Movies like The Sword and the Sorcerer
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The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982)
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A mercenary with a three-bladed sword rediscovers his royal heritage when he is recruited to help a princess foil a brutal tyrant and a powerful sorcerer's plans to conquer the land.
Style:
dark fantasy, ridiculous, humorous, epic, bloody, entertaining, surreal, campy, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
sword and sorcery, medieval, branding iron, sword, sword fight, monster, torture, barbarian, heroes, good versus evil, torture chamber, witch, demon, revenge, betrayal, transformation, nude, catastrophe, erotica, magic, ninja, natural disaster, violence, wizards and magicians, telekinesis ...
Time:
80s, middle ages
Place:
england, europe
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Most similar movies to The Sword and the Sorcerer
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, exciting, stylized and dark fantasy films with plots about sword and sorcery, good versus evil, heroes, sword, danger, escapades and rivalry mostly in Fantasy, Action and Adventure genres. Some movies like The Sword and the Sorcerer: Deathstalker (1983), Kull the Conqueror (1997), Red Sonja (1985), The Beastmaster (1982), Conan the Barbarian (1982). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Argentina, USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
The warrior Deathstalker is tasked by an old witch lady to obtain and unite the three powers of creation - a chalice, an amulet, and a sword - lest the evil magician Munkar get them and use them for nefarious purposes. After obtaining the sword, ...
Style:
funny, perverse, serious, exciting, suspenseful ...
Plot:
barbarian, sword and sorcery, sword, monster, beast, exploitation, wizards and magicians, witch, erotica, curse, medieval, woman with a gun ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A barbarian named Kull becomes ruler after defeating the old king in battle, thus receiving his crown. But direct heirs of the king, trying to topple Kull and regain the throne, bring an old witch queen Akivasha back to life. Their plan backfires, ...
Style:
exciting, campy, parody, humorous, light ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
barbarian, evil queen, sword and sorcery, wizards, destiny, sword, vengeance, superhero, medieval, sword fight, curses spells and rituals, demon ...
Time:
middle ages, 80s
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100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Netherlands, Italy
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
The tyrant Gedren seeks the total power in a world of barbarism. She raids the city Hablac and kills the keeper of a talisman that gives her great power. Red Sonja, sister of the keeper, sets out with her magic sword to overthrow Gedren.
Style:
sexy, entertaining, light, serious, psychotronic ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
sword and sorcery, barbarian, supernatural, medieval, fight, female warrior, female nudity, monster, wizards, maiden, revenge, good versus evil ...
Time:
80s, prehistory, prehistoric times, stone age
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, West Germany
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Dar, is the son of a king, who is hunted by a priest after his birth and grows up in another family. When he becomes a grown man his new father is murdered by savages and he discovers that he has the ability to communicate with the animals, which ...
Style:
exciting, entertaining, stylized, suspenseful, campy ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
sword and sorcery, murder, sword, barbarian, sword fight, beast, good versus evil, vengeance, superhero, animal human communication, battles, village ...
Time:
80s, future
Place:
new jersey
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
A film adaptation of the classic sword and sorcery hero, Conan the Barbarian. A horde of rampaging warriors massacre the parents of young Conan and enslave the young child for years on The Wheel of Pain. As the sole survivor of the childhood ...
Style:
dark fantasy, epic, exciting, stylized, psychotronic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
sword and sorcery, barbarian, sword fight, cult, fight, good versus evil, snake, slavery, warlord, sword, medieval, violence ...
Time:
80s, prehistoric times, stone age
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Hawk the Slayer, after seeing both his father and bride die at the hands of his malevolent brother, Voltan, sets out for revenge and the chance to live up to his title. Tooling himself up with the "mind-sword" and recruiting a motley band ...
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funny, humorous, campy, parody, melancholic ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, boys' night
Plot:
sword and sorcery, sword, medieval, magical sword, magic, vengeance, good versus evil, barbarian, camp, parallel universe, disaster, pop culture ...
Time:
80s, middle ages
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Italy, Spain, Mexico
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A young man, armed with a magical bow and arrows, embarks on a mystical journey through a mystical land to rid it of all evil and joins forces with an outlaw to take down an evil witch bent on claiming the magic bow for evil.
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zombie, magic, rescue, supernatural, archery, monster, heroes, friendship, good versus evil, sword, imaginary kingdom, female nudity ...
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Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 94 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, stylized, gothic, epic, serious ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, chick flick, teens, pre-teens
Plot:
magic, devil, imaginary kingdom, good versus evil, sword, sword and sorcery, monster, witch, rescue, princess, demon, medieval ...
Time:
80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Based on a character created by Robert E. Howard, this fast-paced, occasionally humorous sequel to Conan the Barbarian features the hero (Arnold Schwarzenegger) as he is commissioned by the evil queen Taramis (Sarah Douglas) to safely escort a teen ...
