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Plot Summary:
Painkiller Jane is an American-Canadian science fiction and action television series based on the comic book character of the same name. Airing on the Sci Fi Channel in the US starting April 13, 2007 and Global in Canada, it starred Kristanna Loken as the titular character. On August 15, 2007, it was canceled after one season of 22 episodes.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 44 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, exciting, serious, disturbing, action adventure, thrilling
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Painkiller Jane (2005)
Plot Summary:
Jane, a young soldier, is exposed to a biochemical weapon that endows her with self-healing powers. She uses her abilities to fight crime while eluding the military.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, disturbing, action adventure
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Sheena (2000)
Plot Summary:
Sheena is an American action-adventure/fantasy television series which was produced for first-run syndication from 2000 to 2002. Based upon the comic book character Sheena, Queen of the Jungle, which previously spawned a popular 1950s TV series of the same title, the 2000s series updated the character to the 21st century. There were two seasons, containing 22 and 13 episodes. It starred Gena Lee Nolin and John Allen Nelson and was developed for television by Douglas Schwartz and Steven L. Sears. In this version Sheena was given the mystical ability to transform into almost any jungle animal. Several episodes from the first season are available to view for free in Minisode format on Crackle, as well as on Hulu. Sheena's parents were archaeologists who died in the jungle when she was about six years old, leaving their daughter Shirley Hamilton. She was taken in by Kali, a local Shamaness of a tribe who brought her up, and five years ago she was taught how to morph into animals and birds, acquiring their abilities, even flight. Further, she became a mythical creature called "The Darachna" who relies on people' fear of the unknown. For this she covers herself in a dark liquid mud which allows her to be largely unseen in the low light of the jungle, and with more than normal strength, agility and speed, and armed with a pair of gloves with bone claws, she is a formidable one woman fighting force. She does kill sometimes.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, sexy, wild
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Street Hawk (1985)
Plot Summary:
Street Hawk is an American television series that aired for 13 episodes on ABC in 1985. The series is a Limekiln and Templar Production in association with Universal Television. Its central characters were created by Paul M. Belous and Robert "Bob" Wolterstorff, and its core format was developed by Bruce Lansbury, who had initially commissioned the program's creation. This series was originally planned for the fall of 1984, Mondays at 8:00PM Eastern/7:00PM Central. However, ABC executives changed their minds when the summer series Call to Glory did well, and Street Hawk was pushed to mid-season. Street Hawk made its debut on January 4, 1985 on ABC at 9:00PM Eastern/8:00PM Central and ran until May 16, 1985. Reruns aired on the USA Network on Saturdays at 10:00AM from 1990-91.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Crime, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: retro, detective, exciting, serious, suspenseful, vintage
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Mortal Kombat: Conquest (1998)
Plot Summary:
Kung Lao has triumphed in the Mortal Kombat tournament, defeating Shang Tsung and saving Earth Realm. Now, he must train a new generation of warriors for the next tournament. Meanwhile, an exiled Shang Tsung attempts to thwart Lao's efforts with the aid of supernatural warriors such as Scorpion and Sub-Zero.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 40 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, stylized, serious, cliffhanger, rough, fast, tragic ending
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Storm Watch (2002)
Plot Summary:
America's best player is being pulled in to the ultimate cyber-terror. The game's mastermind has stolen his identity, put him on the FBI's Most Wanted List, and is blackmailing him to take a part in a real twisted plan of world destruction. With just hours left, can the code be broken to save the world from total annihilation?.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 753
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, exciting, tense, suspense, disturbing, tech noir
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Bionic Woman (2007)
Plot Summary:
Bionic Woman is an American science fiction television drama that aired in 2007, which was created by David Eick, under NBC Universal Television Group, GEP Productions, and David Eick Productions. The series was a re-imagining of the original television series, The Bionic Woman, created by Kenneth Johnson, which in turn was based upon the novel Cyborg by Martin Caidin and its TV adaptation The Six Million Dollar Man, retaining its forebears' premise while taking on a more contemporary setting. David Eick also serves as executive producer alongside Laeta Kalogridis and Jason Smilovic. Production of the series was halted due to a strike by the Writers Guild of America causing only eight episodes to be aired. Following its failure to be included in the Fall 2008 schedule it was announced that the series was canceled as the result of low ratings. The series revolved around bartender Jaime Sommers, who is saved from death after receiving experimental medical implants. While adjusting to her new bionic powers and raising a rebellious younger sister, Jaime agrees to work for the Berkut Group, a quasi-governmental private organization that performed her surgery.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, tense, light, stylized
