Best movies like Hellboy
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Plot Summary:
Hellboy comes to England, where he must defeat Nimue, Merlin's consort and the Blood Queen. But their battle will bring about the end of the world, a fate he desperately tries to turn away.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 96000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK, Bulgaria, Canada, Portugal, France
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: dark fantasy, action adventure, bleak, enigmatic, epic, captivating, suspense, mystical, slasher, mystic
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Blade: Trinity (2004)
Plot Summary:
For years, Blade has fought against the vampires in the cover of the night. But now, after falling into the crosshairs of the FBI, he is forced out into the daylight, where he is driven to join forces with a clan of human vampire hunters he never knew existed - The Nightstalkers. Together with Abigail and Hannibal, two deftly trained Nightstalkers, Blade follows a trail of blood to the ancient creature that is also hunting him, the original vampire, Dracula.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 186000
Genere: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: gothic, scary, action packed, exciting, stylized, rough, serious, suspenseful, splatter, saga
Similar in 80%
Dylan Dog: Dead of Night (2010)
Plot Summary:
Supernatural private eye, Dylan Dog, seeks out the monsters of the Louisiana bayou in his signature red shirt, black jacket and blue jeans.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, horror comedy, scary, semi serious, detective, gothic, entertaining, neo noir, humorous
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Dracula 2000 (2000)
Plot Summary:
In the millenium version of this classic Gothic horror we find Abraham Van Helsing (Plummer), who has tangled with Count Dracula (Butler) in the past, working as an English antiques dealer. Simon (Miller) is a vampire hunter in training under his apprenticeship.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 36000
Genere: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: gothic, scary, sexy, suspense, slasher, suspenseful, cult classic, exciting, fairy tale, dark
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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
Plot Summary:
Doctor Strange, with the help of mystical allies both old and new, traverses the mind-bending and dangerous alternate realities of the Multiverse to confront a mysterious new adversary.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 463000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min
Plot tags: dark fantasy, tense, captivating, saga, suspenseful, entertaining, suspense, funny, epic, slasher
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X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
Plot Summary:
After the re-emergence of the world's first mutant, world-destroyer Apocalypse, the X-Men must unite to defeat his extinction level plan.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 455000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 144 min
Plot tags: exciting, epic, intense, entertaining, suspense, saga, action adventure, surprise ending, thought provoking, humorous
Similar in 84%
Mortal Kombat (2021)
Plot Summary:
A failing boxer uncovers a family secret that leads him to a mystical tournament called Mortal Kombat where he meets a group of warriors who fight to the death in order to save the realms from the evil sorcerer Shang Tsung.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 187000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, epic, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, bloody, entertaining, saga, anamorphic
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Suicide Squad (2016)
Plot Summary:
From DC Comics comes the Suicide Squad, an antihero team of incarcerated supervillains who act as deniable assets for the United States government, undertaking high-risk black ops missions in exchange for commuted prison sentences.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 713000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: entertaining, absurd, intense, psychotronic, humorous, saga, cult classic, psychological thriller, exciting, funny
Similar in 79%
I, Frankenstein (2014)
Plot Summary:
200 years after his shocking creation, Dr. Frankenstein's creature, Adam, still walks the earth. But when he finds himself in the middle of a war over the fate of humanity, Adam discovers he holds the key that could destroy humankind.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 83000
Genere: Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: gothic, exciting, stylized, scary, serious, suspenseful, psychotronic, fairy tale, psychological, gothic horror
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Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
Plot Summary:
In this continuation to the adventure of the demon superhero, an evil elf breaks an ancient pact between humans and creatures, as he declares war against humanity. He is on a mission to release The Golden Army, a deadly group of fighting machines that can destroy the human race. As Hell on Earth is ready to erupt, Hellboy and his crew set out to defeat the evil prince.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 283000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Germany, Hungary
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: dark fantasy, scary, stylized, exciting, visual, visually stunning, action packed, humorous, mystical, visually appealing
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Hellboy (2004)
Plot Summary:
In the final days of World War II, the Nazis attempt to use black magic to aid their dying cause. The Allies raid the camp where the ceremony is taking place, but not before a demon - Hellboy - has already been conjured. Joining the Allied forces, Hellboy eventually grows to adulthood, serving the cause of good rather than evil.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 345000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: stylized, exciting, action packed, mystical, suspenseful, semi serious, entertaining, futuristic, visual, cult classic
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Constantine (2005)