Style:
stylized, suspenseful, exciting, entertaining, campy ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
barbarian, sword and sorcery, imaginary kingdom, magic, good versus evil, warrior, sword, medieval, fight, rescue, female warrior, heroic mission ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, prehistoric times, year 1984, stone age
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Sinbad and his crew intercept a homunculus carrying a golden tablet. Koura, the creator of the homunculus and practitioner of evil magic, wants the tablet back and pursues Sinbad. Meanwhile Sinbad meets the Vizier who has another part of the ...
Style:
exciting, humorous, light, semi serious, stylized ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
cyclops, sinbad, good versus evil, island, mythology, supernatural, monster, magic, medieval, treasure hunt, sword fight, giant monster ...
Time:
8th century, middle ages
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Czech Republic, Canada
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
The classic role-playing game comes to life in this magical adventure. The empire of Izmer is a divided land: Elite magicians called Mages rule while lowly commoners are powerless. When Empress Savina (Thora Birch) vows to bring equality and ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, campy, humorous ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, kids
Plot:
dragon, sword and sorcery, magic, wizards and magicians, wizards, imaginary kingdom, good versus evil, elf, fantasy world, empress, medieval, supernatural ability ...
Time:
middle ages
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Bulgaria, Germany, India
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A quest that begins as a personal vendetta for the fierce Cimmerian warrior soon turns into an epic battle against hulking rivals, horrific monsters, and impossible odds, as Conan (Jason Momoa) realizes he is the only hope of saving the great ...
Style:
epic, exciting, psychotronic, dark fantasy, brutal ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
barbarian, sword and sorcery, slavery, sword, witch, sword fight, fight, lone hero, heroes, revenge, brutality, good versus evil ...
Time:
future, stone age, prehistoric times
Place:
hawaii
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25%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
The sorcerer and his apprentice Galen are on a mission to kill an evil dragon in order to save the King’s daughter from being sacrificed in accordance to a pact that the King himself made with the dragon to protect his kingdom. A fantasy film from ...
Style:
dark fantasy, atmospheric, suspenseful, serious, captivating ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
dragon, sword and sorcery, magic, beast, medieval, monster, sacrifice, sword, rescue, good versus evil, apprentice, supernatural ...
Time:
80s, middle ages
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
An Earthman returns to the planet Gor, and fights against tyranny.
Style:
semi serious, exciting, suspenseful, psychotronic, stylized ...
Plot:
sword and sorcery, space wars, criminal, sword, vegetarian, time travel, thinness, escapades, adventurer, rivalry, heroic mission, slavery ...
Time:
middle ages
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
In a land in a distant past, three beautiful women, members of a lost tribe, battle a male genius with diabolical plans to destroy their "Lost Empire." If the victor can find the sacred jewels, they can anticipate total power.
Style:
sex comedy
Plot:
monster, female fighter, sword fight, female fight, strong female lead, woman with a gun, immortal, female exploitation, erotica, undead, female nudity, female protagonist ...
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100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
In a final and epic battle in the thrilling sequel to the now classic "Barbarian Queen", Althalia, leads a revolt of peasants and female warriors against the wicked ruler, Arkaris, to regain her throne.
Style:
psychotronic, cult film
Audience:
adult
Plot:
barbarian, female warrior, sword, sword and sorcery, female fighter, medieval, ancient, monster, woman with a gun, topless woman, exploitation, girl ...
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100%
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 ...
Style:
entertaining, stylized, serious, exciting, visually appealing ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, boys' night
Plot:
mythology, greek mythology, legends and myths, monster, fantasy world, myth, heroic mission, demi god, sword and sorcery, good versus evil, sword fight, magic ...
Time:
ancient times
Place:
ancient greece, greece, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A 14th century Crusader returns with his comrade to a homeland devastated by the Black Plague. The Church commands the two knights to transport a witch to a remote abbey, where monks will perform a ritual in hopes of ending the pestilence.
Style:
dark fantasy, gothic, dark, gothic horror, stylized ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
witch, supernatural, knight, sword and sorcery, legends and myths, monk, good versus evil, witchcraft, inquisition, possessed girl, demon, suspense ...
Time:
middle ages, 14th century
Place:
europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK, Canada, China
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
John Gregory, who is a seventh son of a seventh son and also the local spook, has protected the country from witches, boggarts, ghouls and all manner of things that go bump in the night. However John is not young anymore, and has been seeking an ...
Style:
exciting, dark fantasy, epic, scenic, absurd ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
magic, sword and sorcery, good versus evil, supernatural, witch, wizards and magicians, curses spells and rituals, chosen one, monster, supernatural ability, demon, young heroes ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
england
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
In an ancient time when majestic fire-breathers soared through the skies, a knight named Bowen comes face to face and heart to heart with the last dragon on Earth, Draco. Taking up arms to suppress a tyrant king, Bowen soon realizes his task will be ...
