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Plot Summary:
VR Troopers is a syndicated live action superhero television series produced by Saban Entertainment from 1994 to 1996. The show tried to profit from the fascination with virtual reality in the early 1990s as well as the success of Power Rangers. The show featured early CGI and video effects mixed with Japanese stock footage from three different Metal Hero Series: Superhuman Machine Metalder, Dimensional Warrior Spielban, and Space Sheriff Shaider. This kind of adaptation technique—turning multiple shows into one show—was originally used in such anime programs as Robotech and Voltron, though this was one of the first times this technique was used for a tokusatsu adaptation. On May 7, 2010 the copyright for VR Troopers was transferred from BVS International to SCG Power Rangers. Saban's VR Troopers was the first official "sister series" to the most popular "action fighting kid show" at the time, Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers. Much like it, this was an Americanization of a Japanese tokusatsu children's program by Toei Company LTD. The series was deemed successful, but not as successful as the Power Rangers franchise. Unfortunately, for the series, the Japanese footage was quickly exhausted due to extreme cases where multiple tokusatsu scenes were put together in one episode to the extent where stock footage had to be reused multiple times throughout the series. Similarly, another Saban program, Big Bad Beetleborgs, would do well but ultimately end quickly due to a lack of stock footage. Both series were adapted from the Japanese Metal Heroes series. The show spawned a toy line and a video game for the Sega Genesis and Sega Game Gear.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
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Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (1976)
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Electra Woman and Dyna Girl is a Sid and Marty Krofft live action science fiction children's television series from 1976. The series aired 16 episodes in a single season as part of the umbrella series The Krofft Supershow. During the second season, it was dropped, along with Dr. Shrinker. When later syndicated in the package "Krofft Super Stars" and released on home video, the 16 segments, which were each about 12 minutes long, were combined into eight episodes.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 506
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, cliffhanger
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Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters from Beverly Hills (1994)
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Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters From Beverly Hills is an American television series which was released by DIC Entertainment and aired on the USA Network during the 1994–1995 season. The show was a low-budget attempt to emulate the success of Saban's Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. The lower budget is evident from the installments having been produced using videotape rather than more expensive film stock.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 304
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
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Super Force (1990)
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The time: the near future. Astronaut Zach Stone (Ken Olandt) returns from a heroic Mars mission to find his brother murdered -- and his country losing its battle against rampant violence, corruption and anarchy. Determined to avenge his brother's death, and to fight back against the mounting tide of barbarism, Stone transforms himself into an ultra-high-tech, one-man vigilante army: the Super Force. Equipped with invincible body armor and as awesome arsenal of futuristic weaponry, he wages an apocalyptic, inner-city war against the sinister conspiracy lead by the inscrutably evil Tao Satori (G. Gordon Liddy). A high impact, special effects-filled sci-fi adventure!.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 77
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: surprise ending
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The Powers of Matthew Star (1982)
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The Powers of Matthew Star is an American sci-fi television series that aired from September 17, 1982 through April 8, 1983, on NBC. It starred Peter Barton as the title character, alien prince Matthew ‘E’Hawke’ Star of the planet Quadris. Also starring were Amy Steel as Pam Elliot, Matthew’s girlfriend at Crestridge High, and Louis Gossett, Jr. as Matthew’s guardian Walt ‘D’hai’ Shepherd. In 2002, The Powers of Matthew Star was ranked #22 on the list of TV Guide's "50 Worst TV Shows of All Time".
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 514
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
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SHK HEROFORCE (2018)
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While Noah, Hope, and Eden are moving out of their old house, they discover a hidden virtual reality gaming console in the attic that acts as a portal between the game HeroForce and Real Life. The kids must find and protect the power rings from the hands of the evil bosses that have crossed into Real Life in search of the rings.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 12
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: light, captivating, entertaining
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Knuckles (2024)
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Knuckles embarks on a hilarious and action-packed journey of self-discovery as he agrees to train Wade as his protégé and teach him the ways of the Echidna warrior.
