Movies like Son of El Cid

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Son of El Cid (1964)
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Son of El Cid (1964)
Original name: I cento cavalieri
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, History
Country: Italy, Spain, West Germany
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Don Fernando, the son of El Cid, rallies peasants and townspeople to overthrow Moorish occupiers in medieval Spain.
Style: tense, bleak, epic, serious, captivating, realistic
Plot: medieval, barbarian, peplum, village, heroes, battles, village life, rebellion, revolution, leadership, rivalry, society, clergy, rebelliousness, state affairs, violent content, thief, torture, monk, midget, poverty, dwarf, retribution, peasant, duel ...
Time: middle ages, 11th century, medieval times
Place: spain, europe

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Most similar movies to Son of El Cid

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, captivating and exciting films with plots about medieval, heroes, battles, rivalry, escapades, sword fight and state affairs mostly in Drama, Action and History genres. Some movies like Son of El Cid: Crusaders (2001), Sword of Vengeance (2015), A Viking Saga: Son of Thor (2008), Kingdom of War: Part 2 (2007), Iron Lord (2010). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Crusaders (2001)
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Italy, Germany
Duration: 194 min.
Story: Towards the end of the eleventh century, Pope Urban II announces a crusade against the Saracens, who have occupied the holy city of Jerusalem. Three young friends Richard, Peter and Andrew set off to join the crusading army.
Style: captivating, serious, realistic, epic
Plot: crusade, battles, medieval, friendship, war, heroic mission, military, pope, state affairs, society, rivalry, politics ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, 11th century
Place: israel, europe, holy land
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Sword of Vengeance (2015)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Returning to his homeland after years of slavery, a Norman prince seeks revenge on his father's murderer – his ruthless uncle, Earl Durant. Gaining the trust of a band of exiled farmers, he leads them into battle against Durant, exploiting ...
Style: tense, serious, bleak, realistic, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: medieval, sword, master warrior, good versus evil, danger, vengeance, violence spree, gory, viking, obsession, rivalry, escapades ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, 11th century
Place: england
⇓ similarity ⇓
74%
A Viking Saga: Son of Thor (2008)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History
Country: Denmark, USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story: Drama set in the viking age, Helgi witnesses the destruction of his village and narrowly escapes to his uncle Rurik who raises him like his son. Many years later he meets the people responsible for his parents death and someone he never expected to ...
Style: captivating, saga, exciting, serious, tense ...
Plot: viking, medieval, battles, vengeance, paganism, rivalry, uninhibited rivalry, escapades, love and romance, murder, danger, legend ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, 9th century
Place: europe, denmark, scandinavia
⇓ similarity ⇓
70%
Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea (2007)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 136 min.
Story: A look at Genghis Khan's life, from his birth to conquests in Asia.
Style: exciting, captivating, serious, realistic, epic
Audience: boys' night
Plot: battles, conquering, medieval, heroes, ambition, rivalry, escapades, betrayal, rise to the top, haunted by the past, mongol empire, genghis khan ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, 13th century, 12th century
Place: mongolia, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
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Kingdom of War: Part 2 (2007)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Thailand
Duration: 165 min.
Story: Prince Naresuan is now the crown prince of Ayutthaya and the king of Burma is dead. While the new Burmese king is waging war, the crown prince plots to assassinate Naresuan. Hearing this, the prince decides to evacuate Thais out of the Burmese ...
Style: captivating, serious, exciting, epic, realistic ...
Plot: rebellion, fight for supremacy, rivalry, folk hero, rebelliousness, battles, royal family, family relations, heroes, escapades, head of state, state affairs ...
Time: 16th century
Place: burma, thailand, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
Iron & Blood: The Legend of Taras Bulba (2009)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 131 min.
Story: Set in the 16th century, this is a story about Ukraine's Cossack warriors and their campaign to defend their lands from the advancing Polish armies.
Style: realistic, exciting, serious, epic, captivating ...
Plot: cossack, battles, rebelliousness, political unrest, society, parent child relationship, sword fight, state affairs, heroes, medieval, father son relationship, forbidden love ...
