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Plot Summary:
In 1979, a young soldier is working in China's snowcapped mountains when an explosion reveals bizarre fossils hidden deep in the mountain caverns. What they discover next will change his life and human history forever.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: China
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, romantic, scenic
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The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity (2020)
Plot Summary:
Every few hundred years, the most powerful demon on earth—a snake demon—awakens, and the Yin-Yang Masters are summoned to the capital. Meanwhile, the Princess of the realm has her own plans, as she conspires to claim the demon’s power.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: China
Duration: 132 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating
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Double World (2020)
Plot Summary:
Keen to bring honor to his clan, young villager Dong Yilong embarks on a perilous journey to compete in a tournament that selects warriors for battle.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: China
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, road movie, tragic ending, perverse
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Dynasty Warriors (2021)
Plot Summary:
Warlords, warriors and statesmen wage a battle for supremacy in this fantasy tale based on the hit video games and the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms.".
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Hong Kong, China, Japan
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, perverse
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A Writer's Odyssey (2021)
Plot Summary:
Kongwen Lu is the author of a fantasy novel series following a heroic teenager, also named Kongwen, on a quest to end the tyrannical rule of Lord Redmane, under the guidance of a Black Armor. But through a strange twist of fate, the fantasy world of the novel begins to impact life in the real world, leading Guan Ning to accept a mission from Tu Ling to kill the author.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: China
Duration: 130 min
Plot tags: captivating, dark fantasy, entertaining
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The Lost Tomb 2 (2019)
Plot Summary:
This drama is adaption of Kennedy Xu's novel series"Grave Robbers’ Chronicles". 50 years ago, a group of Changsha grave robbers dug out manuscripts of the location of treasures from Warring states, but an encounter with an undead rendered almost the whole group dead. In the present, the young grandchild of the sole survivor, Wu Xie, discovers a secret within his grandfather's notes. Together with his third uncle, Wu Sansheng, and a few other experienced tomb robbers, to search for the treasure. But what no one expected to find the intriguing mysteries that accompanied their tomb robbing adventure - just who was the owner of that tomb? Will they be able to find the real coffin? And just where will these puzzle lead the group?.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 108
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: China
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings (2018)
Plot Summary:
Dee, the detective serving Chinese empress Wu Zetian, is called upon to investigate a series of strange events in Loyang, including the appearance of mysterious warriors wearing Chiyou ghost masks, foxes that speak human language and the pillar sculptures in the palace coming alive.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 132 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, stylized, serious, detective
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Mojin: The Worm Valley (2018)
Plot Summary:
Legendary tomb explorer Hu Bayi is on a dangerous mission as he seeks out the Tomb of Emperor Xian, located on an island of monstrous creatures in this mystical action-adventure.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 655
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: China
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: tense, rough, serious, suspense
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Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon (2013)
Plot Summary:
A prequel to "Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame".
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: China
Duration: 134 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, exciting, stylized, captivating, scenic, epic, serious, detective
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Tai Chi Hero (2012)
Plot Summary:
Chinese steampunk martial arts blockbuster about the early years of Tai chi master Yang Luchan, the man who founded in the 19th century what has now become the most popular Tai Chi style in the world. The second instalment of the "Tai Chi" trilogy continues the journey of Yang Luchan, a gifted child with a fleshy growth on his forehead who helped save a village from a frightening army of steampunk soldiers bearing strange machines with the knowledge of Tai Chi that they entrusted him with.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: China
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: exciting, stylized, serious, tense, offbeat
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Dragon Storm (2004)
Plot Summary:
A common fire-breathing enemy unites rivals in the Dark Ages.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 901
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating
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Clawed: The Legend of Sasquatch (2005)
Plot Summary:
When a group of poachers is found mauled to death in the woods of the Pacific Northwest -- mirroring a grisly slaying that happened years ago, known as the "Echo Mountain Massacre" -- angry locals are convinced that the infamous Sasquatch is to blame. But that doesn't stop four passionate high school students from making a plea to spare the creature's life.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Thriller, Action, Adventure, Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspenseful, exciting, suspense, scary, serious
