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Iron Lung (2026)
14K
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
The stars are gone. The planets have disappeared. Only individuals aboard space stations or starships were left to give the end a name -- The Quiet Rapture. After decades of decay and crumbling infrastructure, the Consolidation of Iron has made a discovery on a barren moon designated AT-5. An ocean of blood. Hoping to discover desperately needed resources they immediately launch an expedition. A submarine is crafted and a convict is welded inside. Due to the pressure and depth of the ocean the forward viewport has been encased in metal. If successful, they will earn their freedom. If not, another will follow. This will be the 13th expedition.
Style:
psychological horror, suspenseful, independent film, complex
Plot:
post apocalypse, body horror, blood, submarine, space, cosmic horror, expedition, moon, claustrophobia, sea creature, hallucination, mysterious disappearance, convict, underwater, slow burn, post-apocalyptic future, alien, monster, ocean, planet, fire, boat, supernatural horror, folk horror, gore ...
Time:
future
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, psychotronic, independent film and tense films with plots about body horror, alien, monster, creature, survival, creature feature and alien invasion mostly in Horror, Sci-Fi and Mystery genres. Some movies like Iron Lung: The Regenerated Man (1994), Plaguers (2008), Resident Evil (2026), The Killings at Outpost Zeta (1980), The Alien Within (1995). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
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Duration: 86 min.
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
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Style:
tension, dark, suspense, psychological horror, gloomy ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
alaska
Similarity:
79%
1.1M
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
kids, manly, adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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731
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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76%
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Similarity:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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213K
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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839
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Time:
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Time:
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154K
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Country: USA, Canada
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Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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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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Time:
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14K
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
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Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, scary, serious, tense, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
canada
Similarity:
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Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
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Style:
semi serious, scary, exciting, suspenseful, psychotronic
Plot:
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Time:
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