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Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: fast
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Masked Rider (1995)
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Masked Rider is an American adaptation of the Japanese television series Kamen Rider Black RX, the ninth in a line of series in the popular Kamen Rider Series franchise. It was produced by Saban and aired on FOX part of the Fox Kids program block from September 16, 1995 to August 31, 1996 and then in syndication from September 9, 1996 to September 1997. On May 7, 2010 the copyright for Masked Rider was transferred from BVS International to SCG Power Rangers. The titular main character of Masked Rider was featured on a 3-part Power Rangers episode, "A Friend in Need," one week before his own series debuted. The Rangers themselves were never mentioned in the Masked Rider television series, however, as Saban reformatted the series to sever links with Power Rangers. The Rangers did, however, make a guest appearance in Masked Rider's short-lived comic book adaptation from Marvel Comics. Like the early seasons of Power Rangers and VR Troopers, Masked Rider's battle and villain scenes were taken from Japanese stock footage – specifically Kamen Rider Black RX, Episodes also occasionally had Ferbus interact with Combat Chopper and Magno but also the two Japanese Kamen Rider movies Kamen Rider ZO and Kamen Rider J.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 481
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: France, USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: family comedy, scary, exciting, serious, suspenseful
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Go Astro Boy Go! (2019)
Plot Summary:
A high-flying robot boy with superpowers gets ready to blast off into new adventures alongside Suzu and Astro Kitty to save the Earth from destruction.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 23
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: France, Japan
Duration: 12 min
Plot tags: funny, captivating, entertaining, semi serious
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Power Rangers Zeo (1996)
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Tommy, Billy, Adam, Rocky, Kat and Tanya are turned back to their teenage forms thanks to the Zeo Crystal. The Command Center is gone but the crystal leads them to the new Power Chamber and all but Billy take on new Zeo powers.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, France, Japan
Duration: 21 min
Plot tags: epic, saga, exciting, serious, fast, super sentai
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Power Rangers in Space (1998)
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The most evil forces of the universe (Rita & Zedd, the Machine Empire and Divatox) have formed an alliance with the monarch of all evil, Dark Specter. With Zordon as his prisoner, Dark Specter will use Zordon's powers to spread evil across the universe. Meanwhile Cassie, Ashley, Carlos and T.J. (4 of the 5 newest power rangers) have journeyed into space and teamed up with Andros, a human from the space colony of KO-35, in the mission to rescue Zordon. On their way they battle the forces of Dark Specter's most loyal servant, Astronema, the princess of evil. She and her army of monsters, star-fighters and Quantrons will stop at nothing to prevent the rangers from reaching Zordon.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, France, Japan
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: super sentai, exciting, serious, fast
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Power Rangers Turbo (1997)
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Divatox has begun her invasion on Earth and the Power Rangers trade in their Zeo crystal powers for Turbo technology powers to combat this new threat.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, France, Japan
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: super sentai, exciting, serious, suspenseful, fast
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Power Rangers Operation Overdrive (2007)
Plot Summary:
Five teenagers must locate and secure ancient relics with unbelievable power, while at the same time stop a demonic corporation who want the relics for their power.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, New Zealand, Japan
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: exciting, semi serious, captivating, stylized, fast, super sentai
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Ultraseven (1967)
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Ultraseven.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 479
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: super sentai
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Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation (1997)
