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The Witches Cave (1990)
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Original name: Подземелье ведьм
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Czechoslovakia, Soviet Union
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
An interstellar expedition is sent to study a strange planet. Despite the fact that creatures from various Earth time periods inhabit the world, the natives possess metal swords, even though they should have no knowledge of such weaponry.
Style:
psychotronic
Plot:
giant monster, kaiju, love, witch, robot, cave, scientist, battles, tribe, sword, translator, explorer, research, mission, creature, force field, sword and sorcery, love interest, dungeon, spaceship, outer space, dinosaur, negotiation, spacecraft, space ...
Place:
ussr, soviet union
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Most similar movies to The Witches Cave
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out psychotronic, serious, exciting and suspenseful films with plots about kaiju, dinosaur, giant monster, monster, sword and sorcery, danger and creature mostly in Adventure, Sci-Fi and Fantasy genres. Some movies like The Witches Cave: Hard to Be a God (1989), Warlords of the Deep (1978), At the Earth's Core (1976), Lilac Ball (1988), Rebirth of Mothra III (1998). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: West Germany, France, Soviet Union, Switzerland
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Another planet in the period of medieval times. An employee of the institute of experimental history from Earth, who is send under the name of noble don Rumata of Estor as a spy with a mission to contact the local resident of the institute, arrives ...
Style:
philosophical, grim, bleak, intellectual, cynical ...
Plot:
barbarian, medieval, human nature, moral ambiguity, moral dilemma, social commentary, satire, brutality, violence, identity crisis, political intrigue, totalitarianism ...
Time:
medieval times
Place:
ussr
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Searching for the lost world of Atlantis, Prof. Aitken, his son Charles and Greg Collinson are betrayed by the crew of their expedition's ship, attracted by the fabulous treasures of Atlantis. The diving bell disabled, a deep sea monster ...
Style:
retro, psychotronic
Plot:
octopus, atlantis, castaway, sword and sorcery, creature feature, giant monster, monster, underwater, sorcery, dinosaur, alien, archaeologist ...
Time:
year 1978, 1890s
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A huge burrowing machine tunnels out of control at ferocious speed, cutting clean through to the center of the earth, to the twilight world of pellucidar. Once there, Dr. Perry and David Innes are threatened by half human creatures, lizard-like ...
Style:
grindhouse, retro, psychotronic, classic horror, independent film ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, family outing
Plot:
dinosaur, giant monster, monster, lost world, fight for freedom, kaiju, cave woman, cave, space travel, good versus evil, steampunk, giant animal ...
Time:
victorian era, year 1976, prehistoric times, 19th century, prehistory ...
Place:
wales, washington d.c.
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
Alisa Seleznyova and her father professor Seleznyov are traveling in space. They meet their old friend archaeologist Gromozeka, who's just discovered a planet all inhabitants of which died. It became known that they discovered a virus of ...
Style:
tense, atmospheric, cult classic, melancholic, educational ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
time travel, space opera, travel, alien, space adventure, extinction, rescue mission, magic, paradox, exploration, ancient civilization, father daughter relationship ...
Time:
22nd century, prehistory, stone age
Place:
soviet union, ussr
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Italy, Yugoslavia
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Wandering strongman Maxxus comes upon two warring tribes, the Sun worshipers and the Moon worshipers...and fights monsters !
Style:
grindhouse
Plot:
peplum, dragon, sorcery, sword and sorcery, dinosaur, warrior, decapitation, earthquake, volcano, sea creature, caveman, giant monster ...
Time:
stone age, prehistoric times
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
To save the world, Mothra goes back in time in an attempt to defeat a younger King Ghidorah.
Style:
daikaiju, exciting, offbeat, serious, psychotronic
Plot:
giant monster, kaiju, time travel, monster, mothra, creature, space and aliens, dinosaur, reptiles, bird attack, prehistoric creature, youth ...
Time:
prehistory, 90s
Place:
tokyo
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min.
Story:
A spaceship crash-lands on a planet, and the crew is astonished to find that it holds a beautiful woman who can heal the sick and injured and a race of super-intelligent beings.
Style:
retro, psychotronic
Plot:
kaiju, dinosaur, erotica, space, spaceship, outer space, pterodactyl, alien, monster, climbing, healing, crash landing ...
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The legendary empire of the lost continent of Mu reappears to threaten the world with domination. While countries unite to resist, an isolated World War II Captain has created the greatest warship ever seen, and possibly the surface world's ...
Style:
daikaiju, psychotronic, grindhouse, natural horror, suspense ...
Plot:
kaiju, giant monster, submarine, monster, beast, military, empress, giant animal, sea, water, ocean, fish ...
Time:
year 1963, 60s
Place:
pacific ocean
Similarity:
25%
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Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Four Soviet cosmonauts land on the planet Venus and find it teeming with life, some of it dangerous.
Style:
captivating, exciting, semi serious, futuristic, stylized ...
Plot:
evil alien, space opera, dinosaur, venus the planet, marine life, giant monster, space, survival, alien encounter, robot, swamp, space exploration ...
