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Plot Summary:
A princess falls in love with her father's swordsman.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 611
Genere: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: semi serious, exciting, captivating, light, feel good, independent film, dark comedy
Best tv shows and movies like The King's Guard (2000):
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Storia di arcieri, pugni e occhi neri (1976)
Plot Summary:
Robin Hood fights the evil Sheriff of Nothingham. Friar Tuck brings his friend Moi Kato, a Kung Fu master. Medival movie meets Italo Eastern.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 46
Genere: Adventure
Country: Italy, Spain
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags:
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Knives of the Avenger (1966)
Plot Summary:
A mysterious knife-throwing viking warrior protects a young peasant woman and her young son from the clutches of a evil regent bent on claiming the title of king and the woman for himself.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 924
Genere: Adventure
Country: Italy
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, exciting, serious, psychotronic
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The Secret Mark of D'Artagnan (1962)
Plot Summary:
D' Artagnan and Porthos received the order of Richelieu, which protrudes as a powerful figure of the French church, a plot against the King of France Louis XIII. uncover. Disguised as a monk enters D' Artagnan the Church, in which the conspirators act. D' Artagnan, however, exposee and can only escape with the help of Porthos . Meanwhile the Duke of Montresant tried to force his ward to overwrite all their possessions to him, so that he can support the Flemish troops. The Duchess refused and is sent with her maid to Brescon. D' Artagnan and Porthos decide to follow the women….
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 91
Genere: Adventure
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags:
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D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers (2005)
Plot Summary:
Exile and possibly death are in the cards for the Queen of France in this edgy cloak-and-dagger adventure based on Alexandre Dumas' unrivaled tale of THE THREE MUSKETEERS and their reckless romantic friend D'Artagnan. Supernatural powers and dark mystical forces add an exciting twist to this classic tale.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 514
Genere: Adventure
Country: France, Canada, UK, Czech Republic
Duration: 210 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, tense, entertaining, stylized, semi serious
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Ring of the Musketeers (1992)
Plot Summary:
Modern day "Musketeers" attempt to become protectors of the inocent. While the biking trio rescue kindnapped children, guard witnesses, and chase mafia types, they also seek the missing fourth musketeer, who wears the famous musketeers' ring.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 336
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: exciting, semi serious, humorous, suspenseful, independent film, rough, realistic, spoof, parody
Similar in 89%
Swordsman of Siena (1962)
Plot Summary:
A 16th-century Spanish overlord hires Thomas Stanswood (Stuart Granger) to protect his, less than eager, fiancee (Sylva Koscina) from rebels. Thomas finds himself drawn to both the fiancee and the rebels side.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 343
Genere: Adventure, Romance
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags:
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The Three Musketeers (2013)
Plot Summary:
"The Three Musketeers " - a story about the young Gascon D'Artagnan , who , without knowing all the joys of love, is drawn into the vortex of political intrigues of the royal court of Louis XIII. In the company of the king's Musketeers De Treville he finds true friends Athos, Porthos and Aramis . Musketeers so impressed tireless energy Gascon and his ability to find trouble, that take an active part not only in numerous skirmishes with the Cardinal guards , but also in the personal fate of D'Artagnan . Thanks friend D'Artagnan finds his first love - Constance Bonacieux and engaged in a dangerous period of history with pendants Queen. Subtle and far-sighted politician Cardinal Richelieu and his henchmen Rochefort and Milady gain in the face of D'Artagnan dangerous enemy . In the name of love, he is ready for the most desperate deeds . D'Artagnan in the way a lot of temptations and dangerous temptations. But he will overcome them all without betraying their friendship and love !.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 286
Genere: Adventure
Country: Russia
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: exciting, funny, realistic, semi serious, humorous, absurd, psychotronic, heroic
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The King Maker (2005)
Plot Summary:
1547 Fernando De Gama, a young "Soldier of Fortune" from Portugal, set sail for the ient in an effort to find a man who murdered his father and, with luck, like many of their compatriots, to make his fortune. A vicious storm in the Indian Ocean almost ended his plans when he was on the ship sank. The sole survivor, he was washed up on a tropical beach only to be captured by Arab slavers and taken to Ayutthaya in the kingdom of Siam, where he was offered for sale as a slave.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 739
Genere: Adventure, Drama
Country: Thailand
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: epic, realistic, rough, serious, surprise ending
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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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The Letter for the King (2008)
Plot Summary:
