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Colony (2016)
41K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
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Story:
In the near future a family must make difficult decisions as they balance staying together with trying to survive. They live in Los Angeles, which has been occupied by a force of outside intruders. While some people have chosen to collaborate with the authorities and benefit from the new order, others have rebelled — and suffer the consequences.
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, exciting, apocalyptic, atmospheric, spiritual, serious
Plot:
alien invasion, occupation, rebellion, space and aliens, resistance, colony, danger, evil alien, distopia, family in danger, survival, intruder, rebelliousness, post apocalypse, escapades, parents and children, family relations, dystopia, ufo, confined, post-apocalyptic future, apocalypse, alien, virus, epidemic ...
Time:
future
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, exciting, suspenseful and apocalyptic films and TV series with plots about danger, post apocalypse, distopia, survival, escapades, apocalypse and dystopia mostly in Sci-Fi, Drama and Action genres. Some movies like Colony: Falling Skies (2011), Revolution (2012), The 100 (2014), Altered Carbon (2018), Defiance (2013). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 42 min.
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Survivors of an alien attack on earth gather together to fight for their lives and fight back.
Style:
exciting, serious, stylized, saga, epic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
alien invasion, alien, ufo, post apocalypse, apocalypse, military, alien encounter, evil alien, resistance, human spirit, chaos and mayhem, space and aliens ...
Time:
jurassic, 21st century
Place:
usa
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81%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
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Style:
exciting, serious, apocalyptic, suspenseful, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
survival, apocalypse, fate of humanity, worldwide chaos, escapades, twists and turns, dictatorship, chaos and mayhem, chase, chaos, danger, nanotechnology ...
Time:
near future, 2010s, future, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
america, north america, usa
Similarity:
82%
301K
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
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Based on the books by Kass Morgan, this show takes place 100 years in the future, when the Earth has been abandoned due to radioactivity. The last surviving humans live on an ark orbiting the planet — but the ark won't last forever. So the ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, futuristic, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, teen drama, adult
Plot:
survival, post apocalypse, danger, fate of humanity, human existence, leadership, youth, nuclear holocaust, outer space, space station, friendship, lesbian ...
Time:
future, near future
Place:
usa
Similarity:
86%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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After 250 years on ice, a prisoner returns to life in a new body with one chance to win his freedom: by solving a mind-bending murder.
Style:
futuristic, tense, exciting, captivating, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cyberpunk, consciousness, artificial intelligence, investigation, resistance fighter, twists and turns, virtual reality, murder, body swapping, doppelganger, female nudity, multiple storylines ...
Time:
future, distant future
Place:
san francisco
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
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Defiance is an American science fiction television show that takes place in the future on a radically transformed Earth containing new species arriving from space. In the show, Joshua Nolan works as the lawman for the town of Defiance, a community ...
Style:
exciting, stylized, serious, tense, apocalyptic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
interspecies romance, alien, alien invasion, post apocalypse, escapades, lesbian, danger, enemy, ex military, law enforcement, survival, mayor ...
Time:
future, 2040s, 21st century
Place:
usa
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75%
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 60 min.
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Set seven years after the world has become a frozen wasteland, the remnants of humanity inhabit a gigantic, perpetually-moving train that circles the globe. Class warfare, social injustice and the politics of survival are questioned in this riveting ...
Style:
apocalyptic, unusual plot structure, captivating, depressing, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
train, apocalypse, post apocalypse, struggle for survival, rebellion, class system, inequality, disaster, distopia, humanity, forces of nature, caste system ...
Time:
future, 2020s
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80%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Germany
Duration: 282 min.
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2074. In the wake of a mysterious global disaster, war rages between the Tribes that have emerged from the wreckage of Europe. Three siblings from the peaceful Origine tribe are separated and forced to forge their own paths in an action-packed fight ...
Style:
captivating, apocalyptic, suspenseful, exciting, disturbing ...
Plot:
distopia, dystopia, violence, apocalypse, society, chase, danger, love, hi-tech, couples, rescue mission, death ...
Time:
future, near future
Place:
europe, former yugoslavia
Similarity:
67%
583K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK, Japan, Iceland
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Jack Harper is one of the last few drone repairmen stationed on Earth. Part of a massive operation to extract vital resources after decades of war with a terrifying threat known as the Scavs, Jack’s mission is nearly complete. His existence is ...
