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Plot Summary:
A mercenary with a three-bladed sword rediscovers his royal heritage when he is recruited to help a princess foil a brutal tyrant and a powerful sorcerer's plans to conquer the land.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: cult classic, dark fantasy, fantasy adventure, epic fantasy, epic, independent film, serious, suspenseful, stylized, psychotronic
Best tv shows and movies like The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982):
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Sorceress (1982)
Plot Summary:
To maintain his powers, the evil wizard Traigon must sacrifice his firstborn child to the god Caligara. His wife, however, has other ideas and runs away after giving birth with her twin daughters. Before dying, she hands the girls over to the warrior Krona who promises to raise them as great soldiers. Twenty years later, Traigon returns and begins hunting down his daughters once again. Will the twins, with the help of the Barbarian Erlik and the Viking Baldar, be able to defeat their father?.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: fantasy adventure, sexy, cult classic, action adventure, psychotronic, independent film, biting, suspense, cult film
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The Lost Empire (1984)
Plot Summary:
In a land in a distant past, three beautiful women, members of a lost tribe, battle a male genius with diabolical plans to destroy their "Lost Empire." If the victor can find the sacred jewels, they can anticipate total power.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: fantasy adventure, sex comedy, grindhouse, independent film
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Conquest (1983)
Plot Summary:
A young man, armed with a magical bow and arrows, embarks on a mystical journey through a mystical land to rid it of all evil and joins forces with an outlaw to take down an evil witch bent on claiming the magic bow for evil.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Italy, Spain, Mexico
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, serious, scary, rough, suspenseful, fantasy adventure, perverse, action adventure, mind bending, offbeat
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Ator, the Fighting Eagle (1982)
Plot Summary:
The son of Torren learns of his heritage, goes to avenge the deaths of his fellow villagers, and rescue his sister/love interest from the evil Dakkar and his spider cult. Ator battles giant spiders, swordsmen cloaked in shadow, re-animated dead warriors, and horribly hideous witches.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Italy
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: fantasy adventure, cult classic, psychotronic, grindhouse, exciting, captivating, semi serious, cult film
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Deathstalker (1983)
Plot Summary:
The warrior Deathstalker is tasked by an old witch lady to obtain and unite the three powers of creation - a chalice, an amulet, and a sword - lest the evil magician Munkar get them and use them for nefarious purposes. After obtaining the sword, Deathstalker joins with other travelers going to the Big Tournament to determine the strongest warrior. The false king holds the true princess in captivity, and plots to have Deathstalker killed, and Deathstalker must fight to free the princess.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Argentina, USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: fantasy adventure, funny, perverse, cult classic, independent film, exciting, bleak, serious, futuristic, suspenseful
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Barbarian Queen II: The Empress Strikes Back (1990)
Plot Summary:
In a final and epic battle in the thrilling sequel to the now classic "Barbarian Queen", Althalia, leads a revolt of peasants and female warriors against the wicked ruler, Arkaris, to regain her throne.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: fantasy adventure, psychotronic, independent film, grindhouse, cult film
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Hawk the Slayer (1980)
Plot Summary:
Hawk the Slayer, after seeing both his father and bride die at the hands of his malevolent brother, Voltan, sets out for revenge and the chance to live up to his title. Tooling himself up with the "mind-sword" and recruiting a motley band of warriors: a giant, a dwarf, a one-armed man with a machine-crossbow and an elf with the fastest bow in the land; Hawk leads the battle against Voltan to free the land from the forces of evil and avenge his loved ones.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: cult classic, fantasy adventure, funny, atmospheric, humorous, stylized, semi serious, psychotronic, homoerotic, independent film
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Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell (1988)
Plot Summary:
The third thrilling saga of Deathstalker pits him against the evil wizard and ruler of the Southland, Troxartes, and his band of undead warriors. Dashing Deathstalker is entrusted by the beautiful Princess Carissa to protect an enchanted Jewel one of three which together hold the key to the lost city of treasure, Erendor. The missing pair of gems are stashed all too safely in the heavily guarded castle of the wicked Troxartes. His mission clear, Deathstalker rouses his troops and storms the fortress with the power of lightning. And in this fateful battle, one man will survive to witness the magical secrets of Erendor.
IMDB Rating: 2.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: independent film, exciting, rough, humorous, semi serious, psychotronic, idiotic, campy, cult film
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Beastmaster III: The Eye of Braxus (1996)
Plot Summary:
Before he died, Dar's father gave a mysterious amulet to Tal, Dar's younger brother who is now king. Dar, while wandering with his animal companions, chances to meet and rescue a family who seek the help of King Tal against Lord Agon, a sorcerer who has conquered their land. Dar obtains an audience for them with Tal, who rallies his troops to march against Agon in the morning. Alas, the young king is captured by Agon's crimson warriors during the night. It is the amulet -- the Eye of the imprisoned god Braxus -- that Agon really wants. But Dar now carries half of it, and is nowhere to be found. Will he fall into Lord Agon's clutches when he comes to free his brother?.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: cult classic, independent film, exciting, tense, atmospheric, serious, captivating, cult film
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Gor II (1988)
Plot Summary:
An Earthman returns to the planet Gor, and fights against tyranny.