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Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation is an American live-action television series produced by Saban Entertainment, which ran on the Fox Kids network from 1997 to 1998. The short-lived series was based loosely from Mirage Studios' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. As of September 16, 2011, the series is currently distributed by Saban Brands and MarVista Entertainment, as Saban has recently regained the rights to the show from Disney. The series introduced many new elements to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles saga, including a female mutant turtle called Venus de Milo and new central antagonists, an army of humanoid dragons known as "The Rank" led by the vicious Dragonlord. The series was touted as a continuation of the 1987 TV series, but by the period of time it aired it turned apparent that this was not the case. Instead, the series apparently followed the continuity of the live-action films. The Turtles lived in the same abandoned train station featured in the second and third films, and Splinter's ear is slashed as it was in the original film. However, the films and the series display differing styles, Shredder being alive, and the absence of April O'Neil and Casey Jones. In a departure from other TMNT continuities, Leonardo states in the second episode that the Turtles are not blood-related, while other media either explicitly states that the Turtles are biological siblings or avoids the issue altogether.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 20 min
Plot tags: exciting, semi serious, humorous, light
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Power Rangers Dino Charge (2015)
Plot Summary:
On prehistoric Earth, an alien entrusted powerful Energems to 10 dinosaurs, but when the dinosaurs went extinct, the Energems were lost. Now an intergalactic bounty hunter is determined to reclaim the Energems and destroy our planet. A new team of Power Rangers must find the lost Energems and use their Dino Chargers to power up an arsenal of dino-fueled battle gear, Zords and Megazords to save the world. Will the Power Rangers be able to save our planet?.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 21 min
Plot tags: exciting, super sentai, suspenseful, unusual plot structure, semi serious, suspense, cult classic, serious
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Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993)
Plot Summary:
A team of teenagers with attitude are recruited to save Angel Grove from the evil witch, Rita Repulsa, and later, Lord Zedd, Emperor of all he sees, and their horde of monsters.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: super sentai, semi serious, humorous, light, feel good, cult classic, retro, epic, saga, mecha
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Power Rangers Mega Force (2013)
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When the evil Warstar aliens attack Earth, the supernatural guardian Gosei and his faithful robot assistant Tensou recruit five teenagers with attitude to combat the invading forces. Equipped with powers that grant them mastery over martial arts and other forms of combat, the teenagers transform into the latest champions of good: The Power Rangers Megaforce!.
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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Aaron Stone (2009)
Plot Summary:
Aaron Stone is a live-action, single-camera adventure series created by Bruce Kalish. Originally broadcast with the launch of Disney XD on February 13, 2009. It was the first original series to air on the network. The series is about a teenager named Charlie Landers who is enlisted to become the real-life counterpart of his world-renowned avatar Aaron Stone from the fictional video game Hero Rising. The series also stars David Lambert, Tania Gunadi and J. P. Manoux. Unlike most of Disney's live-action shows, Aaron Stone features a darker tone with complex storyline. Production for the first season ran from June 2, to December 19, 2008. The first season aired on Disney XD from February 13, to November 27, 2009. On May 5, 2009, Disney announced that the show had been renewed for a second season. Kelly Blatz confirmed via Twitter account that production for the second season began on June 22, 2009. On November 11, 2009 in a Live Ustream chat with J. P. Manoux, Tania Gunadi and Bruce Kalish, it was announced that Aaron Stone would not be renewed for a third season, with the second season being its last. The given reason was that Disney XD has made the decision to put more emphasis on live-action programming that is primarily comedy-based. This announcement was made before season one was concluded in the United States. A total of 14 episodes were produced for the second season premiering on February 24, 2010. The last remaining 8 episodes began airing on June 16 and concluded on July 30, 2010. As of 2012, Disney XD discontinued airing reruns of Aaron Stone in the United States.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration:
Plot tags: exciting, melancholic, feel good, captivating, nostalgic
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Power Rangers Wild Force (2002)
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Power Rangers Wild Force takes place in a city known as Turtle Lake, where evil creatures of the past called The Orgs have returned from their long slumber to cause havoc on earth! As The Orgs return, Princess Shayla of the floating sky island, Animarium, summons forth a group of young adults to call forth the powers of - Power Rangers Wild Force! Together, the Rangers and their Zords must save the planet from Master Org and his minions.
