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Severed Ways: The Norse Discovery of America (2007)
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Severed Ways: The Norse Discovery of America (2007)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: An unexpectedly modern take on a tale of two Viking warriors abandoned on the American coast. Warning – contains a graphic answer to the question: do Vikings sh*t in the woods?
Style: atmospheric, epic, serious, stylized, offbeat
Plot: viking, survival, human spirit, rivalry, medieval, heroes, adventurer, escapades, danger, good versus evil, wilderness, human nature, obsessive quest, hopes, heroic mission, travel, norse mythology, sword, legend, countryside, heavy metal, ancient history, native american, rape, blonde ...
Time: middle ages, 11th century
Place: canada, newfoundland

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, exciting, epic and realistic films with plots about escapades, medieval, heroes, rivalry, danger, sword and sword fight mostly in Adventure, Drama and Action genres. Some movies like Severed Ways: The Norse Discovery of America: The Way Back (2010), A Viking Saga: Son of Thor (2008), Northmen: A Viking Saga (2014), The Viking Sagas (1995), Sword of Vengeance (2015). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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The Way Back (2010)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History
Country: USA, United Arab Emirates, Poland, India
Duration: 133 min.
Story: Peter Weir's follow-up to Master & Commander (2003) is the stark & brilliant The Way Back, which takes on the theme of man's struggle for freedom. At the dawn of WWII, several men escape from a Russian gulag. The film ...
Style: epic, realistic, inspirational, road movie, rough ...
Plot: survival, escape, prison escape, wilderness, war, freedom, journey, world war two, desert, gulag, pow, convict ...
Time: 2010s, 1940s, 20th century
Place: himalaya, russia, soviet union, asia, mongolia ...
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A Viking Saga: Son of Thor (2008)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History
Country: Denmark, USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story: Drama set in the viking age, Helgi witnesses the destruction of his village and narrowly escapes to his uncle Rurik who raises him like his son. Many years later he meets the people responsible for his parents death and someone he never expected to ...
Style: captivating, saga, exciting, serious, tense ...
Plot: viking, medieval, battles, vengeance, paganism, rivalry, uninhibited rivalry, escapades, love and romance, murder, danger, legend ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, 9th century
Place: europe, denmark, scandinavia
⇓ similarity ⇓
62%
Northmen: A Viking Saga (2014)
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: Switzerland, Germany, South Africa
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A band of Vikings cross enemy lines and a panicked race begins. The losers will pay with their lives.
Style: stylized, captivating, exciting, realistic, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: viking, battles, medieval, survival, escapades, rivalry, heroes, violence, ship, noble, barbarian, brutality ...
Time: middle ages, 9th century
Place: scandinavia, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
The Viking Sagas (1995)
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: The film chronicles a long-ago time when men relied not on their intellect to make points, but on their swords. A mythical warrior ('Ralf Moeller (I)') wanders the snow-capped landscapes of the North territories on an arduous quest for ...
Style: historical drama, independent film, exciting, captivating, serious ...
Plot: viking, medieval, barbarian, knight, sword, legend, good versus evil, obsessive quest, vengeance, uninhibited rivalry, danger, rivalry ...
Time: middle ages
Place: iceland, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
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Sword of Vengeance (2015)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Returning to his homeland after years of slavery, a Norman prince seeks revenge on his father's murderer – his ruthless uncle, Earl Durant. Gaining the trust of a band of exiled farmers, he leads them into battle against Durant, exploiting ...
Style: tense, serious, bleak, realistic, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: medieval, sword, master warrior, good versus evil, danger, vengeance, violence spree, gory, viking, obsession, rivalry, escapades ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, 11th century
Place: england
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55%
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone (1997)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: British explorer Henry Stanley travels to Africa in 1871 seeking missionary David Livingstone.
Style: serious, realistic
Plot: jungle, belgian history, imperialism, slavery, jungle adventure, interracial relations, culture clash, against the odds, missing person, wilderness, adventurer, survival ...
