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Plot Summary:
Young monster kids try to make peace between the world of humans and the world of the monsters.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: humorous, entertaining, exciting, captivating, scenic, anime, psychotronic
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Surprise (2015)
Plot Summary:
A monster crosses paths with the foursome from the classic Chinese story Journey To The West.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 442
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: China
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Holy Flame of the Martial World (1983)
Plot Summary:
This internationally popular tale of a brother and sister seeking vengeance for the death of their parents through the mythical yin/yang Holy Flame technique is an eye-filling epic. Kuo Chue (a.k.a. Philip Kwok), famous as the star of Chang Cheh's internationally famous "Venom" film series, both co-stars and choreographs this impressive tale - leading to a vaunted "action director" career with both the 007 thriller Tomorrow Never Dies and the cult classic Brotherhood of the Wolf to his credit.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 455
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: romantic, psychedelic, scenic, exciting, rough, humorous, semi serious, fast
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Monster Hunt 2 (2018)
Plot Summary:
The sequel to Monster Hunt. Set in a world where monsters and humans co-exist, the franchise tells the story of Wuba, a baby monster born to be king. Wuba becomes the central figure in stopping an all-out monster civil war.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: China
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, exciting, unusual plot structure, captivating, scenic
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The Phantom Empire (1987)
Plot Summary:
When a man-eating cave creature appears with a fortune in uncut diamonds around his neck, Dr. Chambers' daughter Denae hires adventurers C & C Salvage to find the underground source of the gems. Accompanied by archeaological intern Andrew Paris, mineralogist Prof. Strock, and C&C's scruffy owners Cort Eastman and Eddy Colchilde, Denea's hopes of emerging from her famous father's shadow become as remote as getting out of the caves alive!.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 840
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: independent film, scary, offbeat, humorous, semi serious, weird
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Wizards of the Demon Sword (1991)
Plot Summary:
Ulric's daughter unites with warrior Thane against evil Lord Khoura, who covets the knife of Aktar.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 640
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film, offbeat, humorous, semi serious, spoof, parody, campy
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The Last Dragonslayer (2016)
Plot Summary:
In a fantasy world where magic is being superceded by technology, an orphaned teen discovers her destiny to become a dragonslayer.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, captivating, tense, awful
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Magic to Win (2011)
Plot Summary:
Nobody knows that Professor Hong Sum Kwai is actually the Water Magician, one of the five elemental wizards. One day, Hong accidentally loses his magical powers, which are transferred to his student Cheng Meisi. The girl happily uses the superhuman abilities she acquired by luck in life, at school, and on the volleyball court, but those powers also land her in trouble as a war of wizardry rages around her... Fire Magician Bi Yewu is desperate to turn back time to change a tragedy in the past, but to do so he needs to bring together the powers of all five elemental wizards. Wood Magician Gu Xinyue foresees catastrophe if time is warped, so he alerts the other wizards - including Earth Magician Ling Feng and Metal Magician Charlie - to join forces and prevent it from happening.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 385
Genere: Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, stylized, semi serious
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The Hobgoblin (1990)
Plot Summary:
Once upon a time a god gave a mighty sword to the king of Aquiles to bring justice to his people. Now he wants it back - but the king rather gives his life than the sword. Goddess Dehamira, who spoke for him, is being taken all her privileges and banned in a circle of fire, until a human arrives who's strong enough to free her. When prince Ator becomes 18, he gets the sword from the mean sorcerer gnome Grindl, to free Dehamira and his people. On his journey he has to fight against dragons and other fantastic figures.