Time: 16th century, medieval times, 17th century, middle ages
Place: poland, ukraine, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
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Iron Lord (2010)
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History
Country: Russia
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Young Russian Prince Yaroslav fights the robbers, tribes and the invaders. He is the first to unite Russian lands and to create the original Russian state.
Style: captivating, suspenseful, serious, exciting, bleak ...
Plot: ancient history, righting the wronged, head of state, state affairs, escapades, heroes, barbarian, hopes, medieval, viking, power struggle, leader ...
Time: 11th century, middle ages
Place: russia
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
1572: The Battle of Harlem (2014)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History
Country: Netherlands, Hungary, Belgium
Duration: 113 min.
Story: While she fights a heroic battle against the Spanish besieger with her female army, Kenau, driven by hate and sorrow of the execution of her youngest daughter, is threatened to also lose her eldest daughter, because her fear and pain are covered by ...
Style: serious, captivating, exciting, realistic, costume drama
Plot: battles, folk hero, danger, heroes, military, escapades, female warrior, medieval, dutch history, revolution, death penalty, women ...
Time: 16th century, middle ages
Place: holland, europe, netherlands
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
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Waiting for Heaven (2006)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Hungary, Turkey
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Eflatun is a master miniature artist who's living in 17th century Istanbul. One day, he's taken to the vizier's mansion by force. There he learns that Danyal, one of the Ottoman princes who has ignited an insurrection, is arrested in ...
Style: captivating, serious, exciting, realistic, epic
Plot: love and romance, fight for supremacy, love affair, military, rebellion, rebelliousness, battles, political unrest, state affairs, rivalry, society, fall in love ...
Time: 17th century, medieval times
Place: ottoman empire, turkey, constantinople, istanbul turkey
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
Northmen: A Viking Saga (2014)
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: Switzerland, Germany, South Africa
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A band of Vikings cross enemy lines and a panicked race begins. The losers will pay with their lives.
Style: stylized, captivating, exciting, realistic, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: viking, battles, medieval, survival, escapades, rivalry, heroes, violence, ship, noble, barbarian, brutality ...
Time: middle ages, 9th century
Place: scandinavia, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
Ironclad 2: Battle for Blood (2014)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, Serbia
Duration: 108 min.
Story: A survivor of the Great Siege of Rochester Castle fights to save his clan from from Celtic raiders. A sequel to the 2011 film, "Ironclad."
Style: rough, exciting, serious, realistic, saga ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: medieval, castle, battles, sword fight, vengeance, danger, sword and shield, escapades, rivalry, warrior, nordic, melee combat ...
Time: middle ages, 13th century, medieval times
Place: england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
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The Legion (2020)
Genre: Action, Adventure, History
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Noreno, a half-Roman, is entrusted with the mission of crossing the snowy mountains of Armenia, swarming with Parthian patrols, to seek help for his slowly dying men.
Style: captivating, exciting, suspense, atmospheric, epic ...
Plot: roman empire, epic battle, ancient rome, mission, barbarian, murder, rivalry, combat, warrior, sword fight, heroes, uninhibited rivalry ...
Time: 1st century
Place: armenia
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
Hannibal: Rome's Worst Nightmare (2006)
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story: It is 200 years before the birth of Christ and Rome is the new superpower of the ancient world. She believes she is invincible - but one man is destined to change that. He is a man bound by oath to avenge the wrongs inflicted on his home and, in ...
Style: realistic, serious, captivating, exciting, inspirational ...
Plot: roman empire, ancient history, conquering, barbarian, battles, ancient, danger, vengeance, heroes, rivalry, soldier, peplum ...
Time: ancient times
Place: rome italy, europe, spain, alps
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
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The Showdown (2011)
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: South Korea
Duration: 111 min.
Story: In the 11th year of Kwang Hae-gun, Jo-seon soldiers go to war with China after an invasion. In the middle of Manchu, three people who have barely survived are being cornered by the Chinese forces, and begin a bloody battle not with their enemies but ...
