Movies like Highlander 1986
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Highlander (1986)
157K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA, Netherlands
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
He fought his first battle on the Scottish Highlands in 1536. He will fight his greatest battle on the streets of New York City in 1986. His name is Connor MacLeod. He is immortal.
Style:
sexy, perverse, suspenseful, suspense, exciting, sincere, epic fantasy, gothic, period piece, intense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
immortality, mentor, sword fight, medieval, good versus evil, magic, immortal, sorcery, master warrior, sword and sorcery, fight scenes, mythology, destiny, swordsman, katana, barbarian, love story, supernatural ability, memory, dark hero, duel, vengeance, sword, time travel, alternate reality ...
Time:
80s, middle ages, 20th century, 18th century, year 1985, 1940s, 1780s ...
Place:
scotland, scottish highlands, europe, usa, america, boston, manhattan new york city ...
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Most similar movies to Highlander
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out exciting, cult classic, epic and action adventure films with plots about sword, mentor, danger, chase, fight, good versus evil and sword fight mostly in Adventure, Action and Fantasy genres. Some movies like Highlander: First Knight (1995), Solomon Kane (2009), The Scorpion King (2002), The 13th Warrior (1999), Van Helsing (2004). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
The timeless tale of King Arthur and the legend of Camelot are retold in this passionate period drama. Arthur is reluctant to hand the crown to Lancelot, and Guinevere is torn between her loyalty to her husband and her growing love for his rival. ...
Style:
romantic, fairy tale, sentimental, period piece, exciting ...
Audience:
kids, teens, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
knight, king arthur, medieval, love triangle, sword fight, ancient, arthurian legend, betrayal, love, camelot, beauty, love story ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, ancient times, 90s, 1900s ...
Place:
england, britain, europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Czech Republic, UK, France
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A nomadic 16th century warrior, condemned to hell for his brutal past, seeks redemption by renouncing violence, but finds some things are worth burning for as he fights to free a young Puritan woman from the grip of evil.
Style:
dark fantasy, gothic, dark, gothic horror, atmospheric ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
sword and sorcery, redemption, good versus evil, chase, supernatural, lone hero, medieval, violence, witch, deal with the devil, vengeance, murder ...
Time:
17th century, 16th century, middle ages, year 2009, medieval times
Place:
england, europe, north africa
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA, Canada, India
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
When the child Arthur’s father is murdered, Vortigern, Arthur’s uncle, seizes the crown. Robbed of his birthright and with no idea who he truly is, Arthur comes up the hard way in the back alleys of the city. But once he pulls the sword ...
Style:
epic, entertaining, visually stunning, costume drama, period piece ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
king arthur, legend, knight, warrior, king, sword fight, medieval, mythology, excalibur, mentor, one against many, throne ...
Time:
middle ages, year 2017, medieval times, 6th century, 18th century
Place:
england, london, europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, France, Canada
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Starts off in the 15th century, with Connor McLeod (Christopher Lambert) training with another immortal swordsman, the Japanese sorcerer Nakano (Mako). When an evil immortal named Kane (Mario Van Peebles) kills the old wizard, the resulting battle ...
Style:
suspense, saga, action adventure, cult classic, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
immortal, immortality, sword and sorcery, sorcery, sword fight, magic, revenge, sorcerer, fictional war, supernatural, good versus evil, vengeance ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 16th century, 18th century, future
Place:
scotland, japan, morocco, new york, usa ...
Similarity:
100%
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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, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, France
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Highlander: The Series is a fantasy science fiction action-adventure television series featuring Duncan MacLeod of the Scottish Clan MacLeod, as the Highlander. It was an offshoot and another alternate sequel of the 1986 feature film with a twist: ...
Style:
exciting, rough, atmospheric, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
immortality, immortal, warrior, good versus evil, medieval, katana, duel, heroes, escapades, danger, rivalry, samurai sword ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, History
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
In AD 922, Arab courtier, Ahmad Ibn Fadlan accompanies a party of Vikings to the barbaric North to combat a terror that slaughters Vikings and devours their flesh.
