Movies like Tai-Pan

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Tai-Pan (1986)
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Tai-Pan (1986)
Genre: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story: The film begins following the British victory of the first Opium War and the seizure of Hong Kong. Although the island is largely uninhabited and the terrain unfriendly, it has a large port that both the British government and various trading companies believe will be useful for the import of merchandise to be traded on mainland China, a highly lucrative market.
Style: independent film, epic, serious, realistic
Plot: rivalry, interracial relations, historical event, chivalry, british history, sorcery, seafaring, businessman, competition, martial arts, prostitute, ocean, heroes, betrayal, master warrior, rise to the top, adventurer, fighting the system, escapades, vengeance, society, ambition, culture clash, political unrest, tragic hero ...
Time: year 1986, victorian era, 19th century, 1840s
Place: hong kong, china, asia, england, europe, east asia
Keyword: ocean or sea

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, exciting, realistic and captivating films with plots about rivalry, escapades, heroes, danger, state affairs, medieval and martial arts mostly in Adventure, Action and Drama genres. Some movies like Tai-Pan: Noble House (1988), Marco Polo (2014), The Man Who Would Be King (1975), Marco Polo (2007), Kim (1984). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Noble House (1988)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 355 min.
TV show
Story: Ian Struan Dunross is chairman of Struan & Co, the oldest and largest of the British-East Asia trading companies. To the Chinese, that also makes him "Tai-Pan" ("supreme leader") of the "Noble House". ...
Style: action adventure, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Plot: business tycoon, espionage, corporation, 007, politics, escapades, rise to the top, danger, rivalry, murder, spy, survival ...
Place: china, hong kong, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 8.0
 78K
Marco Polo (2014)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: An epic adventure that follows the early years of the famous explorer as he travels the exotic Silk Road to the great Kublai Khan’s court. But Marco soon finds that navigating the Khan’s world of greed, betrayal, sexual intrigue and rivalry will ...
Style: exciting, captivating, epic, atmospheric, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: medieval, intrigue, culture clash, danger, kung fu master, adventure hero, palace, strong violent content, rivalry, barbarian, conqueror, martial arts ...
Time: middle ages, 13th century, medieval times
Place: mongolia, asia, china, venice, beijing china
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
Genre: Adventure, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story: A robust adventure about two British adventurers who take over primitive Kafiristan as "godlike" rulers, meeting a tragic end through their desire for a native girl. Based on a short story by Rudyard Kipling.
Style: epic, breathtaking, witty, humorous, retro ...
Plot: adventurer, british empire, imperialism, soldier, execution, medieval, swashbuckler, war, freemason, friendship, greed, buddy ...
Time: 19th century, 1800s, year 1975, victorian era, 1880s
Place: india, afghanistan, morocco, ancient greece, himalaya ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Marco Polo (2007)
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 165 min.
Story: Assigned to accompany two priests on a mission to convert the court of Kublai Khan to Christianity, Marco Polo is abandoned in the mountains when the priests, doubting the very existence of China, turn back. Polo eventually pushes bravely forth ...
Style: captivating, exciting, atmospheric, epic, serious ...
Plot: adventurer, medieval, heroes, heroic mission, hopes, dishonesty, danger, rivalry, culture clash, political unrest, society, priest ...
Time: 13th century, middle ages
Place: asia, china, italy, venice
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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Kim (1984)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 150 min.
Story: Adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's novel.
Style: semi serious
Plot: military, monk, street urchin, society, state affairs, young heroes, espionage, escapades, heroes, rivalry, orphan, undercover ...
Time: 19th century
Place: india, europe, england, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
 4.5
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The Favorite (1989)
Genre: Adventure
Country: Switzerland, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: A French girl is kidnapped and sold as slave to the sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
Style: serious, realistic, stylized, epic, independent film
Plot: sultan, femdom, world history, rivalry, intrigue, love and romance, confined, head of state, state affairs, society, royal court, dehumanization ...
Time: 19th century
Place: turkey, ottoman empire
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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Shogun (1980)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 159 min.
Story: In the 16th Century, a Dutch ship sails the Pacific from the Americas in order to escape the Spanish. Blackthorn is the pilot of the ship and the first to realize the possibilities of Japan. Japan is a feudal society which has a strong presence of ...
Style: realistic, captivating, serious, exciting, saga
Plot: samurai, feudal japan, seafaring, shogun, jesuit, politics, betrayal, escapades, war, heroes, edo period, battles ...
Time: 17th century, 16th century, middle ages
Place: japan, portugal
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Temptation of a Monk (1993)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance, Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 118 min.
Story: Near the beginning of the Tang dynasty, in 7th century China, General Shi Yan-sheng is tricked into leaving the crown prince unguarded. The crown prince is murdered by one of his brothers who then becomes emperor. Shi retreats to a monastery, ...
Style: sexy, serious, atmospheric, period piece
Plot: monastery, sex, porn, tragic love, betrayal, redemption, loss, crisis of conscience, temptation, seduction, buddhism, spirituality ...
