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Plot Summary:
With the space program attempting to travel to Mars, 21st century scientists were tasked with warming up the planet so that humans could survive on its surface. They came up with an efficient and cost effective plan of sending cockroaches and mold to the surface so that the mold would absorb the sunlight and the insect corpses would serve as a food source for the mold. It is now the year 2577 and the first manned ship to Mars has landed on the planet and the six crew members are ready for their mission. But what they find are giant mutated humanoid cockroaches with incredible physical strength. The crew members are easily wiped out, but not before sending a transmission back to Earth. Now, humanity will send elite warriors to exterminate the mutated bugs and claim back Mars.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: anime, tense, captivating, suspense, futuristic, disturbing, psychological, manga
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Corpse Prison: Part 1 (2017)
Plot Summary:
From the moment she and her fellow students arrive in the mountain village of Yasaka, Mikoto knows that there is something very wrong with this tiny town. Can it really be true that, for 50 years, not a single girl has been born in this isolated community? Despite the fact that Mayor Amano and the other all male residents have enthusiastically welcomed her and the other three coeds attending Professor Ashihara’s overnight seminar, Mikoto can’t shake the sense of increasing dread that consumes her. Something horrible has happened here. Something that is about to happen again. Because the town has been waiting for her. And the other girls. From the pages of the hit online manga published in Web Comic Gamma, the nightmare is about to begin!.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 229
Genere: Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, bizarre, asian horror
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Karate Kill (2016)
Plot Summary:
When a mysterious loner and Karate master Kenji's little sister goes missing in Los Angeles, whoever stands in his way of finding her will face the wrath of a lethal KARATE KILL!.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 470
Genere: Action, Horror
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Martian Land (2015)
Plot Summary:
In the distant future, mankind lives on Mars, in cities that resemble those once found on Earth, protected from the alien atmosphere by dome-like force-fields. When a massive sandstorm breaks through the dome and destroys Mars New York, those in Mars Los Angeles must figure out how to stop the storm before it wipes them out next.
IMDB Rating: 2.5
IMDB Votes: 924
Genere: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, psychological, suspense, mockbuster, apocalyptic, psychotronic
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Lightning Strikes (2009)
Plot Summary:
A rural sheriff (Kevin Sorbo) faces a seemingly impossible battle when he is forced to defend his small town from a demon riding bolts of lightning and causing mayhem.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 534
Genere: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Bulgaria
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: mystical, tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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The Next Generation: Patlabor (2014)
Plot Summary:
Twelve-episode (13 counting the prologue "Episode 0") live action PATLABOR film/TV series, set a decade after the end of Mamoru Oshii's original OVA and films, and centered around the often comical adventures of the new Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Special Vehicles Unit 2.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 119
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 48 min
Plot tags: mecha, tense, captivating, suspense, futuristic, disturbing, anime
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Mask the Kekkou: Reborn (2012)
Plot Summary:
Sparta Academy is the nation's top prep school, where students with poor grades undergo frightening torture under the school headmaster's direction. Kekko Kamen makes her appearance at the school in outrageous attire, completely naked except for her red mask, boots and gloves, and attacks the torturing teacher.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 75
Genere: Action
Country: Japan
Duration: 63 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, manga
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Kamen Rider: The First (2005)
Plot Summary:
Takeshi Hongo, a man of extraordinarily keen intellect, has his promising future snuffed out by an evil secret society known as Shocker. They create experimental cyborgs in an attempt to take over the world. Eventually, Hongo is turned into a cyborg — Masked Rider 1 — but soon regains his self-awareness. Realizing that he is now controlled by evil, Hongo escapes. Shocker views Hongo as a traitor and dispatches a new, nearly identical cyborg — Masked Rider 2 — to destroy him. But they're too evenly matched and their duel ends in a draw. Growing impatient, Shocker sends two new cyborgs — Snake and Cobra — to kill them both. KAMEN RIDER THE FIRST is a new adaptation of the popular original manga created by Shotaro Ishinomori.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 328
