Movies and TV shows like The Monkey King 2001
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The Monkey King (2001)
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Original name: The Lost Empire
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Czech Republic, Germany, Singapore, USA
Duration: 75 min.
TV show
Story:
American journalist Nick Orton is caught up in the world of Chinese gods and monsters while on a search for the long lost manuscript to 'Hsi Yu Chi' (The Journey to the West) by Wu Ch'eng En. He is accompanied on his journey by a humanoid ape with incredible strength and magical powers, a humanoid pig-man, and his brother-in-arms, an ex-cannibal. Based on one of the greatest stories in Chinese history.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, exciting, stylized, epic, intercultural, fable, inter cultural
Plot:
battles, monkey king, royal court, emperor, martial arts, treasure hunt, master warrior, journalism, rivalry, legends and myths, danger, imaginary, obsessive quest, curses spells and rituals, heroic mission, demon, palace, magic, magic spell, artifact, jungle, time, monkey, cave, warrior ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
china, asia
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Most similar movies to The Monkey King
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out exciting, stylized, serious and epic films and TV series with plots about escapades, heroes, rivalry, danger, imaginary, sword and sorcery and sword mostly in Fantasy, Adventure and Action genres. Some movies like The Monkey King: Earthsea (2004), The Forbidden Kingdom (2008), Conan the Adventurer (1997), Rise of the Shadow Warrior (2013), Witchville (2010). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Fantasy, Drama, Adventure
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 45 min.
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A reckless youth is destined to become the greatest sorcerer that the mystical land of Earthsea has ever known...
Style:
captivating, serious, stylized, epic, epic fantasy ...
Audience:
family outing, pre-teens, kids
Plot:
prophecy, magic, wizards and magicians, dragon, wizard, heroic mission, island, imaginary kingdom, medieval, evil king, chosen one, master apprentice relationship ...
Place:
fictional island
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, China, Hong Kong
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
Plot:
martial arts, wuxia, sword fight, young heroes, monkey king, good versus evil, warrior, friendship, time travel, mentor, shaolin, prophecy ...
Time:
year 2008, medieval times, middle ages, 21st century
Place:
china, boston, asia, usa, hong kong
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Sun Wukong, (The Monkey King) is a monkey born from a heavenly stone who acquires supernatural powers. After rebelling against heaven and being imprisoned under a mountain for 500 years, he later accompanies the monk Xuanzang on a journey to India. ...
Style:
exciting, stylized, semi serious, manga, epic ...
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kids, boys' night
Plot:
supernatural ability, monkey king, medieval, imaginary, master warrior, martial arts, good versus evil, escapades, heroes, chinese mythology, monkey, rebelliousness ...
Place:
asia, china
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100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Germany, Mexico, USA
Duration: 43 min.
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Story:
Conan: The Adventurer is an American television series created, developed, financed, distributed and produced by Max A. Keller and Micheline Keller from 1997 to 1998 and loosely based on the fantasy hero Conan the Barbarian. The TV show premiered on ...
Style:
stylized, suspenseful, serious, saga, retro ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
barbarian, sword fight, alternate history, good versus evil, magic, sword and sorcery, heroic mission, imaginary, obsessive quest, danger, imaginary kingdom, uninhibited rivalry ...
Time:
prehistoric times, stone age
Similarity:
48%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A secret cabal, The Shadow, works to bring about the return of Goth Azul - the Undead God - in the rich world of SAGA, populated by elves, orcs, dwarves and dragons. A ruthless elven bounty huntress (Nemyt) shoots down the dragon ridden by the ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, stylized, independent film
Audience:
teens
Plot:
good versus evil, imaginary kingdom, imaginary, escapades, master warrior, battles, heroes, danger, curses spells and rituals, magic, dragon, knight ...
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, China
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When Prince Malachy returns to his father’s kingdom after the Crusades his first impression is that a bad harvest is the reason that the villagers are sick and hungry. But all is not as it seems and a stranger to the village, warns the new king ...