Style: psychological, suspenseful, rough, tense, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: master warrior, military, dishonesty, battles, confined, martial arts, survival, medieval, isolation, rivalry, mexican standoff, joseon dynasty ...
Time: middle ages
Place: china, east asia, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
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Robin Hood (2010)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 140 min.
Story: When soldier Robin happens upon the dying Robert of Loxley, he promises to return the man's sword to his family in Nottingham. There, he assumes Robert's identity; romances his widow, Marion; and draws the ire of the town's sheriff ...
Style: captivating, epic, exciting, heroic, entertaining ...
Audience: boys' night, manly
Plot: medieval, robin hood, knight, sword fight, fighting the system, archer, folk hero, love and romance, bow and arrow, escapades, sword and shield, heroes ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, year 2010, 2010s, ancient times ...
Place: england, britain, france, europe, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
Kingdom of Swords (2018)
Genre: Action, Adventure, History
Country: Ukraine
Duration: 100 min.
Story: This is the story about man who had a great way. His adventures and losses, his life make you to be surprised. We invite you in the middle ages - a times of darkness, of heroes, of big power and of eternity love.
Style: realistic, serious, epic, stylized, captivating ...
Plot: medieval, heroes, leadership, betrayal, battles, danger, death, escapades, sword fight, rage, sale
Time: 13th century
Place: ukraine
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43%
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Soldier of God (2005)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: “Soldier of God” A film by W. D. Hogan From The New York Times Director W. D. Hogan‘s sweeping period epic “Soldier of God” unfurls in the Middle East of the late Twelfth Century. As the story opens, the Knights Templar, a religious ...
Style: serious, captivating, epic, realistic, exciting
Plot: medieval, knights templar, escapades, military, obsessive quest, heroic mission, heroes, political unrest, soldier, political intrigue, royal family, state affairs ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, 12th century, 11th century
Place: middle east
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43%
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Marco Polo (2007)
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 165 min.
Story: Assigned to accompany two priests on a mission to convert the court of Kublai Khan to Christianity, Marco Polo is abandoned in the mountains when the priests, doubting the very existence of China, turn back. Polo eventually pushes bravely forth ...
Style: captivating, exciting, atmospheric, epic, serious ...
Plot: adventurer, medieval, heroes, heroic mission, hopes, dishonesty, danger, rivalry, culture clash, political unrest, society, priest ...
Time: 13th century, middle ages
Place: asia, china, italy, venice
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
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 4.4
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Sword of War (2009)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Italy
Duration: 139 min.
Story: Year 1100. Italy.The Northern lands are ruled by a German emperor: Fredrick aka "Barbarossa. His dream is to conquer also the lands in the Center and in the South so as to revive the Empire that was once of the one Charles Magno.But in the ...
Style: serious, captivating, realistic, epic
Plot: medieval, knight, battles, sword, state affairs, emperor, siege, heroes, winter, castle, battlefield, war violence ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, 12th century
Place: germany, europe, milan italy, italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
Soldier of Fortune (1976)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, History
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 111 min.
Story: No overview found.
Style: fairy tale, parody, spoof
Plot: medieval, knight, italian history, soldier, sword, kingdom, army, sword and sorcery, tudors, ancient, fistfight, insult ...
Time: medieval times, middle ages
Place: italy, spain
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
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Gladiators 7 (1962)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Italy, Spain
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Framed for the escape of five gladiators from the arena, the son of one of Sparta's leading citizens is sentenced to the arena as gladiator himself and forced to fight for his life in the Roman Colosseum. Years later he manages to escape and ...
Style: epic, captivating, exciting, stylized, serious
Audience: boys' night
Plot: peplum, gladiator, ancient rome, semi nudity, ancient, ancient world, soldier, dishonesty, war, corrupted ruler, heroes, master warrior ...
Place: rome italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
Crusade of Vengeance (2002)
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA, Ireland, Lithuania
Duration: 92 min.
Story: In 1190, the knight Elizabeth leaves her young son Peter in England, battles, and is wounded in the Third Holy Crusade. She must return to her village, where she is informed by the local priest that Peter was abducted by the wicked tyrant Grekkor ...
