Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "electro-magnetic-pulse"

1. The Matrix Reloaded (2003)

R | 138 min | Action, Sci-Fi

Freedom fighters Neo, Trinity and Morpheus continue to lead the revolt against the Machine Army, unleashing their arsenal of extraordinary skills and weaponry against the systematic forces of repression and exploitation.

Directors: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving

Votes: 631,174 | Gross: $281.49M

2. War of the Worlds (2005)

PG-13 | 116 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

An alien invasion threatens the future of humanity. The catastrophic nightmare is depicted through the eyes of one American family fighting for survival.

Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Tim Robbins, Miranda Otto

Votes: 475,603 | Gross: $234.28M

3. Law Abiding Citizen (2009)

R | 109 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A frustrated man decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his family's killers free.

Director: F. Gary Gray | Stars: Gerard Butler, Jamie Foxx, Leslie Bibb, Colm Meaney

Votes: 320,176 | Gross: $73.34M

4. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)

PG-13 | 149 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Sam Witwicky leaves the Autobots behind for a normal life. But when his mind is filled with cryptic symbols, the Decepticons target him and he is dragged back into the Transformers' war.

Director: Michael Bay | Stars: Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson

Votes: 428,739 | Gross: $402.11M

5. Predators (2010)

R | 107 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A group of elite warriors parachute into an unfamiliar jungle and are hunted by members of a merciless alien race.

Director: Nimród Antal | Stars: Adrien Brody, Laurence Fishburne, Topher Grace, Alice Braga

Votes: 244,075 | Gross: $52.00M

6. Small Soldiers (1998)

PG-13 | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

When missile technology is used to enhance toy action figures, the toys soon begin to take their battle programming too seriously.

Director: Joe Dante | Stars: Kirsten Dunst, Gregory Smith, David Cross, Jay Mohr

Votes: 105,794 | Gross: $54.68M

7. Dark Angel (2000–2002)

TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Drama, Mystery

A group of genetically-enhanced children escape from a lab project. Years later we meet Max, one of the escapees who now works for a messenger service in the post-apocalyptic Pacific Northwest.

Stars: Jessica Alba, Michael Weatherly, Richard Gunn, J.C. MacKenzie

Votes: 34,618

8. Red Dawn (2012)

PG-13 | 93 min | Action, Drama, War

A group of teenagers look to save their town from an invasion of North Korean soldiers.

Director: Dan Bradley | Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Isabel Lucas, Josh Hutcherson, Josh Peck

Votes: 80,616 | Gross: $44.81M

9. Broken Arrow (1996)

R | 108 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

Terrorists steal nuclear warheads from the U.S. military but don't count on a pilot and park ranger spoiling their plans.

Director: John Woo | Stars: John Travolta, Christian Slater, Samantha Mathis, Delroy Lindo

Votes: 105,301 | Gross: $70.77M

10. Outbreak (1995)

R | 127 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Army doctors struggle to find a cure for a deadly virus spreading throughout a California town that was brought to America by an African monkey.

Director: Wolfgang Petersen | Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo, Morgan Freeman, Kevin Spacey

Votes: 137,876 | Gross: $67.82M

11. Until the End of the World (1991)

R | 158 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

In 1999, Claire Tourneur's life is forever changed after she survives a car crash. She rescues Sam and travels the world with him. Writer Eugene Fitzpatrick follows and writes their story as a method of recording dreams is being developed.

Director: Wim Wenders | Stars: William Hurt, Solveig Dommartin, Pietro Falcone, Enzo Turrin

Votes: 11,350 | Gross: $0.75M

12. Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010)

R | 96 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

While still out to destroy the evil Umbrella Corporation, Alice joins a group of survivors living in a prison surrounded by the infected who also want to relocate to the mysterious but supposedly unharmed safe haven known only as Arcadia.

Director: Paul W.S. Anderson | Stars: Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter, Wentworth Miller, Kim Coates

Votes: 179,290 | Gross: $60.13M

13. Space Sweepers (2021)

TV-MA | 136 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Set in the year 2092 and follows the crew of a space junk collector ship called The Victory. When they discover a humanoid robot named Dorothy that's known to be a weapon of mass destruction, they get involved in a risky business deal.

