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An Empress and the Warriors (2008)
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An Empress and the Warriors (2008)
Original name: 江山美人
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 99 min.
Story: After the death of her father, a woman is forced to take over as empress and fight to save her kingdom.
Style: captivating, stylized, tense, serious, epic
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, betrayal, swordsman, political unrest, state affairs, female warrior, medieval, leadership, danger, assassination, dishonesty, daring rescue, uninhibited rivalry, battle zone, wuxia, empress, kung fu, ancient, asian history, sword, war, antiquity, woman, swashbuckler, historical epic ...
Time: ancient times
Place: ancient china, china, east asia, asia
Keyword: chinese

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, exciting, epic and stylized films with plots about martial arts, rivalry, medieval, kung fu, heroes, wuxia and asian history mostly in Action, Drama and History genres. Some movies like An Empress and the Warriors: 14 Blades (2010), The Lost Bladesman (2011), White Vengeance (2011), The Assassin (2015), Three Kingdoms (2008). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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14 Blades (2010)
Genre: Action, History, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, China, Singapore
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Trained in clandestine combat from childhood, the Jinyiwei were masters of the 14 Blades; eight being for torture, five for killing, and the last blade reserved for suicide when a mission failed. An elite force of secret agents with a license to ...
Style: exciting, stylized, suspenseful, serious, epic
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, wuxia, kung fu, betrayal, rebellion, female killer, rivalry, danger, dishonesty, state affairs, emperor, medieval ...
Time: year 2010, 17th century, medieval times
Place: china, east asia, asia, ancient china
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The Lost Bladesman (2011)
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 109 min.
Story: During the warring period of the three kingdoms, ancient China is in turmoil. To unify the country, general Cao Cao (Jiang Wen), the real power behind the Emperor, enlists the aid of the greatest warrior in the land, Guan Yu (Donnie Yen). However, ...
Style: stylized, emotional, exciting, action packed, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, battles, war, warlord, rivalry, love and romance, forbidden love, military, heroes, danger, master warrior, medieval ...
Place: china, east asia, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
White Vengeance (2011)
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: China
Duration: 135 min.
Story: White Vengeance tells the story of two brothers contending for supremacy during the fall of the Qin Dynasty, which ruled Imperial China from 221 to 206 BC. As rebels rose, the nation fell into chaos. Liu Bang and Xiang Yu, became leaders of the ...
Style: suspenseful, exciting, rough, realistic, serious ...
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, revolution, military, family relations, betrayal, rivalry, battles, state affairs, fight for supremacy, medieval, dishonesty ...
Time: ancient times
Place: china, seattle, asia, ancient china
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 6.3
 18K
The Assassin (2015)
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: Taiwan, Hong Kong, China
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A female assassin during the Tang Dynasty who begins to question her loyalties when she falls in love with one of her targets.
Style: artsy, light, surreal, atmospheric, stylized ...
Plot: wuxia, martial arts, assassin, kung fu, tang dynasty, archer, beautiful scenery, art, life philosophy, assassination, life & death, magic realism ...
Time: middle ages, year 2016, 7th century, 9th century
Place: ancient china, china
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Three Kingdoms (2008)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: China, South Korea, Hong Kong
Duration: 102 min.
Story: The aging Zhao embarks on his final and greatest campaign, a road to adventure that will crown his name in glory for all time.
Style: exciting, realistic, atmospheric, serious, stylized ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: female warrior, war, battles, military, soldier, uninhibited rivalry, political unrest, medieval, rise to the top, hopes, state affairs, ambition ...
Time: medieval times, ancient times
Place: china, ancient china, east asia, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 5.9
 21K
Dragon Blade (2015)
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, History
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 127 min.
Story: Huo An, the commander of the Protection Squad of the Western Regions, was framed by evil forces and becomes enslaved. On the other hand, a Roman general escapes to China after rescuing the Prince. The heroic duo meet in the Western Desert and a ...
Style: realistic, exciting, serious, action adventure, scenic ...
Plot: battles, master warrior, martial arts, military, ancient rome, medieval, battle zone, danger, heroic mission, ancient history, heroes, brother brother relationship ...
Time: middle ages, 1st century, ancient times, 1st century b.c.
