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Plot Summary:
Inspired by the original novella by Robert Louis Stevenson, Jekyll and Hyde is set in 1930s London and follows Robert Jekyll, the grandson of Henry Jekyll, on his quest to discover his real identity, his true family history and the nature of his ‘curse’ – which his foster father, Dr Vishal Najaran, is controlling with medication. His journey takes him into a dark and unforgiving place, as his alter ego seems capable of anything. At the same time there are shadowy forces trying to find Jekyll and the source of his powers.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, exciting, atmospheric, serious, suspenseful, costume drama
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Jekyll & Hyde (1990)
Plot Summary:
Henry Jekyll is a troubled man. His wife died of pneumonia. He wants his sister-in-law, but her father forbids any contact. And his experiments into the dual nature of man have yielded a personality-splitting drug that he has tested on himself, changing him into an uninhibited brute who seeks violent and undignified pleasures. Jekyll quickly becomes addicted to the sordid freedom induced by the drug. He can commit the most enjoyably revolting deeds, then return to his laboratory and use an antidote to change back to his original form, so that his lofty persona remains untarnished.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: gothic horror, scary, psychological, atmospheric, suspenseful, disturbing, tech noir, tense, serious, tension
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Eve (2008)
Plot Summary:
Eve's life is forever altered when her parents vanish without a trace after being attacked by supernatural agents. Growing up on the streets, Eve learns the art of self reliance. When she runs into members of the mysterious "Order"-the same organization to which her parents bore allegiance-several unanswered questions from Eve's childhood reemerge. Why were her parents attacked? Who was their assailant? What is the source of her own supernatural powers?.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 24
Genere: Action, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 68 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, independent film, fast
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Jekyll (2007)
Plot Summary:
London, 2007. Tom Jackman is the only living descendent of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. He has made a deal with his dark side: a body share. What Mr. Hyde doesn't know is that Tom has a family. There is a wife and two children that he'll do anything to protect from his dark side. With all the resources of modern technology, and the best surveillance hardware, he's determined to keep his dark side in line. He's done a deal with his own devil. What neither of them knows is that an ancient organisation, with limitless wealth and power, is monitoring their every move, and a plan over a century in the making is coming to fruition.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Crime, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 334 min
Plot tags: psychological, dark, atmospheric, suspense, suspenseful, scary, dramatic, thought provoking, spooky, queer horror
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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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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: super sentai, exciting, suspenseful, entertaining, light, captivating, serious, contemplative
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IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 748
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, tense, light, spooky, suspenseful, semi serious
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Power Rangers Wild Force (2002)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Netherlands, Japan, France
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, epic, saga, mecha, fast, super sentai
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 313
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, suspenseful, bleak, scary, serious
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Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist (2014)
Plot Summary:
The most successful and most loved fighting video game of all time, Street Fighter', is finally being given the epic, and faithful treatment it deserves. Street Fighter: Assassins Fist takes us back to the formative years of the iconic characters, Ryu and Ken, as they live a traditional warriors life in the secluded, mountain wilderness of Japan. Training under their master, Goken, the boys are the last practitioners of the ancient fighting style known as Ansatsuken (Assassin's Fist). Originally developed as a killing art, masters of this style are able to manipulate their Chi/Ki energy into devastating special techniques of potentially fatal power. As Ryu and Ken learn about the mysterious past of their Master Goken and the tragic and dark legacy of the Ansatsuken style will the two best friends become bitter rivals as their training intensifies and reaches a climax?.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 152 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, serious, suspense, tense, disturbing, non-linear, awful
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Sharpe's Peril (2008)
Plot Summary:
Our story begins at the end of Sharpe's Challenge. Sharpe and Harper are en route to Madras when they encounter a baggage train from the East India Company traveling through hostile territory. Chitu, a legendary bandit leader in control of the area, strikes fear in the members of the party. When an attack occurs Sharpe takes control of the situation, leading the group 300 miles through enemy territory and training the disorganized, rag-tag group to be proper soldiers. Despite all these responsibilities, Sharpe still manages to find time for a little romance.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 69 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, captivating, disturbing, realistic
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Jade Warrior (2006)
Plot Summary:
Thousands of years ago in ancient China, a love struck sword hero fights against his destiny. He wants another chance to be reunited with his loved one and he gets that chance, in a far away place and a far away time, in the cold north, in modern Finland. Jade Warrior is set in ancient China early iron age and present day Finland. The past is feeding the story in present day, slowly revealing our warrior his real origin, his superior skills and his destiny. Jade Warrior - the first Finnish Kung Fu film - combines Finnish and Chinese mythologies into one film. Jade Warrior is an homage to Kung Fu genre strongly spiced with a truly original approach to Finnish national epic Kalevala. Like Kalevala Jade Warrior is a pure melodrama. A story of Kalevala's greatest hero. Written by www.ses.fi.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Finland, Netherlands, China, Estonia
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: exciting, epic, serious, stylized, romantic drama
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The Letter for the King (2020)
Plot Summary:
A young boy holds the fate of the kingdom in his hands when he embarks on a quest to deliver a secret message in this sweeping fantasy series.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration:
Plot tags: fairy tale, exciting, light, entertaining, costume drama, children's program, enigmatic
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BeastMaster (1999)
Plot Summary:
BeastMaster is a Canadian television series that aired from 1999 to 2002. It was loosely based on a 1982 MGM film The Beastmaster. The series aired for three complete seasons. It is produced by Coote/Hayes Productions. The series was nominated for the Open Craft Award in the category of cinematography by the Australian Film Institute in 2000, and for the Saturn Award for Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films, USA, in 2001. BeastMaster is currently running in syndication on Sci-Fi Channel in the USA, but not in any prime-time slots.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Australia, Canada, USA
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: exciting, semi serious, suspenseful, stylized, homoerotic, fairy tale, retro, cult classic, epic fantasy, wild
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Dr. David Banner meets a former student, who has a magical hammer that summons Thor, a Norse god who is prevented from entering Valhalla. When the two superheroes stop feuding long enough to breathe, they are a team unmatched by any of their enemies.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
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Power Rangers S.P.D. (2005)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, New Zealand
Duration: 22 min
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IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, serious, sentimental, tense, retro, epic, saga, vintage
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Power Rangers Mystic Force (2006)
Plot Summary:
Years ago, a powerful spell sealed the evil forces within the Underworld. However, in the present day, when an earthquake jolts the Earth and sets them free, five teenagers try to save the world.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, semi serious, super sentai, fast
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 135
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min
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IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 170 min
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IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, serious, suspenseful, stylized, detective
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Family, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, stylized, scary, gothic
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Plot Summary:
The TV series and the film were loosely based on Andrzej Sapkowski's book series The Witcher (Wiedźmin).
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Poland
Duration: 130 min
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IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 63000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 55000
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Country: Italy, UK
Duration:
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IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 11000
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Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 56000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 64000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
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A secret cabal, The Shadow, works to bring about the return of Goth Azul - the Undead God - in the rich world of SAGA, populated by elves, orcs, dwarves and dragons. A ruthless elven bounty huntress (Nemyt) shoots down the dragon ridden by the fugitive orc shaman, Fangtor Bloodmoon. When Fangtor refuses to surrender quietly, the huntress must battle for her own life against the dangerous villain, and comes away with more than just his head.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, stylized, independent film