Style:
fairy tale, humorous, epic, entertaining, scenic ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
dragon, knight, medieval, magic, sword fight, good versus evil, immortality, friendship, sword and sorcery, betrayal, heroes, battles ...
Time:
10th century, middle ages
Place:
england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A prince and a fellowship of companions set out to rescue his bride from a fortress of alien invaders who have arrived on their home planet.
Style:
dark fantasy, exciting, light, futuristic, serious ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
sword and sorcery, good versus evil, giant spider, monster, magic, alien, space, sword, medieval, fortress, rescue, sword fight ...
Time:
80s, future, middle ages
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Germany, Belgium
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
entertaining, exciting, sexy, humorous, tense ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, boys' night
Plot:
desert, ancient history, sword fight, ancient egypt, sword and sorcery, good versus evil, sorceress, revenge, destiny, mythology, vengeance, betrayal ...
Time:
ancient times
Place:
africa, middle east, egypt
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21%
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Every six hundred years, a great evil has the opportunity to escape and unleash Armageddon. A group of five stones has the power to either free the evil, or banish it for another six hundred years. An order of Druids battles with a Warlock ...
Style:
sexy, serious, suspenseful, campy, dark ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
supernatural, warlock, magic, devil, afterlife, teenage life, wizards and magicians, good versus evil, destiny, heroes, save the world, youth ...
Place:
california
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Immortals Connor and Duncan Macleod join forces against a man from Connor's distant past in the highlands of Scotland, Kell, an immensely powerful immortal who leads an army of equally powerful and deadly immortal swordsmen and assassins. No ...
Style:
exciting, melancholic, suspenseful, serious, enigmatic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
sword fight, vengeance, good versus evil, supernatural, sword and sorcery, immortality, supernatural ability, superhero, mentor, heroic mission, rivalry, martial arts ...
Time:
18th century, 16th century, 17th century, 2000s, middle ages ...
Place:
scotland, new york, ireland, italy, usa ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Hungary
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Fourteen hundred years ago, a tormented soul walked the earth that was neither man nor god. Hercules was the powerful son of the god king Zeus, for this he received nothing but suffering his entire life. After twelve arduous labors and the loss of ...
Style:
exciting, stylized, serious, epic, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick, teens
Plot:
mythology, greek mythology, legends and myths, hercules, warrior, superhero, battles, beast, legend, strongman, mercenary, good versus evil ...
Time:
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Place:
ancient greece, greece, athens greece
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
He fought his first battle on the Scottish Highlands in 1536. He will fight his greatest battle on the streets of New York City in 1986. His name is Connor MacLeod. He is immortal.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, sincere, atmospheric, sexy ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
immortality, sword fight, mentor, magic, medieval, supernatural, good versus evil, fight scenes, sword, immortal, sword and sorcery, cult ...
Time:
80s, middle ages, 16th century, 20th century, 1780s ...
Place:
scotland, usa, scottish highlands, europe, madison square garden manhattan new york city ...
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20%
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 ...
Style:
exciting, serious, stylized, epic, fairy tale ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
mythology, ancient history, legends and myths, greek mythology, superhuman powers, magic, slavery, gladiator, destiny, good versus evil, betrayal, violence ...
Time:
future
Place:
ancient greece, greece, egypt, europe
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20%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK, Australia
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
entertaining, exciting, serious, stylized, dark fantasy ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
mythology, monster, greek mythology, legends and myths, ancient history, supernatural ability, ancient, god, sword fight, good versus evil, myth, heroic mission ...
Time:
ancient times
Place:
ancient greece, greece, europe
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20%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Princess Farah refuses to marry Sinbad until Prince Kassim, her brother, is able to give his consent. However, the Prince's wicked stepmother, Queen Zenobia, has changed Kassim into a baboon in order to have her own son crowned as caliph. ...
Style:
entertaining, humorous, exciting, light, melancholic ...
Audience:
family outing, boys' night, teens
Plot:
sword and sorcery, good versus evil, monster, sinbad, heroes, heroic mission, battles, escapades, curses spells and rituals, island, magic, transformation ...
Time:
prehistoric times, 20th century, 8th century, 70s
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
To win the right to marry his love, the beautiful princess Andromeda, and fulfil his destiny, Perseus must complete various tasks including taming Pegasus, capturing Medusa's head, and battling the Kraken monster.
Style:
exciting, campy, stylized, dark fantasy, fairy tale ...
Audience:
kids, boys' night, teens
Plot:
mythology, legends and myths, monster, greek mythology, good versus evil, greek god, female nudity, giant monster, snake, sword and sorcery, witch, sword ...
Time:
ancient times, 80s, future
Place:
ancient greece, greece, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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