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Plot Summary:
This science-fiction show revolves around a mad scientist, known by his friends as the "Al Ragol Al E'naab." The mad scientist concocts an elixir that gives regular human beings supernatural abilities. Though he tries to use his potion to help people, the government hinds him out and goes after him. In the midst of his manhunt, Egypt undergoes a major disaster, prompting the Egyptian government to seek out his help rather than his arrest.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 410
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Egypt
Duration: 45 min
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Warped! (2021)
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Milo and Ruby are an improbable pair who are setting out to do the impossible: create the greatest comic book the world’s ever seen!.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 148
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
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I'm a Virgo (2023)
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Cootie is a 13-foot-tall 19-year-old Black man raised by his Aunt Lafrancine and Uncle Martisse in Oakland, California. He is shielded from the outside world until being accidentally discovered by a group of teenage political activists.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 211 min
Plot tags: absurd
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Electra Woman & Dyna Girl (2016)
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Two superheroes, Electra Woman and Dyna Girl, move from Akron to Los Angeles in hopes of making it big in the crime fighting world, only to find competition with other vigilantes and infighting amongst themselves.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
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Blockbuster (2018)
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Dumped over a video he made to amuse his ailing dad, a heartsick Jérémy hatches an elaborate scheme to win back his superhero-loving girlfriend, Lola.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 456
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 85 min
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Team Toon (2013)
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Four kids named Dylan, Sam, Ash, and Iko form a club called Team Toon, drawn together by their shared love of cartooning. In their club they produce the popular online viral series called "Psycho Squirrel", and they are popular at their school for their creation. However, their club isn't just a hobby. Dylan discovers that they have the power to make their cartoon creations come to life and use it to form a superhero squad of the same name to fight rogue cartoon monsters that take over the minds of innocent humans.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 46
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration:
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Super PupZ (2022)
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Four pups with superpowers team up to help their new friends and a furry alien comrade in this cuddly, cosmic adventure.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 151
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 25 min
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Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion (2022)
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Violet Rodriguez, an everyday Mexican American teen, is chosen by a magical luchador mask which transforms her into Ultra Violet, a superhero fighting crime alongside her luchador uncle, Cruz, also known as Black Scorpion.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 330
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 25 min
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Once a Hero (1987)
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In a world gone mad, one man lives to turn wrong to right, bad to good, and despicable to black-and-blue. One man lives to beat back the forces of evil with a legendary arsenal of superpowers. One man lives to kiss the babies, impress the ladies, and make grown men weep. He is Captain Justice, and this is his story. The Cicero Gang, the dregs of society, a vicious pack of power-hungry psychopaths, has taken Captain Justice's number one fan, Woody, and his mom hostage. Once again, evil reigns and innocent lives lay in danger. Can anyone survive? Is this really curtains for rosy cheeks, bubble gum and mom's apple pie? But wait! What is that speck on the horizon, blasting through the Forbidden Zone like a rocket? It's a force beyond the imagination. The man, the myth, the ultimate comic book superhero - it's Captain Justice, speeding towards perilous adventure and various acts of bravery. 74-minute movie is an assembly edit of various episodes from the TV show.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 43
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
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Dogengers (2020)
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When the heroes of Fukuoka return after shooting "HEROHOUSE" in Nokonoshima, the find out that Fukuoka has been occupied by an evil secret society that has acquired a mysterious power. Ohgaman, the only one that didn't participate in the "HEROHOUSE" shooting, was injured by a young man named Tanaka Jiro and gives Jiro the mission of restoring peace in Fukuoka.
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Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 19 min
Plot tags: parody
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Ultraman Chronicle Z: Heroes' Odyssey (2021)
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Ultraman Chronicle Z: Heroes' Odyssey is a series produced by Tsuburaya Productions, featuring Ultraman Tiga and Ultraman Z, with Ultraman Zero as the series navigator.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 11
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration:
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Now and Again (1999)
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Now and Again is an American television series that aired in the US from September 24, 1999 until May 5, 2000 on CBS. The story revolves around the United States government engineering the perfect human body for use in espionage, but not being able to yet perfect the brain. In an attempt to get the project up and running, they take the brain of overweight family man Michael Wiseman, who is killed by a train. Given a new life, Michael is kept in an apartment where he is trained by government experts, led by Dr. Theodore Morris, in the art of espionage. Despite his new life and new abilities, Michael longs to return to his wife Lisa and daughter Heather, who are themselves discovering that not all is as it seems with Michael's death.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: offbeat, captivating, semi serious
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Atop the Fourth Wall (2008)
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Linkara is a witty, sarcastic young adult who reviews comic books of very poor detail, ranging from bad artwork to bad writing. Occasionally, characters from the comics as well as the comics themselves come to life and terrorize Linkara. Not only that, but other-worldly creatures often invade his house and try to take him hostage. He survives it all using his vast knowledge of comics and their many faults.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 745
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, talky, not serious
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Misfits of Science (1985)
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A superhero fantasy television series featuring super-powered humans and their madcap adventures.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: cult classic
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The Power (2023)
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The world of The Power is our world, but for one twist of nature. Suddenly teenage girls develop the power to electrocute people at will. Following remarkable characters from London to Seattle, Nigeria to Eastern Europe, the Power evolves from a tingle in teenagers’ collarbones to a complete reversal of power balance.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration:
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Ultraman New Generation Stars (2023)
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When memories of Ultra Heroes are erased by a mysterious entity, a device called Dimensionizer is sent from the future dimension Ultraman Decker is from. Trying to get memories of the Land of Light residents back, New Generation Heroes remember all their battles and hardships they've gone through.