IMDB Rating: 2.7
IMDB Votes: 904
Genere: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Italy
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, cult film
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The Storm Warriors (2009)
Plot Summary:
Wind and Cloud find themselves up against a ruthless Japanese warlord intent on invading China.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, stylized, visually stunning, action adventure, epic
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Dudes & Dragons (2015)
Plot Summary:
When the powerful wizard, Lord Tensley, is jilted by Princess Ennogard, he vows to rid the land of love. He commands his fire-breathing dragon to destroy any sign of affection seen throughout the kingdom. As the death toll rises, Camilan, a brave but arrogant warrior seeks to marry his true love despite the curse upon the land. In order to fulfill his destiny, he seeks the help of his estranged brother Ramicus, a bounty hunter with no desire to get involved. It takes an enchanted distress message and the promise of great reward from the beautiful Princess Ennogard, to lure Ramicus into the quest to defeat the wizard and his terrible beast.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, captivating, semi 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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The Magic Door (2007)
Plot Summary:
A magic Troll aims to defeat the Black Witch and find the magic door that will lead him home with the help of the Elf Flip, and the Boy Liam.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 250
Genere: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, captivating, entertaining, feel good, exciting, stylized
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A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box (1995)
Plot Summary:
Fantasy adventure about the arrival of Buddhism in China. When the Goddess of Happiness tosses the Longevity Monk and his disciples out of heaven (because the Monkey King tried to attain immortality), the Monkey King is reincarnated as the Joker. He now spends his time chasing two jealous women. When one of them is dying, the Joker goes back in time in an attempt to save her.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: stylized, exciting, offbeat, humorous, semi serious, spoof, parody, fun
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A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella (1995)
Plot Summary:
This sequel to "Pandora's Box" continues director Jeffrey Lau's adaptation of the Buddhism saga "Journey to the West". Stranded five centuries in the past, Joker Monkey King must battle a variety of monsters, seductive women and super-powered villains to save the dying Pak Jing-Jing.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: dorama, exciting, offbeat, epic, serious, stylized, semi serious, spoof, parody, campy
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Woochi: The Demon Slayer (2009)
Plot Summary:
Spanning four centuries in Korea, this epic action-adventure concerns a powerful pipe and a trio of wizards who will do anything to protect it.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, History
Country: South Korea
Duration: 136 min
Plot tags: epic, exciting, humorous, stylized, semi serious, offbeat
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Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons (2013)
Plot Summary:
In a world plagued by demons who cause great human suffering, young demon hunter Xuan Zang risks his all to conquer a water demon, a pig demon and the demon of all demons, Sun Wukong.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: humorous, stylized, talky, exciting, semi serious, dorama, mysterious, action adventure, crying, fairy tale
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Fire and Ice: The Dragon Chronicles (2008)
Plot Summary:
Princess Luisa and knight Gabriel must face a dragon to save their kingdom.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Romania
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: exciting, atmospheric, stylized, semi serious, mystical, mythical, slasher
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Kung Fu Yoga (2017)
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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The Pirates (2014)
Plot Summary:
On the eve of the founding of the Joseon Dynasty, a whale swallows the Emperor's Seal of State being brought to Joseon by envoys from China. With a big reward on whoever brings back the royal seal, mountain bandits led by Jang Sa-jung go out to sea to hunt down the whale. But he soon clashes with Yeo-wol, a female captain of pirates, and unexpected adventure unfolds.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: South Korea
Duration: 130 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, humorous, captivating, tense, epic, realistic, stylized, period 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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Kids of the Round Table (1995)
Plot Summary:
Set in modern times, Alex finds King Arthur's sword Excalibur and must prove himself worthy of it.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 357
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: humorous, stylized, arthurian, independent film, offbeat, feel good, semi serious, light, romantic, sexy
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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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Wiro Sableng: 212 Warrior (2018)
Plot Summary:
Wiro is sent by his master Sinto Gendeng to stop Mahesa Birawa from ruining the whole kingdom.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: disturbing, exciting, rough, captivating, suspenseful, semi serious
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Perseus Against the Monsters (1963)
Plot Summary:
To avenge his father's death and free the people of Seriphos from the evil King Galinor of Argus, the noble Perseus must defeat a dragon -- and the monster Medusa, whose steely gaze has cast the kingdom's best soldiers into stone.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 427
Genere: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Italy, Spain
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, exciting, serious, psychotronic, cult film
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Jabberwocky (1977)
Plot Summary:
A medieval tale with Pythonesque humour: After the death of his father the young Dennis Cooper goes to town where he has to pass several adventures. The town and the whole kingdom is threatened by a terrible monster called 'Jabberwocky'. Will Dennis make his fortune? Is anyone brave enough to defeat the monster?.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, talky, exciting, surreal, cult classic, stylized, not serious, spoof, sexy
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Attack of the Gryphon (2007)
Plot Summary:
In a mystical land torn apart by civil war, a warrior princess must team up with a rival warrior prince to hunt down an evil sorcerer who has summoned a giant flying demon which is terrorizing their land.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Romania
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: exciting, epic, serious
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The Hexer (2001)
Plot Summary:
The TV series and the film were loosely based on Andrzej Sapkowski's book series The Witcher (Wiedźmin).
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Poland
Duration: 130 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, stylized, offbeat
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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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Goosebumps (2015)
Plot Summary:
After moving to a small town, Zach Cooper finds a silver lining when he meets next door neighbor Hannah, the daughter of bestselling Goosebumps series author R.L. Stine. When Zach unintentionally unleashes real monsters from their manuscripts and they begin to terrorize the town, it’s suddenly up to Stine, Zach and Hannah to get all of them back in the books where they belong.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 94000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, scary, funny, entertaining, semi serious, feel good, horror comedy, inspirational, romantic
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SAGA: Curse of the Shadow (2013)
Plot Summary:
A secret cabal, The Shadow, works to bring about the return of Goth Azul - the Undead God - in the rich world of SAGA, populated by elves, orcs, dwarves and dragons. A ruthless elven bounty huntress (Nemyt) shoots down the dragon ridden by the fugitive orc shaman, Fangtor Bloodmoon. When Fangtor refuses to surrender quietly, the huntress must battle for her own life against the dangerous villain, and comes away with more than just his head.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, stylized, independent film