Fantastic movies about katanas

List of the best science fiction films about katanas according to the audience: The Platform, Cyborg She, The Cloud, Adele Hasn't Had Her Dinner Yet, Cabbage Soup, Closed Circuit, Planet of the Apes, Equilibrium, The Thirteenth Floor, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.

In the top there are new films of 2023, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

Markimdb: 7
Genrefantastic, thriller, drama
CountrySpain

A mysterious place, an indescribable prison, a deep hole. An unknown number of levels. Two inmates living on each level. A descending platform containing food for all of them. An inhuman fight for survival, but also an opportunity for solidarity.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genrefantastic, action, comedy, melodrama
CountrySouth Korea, Japan
Duration01:55

Cyborg She follows the burgeoning romance between an ordinary college student and his sassy love interest - who happens to be a time-traveling cyborg with superhuman powers. One day, a beautiful cyborg girl appears in front of a dull university student. Even though the cyborg starts to like him, she can’t truly feel emotions, so the boy has no choice but to say goodbye. Missing her, he continues his lonely existence. One day, a disastrous earthquake hits Tokyo and the cyborg girl saves his life. In that moment, she starts to have feelings like a real human being.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrefantastic, thriller, drama
CountryGermany
Duration01:45

    DIE WOLKE (The Cloud) is about a breakdown of a nuclear power station in Germany and the story of two teenager-lovers Hannah and Elmar who take refuge. 38.000 people die and Hannah unfortunately becomes contaminated.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genrefantastic, fantasy, comedy, crime, detective
    CountryCzechoslovakia

    When famous detective Nick Carter visits Prague, he becomes involved in strange case of a missing dog and even stranger carnivorous plant. He becomes convinced that he is standing against his greatest enemy, the Gardener, who supposedly died years ago in a swamp...

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrefantastic, comedy, drama
    CountryFrance

    2 buddy farmers are visited by aliens who like their domestic cabbage soup.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrefantastic, thriller, western, crime, detective
    CountryItaly

    During a spaghetti western screening a man is shot dead, the doors are locked and the police is called in to investigate.

    Markimdb: 8
    Genrefantastic, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:52

    An U.S. Spaceship lands on a desolate planet, stranding astronaut Taylor in a world dominated by apes, 2000 years into the future, who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds himself among the hunted, his life in the hands of a benevolent chimpanzee scientist.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:47

      In a dystopian future, a totalitarian regime maintains peace by subduing the populace with a drug, and displays of emotion are punishable by death. A man in charge of enforcing the law rises to overthrow the system.

      Markimdb: 7
      Genrefantastic, thriller, detective
      CountryUSA, Germany
      Duration01:40

      Computer scientist Hannon Fuller has discovered something extremely important. He's about to tell the discovery to his colleague, Douglas Hall, but knowing someone is after him, the old man leaves a letter in his computer generated parallel world that's just like the 30's with seemingly real people with real emotions.

      Markimdb: 7.9
      Genrefantastic, drama, family
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:00

      After a gentle alien becomes stranded on Earth, the being is discovered and befriended by a young boy named Elliott. Bringing the extraterrestrial into his suburban California house, Elliott introduces E.T., as the alien is dubbed, to his brother and his little sister, Gertie, and the children decide to keep its existence a secret. Soon, however, E.T. falls ill, resulting in government intervention and a dire situation for both Elliott and the alien.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genrefantastic
      CountryFrance
      Duration01:32

      The plot explores the devastation of civilization and issues of brutality, hostility and isolation. Pierre Jolivet stars as the main character (identified only as "The Man" in the end credits) who is menaced by "The Brute" (played by Jean Reno) on his journey through a world filled by people rendered nearly mute by some unknown incident.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genrefantastic, comedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:47

      With the help of student assistant Boris and stolen university equipment, Dr. Harry Wolper plans to clone his dead wife. But then he meets Meli, an egg donor for his experiment, and they fall in love. Faced with choosing between his deceased wife and Meli, Dr. Wolper sees his situation in a new light when Boris' own new love, Barbara, falls into a coma. Meanwhile, another professor tries shutting down the cloning project.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genrefantastic, melodrama, drama
      CountryUnited Kingdom, Sweden, Denmark, Republic of Ireland
      Duration01:28

      Susan is a scientist searching for answers to important questions. So important that she has given up on other things, like love - until she meets Micheal. Susan and Michael find themselves embarking on a sensual adventure while the world around them seems to be falling apart. A life-affirming look at what it means to love and be loved in turbulent times.