Time:
future, 60s, prehistoric times, 1930s
Place:
ussr, soviet union, russia, europe
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Sci-Fi, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Mexico
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A group of scientists in search of lost Atlantis are plane wrecked on an uncharted island full of stock footage monsters fresh from One Million BC. Occasionally we get an original papier mache monster peaking out from behind an alcove, but for the ...
Style:
prehistoric, period piece, psychotronic
Plot:
dinosaur, expedition, island, atlantis, exploration, kaiju, disaster, isolation, plane crash, lost city, volcano, survival ...
Time:
60s, prehistoric times
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Italy
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
This Italian-Turkish co-production helmed by genre veteran Antonio Margheriti (using the pseudonym "Anthony M. Dawson") was cobbled together from a four-part science-fiction miniseries shown on Italian television. In prehistoric times, the ...
Style:
cult classic, apocalyptic, retro, fantasy adventure, prehistoric ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
barbarian, female warrior, post apocalypse, sword, desert, dinosaur, distopia, monster, sword and sorcery, planet, wizard, exploitation ...
Time:
prehistory, stone age, year 1983, future, 80s
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Italy
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A strange signal arrives on the Earth disturbing all communications, while an UFO appears above the Antarctic sea. Captain Alex Hamilton is sent with his spaceship and crew to the space outside the Solar System to find the origin of that signal. ...
Style:
mysterious, bleak, offbeat, semi serious, ambiguous ending ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
spacewalk, outer space, alien, alien invasion, space opera, star wars, giant monster, kaiju, new year's eve, dystopia, satellite, spacecraft ...
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, Bulgaria
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
It begins as a contest of strength the challenge of competition luring fighters from far away to a hilltop castle. Deathstalker leads the combatants but only to discover that the winners are disappearing one by one. Now, in his last and greatest ...
Style:
sexy, independent film, psychotronic
Plot:
sword and sorcery, sorcery, barbarian, female warrior, sword, bare chested male, female nudity, beefcake, ancient, woman with a gun, exploitation, wizards and magicians ...
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
During World War I, a German U-boat sinks a British ship and takes the survivors on board. After it takes a wrong turn, the submarine takes them to the unknown land of Caprona, where they find dinosaurs and neanderthals.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, captivating, light, entertaining ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
dinosaur, world war one, adventurer, ancient mystery, prehistoric creature, submarine, time travel, lost world, prehistoric animal, pterodactyl, iceberg, good versus evil ...
Time:
prehistoric times, prehistory, year 1916, 1940s
Place:
antarctica, fictional island
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Soviet Union, USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
In 2020, after the colonization of the moon, the spaceships Vega, Sirius and Capella are launched from Lunar Station 7. They are to explore Venus under the command of Professor Hartman, but an asteroid collides and explodes Capella. The leader ship ...
Style:
psychotronic, suspense, retro, independent film, serious ...
Plot:
space and aliens, dinosaur, space opera, space exploration, kaiju, monster, asteroid, venus the planet, outer space, astronaut, pterodactyl, giant monster ...
Time:
prehistoric times, future, prehistory, 2000s, 2020s ...
Place:
soviet union, russia, ussr
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
In 1881, Michael Denning, an American soldier, and Hector Servadac, a French aristocrat, are about to have a duel over a woman that they both are infatuated with. However, just as the two men are about to shoot at each other, a comet strikes the ...
Style:
classic horror, psychotronic, vintage
Plot:
giant spider, giant lizard, dinosaur, ape man, giant snake, duel, comet, lizard, prehistoric man, kaiju, caveman, abducted woman ...
Time:
stone age, 19th century, year 1961, prehistoric times, 1880s
Place:
algeria
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
The 7th film in the Godzilla series. After being caught in a storm in the south seas, several teenagers and thief arrive on an island where natives have been enslaved by a terrorist organization. They also discover a sleeping Godzilla and decide to ...
Style:
grindhouse, daikaiju, natural horror, suspense, classic horror ...
Plot:
kaiju, godzilla, giant monster, monster, mothra, giant lizard, disaster, killer animal, mutant, boat, creature, sea ...
Time:
year 1966, jurassic, 60s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
japan, tokyo, fictional island
Similarity:
22%
79K
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Set in a timeless mythical forest inhabited by fairies, goblins, unicorns and mortals, this fantastic story follows a mystical forest dweller, chosen by fate, to undertake a heroic quest. He must save the beautiful Princess Lily and defeat the ...
Style:
fairy tale, dark fantasy, gothic, modern fairy tale, stylized ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, chick flick, pre-teens ...
Plot:
good versus evil, magic, imaginary kingdom, devil, sword and sorcery, witch, rescue, love, fairy, forest, dungeon, fictional war ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 80s
Similarity:
21%
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Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
The 4th film in the Godzilla franchise restores the serious tone of the original Godzilla film. A greedy developer has placed huge machines to suck dry a part of the ocean near Tokyo so he can build luxury condos. After a storm, a giant egg washes ...
Style:
suspense, grindhouse, natural horror, daikaiju, light ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
kaiju, godzilla, giant monster, monster, mothra, dinosaur, monster versus monster, giant animal, greed, island, creature feature, crossover ...
