Movies like The Emperor and the Assassin
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The Emperor and the Assassin (1998)
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Original name: 荆轲刺秦王
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: China, Japan, France
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, serious, captivating, realistic, visually appealing, breathtaking, complex, stylized, allegory, dramatic ...
Plot:
assassination, emperor, mistress, kingdom, bow and arrow, betrayal, assassin, heroes, politics, love triangle, love and romance, ambition, fall in love, blind ambition, dishonesty, rise to the top, deadly, rivalry, state affairs, save the kingdom, sword fight, murder, spy, army, king ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
china, ancient china, asia, spain
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, stylized and captivating films with plots about betrayal, state affairs, love and romance, brutality, culture clash, beautiful scenery and runaway mostly in Drama, History and Romance genres. Some movies like The Emperor and the Assassin: Raise the Red Lantern (1991), Red Cliff (2008), Curse of the Golden Flower (2006), Temptress Moon (1996), Farewell My Concubine (1993). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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