Style:
epic, exciting, scenic, gothic, intense ...
Plot:
sword fight, viking, barbarian, sword and sorcery, medieval, sword, mythology, combat, battles, warrior, mission, arab ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, ancient times, 10th century, year 1999
Place:
baghdad iraq, scandinavia, iraq
Similarity:
100%
305K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Czech Republic, USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Famed monster slayer Gabriel Van Helsing is dispatched to Transylvania to assist the last of the Valerious bloodline in defeating Count Dracula. Anna Valerious reveals that Dracula has formed an unholy alliance with Dr. Frankenstein's monster ...
Style:
gothic, dark fantasy, exciting, scary, action adventure ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, kids, boys' night
Plot:
vampire, werewolf, supernatural, dracula, steampunk, frankenstein, fantasy world, good versus evil, undead, dark hero, transformation, monster ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century, year 2004, 15th century, 1880s ...
Place:
transylvania, europe, budapest, italy, france ...
Similarity:
100%
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550K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
Arthur Curry learns that he is the heir to the underwater kingdom of Atlantis, and must step forward to lead his people and to be a hero to the world.
Style:
exciting, entertaining, action adventure, epic, saga ...
Audience:
teens, kids, chick flick, adult
Plot:
superhero, underwater, super powers, superhuman powers, atlantis, creature, ocean, princess, half breed, avenger, water, muscleman ...
Time:
year 1985, year 1986, year 2002, year 1999, 90s ...
Place:
maine, boston, sicily, atlantic ocean, italy ...
Similarity:
100%
105K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
In an ancient time when majestic fire-breathers soared through the skies, a knight named Bowen comes face to face and heart to heart with the last dragon on Earth, Draco. Taking up arms to suppress a tyrant king, Bowen soon realizes his task will be ...
Style:
fairy tale, humorous, entertaining, cult classic, epic ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
dragon, knight, medieval, good versus evil, friendship, sword fight, sorcery, immortality, evil king, sword and sorcery, battles, society ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 10th century, 90s
Place:
england, europe
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, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Immortals Connor and Duncan Macleod join forces against a man from Connor's distant past in the highlands of Scotland, Kell, an immensely powerful immortal who leads an army of equally powerful and deadly immortal swordsmen and assassins. No ...
Style:
exciting, melancholic, suspenseful, serious, saga ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
sword fight, immortality, immortal, sword and sorcery, good versus evil, vengeance, supernatural, supernatural ability, mythology, mentor, gory, heroic mission ...
Time:
middle ages, 17th century, 18th century, 2000s, y2k ...
Place:
scotland, ireland, new york, europe, italy ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: New Zealand, USA
Duration: 161 min.
Story:
The Dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf have successfully escaped the Misty Mountains, and Bilbo has gained the One Ring. They all continue their journey to get their gold back from the Dragon, Smaug.
Style:
epic, breathtaking, heroic, fantasy adventure, visually stunning ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids, chick flick, adult
Plot:
fantasy world, magical, dragon, good versus evil, sword fight, magic, sword and sorcery, imaginary kingdom, elf, warrior, creature, middle earth ...
Time:
2010s, year 2013
Similarity:
100%
610K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: UK, Malta, Bulgaria, USA
Duration: 163 min.
Story:
In year 1250 B.C. during the late Bronze age, two emerging nations begin to clash. Paris, the Trojan prince, convinces Helen, Queen of Sparta, to leave her husband Menelaus, and sail with him back to Troy. After Menelaus finds out that his wife was ...
Style:
epic, exciting, heroic, sexy, period piece ...
Audience:
boys' night, date night, manly, teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
sword fight, mythology, ancient history, ancient, vengeance, battlefield, courage, greek mythology, warrior, war, ancient world, king ...
Time:
ancient times, year 2004, middle ages, 2000s
Place:
greece, ancient greece, britain, hellas, europe ...
Similarity:
100%
755K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
From DC Comics comes the Suicide Squad, an antihero team of incarcerated supervillains who act as deniable assets for the United States government, undertaking high-risk black ops missions in exchange for commuted prison sentences.
