Tag Archives: parallel universe

Phantasm

IMDB Rating: 6.60
5997 votes

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Mike cannot decide what is real and what isn't, and is plagued by vivid nightmares. He gets the shock of his life when he watches, with binoculars, the conclusion of the funeral of his older brother's friend—the mortician (the Tall Man), by himself, lifts the casket into the back of a hearse. Mike heads to the grounds of the mortuary, which is home to very bizarre happenings, including a unique security device. Enlisting the help of brother Jody and ice cream salesman Reggie, Mike attempts to vanquish the Tall Man.
Actors
Michael 'Mike' PearsonA. Michael Baldwin
Jody PearsonBill Thornbury
ReggieReggie Bannister
Also posted in 1979, Fantasy, High IMDB rating, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi | Comments (0)

The 10th Kingdom

IMDB Rating: 8.10
3266 votes

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Two centuries after Snow White and Cinderella had their adventures, the Nine Kingdoms ready themselves for the coronation of Prince Wendel, Snow White's grandson, to the throne of the Fourth Kingdom. But an evil once-queen has freed herself from prison, and turns the prince into a golden retriever. Wendel, by means of a magic mirror, escapes into a hitherto-unknown Tenth Kingdom (modern day New York City) and meets Virginia and her father Tony. Pursued by trolls, cops, and a wolf in man's form, the three blunder back into the Nine Kingdoms and begin their adventures to restore Wendel to his human form and throne, and find the magic mirror that will take Tony and Virginia back home, all the while unknowing that Virginia already has a connection to the Nine Kingdoms that may prove deadly before we reach Happily Ever After.
Actors
Leaf Fall, Elf QueenLucy Whybrow
Queen Riding Hood IIIKim Thomson
AcornWarwick Davis
Also posted in 2000, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, High IMDB rating, Romance | Comments (0)

Creepshow III

IMDB Rating: 2.10
1319 votes

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There are five new tales of horror and suspense in this follow-up to George A. Romero & Stephen King's 1982 horror anthology classic. In "Alice", a snotty teenage girl gets her just desserts in the form of a demonic universal television remote. In "The Radio", a security guard is driven to the very brink of madness and eventually murder thanks to a possessed radio. Next up, in "Call Girl" a murdering, cold-blooded prostitute accidentally hooks up with a vampire client. In "The Professor's Wife", a demented professor with a taste for pranks tricks his two best students into believing he's getting married. But there's something rather sinister about his new bride-to-be. Lastly, in "Haunted Dog", a cruel miserly doctor kills a homeless man by purposely giving him a contaminated hotdog - a tale of savage revenge from beyond the grave.
Actors
AliceStephanie Pettee
Alice's Family #1 - Father/Detective JacobsRoy Abramsohn
Alice's Family #1 - MotherSusan Schramm
Also posted in 2006, Animation, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller | Comments (0)

Webs

IMDB Rating: 3.40
351 votes

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"Webs" stars Richard Grieco as an Everyman electrician who stumbles onto a doohickey that can open a gateway to a parallel Earth. After members of Grieco’s crew accidentally activates the doohickey, the 4-men team find themselves in a Chicago that looks familiar, but has been overrun by mutant spiders from another parallel universe...
Actors
Anthony Ashbee
Craig Blair
Jeffrey Douglas
Also posted in 2003, Sci-Fi | Comments (0)

The Golden Compass

IMDB Rating: 6.50
23106 votes

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Lyra Belaqua, living in Oxford's Jordan College, is not but a young girl living among scholars. Her world may seem diverse, from physical embodiments of souls that take the shape of an animal, but similar with people around you to become friends and enemies. She is thrown into a perilous adventure when she overhears a conversation of an extraordinary microscopic particle, Dust. This particle is said to unite different worlds, and is feared by many who want to destroy it forever. As Lyra is flung into the middle of this horrible struggle, she meets wondrous creatures both big and small, and villains who are not what they seem. Gobblers, that kidnap children, will turn out in the most unexpected places. And a magical compass of gold that will answer any question if one is skilled enough to read it. Lyra's adventure continues throughout these three books, and the first is about to be told.
Actors
Marisa CoulterNicole Kidman
Lord AsrielDaniel Craig
Lyra BelacquaDakota Blue Richards
Also posted in 2007, Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (0)

The Family Man

IMDB Rating: 6.50
20656 votes

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A modern-day Frank Capra story. Jack Campbell, a successful and talented businessman, is happily living his single life. He has everything, or so he thinks. One day he wakes up in a new life where he didn't leave his college girlfriend for a London trip. He's married to Kate, lives in Jersey and has two kids. He, of course, desperately wants his life back for which he has worked 13 years for. He's president of P. K. Lassiter Investment House and not a tire salesman at Big Ed's. He drives a Ferrari and not a mini-van that never starts. And most importantly he doesn't wake up in the morning with kids jumping on the bed. After a bad start, day by day he's more confident in his new life and starts to see what he's been missing. Turns out money's good to have but that's not everything.
Actors
Don Cheadle
Nicolas Cage
Jeremy Piven
Also posted in 2000, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, High IMDB rating, Romance | Comments (11)

The One

IMDB Rating: 5.30
12228 votes

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This movie postulates what if there is more than one universe. And that all of these universes are held together by one single stream of energy and that energy is equally distributed to every living in each universe and if one of these beings die, that energy is reallocated equally to each other surviving member. And with each allocation, a person becomes stronger. Now one universe has master the ability of crossing into another universe, and a man named Shulaw who believes that if he can kill all of his counterparts, he will become invincible, but there are those who believe that it might have detrimental effects, so try and stop him. Unfortunately, he just has one more person to kill, Gabe Law, but the officers follow Shulaw but Shulaw has committed some crimes and Gabe is accused and is wanted. But Gabe discovers that he has changed and only wants to kill Shulaw not realizing what could happen.
Actors
Gabe Law/Gabriel Yulaw/LawlessJet Li
T.K. Law/Massie WalshCarla Gugino
MVA Agent Harry Roedecker/Gas Station AttendantDelroy Lindo
Also posted in 2001, Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller | Comments (9)

Donnie Darko

IMDB Rating: 8.30
103769 votes

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Donnie Darko gets along badly with his family, with his teachers and with his classmates; but he does manage to find a sympathetic friend in Gretchen, who agrees to date him; and he has a compassionate psychiatrist, who discovers hypnosis is the means to unlock hidden secrets. His other companion may not be a true ally. Donnie has a friend named Frank, who is either a large purple bunny, or man in a large purple bunny costume. Either way, Donnie is the only one who can see him. When an engine falls off a plane and destroys his room, Donnie is not there. Both the event, and Donnie's escape, seem to have been caused by supernatural events. Donnie's mental illness, if such it is, may never allow him to find out for sure.
Actors
Drew Barrymore
Jena Malone
Donnie DarkoJake Gyllenhaal
Also posted in 2001, Drama, High IMDB rating, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller | Comments (0)
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