Movies like Avalon 2001
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Avalon (2001)
14K
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan, Poland
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
In a future world, young people are increasingly becoming addicted to an illegal (and potentially deadly) battle simulation game called Avalon. When Ash, a star player, hears of rumors that a more advanced level of the game exists somewhere, she gives up her loner ways and joins a gang of explorers. Even if she finds the gateway to the next level, will she ever be able to come back to reality?
Style:
bleak, atmospheric, stylized, surreal, cerebral, suspenseful, serious, apocalyptic, art house, sentimental ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
virtual reality, technology, obsession, fantasy world, distopia, battles, lone hero, transformation, contests and competitions, dystopian future, gang, addiction, hacker, life is a bitch, fighting the system, hacking, video game, female protagonist, game playing, computer, virtual world, cyberpunk, survival, machine, puzzle ...
Time:
future, middle ages, near future, 2000s, year 2001
Place:
poland, japan, europe, latin america
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Duration: 113 min.
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
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Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Audience:
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Place:
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Country: UK, France, Canada
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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boys' night, teens
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Story:
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Story:
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Audience:
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Story:
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