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Plot Summary:
Chinese archeology professor Jack teams up with beautiful Indian professor Ashmita and assistant Kyra to locate lost Magadha treasure. In a Tibetan ice cave, they find the remains of the royal army that had vanished together with the treasure, only to be ambushed by Randall, the descendent of a rebel army leader. When they free themselves, their next stop is Dubai where a diamond from the ice cave is to be auctioned. After a series of double-crosses and revelations about their past, Jack and his team travel to a mountain temple in India, using the diamond as a key to unlock the real treasure.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: China, India, Hong Kong
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, semi serious, light, humorous, thought provoking, scenic, suspense
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Spiritual Kung Fu (1978)
Plot Summary:
Jackie Chan plays the part of the class clown in a shaolin temple whose deadliest secret is stolen. All is lost until Jackie's character discovers dancing blue ghosts with bright red hair who haunt the library.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: Hong Kong, Taiwan
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: action adventure, serious, stylized
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Just Another Pandora's Box (2010)
Plot Summary:
Qing Ye Se only knows how to be a thief, but he runs into major trouble when he accidentally steals the heart of Rose, an immortal fairy. During a chaotic chase, Qing gets ahold of the Pandora's Box, sending them both back in time to the Three Kingdoms era. Mistaken as a general, Qing is thrown right into the middle of the Battle of Red Cliff. Meanwhile, Rose continues to devise new ways to earn Qing's affection, even if it means having to be someone else.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 759
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, captivating, tense, entertaining
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The Touch (2002)
Plot Summary:
A sister and brother, the last heirs of a family of acrobats, are called upon by a Buddhist monk sect to retrieve an artifact that their ancestors have protected throughout the ages.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Romance
Country: China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, stylized, semi serious
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Treasure Raiders (2007)
Plot Summary:
Michael, an American professor teaching history at Moscow University, finances his passion for treasure hunting with competitive street racing. His racing nemesis Wolf becomes his ally as they both embark on a quest to search for a famous ancient Russian treasure.
IMDB Rating: 2.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Crime
Country: Russia, USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, captivating, realistic
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The Knight of Shadows: Between Yin and Yang (2019)
Plot Summary:
Pu Songling (Jackie Chan), a legendary demon hunter, is asked to investigate the mysterious disappearances of young girls from a small village. When he discovers evil forces are kidnapping the girls to feast on their souls, he sets out to save humanity from the inhuman invasion journeying through hidden worlds and colorful dimensions.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Romance, War
Country: China
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, disturbing, visually appealing
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The Legend of Drona (2008)
Plot Summary:
Aditya is an orphaned and lonely young man. He soon learns that he belongs to a family of ancestral warriors who guard a mystic source of cosmic energy, and he must now take up his responsibilities.
IMDB Rating: 2.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: India
Duration: 138 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious
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Slade Collins and the Tree of Life (2014)
Plot Summary:
Slade Collins and The Tree Of Life is an adventure film that explores ancient Iroquois folklore. The story follows a relic hunter named Slade Collins who is employed by a museum caretaker to find Dr. Winters, a renowned anthropologist who has gone missing. Dr. Winters was researching The Tree Of Life in an attempt to uncover its secrets. In Iroquois myth, The Tree Of Life is believed to be directly tied to the story of Creation. Through an unfortunate event, Slade teams up with Sill Winters, Dr. Winter's daughter who is also searching for her father. Together, they set out to find the Tree Of Life and the doctor. Unfortunately for them, they are not the only ones searching for The Tree Of Life. The nefarious Reverend Wendell Cobb and his associate, the ruthless mercenary named Czar are also searching for it. Together they set out to bring about the end of the world as we know it.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 13
Genere: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, exciting, tense, captivating, action adventure, independent film
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Diamond Dogs (2007)
Plot Summary:
"Diamond Dogs" is the story of a group of American fortune hunters, who come to China looking for a long-lost-treasure. During the Soviet crack-down on religion in the 1930's, a priceless Buddhist artifact, a Tangka was taken across the border to China and hidden in the mountains. The diamonds alone, decorating this huge gold-inlaid textile, are thought to be worth $50 million. The fortune hunters.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure
Country: Canada, China
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, serious, captivating, fast
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The Young Master (1980)
Plot Summary:
Youthful martial arts master Lung is searching for his missing brother, when he is mistaken for a criminal on the run. He must prove his innocence by solving the case himself, while local lawmen and merciless mercenaries are hot on his trail.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: humorous, stylized, tense, light, exciting, semi serious, cult classic, funny, sexy, thought provoking
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Police Story 4: First Strike (1996)
Plot Summary:
Jackie Chan reprises his role as Chan Ka-Kui (also known in some versions as Jackie) yet again as a Hong Kong cop who works with Interpol to track down and arrest an illegal weapons dealer. Later Jackie realizes that things are not as simple as they appear and soon find himself a pawn of an organisation posing as Russian intelligence.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: humorous, entertaining, semi serious, exciting, action comedy, epic, freeze frame, cult classic, rough, suspenseful
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The Dragon Pearl (2011)
Plot Summary:
When teenagers JOSH (Louis Corbett) and LING (Li Lin Jin) join their respective parents, CHRIS (Sam Neill) and Dr LI (Wang Ji) on an archaeological dig in China they encounter something trapped beneath a temple beyond their wildest imagination. A real live Chinese dragon. Two thousand years earlier, to defend his kingdom, the dragon lent an emperor his all powerful pearl. Instead of being returned, the pearl was buried with the emperor beneath his palace, and helpless without its source of power the dragon has remained entombed ever since.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 987
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: Australia
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: exciting, atmospheric, stylized, humorous, mystical, mythical, offbeat, serious
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Level Up (2011)
Plot Summary:
Four very different high school teenagers battle trolls, ghouls and a dark leader of them named Maldark in a video game that goes haywire and releases the battle into the real world (IMDb.com).
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 822
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 67 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, captivating, entertaining, tense, witty, semi 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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Vanguard (2020)
Plot Summary:
Covert security company Vanguard is the last hope of survival for an accountant after he is targeted by the world's deadliest mercenary organization.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Thriller
Country: China, Hong Kong, India, South Korea, Taiwan, UK
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: suspense, exciting, suspenseful, humorous, captivating, surprise ending, psychotronic, independent film
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The Twins Effect II (2004)
Plot Summary:
In the mythical land of Huadu, Charcoal Head, a humble boy born to rule an empire must undertake his journey to claim his throne.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, stylized, semi serious, fast, epic
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The Treasure Hunter (2009)
Plot Summary:
In the northwest desert where countless prosperous dynasties have flourished and fallen, there is rumor of a treasure of unbelievable riches buried among it. A group of mysterious guardians have been guarding the map to the location of the treasure until a fierce rivalry erupted. A notorious international crime group, The Company hunted down the map keeper and before they managed to secure the map, the keeper passed the map to a young chivalrous man Ciao Fei. Ciao Fei was forced to give up the map to save the live of his mentor’s daughter Lan Ting. Teaming up with Hua Ding Bang and Lan Ting they embark on a dangerous journey to recover the map and fight to protect the ancient treasure.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, semi serious, captivating, tense, melancholic, fast
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Armour of God (1986)
Plot Summary:
Jackie Chan stars as Asian Hawk, an Indiana Jones-style adventurer looking to make a fortune in exotic antiquities. After Hawk discovers a mysterious sword in Africa, a band of Satan-worshipping monks kidnap his ex-girlfriend Lorelei, demanding the sword as ransom as well as other pieces of the legendary Armour of God - a magical outfit dating back to the Crusades.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: Hong Kong, Yugoslavia
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: exciting, entertaining, stylized, humorous, semi serious, cult classic, fast, sexy, thought provoking, clever
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Chinese Zodiac (2012)
Plot Summary:
Asian Hawk (Jackie Chan) leads a mercenary team to recover several lost artifacts from the Old Summer Palace, the bronze heads of the 12 Chinese Zodiac animals which were sacked by the French and British armies from the imperial Summer Palace in Beijing in 1860. Assisted by a Chinese student & a Parisian lady, Hawk stops at nothing to accomplish the mission.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: humorous, exciting, suspenseful, semi serious, cult classic, action packed, hilarious, slapstick, fast
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The Lost Tomb (2015)
Plot Summary:
Wu Xie is an antique shop owner who comes from a family of tomb raiders. As he continues the family trade with his team of tomb raiders, he finds lost treasures of the Warring States as well as the answers to the tragedies of his family’s past. With the help of his grandfather’s notes and his team – the quiet Zhang Qiling, the resourceful Pang Zi, the experienced Wu Sanxing, San Xing’s loyal helper Pan Zi, and the skillful Ah Ning – Wu Xie sets out to find the lost treasures as well as the people responsible for the massacre of his family.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 267
