Daniel Leight has his radiation treatments sabotaged. He soon finds that he can now move at super speeds but only by risking metabolic damage which could prove to be fatal. 'Lightspeed' must now use his powers to go after old friend turned terrorist who is now a mutant half-snake called Python.
IMDB Rating: 2.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, semi serious, epic, fast
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Virtual Combat (1995)
Plot Summary:
This lively low-budget action movie is packed with martial arts, sexy sirens, and a sci-fi plot involving computers and virtual reality images that become real. The tale centers on two Nevada border officers, Dave Quarry (Don "The Dragon" Wilson) and John (Ken McLeod), who amuse themselves off duty by honing their kick-boxing skills via virtual reality combat. Elsewhere, a computer tycoon prepares to market his company's latest invention, a combination of DNA and virtual reality that creates beings and creatures who look and feel real.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 709
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: independent film, serious, futuristic, suspenseful
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Alien Dawn (2012)
Plot Summary:
2012. The dawn of destruction. As giant alien machines enslave and feed off humanity, the few remaining survivors band together to form a armed militia that will be the last stand against total extinction (IMDB.com).
IMDB Rating: 2.3
IMDB Votes: 943
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, tense, captivating, independent film
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Cross (2011)
Plot Summary:
Given incredible power by an ancient Celtic Cross. Callan continues to fight evil... Now, joined by a team of weapons experts, Callan battles an unstoppable empire in Los Angeles.
IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, fast
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Ghost Rider (2007)
Plot Summary:
In order to save his dying father, young stunt cyclist Johnny Blaze sells his soul to Mephistopheles and sadly parts from the pure-hearted Roxanne Simpson, the love of his life. Years later, Johnny's path crosses again with Roxanne, now a go-getting reporter, and also with Mephistopheles, who offers to release Johnny's soul if Johnny becomes the fabled, fiery 'Ghost Rider'.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 249000
Genere: Action, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: exciting, action packed, epic, semi serious, retro, emotional, suspense, slasher, saga, surreal
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Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (1980)
Plot Summary:
Kryptonian villain General Zod (Terence Stamp) and his henchmen are accidentally freed from their outer-space imprisonment and threaten Earth with destruction, just as Superman (Christopher Reeve) decides to renounce his superpowers for his new love, Lois Lane (Margot Kidder). This alternate version of the film is based on footage shot by director Richard Donner before being replaced on the project, and it includes material not seen in the film's original 1980 release.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: epic, saga, anamorphic, exciting, feel good, serious, suspenseful, psychotronic
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Phantom Force (2004)
Plot Summary:
A squad of soldiers must protect the human race from the supernatural.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 335
Genere: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, scary, exciting, rough, serious, psychotronic
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Ben 10: Alien Swarm (2009)
Plot Summary:
Ben tenison is back in this all new Comedy Central, Movie, Based on the current Alien Force story. Alien swarm picks up with Ben 10 as a full fledged plumber but he's about to leave the ranks to do what he believes is right.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 69 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, captivating, stylized, suspenseful, fast, psychotronic
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X2 (2003)
Plot Summary:
Professor Charles Xavier and his team of genetically gifted superheroes face a rising tide of anti-mutant sentiment led by Col. William Stryker. Storm, Wolverine and Jean Grey must join their usual nemeses – Magneto and Mystique – to unhinge Stryker's scheme to exterminate all mutants.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 569000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 134 min
Plot tags: exciting, action packed, humorous, intense, serious, stylized, entertaining, saga, action adventure, epic
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Ben 10: Race Against Time (2007)
Plot Summary:
"Ben 10: Race Against Time" has Ben back in his hometown of Bellwood. Even though he's back in school and leaving his hero adventures behind him, it seems that Ben will be facing his greatest challenge yet.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 67 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, exciting, captivating, scenic, action adventure, independent film, fast, surprise ending, psychotronic
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Black Mask 2: City of Masks (2002)
Plot Summary:
The Black Mask must stop a group intent on setting off a DNA bomb that could cause mutations to the human race.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: serious, stylized, tense, suspense, cult classic, independent film, fast
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The Death of the Incredible Hulk (1990)
Plot Summary:
During the critical experiment that would rid David Banner of the Hulk,a spy sabotages the laboratory. Banner falls in love with the spy, Jasmin, who performs missions only because her sister is being held hostage by Jasmin's superiors. Banner and Jasmin try to escape from the enemy agents to rebuild their lives together, but the Hulk is never far from them.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: epic, saga, anime, exciting, serious, suspenseful, stylized, psychotronic, tragic ending
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The Specials (2000)
Plot Summary:
America's 7th Best Superhero Team, the Specials, are a group of geeks and oddballs. We get to see one day in their lives as fan and new member Nightbird joins the group, just in time for the group to get a new line of action figures. But the members' extreme personalities and personal issues threaten to rip the group apart.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: light, not serious, exciting, entertaining, independent film, spoof, parody, offbeat, fast, humorous
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Arrow: Blood Rush (2013)
Plot Summary:
A six episode mini series broadcast online alongside Arrow. Felicity meets Roy and has a special mission for him.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Short, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 1 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, stylized, realistic
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Guyver: Dark Hero (1994)
Plot Summary:
Sean Barker became the unwilling host to an alien bio-armor known as the Guyver. A year ago he destroyed the Kronos Corporation, an organization of mutants who want the Guyver. Now he is trying to find why the Guyver unit forces him to fight and kill evil.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags: epic, suspense, manga, perverse, independent film, exciting, rough, serious, futuristic, suspenseful
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City Under Siege (2010)
Plot Summary:
Sunny is a naïve circus performer who dreams of inheriting his father's knife-throwing skills. However, his hostile colleagues continue to bully him, relegating him to a lowly clown. On a tour to Malaysia, Cheung and other performers discover a cave occupied by the Japanese army during World War II. Instead of finding treasure, the performers - including Sunny - are sprayed with a mysterious chemical that turns them into superhuman mutants.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 984
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, crime drama, offbeat, humorous, serious, suspenseful, stylized
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Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation (1989)
Plot Summary:
After seeing Raiders of the Lost Ark in 1981, three 12 year old friends, Chris Strompolos, Eric Zala and Jayson Lamb, began filming their own shot-by-shot adaptation of the Spielberg classic in the backyards of their Mississippi homes. After 6 years, the film was ready.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 807
Genere: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: exciting, sentimental, humorous, semi serious, light, inspirational, sexy, clever, feel good, unusual plot structure
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Powers (2015)
Plot Summary:
Two homicide detectives, Christian Walker and Deena Pilgrim, are assigned to investigate cases involving people with superhuman abilities, referred to as “Powers.” Set amidst today’s paparazzi culture, Powers asks the questions, what if the world was full of superheroes who aren't actually heroic at all? What if all that power was just one more excuse for mischief, mayhem, murder, and endorsement deals?.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, tense, scenic, detective, serious, suspenseful