Style:
serious, exciting, suspenseful, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
medieval, witch, good versus evil, homecoming, curses spells and rituals, heroic mission, imaginary, rivalry, escapades, danger, imaginary kingdom, sword and sorcery ...
Time:
middle ages
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Turkey
Duration: 90 min.
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Story:
One of the most legendary adventures in all mythology is brought to life in Jason and the Argonauts, an epic saga of good and evil. As a mere boy Jason, the heir to the kingdom of Ancient Greece, witnesses the murder of his father at the hands of ...
Style:
epic, fairy tale, serious, stylized, suspenseful ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, boys' night
Plot:
greek mythology, imaginary kingdom, greek god, legends and myths, sword and sorcery, ancient history, mythology, antiquity, destiny, heroic mission, redemption, rivalry ...
Time:
1900s
Place:
ancient greece, greece
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 59 min.
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Story:
The great sorcerer Merlin has returned to Camelot, a kingdom now vulnerable to ill fates and war since the theft of the Holy Grail, its greatest gift and protection. With the help of Jack, an irascible young beggar-thief imbued with his own unruly ...
Style:
atmospheric, semi serious, humorous, arthurian, costume drama ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
camelot, magic, wizards and magicians, arthurian legend, holy grail, true love, curses spells and rituals, apprentice, heroic mission, sword and sorcery, imaginary kingdom, heroes ...
Time:
medieval times, middle ages, 5th century, 6th century
Similarity:
44%
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Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 170 min.
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Story:
One day the Aislings find themselves magically transported to a ship called the Unicorn. Here, they discover that they've been chosen to fulfill an incredible quest! They undergo an incredible journey of discovery in strange lands with ...
Style:
stylized, touching, inspirational, sentimental, epic ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
imaginary kingdom, minotaur, imaginary, dragon, adventurer, escapades, supernatural ability, supernatural, young heroes, parallel world, fairy, heroes ...
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 240 min.
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Story:
The adventure is set in the sorcerous land of Mirabilis, where a populace of elves, goblins, dwarves and humans hanker for the mystical element Bloodsteel; an ore with magical ability-giving properties. When a ruthless band of soldiers led by the ...
Style:
exciting, semi serious, atmospheric, epic
Audience:
family outing, teens, kids
Plot:
dragon, good versus evil, sword and sorcery, sorceress, danger, elf, cons and scams, imaginary kingdom, supernatural, heroic mission, legends and myths, superhero ...
Time:
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Similarity:
42%
Genre: Fantasy
Country: UK, New Zealand
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"Dark Knight" is a TV series, based very loosely on Sir Walter Scott's novel "Ivanhoe". This joint New Zealand/England production attempted to capitalize on the same sword and sorcery market successfully mined by "Xena: ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, atmospheric, exciting, stylized
Plot:
adventurer, folk hero, heroic mission, rivalry, medieval, danger, love affair, rescue, uninhibited rivalry, escapades, curses spells and rituals, wizards and magicians ...
Time:
middle ages
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
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Story:
Hercules is a 2005 RHI Entertainment television miniseries, chronicling the life of the legendary Greek hero, Heracles, called Hercules in this series. It is most often aired on television as a two-part miniseries: the first part documents his early ...
Style:
epic, serious, exciting, captivating, fairy tale ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
hercules, greek mythology, superhuman powers, centaur, redemption, one man army, obsessive quest, heroic mission, battles, rescue, adventurer, danger ...
Place:
greece, ancient greece
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Country: Canada
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
The Adventures of Sinbad is a Canadian television series which aired from 1996 to 1998. It follows on the story from the pilot of the same name, and revolves around the series' protagonist, Sinbad. The series is a re-telling of the adventures ...
