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Plot Summary:
A vengeful and evil witch puts Prinsipe Abante's (Rene Requiestas) loving father in a deep coma-and the only cure to the king's strange illness is the sweet song of the legendary Ibong Adarna.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 17
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Philippines
Duration:
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Ninja Kids (1986)
Plot Summary:
Lady Lotus, an evil sorceress, attempts to retrieve an ancient katana possessing great power from Naguchi, a martial arts master. Meanwhile, a group of friends are planning a camping trip to follow an all-girl class who are in turn on their own camping trip with their strict teacher. After several mishaps the friends are left stranded in the mountains. While navigating their way back, they stumble across a hidden cavern, where an old ninja master lives. The boys are selected to become ninjas and retrieve the katana that Lady Lotus is searching for.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 221
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Philippines
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags:
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Ang Panday 2 (2011)
Plot Summary:
Ang Panday 2 begins with Flavio/Panday (Revilla) and Maria settling in the peaceful and quiet town of Matandang Kahoy. All is well until Lizardo returns and captures Maria. On his quest to save his lady love, Flavio crosses paths with Ariana whose father had been killed by Lizardo. As the two join forces, Ariana finds herself falling for Flavio. All this happens in a magical world filled with dragons, fairies and other mythical beings. According to Director Carlo J. Caparas who penned the story, the King of Philippine Movies himself, the late Fernando Poe Jr., would be impressed with the production of Ang Panday 2. FPJ had starred in the original Panday films, and had long been associated with the beloved Pinoy komiks character.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 52
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Philippines
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: hood
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Magic Temple (1996)
Plot Summary:
The magical world of "Samadhi" is threatened by the evil forces of Ravenal and Sifu sends out three teenage boys to journey on the Magic Temple. Jubal, Sambag and Omar, each with their own unique power battles the threat to the world of "Samadhi" and along the way faces many extraordinary things. The boys are sure to face a huge battle ahead of them but with the help of magical creatures they met along their journey, evil is eliminated and they learn the true value of camaraderie and believing in them selves to face any problem.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 134
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Philippines
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: tagalog
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Super Stooges vs the Wonder Women (1974)
Plot Summary:
Three men with supernatural powers interfere in a tribal warfare to prevent evil Amazons destroying the inhabitants of a village.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 366
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Italy, Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags:
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Captain Barbell (1986)
Plot Summary:
A crossover team-up between Captain Barbell and Darna.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 78
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Philippines
Duration:
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The Lost World of Sinbad (1963)
Plot Summary:
An adventurous and daring sailor sets sail to the castle of an ailing king to stop an evil premier, hungry for power and wealth, from succeeding the throne and marrying the king's beautiful daughter. Along the way, with the help of some courageous rebels and a lustful wizard, he must overcome the powers of a bewitching witch, a band of ruthless pirates, and the castle's Imperial guards. He must also free those kidnapped into slavery and restore the king's reputation.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 300
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: psychotronic
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For Y'ur Height Only (1981)
Plot Summary:
Mr. Giant has kidnapped the brilliant Dr. Van Kohler and is planning to use the Doctor's invention, the N-bomb, to hold the world hostage. The only one who can foil Mr. Giant's evil scheme is Agent 00, a 3-foot-tall filipino martial arts master, expert marksman, top-class romancer and all-around superspy. Can Agent 00 rescue Dr. Kohler before it's too late?.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: Philippines
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: experimental, disturbing, mockbuster, action thriller, spoof, slapstick comedy, slapstick, parody, cult film
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Enteng Kabisote: Okay Ka Fairy, the Legend (2004)
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Enteng (Vic Sotto)has a reason to gloat: business is thriving so he thinks Ina Magenta (Giselle Toengi) will get off his case for once. And she does, but for an entirely different reason: her newest cosmetic trick is a disaster, and it's affecting the whole of Engkantada. Satana (Bing Loyzaga) sees this as the perfect opportunity to put her plans in place, starting with a lizard who poses as Enteng. The Kabisotes must keep together even as they deal with domestic problems so that they can fight as a family against evil.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 62
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Philippines
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: parody, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, spoof, slapstick comedy
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Enteng ng Ina mo (2011)