Genere: Action, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, futuristic, manga
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Gintama 2: Rules Are Made To Be Broken (2018)
Plot Summary:
The Yorozuya gang returns to protect the country's shogun when the Shinsengumi police force finds itself in a crisis.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 134 min
Plot tags: anime, tense, humorous, disturbing, semi serious, epic, period piece, shounen
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Bloody Chainsaw Girl Returns: Revenge of Nero (2019)
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Giko Nokomura is a female student at Nightingale Academy, who carries around her very own chainsaw. One day she begins to be attacked by modified corpses created by one of her classmates, Nero Aoi . She tears her way through the corpses and busts into Nero's hideout. Why is Nero so intent on attacking Giko?! The reason will shock you!After her battle with Nero, she encounters a new enemy. It's the leader of the Nightingale Academy Student Council Guardians, Nemesis.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 35
Genere: Action, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 52 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Ultraman R/B: Select! The Crystal of Bond (2019)
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The mysterious Ultraman, Tregear, has suddenly appeared in Ayaka City. Tregear asks what one would do to make their dreams come true, prompting Katsumi to search for his own dream. As a monster appears for the first time in a year, Ultraman Blu and Ultraman Rosso are joined by Ultraman Geed to face off against this new threat. Walking towards their dream with the heart of the Minato family in hand, Ultraman Gruebe is born.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 106
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: serious, captivating, suspense
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Atlantis Down (2010)
Plot Summary:
2025 - The Shuttle Program has been privatized and the shuttle Atlantis relegated to glorified taxi between space stations. Its crew is on a routine mission, conducting experiments - little do they know - they are the experiment. Written by Max Bartoli.
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 466
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: tense, exciting, serious, futuristic, captivating, psychological
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Beyond White Space (2018)
Plot Summary:
When a deep space fishing vessel is robbed by a gang of pirates, the Captain makes a daring decision to go after a rare and nearly extinct species. His obsession propels them further into space as the crew spins toward mutiny and betrayal.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Hungary, Japan
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, futuristic, disturbing, action adventure
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A. I. Tales (2019)
Plot Summary:
The film is made up of futuristic, high concept stories about artificial intelligence. Whether it's love found in time of over-population or exploration of the unknown and space-travel, "A.I. Tales" has a bit of something for every fan of the genre. Altogether, these stories provide a one-of-a-kind experience and a unique view of the near future.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 292
Genere: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, futuristic, disturbing, apocalyptic, cyber
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Space Squad: Space Sheriff Gavan vs. Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger (2017)
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Space Sheriff Gavan vs Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger features the return of Yuma Ishigaki from 2012’s Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie and the 2015 Space Sheriff Next Generation films. The first installment will join the two police themed heroes as they face a massive space crime organization.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 90
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, futuristic, suspenseful, disturbing, super sentai
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Kamen Rider Movie War Ultimatum: Kamen Rider vs. Kamen Rider Wizard & Fourze (2012)
Plot Summary:
The first part is the Kamen Rider Fourze’s place five years after the events of the series. Gentaro is now a teacher at Amanogawa High as well as the Space Kamen Rider Club’s new academic advisor. However, a new school club called the Monster League, comprised by a group of psychic children led by Saburo Kazeta, which is supported by a mysterious man named Kageto Banba. The second part is Kamen Rider Wizard’s portion, where Haruto enters the Underworld of an unknown Gate to investigate the mysterious occurrings of monster appearances. He then runs into a young woman named Yu Kamimura who can become Belle Mask Poitrine and can use magic like him. The third and final part of the film is Movie War Ultimatum. The three Akumaizer from the Underworld to plan to invade the land of the living. Kamen Riders Wizard and Fourze must fight to stop the Akumaizer and their Monster Army.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 126
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, futuristic, suspenseful
