Movies like The Arena 1974
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The Arena (1974)
3K
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Female gladiators fight to the death. Inspired by the story of Spartacus, follow the adventures of a bevy of slave girls who, upon finding themselves thrust into the gladiator ring, mount a vicious rebellion to fight their way to freedom.
Style:
stylized, rough, serious, realistic, psychotronic, grindhouse, political, sexy, independent film, cult film
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
ancient rome, blaxploitation, exploitation, roman empire, ancient history, female nudity, sword, arena, rape victim, peplum, sword fight, female fighter, gladiator, survival, vengeance, rivalry, contests and competitions, feminism, danger, ambition, rebelliousness, against the odds, state affairs, corrupted ruler, master and servant ...
Time:
70s
Place:
rome italy
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Most similar movies to The Arena
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, exciting, rough and suspenseful films with plots about martial arts, rivalry, heroes, danger, master warrior, violence and sword fight mostly in Action, Adventure and Fantasy genres. Some movies like The Arena: Barbarian Queen (1985), Amazons and Gladiators (2001), Friday Foster (1975), Red Sonja (1985), Gladiator (2000). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
881
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Action
Country: Russia, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
In an age of Gladiators, the power that was Rome held its empire together with the might of its armies, the sweat and tears of its conquests, and the cheers and bloodlust of its citizens - glorified in the deadly spectacle of The Arena. Stolen from ...
Style:
serious, captivating, exciting, suspense, period piece ...
Plot:
amazon, slave girl, gladiator, female fight, medieval, captivity, contests and competitions, ambition, rebellion, rivalry, rebelliousness, danger ...
Place:
rome italy
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Argentina
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
Set during the days of the Roman Empire. A simple village is raided by Roman troops, and most of the people are whisked off to be slaves or killed. Three women survive and set off to liberate their people. When they arrive at the Roman city, they ...
Style:
sexy, fantasy adventure, perverse, sex comedy, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
barbarian, sword and sorcery, female warrior, exploitation, ancient, rape, gang rape, rape and revenge, myth, dungeon, woman fights a man, nude women ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, South Africa, Germany
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
The heroic tale of young Mathayus and his relentless quest for justice against an evil and powerful villain, King Sargon. Mathayus faces heart-stopping tribulations during his adventurous, odds-defying trajectory toward his ultimate destiny: ...
Style:
serious, saga, grindhouse, epic, cult classic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mummy, sword and sorcery, desert, monster, revenge, portal, medieval, black magic, barbarian, greek, heroic mission, escapades ...
Place:
egypt, africa, middle east
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Action, Adventure
Country: USA, Germany, Ireland
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
During the Roman Empire, General Crassius ruled a small province with an Iron fist. Serena, a young girl in a village, watches Crassius kill her parents. Crassius and Serena's destiny would lead them to the Gladiator ring; the Amazons Warrior ...
Style:
serious, captivating, exciting, tense, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
amazon, female warrior, gladiator, female fighter, rivalry, sword fight, heroic mission, heroes, vengeance, roman empire, girl power, ancient rome ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Friday Foster, an ex-model magazine photographer, goes to Los Angeles International airport to photograph the arrival of Blake Tarr, the richest black man in America. Three men attempt to assassinate Tarr. Foster photographs the melee and is plunged ...
Style:
neo noir, crime drama, grindhouse, hood, independent film ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
blaxploitation, woman with a gun, exploitation, murder, conspiracy, nude black woman, black, photograph, photography, african american, tough girl, lady ...
Time:
year 1975, 70s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, usa, washington d.c.
Similarity:
100%
48K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Netherlands, Italy
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
sexy, entertaining, dark fantasy, fantasy adventure, psychotronic ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
sword and sorcery, barbarian, bare breasts, female warrior, supernatural, female nudity, superheroine, vengeance, female protagonist, maiden, medieval, fantasy world ...
Time:
80s, medieval times, prehistory, stone age, prehistoric times
Similarity:
100%
1.8M
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: USA, UK, Malta, Morocco
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
In the year 180, the death of emperor Marcus Aurelius throws the Roman Empire into chaos. Maximus is one of the Roman army's most capable and trusted generals and a key advisor to the emperor. As Marcus' devious son Commodus ascends to ...
Style:
epic, captivating, breathtaking, period piece, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, family friendly, teens, date night, manly ...
Plot:
revenge, ancient rome, roman empire, sword fight, vengeance, ancient history, gladiator, freedom, slavery, courage, warrior, ancient world ...
Time:
ancient times, 2000s, middle ages, y2k, year 2000 ...
Place:
rome italy, italy, ancient greece, greece, germany ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: Japan
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A Shogun who grew paranoid as he became senile sent his ninjas to kill his samurai. They failed but did kill the samurai’s wife. The samurai swore to avenge the death of his wife and roams the countryside with his toddler son in search of ...
