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The Empire Strikes Back

The Empire Strikes Back

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Film Age rating: 7 Year: 1980 IMDB Rating: 8.7

The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But Darth Vader is more determined than ever to capture L...

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Aliens

Aliens

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Film Age rating: 15 Year: 1986 IMDB Rating: 8.4

When Ripley's lifepod is found by a salvage crew over 50 years later, she finds that terra-formers are on the very planet they found the alien species. When the company sends a family of colonists out...

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Return of the Jedi

Return of the Jedi

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Film Age rating: 6 Year: 1983 IMDB Rating: 8.3

Luke Skywalker leads a mission to rescue his friend Han Solo from the clutches of Jabba the Hutt, while the Emperor seeks to destroy the Rebellion once and for all with a second dreaded Death Star.

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The Terminator

The Terminator

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Film Age rating: 16 Year: 1984 IMDB Rating: 8.1

In the post-apocalyptic future, reigning tyrannical supercomputers teleport a cyborg assassin known as the "Terminator" back to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor, whose unborn son is destined to lead insurgen...

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Predator

Predator

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Film Age rating: 16 Year: 1987 IMDB Rating: 7.8

A team of elite commandos on a secret mission in a Central American jungle come to find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior.

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Mad Max 2

Mad Max 2

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Film Age rating: 17 Year: 1981 IMDB Rating: 7.6

Max Rockatansky returns as the heroic loner who drives the dusty roads of a postapocalyptic Australian Outback in an unending search for gasoline. Arrayed against him and the other scraggly defendants...

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RoboCop

RoboCop

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Film Age rating: 17 Year: 1987 IMDB Rating: 7.6

In a violent, near-apocalyptic Detroit, evil corporation Omni Consumer Products wins a contract from the city government to privatize the police force. To test their crime-eradicating cyborgs, the com...

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The Transformers: The Movie

The Transformers: The Movie

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Film Age rating: 4 Year: 1986 IMDB Rating: 7.2

The Autobots must stop a colossal planet-consuming robot who goes after the Autobot Matrix of Leadership. At the same time, they must defend themselves against an all-out attack from the Decepticons.

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They Live

They Live

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Film Age rating: 15 Year: 1988 IMDB Rating: 7.2

Nada, a wanderer without meaning in his life, discovers a pair of sunglasses capable of showing the world the way it truly is. As he walks the streets of Los Angeles, Nada notices that both the media...

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Escape from New York

Escape from New York

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Film Age rating: 14 Year: 1981 IMDB Rating: 7.1

In the future, crime is out of control and New York City's Manhattan is a maximum security prison. Grabbing a bargaining chip right out of the air, convicts bring down the President's plane in bad old...

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