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Theme: Swiss Cinema

The Black Spider (2022)

6 August 2023
The Black Spider (2022) poster

Pact with the Devil/Mediaeval Fantasy

Categories: Fantasy.
Ratings: 3.5.
Directors: Markus Fischer.
Actors: Lilith Stangenberg, Ronald Zehrfeld, Nurit Hirschfeld, Martin Blülle, Ueli Jäggi, Philipp Droste, Fabian Krüger and Josef Ostendorf.
Crew: Markus Fischer and Jeremias Gotthelf.
Themes: Historical Fantasy, The Devil, Pacts with the Devil, Witch Persecutions, Bugs, Swiss Cinema and Films of 2022.

Cerebrum (2022)

14 November 202414 November 2024
Cerebrum (2022) poster

Frankenstein Film

Categories: Horror and Science Fiction.
Ratings: 2.
Directors: Sebastien Blanc.
Actors: Steve Oram, Tobi King Bakare, Ramona Von Pusch and Chandrika Chevli.
Crew: Sebastien Blanc.
Themes: Mad Scientists, Frankenstein Films, Resurrection of the Dead, Bodyswap and Identity Exchange, Amnesia, Swiss Cinema and Films of 2022.

Dark Star: H.R. Giger’s World (2014)

7 June 201524 June 2020
Dark Star: H.R. Giger’s World (2014) poster

H.R. Giger Documentary

Categories: Science Fiction.
Ratings: 2.5.
Directors: Belinda Sallin.
Crew: Belinda Sallin.
Themes: Documentaries, Swiss Cinema and Films of 2014.

Mad Heidi (2022)

25 August 2023
Mad Heidi (2022) poster

Gonzo Swiss Exploitation Film

Categories: Horror.
Ratings: 3.
Directors: Johannes Hartmann.
Actors: Alice Lucy, Casper Van Dien, Max Rüdlinger, David Schofield, Kel Matsena, Almar Sato, Pascal Ulli, Katja Kolm, Julia Föry, Andrea Fischer-Schulthess and Rebecca Dyson-Smith.
Crew: Johannes Hartmann, Sandro Klopfstein and Trent Haaga.
Themes: Gonzo Films, Splatter Films, Bad Taste, Human Bloodsports, Mad Scientists, Swiss Cinema and Films of 2022.

Max & Co (2007)

24 September 20086 January 2025
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Claymation/Talking Animals

Categories: Fantasy.
Ratings: 3.
Directors: Frederic Guillaume and Samuel Guillaume.
Crew: Frederic Guillaume and Samuel Guillaume.
Themes: Claymation, Gonzo Films, Talking Animals, Mad Scientists, Swiss Cinema and Films of 2007.

The Sandman (2011)

24 September 20116 March 2025
The Sandman (2011) poster

Gonzo Comedy/Man Starts to Uncontrollably Shed Sand

Categories: Fantasy.
Ratings: 3.
Directors: Peter Luisi.
Actors: Fabian Krüger and Irene Brügger.
Crew: Peter Luisi.
Themes: Gonzo Films, Dreams, Surrealism, Swiss Cinema and Films of 2011.

Singularity (2017)

26 November 201725 October 2024

Giant Robots Obliterate Humanity

Categories: Science Fiction.
Ratings: 1.
Directors: Robert Kouba.
Actors: John Cusack, Julian Schaffner, Jeannine Wacker, Carmen Argenziano and Eileen Grubba.
Crew: Robert Kouba and Voltage Pictures.
Themes: Machines Amok, Robots, Androids, After the Holocaust, Colonisation of Other Worlds, Swiss Cinema and Films of 2017.

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Theme Essays

  • Films About Atlantis
  • Werewolf Films
  • Virtual Reality
  • Imprisonment Thrillers
  • Films Depicting NASA and the Space Program
  • Human Bloodsports and Death Games
  • Animals Attack Films
  • Films About Plague and Pandemic
  • Disaster Movies
  • Steampunk Films
  • Documentaries
  • Films About Halloween
  • Films About Prophecy
  • Magicians and Sorcerers
  • Secret Societies
  • Real-Life People in Fiction
  • Techno-Thrillers
  • Twins in Fantastic Cinema
  • Asylums
  • Possession Films
  • Films About Imaginary and Magical Lands
  • Religion in Fantastic Cinema
  • Romantic Comedies
  • Film Noir
  • Spy Films
  • Jekyll and Hyde Films
  • Films That Make Dubious Claims to Being True Stories
  • Coming of Age Stories in Fantastic Cinema
  • Films About Cryogenics and Suspended Animation
  • Alternate History Films
  • Disturbed Psychology as Portrayed on Film
  • Law Enforcement in Fantastic Cinema
  • Weird Westerns

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