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Deadland (2009)
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Genre: Action, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
In the radiation-infected aftermath of World War III, one man's desperate attempt to find his wife in the wastelands that were once the United States inspires his fellow survivors to fight for humanity. The bomb has dropped, and in the blink of an eye, America has been plunged back into the Stone Age. Money is worthless, food is scarce, and those who once thought they were fortunate to survive the initial attack are now slowly being consumed from the inside out, the victims of an all-consuming nuclear scourge. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
Style:
captivating, suspense, apocalyptic, psychological, tense, rough, bleak, serious, futuristic, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
apocalypse, survival, missing person, chaos, danger, life is a bitch, escapades, society, post apocalypse, plague, journey, violence, murder, post apocalyptic, zombie, distopia, epidemic, nuclear holocaust, supernatural being, dystopia, post-apocalyptic future, heroes, profanity, chases and races, dystopian future ...
Time:
future
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, serious, apocalyptic and bleak films with plots about danger, apocalypse, survival, post apocalyptic, chaos, post apocalypse and escapades mostly in Sci-Fi, Thriller and Action genres. Some movies like Deadland: The Domestics (2018), The Maze Runner (2014), 2084 (2009), Deathlands (2003), Remnants (2013). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
future
Place:
milwaukee wisconsin, wisconsin
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Country: USA, UK
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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serious, suspenseful, futuristic, bleak, apocalyptic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
apocalypse, post apocalypse, survival, rivalry, save the world, heroic mission, heroes, chaos, rescue, escapades, dystopian future, leadership ...
Time:
future
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284
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A rare astronomical event causes a permanent worldwide black out, forcing residents of a middle-class suburb to get by with no modern conveniences. The community pulls together and adapts to a simpler way of life, but their success draws the ...
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serious, suspenseful, exciting, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
In the middle of nowhere, 20 years after an apocalyptic terrorist event that obliterated the face of the world!
Style:
apocalyptic, serious, bleak, suspenseful, independent film ...
Plot:
post apocalypse, apocalypse, survival, life is a bitch, pregnancy, escapades, danger, society, dystopian future, babies and infants, post nuclear, post-apocalyptic future ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Similarity:
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Genre: Action, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, exciting, rough, futuristic, scenic ...
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
nevada
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
In the wake of the end of the world, a family of four desperately tries to survive. Their goal: escaping the city and traveling to the rural community they once called home. The constant threat of a violent death forcing them to stay as far away ...
Style:
tense, psychological, suspenseful, atmospheric, dark ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
33%
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Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Wes Keller is a young man living in a world where oil has collapsed, the food supply has been wiped out, and cancer rates for women have skyrocketed, depleting the female population. In a barbaric environment where bio fuel, batteries, bullets and ...
Style:
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
desert, post apocalypse, danger, on the run, dystopian future, escapades, rebellion, society, fighting the system, vigilantism, social decay, oil ...
Time:
future
Place:
usa
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The Last Man Alive Must Battle a Planet of the Dead. [An Asylum film.]
Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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32%
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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732
Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
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tense, serious, suspenseful, exciting, suspense ...
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
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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: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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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: Action, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
29%
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Audience:
boys' night
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
28%
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Country: Italy, Poland
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Time:
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625
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
apocalyptic, futuristic, independent film, serious, exciting ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Action, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
future, 2010s
Similarity:
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Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
futuristic, suspenseful, serious, bleak, apocalyptic ...
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Country: UK
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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