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Flying Swords of Dragon Gate (2011)
Plot Summary:
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate picks up three years after the infamous Dragon Inn was burnt down in the desert when its innkeeper Jade vanished. A new gang of marauders had taken over - innkeepers by day and treasure hunters by night. The inn is the rumoured location of a lost city buried under the desert, and its hidden treasure would only be revealed by a gigantic storm every 60 years. The gang used the inn as a front to locate the lost treasure.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Action, Adventure
Country: China
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: exciting, stylized, captivating, tense, suspense, epic, serious, fast
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Tai Chi Zero (2012)
Plot Summary:
In legendary Chen Village, everyone is a martial arts master, using their powerful Chen Style Tai Chi in all aspects of their lives. Lu Chan has arrived to train, but the villagers are forbidden to teach Chen Style to outsiders, and do their best to discourage him by challenging him to a series of fights. Everyone, from strong men to young children, defeats him using their Tai Chi moves. But when a man from the village's past returns with a frightening steampowered machine and plans to build a railroad through the village at any costs, the villagers realize they may have no choice but to put their faith in Lu Chan... who has a secret power of his own.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: China
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: serious, stylized, offbeat, exciting
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Jade Warrior (2006)
Plot Summary:
Thousands of years ago in ancient China, a love struck sword hero fights against his destiny. He wants another chance to be reunited with his loved one and he gets that chance, in a far away place and a far away time, in the cold north, in modern Finland. Jade Warrior is set in ancient China early iron age and present day Finland. The past is feeding the story in present day, slowly revealing our warrior his real origin, his superior skills and his destiny. Jade Warrior - the first Finnish Kung Fu film - combines Finnish and Chinese mythologies into one film. Jade Warrior is an homage to Kung Fu genre strongly spiced with a truly original approach to Finnish national epic Kalevala. Like Kalevala Jade Warrior is a pure melodrama. A story of Kalevala's greatest hero. Written by www.ses.fi.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Finland, Netherlands, China, Estonia
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: exciting, epic, serious, stylized, romantic drama
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The Warriors Gate (2016)
Plot Summary:
After a mysterious chest opens a gateway through time, teen gamer Jack is transported to an ancient empire terrorized by a cruel barbarian king. Jack will need all of his gaming skills as he battles to defeat the barbarian, protect a beautiful princess, and somehow find his way back home.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: China, France, Canada
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: action adventure, stylized, exciting, atmospheric, breathtaking, intense, romantic, scenic
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Rurouni Kenshin 3: The Legend Ends (2014)
Plot Summary:
Shishio has set sail in his ironclad ship to bring down the Meiji government and return Japan to chaos, carrying Kaoru with him. In order to stop him in time, Kenshin trains with his old master to learn his final technique.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 134 min
Plot tags: exciting, stylized, dorama, captivating, suspense, manga, anime, tense, disturbing, psychological
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Time Raiders (2016)
Plot Summary:
Time Raiders is based on the online novel series Daomu Biji written by Xu Lei. It tells the story of explorers searching for the secrets of immortality in ancient tombs.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 875
Genere: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: China
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, romantic, scenic
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny (2016)
Plot Summary:
A story of lost love, young love, a legendary sword and one last opportunity at redemption.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: China, USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: stylized, light, exciting, atmospheric, serious, captivating, emotional, cult classic, saga, scenic
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Merlin and the War of the Dragons (2008)
Plot Summary:
In 5th Century Britian, a young Merlin struggles for his place in his known land under the tutelage of The Mage, a local wizard whom sees the young man's potential for magic, as well as face off against his evil former friend, Vendiger, whom plots with a feudal warlord king to conquer all of Britian using an army of flying dragons, and only Merlin with the alliance of the local Prince Uther and Ingraine and a pair of mystical goddesses, can have the power to stop the evil from taking over the land.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, suspense, entertaining, mockbuster, arthurian, surreal, epic, suspenseful, stylized
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Mojin: The Lost Legend (2015)
Plot Summary:
At the beginning of the 1990s, famous tomb explorer Hu Bayi decided to retire and move to the United States with his girlfriend Shirley. But before his wedding, Bayi discovers his first love Ding Shitian, who supposedly had died in the "One Hundred Cave" 20 years ago, is actually still alive. Together with Shirley and his old exploration partner, Bayi unravels a terrible millennium-old secret.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: China
