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IMDB Rating: 6.0

IMDB Votes: 4000

Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Country: USA

Duration: 90 min

Plot tags: light, futuristic, stylized, bleak, serious, suspenseful, exciting, intellectual, epic, saga