IMDB Rating: 2.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, semi serious, psychotronic, tense, captivating, stylized, grindhouse, independent film
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The Blade Master (1983)
Plot Summary:
Muscle-bound Ator and his mute Asian sidekick travel from the ends of the Earth to save his aged mentor from the evil mustachioed Zor.
IMDB Rating: 2.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Italy
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: fantasy adventure, futuristic, semi serious, fast
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Dungeons & Dragons: The Book of Vile Darkness (2012)
Plot Summary:
A noble warrior must battle dragons and demons while upholding his moral code as he covertly joins a group of villains to rescue his kidnapped father from Shathrax, the Mind Flayer, who threatens to destroy the world.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: UK, Bulgaria
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, psychotronic, scenic, anime, fantasy adventure, perverse, cult classic
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The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire (1981)
Plot Summary:
The hero is given his mentor's bow (the Heartbow) which chooses its new owner when passed on. It fires arrows that blow up like grenades, but can only be wielded by the one chosen to wield her. The hero is a member of a nomadic tribe wiped out by the Draikian Empire's forces. He attempts to find the wizard Lazar-Sa who might be able to help him. He is joined by a thief looking for adventure and cash, and the daughter of a goddess, Estra, looking to revenger herself on Lazar-Sa for crimes against her mother.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 447
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious
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Legend (1985)
Plot Summary:
Set in a timeless mythical forest inhabited by fairies, goblins, unicorns and mortals, this fantastic story follows a mystical forest dweller, chosen by fate, to undertake a heroic quest. He must save the beautiful Princess Lily and defeat the demonic Lord of Darkness, or the world will be plunged into a never-ending ice age.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 71000
Genere: Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, dark fantasy, epic, stylized, cult classic, visually stunning, gothic, serious, surreal, visually appealing
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The Beastmaster (1982)
Plot Summary:
Dar, is the son of a king, who is hunted by a priest after his birth and grows up in another family. When he becomes a grown man his new father is murdered by savages and he discovers that he has the ability to communicate with the animals, which leads him on his quest for revenge against his father's killers.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: West Germany, USA
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: exciting, entertaining, stylized, suspenseful, cult classic, fantasy adventure, sexy, psychotronic, epic, mystic
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Kull the Conqueror (1997)
Plot Summary:
A barbarian named Kull becomes ruler after defeating the old king in battle, thus receiving his crown. But direct heirs of the king, trying to topple Kull and regain the throne, bring an old witch queen Akivasha back to life. Their plan backfires, however, as Akivasha plans to have her demon lords rule the kingdom alone. The only thing that can stop her is the breath of the god Volka, and Kull.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: exciting, sexy, saga, dark fantasy, offbeat, serious, parody, light, humorous, entertaining
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Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013)
Plot Summary:
After getting a taste for blood as children, Hansel and Gretel have become the ultimate vigilantes, hell-bent on retribution. Now, unbeknownst to them, Hansel and Gretel have become the hunted, and must face an evil far greater than witches... their past.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 215000
Genere: Action, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, dark fantasy, exciting, suspenseful, splatter, action packed, dark, mystical, fantasy adventure, action adventure
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Season of the Witch (2011)
Plot Summary:
A 14th century Crusader returns with his comrade to a homeland devastated by the Black Plague. The Church commands the two knights to transport a witch to a remote abbey, where monks will perform a ritual in hopes of ending the pestilence.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 97000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: dark fantasy, gothic, gothic horror, dark, suspense, stylized, exciting, scary, serious, brutal
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Conan the Barbarian (1982)
Plot Summary:
A film adaptation of the classic sword and sorcery hero, Conan the Barbarian. A horde of rampaging warriors massacre the parents of young Conan and enslave the young child for years on The Wheel of Pain. As the sole survivor of the childhood massacre, Conan is released from slavery and taught the ancient arts of fighting. Transforming himself into a killing machine, Conan travels into the wilderness to seek vengeance on Thulsa Doom, the man responsible for killing his family. In the wilderness, Conan takes up with the thieves Valeria and Subotai. The group comes upon King Osric, who wants the trio of warriors to help rescue his daughter who has joined Doom in the hills.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 160000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 129 min
Plot tags: dark fantasy, exciting, stylized, epic fantasy, visual, fantasy adventure, epic, psychotronic, inspirational, retro
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Wrath of the Titans (2012)
Plot Summary:
A decade after his heroic defeat of the monstrous Kraken, Perseus-the demigod son of Zeus-is attempting to live a quieter life as a village fisherman and the sole parent to his 10-year old son, Helius. Meanwhile, a struggle for supremacy rages between the gods and the Titans. Dangerously weakened by humanity's lack of devotion, the gods are losing control of the imprisoned Titans and their ferocious leader, Kronos, father of the long-ruling brothers Zeus, Hades and Poseidon.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 194000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Spain