Director: Sung-hee Jo | Stars: Song Joong-ki, Kim Tae-ri, Jin Seon-kyu, Yoo Hae-jin

Votes: 28,731

14. Zombie Strippers! (2008)

R | 94 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi

A zombie epidemic spreads throughout a strip club in Nebraska.

Director: Jay Lee | Stars: Jenna Jameson, Robert Englund, Roxy Saint, Penny Vital

Votes: 18,970

15. Alone in the Dark (2005)

R | 96 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

A detective of the paranormal slowly unravels mysterious events with deadly results.

Director: Uwe Boll | Stars: Christian Slater, Tara Reid, Stephen Dorff, Frank C. Turner

Votes: 47,017 | Gross: $5.18M

16. Battle Royale II (2003)

Not Rated | 155 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Three years after the failure of the last BR program, a second act is forged and a class of students is sent to an island with one objective: kill international terrorist Shuya Nanahara.

Directors: Kenta Fukasaku, Kinji Fukasaku | Stars: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Ai Maeda, Shûgo Oshinari, Ayana Sakai

Votes: 21,450

17. Outpost (2008)

R | 90 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

In war-torn Eastern Europe, a mysterious businessman hires a group of mercenaries on a routine mission to protect him not knowing of the long-hidden secret that lies there.

Director: Steve Barker | Stars: Ray Stevenson, Julian Wadham, Richard Brake, Paul Blair

Votes: 17,926

18. Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery (2014 Video)

TV-PG | 84 min | Animation, Comedy, Family

Shaggy and Scooby win tickets for a WWE City trip. All five go. While there, they're attacked by a huge monster ghost bear. Wrestlers help them. The five have a mystery to solve.

Directors: Brandon Vietti, Seung-goo Jo, Young Won Jung, Jinsung Kim | Stars: Frank Welker, Mindy Cohn, Grey Griffin, Matthew Lillard

Votes: 3,881

19. Enter the Matrix (2003 Video Game)

T | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

The game's story picks up just before The Matrix Reloaded and runs parallel to that of the film. Bend the rules of the Matrix with martial arts, pilot the fastest hovercraft in the fleet, or just fight with lots of guns.

Directors: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski | Stars: Mary Alice, Christine Anu, Steve Bastoni, Don Battee

Votes: 4,121

20. R-Point (2004)

R | 107 min | Action, Horror, War

During the Vietnam War, a South Korean base receives a radio transmission from a missing squad, presumed dead, and sends a platoon to rescue the lost squad from the R-Point.

Director: Su-chang Kong | Stars: Kam Woo-seong, Son Byung-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Park Won-sang

Votes: 5,833

21. A Hard Problem (2021)

109 min | Drama, Sci-Fi

While packing up his childhood home after the death of his mother, Ian struggles to reconnect with his estranged sister. Along with the help of a stranger, Ian processes his past and comes to terms with his future.

Director: Hazart | Stars: Gavin Warren, Catherine Haena Kim, Johnny Berchtold, Victoria Gabrielle Platt

Votes: 168

22. Boa (2001)

R | 96 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

As a result of a drilling accident, a giant man-eating boa constrictor is released into a maximum security prison in Antarctica.

Director: Phillip J. Roth | Stars: Dean Cain, Elizabeth Lackey, Mark Sheppard, Dean Biasucci

Votes: 1,846

23. Alien Tornado (2012 TV Movie)

90 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Extraterrestrials appear as destructive "electrical tornadoes" on Earth.

Director: Jeff Burr | Stars: Stacey Asaro, Marcus Lyle Brown, Claire Conti, Jeff Fahey

Votes: 1,210

24. Dark Angel (2002 Video Game)

T | Action, Adventure, Drama

Play as Max Guevara in this video game adaptation of James Cameron's hit TV series.

Director: Michael Heilemann | Stars: Jessica Alba, Michael Weatherly, Erin Karpluk, Stacy Beth Klass

Votes: 479

25. Solar Attack (2006 TV Movie)

PG | 91 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

When the sun's increasing expulsions of plasma threaten to ignite methane in our atmosphere, international tensions rise while scientists race for a solution to avoid natural disaster.

Director: Paul Ziller | Stars: Mark Dacascos, Joanne Kelly, Kevin Jubinville, Sugith Varughese

Votes: 1,160

26. Pulse 3 (2008)

R | 91 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

A restless girl embarks on a journey back to a city populated by the dead in search of a mysterious internet lover.