Style:
semi serious, exciting, stylized, light, epic fantasy ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
sword fight, escapades, sinbad, sword and sorcery, adventurer, travel, danger, imaginary, curses spells and rituals, ocean, sailor, mediterranean ...
Place:
middle east, iraq
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Hercules battles an evil sorceress who turns men into werewolves. The mythic duo returns in Prisoner of Evil, where a sorceress seduces Herc and transforms him into a mindless beast. Italian horror master Antonio Margheriti directed this installment ...
Style:
exciting, serious, stylized, epic, psychotronic
Plot:
peplum, hercules, werewolf, tough guy, strongman, muscleman, beefcake, lycanthropy, heroes, battles, wizards and magicians, dangerous animal ...
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41%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Sinbad accidentally kills the son of the powerful Lord Akbari in a fist fight. As recompense for the blood debt, Sinbad's brother is killed in front of his eyes. Sinbad escapes, but his grandmother uses a magic talisman to curse him for the ...
Style:
exciting, serious, stylized, costume drama, disturbing ...
Plot:
sinbad, sea voyage, curse, witch, arabian nights, escapades, medieval, rivalry, hopes, adventurer, sailor, ocean ...
Time:
8th century
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
cult classic, serious, surreal, stylized, suspenseful ...
Plot:
martial arts, wuxia, kung fu, eternal love, mountain, kung fu master, ancient, swashbuckler, cannon, soldier, good versus evil, ghost ...
Time:
year 1983, 5th century
Place:
asia, china, hong kong, ancient china
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Germany, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
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Story:
The Snow Queen is a powerful story of friendship and the triumph of love over wickedness. The story follows a young woman who is forced to battle the wicked snow queen in order to save the soul of the man she loves.
Style:
fairy tale, stylized, semi serious, humorous, epic ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
good versus evil, fall in love, supernatural ability, disappearance, christmas, rescue, heroic mission, young heroes, kidnapping, love and romance, imaginary, danger ...
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 51 min.
TV show
Story:
An Elvish assassin gets one last chance at redemption when she is sent to capture a rogue Qunari mage who is intent on wreaking havoc on the world.
Style:
exciting, captivating, tense, suspense, anime ...
Plot:
dragon, sword and sorcery, supernatural, redemption, female warrior, danger, escapades, rivalry, heroes, chaos and mayhem, conspiracy, save the day ...
Time:
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Similarity:
41%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A king makes a pact with an ancient demon and after years of ruling his kingdom in peace, the demon has come to collect. Now a group of rival gladiators must fight for the survival of the kingdom.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, stylized, exciting, independent film
Plot:
rivalry, heroes, battles, contests and competitions, imaginary, danger, escapades, wizards and magicians, curses spells and rituals, underground fighting, female fight, kickass ...
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Italy, Spain
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
To avenge his father's death and free the people of Seriphos from the evil King Galinor of Argus, the noble Perseus must defeat a dragon -- and the monster Medusa, whose steely gaze has cast the kingdom's best soldiers into stone.
Style:
fairy tale, serious, exciting, psychotronic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
ancient times
Place:
greece, ancient greece, rome italy
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Australia, Canada, USA
Duration: 43 min.
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Story:
BeastMaster is a Canadian television series that aired from 1999 to 2002. It was loosely based on a 1982 MGM film The Beastmaster. The series aired for three complete seasons. It is produced by Coote/Hayes Productions.
The series was nominated for ...
Style:
homoerotic, semi serious, exciting, stylized, suspenseful ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, boys' night
Plot:
homoeroticism, medieval, sword and sorcery, homosexual subtext, adventure hero, magic, sorcery, animal life, danger, good versus evil, sword, chivalry ...
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Finland, Netherlands, China, Estonia
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Thousands of years ago in ancient China, a love struck sword hero fights against his destiny. He wants another chance to be reunited with his loved one and he gets that chance, in a far away place and a far away time, in the cold north, in modern ...