Time: 7th century, middle ages
Place: china, hong kong, asia, ancient china
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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The Man in the Iron Mask (1977)
Genre: Adventure, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: The story of Louis XIV of France and his attempts to keep his identical twin brother Philippe imprisoned away from sight and knowledge of the public, and Philippe's rescue by the aging Musketeers, led by D'Artagnan.
Style: serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough, psychotronic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: musketeer, king of france, royal family, twins, french royalty, swashbuckler, prison, three musketeers, prison escape, ancient, peplum, sorcery ...
Time: 17th century
Place: france, europe, paris france
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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 ⇓
27%
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Spitfire (1995)
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A sultry assassin is the target of two separate operatives in this globe-trotting action flick shot on location in the Bahamas, Athens, Rome and Hong Kong.
Style: cult classic, independent film, exciting, realistic, semi serious ...
Plot: spy, female fighter, gymnast, woman with a gun, 007, gymnastics, adventurer, female fight, assassin, martial arts, secret agent, terrorism ...
Time: 90s
Place: hong kong, bahamas, rome italy, europe, asia ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Where the River Runs Black (1986)
Genre: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: An orphaned boy who was raised in the Amazon jungle is brought back to civilization by a priest who knows his father.
Style: exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough
Plot: jungle, coming of age, river, youth, priest, feral child, dolphins, social justice, nature, jungle adventure, revenge, escape ...
Time: 80s
Place: south america, brazil, latin america
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
55 Days at Peking (1963)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 154 min.
Story: Diplomats, soldiers and other representatives of a dozen nations fend off the siege of the International Compound in Peking during the 1900 Boxer Rebellion. The disparate interests unite for survival despite competing factions, overwhelming odds, ...
Style: serious, epic, exciting, realistic, tense ...
Plot: battles, imperialism, politics, british empire, revolution, military, rivalry, state affairs, political unrest, against the odds, colonialism, tragic hero ...
Time: 1900s, 19th century, victorian era, year 1963, year 1900 ...
Place: china, england, france, beijing china, europe ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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 ⇓
26%
Richard The Lionheart (2013)
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story: King Henry II tests the loyalty and honor of his son Richard sending him to a secret castle known as the Knight's Martyr. There, the Prince must fight against adversaries representing the virtues of a knight.
Style: serious, epic, exciting, realistic
Plot: escapades, medieval, survival, rivalry, royal family, state affairs, contests and competitions, aging, danger, parents and children, king, fight to the death ...
Time: middle ages, 12th century, 21st century
Place: england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Burning Paradise (1994)
Genre: Adventure, Action, Fantasy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 104 min.
Story: An exotic, legendary battle between the forces of good and evil comes to life as the celebrated disciples of the Shaolin Temple -- monks who practice a lethal and spiritual form of martial arts -- fight the evil followers of China's Manchu ...
Style: epic, serious, stylized, atmospheric
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, monster, mythology, legend, myth, hostage, daring rescue, imaginary, master warrior, legends and myths, danger, gang ...
Place: asia, china
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Reign of Assassins (2010)
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: China, Taiwan, Hong Kong
Duration: 117 min.
Story: Set in ancient China, Zeng Jing is a skilled assassin who finds herself in possession of a mystical Buddhist monk's remains. She begins a quest to return the remains to its rightful resting place, and thus places herself in mortal danger ...
Style: atmospheric, suspenseful, serious, captivating, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: sword fight, martial arts, master warrior, wuxia, kung fu, vengeance, betrayal, escapades, uninhibited rivalry, mortal combat, dishonesty, medieval ...
Time: 15th century
Place: china, asia, ancient china
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate (2011)
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: China
Duration: 122 min.
Story: Flying Swords of Dragon Gate picks up three years after the infamous Dragon Inn was burnt down in the desert when its innkeeper Jade vanished. A new gang of marauders had taken over - innkeepers by day and treasure hunters by night. The inn is the ...
Style: exciting, stylized, captivating, tense, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, wuxia, battles, mistress, heroes, danger, eunuch, kung fu, medieval, desert, escapades, rivalry ...
Time: 15th century
Place: china, ancient china, seattle, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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13 Assassins (1963)
Genre: Adventure, Action
Country: Japan
Duration: 125 min.
Story: A group of assassins come together for a suicide mission to kill an evil lord.
Style: epic, jidai geki, captivating, exciting, serious ...
Plot: samurai, martial arts, medieval, ninja, fight, exploitation, swordplay, assassin, edo period, violent content, rivalry, assassination ...
Time: 19th century
Place: japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Warriors of Heaven and Earth (2003)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 120 min.
Story: A Chinese emissary is sent to the Gobi desert to execute a renegade soldier. When a caravan transporting a Buddhist monk and a valuable treasure is threatened by thieves, however, the two warriors might unite to protect the travelers.
Style: epic, breathtaking, exciting, serious, lyrical ...
Plot: wuxia, martial arts, vengeance, desert, medieval, sword fight, survival, uninhibited rivalry, escapades, rivalry, danger, highwayman ...
Time: 8th century
Place: china, asia, ancient china
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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Klondike Fever (1979)
Genre: Adventure
Country: Canada
Duration: 119 min.