Time:
jurassic, 60s, 80s
Place:
japan, tokyo, asia
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A sequel to The Land That Time Forgot. Major Ben McBride organises a mission to the Antarctic wastes to search for his friend (Doug McClure) who has been missing in the region for several years. McBride's party find themselves in a world ...
Style:
natural horror, grindhouse, classic horror, prehistoric, independent film ...
Audience:
teens, kids, boys' night, family outing
Plot:
dinosaur, island, kaiju, cave woman, submarine, giant monster, sword and sorcery, sorcery, reptiles, cave, creature feature, expedition ...
Time:
stone age, 1910s, 20th century, prehistory, prehistoric times ...
Place:
antarctica, fictional island
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A common fire-breathing enemy unites rivals in the Dark Ages.
Style:
exciting, captivating, tense
Plot:
dragon, medieval, sword and sorcery, knight, mythical creature, beast, giant monster, fire breathing dragon, legends and myths, battles, struggle for survival, creature ...
Time:
middle ages
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, History, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Two poor, married farmers have recently lost their only child; after a freak visitation, they pry open an alien cocoon to greet their new daughter.
Style:
visual, mind bending, psychedelic, surreal, stylized ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
kaiju, children, giant monster, ufo, flying saucer, ancient, youkai, asian, folklore, healer, bittersweet, woods ...
Place:
east asia, asia, japan
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The Earth is headed for disaster and when an archeological research team visits Infant Island to find out why, they discover two tiny women who reveal that the Earth is fighting back for all the harm humans have done here and sends out the evil ...
Style:
daikaiju, natural horror, serious, suspenseful, biting ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
godzilla, kaiju, giant monster, mothra, archaeologist, reptiles, giant animal, dinosaur, mutant, creature, monster terrorizes city, phenomenon ...
Time:
jurassic, 90s
Place:
japan, asia, tokyo
Similarity:
20%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, China, Vietnam
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Explore the mysterious and dangerous home of the king of the apes as a team of explorers ventures deep inside the treacherous, primordial island.
Style:
suspense, intense, scenic, harsh, suspenseful ...
Audience:
family friendly, teens
Plot:
monster, king kong, giant monster, creature, giant animal, island, survival, giant creature, monster versus monster, chase, expedition, jungle ...
Time:
70s, 1940s, year 2017, 2010s, year 1944 ...
Place:
vietnam, fictional island, washington d.c., pacific ocean, thailand ...
Similarity:
20%
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:
peplum, sword and sorcery, sorcery, ancient world, ancient, kaiju, monster, greek mythology, creature, dinosaur, folk hero, heroes ...
Time:
ancient times
Place:
greece, ancient greece, rome italy
Similarity:
20%
895
Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi, Fantasy
Country: South Africa, Canada, UK, Germany
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Based on Sax Rohmer's cult novels "Sumuru", the futuristic fantasy take you to an Earth colony in the far future in which woman rule and men are used to propagate the race and work in the mines..
Style:
captivating, suspense, exciting, disturbing
Plot:
colonization, brother sister relationship, martial arts, spacecraft, sibling relationship, outer space, fertility, weapons, sword and sorcery, sexploitation, sorority, girl ...
Place:
south africa, johannesburg south africa
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Saber Raine is hired to guide three elite soldiers on a rescue mission to recover a prince and princess who have been abducted from their home world. The trail leads Saber and his allies to a planet deep within uncharted space that is inhabited by ...
Style:
action packed, fast paced, suspenseful, independent film
Audience:
adult
Plot:
space opera, robot, military, rescue mission, space adventure, ancient ruins, alien invasion, revenge, cyborgs, space, teenager, mercenary ...
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 66 min.
Story:
From the same studio that produced Richard Viktorov's diptych Moscow-Cassiopeia / Adolescents in the Universe comes this second teen-themed sci-fi adventure, in which three youngsters (one of them played by Mila Berlinskaya, who sings the ...
Style:
suspense, period piece, educational, surreal
Audience:
family friendly, kids
Plot:
coming of age, outer space, space adventure, space exploration, teamwork, friendship, quarantine, spaceship, deep space, youth, space travel, flashback ...
Place:
soviet union, ussr
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
After killing his brother, Prince Yamato is banished from his father's kingdom until he can bring his dangerous powers under control. On his journey, he meets and joins with the magical priestess Oto, and together they go to fight against an ...
Style:
heroic, dark fantasy, mythical, daikaiju, tragic ...
Plot:
giant monster, monster, kaiju, sorcery, japanese mythology, mythology, legend, quest, prince, destiny, magic, epic battle ...
Time:
1st century
Place:
japan
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
A groups of astronauts crash-land on Venus and find themselves on the wrong side of a group of Venusian women when they kill a monster that is worshipped by them.
Style:
psychedelic, independent film, exciting, serious, psychotronic
Plot:
space opera, dinosaur, matriarchy, kaiju, spacesuit, venus the planet, lava, sword and sorcery, sorcery, occult, monster, exploitation ...
Time:
stone age, future, 1930s
Similarity:
19%
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