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Plot Summary:
The Great Horror Family is a 2004 Japanese horror comedy television series directed by Kenji Murakami, Takashi Shimizu, Keisuke Toyoshima and Yūdai Yamaguchi, which aired on TV Tokyo affiliated stations.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 69
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
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Tokyo Alien Bros. (2018)
Plot Summary:
In the year 2020, two alien brothers are on a mission. To learn about humans, they must interact with them. What will they discover in Tokyo?.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 14
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 26 min
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Car Boys (2016)
Plot Summary:
Two friends, Nick Robinson and Griffin McElroy, play a fun car simulator that ends up unraveling reality itself and unleashing several terrifying entities to lay waste to the world. They must find a way to defeat these creatures and save reality before it's too late, but at what cost to themselves?.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 125
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 697 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, captivating, stylized, lovecraft, buddy comedy
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Fluffy Marky (2016)
Plot Summary:
Mark and his Trio of Terror have perfected a reign of terror at school until the day he wakes up to find himself transformed into a puppet. Now harmless and suffering from the shock of his transformation, he must confront his former victims who want revenge, as well as the members of the Trio of Terror, who want to take his place. From now on, Mark must learn to survive as Fluffy Marky.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 14
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration:
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Tokyo Bachelors (2019)
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Three Japanese men in their thirties and forties are professionals working in law, dentistry and banking. The friends are trusting of one another and enjoy each others' fellowship. Aside from that they are currently single. Something inside them begins ticking and they begin to wonder about the merits or necessity for marriage.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 144
Genere: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration:
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Welcome to the Occult Forest (2022)
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A washed up horror film director named Kôji Kuroishi (played by Kôji Shiraishi) and his assistant director named Miho Ichikawa (played by Mayu Hotta) visits a house deep in wooded mountains to film a movie. Once arrived, they meet a mentally deranged woman named Maria Miyoshi (played by Miwako Kakei) who proclaims she's a fan of Kuroishi's works. The woman pleads that she's experienced the same things as documented in Kuroishi's works. Unexplainable phenomena quickly begin to happen, so Kuroishi sets out to document these experiences and turn them into a film, together with the help of a 'super volunteer' named Shôhei Uno (played by Shôhei Uno) and a handsome psychic medium named Nanashi (played by Hiroki Iijima).
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 25
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration:
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Mrs. Davis (2023)
Plot Summary:
Sister Simone partners with her ex-boyfriend on a globe-spanning journey to destroy Mrs. Davis, a powerful artificial intelligence.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 57 min
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Mosaic Japan (2014)
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After being retrenched from his job at a Tokyo securities firm, Tsunezue Riichi decides to return to his hometown to work. He soon lands a job at the company GALAXYZ, a job that his parents highly recommended. GALAXYZ is a newly set up company, with young entrepreneur Kui Yoshiaki at its helm. Unbeknownst to Riichi, the company actually handles AV (Adult Videos i.e. Porn) projects. Even the OL's at the company's premises are actually all aspiring AV actresses. Throughout the entire company, everything is AV-centric, with even filming taking place within the office! Amidst all these, Riichi finds himself fascinated by a sweet charming girl, Momoko, another OL/AV-wannabe.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 71
Genere: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: erotic, realistic, stylized, semi serious
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Quartet (2017)
Plot Summary:
Maki Maki, Sebuki Suzume, Beppu Tsukasa and Iemori Yutaka happen to meet and form a quartet. They even begin to live together in Karuizawa during the winter, but there is a big hidden secret.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 45 min
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Public Enemy (2017)
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Sato Tomoko leads an ordinary life with her husband and young child. One day, she defies the rules at the company where she works part-time to supplement the household income, and is fired. Tomoko is in her 40s, a high school dropout and has no qualifications. How is she to get a job? She happens to find out about the huge pay and high winning rate of members of the city, townand village councils through a TV programme. Equating huge pay with family happiness, the foolhardy Tomoko quickly decides to run for the city council. Her rival in the election race is Todo Makoto, who comes from a long line of politicians. Hirata Kazumi, a former star political journalist at a newspaper and a friend whose child attends the same nursery school, is inspired by Tomoko’s energy and ability to unify people, and becomes her supporter.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 81
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min
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The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon (2023)
Plot Summary:
Months after we last saw him in "The Walking Dead," Daryl Dixon finds himself transported across the Atlantic to France.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
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The Chronicle (2001)
