Movies like Highlander II: The Quickening
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Highlander II: The Quickening (1991)
45K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, France, Argentina
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
In the year 2025, the ozone layer is believed to have been destroyed. It is up to MacLeod and Rameriz to set things right. Opposition comes from both the planet Ziest (MacLeod and Ramirez's homeworld) and a corporation profiting from the supposed lack of ozone. Also, flashbacks show the story behind MacLeod and Ramirez's exile from Ziest.
Style:
futuristic, atmospheric, rough, serious, suspenseful, stylized, dark fantasy, cult film, surprise ending, awful ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
good versus evil, immortality, sword fight, heroes, cyberpunk, martial arts, warrior, supernatural power, sword and sorcery, fictional war, adventure, time travel, supernatural, supernatural ability, save the world, ecological disaster, danger, master warrior, heroic mission, escapades, future dystopia, rivalry, master villain, uninhibited rivalry, computer cracker ...
Time:
future, 21st century, 90s, 2020s, near future, 1990s
Place:
scotland, new york, usa, europe
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Most similar movies to Highlander II: The Quickening
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, suspenseful, exciting and cult film films with plots about heroes, rivalry, martial arts, violence, danger, tough guy and vengeance mostly in Action, Sci-Fi and Adventure genres. Some movies like Highlander II: The Quickening: Highlander (1986), Tekken (2010), Zardoz (1974), Conan the Destroyer (1984), Highlander: The Source (2007). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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128K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 116 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:
dark fantasy, sincere, suspenseful, suspense, exciting ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
immortality, sword fight, good versus evil, magic, mentor, mythology, master warrior, fencing, cult, supernatural, duel, supernatural ability ...
Time:
80s, 16th century, 20th century, 1500s, 1940s ...
Place:
scotland, new york, usa, europe, madison square garden manhattan new york city ...
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100%
27K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
In the year of 2039, after World Wars destroy much of the civilization as we know it, territories are no longer run by governments, but by corporations; the mightiest of which is the Mishima Zaibatsu. In order to placate the seething masses of this ...
Style:
suspenseful, rough, stylized, futuristic, serious ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
martial arts, martial arts tournament, ninja, heroes, distopia, vengeance, mortal combat, master warrior, danger, future dystopia, ambition, uninhibited rivalry ...
Time:
future, 21st century, 2030s
Place:
usa
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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:
dark fantasy, serious, stylized, suspenseful, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
immortality, good versus evil, immortal, katana, cave, sword fight, heroes, archaeologist, sword and sorcery, warrior, supernatural power, katana sword ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 16th century, 1990s, 18th century ...
Place:
new york, japan, morocco, asia, usa ...
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63%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Italy, Turkey, France
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
This Italian-Turkish co-production helmed by genre veteran Antonio Margheriti (using the pseudonym "Anthony M. Dawson") was cobbled together from a four-part science-fiction miniseries shown on Italian television. In prehistoric times, the ...
Style:
exciting, serious, bleak, suspenseful, cult film ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
village, rivalry, heroes, monster, time travel, adventure, future dystopia, danger, imaginary, escapades, space and aliens, chaos ...
Time:
prehistory, future, 80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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22K
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA, Ireland
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
In the far future, a savage trained only to kill finds a way into the community of bored immortals that alone preserves humanity's achievements.
Style:
cult film, futuristic, surreal, stylized, contemplative ...
Plot:
stowaway, immortality, distopia, rebellion, breast feeding, death wish, nudity (full frontal - brief), culture clash, danger, escapades, society, a.i. ...
Time:
future, 23rd century
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Mexico
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 ...
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stylized, suspenseful, exciting, serious, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
sword and sorcery, barbarian, imaginary kingdom, adventure, good versus evil, rescue, warrior, heroic mission, master warrior, imaginary, danger, heroes ...
Time:
stone age, ancient history, 80s, year 1984, twentieth century ...
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100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, Lithuania
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
The world is falling into chaos. As he roams a crumbling city, Duncan MacLeod, the Highlander, remembers happier times before the love of his life left... Hopeless and alone, MacLeod finds his way to a band of immortal companions, including his ...
Style:
atmospheric, suspenseful, stylized, serious, psychotronic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
supernatural, good versus evil, tragic hero, race against time, danger, heroes, murder, revenge, adventurer, adventure, heroic mission, chaos and mayhem ...
Time:
future, near future, 2010s
Place:
eastern europe, rome italy, paris france, california
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48%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA, Luxembourg
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:
suspenseful, exciting, serious, dark fantasy, melancholic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
good versus evil, immortality, supernatural ability, sword fight, vengeance, adventure, heroic mission, gory, danger, rivalry, supernatural, heroes ...
Time:
middle ages, 17th century, 90s, 18th century, 16th century ...
