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Plot Summary:
The Adventures of Sinbad is a Canadian television series which aired from 1996 to 1998. It follows on the story from the pilot of the same name, and revolves around the series' protagonist, Sinbad. The series is a re-telling of the adventures of Sinbad from The Arabian Nights.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Country: Canada
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, semi serious, stylized, light, retro, epic, epic fantasy
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Adventure Inc. (2002)
Plot Summary:
Adventure Inc. is a dramatised adventure television series produced primarily in Canada which aired from 30 September 2002 to 12 May 2003. It was a co-production of Fireworks Entertainment, Tribune Entertainment, M6, Amy International, and Tele München. The series premise was inspired by the work of modern-day explorer Barry Clifford. Distribution was by syndication throughout the United States and by Global in Canada. Following its only season, the episodes were aired in Canada on Space.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 374
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: Canada, UK, France
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, exciting, semi serious, humorous, stylized, fast
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Sinbad and the War of the Furies (2016)
Plot Summary:
On a treasure hunt gone wrong, modern-day adventurer Sinbad accidentally releases the Furies, three beautiful but terrible ancient beings powerful enough to threaten life on Earth.
IMDB Rating: 2.7
IMDB Votes: 441
Genere: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: tense, epic, stylized, semi serious, mockbuster, dark comedy
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The Storm Warriors (2009)
Plot Summary:
Wind and Cloud find themselves up against a ruthless Japanese warlord intent on invading China.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, stylized, visually stunning, action adventure, epic
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Spooksville (2013)
Plot Summary:
Spooksville is an action/adventure live action TV series that aired on The Hub beginning October 26, 2013. The show was produced by Jane Startz, who also produced Tuck Everlasting and Ella Enchanted and was written for TV by James Krieg. The show was not renewed for a second season.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 748
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, tense, light, spooky, suspenseful, semi serious
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Voyage of the Unicorn (2001)
Plot Summary:
One day the Aislings find themselves magically transported to a ship called the Unicorn. Here, they discover that they've been chosen to fulfill an incredible quest! They undergo an incredible journey of discovery in strange lands with enchanted creatures, but find their voyage is really one of the spirit, as they each learn faith and the power of love.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 170 min
Plot tags: stylized, touching, inspirational, sentimental, epic, semi serious, fairy tale
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BeastMaster (1999)
Plot Summary:
BeastMaster is a Canadian television series that aired from 1999 to 2002. It was loosely based on a 1982 MGM film The Beastmaster. The series aired for three complete seasons. It is produced by Coote/Hayes Productions. The series was nominated for the Open Craft Award in the category of cinematography by the Australian Film Institute in 2000, and for the Saturn Award for Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films, USA, in 2001. BeastMaster is currently running in syndication on Sci-Fi Channel in the USA, but not in any prime-time slots.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Australia, Canada, USA
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: exciting, semi serious, suspenseful, stylized, homoerotic, fairy tale, retro, cult classic, epic fantasy, wild
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Conan the Adventurer (1997)
Plot Summary:
Conan: The Adventurer is an American television series created, developed, financed, distributed and produced by Max A. Keller and Micheline Keller from 1997 to 1998 and loosely based on the fantasy hero Conan the Barbarian. The TV show premiered on September 22, 1997, and ran for 22 episodes. The series has been broadcast in over 150 countries throughout the world. Keller Entertainment Group continues to market and distribute the series worldwide and the series has longevity among international broadcasters and dvd aggregators. The series will soon be available on the internet. This live-action series stars Ralf Möller as Conan of Cimmeria and Danny Woodburn as his sidekick Otli. The storyline is quite different from the Conan lore created in the original Conan novels and short stories by Robert E. Howard, as well as that of the Conan earlier depicted in the various Conan comic book series by Marvel Comics. The TV character is based on the version in the 1980s films, but there is no continuity between the films and TV series.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Germany, Mexico, USA
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: stylized, serious, suspenseful, captivating, exciting, retro, saga, rough, epic
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Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995)
Plot Summary:
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys is a television series, filmed in New Zealand and the United States. It was produced from 1995, and was very loosely based on the tales of the classical Greek culture hero Heracles. It ran for six seasons, producing action figures and other memorabilia as it became one of the highest rated syndicated television shows in the world at that time. It also gained a cult following along with its spin-off, Xena: Warrior Princess. It was preceded by several TV movies with the same major characters in 1994 as part of Universal Television's Action Pack: in order, Hercules and the Amazon Women, Hercules and the Lost Kingdom, Hercules and the Circle of Fire, Hercules in the Underworld, and Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur, the last of which served mostly as a "clip show" of the previous movies as a lead up to the series.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 31000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min
Plot tags: exciting, fairy tale, retro, epic, light, feel good, humorous, juvenile, mythical, action adventure
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The Odyssey (1997)
Plot Summary:
This lavish small-screen adaptation of Homer's ancient epic--replete with exotic Maltese and Turkish locations, state-of-the-art special effects, and many bronzed muscles gleaming with sweat--chronicles the voyage home of a Trojan hero, Odysseus, and includes many more scenes of his faithful, beautiful wife dodging leering suitors at home than Homer ever composed.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, History
Country: UK, Italy, Germany, Turkey, USA
Duration: 176 min
Plot tags: epic, breathtaking, scenic, exciting, heroic, fairy tale, stylized, enigmatic, historical drama, dark fantasy
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Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977)
Plot Summary:
Princess Farah refuses to marry Sinbad until Prince Kassim, her brother, is able to give his consent. However, the Prince's wicked stepmother, Queen Zenobia, has changed Kassim into a baboon in order to have her own son crowned as caliph. Sinbad, his crew, the Princess and the transformed Prince travel to a distant land, fighting every obstacle Zenobia places in their path, to seek the advice of a legendary wise man who can possibly tell how to end the spell.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: entertaining, exciting, light, melancholic, stylized, humorous, semi serious, mystical, mythical, fantasy adventure
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Sinbad and the Minotaur (2011)
Plot Summary:
Sinbad, armed with rumors of ancient gold, finds himself sneaking into the desert camp of the evil sorcerer Al-Jibar. Hidden among the many relics is an ivory scroll case containing the logs of the pirate Captain Minos, which will lead Sinbad to the golden head of the Colossus of Rhodes.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Australia
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: stylized, semi serious, captivating, exciting, psychotronic, campy
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Sinbad (2012)
Plot Summary:
Sinbad accidentally kills the son of the powerful Lord Akbari in a fist fight. As recompense for the blood debt, Sinbad's brother is killed in front of his eyes. Sinbad escapes, but his grandmother uses a magic talisman to curse him for the death of his brother. The curse prevents Sinbad from staying on land for more than one day; if he tarries the talisman will choke him to death. This prohibition against remaining on land leads to a life of adventure at sea that holds many wonders. Sinbad is unaware that he is still being hunted by Lord Akbari, who does not consider Sinbad's brother's death as sufficient payment of the blood debt.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, stylized, light, disturbing, semi serious, tense, captivating, costume drama, epic
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Jack Hunter (2008)
Plot Summary:
Jack Hunter and the Lost Treasure of Ugarit is a 2008 American miniseries. It consists of three parts: Jack Hunter and the Lost Treasure of Ugarit, Jack Hunter and the Quest for Akhenaten's Tomb and Jack Hunter and the Star of Heaven.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 282 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Knights of Bloodsteel (2009)
Plot Summary:
The adventure is set in the sorcerous land of Mirabilis, where a populace of elves, goblins, dwarves and humans hanker for the mystical element Bloodsteel; an ore with magical ability-giving properties. When a ruthless band of soldiers led by the wicked Dragon-Eye go seeking the powerful ore, a sorcerer elf Tesselink is given the task of finding its source - the legendary Crucible.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 693
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 240 min
Plot tags: exciting, semi serious, atmospheric, epic
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The Librarians (2014)
Plot Summary:
A group of librarians set off on adventures in an effort to save mysterious, ancient artifacts. Based on the series of "The Librarian" movies.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags: captivating, breathtaking, humorous, exciting, anime, mythical
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Quest of the Delta Knights (1993)
Plot Summary:
A secret society, the Delta Knights, attempts to save a medieval society from the evil over-lady.