      Markimdb: 7.6
      Genrehorror, fantastic, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:21

      While on a boating trip, Scott Carey is exposed to a radioactive cloud. Nothing seems amiss at first, but several months later Scott realizes that he's shrunk in height by several inches. He sees a doctor, who admits that he's baffled. As Scott continues to shrink, decreasing to three feet tall, he becomes bitter, and lashes out at his wife, Louise. He begins to fear a cure will never be found -- since even as he becomes a national sensation, he's still shrinking.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genrefantastic, action, thriller, detective
      CountryUSA, Germany
      Duration01:58

        Jerry Shaw and Rachel Holloman are two strangers whose lives are suddenly thrown into turmoil by a mysterious woman they have never met. Threatening their lives and family, the unseen caller uses everyday technology to control their actions and push them into increasing danger. As events escalate, Jerry and Rachel become the country's most-wanted fugitives and must figure out what is happening to them.

        Markimdb: 7.2
        Genrefantastic, drama
        CountryUnited Kingdom
        Duration01:52

        In the future, the government maintains control of public opinion by outlawing literature and maintaining a group of enforcers, known as “firemen,” to perform the necessary book burnings. Fireman Montag begins to question the morality of his vocation.

        Markimdb: 6.9
        Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:47

        Invisible forces exert power over us in our sleep. A mercenary named Ink, on a literal nightmare mission, captures the spirit of 8-year-old Emma in the dream world. To save her, the dream-givers marshal all their resources, focusing on saving the soul of Emma's tragically broken father.

        Markimdb: 7.5
        Genrefantastic, thriller, melodrama, adventure
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:43

        A Victorian Englishman travels to the far future and finds that humanity has divided into two hostile species.

        Markimdb: 6.7
        Genrefantastic, comedy, adventure
        CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
        Duration01:49

        Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, Arthur Dent is swept off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher penning a new edition of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."

        Markimdb: 7.2
        Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, adventure
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:36

          Robert Neville is a scientist who was unable to stop the spread of the terrible virus that was incurable and man-made. Immune, Neville is now the last human survivor in what is left of New York City and perhaps the world. For three years, Neville has faithfully sent out daily radio messages, desperate to find any other survivors who might be out there. But he is not alone.

          Markimdb: 6.9
          Genrefantastic, action, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:57

          A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind.

          Markimdb: 7.2
          Genrefantastic, comedy
          CountryCzechoslovakia

          In this zany Czechoslovakian comedy, a scientist invents a machine that projects a sleeping person's dream on a screen; disaster soon follows when the machine malfunctions and the cartoon-like dream characters become very real!

          Markimdb: 7.9
          Genrefantastic, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:27

          An impromptu goodbye party for Professor John Oldman becomes a mysterious interrogation after the retiring scholar reveals to his colleagues he never ages and has walked the earth for 14,000 years.

          Markimdb: 7
          Genrefantastic, melodrama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:55

          When an alien takes the form of a young widow's husband and asks her to drive him from Wisconsin to Arizona, the government tries to stop them.

          Markimdb: 6.6
          Genrefantastic, fantasy, comedy, family
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:46

          In a soon to be demolished block of apartments, the residents resist the criminal methods used to force them to leave so a greedy tycoon can build his new skyscraper. When tiny mechanical aliens land for a recharge, they decide to stay and help out.

          Markimdb: 6.9
          Genrefantastic, thriller, melodrama, detective
          CountryUSA, Spain
          Duration02:10

          David Aames has it all: wealth, good looks and gorgeous women on his arm. But just as he begins falling for the warmhearted Sofia, his face is horribly disfigured in a car accident. That's just the beginning of his troubles as the lines between illusion and reality, between life and death, are blurred.

          Markimdb: 7.6
          Genrefantastic, action, drama, detective
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:42

            In a gritty and alternate 1985 the glory days of costumed vigilantes have been brought to a close by a government crackdown, but after one of the masked veterans is brutally murdered, an investigation into the killer is initiated. The reunited heroes set out to prevent their own destruction, but in doing so uncover a sinister plot that puts all of humanity in grave danger.

            Markimdb: 7.2
            Genrefantastic, melodrama, drama, detective
            CountryCanada, USA
            Duration01:36

            Spanning over one thousand years, and three parallel stories, The Fountain is a story of love, death, spirituality, and the fragility of our existence in this world.

