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Altered (2025)
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Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
In an alternate present, genetically enhanced humans dominate society. Outcasts Leon and Chloe fight for justice against corrupt politicians exploiting genetic disparity, risking everything to challenge the oppressive system.
Style:
tense, emotional, dark, action drama, political drama, dystopian
Plot:
justice, resistance, oppression, class conflict, social commentary, dystopia, social inequality, survival, rebellion, sacrifice, outsider, moral dilemma, identity, anti establishment, underground movement, betrayal, vigilante, mistrust, smuggling, fight, gang, violence, experiment, map, graffiti ...
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, dark, suspenseful and captivating films with plots about survival, dystopia, moral ambiguity, post apocalyptic, revenge, fight and rebellion mostly in Action, Sci-Fi and Thriller genres. Some movies like Altered: Arcadia (2016), Nightmare City 2035 (2007), Immortal Combat the Code (2019), The Local 504 (2016), Night Raiders (2021). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
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Duration: 79 min.
Story:
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67%
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Story:
In 1989 the Soviet Union, in a last ditch effort, attacks The United States. After 10 years of fighting the Soviet Union stands triumphant. Now 20 years after the war began a group of rebels in New Orleans attempt to push The Soviets out.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, political thriller, amateur film
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Place:
new orleans
Similarity:
66%
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Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, New Zealand
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
future
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602
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
survival, dystopia, distopia, betrayal, corporate conspiracy, virus outbreak, human experiment, pandemic, post apocalypse, imprisonment, good versus evil, fight ...
Time:
near future
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259
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, suspenseful, captivating, bleak
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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56%
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
gloomy, enigmatic, tense, epic, fast paced ...
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Time:
future
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56%
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Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Italy, UK, Malta, Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, intense, exciting, brutal, dark ...
Plot:
claustrophobia, amnesia, confined, social experiment, fight, battles, survival, surveillance, dystopia, escape, technology, memory loss ...
Time:
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Similarity:
53%
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
grim, futuristic, tense, crime thriller
Plot:
survival, travel, dystopia, violent, martial arts, cyberpunk, moral ambiguity, anti hero, post apocalyptic, blood sport
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53%
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Italy
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
near future
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
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46%
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Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychotronic, action drama, suspense
Plot:
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46%
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 49 min.
Story:
ZAIA Enterprise CEO Leon Arkland has abducted Jin away from Metsuboujinrai.net. A large number of soldier-model Huma Gears "Sold" were seen by Naki and Ikazuchi while rescuing Jin. The intention of Leon Arkland was to mass-produce ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
japan, tokyo
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Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, tense, dark, action packed, bleak ...
Plot:
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Time:
80s
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Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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captivating, futuristic, tense, dark, mecha
Plot:
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Plot:
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Temmink
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Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
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Duration: 100 min.
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Style:
futuristic, entertaining, captivating, apocalyptic, dark fantasy ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
female protagonist, dystopian future, post-apocalyptic future, teenage girl, post apocalypse, save the world, good versus evil, artifact, survival, chase, resistance, archer ...
Time:
future
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42%
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
An able-bodied scientist has found a cure for the plague from outer space which has eradicated almost all life on the planet. A mad general who wants to repopulate the planet with a new race sends a special female assassin to take him out.
Style:
futuristic, suspense, dark, bleak, tense ...
Plot:
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Time:
near future, future
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 48 min.
Story:
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Style:
intense, dark, suspense, dramatic, mecha ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
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near future
Place:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
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256
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
future
Similarity:
38%
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Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 58 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
superhero, spider man, peter parker character, superpower, super powers, masked hero, fighting crime, heroes, evil alien, battles, creature, showdown ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa, new york, seattle
Similarity:
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Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, suspenseful, dark, grim, bleak
Plot:
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Genre: Action
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Duration: 114 min.
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Style:
dark, bleak, grim, tense, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
future
Similarity:
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Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
los angeles
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Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
action drama, tense, suspenseful, dark, independent film ...
Audience:
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Time:
future
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