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Plot Summary:
A Templar Knight is forced to fight as a gladiator where challengers from different worlds duel in a quest for a magical sword. Then the Templar learns he is scheduled to fight his master who has become a man of greed and ambition. Now the Templar teams with his adversaries against the master and his disciples.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 77
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, disturbing
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Dragonfight (1990)
Plot Summary:
In the future, large corporations earn millions of dollars by staging gladiatorial fights to the death that are shown on worldwide television. One day, however, a fighter who is scheduled to hunt and kill an opponent in the Arizona desert decides he's had enough, and makes a run for it. His opponent is instructed to track him down and kill him.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 177
Genere: Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Black Fox: Age of the Ninja (2019)
Plot Summary:
The era when Samurai and Ninja existed in Japan. Rikka Isurugi was born and raised in a Ninja clan secluded from society. She soon meets Miya, a girl with a mysterious power, who is found lost in the mountains. As Rikka is concerned that someone is pursuing Miya, she also asks the head the of Isurugi Ninja Clan for permission to avenger her father's death. Soon Rikka faces danger with the attack of the Negoro group but….
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 177
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating
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The Ninja War of Torakage (2014)
Plot Summary:
Set in the Sengoku Period, Torakage is retired ninja. He lives his life peacefully, but turmoil comes as he becomes involved a fight over treasures.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 194
Genere: Action
Country: Japan
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating
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Slate (2020)
Plot Summary:
Yeon-hee always had dreams of becoming a heroine. Now in her late 20s, she is transported from a movie set to a parallel world where she gets the chance to live her dream.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 292
Genere: Action
Country: South Korea
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, disturbing
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Ariana's Quest (2002)
Plot Summary:
Princess Ariana fights for the return of her lost Kingdom and the liberation of her people. With the help of her mentor Taraka she fights the hordes of Xanthos and the evil sisters of Zurii.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 65
Genere: Action, Fantasy
Country: Canada, Czech Republic
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Honour of the Gods (2001)
Plot Summary:
Nar Jar was a 'Fire Master' in his previous life, but was killed by Lee Ching. After reincarnation, he ironically becomes Ching's third son. But he is very much affected by his old memories and cannot forgive his father. Ching also keeps his distance from him because of his exotic nature and eventually sends him away with excuses. Luckily, he is saved by some kind people and becomes a General when he is still a teenager. Meanwhile, the Shang Dynasty emperor Zhou abandons his empire for his mistress Tangie and puts the empire in jeopardy. With help from his friends and family, Nar Jar fights against Zhou's army, but the cunning Tangie plays a trick on Nar Jar that forces him to face his father in combat. Between father and son, who will win this great battle?.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 136
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, History, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, disturbing
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Kamen Rider Ryuki Special: 13 Riders (2002)
Plot Summary:
This television special is an alternate telling of the Kamen Rider Ryuki story. Shinji Kido's life, working as an employee at ORE Journal, takes a sharp turn after being pulled into the Mirror World by a Mispider. Luckily, he was saved by a Kamen Rider Ryuki, Koichi Sakakibara. However, Sakakibara could no longer go on due to the severity of his injuries and passed his Card Deck to Shinji, allowing him to become the next Ryuki and defeat the monster.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 49
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 52 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, disturbing
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Garo the Movie: Red Requiem (2010)
Plot Summary:
The current wearer of the gold wolf armor Garo, doesn’t believe women can be chosen to wear mystic armor. When Kouga's quest thrusts him into conflict alongside Priestess Rekka, he’s forced to acknowledge that the female species can be deadly!.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 194
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, entertaining, dark fantasy, super sentai
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Zero: Dragon Blood (2017)
Plot Summary:
Rei Suzumura continues to hunt Horrors in a certain city. One day, he meets a young woman in love with photography, Alice Hiromi. After witnessing Makai Knight ZERO in action, she develops an interest in Rei. Meanwhile, a carriage crosses a far away bridge. The carriage contains a coffin in which a man lies. That man is none other than the Dragon Knight, who used the power of Dragons to hunt Horrors.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 8
Genere: Action, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: tense, captivating, disturbing
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Lady Ninja Kasumi (2005)