Plot Summary:
The Chronicle is the name of a science fiction television series on the Sci Fi Channel. The series is based on the "News from the Edge" series of novels by Mark Sumner, a St. Louis, Missouri based author. The show was originally sold to NBC, which shot the pilot, then later found a home with The Sci-Fi Channel.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 371
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 48 min
Plot tags: humorous, suspenseful, scary, offbeat, semi serious
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Living with Yourself (2019)
Plot Summary:
Burned out on life, Miles undergoes a strange procedure at a strip mall spa -- and wakes to find he's been replaced by a better version of himself.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 35000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 26 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, light, absurd, futuristic, funny, touching, feel good, dark comedy, existential
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Mahou Sentai Magiranger (2005)
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Out of the blue, monsters usually living beneath the Earth’s surface began to attack the terrestrial world. They were called the Underground Hades Empire Infershia. The Ozuki Siblings of Makito, Houka, Urara, Tsubasa, and Kai hear from their mother, Miyuki, that they are the Magicians of Justice to stand against the Infershia. The siblings are perplexed by such an unexpected event. However, without hesitation, Miyuki charges at the Infershia, and the Ozu Siblings are forced to come together to fight as one.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 170
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: super sentai, mecha, fun
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Borg Mom (2017)
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Choi Go-Bong works in the field of artificial intelligence. His wife died 7 years ago after giving birth to their son Choi Yool. Choi Go-Bong then developed a borg mom using AI and robotics. Choi Yool enters a prestigious kindergarten and the borg mom meets the other mothers there. The mothers group is full of vanity and pretentiousness.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 34
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: light, captivating, entertaining
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AnnDroid (2020)
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Russian scientists created an android policeman. Ideal in all respects, Captain Anna Nikolaevna Korolkevich goes to serve in a provincial town to see real life and become a human. Colleagues think that Anna Nikolaevna is the daughter of the Deputy Minister, and nothing foreshadows misfortune until humanization goes too far.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 384
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Russia
Duration: 51 min
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Todd and the Book of Pure Evil (2010)
Plot Summary:
Todd and the Book of Pure Evil is a Canadian comedy/horror television series that follows a group of high school students who confront the effects of a demonic book. The series premiered on Space Channel on September 29, 2010 with two back-to-back episodes. The show was created for television by Craig David Wallace, Charles Picco, and Anthony Leo. Todd and the Book of Pure Evil is based on the short film of the same title written by Craig David Wallace and Max Reid, and directed by Wallace. The short film was produced through the Canadian Film Centre’s Short Dramatic Film Programme, and kicked off an international festival tour by premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2003. The series was developed for television through the National Screen Institute's Totally TV Program. A pilot for Todd and the Book of Pure Evil was shot for Space in 2009 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Like the low-budget short film, the series uses supernatural elements, profanity, graphic violence and non-sequitur lines. Sci-fi veteran David Winning directed four episodes. Each episode was produced with two variations of the audio track: a pre-watershed version with "clean" replacement dialogue dubbed in by the actors, and the original uncensored version with profanity.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration:
Plot tags: not serious, humorous, horror comedy, funny, demonic, black comedy, dark comedy, cult horror, offbeat, satanic
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Nobunaga Concerto (2014)
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Saburo is a high school student good in sports, but not very good with his studies. One day, Saburo travels back in time and arrives in the Sengoku period of 1549. There, Saburo meets Nobunaga Oda who looks and sounds just like Saburo. Nobunaga Oda is the son of a warlord and magistrate of the lower Owari Province. Nobunaga Oda though is physically weak and he asks Saburo to take his place. Then, Saburo as Nobunaga Oda attempts to unify the country of Japan.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 505
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, entertaining, anime
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In the Flesh (2013)
Plot Summary:
Thousands of dead people have risen from their graves and nearly destroyed Britain. A cure has been found - but can the treated zombies be rehabilitated back into living society?.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 56 min
Plot tags: captivating, atmospheric, bleak, melancholic, apocalyptic, anthology, mind blowing, serious, stylized, teen horror
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Neon Joe, Werewolf Hunter (2015)
Plot Summary:
Set in the pretend sleepy enclave of Garrity, Vermont, Neon Joe, Werewolf Hunter is the story of a neon-clad man with a mysterious past and a highly specialized skill set - hunting werewolves.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 960
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, scary, humorous, suspense, funny, psychedelic
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Crazyhead (2016)
Plot Summary:
Amy and Raquel attempt to navigate their way through the choppy waters of their early twenties whilst simultaneously kicking the ass of some seriously gnarly demons. What could possibly go wrong?.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: scary, horror comedy, humorous, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, mysterious, hilarious, teen horror
