Movies like Hong Kil-dong

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Hong Kil-dong (1986)
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Hong Kil-dong (1986)
Original name: 홍길동
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: North Korea
Duration: 108 min.
Story: This movie tells the story of Hong Kil Dong, a legendary 15th century Korean Robin Hood figure. It is a mildly entertaining action film with an anti-feudal message.
Style: unusual plot structure, stylized, semi serious, complex
Plot: supernatural power, superpower, mythology, folklore, surrealism, good versus evil, master warrior, one man army, heroic mission, fight scenes, martial arts, son, country, super strength
Time: 80s
Place: north korea

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out exciting, stylized, serious and semi serious films with plots about good versus evil, martial arts, heroes, rivalry, escapades, heroic mission and medieval mostly in Action, Fantasy and Adventure genres. Some movies like Hong Kil-dong: Burning Paradise (1994), League of Gods (2016), The Storm Warriors (2009), Warriors of Virtue (1997), Forbidden Warrior (2005). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Burning Paradise (1994)
Genre: Adventure, Action, Fantasy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 104 min.
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League of Gods (2016)
Genre: Action, Fantasy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 109 min.
Story: During the reign of King Zhou (Tony Leung Ka-fai), an official enters his bedchamber, and is devoured by the monstrous tails of Daji (Fan Bingbing), his concubine. Outside their city, several warriors within a metal wagon discuss their strategies to ...
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The Storm Warriors (2009)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 111 min.
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Warriors of Virtue (1997)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Hong Kong, China, Canada
Duration: 131 min.
Story: A young man, Ryan, suffering from a disability, wishes to join the other kids from his schools football team. During an initiation rite, Ryan is swept away through a whirlpool to the land of Tao. There he is hunted by the evil Lord Komodo, who ...
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Audience: kids, teens, family outing, pre-teens
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Time: year 1997
⇓ similarity ⇓
79%
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Forbidden Warrior (2005)
Genre: Adventure, Action, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
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Bulgasari (1985)
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy
Country: North Korea
Duration: 95 min.
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Time: 80s
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⇓ similarity ⇓
70%
Hercules and the Amazon Women (1994)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, New Zealand
Duration: 91 min.
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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The Legend of Hercules (2014)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Bulgaria, Germany
Duration: 99 min.
Story: In Ancient Greece 1200 B.C., a queen succumbs to the lust of Zeus to bear a son promised to overthrow the tyrannical rule of the king and restore peace to a land in hardship. But this prince, Hercules, knows nothing of his real identity or his ...
Style: exciting, serious, stylized, grindhouse, epic ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
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⇓ similarity ⇓
68%
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Volcano High (2001)
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Duration: 120 min.
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Audience: teens
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66%
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The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: China, Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: An American teenager who is obsessed with Hong Kong cinema and kung-fu classics makes an extraordinary discovery in a Chinatown pawnshop: the legendary stick weapon of the Chinese sage and warrior, the Monkey King. With the lost relic in hand, the ...
Style: exciting, intense, semi serious, epic, action adventure ...
Audience: teens, family outing, kids, chick flick, boys' night
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Time: year 2008, medieval times, middle ages, 21st century
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⇓ similarity ⇓
62%
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Tai Chi Hero (2012)
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Country: China
Duration: 100 min.
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59%
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56%
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56%
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53%
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Story: Magic Temple will be based on the 1996 Filipino family-fantasy-adventure film of the same name, directed by the acclaimed director Peque Gallaga and released by Star Cinema. It was written by Peque Gallaga, Lore Reyes and Erik Matti. It is notable ...
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Style: fairy tale, captivating, contemplative, unusual plot structure, suspense ...
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Tiger Heart (1996)
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Highlander (1986)
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Country: UK, USA
Duration: 116 min.
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