Style:
futuristic, mind bending, visually appealing, visually stunning, suspense ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, boys' night
Plot:
post apocalypse, apocalypse, dystopian future, alien invasion, survival, cloning, danger, space travel, dystopia, resistance, mysterious character, fate of humanity ...
Time:
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Place:
peru, seattle, empire state building manhattan new york city, new york, washington d.c. ...
Similarity:
67%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
An alien similar to Ra appears out of the Stargate, killing five soldiers and kidnapping another, a year after the original Stargate mission. A new team is assembled, including some old members, and they go in search of the missing soldier in order ...
Style:
serious, exciting, suspenseful, stylized, futuristic
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
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Time:
future
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
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Story:
A disgraced, 75-year-old ex-sheriff, whose life ends at the hands of corrupt cops, is brought back to life and given a second chance by a pair of young tech scientists, as a 35-year-old with unpredictable near-superhuman abilities.
Style:
captivating, tense, exciting, futuristic, serious ...
Plot:
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Time:
future
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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The series picks up four years after the events of Terminator 2: Judgment Day with John and Sarah Connor trying to stay under-the-radar from the government, as they plot to destroy the computer network, Skynet, in hopes of preventing Armageddon.
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, apocalyptic, cyber ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terminator, cyborgs, female killer, time travel, killer robot, androids and robots, changing the past or future, female robot, female warrior, kickass women, kick-butt women, dystopian future ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
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Story:
After a 40-year armistice in a war between the Twelve Colonies and the Cylons, the Cylons launch a surprise nuclear attack intended to exterminate the human race. Virtually all of the population of the Twelve Colonies are wiped out.
Style:
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
space western
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50%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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apocalyptic, exciting, suspense, captivating, atmospheric ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
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Jericho is an American action/drama series that centers on the residents of the fictional town of Jericho, Kansas, in the aftermath of nuclear attacks on 23 major cities in the contiguous United States.
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captivating, apocalyptic, serious, suspenseful, mysterious ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
survival, apocalypse, post apocalypse, disaster, small town, danger, chaos, nuclear holocaust, post nuclear, conspiracy, distopia, leadership ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Threshold was a science fiction drama television series that first aired on CBS in September 2005. Produced by Brannon Braga, David S. Goyer and David Heyman, the series focuses on a secret government project investigating the first contact with an ...
Style:
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Plot:
government conspiracy, invasion, infected, alien invasion, dream, hallucination, genetically altered, alien encounter, government facility, encounter, human existence, contact ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
washington d.c., usa
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
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Story:
The provocative story of Cole, a time traveler from a decimated future in a high-stakes race against the clock. Utilizing a dangerous and untested method of time travel, he journeys from 2043 to the present day on a mission to locate and eradicate ...
Style:
futuristic, mind bending, serious, suspenseful, atmospheric ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
time travel, epidemic, dystopian future, changing the past or future, sent to the past, existence paradox, time machine, post apocalypse, virus, paradox, apocalypse, plague ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
57K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Aliens who threaten humanity reach Earth.
Style:
disturbing, captivating, tense, suspense, apocalyptic
Plot:
alien invasion, alien encounter, apocalypse, survival, alien, invasion, space, land grab, struggle for survival, alien race, alien contact, against humanity ...
Time:
2020s, future, 21st century
Similarity:
100%
374K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
The story of haves and have-nots in a world in which there’s almost nothing left to have. 200 years after the apocalypse, the gentle denizens of luxury fallout shelters are forced to return to the irradiated hellscape their ancestors left behind ...
Style:
captivating, spaghetti western, dark comedy, psychotronic, biting ...
Plot:
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Time:
future, 23rd century, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, north america
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Australia, UK
Duration: 30 min.
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Story:
Earth has been conquered by an alien race known as the Masters using their giant Tripods. cousins. When humans reach the age of sixteen, they must undergo a process known as capping which places their mind under the control of the conquerors. In ...
Style:
apocalyptic, serious, suspenseful, captivating, psychotronic
Audience:
kids
Plot:
alien invasion, alien, distopia, post apocalypse, dystopia, bad guys win, post apocalyptic, space, apocalypse, bad guy, robot, epidemic ...