IMDB Rating: 2.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, stylized, semi serious, independent film, psychotronic
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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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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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Young Hercules (1998)
Plot Summary:
Young Hercules was a spin-off from the 1990s syndicated television series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. It was aired on Fox Kids from September 12, 1998, to May 12, 1999. It lasted one season with 50 episodes and starred Ryan Gosling in the title role.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, New Zealand
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: exciting, feel good, humorous, entertaining, semi serious, retro, juvenile, epic, serious, dark fantasy
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Earthsea (2004)
Plot Summary:
A reckless youth is destined to become the greatest sorcerer that the mystical land of Earthsea has ever known.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Fantasy, Drama, Adventure
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: captivating, serious, stylized, epic, historical drama, epic fantasy, vintage
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Dragon Age: Redemption (2011)
Plot Summary:
An Elvish assassin gets one last chance at redemption when she is sent to capture a rogue Qunari mage who is intent on wreaking havoc on the world.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 51 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, tense, suspense, anime, humorous, suspenseful, stylized, semi serious
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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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Xena: Warrior Princess (1995)
Plot Summary:
Xena: Warrior Princess is an American–New Zealand supernatural fantasy adventure series that aired in syndication from September 4, 1995 until June 18, 2001. The series was created in 1995 by writer-director-producer Robert Tapert under his production tag, Renaissance Pictures with later executive producers being R. J. Stewart and Sam Raimi. The series narrative follows Xena, as an infamous warrior on a quest to seek redemption for her past sins against the innocent by using her formidable fighting skills to now, help those who are unable to defend themselves. Xena is accompanied by Gabrielle, who during the series changes from a simple farm girl into an Amazon warrior and Xena's comrade-in-arms; her initial naïveté helps to balance Xena and assists her in recognizing and pursuing the "greater good". The show is a spin-off of the television series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys; the saga began with three episodes in Hercules where Xena was a recurring character originally scheduled to die in her third appearance. Aware that the character of Xena had been very successful among the public, the producers of the series decided to create a spin-off series based on her adventures. Xena was a successful show which has aired in more than 108 countries around the world since 1998. In 2004 and 2007, it was ranked #9 and #10 on TV Guide's Top Cult Shows Ever and the title character was ranked #100 on Bravo's 100 Greatest TV Characters. Xena's success has led to hundreds of tie-in products, including, comics, books, video games and conventions, realized annually since 1998 in Pasadena, California and London.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 48000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: exciting, sexy, captivating, retro, epic, heroic, juvenile, mythical, action adventure, saga
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Merlin and the War of the Dragons (2008)
Plot Summary:
In 5th Century Britian, a young Merlin struggles for his place in his known land under the tutelage of The Mage, a local wizard whom sees the young man's potential for magic, as well as face off against his evil former friend, Vendiger, whom plots with a feudal warlord king to conquer all of Britian using an army of flying dragons, and only Merlin with the alliance of the local Prince Uther and Ingraine and a pair of mystical goddesses, can have the power to stop the evil from taking over the land.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, suspense, entertaining, mockbuster, arthurian, surreal, epic, suspenseful, stylized
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The Wheel of Time (2021)
Plot Summary:
Follow Moiraine, a member of the shadowy and influential all-female organization called the “Aes Sedai” as she embarks on a dangerous, world-spanning journey with five young men and women. Moiraine believes one of them might be the reincarnation of an incredibly powerful individual, whom prophecies say will either save humanity or destroy it.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 132000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: dark fantasy, exciting, captivating, suspenseful, atmospheric, sad, epic fantasy, queer cinema
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Legend of the Seeker (2008)
Plot Summary:
The adventures of woodsman Richard Cypher, who discovers that he was born to fulfill a prophecy of becoming a guardian hero to oppressed people. With the help of a mysterious woman named Kahlan and a wise old wizard named Zedd, he must stop a ruthless and bloodthirsty tyrant from unleashing an ancient evil and enslaving the world.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 36000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, New Zealand
Duration: 44 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, heroic, dark fantasy, feel good, entertaining, humorous, captivating, sweet, mythical
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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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SAGA: Curse of the Shadow (2013)
Plot Summary:
A secret cabal, The Shadow, works to bring about the return of Goth Azul - the Undead God - in the rich world of SAGA, populated by elves, orcs, dwarves and dragons. A ruthless elven bounty huntress (Nemyt) shoots down the dragon ridden by the fugitive orc shaman, Fangtor Bloodmoon. When Fangtor refuses to surrender quietly, the huntress must battle for her own life against the dangerous villain, and comes away with more than just his head.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, stylized, independent film
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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