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Plot Summary:
In the fifth century, constant civil war scars western China. To escape death, Ti, a young scout, jumps through a crevice in the Zu mountains where he meets and becomes the apprentice of Ting Yin, a spiritual man with great fighting powers. They encounter a monk, Hsiao Yu, also a great fighter and a good man, but unfriendly to Ting. Because Ting and Hsiao can't work together, it falls to Ti to team with Hsiao's acolyte Yi Chen: they have 49 days to travel far to claim two swords that are the only weapons that can defeat the Blood Demon, who has decided the wreak havoc on the world. They get help from Long Brows, Ting falls in love with a countess, and civil war still rages.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: cult classic, atmospheric, serious, suspenseful, surreal, stylized, eighties, cult film
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Plot Summary:
For ten years, Cho has been in the snow of Mount Shin Fung waiting for a rare flower to blossom that will cure his wife who, back in Chung Yuan, is slowly killing all of the members of the Eight Big Clans. Something Cho did to her early in their marriage has turned her hair white and driven her mad. Cho's nephew, Kit, marries Lyre; they are deeply in love. On their wedding night, Ni-Chang, the bride with white hair, kidnaps Lyre and takes her to her harem of fighting women to indoctrinate her against Kit. Kit tries to lead a rescue party, but they are up against formidable opponents. Can Cho come in time with the blossom to soften Ni-Chang's heart?.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Fantasy, Romance, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: scary, atmospheric, serious, suspenseful, stylized
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IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: exciting, atmospheric, stylized, inspirational, serious, scary, tense, parody, thought provoking, breathtaking
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IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Fantasy, Romance, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, suspenseful, surreal, scary, exciting, serious, stylized, epic, splatter
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: surreal, atmospheric, serious, stylized, cult classic, allegory, cult film
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IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Fantasy, History
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: serious, surreal, scenic, atmospheric, cult film
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IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: exciting, atmospheric, suspenseful, epic, offbeat, serious, stylized, psychotronic
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IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Action, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 98 min
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IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 392
Genere: Action, Fantasy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: exciting, stylized, semi serious
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IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 78 min
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Fantasy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: surreal, cult classic, exciting, serious, captivating, suspenseful, stylized, cult film
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IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Hong Kong
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Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, stylized
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IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
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IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 482
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Country: USA
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IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 885
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Country: Hong Kong
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IMDB Votes: 3000
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IMDB Rating: 2.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
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IMDB Votes: 503
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IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
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Country: Hong Kong
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IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 5000
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 417
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Country: Hong Kong, Japan
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IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
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IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 8000
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IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Hong Kong, China
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IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 20000
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Country: Hong Kong
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IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
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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
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
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Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 104 min
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Plot Summary:
The Gaia Za is a sacred tome that holds many ancient and powerful spells to be unlocked by a so-called Chosen One expected to be born to one of two leading families: the Khans or the Marajis. Unwilling to leave the clan's fate to the gods, Che Khan decides to take matters into his own hands by plotting the murder of a new Maraji baby, who may be the child in question. In doing so, he sets off a furious clash.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 663
Genere: Adventure, Action, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
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