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Ajin: Demi-Human (2017)
Plot Summary:
Ajin is a live-action adaptation of a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Gamon Sakurai. Kei Nagai dies in a car accident, but realises he is a type of immortal known as Ajin (demi-human). Hunted by humans, Ajin is eventually found by the government and used as a subject in cruel experiments. He finds fellow demi-humans along the way as he escapes and goes on the run.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Horror, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: anime, psychotronic, exciting, suspense, intense, epic, manga
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Assassination Classroom: The Graduation (2016)
Plot Summary:
Story continues with the students' own conflicts, Koro Sensei’s identity and the fate of the world. The time limit for assassination is approaching.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 916
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, tense, light, humorous, captivating, surreal, manga
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Parasyte: Part 1 (2014)
Plot Summary:
Alien pods come to Earth and, naturally, start taking over Human Hosts. One such pod only manages to take over one human's, Shin Izumi, right arm. Together they grow and co-exist, all the while the other aliens are making meals of other humans; Shin feels he must put a stop to it all, but his alien, Migi, doesn't see why.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: manga, anime, enigmatic, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, psychological, psychotronic, post modern
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Assassination Classroom (2015)
Plot Summary:
A mysterious creature destroys 70% of the moon. The creature then warns that if he is not destroyed by March of next year, Earth will be next. The creature also demands that he becomes the homeroom teacher for 3rd grade E class at Kunugigaoka Junior High School. The government is powerless to say no. The creature then becomes the homeroom teacher of 3rd grade E class which consists of failed students including Nagisa Shiota (Ryosuke Yamada). The creature is called Teacher Koro. Meanwhile, the government requests that the students try to kill Teacher Koro even though he possesses super powers. The government offers a 10 billion yen reward for whomever successfully kills him. The students are confused by the situation, but decide to kill Teacher Koro. When their class begins with Teacher Koro, the students finds themselves having a good time with their new teacher.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, captivating, manga, tense, light, humorous, slasher, surreal, lovecraft
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Parasyte: Part 2 (2015)
Plot Summary:
Alien pods come to Earth and, naturally, start taking over Human Hosts. One such pod only manages to take over one human's, Shin Izumi, right arm. Together they grow and co-exist, all the while the other aliens are making meals of other humans; Shin feels he must put a stop to it all, but his alien, Migi, doesn't see why.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, anime, psychological, psychological thriller, tense, serious, captivating, manga, seinen, action thriller
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Yakuza Weapon (2011)
Plot Summary:
After four years overseas, Shozo returns to Japan to avenge his yakuza boss who was assassinated by his own treacherous top man, Kurawaki. The resulting battle leaves both men severely injured, and Shozo awakens in a mysterious medical facility to find his arm replaced with an M61 Vulcan cannon and his leg replaced with a rocket launcher. Meanwhile, Kurawaki has been fitted with mechanical augmentations of his own. Get ready for the second round.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 601
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, captivating, tense, suspense, manga, crime drama, rough, humorous, semi serious
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Iron Girl: Ultimate Weapon (2015)
Plot Summary:
Set in the near future in a lawless world. Kurisu Saotome (Kirara Asuka) is a beautiful woman, but she is also a deadly bounty hunter. She wears an armored suit, possessing great power, and she is known as Iron Girl. Kurisu Saotome doesn't remember who she really is or where she comes from. To regain her memory, she continues her lonely battle.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 282
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: exciting, psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful
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Gantz: The Movie, Part 1 (2010)
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After trying to rescue a man on the subway tracks, two teens wake up in a room dominated by a mysterious black sphere that sends them to hunt down and kill aliens hiding on Earth.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 130 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, stylized, bleak, serious, futuristic, anime, manga, surreal, fast
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They're Back! Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters vs. Doubutsu Sentai Go-Busters (2013)