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Enteng wants to retire as the hero of Engkantasya and have a normal life with his family without the magical elements. Ina longs to have the right partner to be with her for the rest of her life. One day, Enteng is placed under a powerful evil spell by the evil witch Satana to fall in love with another woman. And when he meets Ina, he exerts all the effort Ina to fall for him. Ina, on the other hand, slowly opens her heart for this new opportunity of love. Enteng then tries his best to be a father to Ina’s children even if they are not fully supportive of him. But when their relationship gets serious, Ina discovers the truth – Enteng already has a family.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 118
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Philippines
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: humorous, exciting, captivating, suspenseful, contemplative, light
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Sleeping Beauty (1991)
Plot Summary:
A beautiful princess born in a faraway kingdom is destined by a terrible curse to prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and fall into a deep sleep that can only be awakened by true love's first kiss.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 96
Genere: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Czechoslovakia, France, Italy, Spain
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: fairy tale
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Wizards of the Lost Kingdom (1985)
Plot Summary:
Simon, son of the king, must flee when the empire is overthrown by the evil Shurka. Schooled in the arts of magic, he must find the Ring of Magic and the Sword of Power and defeated the wizard who killed his father. He is joined in his quest by the swordmaster Kor, his faithful protector Gulfax, and the Forest Wizard Hurla.
IMDB Rating: 2.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Argentina, USA
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: melancholic, fantasy adventure, light, sincere, touching, captivating, cult classic, independent film, campy, cult film
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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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The Three Veterans (1984)
Plot Summary:
It is a story of three veterans released from the army. During one night spent camping in the country they one by one wake up and meet three elvish brothers. Each of the veterans is given a magic item - one gets magic harp that provides him with servants by wish, other one endless pouch of gold and the last one owns magic hat that can create all the staff excluding money and people.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, fairy tale
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How to Wake a Princess (1978)
Plot Summary:
The king Dalimil and the queen Eliska waited to see a longed-for offspring - a daughter Ruzenka. But Eliska's envious and bad sister Melánie curses her. When Ruzenka becomes 17 years old she will prick her finger and she will fall asleep for ages together with the entire kingdom.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 647
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, psychotronic
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Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
Plot Summary:
When trucker, Jack Burton agreed to take his friend, Wang Chi to pick up his fiancee at the airport, he never expected to get involved in a supernatural battle between good and evil. Wang's fiancee has emerald green eyes, which make her a perfect target for immortal sorcerer, Lo Pan and his three invincible cronies. Lo Pan must marry a girl with green eyes so he can regain his physical form.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 151000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: humorous, cult classic, exciting, stylized, entertaining, semi serious, suspenseful, parody, surreal, grindhouse
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DragonHeart (1996)
Plot Summary:
In an ancient time when majestic fire-breathers soared through the skies, a knight named Bowen comes face to face and heart to heart with the last dragon on Earth, Draco. Taking up arms to suppress a tyrant king, Bowen soon realizes his task will be harder than he'd imagined: If he kills the king, Draco will die as well.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 101000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, humorous, epic, cult classic, entertaining, scenic, fantasy adventure, touching, mystical, anamorphic
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Deathstalker II (1987)
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Deathstalker helps Reena the Seer out of a few jams, and she solicits his help for a bigger task. She reveals that she is actually Princess Evie, but the evil sorcerer had her abducted and cloned in order to seize control of the kingdom. Together they travel to the evil sorcerer's stronghold to restore the princess to her rightful position, encountering challenges along the way both from the sorcerer's goons and the fierce Amazon women.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, stylized, semi serious, fantasy adventure, sex comedy, anime, cult classic, independent film, offbeat
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Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)
Plot Summary:
The tables are turned as four teenagers are sucked into Jumanji's world - pitted against rhinos, black mambas and an endless variety of jungle traps and puzzles. To survive, they'll play as characters from the game.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 413000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: breathtaking, biting, exciting, funny, psychotronic, entertaining, action comedy, hilarious, action adventure, humorous
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Princess Lost in Time (2020)
