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Plot Summary:
This Italian-Turkish co-production helmed by genre veteran Antonio Margheriti (using the pseudonym "Anthony M. Dawson") was cobbled together from a four-part science-fiction miniseries shown on Italian television. In prehistoric times, the muscular Yor (Reb Brown in a loincloth) saves his cave-babe (Corinne Clery) from a dinosaur just before they get zapped into the future to battle bad guys in the familiar desolate wasteland. Genre stalwart John Steiner (Caligole) and the ubiquitous Luciano Pigozzi co-star with Carol Andre.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Italy
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: cult classic, apocalyptic, fantasy adventure, retro, prehistoric, independent film, exciting, bleak, serious, suspenseful
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A seeker named Dogen rescues Dhyana after her father is murdered by the evil Jared-Syn. To avenge her father's death, Dogen must find Jared-Syn's hideout in the mysterious "Lost City", but the only person who knows where it is an aging, burned-out seeker named Rhodes. Along the way, they will need to do battle against the hunter Baal and his Cyclopean minions for engaging Jared-Syn in a final encounter.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
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Ironmaster (1983)
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A tale that takes place at the dawn of history. The movie tells the story of a tribe that discovers how to fashion weapons out of iron and use them for their own survival. However, the creation of iron also causes the tribe to battle for possession of the new weapons.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: fantasy adventure, cult classic, exciting, serious, psychotronic
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A former pilot rebels against his creator, teaming up with the scientist responsible for android technology, her pet robot Spot, a rough-and-tumble riverboat guide, and a martial arts warrior.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 520
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: apocalyptic, perverse, psychotronic, independent film, neo western
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IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Italy, Spain, Mexico
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, serious, scary, rough, suspenseful, fantasy adventure, perverse, action adventure, mind bending, offbeat
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IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
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Duration: 98 min
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IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 5000
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Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 87 min
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IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 6000
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Country: Argentina, USA
Duration: 80 min
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IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Italy
Duration: 106 min
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IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
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Country: USA, France
Duration: 107 min
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IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
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Country: UK
Duration: 90 min
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IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
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IMDB Rating: 2.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
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IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
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IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 60000
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Country: UK, USA, Netherlands
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IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 21000
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IMDB Rating: 2.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
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IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 48000
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IMDB Votes: 4000
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IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 25000
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IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 5000
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Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 60000
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Conan the Barbarian (1982)
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IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 160000
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IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 36000
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IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 374000
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IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 84000
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IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 44000
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IMDB Rating: 5.3
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IMDB Rating: 5.1
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