Director: Joel Soisson | Stars: Noureen DeWulf, Rider Strong, Lynn Blackburn, Jackie Arnold

Votes: 2,142

27. Jane Doe (2001 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 91 min | Action, Thriller

Jane Doe is the real name of arms manufacturer Cy-Kor's recently fired security password employee with top clearance, whose teenage son Michael is kidnapped. She obeys the bizarre ... See full summary »

Director: Kevin Alyn Elders | Stars: Teri Hatcher, Trevor Blumas, Mark Caven, David Hemblen

Votes: 786

28. Medusa's Child (1997 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 240 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Fuming over the departure of his wife Vivian and the cutting of his research funding, crazy nuclear scientist Rogers Henry constructs Medusa, a thermonuclear bomb capable of generating a ... See full summary »

Director: Larry Shaw | Stars: Vincent Spano, Lori Loughlin, Gail O'Grady, Kevin Dillon

Votes: 496

29. Ghost Shark 2: Urban Jaws (2015)

70 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

When Ghost Shark returns to terrorize Auckland, Mayor Broody calls in an expert ghost shark hunter to protect the citizens and finally defeat the creature.

Directors: Johnny Hall, Andrew Todd | Stars: Johnny Hall, Campbell Cooley, Roberto Nascimento, Kathleen Burns

Votes: 264

30. Lightning: Bolts of Destruction (2003 TV Movie)

PG | 95 min | Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi

A meteorologist (Joanna Pacula) and her family work feverishly to find a way to extinguish a storm that threatens to destroy mankind.

Director: Brenton Spencer | Stars: Joanna Pacula, Nick Mancuso, Ellen Dubin, Noel Fisher

Votes: 312

31. The Directive (2019)

113 min | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi

One year after a catastrophic pandemic wipes out most of humanity, a lone survivor embarks on a journey to find Safe Zone 57 with the help of a broken robot.

Director: Alexander Raye Pimentel | Stars: Nicholas Winand, Thomas Betthauser, Scott Thompson, Blaiden D. Cordle

Votes: 1,315

32. 9/11 Alchemy - Facing Reality (2018 Video)

176 min | Documentary

An examination of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Focusing particularly on the possible use of Directed Energy Weapons and holograms.

Director: Christian Hampton | Stars: Arthur C. Clarke, Mark Conlon, Milton William Cooper, Mark Devlin

Votes: 22

33. Nukes in Space (1999 Video)

53 min | Documentary, History

U.S. nuclear tests in space, and the development of the military intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).

Director: Peter Kuran | Stars: Raymond Garthoff, Bernard Lovell, Bernard Schriever, William Shatner

Votes: 269

34. Holes in Heaven (1998)

Not Rated | 53 min | Documentary

Holes in Heaven investigates the High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program also known as HAARP. This experimentation is being conducted by our government and top scientists are ... See full summary »

Director: Wendy Robbins | Star: Martin Sheen

Votes: 93

35. Dead Grid (2017)

105 min | Action, Sci-Fi

Infinity Cyber Arms created a computer virus that caused a major EMP and killed 90% of the population of New England. Vincent, John, and Tom must stop this company from destroying the world. Only one person can stop them.

Directors: Seth Marrotte, Jamie Farnsworth | Stars: Jamie Farnsworth, Jeremy Farnsworth, Spencer Dixon, Brian Jarvis

Votes: 5

36. The Box of the Dead (2010 Video)

100 min | Comedy, Horror

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Directors: William Cheney, Paul Dowers | Stars: Chris Becker, Eike Becker, William Cheney, Norman Lovett

37. 007 GoldenEye (1995 Video Game)

Animation, Action, Adventure

Nothing is as it seems and nothing will ever be the same again. Your friend, Alec Trevelyan, is your enemy - and he will use GoldenEye technology to encode and fire a satellite with enough ... See full summary »

38. Dark Angel (2000–2002)
Episode: Pilot (2000)

Unrated | 87 min | Action, Drama, Mystery

12 genetically enhanced childern escape from a military base that created them. 10 years later, after The Pulse, a magnetic bomb that destroyed every computer in USA, has struck, Max ... See full summary »

Director: David Nutter | Stars: Jessica Alba, Michael Weatherly, Alimi Ballard, Jennifer Blanc-Biehn