Style:
entertaining, intense, absurd, saga, perverse ...
Audience:
manly, chick flick, teens, adult
Plot:
superhero, comic book, super villain, villain, dark hero, creature, female warrior, mission, villain turns good, avenger, villainess, one against many ...
Time:
year 2016, year 2015, 2010s
Place:
usa, washington d.c., louisiana, pentagon
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Germany, Czech Republic, UK
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
To prevent a world war from breaking out, famous characters from Victorian literature band together to do battle against a cunning villain.
Style:
entertaining, dark fantasy, exciting, offbeat, action packed ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, teens
Plot:
steampunk, vampire, comic book, adventurer, superhero, avenger, dracula, comic hero, heroic mission, secret service, alternate reality, invisible man ...
Time:
victorian era, year 2003, 20th century, turn of the century, future ...
Place:
venice, kenya, britain, europe, mediterranean sea ...
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Morocco, Jordan
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Rick and Evelyn O'Connell, along with their 8 year old son Alex, discover the key to the legendary Scorpion King's might, the fabled Bracelet of Anubis. Unfortunately, a newly resurrected Imhotep has designs on the bracelet as well, and ...
Style:
dark fantasy, costume drama, exciting, suspense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, kids, chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
mummy, treasure hunt, archaeology, treasure, ancient egypt, supernatural, mythology, good versus evil, monster, chase, tomb, desert ...
Time:
year 2001, 1930s, jurassic, future, 20th century ...
Place:
egypt, london, africa, middle east, england ...
Similarity:
100%
39K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
A prince and a fellowship of companions set out to rescue his bride from a fortress of alien invaders who have arrived on their home planet.
Style:
cult classic, dark fantasy, futuristic, light, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
sword and sorcery, good versus evil, medieval, fortress, monster, sword, cyclops, giant spider, shape shifting, space opera, rescue, sword fight ...
Time:
80s, year 1983, middle ages, future
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The last Gunslinger, Roland Deschain, has been locked in an eternal battle with Walter O’Dim, also known as the Man in Black, determined to prevent him from toppling the Dark Tower, which holds the universe together. With the fate of the worlds at ...
Style:
suspense, horrifying, disturbing, exciting, epic ...
Audience:
chick flick, family friendly
Plot:
one against many, stephen king, humanity in peril, gunslinger, alternate dimension, literary, gun fu, brutality, murder, boy, supernatural, portal ...
Time:
year 2017, 2010s, future
Place:
new york, brooklyn new york city, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK, Australia
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus is helpless to save his family from Hades, vengeful god of the underworld. With nothing to lose, Perseus volunteers to lead a dangerous mission to defeat Hades before he can seize power from Zeus and ...
Style:
entertaining, serious, exciting, mythical, mystical ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
mythology, greek mythology, legends and myths, ancient history, monster, good versus evil, supernatural ability, medieval, myth, god, sword fight, ancient ...
Time:
year 2010, ancient times, 2010s, 2000s
Place:
greece, ancient greece, europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A rogue prince reluctantly joins forces with a mysterious princess and together, they race against dark forces to safeguard an ancient dagger capable of releasing the Sands of Time – gift from the gods that can reverse time and allow its possessor ...
Style:
exciting, epic, entertaining, fairy tale, visually appealing ...
Audience:
kids, chick flick, boys' night, family outing, teens
Plot:
sword fight, time travel, escapades, betrayal, medieval, fall in love, heir, danger, brother vs brother, princess, swords and armor, rivalry ...
Time:
year 2010, 50s, 2010s
Place:
persia, asia, middle east, egypt
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Captain Jack Sparrow crosses paths with a woman from his past, and he's not sure if it's love -- or if she's a ruthless con artist who's using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. When she forces him aboard the Queen ...
Style:
exciting, costume drama, romantic, saga, epic ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, family outing, boys' night ...
Plot:
pirate, swashbuckler, mermaid, chase, ship, treasure hunt, fantasy world, treasure, captain, mythical creature, sword fight, adventurer ...