Story: This movie chronicles Jack London's epic journey from San Francisco to the Klondike gold fields in 1898.
Style: independent film, semi serious, realistic, exciting, atmospheric
Plot: wilderness, wilderness survival, writers, german shepherd, dog, violent content, clergy, society, heroes, danger, survival, escapades ...
Time: year 1980, 1890s, 19th century
Place: alaska, london, england, yukon
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23%
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The Arena (1974)
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Female gladiators fight to the death. Inspired by the story of Spartacus, follow the adventures of a bevy of slave girls who, upon finding themselves thrust into the gladiator ring, mount a vicious rebellion to fight their way to freedom.
Style: stylized, rough, serious, realistic, psychotronic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: ancient rome, ancient history, exploitation, boobs, blaxploitation, roman empire, sword fight, survival, rivalry, contests and competitions, vengeance, state affairs ...
Time: 70s
Place: rome italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
The King's Guard (2000)
Genre: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A princess falls in love with her father's swordsman.
Style: semi serious, captivating, exciting, feel good, light ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: adventurer, princess, royal family, wooing, rivalry, danger, betrayal, escapades, state affairs, love interest, gunfight, adventure hero ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
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Crusade of Vengeance (2002)
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA, Ireland, Lithuania
Duration: 92 min.
Story: In 1190, the knight Elizabeth leaves her young son Peter in England, battles, and is wounded in the Third Holy Crusade. She must return to her village, where she is informed by the local priest that Peter was abducted by the wicked tyrant Grekkor ...
Style: exciting, serious, captivating, disturbing
Audience: boys' night
Plot: medieval, female warrior, rivalry, rescue, heroes, battles, danger, escapades, daring rescue, vengeance, master warrior, courage ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times
Place: england, europe
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22%
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7 Assassins (2013)
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 103 min.
Story: When social unrest plagues a Kingdom in ancient China, the Imperial Court collects stockpiles of gold from local governments to expand the royal army. However, the gold is robbed while in transport. In a desperate move to retrieve the stolen ...
Style: exciting, captivating, suspense, intense, tense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: rebellion, martial arts, heroic mission, assassin, master warrior, medieval, revolution, state affairs, gold, partner, friendship, rivalry ...
Time: 20th century, 1910s
Place: china, asia
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22%
Treasure Island (2007)
Genre: Adventure
Country: Germany
Duration: 186 min.
Story: A terrible storm is raging the night it all begins - with a knock on the door. 17-year-old Jim Hawkins helps his widowed mother run their little tavern on the coast of 19th century England. When the door is opened they are startled by a sight that ...
Style: serious, captivating, exciting, intense, talky
Audience: kids, teens
Plot: pirate, treasure map, ship, adventurer, young heroes, obsessive quest, heroes, daring rescue, rebelliousness, betrayal, escapades, danger ...
Time: 18th century, 21st century
Place: fictional island, caribbean
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Forbidden Warrior (2005)
Genre: Adventure, Action, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: The Gaia Za is a sacred tome that holds many ancient and powerful spells to be unlocked by a so-called Chosen One expected to be born to one of two leading families: the Khans or the Marajis. Unwilling to leave the clan's fate to the gods, Che ...
Style: exciting, captivating, tense, suspense, serious
Plot: martial arts, good versus evil, kung fu, rivalry, danger, escapades, legends and myths, destiny, heroic mission, heroes, medieval, master warrior ...
Place: asia, china
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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Patrol Horse (1982)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Four heroes embark on a secret mission for Dr Sun Yat Sen's Nationalist Guard. Relentlessly pursued by the warriors of notorious Warlord Yue Sai Hoi, they have seven days to reach the Lo Yang Pass with their secret cargo.
Style: realistic, serious, tense
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, ninja, battles, politics, heroes, soldier, state affairs, rivalry, escapades, chase, military ...
Time: 20th century, 1910s
Place: asia, china
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Revenge of the Gladiators (1964)
Genre: Adventure
Country: Italy
Duration: 98 min.
Story: In 454 A.D. barbarians led by the Vandal king, Genseri, besiege Rome which is ruled by the ineffectual Valentinian III and his wife, Calpurnia. The Roman general Ezio manages to temporarily halt the Vandals' advance. Now arriving on the scene ...
Style: realistic, serious, exciting
Plot: peplum, gladiator, ancient rome, ancient, battles, wedding, roman empire, ancient history, corrupted ruler, rivalry, heroes, rebelliousness ...
Time: 5th century
Place: rome italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Master of Dragonard Hill (1987)
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: In the 18th-century British Caribbean colony of St. Joseph's, decadent and hedonistic aristocrats rule with an iron fist and terrorize slaves and suspected criminals with a painful whip called the "dragonard."
Style: grindhouse, independent film, realistic, serious, exciting ...
Plot: human exploitation, rebellion, injustice, against the odds, island, adventurer, danger, heroes, rivalry, escapades, exploitation, black slave ...
Time: middle ages, 18th century
Place: caribbean, fictional island
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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