Place: china, ancient china
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 7.0
 28K
The Warlords (2007)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 126 min.
Story: A heroic tale of three blood brothers and their struggle in the midst of war and political upheaval. It is based on "The Assassination of Ma," a Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) story about the killing of general Ma Xinyi.
Style: sincere, suspenseful, epic, serious, rough ...
Plot: war, martial arts, fight, soldier, ambition, civil war, kung fu, battles, pow, political unrest, treason, society ...
Time: 19th century, 1860s, medieval times, 1800s, year 2007 ...
Place: china, east asia, ancient china, asia, beijing china
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 7.2
 11K
The Warrior (2001)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: South Korea, China
Duration: 158 min.
Story: In 1375, China was in chaos between Yuan Dynasty and Ming Dynasty. Coryo (an ancient kingdom of Korea then) sent a delegation of many diplomats, soldiers and a silent slave to make peace with the new Chinese government. However, this delegation got ...
Style: exciting, suspenseful, rough, stylized, epic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, medieval, war, desert, samurai, kung fu, battles, survival, master warrior, exile, fight, wuxia ...
Time: medieval times, year 2001, middle ages, 14th century
Place: china, hong kong, korea, mongolia, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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The Emperor and the Assassin (1998)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: China, France, Japan
Duration: 162 min.
Story: In pre-unified China, the King of Qin sends his concubine to a rival kingdom to produce an assassin for a political plot, but as the king's cruelty mounts she finds her loyalty faltering.
Style: epic, heroic, thought provoking, realistic, serious ...
Plot: bow and arrow, wuxia, medieval, assassination, antiquity, assassin, betrayal, ancient history, ancient, sword fight, murder, espionage ...
Time: year 1998
Place: china, tibet, asia, ancient china
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
The Assassins (2012)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: China
Duration: 107 min.
Story: In the year 198 BC, Cao Cao (Chow Yun Fat), Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, ventured to the east and defeated China's greatest warrior Lu Bu, terrifying every ambitious warlord across the country. Several years later, after taking the Han ...
Style: serious, exciting, epic, realistic, captivating ...
Plot: ancient history, political conspiracy, head of state, state affairs, assassination, medieval, battles, hidden identity, martial arts, wuxia, ancient, asian history ...
Time: ancient times
Place: east asia, seattle, china, ancient china, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
 7.5
 25K
Red Cliff II (2009)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: China, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, USA
Duration: 142 min.
Story: The battle of Red Cliff continues and the alliance between Xu and East Wu is fracturing. With Cao Cao's massive forces on their doorstep, will the kingdoms of Xu and East Wu survive?
Style: epic, stylized, saga, scenic, visual ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, master warrior, soldier, battles, chinese history, ancient history, horse, historical event, war, wuxia, military, life is a bitch ...
Time: year 2009, year 2008, medieval times, ancient times
Place: china, ancient china, east asia, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
The Swordsman (1990)
Genre: Action, History
Country: Hong Kong, Taiwan
Duration: 118 min.
Story: When a scroll containing valuable martial arts secrets is stolen from the Emperor, an army detachment is sent to recover it. It is based on the novel The Smiling, Proud Wanderer by Jinyong.
Style: captivating, exciting, serious, suspenseful, stylized
Plot: martial arts, wuxia, medieval, kung fu, martial artist, swashbuckler, strong female lead, danger, obsessive quest, heroes, rivalry, state affairs ...
Place: asia, china
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
 6.6
 6K
Goemon (2009)
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 128 min.
Story: Follow the infamous ninja bandit named Ishikawa Goemon (Yosuke Eguchi) in an epic story. One night while looting treasure from Nanban (Southern Barbarians), Goemon finds a mysterious box hidden inside a secret grave. A forgotten relic from the past ...
Style: exciting, captivating, epic, anime, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, samurai, heroes, rich and poor, betrayal, social differences, medieval, battles, rivalry, ninja, robin hood, revenge ...
Time: 15th century
Place: japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
 6.3
 5K
Painted Skin (2008)
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: China, Hong Kong, Singapore
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Painted Skin is based on one of Pu Songling's classic short stories in Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio. Zhou Xun stars as Xiao Wei, a fox spirit that feasts on human hearts in order to maintain her lovely, youthful appearance. When ...