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Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
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Shougeki Gouraigan (2013)
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In a world separate from the humans is a place called Chou Shinkai. In this world lives super beings called Hikaribito. However, among such people are those who commit crimes. Such people are known as Kageribito. The ruler of Chou Shinkai is the Shinkai King. There are monsters in Chou Shinkai called Magii. When Magii appear in the human world, they can be seen by people with strong spiritual senses. Since ancient times, Magii have been called mononoke or youkai. Hikaribito Gou and Navi travel across Chou Shinkai in their ship, the Bunba, to deliver the Kageribito to the land of exile. But when the transport mission goes wrong, Gou must gather a team of five brave people before the 1000 soldiers arrive in 100 days.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 14
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: romantic comedy, super sentai, slapstick comedy
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Darna (2022)
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When fragments of a green crystal scatter in the city and turn people into destructive monsters, Narda embraces her destiny as Darna—the mighty protector of the powerful stone from Planet Marte.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 233
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Duration: 35 min
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ReBoot: The Guardian Code (2018)
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Four teens discover that they're next-gen Guardians with a mission to save the world, by defending it in cyberspace. The Internet revolutionized the world, but it also left it vulnerable to attack. With the help of VERA, the last surviving cyberbeing from the original Guardian Program, our heroes stream into cyberspace where they use their awesome code-based powers to battle viruses that have been unleashed by a ruthless hacker.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, humorous, captivating, entertaining, anime, cyber
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Cleverman (2016)
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In the near future, creatures from ancient Aboriginal mythology endowed with extraordinary physical traits have emerged and must coexist with humans. Known as 'Hairypeople' they battle for survival in a world that wants to exploit and destroy them. One young man – The Cleverman – struggles with his own power and the responsibility to unite this divided world, but he must first overcome a deep estrangement from his older brother.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Australia, New Zealand, USA
Duration: 50 min
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Ultraman Blazar (2023)
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Ultraman Blazar is a hero with a great sense of justice hailing from “M421,” an extragalactic astronomical object far from Earth. The main protagonist, Gento Hiruma, is the captain of the Special Kaiju Reaction Detachment (SKaRD), established by the Global Guardian Force (GGF) in a world where kaiju disasters are a common practice. When their strong desire for the power to save human lives resonates, the two unite.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 113
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
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4400 (2021)
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4400 overlooked, undervalued, or otherwise marginalized people who vanished without a trace over the last hundred years are all returned in an instant, having not aged a day and with no memory of what happened to them. As the government races to analyze the potential threat and contain the story, the 4400 themselves must grapple with the fact that they've been returned with a few "upgrades", and the increasing likelihood that they were all brought back now for a specific reason.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, interesting
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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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Battle Fever J (1979)
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Five agents stand against the evil organization Egos. They fight incorporating dance moves from all around the world! This was the first time giant robots appeared on the Sentai series.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 109
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: super sentai, mecha
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To Be Hero (2016)
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Our main character, Ossan, is a no-good father with a messy appearance even though he looks nice, and decorates restrooms. He is a divorced, single-dad and lives with his daughter Min-chan, who is good at both studying and sport. One day, Ossan has been sucked into the toilet that he finished using, and becomes a hero to save the Earth! The price is he lost his ikemen appearance and becomes a fat person!! Ossan's battle to protect the Earth and Min-chan has begun….
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 78
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: parody, anime, funny, light, humorous, captivating, entertaining, ironic, 2d animation
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The Middleman (2008)
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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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The Villains of Valley View (2022)
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A family of raucous supervillains who recently ran afoul of the League of Villains and now must somehow beat a path to normalcy in a small Texas town.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 829
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama, Family, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: sitcom, feel good, captivating, entertaining, ironic, satirical, semi serious, teen comedy
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Gotham Knights (2023)
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In the aftermath of Bruce Wayne's murder, his rebellious adopted son forges an unlikely alliance with the children of Batman's enemies when they are all framed for killing the Caped Crusader.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration:
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Raising Dion (2019)
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A widowed mom sets out to solve the mystery surrounding her young son's emerging superpowers while keeping his extraordinary gifts under wraps.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: enigmatic, atmospheric, scenic, colorful, children's program, colourful
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Gen V (2023)
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At America's only college for superheroes, gifted students put their moral boundaries to the test, competing for the university's top ranking, and a chance to join The Seven, Vought International's elite superhero team. When the school's dark secrets come to light, they must decide what kind of heroes they want to become.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 66000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, black comedy
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She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022)
Plot Summary:
Jennifer Walters navigates the complicated life of a single, 30-something attorney who also happens to be a green 6-foot-7-inch superpowered hulk.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 186000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 289 min
Plot tags: captivating, humorous, entertaining, tense, anime, campy