Style:
serious, epic, stylized, exciting, romantic drama
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
legends and myths, martial arts, reincarnation, destiny, curses spells and rituals, supernatural, escapades, good versus evil, rivalry, supernatural ability, danger, heroes ...
Place:
finland, europe, china, asia
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Russia
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
He was doomed to die, but managed to survive, and now his mission is to revenge for the annihilation of his tribe. He is the great warrior who calls himself Volkodav, and is the last man from the tribe of Serie Psi (Grey Hounds). After escaping ...
Style:
serious, exciting, stylized, atmospheric, fairy tale ...
Audience:
boys' night, family outing
Plot:
sword, vengeance, wizards and magicians, revenge, bravery, supernatural, heroic mission, danger, tough heroes, sword and sorcery, escapades, rivalry ...
Time:
medieval times
Place:
russia
Similarity:
40%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Romania
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
In a mystical land torn apart by civil war, a warrior princess must team up with a rival warrior prince to hunt down an evil sorcerer who has summoned a giant flying demon which is terrorizing their land.
Style:
exciting, serious, epic
Plot:
escapades, civil war, supernatural ability, good versus evil, rivalry, imaginary, supernatural, danger, uninhibited rivalry, master warrior, heroes, save the world ...
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
In a war-torn country that is plagued by a vicious dragon, Elenn, an arrogant, young noblewoman, accompanies her aunt on a mission to bring an ancient relic to the secret coronation of the rightful king.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, serious, sincere, feel good
Audience:
adult
Plot:
dragon, medieval, dungeon, adventurer, escapades, heroes, heroic mission, on the road, good versus evil, curses spells and rituals, imaginary, wizards and magicians ...
Time:
medieval times
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Ulysses offends the gods so they send Hercules to capture him and bring him to them.
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, stylized
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
warrior, peplum, sword and sorcery, bare chested male, muscleman, beefcake, hercules, ancient world, ancient, sword fight, sword, battles ...
Place:
ancient greece
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Peru, USA
Duration: 180 min.
TV show
Story:
The Search for El Dorado is as follows: After his friend dies in an explosion, Jack Wilder embarks on an expedition to find The Golden Calendar, which in turn leads him on an action-packed journey filled with adventure to find El Dorado, the ...
Style:
exciting, serious, captivating, tense
Plot:
archaeologist, desert, heroes, rivalry, legends and myths, riddles and clues, danger, escapades, chaos and mayhem, treasure hunt, gold, treasure hunter ...
Place:
peru
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, New Zealand
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Young Hercules was a spin-off from the 1990s syndicated television series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. It was aired on Fox Kids from September 12, 1998, to May 12, 1999. It lasted one season with 50 episodes and starred Ryan Gosling in the ...
Style:
feel good, entertaining, exciting, humorous, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
mythology, kickboxer, superhuman powers, legends and myths, medieval, imaginary, danger, legendary hero, good versus evil, friendship, adventurer, heroic mission ...
Time:
80s
Place:
greece, ancient greece
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: UK, Bulgaria
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A noble warrior must battle dragons and demons while upholding his moral code as he covertly joins a group of villains to rescue his kidnapped father from Shathrax, the Mind Flayer, who threatens to destroy the world.
Style:
serious, exciting, psychotronic, perverse, cult classic ...
Plot:
dragon, sword and sorcery, heroic mission, legends and myths, curses spells and rituals, imaginary kingdom, wizards and magicians, save the world, heroes, supernatural, escapades, danger ...
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Netherlands, Italy, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Hercules searches for the Seven Thunderbolts of Zeus, which have been stolen by renegade gods.
Style:
exciting, fantasy adventure, serious, stylized, tense ...
Plot:
sword and sorcery, legends and myths, hercules, good versus evil, obsessive quest, heroic mission, battles, rebelliousness, rescue, escapades, danger, sorcery ...
Time:
year 1985
Place:
ancient greece, greece
Similarity:
39%
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