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This V-Cinema release takes place between Missions 44 & 45. While preparing to celebrate New Year's, the Go-Busters are all killed by a monster named Azazel. Finding himself (and J) before God in Heaven, Nick uses his status as the one millionth person to die in 2012 to grant his wish that Messiah never existed. He awakens to find a changed world, where the Busters are now known as the Dobutsu Sentai Go-Busters.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 20
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 59 min
Plot tags: super sentai, exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful
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Space Sheriff Sharivan: THE NEXT GENERATION (2014)
Plot Summary:
Kai Hyuga/Sharivan uncovers the existence of a spy from the Neo Madou organization. In addition to that Kai's friend, Seigi, becomes the new Space Sheriff Estevan. They must find the spy and stop a drug ring from shipping a pain suppressing narcotic called Hyper-M on Earth. But the new Space Sheriff must learn to trust his instincts and that not all is as it seems.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 53
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 61 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful
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Ultraman Saga (2012)
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Ultraman Saga opens with a powerful apocalyptic vision of Tokyo, buildings destroyed and the city seemingly devoid of life. We are soon introduced to the Earth Defense Force (EDF), Team U (played by members of the female idol group AKB48). They and a group of young children and the last survivors on planet Earth after the world was invaded by the evil Alien Bat, the rest of the human population having been abducted.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 178
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, anime
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Space Battleship Yamato (2010)
Plot Summary:
In 2199, five years after the Gamilons began an invasion of Earth, the planet has been ravaged by the aliens' bombs. The remnants of humanity have fled underground to escape the irradiated surface. One day, former pilot Susumu Kodai discovers a capsule sent from the planet Iscandar that tells of a device that can remove the radiation from the Earth's surface. The Earth Defense Force rebuilds the battleship Yamato with a new type of propulsion system to make the 148,000 light year trip to Iscandar in hopes of saving the Earth. Within one year, the radiation will drive the rest of humanity to extinction.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 138 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, futuristic, suspenseful, captivating, stylized, anime, mecha
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Doom (2005)
Plot Summary:
A team of space marines known as the Rapid Response Tactical Squad, led by Sarge, is sent to a science facility on Mars after somebody reports a security breach. There, they learn that the alert came after a test subject, a mass murderer purposefully injected with alien DNA, broke free and began killing people. Dr. Grimm, who is related to team member Reaper, informs them all that the chromosome can mutate humans into monsters -- and is highly infectious.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 118000
Genere: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, Czech Republic, Germany, USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: suspense, rough, splatter, action packed, futuristic, space horror, action adventure, psychological, atmospheric, captivating
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Kamen Rider Movie War Mega Max: Kamen Rider vs. Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO (2011)
Plot Summary:
Movie War Mega Max featured the first seven Kamen Riders (Kamen Rider 1, 2, V3, Riderman, X, Amazon, and Stronger) to commemorate the franchise's 40th anniversary. Trailers for the film shown during airings of Fourze also showed the return of Kamen Rider Double as well as a new form for Kamen Rider OOO. Unlike previous Movie War films, where they were divided into 3 segments, Movie War Mega Max is divided into 5 parts. Like previous Movie War films the secondary Kamen Rider of Kamen Rider Fourze, Kamen Rider Meteor, made his debut in the film.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 190
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspense, tense, captivating, futuristic, suspenseful, disturbing
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Gantz, Part II: Perfect Answer (2011)
Plot Summary:
Perfect Answer begins several months after the events of the first film. Kurono is still fighting aliens under the order of Gantz, a mysterious giant black orb, and he is close to reaching the score he needs to resurrect his friend Kato. Outside his night time missions, Kurono continues to live his normal life, spending time with his new girlfriend Tae. Meanwhile, young pop star Eriko is being secretly ordered by Gantz to carry out assassinations, and cop Shigeta inches closer towards finding out the truth about the Gantz missions. As the missions begin to get increasingly dangerous for both the alien fighters and the general public, Kurono discovers that the endgame for Gantz is quickly approaching.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 141 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, futuristic, anime, stylized, seinen, manga