Style:
grindhouse, visual, atmospheric, stylized, psychotronic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
ninja, kung fu, martial arts, female nudity, yakuza, female ninja, revenge, samurai sword, violence, exploitation, assassin, violent ...
Time:
16th century, 19th century, 15th century
Place:
japan, asia, tokyo
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Germany, USA, Belgium
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
In ancient Egypt, peasant Mathayus is hired to exact revenge on the powerful Memnon and the sorceress Cassandra, who are ready to overtake Balthazar's village. Amid betrayals, thieves, abductions and more, Mathayus strives to bring justice to ...
Style:
sexy, entertaining, epic fantasy, epic, saga ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
ancient history, sword fight, ancient egypt, medieval, sword and sorcery, desert, sorceress, barbarian, vigilante, warrior, mythology, revenge ...
Time:
year 2002, ancient times, 2000s
Place:
africa, middle east, egypt
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
At a secret Russian nuclear missile base, an ex-U.S. SEAL member is planning to launch a missile strike on the United States, and the only way to stop him is with the best of the best. Because of a natural gas refinery leak, the newly formed team ...
Style:
exciting, serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, soldier, military, heroic mission, martial arts, danger, master warrior, heroes, daring rescue, betrayal, military base, tough heroes ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
When he is betrayed by a trusted friend, Mathayus must marshal all his strength and cunning to outwit a formidable opponent who will stop at nothing to unlock a supreme ancient power.
Style:
exciting, serious, saga, surprise ending, dark ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
female warrior, medieval, sword and sorcery, warrior, tough girl, mummy, danger, martial arts, magic, chases and races, supernatural, good versus evil ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA, Hong Kong, Philippines
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A sultry assassin is the target of two separate operatives in this globe-trotting action flick shot on location in the Bahamas, Athens, Rome and Hong Kong.
Style:
cult classic, independent film, exciting, realistic, semi serious ...
Plot:
spy, female fighter, gymnast, assassin, woman with a gun, female fight, gymnastics, adventurer, 007, woman fights a man, martial arts, espionage ...
Time:
90s
Place:
hong kong, bahamas, europe, greece, asia ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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, ...
Style:
sexy, exciting, saga, dark fantasy, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
barbarian, curses spells and rituals, sword and sorcery, demon, destiny, sword fight, vengeance, heroic mission, imaginary kingdom, sorcery, evil queen, magic ...
Time:
middle ages, year 1997, 80s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
In this martial-arts actioner, Miami mobsters find themselves in mortal danger after an angry police chief hires the world's most vicious fighters and uses them to launch a city-wide vendetta
Style:
independent film, serious, realistic, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, heroes, underground fighting, female fight, boxer, violent content, working undercover, contests and competitions, vengeance, ambition, rivalry, master warrior ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
miami, florida
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Bulgaria, Germany, India
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
dark fantasy, psychotronic, brutal, stylized, rough ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
barbarian, sword and sorcery, revenge, witch, sword fight, fight, slavery, brutality, warrior, sorcerer, vengeance, good versus evil ...
Time:
year 2011, future, 2010s, stone age, prehistoric times
Place:
hawaii
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
cult classic, perverse, suspenseful, exciting, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
barbarian, sword and sorcery, warrior, master warrior, good versus evil, black magic, female warrior, human sacrifice, rescue, medieval, sword, imaginary kingdom ...
Time:
80s, year 1984, prehistoric times, 20th century, stone age
Similarity:
100%
182K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: Ireland, UK, USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
The story of the Arthurian legend, based on the 'Sarmatian hypothesis' which contends that the legend has a historical nucleus in the Sarmatian heavy cavalry troops stationed in Britain, and that the Roman-British military commander, ...
Style:
exciting, period piece, costume drama, epic, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
king arthur, knight, medieval, king, arthurian legend, sword fight, military, combat, battles, sword and shield, roman empire, swords and armor ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 5th century, ancient times, year 2004 ...
Place:
britain, scotland, england, europe, rome italy ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Mystery
Country: UK, Germany, Japan, Canada, USA, Australia
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Four beautiful rivals at an invitation-only martial-arts tournament join forces against a sinister threat. Princess Kasumi is an aristocratic warrior trained by martial-arts masters. Tina Armstrong is a wrestling superstar. Helena Douglas is an ...
Style:
sexy, exciting, action packed, action adventure, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
martial arts, female martial artist, kick-butt women, female protagonist, ninja, competition, female fighter, tournament, woman with a gun, female warrior, master warrior, assassin ...
Time:
year 2006, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
hong kong
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Nick and Ruben are hoodwinked into a "shootfighter" (no-holds-barred, to the death) martial arts match by the evil Mr. Lee, who has a grudge against world shootfighter champ(and teacher of Nick and Ruben) Shingo.