Plot Summary:
John Constantine has literally been to Hell and back. When he teams up with a policewoman to solve the mysterious suicide of her twin sister, their investigation takes them through the world of demons and angels that exists beneath the landscape of contemporary Los Angeles.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 367000
Genere: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: dark fantasy, gothic, suspense, stylized, dark, demonic, satanic, mind bending, surreal, suspenseful
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Underworld: Blood Wars (2016)
Plot Summary:
Vampire death dealer Selene fends off brutal attacks from both the Lycan clan and the Vampire faction that betrayed her. With her only allies, David and his father Thomas, she must stop the eternal war between Lycans and Vampires, even if it means she has to make the ultimate sacrifice.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 80000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: gothic, dark fantasy, stylized, dark, bloody, splatter, saga, exciting, tense, captivating
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Deadpool 2 (2018)
Plot Summary:
Wisecracking mercenary Deadpool battles the evil and powerful Cable and other bad guys to save a boy's life.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 627000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, New Zealand, Canada, Denmark, India, UK
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: funny, psychotronic, entertaining, bloody, action comedy, saga, action adventure, humorous, anamorphic, meta
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Black Widow (2021)
Plot Summary:
Natasha Romanoff, on the run from the government following her disobedience to the Sokovia Accords and for aiding Steve Rogers, finds herself on her own and is forced to deal with some of the red in her ledger.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 415000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min
Plot tags: suspense, epic, anamorphic, exciting, tense, captivating, suspenseful, disturbing, entertaining, sad
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Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
Plot Summary:
Thor is on the other side of the universe and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok, the prophecy of destruction to his homeworld and the end of Asgardian civilization, at the hands of an all-powerful new threat, the ruthless Hela.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 801000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min
Plot tags: entertaining, action comedy, funny, saga, action adventure, epic, stylized, exciting, dark fantasy, atmospheric
Similar in 76%
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013)
Plot Summary:
After getting a taste for blood as children, Hansel and Gretel have become the ultimate vigilantes, hell-bent on retribution. Now, unbeknownst to them, Hansel and Gretel have become the hunted, and must face an evil far greater than witches... their past.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 215000
Genere: Action, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, dark fantasy, exciting, suspenseful, splatter, action packed, dark, mystical, fantasy adventure, action adventure
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Solomon Kane (2009)
Plot Summary:
A nomadic 16th century warrior, condemned to hell for his brutal past, seeks redemption by renouncing violence, but finds some things are worth burning for as he fights to free a young Puritan woman from the grip of evil.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 76000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Czech Republic, UK, France
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: dark fantasy, gothic, dark, atmospheric, gothic horror, bleak, exciting, stylized, visually stunning, rough
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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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Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010)
Plot Summary:
In a world ravaged by a virus infection, turning its victims into the Undead, Alice continues on her journey to find survivors and lead them to safety. Her deadly battle with the Umbrella Corporation reaches new heights, but Alice gets some unexpected help from an old friend. A new lead that promises a safe haven from the Undead takes them to Los Angeles, but when they arrive the city is overrun by thousands of Undead - and Alice and her comrades are about to step into a deadly trap.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 177000
Genere: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Germany, Canada, USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: apocalyptic, exciting, stylized, splatter, suspenseful, serious, visual, action packed, spectacular, saga
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Underworld: Awakening (2012)
Plot Summary:
After being held in a coma-like state for fifteen years, vampire Selene learns that she has a fourteen-year-old vampire/Lycan hybrid daughter named Nissa, and when she finds her, they must stop BioCom from creating super Lycans that will kill them all.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 160000
Genere: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: gothic, dark fantasy, scary, exciting, action packed, futuristic, serious, suspenseful, stylized, saga
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Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016)
Plot Summary:
Picking up immediately after the events in Resident Evil: Retribution, Alice (Milla Jovovich) is the only survivor of what was meant to be humanity's final stand against the undead. Now, she must return to where the nightmare began - The Hive in Raccoon City, where the Umbrella Corporation is gathering its forces for a final strike against the only remaining survivors of the apocalypse.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 99000
Genere: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Germany, Canada
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: exciting, apocalyptic, splatter, saga, psychological, entertaining, satanic, action adventure, disgusting, serious