Place:
scotland, new york, ireland, europe, usa ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A group of heroic warriors has only six days to save the planet in "Mortal Kombat Annihilation." To succeed they must survive the most spectacular series of challenges any human, or god, has ever encountered as they battle an evil warlord ...
Style:
suspenseful, stylized, exciting, serious, cult film ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, good versus evil, ninja, save the world, fight, fistfight, hand to hand combat, heroes, transformation, battles, alternate dimension, mortal combat ...
Time:
90s, 1990s
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
11K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Romania
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:
epic, futuristic, suspenseful, rough, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
dragon, heroes, battle, massacre, battles, martial arts, monster, sword fight, warrior, weapons, legends and myths, heroic mission ...
Time:
middle ages, future
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
British Ministry agent John Steed, under direction from "Mother", investigates a diabolical plot by arch-villain Sir August de Wynter to rule the world with his weather control machine. Steed investigates the beautiful Doctor Mrs. Emma ...
Style:
stylized, humorous, semi serious, eurospy, surreal ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
good versus evil, secret agents, mad scientist, spy, heroes, clones, showdown, secret agent, world domination, hitman, swordsman, terrorism ...
Time:
90s, 1990s
Place:
england, europe, london, big ben london
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Israel
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
The world of Eternia in the aftermath of Skeletor's war on Castle Grayskull, which he has won after seizing Grayskull and the surrounding city using a cosmic key developed by the locksmith Gwildor. The Sorceress is now Skeletor's prisoner ...
Style:
serious, exciting, stylized, suspenseful, cult film ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, boys' night
Plot:
heroes, good versus evil, battles, danger, superhero, time travel, heroic mission, adventure, space and aliens, save the day, supernatural, transformation ...
Time:
80s
Place:
new jersey
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
From the immensely popular FIST OF THE NORTH STAR comic book series, comes a new hero. The fate of mankind rests with superhuman warrior Kenshiro who roams the wastelands of the future waging a battle against overwhelming evil. With the spiritual ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, stylized, bleak ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, nuclear holocaust, destiny, superhuman powers, battles, adventure, vengeance, post apocalypse, heroic mission, lone wolves, uninhibited rivalry, danger ...
Time:
future, 80s
Place:
tokyo
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
114K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
For nine generations an evil sorcerer has been victorious in hand-to-hand battle against his mortal enemies. If he wins a tenth Mortal Kombat tournament, desolation and evil will reign over the multiverse forever. To save Earth, three warriors must ...
Style:
exciting, stylized, suspenseful, intense, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
martial arts, warrior, good versus evil, adventure, tournament, heroic mission, save the world, sorcerer, monster, island, mortal combat, world domination ...
Time:
90s, 1990s, 80s
Place:
hong kong, los angeles, china
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
117K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
In an alternate world, humanity and vampires have warred for centuries. After the last Vampire War, the veteran Warrior Priest lives in obscurity with other humans inside one of the Church's walled cities. When the Priest's niece is ...
Style:
dark fantasy, scary, suspenseful, exciting, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
vampire, post apocalypse, good versus evil, supernatural, vampire hunter, future dystopia, danger, distopia, human versus monster, vampire slayer, master warrior, disobey ...
Time:
future
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Simon Phoenix, a violent criminal cryogenically frozen in 1996, has escaped during a parole hearing in 2032 in the utopia of San Angeles. Police are incapable of dealing with his violent ways and turn to his captor, John Spartan, who had also been ...
Style:
futuristic, exciting, suspenseful, stylized, semi serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
distopia, cyberpunk, future dystopia, utopia, martial arts, dystopic future, police, crime fighter, good versus evil, one man army, betrayal, foot chase ...
Time:
future, 2030s, 21st century, 90s, near future ...
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
During the alien invasion of 2022, one man flees through a wormhole to 1992, where attempt after attempt is made to catch and kill him.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, serious, tense, psychotronic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
time travel, soldier, changing the past or future, danger, wormhole, imaginary, adventure, heroic mission, escapades, rescue, one man army, survival ...
Time:
future, 90s, year 1992, 21st century, 20th century ...
Place:
washington d.c., usa, seattle, seattle washington
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
The ultimate X-Men ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods as they join forces with their younger selves in an epic battle that must change the past – to save our future.
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, suspense, surprise ending ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
time travel, mutant, supernatural ability, good versus evil, superhuman powers, changing the past or future, superhero, heroes, danger, teamwork, time paradox, team ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 21st century, contemporary, 2020s ...
Place:
usa, china, moscow russia, washington d.c., new york ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
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Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Luxembourg, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
7 years on from the original Fortress movie, Brennick and his family are still on the run. Finally, they give in, and surrender, only to find themselves imprisoned in a new, more sophisticated fortress prison in outer space. But Brennick's not ...
