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The Warlords (2007)
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The Warlords (2007)
Original name: 投名狀
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 126 min.
Story: A heroic tale of three blood brothers and their struggle in the midst of war and political upheaval. It is based on "The Assassination of Ma," a Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) story about the killing of general Ma Xinyi.
Style: sincere, suspenseful, epic, rough, serious, cult classic, exciting, realistic
Plot: war, martial arts, fight, soldier, ambition, civil war, kung fu, battles, pow, political unrest, vengeance, rivalry, society, infidelity, treason, medieval, politics, asian history, wuxia, love triangle, warrior, combat, insurgent, showdown, sole survivor ...
Time: 19th century, 1860s, year 2007, 1800s, medieval times, 1870s
Place: china, ancient china, east asia, asia, beijing china
Keyword: chinese, canon

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, exciting, epic and stylized films with plots about martial arts, medieval, rivalry, fight, sword, heroes and warrior mostly in Action, Drama and History genres. Some movies like The Warlords: Red Cliff (2008), Curse of the Golden Flower (2006), Three Kingdoms (2008), Bodyguards and Assassins (2009), Little Big Soldier (2010). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Red Cliff (2008)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: China, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, USA
Duration: 145 min.
Story: In 208 A.D., in the final days of the Han Dynasty, shrewd Prime Minster Cao convinced the fickle Emperor Han the only way to unite all of China was to declare war on the kingdoms of Xu in the west and East Wu in the south. Thus began a military ...
Style: epic, realistic, breathtaking, brutal, visual ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: war, martial arts, battles, strategy, kung fu, historical event, chinese emperor, ancient history, horse, medieval, visceral, revenge ...
Time: year 2008, medieval times, ancient times
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Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 114 min.
Story: During China's Tang dynasty the emperor has taken the princess of a neighboring province as wife. She has borne him two sons and raised his eldest. Now his control over his dominion is complete, including the royal family itself.
Style: colorful, visual, costume drama, captivating, serious ...
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Time: medieval times, year 2006, 10th century, 7th century, middle ages
Place: china, asia, east asia, ancient china, rome italy
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Three Kingdoms (2008)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: China, South Korea, Hong Kong
Duration: 102 min.
Story: The aging Zhao embarks on his final and greatest campaign, a road to adventure that will crown his name in glory for all time.
Style: exciting, realistic, atmospheric, serious, stylized ...
Audience: boys' night
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Time: medieval times, ancient times
Place: china, ancient china, east asia, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Bodyguards and Assassins (2009)
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 139 min.
Story: In 1905, revolutionist Sun Yat-Sen visits Hong Kong to discuss plans with Tongmenghui members to overthrow the Qing dynasty. But when they find out that assassins have been sent to kill him, they assemble a group of protectors to prevent any attacks.
Style: captivating, realistic, serious, exciting, suspenseful ...
Plot: martial arts, chinese history, kung fu, giant, qing dynasty, fight, revolution, politics, sword fight, danger, patriotism, hopes ...
Time: 1900s, 20th century
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Little Big Soldier (2010)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, History, War
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 96 min.
Story: The story of a farmer forced into conscription, who has been looking to get out of the army ever since. His great chance arrives when he stumbles upon a wounded general from an enemy state, and he kidnaps him, intending to claim credit for the ...
Style: stylized, humorous, exciting, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
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Time: middle ages, ancient times, 5th century
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Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 119 min.
Story: In 9th century China, a corrupt government wages war against a rebel army called the Flying Daggers. A romantic warrior breaks a beautiful rebel out of prison to help her rejoin her fellows, but things are not what they seem.
Style: visually stunning, stylized, visual, exciting, epic ...
Audience: teens
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 99 min.
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Style: captivating, stylized, tense, serious, epic
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100%
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Red Cliff II (2009)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: China, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, USA
Duration: 142 min.
Story: The battle of Red Cliff continues and the alliance between Xu and East Wu is fracturing. With Cao Cao's massive forces on their doorstep, will the kingdoms of Xu and East Wu survive?
Style: epic, stylized, saga, scenic, visual ...
Audience: boys' night
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Time: year 2009, year 2008, medieval times, ancient times
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⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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Duration: 133 min.
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Duration: 134 min.
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
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