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Dracula Untold (2014)
Plot Summary:
Vlad Tepes is a great hero, but when he learns the Sultan is preparing for battle and needs to form an army of 1,000 boys, including Vlad's son, he vows to find a way to protect his family. Vlad turns to dark forces in order to get the power to destroy his enemies and agrees to go from hero to monster as he's turned into the mythological vampire Dracula.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 205000
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: gothic, dark fantasy, exciting, scary, suspenseful, serious, fairy tale, epic, intense, psychotronic
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The Predator (2018)
Plot Summary:
From the outer reaches of space to the small-town streets of suburbia, the hunt comes home. Now, the universe’s most lethal hunters are stronger, smarter and deadlier than ever before, having genetically upgraded themselves with DNA from other species. When a young boy accidentally triggers their return to Earth, only a ragtag crew of ex-soldiers and a disgruntled science teacher can prevent the end of the human race.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 141000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, slasher, psychotronic, suspense, captivating, disturbing, controversial, scary, horror comedy
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Aquaman (2018)
Plot Summary:
Arthur Curry learns that he is the heir to the underwater kingdom of Atlantis, and must step forward to lead his people and to be a hero to the world.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 507000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 143 min
Plot tags: exciting, entertaining, epic, action adventure, psychotronic, colorful, slasher, saga, stylized, anime
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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
Plot Summary:
Shang-Chi must confront the past he thought he left behind when he is drawn into the web of the mysterious Ten Rings organization.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 422000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, unusual plot structure, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, contemplative, fairy tale, funny, inspirational
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The Last Witch Hunter (2015)
Plot Summary:
The modern world holds many secrets, but by far the most astounding is that witches still live among us; vicious supernatural creatures intent on unleashing the Black Death upon the world and putting an end to the human race once and for all. Armies of witch hunters have battled this unnatural enemy for centuries, including Kaulder, a valiant warrior who many years ago slayed the all-powerful Witch Queen, decimating her followers in the process. In the moments right before her death, the Queen cursed Kaulder with immortality, forever separating him from his beloved wife and daughter. Today, Kaulder is the last living hunter who has spent his immortal life tracking down rogue witches, all the while yearning for his long-lost family.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 108000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, China, Canada
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: gothic, dark fantasy, exciting, mystical, suspenseful, psychotronic, enigmatic, captivating, disturbing, mystic
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The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016)
Plot Summary:
As two evil sisters prepare to conquer the land, two renegades—Eric the Huntsman, who aided Snow White in defeating Ravenna in Snowwhite and the Huntsman, and his forbidden lover, Sara—set out to stop them.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 118000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, China
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, dark fantasy, exciting, absurd, intense, suspense, sentimental, sincere, captivating, action adventure
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King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)
Plot Summary:
When the child Arthur’s father is murdered, Vortigern, Arthur’s uncle, seizes the crown. Robbed of his birthright and with no idea who he truly is, Arthur comes up the hard way in the back alleys of the city. But once he pulls the sword Excalibur from the stone, his life is turned upside down and he is forced to acknowledge his true legacy... whether he likes it or not.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 229000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA, Australia
Duration: 126 min
Plot tags: epic, entertaining, suspense, arthurian, period piece, costume drama, visually stunning, stylized, psychotronic, fairy tale
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Conan the Barbarian (2011)
Plot Summary:
A quest that begins as a personal vendetta for the fierce Cimmerian warrior soon turns into an epic battle against hulking rivals, horrific monsters, and impossible odds, as Conan (Jason Momoa) realizes he is the only hope of saving the great nations of Hyboria from an encroaching reign of supernatural evil.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 102000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Bulgaria, Germany, India
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: dark fantasy, exciting, epic, psychotronic, brutal, stylized, rough, bloody, light, action adventure
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Seventh Son (2014)
Plot Summary:
John Gregory, who is a seventh son of a seventh son and also the local spook, has protected the country from witches, boggarts, ghouls and all manner of things that go bump in the night. However John is not young anymore, and has been seeking an apprentice to carry on his trade. Most have failed to survive. The last hope is a young farmer's son named Thomas Ward. Will he survive the training to become the spook that so many others couldn't?.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 80000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK, Canada, China
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: dark fantasy, exciting, fairy tale, epic, absurd, scenic, stylized, satanic, teen, dark comedy