Time:
future
Place:
britain
Similarity:
50%
665K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
Stripped of everything, the survivors of a horrific plane crash must work together to stay alive. But the island holds many secrets.
Style:
exciting, psychological, atmospheric, enigmatic, mind bending ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
survival, island, stranded, mysterious place, desert island, stranded on an island, lost, human nature, death, plane crash, destiny, air disaster ...
Time:
y2k, 70s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
fictional island, hawaii, pacific ocean
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A group of refugees from Earth land on an exotic planet, where they must fight ruthless aliens to survive.
Style:
serious, exciting, suspenseful, rough, mockbuster ...
Plot:
alien encounter, apocalypse, space battle, mysterious planet, chaos, survival, danger, imaginary, deadly creature, escapades, evil alien, outer space ...
Time:
future
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
Jeremiah is an American television series starring Luke Perry and Malcolm-Jamal Warner that ran on the Showtime network from 2002 to 2004. The series takes place in a post-apocalyptic future where most of the adult population has been wiped out by a ...
Style:
apocalyptic, exciting, atmospheric, serious, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
virus, plague, worldwide chaos, apocalypse, chaos, post apocalyptic, post apocalypse, chaos and mayhem, vestiges of humanity, distopia, dystopian future, partner ...
Time:
future, 2020s
Place:
usa
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Surface is a science fiction television series that premiered on NBC on September 19, 2005. The program aired ten episodes before going on hiatus on November 28, 2005 due to NBC's coverage of the 2006 Winter Olympics. It returned for five more ...
Style:
cliffhanger, captivating, serious, suspenseful, mythical ...
Plot:
scientist, sea monster, nosy, escapades, teenage life, sea creature, marine biologist, uncover truth, danger, misfit, alien encounter, supernatural ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
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Firefly is set in the year 2517, after the arrival of humans in a new star system and follows the adventures of the renegade crew of Serenity, a "Firefly-class" spaceship. The ensemble cast portrays the nine characters who live on Serenity.
Style:
exciting, witty, captivating, futuristic, clever ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
outer space, space travel, space opera, spacecraft, space adventure, danger, escapades, survival, captain, space and aliens, friendship, smuggling ...
Time:
future, 2000s
Place:
space western
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
exciting, suspenseful, semi serious, mind blowing, action adventure ...
Audience:
family friendly, teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
space travel, outer space, space opera, memory loss, amnesia, distant planet, space and aliens, time travel, androids, space wars, friendship, survival ...
Time:
future
Place:
space western
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
With the Ancients' city of Atlantis discovered in the Pegasus Galaxy by Stargate Command, Dr. Elizabeth Weir and Major Sheppard lead a scientific expedition to the ancient abandoned city. Once there, the team not only find themselves unable to ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, tense, saga, action adventure ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
space travel, outer space, fate of humanity, space opera, space adventure, good versus evil, danger, alien planet, technology, spacecraft, ancient mystery, parallel world ...
Time:
2000s, future
Place:
space western
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
The year is 3313. Mankind is being systematically massacred throughout the galaxy by an invading species. All hope is lost until the last strand of pure human DNA is found on a remote planet in the far reaches of the galaxy. Now, an epic battle will ...
Style:
rough, exciting, serious, apocalyptic, futuristic
Plot:
battles, escapades, woman in danger, danger, starting over, hopes, survival, manhunt, against humanity, space and aliens, alien, distopia ...
Time:
future
Similarity:
24%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, suspenseful, exciting, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Survivors is a British post-apocalyptic fiction television series devised by Terry Nation and produced by Terence Dudley at the BBC from 1975 to 1977. It concerns the plight of a group of people who have survived an accidentally released plague – ...
Style:
apocalyptic, scary, bleak, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
epidemic, plague, apocalypse, post-apocalyptic future, survival, virus outbreak, disaster, disease, vestiges of humanity, virus, distopia, crisis ...
Place:
britain, england, europe
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 173 min.
TV show
Story:
An archaeologist discovers that aliens posing as government officials are secretly harvesting human bodies in a bid to take over earth.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, apocalyptic, exciting, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
alien planet, alien, space and aliens, evil alien, danger, survival, save the world, space travel, heroic mission, artificial intelligence, dangerous animal, race against time ...
Place:
usa, san francisco
Similarity:
24%
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