Style:
suspense, bloody, independent film, exciting, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, competition, fight, heroes, underground fighting, fight scenes, boxer, profanity, strong violent content, stash, violent content, battles ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
In a post-apocalyptic world, a warrior wandering through the desert comes upon a group of settlers who are being menaced by a murderous gang that is after the water they control.
Style:
apocalyptic, futuristic, independent film, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
post apocalypse, desert, survival, sword and sorcery, martial arts, sorcery, dystopia, post-apocalyptic future, heroes, vengeance, wasteland, disaster ...
Time:
80s, year 1987, future
Place:
california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Philippines, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Grier and Haig are thieving mercenaries who engineer a prison break from the outside.
Style:
grindhouse, realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
prison, women in prison, sexploitation, blaxploitation, exploitation, women's prison, sleaze, woman with a gun, voyeur, tropical island, gang rape, escape ...
Time:
year 1972, 70s
Place:
the philippines, asia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action
Country: Thailand
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Kham is the last in long line of guards who once watched over the King of Thailand's war elephants. Traditionally, only the perfect elephants could successfully help defend the throne, after his harrowing quest to retrieve the elephants, Kham ...
Style:
rough, suspenseful, exciting, serious, action thriller ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, master warrior, danger, medieval, heroes, chases and races, daring rescue, motorcycle chase, escapades, fight, tough heroes, protagonist as suspect ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
thailand
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
In the grand tradition of the lone hero who mysteriously appears in a town desperate for help (think "Shane, "Billy Jack", "James Bond" and "Chinese Connection"), having survived a war and now serving the ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, suspense, tense, crime drama
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
martial arts, vengeance, gang, danger, vigilantism, gangster, escapades, murder, brutality, violence, revenge, righting the wronged ...
Place:
los angeles, south america
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Eric Kulhane, a member of the U.S. Kickboxing Team, lets his quick temper and obsessive love for beautiful Cheryl make him the perfect target for blackmail. In order to stop ruthless gambler from rigging the World Championship and killing Cheryl, ...
Style:
independent film, fast, serious, realistic, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, tough heroes, drug abuse, wedding, female fight, underground fighting, kickboxing, kung fu, violent content, dishonesty, rivalry, criminal heroes ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
las vegas
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Before Spartacus struck down his first opponent in the arena, there were many gladiators who passed through the gates onto the sand.'Spartacus: Gods of the Arena' tells the story of the original Champion of the House of Batiatus: Gannicus ...
Style:
epic, exciting, sexy, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
ancient history, ancient rome, roman empire, gladiator, warrior, arena, roman, heroes, sword fight, slavery, slave, master warrior ...
Time:
ancient times, 1st century b.c., 1st century
Place:
hawaii
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Philippines, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Female prisoners in a Phillippine jail are being subjected to sadistic torture. Five of the women--along with the help of two men--plot an escape.
Style:
grindhouse, art house, cult classic, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
exploitation, women in prison, women's prison, sexploitation, blaxploitation, female prisoner, erotica, lechery, woman in jeopardy, escape, fugitives, woman in danger ...
Time:
year 1971, 70s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A stolen computer disk contains the location of a hidden tresaure trove. It's up to the sexy ladies of LETHAL (Legion to Ensure Total Harmony and Law) to find the treasure before the bad guys do.
Style:
sexy, erotic, independent film, surprise ending
Plot:
sex scene, big breasts, erotica, female agent, katana, female nudity, lust, blonde, island, stripper, naked in public, woman with a gun ...
Place:
hawaii, beverly hills, los angeles
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
dark fantasy, epic, epic fantasy, stylized, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
sword and sorcery, barbarian, sword fight, warrior, medieval, fight, violence, snake, good versus evil, black magic, mythology, warlord ...
Time:
year 1982, 20th century, stone age, 80s, prehistoric times ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, Bulgaria
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Based on Frank Miller's latest graphic novel Xerxes and told in the breathtaking visual style of the blockbuster "300," this new chapter of the epic saga takes the action to a fresh battlefield--on the sea--as Greek general ...
Style:
epic, entertaining, bloody, heroic, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
sword fight, ancient history, greek, mythology, survival, king, ancient, medieval, sword and shield, warrior, antiquity, swords and armor ...
Time:
middle ages, ancient times, year 2014, 5th century, 2010s
Place:
ancient greece, greece, middle east, europe, persia ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A tale that takes place at the dawn of history. The movie tells the story of a tribe that discovers how to fashion weapons out of iron and use them for their own survival. However, the creation of iron also causes the tribe to battle for possession ...
Style:
fantasy adventure, cult classic, exciting, serious, psychotronic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
sword and sorcery, tribe, sorcery, barbarian, caveman, sword, muscleman, volcano, erotica, wizard, ancient, woman with a gun ...
Time:
stone age, prehistory, prehistoric times
Similarity:
24%
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