Style: exciting, atmospheric, rough, serious, stylized ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, supernatural, wuxia, good versus evil, uninhibited rivalry, deadly creature, escapades, medieval, ghost, heroes, dishonesty, supernatural ability ...
Time: middle ages
Place: china, ancient china, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Sword of the Assassin (2012)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Vietnam
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Nguyen Vu is the sole survivor of his family who was executed by the empress of Vietnam. Upon discovering that his family may have been framed for crimes they did not commit, he sets out to bring justice and clear his family name.
Style: exciting, realistic, serious, captivating, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, royal family, state affairs, corrupted ruler, frame up, medieval, rivalry, vengeance, false accusation, conspiracy, danger, falsely accused ...
Time: 15th century
Place: asia, vietnam
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Bodyguards and Assassins (2009)
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 139 min.
Story: In 1905, revolutionist Sun Yat-Sen visits Hong Kong to discuss plans with Tongmenghui members to overthrow the Qing dynasty. But when they find out that assassins have been sent to kill him, they assemble a group of protectors to prevent any attacks.
Style: captivating, realistic, serious, exciting, suspenseful ...
Plot: martial arts, chinese history, kung fu, giant, qing dynasty, fight, revolution, politics, sword fight, danger, patriotism, hopes ...
Time: 1900s, 20th century
Place: hong kong, china, east asia, ancient china, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen (2010)
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Seven years after the apparent death of Chen Zhen, who was shot after discovering who was responsible for his teacher's death (Huo Yuanjia) in Japanese-occupied Shanghai. A mysterious stranger arrives from overseas and befriends a local mafia ...
Style: exciting, rough, suspenseful, realistic, stylized ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, resistance, kung fu, undercover, assassination, fight, master warrior, spy, vengeance, state affairs, dishonesty, kung fu classic ...
Time: 20th century, year 2010, 2010s, 1930s, 1940s ...
Place: china, shanghai, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
The Heroic Ones (1970)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 117 min.
Story: A Mogul king decides to take stealthy action to help overpower his greatest rivals. He chooses nine out thirteen of his loyal generals (who he treats as sons) to embark on the mission. However, jealously amongst them sparks a treacherous family feud ...
Style: grindhouse, serious, realistic, epic
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, wuxia, asian history, ninja, battles, master warrior, betrayal, daring rescue, military, rebelliousness, vengeance ...
Time: 9th century
Place: asia, hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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The Last Supper (2012)
Genre: Action, History
Country: China
Duration: 120 min.
Story: The story of two warring generals (Liu Bang and Xiang Yu) fighting for control of China at the end of the Qin Dynasty.
Style: exciting, serious, stylized, epic, realistic
Plot: rivalry, political unrest, dishonesty, assassination attempt, ambition, betrayal, state affairs, wuxia, antiquity, asian history, ancient, violent content ...
Time: ancient times
Place: ancient china, asia, china
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Battle of the Warriors (2006)
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong
Duration: 133 min.
Story: In 370 B.C, China was separated as seven nations and several other small tribes, one of these being the city state of Liang. The nation of Zhao is led by the terrifying Xiang Yangzhong who orders his troops to conquer the small city. Leaping to the ...
Style: exciting, stylized, rough, realistic, serious ...
Plot: siege, war, conquering, military, battles, fight, leadership, heroes, against the odds, heroic mission, rivalry, intrigue ...
Time: medieval times, ancient times
Place: ancient china, east asia, asia, china
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
The Guillotines (2012)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: China, Haiti, Hong Kong
Duration: 112 min.
Story: During the Manchurian-ruled Qing Dynasty, Emperor Yong Zheng established a secret assassination squad known as the Guillotines to eliminate all who opposed him. Once heavily favored by the Emperor, the Guillotines are deemed expendable once Emperor ...
Style: exciting, realistic, suspenseful, serious, captivating
Audience: boys' night
Plot: political unrest, hitman, wuxia, danger, assassination, military, soldier, flying guillotine, qing dynasty, save the day, martial arts, fight club ...
Time: 18th century
Place: china, ancient china, hong kong, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
 6.2
 2K
Sacrifice (2010)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: China
Duration: 122 min.