Time: 19th century, 1870s
Place: africa
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Hammer of the Gods (2009)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Bulgaria, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Thor along with his friends travels to mysterious island seeking glory and fame. Upon arriving they encounter strange creatures and they start searching the island for answers. Meanwhile Thor keeps seeing visions for a mighty warrior and a big ...
Style: suspenseful, rough, stylized, serious, exciting ...
Plot: norse mythology, viking, island, battles, destiny, rivalry, imaginary, escapades, danger, medieval, village, legends and myths ...
Time: year 2009
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
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Kamui (2009)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 120 min.
Story: KAMUI is a Ninja on the run from the world of Ninja bound by rules in search of true freedom. However, he is burdened with the fate, where it is not allowed to take the secret of their powers outside of the tribe -- if you are born as Ninja, you ...
Style: exciting, rough, stylized, epic, anime ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: ninja, martial arts, redemption, heroes, rebellion, human spirit, rivalry, tough heroes, on the run, escapades, danger, good versus evil ...
Time: 17th century
Place: japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
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Beowulf & Grendel (2005)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Canada, UK, Iceland, USA, Australia
Duration: 104 min.
Story: The blood-soaked tale of a Norse warrior's battle against the great and murderous troll, Grendel. Heads will roll. Out of allegiance to the King Hrothgar, the much respected Lord of the Danes, Beowulf leads a troop of warriors across the sea to ...
Style: epic, stylized, serious, cult classic, suspense ...
Plot: medieval, sword fight, viking, good versus evil, norse mythology, mythology, legends and myths, sword and sorcery, heroes, troll, myth, supernatural ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, year 2005, 6th century
Place: denmark
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
Ephraim's Rescue (2013)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: From T.C. Christensen, director of the sensational pioneer film, 17 Miracles, comes the heroic true story of a simple man who was called to do the work of angels. Ephraim’s Rescue relates the story of Ephraim Hanks: a rescuer of the Martin ...
Style: captivating, emotional, serious, realistic, independent film
Plot: religious conversion, rescue, human spirit, idealism, heroic mission, optimism, society, escapades, hopes, destiny, church, christian ...
Time: 18th century, 19th century, 1850s
Place: utah, salt lake city utah, usa, ohio
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992)
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA, Spain
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Genoan navigator Christopher Columbus has a dream to find an alternative route to sail to the Indies, by traveling west instead of east, across the unchartered Ocean sea. After failing to find backing from the Portugese, he goes to the Spanish court ...
Style: serious, exciting, atmospheric, realistic, anamorphic ...
Plot: adventurer, ocean, treasure hunt, against the odds, heroic mission, medieval, rebelliousness, intrigue, betrayal, dishonesty, royalty, renaissance ...
Time: 15th century, middle ages, year 1992
Place: spain, portugal, italy, europe, latin america ...
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52%
The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo (1998)
Genre: Adventure
Country: Ukraine, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: In this globe-trotting adventure, Marco Polo (Don Diamont) plays the famous 13th Century explorer who sets out from Italy to find his missing father, and along the way finds danger, excitement, and amazing discoveries at every turn. The supporting ...
Style: independent film, serious, captivating, exciting, epic ...
Audience: teens
Plot: medieval, sorcery, chivalry, explorer, escapades, rivalry, state affairs, ambition, love and romance, good versus evil, obsessive quest, dishonesty ...
Time: 13th century, middle ages
Place: italy, asia, venice
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
The Old Fairy Tale: When the Sun Was God (2003)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History
Country: Poland
Duration: 103 min.
Story: In IX century Europe, on the brink of Poland's birth, a cruel prince, Popiel, murders his cousins to ensure his son's succession. His crimes lead to an uprising of his subjects lead by the former commander of Popiel's army, Piastun, ...
Style: suspense, exciting, brutal
Plot: viking, medieval, warrior, worship, power struggle, god, barbarian, slavic mythology, bloodbath, sorcery, sword and sorcery, male protagonist ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, 9th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
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The 13th Warrior (1999)
Genre: Action, Adventure, History
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: In AD 922, Arab courtier, Ahmad Ibn Fadlan accompanies a party of Vikings to the barbaric North to combat a terror that slaughters Vikings and devours their flesh.