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Final Days of Planet Earth (2006)
Plot Summary:
An archaeologist discovers that aliens posing as government officials are secretly harvesting human bodies in a bid to take over earth.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 173 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, exciting, tense, apocalyptic, captivating, suspense, offbeat, fast, psychotronic
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BrainDead (2016)
Plot Summary:
A young fresh-faced Hill staffer gets her first job in Washington, D.C. and discovering two things: 1. The government has stopped working, and 2. alien spawn have come to earth and eaten the brains of a growing number of Congressmen and Hill staffers.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, political, suspense, ironic, tricky, funny, apocalyptic, anime, dark comedy
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The Middleman (2008)
Plot Summary:
The Middleman is an American television series. The series, which was developed for television by Javier Grillo-Marxuach for ABC Family, is based on the Viper Comics series, The Middleman, created by Grillo-Marxuach and Les McClaine. The series ran for one season in 2008. Originally confirmed for an initial 13 episodes, the order was reduced to a 12-episode season due to low ratings. In February 2009, a comic book based on the unproduced 13th episode was announced, confirming the series' cancellation. Billed as a "series finale", The Middleman – The Doomsday Armageddon Apocalypse was released in July 2009. The complete series DVD set was released by Shout! Factory on July 28, 2009.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: humorous, exciting, semi serious, parody, offbeat, spoof
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Nano-love (2010)
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A nanotech android - called Nana - was created on the orders of a terminally ill Russian oligarch who intends to use her as a business spying tool using her ability of mind-reading and ultimately as a body-host for his own dying body. Externally the android is a copy of a girl - Nina - whose images where randomly selected from the internet by a lab technician. Nana wants to be human-like in every way, with emotions and feelings and see the world through human eyes. She purges herself of the mind-reading function as it is not a human one and escapes the lab where she was created. A chance brings the two girls together; Nana makes new friends, but the search to return the android back to his owner is on.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 49
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Russia
Duration: 47 min
Plot tags: light, captivating, entertaining
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I Am Frankie (2017)
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Starting at a new school in a new city with a new family, teen Frankie Gaines already has enough problems to deal with, but none of them compare to her biggest secret: she isn't human. When EGG scientist Sigourney Gaines constructs the android she calls Frankie, she smuggles her out of the laboratory and integrates her into her family before her boss, Mr. Kingston, can claim her for experimentation. Logical to a fault and more intelligent than her peers, Frankie must adapt to the emotional and unpredictable life of a normal teenager while concealing her true identity from all but her most trusted friends and family -- exposure risks capture and a return to EGG forever. Frankie finds support in her "younger sister," Jenny, and new best friend, Dayton, but unwittingly gains a rival in Tammy, the leader of her school's Brain Squad who becomes determined to learn her secret. The series began life as the Nickelodeon Latin America series "Yo Soy Franky," revamped for global audiences.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: uplifting, touching, feel good, humorous, sweet, captivating, entertaining, futuristic, teen comedy
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Miracles (2018)
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A comical and heartwarming drama about a university lecturer on animal behavior who just loves all living creatures. Once he starts thinking about them, he becomes too absorbed to care about anything else! People think he is quite odd and eccentric! But gradually his attitude, free from restrictions of rigid common sense and social norms, changes the way of thinking of those around him. They can recall a time when they, too, were engrossed in something they loved.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 172
Genere: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, thought provoking, clever, captivating, disturbing
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Zomboat! (2019)
Plot Summary:
We follow two sisters contending with the recent zombie apocalypse.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, disturbing, apocalyptic, psychotronic, horror comedy
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V-Wars (2019)
Plot Summary:
After a mysterious disease begins transforming people into vampires, Dr. Luther Swann is pitted against his best friend, now a powerful vampire leader.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: serious, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, tense
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The Walking Dead: World Beyond (2020)
Plot Summary:
A heroic group of teens sheltered from the dangers of the post-apocalyptic world leave the safety of the only home they have ever known and embark on a cross-country journey to find the one man who can possibly save the world.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, scary, tense, bleak, captivating, apocalyptic, teen horror
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Maniac (2018)
Plot Summary:
Two strangers find themselves caught up in a mind-bending pharmaceutical trial gone awry.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 85000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 386 min
Plot tags: psychological, futuristic, satirical, dark comedy, philosophical, sentimental, thought provoking, intellectual, feel good, political