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Adrenalin: Fear the Rush

1996

Adrenalin: Fear the Rush

1996
4.6
In a not-too-distant future, a lethal virus sweeps across Europe, prompting the creation of quarantine refugee camps in the United States. Police officers Delon and Lemieux learn of a grisly murder in the Boston camp and team up to investigate. Suspecting the ruthless killer is infected with the virus, the pair have just hours to stop him before he becomes contagious and infects the entire population.
Project: Human Weapon

2001

Project: Human Weapon

2001
2.7
Griffin Michael is the only survivor of a top-secret C.I.A. program that raised five people to become superweapons—human killing machines. Griffin has been trained to use his mind as a weapon: with a small brain impulse he can move objects hundreds of times his own weight, and can kill with a single thought. Now he is about to be released from the remote secret facility where he has been raised, and unleashed on an unsuspecting world...
The Cold Equations

1996

The Cold Equations

1996
4
Lieutenant John Barton is sent on a special mission to deliver a special vaccine to a distant mining colony. He is infuriated to find Lee, a stowaway aboard his spacecraft. Barton has only enough fuel to carry himself and his precious cargo, and Lee's added weight insures that they will crash if she stays on board. They have gone too far to turn back, and Barton's superiors make it clear: the mission takes precedence and Lee has to be dumped into space. But she won't go quietly.
Skyline

2010

Skyline

2010
5
When strange lights descend on the city of Los Angeles, people are drawn outside like moths to a flame where an extraterrestrial force threatens to swallow the entire human population off the face of the Earth. Now the band of survivors must fight for their lives as the world unravels around them.
Carolina's Calling

2021

Carolina's Calling

2021
5
When Martin (Antonio Sabato Jr.), a brilliant but failing engineer, creates an infinite power source that causes Bob (Marshall Fox), an oddball space alien, to crash land on Earth, the two form a comedic alliance in their quest to get Bob home.
Repeat

2021

Repeat

2021
5.3
A zealous cognitive psychologist stumbles across an unbelievable discovery – a way of communicating with the other side. His joy is short-lived, however, as his daughter is put into potentially grave danger and when all leads go cold, he takes matters into his own hands to find out the truth.
The Lightning Code

2025

The Lightning Code

2025
6
Teenage inventor Miles Fletcher unlocks the lost secret to limitless energy, catching the attention of Luxos Energy, a corporation posing as heroes. Just as he perfects his invention, they betray him—stealing his work and shutting him out. With nowhere to turn, Miles must decide—give up or trust his friends and fight back. In a high-stakes battle of ingenuity vs. industry, he races to stop Luxos before they turn his discovery into a weapon.
Mega Shark vs. Kolossus

2015

Mega Shark vs. Kolossus

2015
4.1
In search of a new energy source, Russia accidentally reawakens the Kolossus - a giant robot doomsday device from the Cold War. At the same time, a new Mega Shark appears, threatening global security.
Adventures of Thunderstorm: Return of Thor

2011

Adventures of Thunderstorm: Return of Thor

2011
5.2
The God of Thunder, Thor, uses his divine will to empower his descendant Grant Farrel with the ability to harness the power of the heavens. It now falls to this new hero to keep the peace and stop Hell from coming to Earth.
Scorpius Gigantus

2006

Scorpius Gigantus

2006
2.2
Geneticist seeks to make a name for herself by saving the planet from disease by using eons-old antibodies, harvested from enlarged six legged creatures. The creatures don't like being big and escape. Send for help.
Project Dorothy

2024

Project Dorothy

2024
3.5
After a botched robbery, two men take refuge in a remote and lifeless scientific facility, inadvertently awakening a monster within.
Army of the Dead

2008

Army of the Dead

2008
3.2
In 1590, Coronado dispatched a division of one thousand men to find El Dorado, the legendary city of gold. Those men were never seen again. While searching some Baja peninsula caves as part of an archeological expedition, a university professor and his students unwittingly unleash a long dormant curse. They soon find themselves in a life or death battle with an army of skeletal warriors, the undead remnants of Coronado's conquistadors.
Murdercycle

1999

Murdercycle

1999
4.8
A meteor falls to earth near a secret CIA military hideout and merges with a motorcycle and it's rider to create an alien soldier bent on recovering an alien artifact..
A Closed Book

2012

A Closed Book

2012
5.4
Jane appears to be ideal: attractive, intelligent, unruffled by her employer's abrupt eccentricities. But, gradually, we come aware that Jane has another agenda. Incrementally, Sir Paul's familiar surroundings are altered. His housekeeper is diverted away, strange things happen around the house and he becomes increasingly dependent on his new assistant.
World War Four

2019

World War Four

2019
4.6
A series of escalating incidents around the world lead to greater and greater conflict, placing the superpowers at one another's throats. Armies march, bombs rain down, soldiers storm the beaches. One family is caught up in the ever-growing conflict. Can they survive as total war is declared and nuclear weapons are unleashed?
Mega Shark vs. Crocosaurus

2010

Mega Shark vs. Crocosaurus

2010
3.9
When the prehistoric warm-water beast the Crocosaurus crosses paths with that cold-water monster the Mega Shark, all hell breaks loose in the oceans as the world's top scientists explore every option to halt the aquatic frenzy. Swallowing everything in their paths -- including a submarine or two -- Croc and Mega lead an explorer and an oceanographer on a wild chase. Eventually, the desperate men turn to a volcano for aid.
The Monster Maker

1944

The Monster Maker

1944
5.1
Mad scientist injects his enemies with acromegaly virus, causing them to become hideously deformed.
Wetware

2018

Wetware

2018
4
A bioengineering company releases a new product: Mungoes, human beings who have been stripped of all memories, feelings, and free will. They are stoic, docile, perfect for menial labor. The lead engineer, however, has bigger ideas for them, and begins secretly implanting them with artificial memories and emotions—and even the ability to love.
The Night the World Exploded

1957

The Night the World Exploded

1957
4.7
With his assistant, Laura Hutchinson, Dr. David Conway develops a device to advance the fledgling science of earthquake prediction. After forecasting a large trembleor that will rock California within twenty-four hours, Conway cannot persuade the Governor to act. When the prediction proves true and further tests indicate that there are more quakes to come, Conway and Laura seek to perfect their device. Subsequent tests deep within Carlsbad Caverns discover an unknown element—E-112—that is responsible for the earthquakes and threatens to destroy the globe if it ever reaches the surface. The team determines that with only four weeks until Armageddon, the race is on to neutralize the killer element before it takes a devastating toll.
Maid Droid Origins

2024

Maid Droid Origins

2024
3.3
After Eve, a beautiful android, murders one of her clients, she runs away from the evil Syndell corporation and hides out at the home of Timothy, the man who created her. Soon Timothy’s love for Eve resurfaces, much to the dismay of his dominating wife Belle, who will stop at nothing to get what she wants.