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: entertaining, exciting, serious, stylized, action packed, mythical, mystical, dark fantasy, saga, mystic
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Krull (1983)
Plot Summary:
A prince and a fellowship of companions set out to rescue his bride from a fortress of alien invaders who have arrived on their home planet.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 36000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: dark fantasy, exciting, cult classic, light, futuristic, serious, epic, stylized, fantasy adventure, epic fantasy
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Dragonslayer (1981)
Plot Summary:
The sorcerer and his apprentice Galen are on a mission to kill an evil dragon in order to save the King’s daughter from being sacrificed in accordance to a pact that the King himself made with the dragon to protect his kingdom. A fantasy film from Disney Studios that exhausted all possible visual effects of the time.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: dark fantasy, atmospheric, suspenseful, serious, captivating, cult classic, stylized, mystical, epic, esoteric
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Conan the Destroyer (1984)
Plot Summary:
Based on a character created by Robert E. Howard, this fast-paced, occasionally humorous sequel to Conan the Barbarian features the hero (Arnold Schwarzenegger) as he is commissioned by the evil queen Taramis (Sarah Douglas) to safely escort a teen princess (Olivia D'Abo) and her powerful bodyguard (Wilt Chamberlain) to a far away castle to retrieve the magic Horn of Dagon. Unknown to Conan, the queen plans to sacrifice the princess when she returns and inherit her kingdom after the bodyguard kills Conan. The queen's plans fail to take into consideration Conan's strength and cunning and the abilities of his sidekicks: the eccentric wizard Akiro (Mako), the wild woman Zula (Grace Jones), and the inept Malak (Tracey Walter). Together the hero and his allies must defeat both mortal and supernatural foes in this voyage to sword-and-sorcery land.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 84000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: stylized, exciting, suspenseful, entertaining, cult classic, dark fantasy, epic, epic fantasy, fantasy adventure, action packed
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Red Sonja (1985)
Plot Summary:
The tyrant Gedren seeks the total power in a world of barbarism. She raids the city Hablac and kills the keeper of a talisman that gives her great power. Red Sonja, sister of the keeper, sets out with her magic sword to overthrow Gedren.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 44000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Netherlands, Italy
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: dark fantasy, entertaining, light, serious, psychotronic, suspenseful, stylized, sexy, fantasy adventure, cult classic
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The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973)
Plot Summary:
Sinbad and his crew intercept a homunculus carrying a golden tablet. Koura, the creator of the homunculus and practitioner of evil magic, wants the tablet back and pursues Sinbad. Meanwhile Sinbad meets the Vizier who has another part of the interlocking golden map, and they mount a quest across the seas to solve the riddle of the map.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: exciting, light, suspense, humorous, stylized, semi serious, cult classic, mythical, mystical, epic
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Dungeons & Dragons (2000)
Plot Summary:
The classic role-playing game comes to life in this magical adventure. The empire of Izmer is a divided land: Elite magicians called Mages rule while lowly commoners are powerless. When Empress Savina (Thora Birch) vows to bring equality and prosperity to her land, the evil Mage Profion (Jeremy Irons) plots to depose her. But this good-vs.-evil battle is no game!.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 36000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Czech Republic, Canada
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, fantasy adventure, action adventure, mystical, mythical, cult classic, action packed, epic fantasy
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Conan the Barbarian (2011)
Plot Summary:
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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Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God (2005)
Plot Summary:
Due to a curse from his former master Profion, Damodar survived his death by Ridley Freeborn as an undead entity in pursuit of an evil artifact for some hundred years, so that he might be capable of unleashing unstoppable destruction on Izmir and the descendants of those who caused his demise.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Germany, UK, USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, stylized, captivating, mystical, anime, mythical, fantasy adventure, cult classic, psychotronic
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Seventh Son (2014)
Plot Summary:
John Gregory, who is a seventh son of a seventh son and also the local spook, has protected the country from witches, boggarts, ghouls and all manner of things that go bump in the night. However John is not young anymore, and has been seeking an apprentice to carry on his trade. Most have failed to survive. The last hope is a young farmer's son named Thomas Ward. Will he survive the training to become the spook that so many others couldn't?.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 80000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK, Canada, China
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: dark fantasy, exciting, fairy tale, epic, absurd, scenic, stylized, satanic, teen, dark comedy
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Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)
Plot Summary:
The story of an ancient war that is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. Unleashed on the Earth for the first time in centuries, the giants strive to reclaim the land they once lost, forcing the young man, Jack into the battle of his life to stop them. Fighting for a kingdom, its people, and the love of a brave princess, he comes face to face with the unstoppable warriors he thought only existed in legend–and gets the chance to become a legend himself.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 145000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, exciting, stylized, enigmatic, captivating, fantasy adventure, action adventure, light, tense, atmospheric