Style: exciting, serious, captivating, disturbing
Audience: boys' night
Plot: medieval, female warrior, rivalry, rescue, heroes, battles, danger, escapades, daring rescue, vengeance, master warrior, courage ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times
Place: england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
 6.3
 175K
King Arthur (2004)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, 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: epic, exciting, period piece, costume drama, intense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: king arthur, knight, sword fight, medieval, king, battles, military, arthurian legend, roman empire, sword and shield, swords and armor, ancient rome ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, 5th century, year 2004, ancient times ...
Place: britain, scotland, england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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The Viking Sagas (1995)
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: The film chronicles a long-ago time when men relied not on their intellect to make points, but on their swords. A mythical warrior ('Ralf Moeller (I)') wanders the snow-capped landscapes of the North territories on an arduous quest for ...
Style: historical drama, independent film, exciting, captivating, serious ...
Plot: viking, medieval, barbarian, knight, sword, legend, good versus evil, obsessive quest, vengeance, uninhibited rivalry, danger, rivalry ...
Time: middle ages
Place: iceland, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
Legendary Amazons (2011)
Genre: Action
Country: China
Duration: 107 min.
Story: The film is set in early 11th century China during the reign of Emperor Renzong of the Song Dynasty. The emperor neglects state affairs and indulges in personal pleasures, while the government sinks into corruption and war continues to rage on at ...
Style: realistic, exciting, epic, serious, tense ...
Plot: medieval, battles, rivalry, against the odds, politics, military, soldier, save the day, danger, sword, badass female lead, wuxia ...
Time: 11th century, middle ages
Place: china, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
Samurai Banners (1969)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 165 min.
Story: Feudal Japan, 1543 to 1562. Kansuke Yamamoto is a samurai who dreams of a country united, peaceful from sea to sea. He enters the service of Takeda, the lord of Kai domain. He convinces Takeda to kill the lord of neighboring Suwa and take his wife ...
Style: serious, realistic, captivating, stylized, jidai geki
Plot: samurai, power relations, betrayal, politics, state affairs, military, fall in love, master warrior, dishonesty, heroes, medieval, violent content ...
Time: 16th century, medieval times
Place: japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
 3.0
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The Arena (2001)
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, independent film ...
Plot: amazon, slave girl, gladiator, roman empire, captivity, ambition, danger, contests and competitions, rebelliousness, rivalry, rebellion, medieval ...
Place: rome italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
 6.5
 59K
Conquest 1453 (2012)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Turkey
Duration: 162 min.
Story: After the death of his father Murat II, Mehmet II ascends to the Ottoman throne. After braving internal and external enemies, he decides to complete what he was destined to do: Conquer Constantinople.
Style: tense, realistic, exciting, serious, captivating ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: rise to the top, emperor, sultan, conquering, muslim, medieval, prophet, siege, turk, sword fight, politics, military ...
Time: 15th century, middle ages, medieval times
Place: ottoman empire, turkey, constantinople, middle east, istanbul turkey
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
 5.0
 402
7 Assassins (2013)
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 103 min.
Story: When social unrest plagues a Kingdom in ancient China, the Imperial Court collects stockpiles of gold from local governments to expand the royal army. However, the gold is robbed while in transport. In a desperate move to retrieve the stolen ...
Style: exciting, captivating, suspense, intense, tense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: rebellion, martial arts, heroic mission, assassin, master warrior, medieval, revolution, state affairs, gold, partner, friendship, rivalry ...
Time: 20th century, 1910s
Place: china, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
 7.6
 2K
47 Samurai (1962)
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 207 min.
Story: The story tells of a group of samurai who were left leaderless (becoming ronin) after their daimyo (feudal lord) was forced to commit seppuku (ritual suicide) for assaulting a court official named Kira Yoshinaka, whose title was Kōzuke no suke. The ...
Style: epic, harsh, bleak, atmospheric, serious ...
Plot: samurai, vengeance, medieval, seppuku, brutality, justice, battles, martial arts, courage, society, redemption, human nature ...
Time: 18th century, middle ages, medieval times
Place: japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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