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Project: S.E.R.A. (2013)
Plot Summary:
Follows Gillian Eames and Lieutenant Riggins as they race against the clock to stop the black market sale of a highly volatile biological agent that was originally designed by the military to expedite the recovery of soldiers wounded on the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 201
Genere: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: scary, exciting, serious, suspenseful
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The Six Million Dollar Man (1974)
Plot Summary:
The Six Million Dollar Man is an American television series about a former astronaut with bionic implants working for a fictional government office known as OSI. The series is based on the Martin Caidin novel Cyborg, which was the series's proposed title during pre-production. Following three television movies aired in 1973, The Six Million Dollar Man aired on the ABC network as a regular series for five seasons from 1974 to 1978. The title role of Steve Austin was played by Lee Majors, who subsequently became a pop culture icon of the 1970s. A spin-off series, The Bionic Woman, ran from 1976-78. Several television movies featuring both eponymous characters were also produced between 1987 and 1994.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: serious, exciting, suspenseful, retro, tense, disturbing, vintage, campy
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Legends of the Superheroes (1979)
Plot Summary:
The adventures of many of DC Comics greatest superheroes and villains. In the first episode, The Challenge, the superheroes must race against time to stop the diabolical super-villains' plot to destroy the world. In the second episode, The Roast, the superheroes pay tribute to Batman and Robin in the form of a roast which even the villains attend.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 606
Genere: Action, Comedy, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: epic, campy
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Crimson Force (2005)
Plot Summary:
The crew of the first manned mission to Mars crash land on the surface in search of a clean everlasting power source they believe to be hidden somewhere beneath the ground. However, the crew find themselves in the middle of a civil war between the High Priest of Mars' royal guards and the High Priestess' warriors. The crew is divided with one half deciding to help the High Priest make peace with Earth and the other side with the High Priestess who is secretly plotting to kill her husband and invade Earth.
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 800
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, psychotronic, futuristic
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Airwolf (1984)
Plot Summary:
Airwolf is an American television series that ran from 1984 until 1987. The program centers on a high-tech military helicopter, code named Airwolf, and its crew as they undertake various missions, many involving espionage, with a Cold War theme. The show was created by Donald P. Bellisario. The first three seasons star Jan-Michael Vincent, Ernest Borgnine, Alex Cord, and Jean Bruce Scott. After the original series was cancelled, a fourth season, with an entirely new cast and on a much smaller budget, was filmed in Canada for the USA Network. The show's distinctive musical score, which was originally orchestral-based and shifted to more synthesizer-oriented arrangements early in the second season, was composed and conducted mainly by Sylvester Levay. Udi Harpaz conducted the scores for many later second and third season episodes.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, tense, captivating, fast, vintage
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Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision (2003)
Plot Summary:
20 years after a set of events, the Time Enforcement Commission (TEC), is still going strong. Now Brandon Miller a TEC operative, believes that they have a responsibility to change history hoping that the world will be better but Ryan Chan another Tec operative stops him but kills the woman he loves in the process.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, fast
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Jake 2.0 (2003)
Plot Summary:
Jake 2.0 is an American science fiction television series originally broadcast on UPN in 2003. The series was canceled on January 14, 2004 due to low ratings, leaving four episodes unaired in the United States. In the United Kingdom, all the episodes aired on Sky1. The series later aired in syndication on HDNet and the Sci Fi Channel. The series revolves around a computer expert, Jake Foley, who works for the U.S. government's National Security Agency and was accidentally infected by nanobots which give him superhuman powers. He is able to control technology with his brain, making him "the ultimate human upgrade" according to the show's introduction.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, stylized, cliffhanger, semi serious
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Marvel's Inhumans (2017)
Plot Summary:
After the Royal Family of Inhumans is splintered by a military coup, they barely escape to Hawaii where their surprising interactions with the lush world and humanity around them may prove to not only save them, but Earth itself.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, suspense, entertaining, saga, tense
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The Bionic Woman (1976)
Plot Summary:
After fully recovering from her near fatal bout of bionic rejection, Jaime Sommers, the first female cyborg, is assigned to spy missions of her own.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, retro, captivating, suspense, vintage
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The Incredible Hulk (1977)
Plot Summary:
The Incredible Hulk is an American television series based on the Marvel Comics character, the Hulk. The series aired on the CBS television network and starred Bill Bixby as David Banner, Lou Ferrigno as the Hulk, and Jack Colvin as Jack McGee. In the TV series, Dr. David Banner, a widowed physician and scientist, who is presumed dead, travels across America under assumed names, and finds himself in positions where he helps others in need despite his terrible secret: in times of extreme anger, he transforms into a huge, incredibly strong green creature, who has been given the name "The Hulk”. In his travels, Banner earns money by working temporary jobs while searching for a way to control his condition. The series was originally broadcast by CBS from 1978 to 1982, with 82 episodes over five seasons. The two-hour pilot movie, which established the Hulk's origins, aired on November 4, 1977. It was developed and produced by Kenneth Johnson, who also wrote or directed some episodes. After the series ended, the fate of David Banner was a cliffhanger until 1988. The franchise was purchased from CBS by rival NBC. They produced three made-for-television films: The Incredible Hulk Returns, The Trial of the Incredible Hulk and The Death of the Incredible Hulk. Since its debut, The Incredible Hulk series has garnered a worldwide fan base.
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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Wonder Woman (1975)
Plot Summary:
Wonder Woman is an American television series based on the DC Comics comic book superheroine of the same name. Starring Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman/Diana Prince and Lyle Waggoner as Steve Trevor (both Sr. & Jr.), the show originally aired from 1975 to 1979. The series was first introduced to audiences in 1975 with a TV movie (the pilot) as "The New, Original Wonder Woman." Two subsequent "specials" followed, which would be the next two episodes in the series' run ("Wonder Woman Meets Baroness Von Gunther" & "Fausta, The Nazi Wonder Woman"). ABC ordered the remaining 10 episodes to finish out what would be season one. ABC canceled the show after one season, but CBS picked it up for seasons 2 and 3. Revamped to modern day 1977, the show began season 2 retitled "The New Adventures of Wonder Woman," and showcased Diana returning to the U.S. 35 years after she'd first left Paradise Island. Lynda's Wonder Woman costume was altered a bit by original designer Donfeld, Diana would now be employed by the I.A.D.C. (Inter-Agency Defense Command), and her boss would be the son of Steve Trevor, Sr., from Diana's first foray to the U.S. in 1942. The show was canceled in 1979, the last true episode being "The Man Who Could Not Die." This episode began with Diana moving into a new house in L.A. (working at the west coast headquarters of the I.A.D.C.), Lyle Waggoner having left the show altogether (and out of the opening credits). Often aired out of order, though, the show's last two episodes (including Waggoner) are sometimes run as "The Phantom of the Roller Coaster" Parts 1 & 2.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: serious, tense, retro, captivating, exciting, touching, epic, saga, fast, vintage
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The Tick (2001)
Plot Summary:
The Tick is an American sitcom based on the character Tick from the comic book of the same name. It aired on Fox in late 2001 and was produced by Columbia TriStar Television. With a pilot airing on November 8, the series ran nine episodes on broadcast television. It was released to DVD in 2003.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: humorous, sitcom, parody, not serious, suspenseful, spoof, anime, offbeat, slapstick comedy, weird
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Superboy (1988)
Plot Summary:
Superboy is a half-hour live-action television series based on the fictional DC Comics comic book character Kal-El's early years as Superboy. The show ran from 1988–1992 in syndication. It was renamed The Adventures of Superboy at the start of the third season.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: epic, saga, exciting, humorous, suspenseful, semi serious
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Witchblade (2001)
Plot Summary:
Witchblade is an American television series that aired on TNT from 2001 to 2002. The series is based on the Witchblade comic book series, and followed a pilot film which debuted in August 2000. Some of the episodes were written by Ralph Hemecker, Marc Silvestri and J.D. Zeik. Yancy Butler starred as Sara Pezzini, Anthony Cistaro as Kenneth Irons, David Chokachi as Jake McCartey, Eric Etebari as Ian Nottingham, Will Yun Lee as Danny Woo, Conrad Dunn as Tommy Gallo, Kenneth Welsh as Joe Siri, and John Hensley as Gabriel Bowman, among others. Although critically acclaimed and popular with audiences, the show was canceled in September 2002; there was speculation that the cancellation was connected to Butler's entering rehab for alcoholism. The series ran for two seasons on TNT, for a total of 24 episodes. The first episode aired June 12, 2001; the last episode aired August 26, 2002. In spite of its cancellation, Witchblade was ranked seventh in the Top 10 Basic Cable Dramas for 2002. According to Top Cow editor Matt Hawkins the Witchblade TV series was cancelled because the lead actress Yancy Butler was an alcoholic and went into rehab – it was and remains the highest rated TV series to be cancelled.