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Every day princess Elen wakes up to her birthday celebrations knowing that she must kill the evil witch who cursed her or find a true love. In case she didn't make it, the kingdom will be destroyed by dark storm, as it already had happened multiple times. Luckily, the princess is protected by a magical mark which she was given by court alchemist. However, will she be able to persuade her friends, break the strong warding spells and defeat the powerful witch? The mark weakens and is unluckily revealed and destroyed by the witch. Princess has got one last chance to save herself and the kingdom. Her friends are willing to sacrifice everything but why should they be successful right now? Well, maybe destroying the witch is not the only way and the princess will have to sacrifice much more.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 416
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, psychotronic, light, feel good, crying
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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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Maleficent (2014)
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The untold story of Disney's most iconic villain from the 1959 classic 'Sleeping Beauty'. A beautiful, pure-hearted young woman, Maleficent has an idyllic life growing up in a peaceable forest kingdom, until one day when an invading army threatens the harmony of the land. Maleficent rises to be the land's fiercest protector, but she ultimately suffers a ruthless betrayal – an act that begins to turn her heart into stone. Bent on revenge, Maleficent faces an epic battle with the invading King's successor and, as a result, places a curse upon his newborn infant Aurora. As the child grows, Maleficent realizes that Aurora holds the key to peace in the kingdom - and to Maleficent's true happiness as well.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 395000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, India, Canada, Italy, UK, Zambia
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, dark fantasy, exciting, captivating, entertaining, visually appealing, romantic, stylized, cute, serious
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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 Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
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One year after their incredible adventures in the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Peter, Edmund, Lucy and Susan Pevensie return to Narnia to aid a young prince whose life has been threatened by the evil King Miraz. Now, with the help of a colorful cast of new characters, including Trufflehunter the badger and Nikabrik the dwarf, the Pevensie clan embarks on an incredible quest to ensure that Narnia is returned to its rightful heir.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 222000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Poland, Slovenia, Czech Republic, UK
Duration: 150 min
Plot tags: christian film, fairy tale, epic, feel good, saga, entertaining, spiritual, fantasy adventure, mystical, gothic
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
Plot Summary:
Captain Jack Sparrow works his way out of a blood debt with the ghostly Davey Jones, he also attempts to avoid eternal damnation.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 754000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 151 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, entertaining, mystical, funny, saga, visually stunning, epic, mystic, costume drama
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Jungle Cruise (2021)
Plot Summary:
Disney’s live-action adaptation of its iconic theme park ride.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 208000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags: scenic, captivating, funny, light, colorful, fairy tale, anamorphic, humorous, witty, exciting
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Conan the Barbarian (2011)
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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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Your Highness (2011)
Plot Summary:
A fantasy movie about an arrogant, lazy prince and his more heroic brother who must complete a quest in order to save their father's kingdom.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 104000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: parody, absurd, humorous, not serious, satirical, spoof, exciting, slapstick, cult classic, psychotronic
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Iron Mask (2019)
Plot Summary:
The Russian Czar Peter the Great commissions Jonathan Green, an English traveller, to map the Far East territories of the Russian Empire. Green sets off on yet another long journey, full of unbelievable adventures, which eventually leads him to China. On his way, the famous cartographer makes breath-taking discoveries, meets mysterious creatures, Chinese princesses, deadly masters of oriental martial arts, and even Lun Van, the King of Dragons, himself. What could be more perilous than looking into the eyes of Viy? Only meeting him again… What will prevail this time — the unflinching scepticism of the scientist or ancient black magic, which has already gained influence over the Far East Lands?.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Russia, China, USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: exciting, entertaining, tense, captivating, surreal, cult classic, happy, surprise ending, psychotronic, independent film
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Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)
Plot Summary:
A rogue prince reluctantly joins forces with a mysterious princess and together, they race against dark forces to safeguard an ancient dagger capable of releasing the Sands of Time – gift from the gods that can reverse time and allow its possessor to rule the world.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 301000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: exciting, epic, entertaining, fairy tale, visually appealing, semi serious, scenic, period piece, stylized, mystical
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Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)
Plot Summary:
A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers undertake an epic heist to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 205000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada, UK, Iceland, Ireland, Australia
Duration: 134 min
Plot tags: action adventure, psychotronic, epic fantasy, surprise ending, interesting