Plot Summary:
A girl from a peaceful, Edo-era Japanese village seeks revenge for the death of a disgraced elder with the help of her sister and a lethal lady ninja nun. It's the time of the samurai and ninja, and Shogun Yoshimune rules Japan. Beneath the idyllic façade of the quant villages populating the countryside dwells a twisted sexual underbelly that affects the wealthy and impoverished alike. When one of the village elders commits seppuku after being raped, Kaede and her sister decide to take justice into their own hands and track down the perpetrator. Aided by a nun who believes in Old Testament-style retribution, the two sisters embark on a bloody mission of vengeance. Along the way, the three women slice and dice their way through lies and secrets while discovering that the story behind the rape is much more complex than any of them suspected.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 81
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, erotic
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Acharya (2022)
Plot Summary:
Acharya, a middle-aged Naxalite-turned-social reformer, launches a fight against the Endowments Department over misappropriation and embezzlement of temple funds and donations.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 152 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, disturbing
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Urumi: The Warriors Who Wanted to Kill Vasco Da Gama (2011)
Plot Summary:
Kelu is a warrior in 16th century Kerala whose father was killed by Vasco da Gama and his troops. Kelu vows to avenge his father's death with the assistance of Vavvali and Ayesha, a warrior princess.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 172 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Kamen Rider Ryuki: Episode Final (2002)
Plot Summary:
This movie is an alternate ending to the series, taking place after the events of episode 46. With only six Riders remaining in the Rider War, Shirō Kanzaki feels that time is running short.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 184
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, futuristic
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Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger vs. Super Sentai (2001)
Plot Summary:
Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger vs. Super Sentai is a 2001 Super Sentai Series V-Cinema movie which celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Super Sentai Series. It features a team up of the protagonists of Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger with previous heroes of the Super Sentai Series over its twenty-five year history. It is the first vs. movie, followed by Boukenger vs. Super Sentai, in which the current team do not team up with the previous team, rather a veteran team composed of Rangers from various Sentai.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 77
Genere: Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: super sentai, exciting, tense, captivating, disturbing
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Wind and Cloud (2002)
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IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 187
Genere: Action, Fantasy
Country: China
Duration:
Plot tags: tense, captivating, disturbing
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The Marine 6: Close Quarters (2018)
Plot Summary:
Jake Carter and another former Marine, Luke Trapper, join forces to rescue a kidnapped girl from a gang of international criminals.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, disturbing, exciting, tense, brutal, serious, captivating, cliffhanger, psychotronic
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Anji (2004)
Plot Summary:
Anji (Telugu: అంజి) is a 2004 Telugu film (dubbed in in Tamil as Kolli Malai, Hindi as Diler and in Malayalam as Chekavan) produced by M. S. Arts with Chiranjeevi in the lead role. It was made over seven years with a budget of 25 crores, which was the most spent on any Telugu language film until then. The film was produced by Shyam Prasad Reddy. It received a National Film Award for Best Special Effects.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 842
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 148 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating
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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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The Dry Blade (2012)
Plot Summary:
In 1873, Emperor Meiji abolished the rights of the samurai in favor of a modern, westernized military. With intentions to launch a bloody crusade against the government, warrior Endo Tadaoki (Henry Lee) gathers his remaining men to prepare for one last honorable battle against the emperor and regain the supremacy of the samurai. As fellow warrior Kido Masahide (Vint Carmona) refuses to join the war, he and his wife are brutally murdered at the hands of Endo's blade before being robbed of their family swords. When Kido's only son (Michael Nosé) is also pressured to join Endo's forces, he instead chooses a fatal confrontation with his parents' assailant. Suffering from a rare medical condition that renders his skin allergic to water, Ken embarks on his quest to find a sword and avenge his family's death.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 20
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: captivating
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Kingdom of Gladiators (2011)
Plot Summary:
A king makes a pact with an ancient demon and after years of ruling his kingdom in peace, the demon has come to collect. Now a group of rival gladiators must fight for the survival of the kingdom.