Votes: 2,476

39. Alias (2001–2006)
Episode: Welcome to Liberty Village (2005)

TV-14 | 40 min | Action, Drama, Mystery

Sydney and Vaughn go undercover as an arms dealing married couple in a mock-up setting of American suburbia to find a stolen electro-magnetic pulse weapon that when detonated, could bring ... See full summary »

Director: Kevin Hooks | Stars: Jennifer Garner, Ron Rifkin, Michael Vartan, Carl Lumbly

Votes: 468

40. Mutant X (2001–2004)
Episode: Double Vision (2002)

Not Rated | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

An old friend of Brennan's lures him and Emma into a trap - Emma ends up split into two separate entities, one good and one evil.

Director: Jon Cassar | Stars: John Shea, Victoria Pratt, Victor Webster, Forbes March

Votes: 53

41. PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (1996–2000)
Episode: John Doe (1999)

TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

A janitor with amnesia turns out to be a genius savant. He helps Peter successfully test a new experimental EMP weapon for the government and befriends him. However, he's haunted by the memory of an assassin killing his wife.

Director: Giles Walker | Stars: Matt Frewer, Nancy Anne Sakovich, Barclay Hope, Colin Fox

Votes: 13

42. Impact (2009)
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2009)

Not Rated | Action, Adventure, Drama

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Director: Mike Rohl | Stars: David James Elliott, Natasha Henstridge, Benjamin Sadler, Florentine Lahme

Votes: 76

43. Impact (2009)
Episode: Episode #1.2 (2009)

Not Rated | Action, Adventure, Drama

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Director: Mike Rohl | Stars: David James Elliott, Natasha Henstridge, Benjamin Sadler, Florentine Lahme

Votes: 74

44. 24 (2001–2010)
Episode: Day 8: 3:00 a.m.-4:00 a.m. (2010)

TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Nuclear fuel rods await transport into Manhattan, Jack pursues a lead to a hotel, Kayla is in danger, and a Southern probation officer wants information from Dana.

Director: Nelson McCormick | Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Anil Kapoor, Mykelti Williamson

Votes: 1,112

45. The Border (2008–2010)
Episode: Dying Art (2009)

44 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Kessler sends Khali and Darnell to Montreal to investigate claims that a celebrated golden Buddha was stolen and illegally imported to Canada. But the protesters - a Buddhist monk and an ... See full summary »

Director: Gavin Smith | Stars: James McGowan, Graham Abbey, Jonas Chernick, Mark Wilson

Votes: 23

46. Psychic Kids: Children of the Paranormal (2008– )
Episode: Fear Management (2008)

TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary, Reality-TV

Joel and siblings Morgan and Brad are brought to a ranch to learn how to cope with and understand their psychic abilities with the help of Chip Coffey. Their parents are counseled by Dr. Lisa Miller.

Director: Lisa Miller | Stars: Chip Coffey, Jackie Meador, Lisa Miller

Votes: 17

47. National Geographic Explorer (1985– )
Episode: Electronic Armageddon (2010)

46 min | Documentary, History

A scenario is explored concerning a high-altitude electromagnetic pulse (HEMP) generated by a nuclear weapon exploding in the upper atmosphere or a solar flare, that could have devastating ... See full summary »

Director: Jeanine Isabel Butler | Stars: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Roscoe Bartlett, Doug Biesecker, Yvette D. Clarke

Votes: 13

48. Futurama (1999– )
Episode: A Farewell to Arms (2012)

TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Earth gets evacuated after a prediction of the end of the planet.

Directors: Raymie Muzquiz, Peter Avanzino | Stars: Billy West, Katey Sagal, John DiMaggio, Tress MacNeille

Votes: 1,978

49. Young Justice (2010–2023)
Episode: Homefront (2011)

TV-PG | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

When the cave is attacked, can Artemis and Robin - the two teens without super-powers - save the Team (or even themselves) from the unknown invaders?

Director: Michael Chang | Stars: Jesse McCartney, Danica McKellar, Stephanie Lemelin, Nolan North

Votes: 3,208

50. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013–2020)
Episode: The Hub (2013)

TV-PG | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Ward and Fitz are sent on a classified mission in South Ossetia.

Director: Bobby Roth | Stars: Clark Gregg, Ming-Na Wen, Brett Dalton, Chloe Bennet

Votes: 4,396