Young Tiuri has to pass the final test before before being knighted by king Dagonaut. He has to pass a night in the chapel, what is suddenly disturbed by a strangers request of help. With his decision to help the stranger, Tiuri abandons his given task and starts into an adventure, that will shape the destiny of Dagonaut. On his journey he learns about the true meaning of love, friendship, courage and loyalty.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: sincere, feel good, entertaining, exciting, epic, serious, realistic
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La Femme Musketeer (2004)
Plot Summary:
The legend of Jacques D'Artagnan (Michael York) gets a gender-bending update in this swashbuckling adventure. Though legendary swordsman Jacques D'Artagnan's best days may be well behind him, he has schooled his daughter Valentine (Susie Amy) well in the way of the sword. Now it's time for Valentine to strike out on her own. With her father's sword and a letter of introduction to Commander Finot (Roy Dotrice), the eager young novice sets out to seek her fortune in Paris. Though a woman has never before been appointed the rank of swordsman, Valentine is determined to prove her worth by taking on a deadly mission to rescue the bride-to-be of King Louis XIV from a band of fearsome kidnappers, teaming with the three sons of the legendary Three Musketeers who rode with her father.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure
Country: Croatia, Germany, USA
Duration: 163 min
Plot tags: semi serious, realistic, captivating, exciting, tense, suspense
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Marco Polo (2007)
Plot Summary:
Assigned to accompany two priests on a mission to convert the court of Kublai Khan to Christianity, Marco Polo is abandoned in the mountains when the priests, doubting the very existence of China, turn back. Polo eventually pushes bravely forth alone toward the fabled country where he is accepted as an envoy into Khan's court. Marooned on the far side of the world, Polo, accompanied by his servant, Pedro, advances as a Mongol grandee for twenty extraordinary years. What he eventually brings back with him to the West is a chronicle that changed history forever.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 165 min
Plot tags: exciting, atmospheric, epic, captivating, serious, realistic, stylized
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Sword of Lancelot (1963)
Plot Summary:
In and around the castle Camelot, brave Cornel Wilde (as Lancelot) and virtuous Brian Aherne (as King Arthur) vie for the affections of lovely Jean Wallace (as Guinevere).
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 606
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: arthurian, exciting, stylized, semi serious, saga, tension, suspense, cult film
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George and the Dragon (2004)
Plot Summary:
A knight returning from the Crusades takes on a dragon and becomes a legend.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: UK, Germany, Luxembourg, USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: serious, exciting, tense, light, captivating, melancholic, costume drama, family comedy, awful
Similar in 77%
The Long Ships (1964)
Plot Summary:
In this elaborately mounted seafaring adventure, Rolfe (Richard Widmark) is a Viking leader with the cunning and devious mind of a pirate. Rolfe tells others sailors of "The Mother of Voices," a mammoth bell made of gold and as tall as three men, but he adds enough incorrect details to throw them off the proper trail. However, Aly Mansuh (Sidney Poitier), the leader of a group of ambitious Moors, sees through Rolfe's story, and soon the two are in a breakneck race to be the first to capture the precious bell. The Long Ships also features Russ Tamblyn and Oscar Homolka.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Adventure, Drama
Country: UK, Yugoslavia
Duration: 126 min
Plot tags: retro, semi serious, epic, saga, independent film
Similar in 78%
The Mark of Zorro (1974)
Plot Summary:
The swishing fop Don Diego de la Vega becomes the swashbuckling masked hero Zorro when tyranny threatens his people in nineteenth-century California.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 674
Genere: Action, Adventure, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: exciting, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious, surprise ending
Similar in 81%
Lionheart (1987)
Plot Summary:
A young knight sets out to join King Richards crusaders. Along the way, he encounters The Black Prince who captures children and sells them as slaves to the Muslims. It is Robert Narra's sworn duty to protect the children and lead them to safety.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 969
Genere: Adventure, Drama
Country: Hungary, USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: captivating, exciting, serious, disturbing
Similar in 82%
Ivanhoe (1982)
Plot Summary:
This is a remake of Walter Scott's Ivanhoe. Ivanhoe, a worthy and noble knight, the champion of justice returns to England after the holy wars. He find England under the reign of Prince John and his henchmen and finds himself being involved in the power-struggle for the throne of England. Will justice prevail and will all fair ladies in distress be rescued?.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 142 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, atmospheric, suspenseful, stylized, fairy tale, serious, period drama, eighties
Similar in 77%
Prince Valiant (1997)
Plot Summary:
An Arthurian legend of young Prince Valiant, son of the King of Scandia. After the King is exiled by an evil leader, the Prince travels to Camelot to secure the aid of King Arthur in helping restore his family to power and prevent a plot by the Black Knight.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Ireland, UK, Germany
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: exciting, stylized, sincere, feel good, captivating, grindhouse, cult classic, arthurian, semi serious, historical romance