Story: For generations the Zhao family has wielded power, until their mortal enemy TU’AN GU slaughters the entire clan, determined to wipe out their influence forever. But one Zhao baby survives hidden by CHENG YING the doctor who delivered him. When ...
Style: serious, exciting, atmospheric, suspenseful, captivating ...
Audience: adult
Plot: orphan, disorder, betrayal, vengeance, master warrior, uninhibited rivalry, medieval, hidden identity, haunted by the past, murder, ancient, antiquity ...
Time: 6th century
Place: ancient china, china, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
 6.4
 7K
The Banquet (2006)
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 131 min.
Story: 907 AD, the Tang Dynasty in China. The movie is set in an empire in chaos. The Emperor, the Empress, the Crown Prince, the Minister and the General all have their own enemies.
Style: captivating, atmospheric, stylized, costume drama, serious ...
Plot: emperor, empire, martial arts, betrayal, murder, kung fu, exile, politics, royal family, shakespeare, state affairs, rivalry ...
Time: 10th century, middle ages
Place: china, east asia, asia, ancient china
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny (2016)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: China, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A story of lost love, young love, a legendary sword and one last opportunity at redemption.
Style: stylized, light, captivating, exciting, serious ...
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, female warrior, master warrior, wuxia, sword fight, heroes, medieval, love and romance, fight, revenge, sword and sorcery ...
Time: 18th century, 19th century
Place: china, asia, ancient china
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
 7.3
 48K
Red Cliff (2008)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: China, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, USA
Duration: 145 min.
Story: In 208 A.D., in the final days of the Han Dynasty, shrewd Prime Minster Cao convinced the fickle Emperor Han the only way to unite all of China was to declare war on the kingdoms of Xu in the west and East Wu in the south. Thus began a military ...
Style: epic, realistic, breathtaking, brutal, visual ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: war, martial arts, battles, strategy, kung fu, historical event, chinese emperor, ancient history, horse, medieval, visceral, revenge ...
Time: year 2008, medieval times, ancient times
Place: china, ancient china, greece, rome italy, tibet ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Blades of Blood (2010)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 111 min.
Story: In the 16th century in Chosun dynasty, HWANG Jung-hak and LEE Mong-hak create the “Grand Alliance” with the united dream of a better world. While the new leader LEE dreams of eradicating this world of all its corruption and becoming king ...
Style: captivating, exciting, serious, tense, stylized ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, rivalry, political unrest, danger, sword fight, medieval, vengeance, assassination attempt, politics, dishonesty, escapades, sword ...
Time: 16th century
Place: korea, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
 7.2
 5K
Dragon Inn (1992)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 88 min.
Story: During the Ming Dynasty, Tsao Sui Yan, the power-hungry and ruthless eunuch leader of East Chamber, craves his own kingdom. He intends on destroying the rebelling clans by using a traitorous secretary's children as bait. Ultimately, the two ...
Style: exciting, realistic, serious, stylized, epic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, wuxia, rescue, rivalry, medieval, danger, master warrior, escapades, good versus evil, heroic mission, kung fu, battles ...
Place: china, japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
 7.0
 16K
Dragon (2011)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 115 min.
Story: A sinful martial arts expert wants to start a new tranquil life, only to be hunted by a determined detective and his former master.
Style: stylized, melancholic, surreal, atmospheric, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, wuxia, kung fu, culture clash, violence, danger, heroes, starting over, gangster, twists and turns, society, mafia ...
Time: 20th century, 1910s, year 1917
Place: china, east asia, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
 6.4
 9K
True Legend (2010)
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: China
Duration: 115 min.
Story: Su Qi-Er, a wealthy man living during the Qing Dynasty who loses his fortune and reputation as a result of a conspiracy against him. After being forced out onto the streets, Su dedicates his life to martial arts and reemerges as a patriotic hero ...
Style: exciting, stylized, suspenseful, serious, epic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: fight, martial arts, kung fu, wuxia, good versus evil, vengeance, family relations, family feud, family in danger, uninhibited rivalry, escapades, rescue ...
Time: 2010s, 1900s, 1860s
Place: china, asia, ancient china
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
 5.8
 392
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 ⇓
28%
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