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Spartacus: House of Ashur (2025)
9K
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
This next chapter in the "Spartacus" franchise poses the question: what if Ashur, hadn't died on Mount Vesuvius at the end of "Spartacus: Vengeance?" And what if he had been gifted the gladiator school once owned by Batiatus in return for aiding the Romans in killing Spartacus and putting an end to the slave rebellion?
Style:
tense, atmospheric, suspenseful, suspense, period drama
Plot:
erotica, group sex, ancient rome, roman empire, slavery, power struggle, betrayal, corruption, political intrigue, manipulation, ambition, scheming, violent, anti hero, survival, revenge, moral ambiguity, class conflict, alternate history, sex scene, gladiator, male nudity, female nudity, male pubic hair, bare chested male ...
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, suspenseful, captivating and suspense films and TV series with plots about betrayal, revenge, moral ambiguity, power struggle, corruption, ambition and anti hero mostly in Drama, Action and Crime genres. Some movies like Spartacus: House of Ashur: Spartacus (2010), Those About to Die (2024), The Family (2007), Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (2011), The Terminal List: Dark Wolf (2025). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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epic, sexy, historical drama, sexual, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
ancient rome, ancient history, roman empire, gladiator, sword fight, rebellion, battles, swords and armor, friendship between men, sex, slavery, medieval ...
Time:
ancient times, 1st century b.c., 1st century, 2000s
Place:
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA, Germany, Italy
Duration: 60 min.
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Style:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
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Style:
tense, disturbing, captivating, serious, historical drama
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
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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
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49%
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usa
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49%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 10 min.
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Style:
crime drama, realistic, tense, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
drug lord, narcotics, organized crime, drug cartel, trafficking, drug trade, drug crime, criminal, drug dealer, criminal underworld, drug traffic, drug dealing ...
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Place:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
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48%
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Country: France
Duration: 45 min.
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Style:
suspenseful, psychological, tense, captivating, thrilling ...
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48%
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Plot:
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47%
938
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: South Korea, USA
Duration: 58 min.
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Country: Malaysia
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47%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Belgium
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Audience:
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Audience:
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46%
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Audience:
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Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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