            Markimdb: 6.2
            Genrefantastic, drama
            CountryJapan
            Duration01:56

            In the year 1716 a mysterious epidemic stickens men in the country of Japan, dropping the population of men to 1/4th of its prior state. With the drastic reduction of men, the gender roles have become reversed in Japan. Woman become the dominant members of society and males are sought out for the ability to produce children. A young man named Unoshin Mizuno (Kazunari Ninomiya) hopes to marry childhood sweetheart Onobu (Maki Horikita), but due to class differences realizes this is almost impossible. To raise his social status and also save his poor family, Unoshin Mizuno enters the Ohoku (inner chambers of the Shugun's castle) and attempts to vie among 3,000 other men for the affection of the female shogun. What Unoshin Mizuno quickly learns about the Ohoku is that the men there are all beautiful, but highly ambitious and conniving. In this environment, the 7th shogun Tokugawa passes away and the new shogun Yoshimune Tokugawa (Kou Shibasaki) takes the thrown and enters the Ohoku.

            Markimdb: 7.7
            Genrefantastic, thriller, drama
            CountryUnited Kingdom
            Duration01:48

            Caleb, a 26 year old coder at the world's largest internet company, wins a competition to spend a week at a private mountain retreat belonging to Nathan, the reclusive CEO of the company. But when Caleb arrives at the remote location he finds that he will have to participate in a strange and fascinating experiment in which he must interact with the world's first true artificial intelligence, housed in the body of a beautiful robot girl.

            Markimdb: 7.7
            Genrefantastic, fantasy, comedy, drama, adventure, detective
            CountryCanada, USA
            Duration01:56

            An aspiring painter meets various characters and learns valuable lessons while traveling across America.

            Markimdb: 7.5
            Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, crime, detective
            CountryGermany
            Duration01:42

            Benjamin, a young German computer whiz, is invited to join a subversive hacker group that wants to be noticed on the world's stage.

            Markimdb: 7
            Genrefantastic, fantasy, melodrama, adventure, family
            CountryUSA
            Duration02:12

            An Edinburgh professor and assorted colleagues follow an explorer's trail down an extinct Icelandic volcano to the earth's center.

            Markimdb: 6.9
            Genrefantastic, drama
            CountryAustralia, USA
            Duration03:15

            The world has finally managed to blow itself up and only Australia has been spared from nuclear destruction and a gigantic wave of radiation is floating in on the breezes. One American sub located in the Pacific has survived and is met with disdain by the Australians. The calculations of Australia's most renowned scientist says the country is doomed. However, one of his rivals says that he is wrong. He believes that a 1000 people can be relocated to the northern hemisphere, where his assumptions indicate the radiation levels may be lower. The American Captain is asked to take a mission to the north to determine which scientist is right.

            Markimdb: 7
            Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, drama, crime, detective
            CountryUSA, Canada
            Duration02:01

            Mulder and Scully, now taken off the FBI's X Files cases, must find a way to fight the shadowy elements of the government to find out the truth about a conspiracy that might mean the alien colonization of Earth.

            Markimdb: 8.3
            Genrefantastic, crime
            CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
            Duration02:17

            Demonic gang-leader Alex goes on the spree of rape, mugging and murder with his pack of "droogs". But he's a boy who also likes Beethoven's Ninth and a bit of "the old in-out, in-out". He later finds himself at the mercy of the state and its brainwashing experiment designed to take violence off the streets.

            Markimdb: 7.3
            Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, detective
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:46

            An ordinary man makes an extraordinary discovery when a train accident leaves his fellow passengers dead – and him unscathed. The answer to this mystery could lie with the mysterious Elijah Price, a man who suffers from a disease that renders his bones as fragile as glass.

            Markimdb: 6.7
            Genrefantastic, action
            CountryUSA
            Duration02:09

            The human city of Zion defends itself against the massive invasion of the machines as Neo fights to end the war at another front while also opposing the rogue Agent Smith.

            Markimdb: 7.9
            Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama
            CountrySouth Africa, USA, New Zealand, Canada
            Duration01:52

              Aliens land in South Africa and, with their ship totally disabled, have no way home. Years later, after living in a slum and wearing out their welcome the 'Non-Humans' are being moved to a new tent city overseen by Multi-National United (MNU).

              Markimdb: 6.6
              Genrefantastic, fantasy, drama
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:51

              Harassed by classmates who won't accept his shocking appearance, a shy young man known as "Powder" struggles to fit in. But the cruel taunts stop when Powder displays a mysterious power that allows him to do incredible things. This phenomenon changes the lives of all those around him in ways they never could have imagined.

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