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The Legend of Hercules (2014)
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Bulgaria, Germany
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
In Ancient Greece 1200 B.C., a queen succumbs to the lust of Zeus to bear a son promised to overthrow the tyrannical rule of the king and restore peace to a land in hardship. But this prince, Hercules, knows nothing of his real identity or his destiny. He desires only one thing: the love of Hebe, Princess of Crete, who has been promised to his own brother. When Hercules learns of his greater purpose, he must choose: to flee with his true love or to fulfill his destiny and become the true hero of his time. The story behind one of the greatest myths is revealed in this action-packed epic - a tale of love, sacrifice and the strength of the human spirit.
Style:
exciting, serious, stylized, epic, fairy tale, melancholic, visually appealing, campy, perverse, surprise ending ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
mythology, ancient history, legends and myths, greek mythology, superhuman powers, magic, slavery, gladiator, destiny, good versus evil, violence, betrayal, hercules, supernatural, father son relationship, master warrior, introspection, heroic mission, medieval, fight scenes, warrior, conspiracy, vampire human love, sword and sorcery, fight ...
Time:
future
Place:
ancient greece, greece, egypt, europe
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out exciting, entertaining, serious and epic films with plots about medieval, danger, sword, good versus evil, mythology, violence and fight mostly in Action, Fantasy and Adventure genres. Some movies like The Legend of Hercules: Clash of the Titans (2010), Hercules (2014), 300: Rise of an Empire (2014), Jason and the Argonauts (1963), The Great Wall (2016). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK, Australia
Duration: 106 min.
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Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus is helpless to save his family from Hades, vengeful god of the underworld. With nothing to lose, Perseus volunteers to lead a dangerous mission to defeat Hades before he can seize power from Zeus and ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Hungary
Duration: 98 min.
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80%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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ancient greece, middle east, greece, athens greece
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100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Jason, a fearless sailor and explorer, returns to his home land of Thessaly after a long voyage to claim his rightful throne. He learns, however, that he must first find the magical Golden Fleece. To do so, he must embark on an epic quest fraught ...
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monster, greek mythology, mythology, giant monster, dragon, skeleton, prophecy, adventurer, island, kaiju, treasure hunt, expedition ...
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100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: USA, China, Hong Kong, Australia, Canada
Duration: 103 min.
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European mercenaries searching for black powder become embroiled in the defense of the Great Wall of China against a horde of monstrous creatures.
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monster, warrior, great wall of china, courage, archer, creature, invasion, alien, siege, trust, rescue, good versus evil ...
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100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Spain
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A decade after his heroic defeat of the monstrous Kraken, Perseus-the demigod son of Zeus-is attempting to live a quieter life as a village fisherman and the sole parent to his 10-year old son, Helius. Meanwhile, a struggle for supremacy rages ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Germany, Belgium
Duration: 92 min.
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In ancient Egypt, peasant Mathayus is hired to exact revenge on the powerful Memnon and the sorceress Cassandra, who are ready to overtake Balthazar's village. Amid betrayals, thieves, abductions and more, Mathayus strives to bring justice to ...
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100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Australia, China, Hong Kong
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
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teens, boys' night
Plot:
mythology, ancient egypt, egyptian mythology, good versus evil, chase, legends and myths, myth, young heroes, supernatural, desert, save the day, egyptian ...
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50%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, Canada, UK
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Theseus is a mortal man chosen by Zeus to lead the fight against the ruthless King Hyperion, who is on a rampage across Greece to obtain a weapon that can destroy humanity.
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ancient greece, greece, europe
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67%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA, Australia
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, China, Canada
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
The modern world holds many secrets, but by far the most astounding is that witches still live among us; vicious supernatural creatures intent on unleashing the Black Death upon the world and putting an end to the human race once and for all. Armies ...
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Place:
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100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK, Canada, China
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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100%
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
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⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Country: USA, Australia
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Story:
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Country: UK, Spain, USA
Duration: 150 min.
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The defiant leader Moses rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses, setting 400,000 slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues.
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⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, China
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
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67%
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Country: UK, USA
Duration: 118 min.
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100%
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⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
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Hercules: The Legendary Journeys is a television series, filmed in New Zealand and the United States. It was produced from 1995, and was very loosely based on the tales of the classical Greek culture hero Heracles. It ran for six seasons, producing ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
This film directed by T.J. Scott is a prequel to the popular television series. At an academy for mythological warriors, 17-year-old Hercules (Ian Bohen) meets Jason, the next in line to rule Corinth. When Jason discovers that his father is ill, ...
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teens, kids, family outing, pre-teens
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100%
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Country: USA, South Africa, Germany
Duration: 109 min.
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Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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100%
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100%
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50%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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31%
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Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
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TV show
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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 ...
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