Genere: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: China
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, tense
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The Charlemagne Code (2008)
Plot Summary:
An action-packed race to find the legendary treasure of the Nibelungen hidden by Charlemagne and thought to be the biggest lost treasure in the world.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 424
Genere: Action, Adventure, Mystery
Country: Germany
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating
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Blue (2009)
Plot Summary:
Blue is set in the breath taking sun soaked white sand beaches of Bahamas. Sagar is an excellent deep sea diver who dreams of getting his own new boat someday while his friend Aarav is a rich arrogant businessman, whose ego is much larger than the big boats that he owns. The conflict between these two sparring friends is the conflict between the rich & the poor, Moral & Immoral, and greed & honor.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, entertaining, sentimental, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Treasure Guards (2011)
Plot Summary:
On a dig in the remote Jordanian desert, maverick archaeologist Victoria Carter (Anna Friel) discovers an ancient scroll buried in the ruins of an old temple. It is encrypted with the location of the long lost Seal of Solomon, which, according to legend, was given to King Solomon by God himself. But this mighty treasure is also being sought by, amongst others, Victoria’s estranged father, renowned archaeologist Teddy Carter, who’s soon hot on its trail.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure
Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, semi serious, captivating
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Veritas, Prince of Truth (2006)
Plot Summary:
Kern has to fight an evil menace that could destroy the earth when Veritas, his favorite comic book hero, comes to life and seeks his help.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 271
Genere: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Mexico, USA, UK, Puerto Rico, Spain
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, entertaining, light, feel good, offbeat, humorous, stylized, semi serious, psychotronic
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The Librarian: Quest for the Spear (2004)
Plot Summary:
When a magical artifact is lifted from his library, a meek librarian sets out to ensure its safe return.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: humorous, exciting, entertaining, light, semi serious, inspirational, romantic, feel good, mythical, fast
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Armour of God 2: Operation Condor (1991)
Plot Summary:
Agent Jackie is hired to find WWII Nazi gold hidden in the Sahara desert. He teams up with three bungling women (the 3 stooges?) who are all connected in some way. However a team of mercenries have ideas on the ownership of the gold. A battle / chase ensues as to who gets there first. Lots of choregraphed Kung-Fu and quirky Chan humor.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: humorous, entertaining, suspenseful, semi serious, exciting, intense, slapstick, cult classic, realistic, fast
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Quest of the Delta Knights (1993)
Plot Summary:
A secret society, the Delta Knights, attempts to save a medieval society from the evil over-lady.
IMDB Rating: 2.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, stylized, semi serious, independent film, psychotronic
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Forbidden Warrior (2005)
Plot Summary:
The Gaia Za is a sacred tome that holds many ancient and powerful spells to be unlocked by a so-called Chosen One expected to be born to one of two leading families: the Khans or the Marajis. Unwilling to leave the clan's fate to the gods, Che Khan decides to take matters into his own hands by plotting the murder of a new Maraji baby, who may be the child in question. In doing so, he sets off a furious clash.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 663
Genere: Adventure, Action, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, tense, suspense, serious
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The Myth (2005)
Plot Summary:
When a fellow scientist asks for Jack's help in locating the mausoleum of China's first emperor, the past collides violently with the present as Jack discovers his amazing visions are based in fact.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: meditative, light, lyrical, semi serious, exciting, humorous, stylized, enigmatic, visual, cult classic
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The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
Plot Summary:
An American teenager who is obsessed with Hong Kong cinema and kung-fu classics makes an extraordinary discovery in a Chinatown pawnshop: the legendary stick weapon of the Chinese sage and warrior, the Monkey King. With the lost relic in hand, the teenager unexpectedly finds himself travelling back to ancient China to join a crew of warriors from martial arts lore on a dangerous quest to free the imprisoned Monkey King.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 109000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, China, Hong Kong
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: exciting, intense, semi serious, epic, action adventure, stylized, feel good, heroic, dark comedy, fantasy adventure
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The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure (2022)
Plot Summary:
A gutsy crew of Joseon pirates and bandits battle stormy waters, puzzling clues and militant rivals in search of royal gold lost at sea.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: South Korea
Duration: 126 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, semi serious, action comedy, perverse