Style: epic, exciting, scenic, suspenseful, intense ...
Plot: viking, sword fight, barbarian, medieval, sword and sorcery, battles, mythology, sword, mission, heroic mission, arab, violence ...
Time: middle ages, 10th century, ancient times, year 1999, medieval times
Place: baghdad iraq, scandinavia
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Quest of the Delta Knights (1993)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A secret society, the Delta Knights, attempts to save a medieval society from the evil over-lady.
Style: semi serious, exciting, stylized, humorous, independent film ...
Audience: teens
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A Viking Saga: The Darkest Day (2013)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Cast into a violent and bloody world of murder, Hereward, a novice monk, must deliver the Holy Gospel of Lindisfarne - a book of great beauty and power - to the safety of the Iona monastery, while being pursued by a Viking death squad hell- bent on ...
Style: serious, exciting, rough, suspenseful, historical drama ...
Plot: viking, monk, medieval, heroic mission, heroes, chase, escapades, danger, monastery, master warrior, sword, nordic ...
Time: middle ages, 8th century
Place: europe
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50%
Call of the Wild (1992)
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A young boy heads off to the Yukon after hearing tales about the Gold Rush, and he forms an unwavering friendship with a heroic Alsatian dog called Buck.
Style: exciting, serious, realistic
Audience: pre-teens, family outing, kids
Plot: dog, survival, wilderness, german shepherd, stranded, canine, landscape, animal, escapades, pets, rivalry, contests and competitions ...
Time: 19th century, 90s
Place: alaska, canada, england, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
The Long Ships (1964)
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: UK, Yugoslavia
Duration: 126 min.
Story: In this elaborately mounted seafaring adventure, Rolfe (Richard Widmark) is a Viking leader with the cunning and devious mind of a pirate. Rolfe tells others sailors of "The Mother of Voices," a mammoth bell made of gold and as tall as ...
Style: retro, semi serious, saga, epic, independent film
Audience: boys' night
Plot: viking, medieval, barbarian, ancient, knight, african american, sea, historical event, chivalry, ancient history, semi nudity, sorcery ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, 10th century
Place: scandinavia, north africa, africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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The Letter for the King (2008)
Genre: Adventure
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Young Tiuri has to pass the final test before before being knighted by king Dagonaut. He has to pass a night in the chapel, what is suddenly disturbed by a strangers request of help. With his decision to help the stranger, Tiuri abandons his given ...
Style: entertaining, sincere, feel good, exciting, realistic ...
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: heroic mission, escapades, heroes, danger, medieval, friendship, obsessive quest, youth, rivalry, sword fight, fight, dutch history ...
Time: middle ages
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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Pathfinder (2007)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 99 min.
Story: A Viking boy is left behind after his clan battles a Native American tribe. Raised within the tribe, he ultimately becomes their savior in a fight against the Norsemen.
Style: harsh, stylized, rough, suspenseful, action packed ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: viking, native american, sword fight, native, sword, medieval, gory, master warrior, danger, winter, sword and sorcery, battles ...
Time: middle ages, year 2007, medieval times, 20th century, 9th century
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50%
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Ivanhoe (1982)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 142 min.
Story: This is a remake of Walter Scott's Ivanhoe. Ivanhoe, a worthy and noble knight, the champion of justice returns to England after the holy wars. He find England under the reign of Prince John and his henchmen and finds himself being involved in ...
Style: tense, exciting, suspenseful, atmospheric, stylized ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: knight, medieval, rescue, heroic mission, good versus evil, escapades, danger, rivalry, robin hood, barbarian, jousting, castle ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, 12th century
Place: england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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Lionheart (1987)
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Hungary, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: A young knight sets out to join King Richards crusaders. Along the way, he encounters The Black Prince who captures children and sells them as slaves to the Muslims. It is Robert Narra's sworn duty to protect the children and lead them to ...