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, suspense, psychological, tense, rough, unusual plot structure, non-linear, romantic, scenic
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Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands (2016)
Plot Summary:
Beowulf, a hero of the Geats, comes to the aid of Hrothgar, the king of the Danes, whose mead hall in Heorot has been under attack by a monster known as Grendel.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 44 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, suspense, captivating, saga, costume drama
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Warriors of Heaven and Earth (2003)
Plot Summary:
A Chinese emissary is sent to the Gobi desert to execute a renegade soldier. When a caravan transporting a Buddhist monk and a valuable treasure is threatened by thieves, however, the two warriors might unite to protect the travelers.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: epic, breathtaking, exciting, serious, lyrical, historical drama, atmospheric, realistic, contemplative, road movie
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Kong: Skull Island (2017)
Plot Summary:
Explore the mysterious and dangerous home of the king of the apes as a team of explorers ventures deep inside the treacherous, primordial island.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 339000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, China
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: exciting, entertaining, suspense, scenic, intense, suspenseful, harsh, cult classic, anamorphic, psychotronic
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Monster Hunter (2020)
Plot Summary:
Behind our world, there is another — a world of dangerous and powerful monsters that rule their domain with deadly ferocity. When Lt. Artemis and her loyal soldiers are transported from our world to the new world, the unflappable lieutenant receives the shock of her life. In her desperate battle for survival against enormous enemies with incredible powers and unstoppable, terrifying attacks, Artemis will team up with a mysterious man who has found a way to fight back.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 66000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Germany, USA, Japan, China, South Africa, Canada
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspense, entertaining, suspenseful, tense, scary, fairy tale, enigmatic, perverse, action adventure
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The Great Wall (2016)
Plot Summary:
European mercenaries searching for black powder become embroiled in the defense of the Great Wall of China against a horde of monstrous creatures.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 144000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: USA, China, Hong Kong, Australia, Canada
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: exciting, dark fantasy, entertaining, epic, absurd, stylized, colorful, psychotronic, mystical, captivating
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Clash of the Titans (2010)
Plot Summary:
Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus is helpless to save his family from Hades, vengeful god of the underworld. With nothing to lose, Perseus volunteers to lead a dangerous mission to defeat Hades before he can seize power from Zeus and unleash hell on earth. Battling unholy demons and fearsome beasts, Perseus and his warriors will only survive if Perseus accepts his power as a god, defies fate and creates his own destiny.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 290000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK, Australia
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: entertaining, exciting, serious, stylized, mythical, fairy tale, action adventure, mystical, epic fantasy, epic
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The Mummy (1999)
Plot Summary:
Dashing legionnaire Rick O'Connell and his companion, Beni stumble upon the hidden ruins of Hamunaptra while in the midst of a battle in 1923, 3,000 years after Imhotep has suffered a fate worse than death – his body will remain undead for all eternity as a punishment for a forbidden love.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 453000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: exciting, scary, entertaining, funny, suspense, semi serious, cult classic, horror comedy, dieselpunk, humorous
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Gods of Egypt (2016)
Plot Summary:
A common thief joins a mythical god on a quest through Egypt.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 124000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, Australia, China, Hong Kong
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, epic, entertaining, stylized, mystical, romantic, scenic, mystic, costume drama
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Mulan (2020)
Plot Summary:
A young Chinese maiden disguises herself as a male warrior in order to save her father.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 157000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, China
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: exciting, fairy tale, sincere, captivating, stylized, costume drama, action adventure, visually appealing, controversial, epic
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Plot Summary:
Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil creator. Along the way, a fellowship is formed to protect the ringbearer and make sure that the ring arrives at its final destination: Mt. Doom, the only place where it can be destroyed.
IMDB Rating: 8.8
IMDB Votes: 20000000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: New Zealand, USA
Duration: 178 min
Plot tags: epic, atmospheric, scenic, breathtaking, stylized, exciting, fairy tale, heroic, suspenseful, captivating