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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M.A.N.T.I.S. (1994)
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M.A.N.T.I.S. is an American science fiction television series that aired for one season on the Fox Network between August 1994 and March 1995. The original two-hour pilot was produced by Sam Raimi and developed by Sam Hamm. It stars actor Carl Lumbly. The show is unique in that it depicts an African-American superhero.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 806
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, serious, suspenseful
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Spider-Man (1978)
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Spider-Man is a Japanese live-action television series produced by Toei Company, loosely based on Marvel's Spider-Man character. The series lasted 41 episodes, which aired on the Wednesday 19:30 JST time slot of Tokyo Channel 12 from May 17, 1978, to March 14, 1979. A theatrical episode was also shown in the Toei Manga Matsuri film festival on July 22, 1978. From March 5 to December 24, 2009, Marvel uploaded English subtitled versions of all 41 episodes and the movie on their official website. While Toei's version of the character wore the same costume as his Marvel counterpart, the show's storyline and the origin of the character's powers deviated completely from the source material. In addition to fighting by himself, this incarnation of Spider-Man also piloted a giant robot known as Leopardon, which he would summon to thwart off enlarged versions of the show's monsters. Toei would adopt the giant robot concept in subsequent incarnations of their own Super Sentai franchise.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 641
Genere: Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: mecha, psychotronic, bizarre
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Mighty Med (2013)
Plot Summary:
Mighty Med is a live-action comedy series starring popular Disney Channel stars Bradley Steven Perry and Jake Short, premieres as a special one-hour event, October 7 on Disney XD. The series is created by Jim Bernstein and Andy Schwartz, and is executive produced by Bernstein and Stephen Engel.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: not serious, humorous, captivating, light, cult classic, sitcom, surreal, odd
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Henry Danger (2014)
Plot Summary:
When 13-year-old Henry Hart lands a job as Danger, the sidekick-in-training to superhero Captain Man, he must learn to navigate a double life balancing the challenges of 8th grade with the crazy adventures of a real-life crime fighter!.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, funny, not serious, semi serious, inspirational, light, humorous, parody
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Power Rangers Samurai (2011)
Plot Summary:
A new generation of Power Rangers must master the mystical and ancient Samurai Symbols of Power which give them control over the elements of Fire, Water, Sky, Forest, and Earth. Under the guidance of their all-knowing mentor and the aid of their devoted animal Zords, they battle the dark forces of the Netherworld and a mysterious Warrior bent on destruction.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: serious, exciting, super sentai, humorous, captivating, fast
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Power Rangers Time Force (2001)
Plot Summary:
When a crimelord from the year 3000 finds that times are too tough, he goes back in time to 2001. And the Power Rangers of year 3000 come back to battle him. Things only get crazier when the bad guy masters time travel, allowing him to pop up wherever he wants in the timestream.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: serious, exciting, captivating, suspenseful, futuristic, super sentai
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Power Rangers Jungle Fury (2008)
Plot Summary:
Casey, Theo and Lily are at a loss when Camille, Dai Shi's second in command, employs the powerful Pangolin to launch an assault against the city in preparation for the resurrection of Carnisoar, the Sky Overlord. When they realize that the only way to defeat the Pangolin is to use the Jungle Mace, the Rangers seek out its possessor, the former Pai Zhua teacher turned hermit Master Phant.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, suspenseful, semi serious, super sentai, fast
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Power Rangers DinoThunder (2004)
Plot Summary:
An eccentric scientist and his partner, veteran Power Ranger Dr. Tommy Oliver, have created Dinosaur like robots called Bio Zords. After their laboratory is attacked by the evil Mesogog, Tommy narrowly escapes and retreats to the nearby city of Reefside where he lives a quiet life as a high school science teacher. But when Mesogog returns and starts causing havoc, Tommy recruits an athlete, a computer nerd and a musician to become the Dino Thunder Power Rangers to combat Mesogog and his monster armies.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, suspenseful, semi serious, super sentai, mecha
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Big Bad Beetleborgs (1996)
Plot Summary:
A trio of preteens are dared by two snobby brothers into going into a haunted house that is occupied by a trio of monsters. The kids accidentally free a genie that is trapped in a pipe organ. The genie offers to grant the kids one wish. The kids decide they want to become their favorite comic book heroes "BeetleBorgs". The genie grants the kids' wish but also accidentally unleashes the villains from the comics. Now the kids must use their new powers to get the villains back into the comics.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, France, Japan
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: family comedy, children's program, exciting, humorous, semi serious, slapstick comedy, epic fantasy
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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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Secret Headquarters (2022)
Plot Summary:
While hanging out after school, Charlie and his friends discover the headquarters of the world’s most powerful superhero hidden beneath his home. When villains attack, they must team up to defend the headquarters and save the world.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: exciting, action thriller