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Omega Doom (1996)

Omega Doom poster
Directed by
Albert Pyun
Genre
action film, science fiction film, post-apocalyptic film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 20m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
4.5 of 10 from 71 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In a future of nuclear winter, a robot warrior arrives in a small town where two rival robot factions are fighting. He manipulates both sides to stir up conflict and destroy them.

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What happens

Omega Doom is a 1996 American science fiction action film directed by Albert Pyun and starring Rutger Hauer. It was written by Pyun and Ed Naha. The story, set in a dystopian future, concerns a robot warrior who, during a nuclear winter, plays both sides of a robot civil war in a small town. The film is mostly based on Yojimbo by Akira Kurosawa. It is considered a cult film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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