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1. The City of Lost Children (1995)
R | 112 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
A scientist in a surrealist society kidnaps children to steal their dreams, hoping that they slow his aging process.
Directors: Marc Caro, Jean-Pierre Jeunet | Stars: Ron Perlman, Daniel Emilfork, Judith Vittet, Dominique Pinon
Votes: 71,742 | Gross: $1.51M
2. Frankenhooker (1990)
R | 85 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
A medical student sets out to recreate his decapitated fiancée by building her a new body made of Manhattan street prostitutes.
Director: Frank Henenlotter | Stars: James Lorinz, Joanne Ritchie, Patty Mullen, J.J. Clark
Votes: 13,567 | Gross: $0.21M
3. Igor (2008)
PG | 87 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Animated fable about a cliché hunchbacked evil scientist's assistant who aspires to become a scientist himself, much to the displeasure of the rest of the evil science community.
Director: Tony Leondis | Stars: John Cusack, Molly Shannon, Steve Buscemi, Myleene Klass
Votes: 24,356 | Gross: $19.53M
4. The Final Programme (1973)
R | 81 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
A trio of scientists plan to create a self-replicating, immortal, hermaphrodite using the Final Programme developed by a dead, Nobel Prize-winning scientist.
Director: Robert Fuest | Stars: Jon Finch, Jenny Runacre, Sterling Hayden, Harry Andrews
Votes: 1,079
5. The Whisperer in Darkness (2011)
Not Rated | 103 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Based on the H. P. Lovecraft story of the same name, a folklorist investigates reports of unusual creatures in Vermont only to uncover more than he bargained for
Director: Sean Branney | Stars: Stephen Blackehart, Autumn Wendel, P.J. King, Barry Lynch
Votes: 3,559
6. Psychonauts (2005 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Raz, a young psychic, must battle forces greater than he if he is to save his new-found friends at the Whispering Rock psychic camp, where children are having their brains mysteriously stolen.
Director: Tim Schafer | Stars: Richard Steven Horvitz, Nikki Rapp, Stephen Stanton, Alexis Lezin
Votes: 1,919
7. The Colossus of New York (1958)
Unrated | 70 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
A brilliant surgeon encases his dead son's brain in a large robot body, with unintended results...
Director: Eugène Lourié | Stars: John Baragrey, Mala Powers, Otto Kruger, Robert Hutton
Votes: 1,246
8. The Curious Dr. Humpp (1969)
X | 87 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
This movie is about a doctor who kidnaps people, couples who are having sex. He takes them to his mansion where they are being kept as prisoners. He injects his subjects with a substance to... See full summary »
Directors: Emilio Vieyra, Jerald Intrator | Stars: Ricardo Bauleo, Gloria Prat, Aldo Barbero, Susana Beltrán
Votes: 696
9. Super Metroid (1994 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Mystery
Samus Aran returns to the brooding planet Zebes to recover the last metroid from the Space Pirates.
Director: Yoshio Sakamoto | Stars: Kenji Yamamoto, Dan Owsen
Votes: 2,371
10. The Lady and the Monster (1944)
Approved | 86 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A millionaire's brain is preserved after his death, and telepathically begins to take control of those around him.
Director: George Sherman | Stars: Vera Ralston, Erich von Stroheim, Richard Arlen, Helen Vinson
Votes: 445
11. The Brain (1962)
83 min | Crime, Horror, Drama
After the mysterious crash of a millionaire's private airplane, three scientists secretly harvest the dying man's brain and keep it alive in a laboratory in order to communicate with it through telepathy.
Director: Freddie Francis | Stars: Anne Heywood, Peter van Eyck, Cecil Parker, Bernard Lee
Votes: 358
12. Erotibot (2011)
72 min | Sci-Fi
A Rich Heiress Receive a Third Butlerdroid for Her Birthday in Which She Begins Lusting After Him
Director: Naoyuki Tomomatsu | Stars: Mahiro Aine, Maria Ozawa, Yasunori Tanaka, Fukuten
Votes: 331
13. Metroid: Zero Mission (2004 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Mystery
The full story of Samus Aran's first mission unfolds.
Director: Yoshio Sakamoto
Votes: 720
14. Metroid (1986 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Mystery
Bounty hunter Samus Aran descends below the planet Zebes to infiltrate the labyrinthine Space Pirate base and hunt down the deadly, life-sucking species known as the Metroids.
Directors: Yoshio Sakamoto, Satoru Okada
Votes: 1,524
15. War of the Monsters (2003 Video Game)
T | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Themed after 1950's Science-Fiction films, "War of The Monsters" is a 3-D fighting game set after an alien invasion, where the volatile fuel from the saucers awaken and mutate several ... See full summary »
Director: Perelandra Beedles
Votes: 136
16.
Puppets Who Kill (2002–2006)
Episode:
Dan's Umbrella
(2002)
TV-Y | Comedy, Crime
Director: Allan Novak | Stars: Dan Redican, Bruce Hunter, Bob Martin, James Rankin
Votes: 7
17.
Robson Arms (2005–2008)
Episode:
ICQ
(2005)
Comedy, Drama
All around geek, Fred Fochs, has been cyber-corresponding for three months with a woman named Kelly, who lives in Newfoundland. For both, it is a long distance girlfriend/boyfriend ... See full summary »
Director: Dwayne Beaver | Stars: Haig Sutherland, Stacy Smith, Kevin McNulty, David Richmond-Peck
Votes: 37
18.
Billable Hours (2006–2008)
Episode:
15 Minutes of Shame
(2007)
Comedy
Director: Paul Fox | Stars: Fab Filippo, Brandon Firla, Jennifer Baxter, Ron Gabriel
Votes: 13