IMDB Rating: 1.7
IMDB Votes: 886
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, exciting, stylized, independent film
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The Last Warrior (2018)
Plot Summary:
These are times when one civilization is replacing another. A new era is about to begin in Central Eurasia. Scythians, the proud warriors, are all but gone. The few of their descendants have become ruthless mercenary assassins, the “waves of Ares.” Lutobor, is a soldier with a difficult task at hand. He becomes involved in internecine conflicts and sets off on a perilous journey to save his family. His guide is a captive Scythian by the name of Weasel. Lutobor and Weasel are enemies. They pray to different gods but must embark on this journey together. They brave the wild steppes, moving toward the last haven of the Scythians, to what seems to be their inevitable demise….
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Russia
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: heroic, exciting, stylized, bloody, epic, tense, captivating
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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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The Swordsman (2020)
Plot Summary:
After being blinded in a coup against the king, Joseon’s greatest swordsman (Jang Hyuk) goes into hiding, far removed from his city’s anguish. But when traffickers kidnap his daughter, he has no choice but to unsheathe his sword once more.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Drama, History
Country: South Korea
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, period drama
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Kamen Rider Ghost Re: Birth: Kamen Rider Specter (2017)
Plot Summary:
A continuation from the Kamen Rider Ghost TV series, this is the story of Makoto, Alain, and Kanon who have traveled back to the Ganma World. It will explain the connection between Makoto and the Makoto doppelganger. Kanon’s secret will be revealed as well.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 26
Genere: Action, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Antidote (2014)
Plot Summary:
Istanbul cirminal underworld; a place of merciless families and swaggering hitmen afraid of no one. Kadir Korkut, nicknamed the "Demon" is the most fearsome of their kind. When he wants to retire for the love of a blind German pianist, it starts a chain of events which will paint the night red. His boss and foster father, Kara Cemal betrays and coerces Kadir by poisoning him to perform two final hits on the two largest rival families in order to receive the antidote. Outgunned, outmanned and facing impossible odds he has to team up with an outed undercover police mole Cem, and somehow survive his final night of revenge and redemption.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 125 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, disturbing
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Aaraattu (2022)
Plot Summary:
Goparajan / Gopan, a native of Neyyattinkara and a real estate tycoon buys a large piece of land in Chittur for a construction purpose, but on his arrival, he learns that the residents are forcefully and unlawfully evicted from their properties by an Andhra based real estate mafia using illegal land acquisition rules with support from the local authorities and government officials.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 167 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, disturbing
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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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Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno (2014)
Plot Summary:
Kenshin has settled into his new life with Kaoru and his other friends when he is approached with a request from the Meiji government. Makoto Shishio, a former assassin like Kenshin, was betrayed, set on fire and left for dead. He survived, and is now in Kyoto, plotting with his gathered warriors to overthrow the new government. Against Kaoru's wishes, Kenshin reluctantly agrees to go to Kyoto and help keep his country from falling back into civil war.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 138 min
Plot tags: stylized, suspense, intense, anime, exciting, suspenseful, manga, dorama, captivating, disturbing
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Boone: The Bounty Hunter (2017)
Plot Summary:
When fame-seeking reality show bounty hunter, Boone, attempts to bring down a drug lord and his empire, he uncovers more than he bargains for and learns that justice means more than ratings.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Mythica: The Necromancer (2015)
Plot Summary:
Mallister takes Thane prisoner and forces Marek and her team on a quest. Marek tracks down the Necromancer for a final showdown for the Darkspore.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, disturbing, awful