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The Return of the Musketeers (1989)
Plot Summary:
It's 1649: Mazarin hires the impoverished D'Artagnan to find the other musketeers: Cromwell has overthrown the English king, so Mazarin fears revolt, particularly from the popular Beaufort. Porthos, bored with riches and wanting a title, signs on, but Aramis, an abbé, and Athos, a brawler raising an intellectual son, assist Beaufort in secret. When they fail to halt Beaufort's escape from prison, the musketeers are expendable, and Mazarin sends them to London to rescue Charles I. They are also pursued by Justine, the avenging daughter of Milady de Winter, their enemy 20 years ago. They must escape England, avoid Justine, serve the Queen, and secure Beauford's political reforms.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Romance
Country: UK, France, Spain
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: stylized, cult classic, exciting, humorous, semi serious, scary, parody, funny, romantic, sexy
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Treasure Island (1999)
Plot Summary:
Young Jim Hawkins and peg-legged Long John Silver set sail for adventure in Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale of dastardly pirates, swashbuckling heroes, buried treasure and a young boy's amazing courage. The narrative diverges from that of the novel in that Captain Smollett convinces Squire Trelawney and Doctor Livesey to cut Jim out of his rightful share of the treasure and so Jim then teams up with Silver.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 607
Genere: Adventure, Family
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: exciting, semi serious, surprise ending, baroque
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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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Crusade of Vengeance (2002)
Plot Summary:
In 1190, the knight Elizabeth leaves her young son Peter in England, battles, and is wounded in the Third Holy Crusade. She must return to her village, where she is informed by the local priest that Peter was abducted by the wicked tyrant Grekkor and his powerful knights. Elizabeth decides to build an army to fight against Grekkor, but all the local men are afraid to join. For her crusade of revenge, Elizabeth only counts with the support of three other women: Hunter and her bow and arrows; the prostitute Eve; and the gypsy Sybil and her powders and herbs. Later, the strong Luke also joins her desperate struggle against Grekkor.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 385
Genere: Action, Adventure
Country: USA, Ireland, Lithuania
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, captivating, disturbing
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Sinbad: The Fifth Voyage (2014)
Plot Summary:
When the Sultan's first born is taken by an evil sorcerer, Sinbad is tasked with traveling to a desert of magic and creatures to save her.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: exciting, feel good, tense, captivating, light, stylized, semi serious
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Barbarian (2003)
Plot Summary:
An ancient land suffocates in the shadow of evil. A dark lord rules unopposed. One warrior will become legend. He is the Barbarian... the last great warrior king.
IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 367
Genere: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: semi serious, exciting, captivating, stylized, humorous
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The Musketeer (2001)
Plot Summary:
In Peter Hyams's adaptation of the famous Alexander Dumas story The Three Musketeers, the young D'Artagnan seeks to join the legendary musketeer brigade and avenge his father's death - but he finds that the musketeers have been disbanded.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Romance
Country: Germany, Luxembourg, UK, USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: stylized, serious, exciting, captivating, cult classic, fairy tale, light, romantic, humorous, bad ending
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Outcast (2014)
Plot Summary:
A mysterious warrior teams up with the daughter and son of a deposed Chinese Emperor to defeat their cruel Uncle, who seeks their deaths.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: China, USA, France, Canada, Australia, Luxembourg
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspense, tense, captivating, scenic, cult classic, serious, realistic, interesting, period drama
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Cutthroat Island (1995)
Plot Summary:
Morgan Adams and her slave, William Shaw, are on a quest to recover the three portions of a treasure map. Unfortunately, the final portion is held by her murderous uncle, Dawg. Her crew is skeptical of her leadership abilities, so she must complete her quest before they mutiny against her. This is made yet more difficult by the efforts of the British crown to end her pirate raids.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA, Italy, Germany, France
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: exciting, breathtaking, light, humorous, semi serious, retro, feel good, suspense, anamorphic, hilarious
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Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
Plot Summary:
When the dastardly Sheriff of Nottingham murders Robin's father, the legendary archer vows vengeance. To accomplish his mission, Robin joins forces with a band of exiled villagers (and comely Maid Marian), and together they battle to end the evil sheriff's reign of terror.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 205000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 143 min
Plot tags: period piece, exciting, entertaining, scenic, stylized, fairy tale, funny, costume drama, mythical, cult classic
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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