Time:
18th century, year 2011, georgian era
Place:
london, caribbean, england, spain, britain ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
Jack Sparrow, a freewheeling 17th-century pirate, quarrels with a rival pirate bent on pillaging Port Royal. When the governor's daughter is kidnapped, Sparrow decides to help the girl's love save her.
Style:
exciting, entertaining, fairy tale, visually stunning, saga ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, kids, family friendly, chick flick ...
Plot:
pirate, treasure hunt, ship, pirate ship, fantasy world, treasure, sword fight, captain, curses spells and rituals, swashbuckler, tombs and skeletons, love ...
Time:
18th century, year 2003, 2000s, georgian era
Place:
caribbean, iran, fictional island, britain, jamaica ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
When trucker, Jack Burton agreed to take his friend, Wang Chi to pick up his fiancee at the airport, he never expected to get involved in a supernatural battle between good and evil. Wang's fiancee has emerald green eyes, which make her a ...
Style:
humorous, cult classic, exciting, stylized, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, kids, boys' night, date night, manly
Plot:
martial arts, monster, truck driver, black magic, kung fu, good versus evil, magic, truck, prophecy, mythology, kidnapping, friendship ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
san francisco, california, usa, north america, hong kong ...
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, China
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
The modern world holds many secrets, but by far the most astounding is that witches still live among us; vicious supernatural creatures intent on unleashing the Black Death upon the world and putting an end to the human race once and for all. Armies ...
Style:
gothic, dark fantasy, exciting, suspenseful, mystical ...
Audience:
girls' night, pre-teens, teens, adult
Plot:
witch, supernatural, magic, fantasy world, immortality, lone hero, witchcraft, good versus evil, wizards and magicians, black magic, imaginary, dark hero ...
Time:
year 2015, year 2016, 2010s, future, 21st century
Place:
new york, pittsburgh, usa
Similarity:
50%
293K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, China, Canada, Japan
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
The peaceful realm of Azeroth stands on the brink of war as its civilization faces a fearsome race of invaders: orc warriors fleeing their dying home to colonize another. As a portal opens to connect the two worlds, one army faces destruction and ...
Style:
exciting, dark fantasy, epic fantasy, breathtaking, psychotronic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
sword and sorcery, wizard, magic, warrior, monster, fantasy world, kingdom, good versus evil, sorcerer, magician, creature, invasion ...
Time:
year 2016, future, 2010s
Place:
chile
Similarity:
60%
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:
50%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 169 min.
Story:
Captain Barbossa, long believed to be dead, has come back to life and is headed to the edge of the Earth with Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann. But nothing is quite as it seems.
Style:
exciting, entertaining, stylized, costume drama, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids, girls' night, chick flick ...
Plot:
pirate, swashbuckler, ship, fantasy world, sword fight, treasure hunt, supernatural, journey, determination, friendship, treasure, witchcraft ...
Time:
18th century, year 2007, 2000s, georgian era
Place:
fictional island, caribbean, britain, iran, singapore
Similarity:
67%
13K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, Romania, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Beowulf is a wanderer who learns about a man-eating creature called Grendel which comes in the night to devour warriors trapped at the Outpost. The Outpost is ruled by Hrothgar. He has a daughter, whose husband may have been murdered by the ...
Style:
action adventure, cult classic, independent film, serious, futuristic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
dragon, medieval, female warrior, viking, knight, warrior, sword, demon, sword and sorcery, tough guy, massacre, sword fight ...
Time:
middle ages, future
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The 21st successor to the role of Bengalla's resident superhero must travel to New York to prevent a rich madman from obtaining three magic skulls that would give him the secret to ultimate power.
Style:
light, humorous, exciting, entertaining, saga ...
Audience:
kids, teens, boys' night
Plot:
vigilante, superhero, comic book, alter ego, masked man, good versus evil, escapades, villain, heroes, island, silver, treasure hunt ...
Time:
1930s, year 1996, 20th century, year 1938, year 1939
Place:
fictional island, new york, usa, new york state, southeast asia ...
Similarity:
100%
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