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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Alphas (2011)
Plot Summary:
Five ordinary people with superhuman physical and mental abilities are brought together to form one extraordinary team of Alphas. Operating within the U.S. Department of Defense, the team investigates cases that point to others with Alpha abilities.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min
Plot tags: serious, exciting, suspenseful, suspense, captivating, cliffhanger, detective, action adventure, thrilling
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The Flash (1990)
Plot Summary:
The Flash is a 1990 American television series that starred John Wesley Shipp as the superhero, the Flash, and co-starred Amanda Pays. The series was developed from the DC Comics characters by the writing team of Danny Bilson and Paul De Meo, and produced by their company, Pet Fly Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television. Composer Danny Elfman wrote the show’s title theme, and Stan Winston Studios built the costume.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Action, Crime, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 48 min
Plot tags: exciting, semi serious, tense, captivating, epic, saga, detective, humorous
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Jeremiah (2002)
Plot Summary:
Jeremiah is an American television series starring Luke Perry and Malcolm-Jamal Warner that ran on the Showtime network from 2002 to 2004. The series takes place in a post-apocalyptic future where most of the adult population has been wiped out by a deadly virus.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: apocalyptic, exciting, atmospheric, tense, bleak, serious, scary, futuristic, disaster movie
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Marvel Studios: Legends (2021)
Plot Summary:
Revisit the epic heroes, villains and moments from across the MCU in preparation for the stories still to come. Each dynamic segment feeds directly into the upcoming series — setting the stage for future events. This series weaves together the many threads that constitute the unparalleled Marvel Cinematic Universe.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Short, Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 7 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, suspenseful, disturbing, contemplative
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Cloak & Dagger (2018)
Plot Summary:
Two teenagers from very different backgrounds awaken to newly acquired superpowers which mysteriously link them to one another.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min
Plot tags: captivating, exciting, tense, bleak, anime
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Iron Fist (2017)
Plot Summary:
Danny Rand resurfaces 15 years after being presumed dead. Now, with the power of the Iron Fist, he seeks to reclaim his past and fulfill his destiny.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 138000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min
Plot tags: exciting, semi serious, realistic, saga, suspenseful, stylized, serious, cliffhanger, anime, independent film
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Intelligence (2014)
Plot Summary:
A drama centered on a high-tech intelligence operative who is enhanced with a super-computer microchip in his brain, and the director of the elite government cyber-security agency who supports him.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, tense, captivating, suspense, detective, stylized
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Black Lightning (2017)
Plot Summary:
Jefferson Pierce is a man wrestling with a secret. As the father of two daughters and principal of a charter high school that also serves as a safe haven for young people in a New Orleans neighborhood overrun by gang violence, he is a hero to his community.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 27000
Genere: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, exciting, neo noir, humorous, queer cinema
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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
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Birds of Prey (2002)
Plot Summary:
Huntress, Dinah, Oracle are determined to carry on Batman's fight for justice against the ruthless criminals of New Gotham City.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, stylized, semi serious, exciting, epic, neo noir, heroic, anime, thrilling, black comedy