Style: captivating, serious, exciting, disturbing
Audience: family outing, boys' night
Plot: medieval, knight, rescue, daring rescue, folk hero, partner, obsessive quest, state affairs, heroic mission, sorcery, violence, crusader ...
Time: medieval times, year 1987, middle ages, 12th century
Place: france, paris france, europe, holy land
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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 908
The Norseman (1978)
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: An 11th-century Viking prince sails to America to find his father, who on a previous voyage had been captured by Indians.
Style: grindhouse, independent film, realistic, semi serious, exciting
Plot: viking, medieval, sword and sorcery, barbarian, sorcery, native american, ancient, redsploitation, legend, native, knight, rescue ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, 11th century, year 1978
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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Jade Warrior (2006)
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, stylized, epic, exciting, romantic drama
Audience: boys' night
Plot: legends and myths, martial arts, reincarnation, curses spells and rituals, escapades, good versus evil, danger, rivalry, supernatural, supernatural ability, medieval, destiny ...
Place: finland, china, europe, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
 5.6
 587
Crusaders (2001)
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Italy, Germany
Duration: 194 min.
Story: Towards the end of the eleventh century, Pope Urban II announces a crusade against the Saracens, who have occupied the holy city of Jerusalem. Three young friends Richard, Peter and Andrew set off to join the crusading army.
Style: captivating, serious, realistic, epic
Plot: crusade, battles, medieval, friendship, war, heroic mission, military, pope, state affairs, society, rivalry, politics ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, 11th century
Place: israel, europe, holy land
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
The Lost Viking (2018)
Genre: Action, Adventure, History
Country: UK
Duration: 107 min.
Story: A young Viking called Vitharr arrives in Britain with dreams of conquest and adventure, but when his family and clan are ambushed and killed, he must survive alone in this strange,dangerous new land as he searches for his Uncle's settlement.
Style: suspense, captivating, rough, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: viking, medieval, vengeance, life philosophy, rivalry, danger, murder, heroes, conquering, escapades, youth, society ...
Time: middle ages, 9th century
Place: britain
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
 3.5
 1K
Grendel (2007)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story: King Higlack of the Gauths entrusts prince Finn and a fire ball weapon to his champion, slayer Beowulf. They lead twelve men on a mission to help king Hrothgar of the Danes, whose once glorious realm is terrorized by the undefeated monster Grendel. ...
Style: serious, suspenseful, rough, exciting, mythical ...
Plot: viking, medieval, rivalry, heroes, good versus evil, vengeance, imaginary kingdom, imaginary, danger, escapades, legends and myths, deadly creature ...
Time: middle ages
Place: denmark
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
Merlin and the War of the Dragons (2008)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: In 5th Century Britian, a young Merlin struggles for his place in his known land under the tutelage of The Mage, a local wizard whom sees the young man's potential for magic, as well as face off against his evil former friend, Vendiger, whom ...
Style: exciting, captivating, entertaining, suspense, mockbuster ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: dragon, magic, medieval, battles, legends and myths, supernatural, escapades, rivalry, imaginary, danger, heroes, king arthur ...
Time: middle ages
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⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
Ironclad 2: Battle for Blood (2014)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, Serbia
Duration: 108 min.
Story: A survivor of the Great Siege of Rochester Castle fights to save his clan from from Celtic raiders. A sequel to the 2011 film, "Ironclad."
Style: rough, exciting, serious, realistic, saga ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: medieval, castle, battles, sword fight, vengeance, danger, sword and shield, escapades, rivalry, warrior, nordic, melee combat ...
Time: middle ages, 13th century, medieval times
Place: england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
 6.1
 2K
Don Quixote (2000)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Romance, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: The classic tale of a man's dream, his epic journey, and one true love.
Style: tragicomedy, captivating, humorous, atmospheric, costume drama ...
Plot: don quixote, heroes, adventurer, obsession, on the road, tragic hero, good versus evil, rivalry, medieval, wooing, master and servant, satire ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
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