A controlled prisoner fights for freedom in a gritty, high-octane game where human lives are pawns.
Suspenseful and pulpy. A full-attention watch at full speed. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Kanopy (free), Hoopla (free), The Roku Channel (free), Plex (free) and Tubi (free).
It stays inside its R, with moderate sex and nudity, and brutal violence.
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Mind-control technology has taken society by a storm, a multiplayer on-line game called "Slayers" allows players to control human prisoners in mass-scale. Simon controls Kable, the online champion of the game. Kable's ultimate challenge becomes regaining his identity and independence by defeating the game's mastermind.
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
Aliens (1986)Properly scary · graphic gore · brutal violence · emotionally heavyA space marine faces an alien horde in a relentless, gritty fight for survival.
Upgrade (2018)Gritty · graphic gore · brutal violence · emotionally heavyA paralyzed man's AI implant grants superhuman abilities for relentless, gritty revenge in a pulpy, high-octane thriller.
The Terminator (1984)Suspenseful · light gore · brutal violence · emotionally heavyA relentless cyborg assassin hunts a woman across 1980s Los Angeles, sparking a gritty fight for the future.
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)Suspenseful · light gore · brutal violence · emotionally heavyA reprogrammed cyborg protects a young boy and his mother from a relentless, shape-shifting assassin.
War Machine (2026)Gritty · graphic gore · brutal violence · emotionally heavyA combat engineer leads his unit against a giant otherworldly killing machine in a relentless, high-octane battle.
Mad Max 2 (1981)Gritty · graphic gore · brutal violence · emotionally heavyA lone hero defends a fuel encampment against bizarre warriors in a relentless, gritty, post-apocalyptic fight for survival.
V for Vendetta (2006)Suspenseful · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavyA masked vigilante wages brisk, gritty warfare against a fascist state, sparking an epic fight for freedom.
The Matrix (1999)Suspenseful · late-night trip · brutal violence · emotionally heavyA hacker joins insurgents in a relentless, gritty fight against powerful machines, blurring the line between reality and control.Gamer is on our Prison, Video games, Sci-fi on The Roku Channel, Sci-fi on Kanopy and Sci-fi on Hoopla lists.
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