Style:
futuristic, rough, disturbing, suspenseful, psychotronic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
prison, escape, on the run, prisoner, chase, race against time, heroes, rivalry, microchip, surveillance, outer space, heroic mission ...
Time:
future, near future
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico, Japan, Hong Kong, UK
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
The young warrior Son Goku sets out on a quest, racing against time and the vengeful King Piccolo, to collect a set of seven magical orbs that will grant their wielder unlimited power.
Style:
feel good, suspenseful, captivating, tense, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, boys' night
Plot:
superhuman powers, martial arts, dragon, good versus evil, save the world, superhero, adventure, danger, legends and myths, revenge, young heroes, rivalry ...
Time:
future
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Germany, 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:
exciting, entertaining, tense, humorous, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
sword fight, ancient egypt, adventure, desert, master warrior, good versus evil, heroic mission, uninhibited rivalry, danger, leadership, woman in danger, destiny ...
Time:
ancient history
Place:
egypt, middle east, africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
In the year 2074, the cybernetics market is dominated by two rival companies: USA's Pinwheel Robotics and Japan's Kobayashi Electronics. Cyborgs are commonplace, used for anything from soldiers to prostitutes. Casella Reese is a prototype ...
Style:
futuristic, bleak, suspenseful, rough, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cyborgs, chase, on the run, rivalry, rescue, hitman, robot, explosion, assassin, androids and robots, graphic violence, chaos ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
After years of outrunning ruthless bounty hunters, escaped convict Riddick suddenly finds himself caught between opposing forces in a fight for the future of the human race. Now, waging incredible battles on fantastic and deadly worlds, this lone, ...
Style:
exciting, rough, stylized, serious, futuristic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
one man army, lone hero, space and aliens, outer space, distant planet, adventure, bounty hunter, future dystopia, on the run, heroes, tough guy, one against many ...
Time:
future, near future
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
In a universe where human genetic material is the most precious commodity, an impoverished young Earth woman becomes the key to strategic maneuvers and internal strife within a powerful dynasty…
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, serious, psychotronic, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
life turned upside down, space and aliens, adventure, save the lady, interspecies romance, space wars, imaginary, destiny, heroes, chaos, danger, space travel ...
Time:
future
Place:
chicago illinois, st. petersburg russia
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
40K
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:
serious, suspenseful, stylized, sexy, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
sword and sorcery, adventure, vengeance, murder, good versus evil, obsessive quest, heroic mission, supernatural, danger, curses spells and rituals, master warrior, rivalry ...
Time:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: France, UK, USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
In 2257, a taxi driver is unintentionally given the task of saving a young girl who is part of the key that will ensure the survival of humanity.
Style:
futuristic, exciting, stylized, cerebral, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
space travel, future dystopia, alien, space and aliens, good versus evil, save the world, heroic mission, end of the world, cyberpunk, adventure, dystopic future, love ...
Time:
future, 1910s, 1990s, 90s
Place:
egypt, new york, usa, brooklyn new york city
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38%
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:
rough, exciting, psychotronic, brutal, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
barbarian, sword and sorcery, sorcerer, slavery, heroes, good versus evil, witch, battle, battles, rescue, warrior, adventure ...
Time:
ancient history, stone age, ancient world, prehistoric times
Place:
hawaii
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
This time, a cataclysmic temblor hits Los Angeles, turning it into an island. The president views the quake as a sign from above, expels Los Angeles from the country and makes it a penal colony for those found guilty of moral crimes. When his ...
Style:
suspenseful, rough, exciting, serious, futuristic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
post apocalyptic, earthquake, future dystopia, one man army, heroic mission, race against time, chaos and mayhem, post apocalypse, life is a bitch, chases and races, daring rescue, danger ...
Time:
future, 21st century, year 2013, 2000s, 2010s
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, beverly hills, new york ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
Years after the onset of the Clone Wars, the noble Jedi Knights lead a massive clone army into a galaxy-wide battle against the Separatists. When the sinister Sith unveil a thousand-year-old plot to rule the galaxy, the Republic crumbles and from ...
Style:
futuristic, exciting, serious, epic, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
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space wars, outer space, star wars, heroic mission, warrior, good versus evil, space opera, sword fight, heroes, showdown, adventure, cloning ...
Time:
future, 2000s
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A businessman on a trip to Tokyo ends up in the middle of a centuries old feud between a criminal Ninja cult and a Samurai when he witnesses a assassination performed by the Ninja-cult leader.
Style:
exciting, serious, rough, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
samurai, martial arts, good versus evil, murder, ninja, danger, master warrior, hitman, vengeance, crimes, mysterious character, deadly ...
Time:
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Place:
japan, asia, tokyo
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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