Movies like The Warrior 2001
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The Warrior (2001)
3K
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: UK, France, Germany, India, USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
In feudal India, a warrior (Khan) who renounces his role as the longtime enforcer to a local lord becomes the prey in a murderous hunt through the Himalayan mountains.
Style:
exciting, atmospheric, suspenseful, stylized, captivating, serious, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
on the run, desert, leadership, lone wolves, vengeance, rivalry, danger, redemption, change of heart, warrior, manhunt, outlaw, criminal, fight, violence, battles, fight for supremacy, survival, soldier, asian, mountain, parents and children, destiny, village life, heroes ...
Place:
india, asia, himalaya
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Most similar movies to The Warrior
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, exciting and suspenseful films with plots about rivalry, heroes, danger, escapades, vengeance, murder and violence mostly in Drama, Adventure and Action genres. Some movies like The Warrior: Flesh+Blood (1985), Pathfinder (1987), Warriors of Heaven and Earth (2003), Edge of Honor (1991), Scream of Stone (1991). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Netherlands, Spain, USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
A band of medieval mercenaries take revenge on a noble lord who decides not to pay them by kidnapping the betrothed of the noble's son. As the plague and warfare cut a swathe of destruction throughout the land, the mercenaries hole up in a ...
Style:
atmospheric, intense, captivating, sexy, realistic ...
Plot:
vengeance, rape, betrayal, medieval, sex, siege, soldier, life is a bitch, plague, mercenary, battles, escapades ...
Time:
middle ages, 16th century, medieval times, year 1985, 18th century ...
Place:
europe, italy
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Norway, Soviet Union
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Around the year 1000 AD warlike people, the so-called "tjuder", roam in northern Scandinavia. As they brutally kill a family in a remote area, including the parents and their little daughter, the families teenage son, Aigin, observes the ...
Style:
period piece, suspenseful, cult horror, cult classic, serious ...
Plot:
medieval, lapland, survival, indigenous people, viking, winter, snow, coming of age, nature, heroes, sapmi, female nudity ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 11th century, 10th century
Place:
europe, scandinavia
Similarity:
100%
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, medieval, desert, vengeance, sword fight, epic battle, survival, danger, uninhibited rivalry, escapades, rivalry ...
Time:
8th century
Place:
china, asia, ancient china, tokyo, japan
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
In the second film of the Lone Wolf and Cub series, Ogami Itto battles a group of female ninja in the employ of the Yagyu clan and must assassinate a traitor who plans to sell his clan's secrets to the Shogunate.
Style:
bloody, grindhouse, perverse, atmospheric, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
samurai, martial arts, master warrior, martial artist, sword fight, samurai sword, ninja, father son relationship, weapons, ronin, kung fu, fight ...
Time:
year 1972
Place:
japan, asia, tokyo
Similarity:
29%
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A group of scouts stumble onto a cache of stolen weapons hidden in a forest. They meet up with a girl and get involved with the men who originally stole the weapons. The men try to shoot the scouts every time - but are thwarted at the end.
Style:
independent film, serious, realistic, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
dead children, forest, lumberjack, wilderness, woods, crime gone awry, escapades, danger, confined, heroes, criminal's revenge, witnessing a crime ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Germany, France, Canada, Italy, Argentina, UK, South Africa
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A meeting of two world famous climbers, one an experienced mountaineer the other a sport climber, and a journalist (Ivan) results in a bet on which of the two is the best climber. Roger (the mountaineering expert) states that Martin (the sport ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
mountain, mountain climbing, wilderness, climbing, rivalry, danger, ambition, contests and competitions, love triangle, mountaineering, dream, obsession ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
patagonia, chile, argentina
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
In the middle of the 16th century, Hideyoshi, a power hungry warlord sets out to destroy the Momochi clan. He sends his war commander in search of the clan's hidden gold only to find that two daggers are the key to the hiding place of the ...
Style:
jidai geki, serious, realistic, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
ninja, martial arts, samurai sword, ninja master, revenge, shogun, karate, kung fu, ancient, clan, master warrior, warlord ...
Time:
16th century
Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 165 min.
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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, realistic ...
Plot:
adventurer, medieval, heroes, heroic mission, dishonesty, rivalry, danger, hopes, political unrest, culture clash, society, priest ...
Time:
middle ages, 13th century
Place:
asia, china, venice, italy
Similarity:
26%
12K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
During the war in Afghanistan a Soviet tank crew commanded by a tyrannical officer find themselves lost and in a struggle against a band of Mujahadeen guerrillas in the mountains.
Style:
sexy, gothic, realistic, bleak, retro ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
tank, politics, military, soldier, war in afghanistan, vengeance, international relations, brutality, revenge, anti communist, desert, cavalry ...
Time:
80s, year 1981
Place:
afghanistan, middle east, israel, vietnam, russia ...
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A martial artist tries to form a new life after leaving her husband who is a part of organized crime. But after her daughter is kidnapped, it's time for her to spring into action.
Style:
exciting, captivating, tense, suspense, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, vengeance, rivalry, female martial artist, murder, mother daughter relationship, betrayal, haunted by the past, save the day, assassin, on the run, danger ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
brazil
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
In the Wild West at the turn of the century, two young brothers watch as their Grandpa is gunned down in cold blood. The desperados kidnap the older boy while a priest takes in the younger one. Thirteen years later these two brothers will cross ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, tense
Plot:
redemption, heroes, rivalry, vengeance, gang, on the run, betrayal, fugitives, survival, life is a bitch, family relations, family life ...
Time:
19th century
Similarity:
25%
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:
epic, harsh, stylized, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
viking, native american, sword fight, native, vengeance, sword, mountain, gory, master warrior, danger, winter, sword and sorcery ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, year 2007, 20th century, 9th century
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
In 1815, young Jacquou lives an idyllic peasant life with his parents in the Périgord region of France. But one day, his childhood happiness is cruelly ended when his father is arrested, after a dispute with the arrogant Count de Nansac. With ...
Style:
sincere, realistic, captivating, atmospheric, serious ...
Plot:
vengeance, nobility, forbidden love, young lovers, haunted by the past, rivalry, injustice, orphan, rebelliousness, love and romance, rich and poor, skinny dipping ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1810s, georgian era
Place:
france, europe
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A classic tribute to a legendary Kung-Fu master. The high-powered action and deadly fistfights don’t let up for a moment. When all the chips are down, the Dragon Master will prevail!
Style:
captivating, exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
exploitation, martial arts, heroes, tough heroes, righting the wronged, discrimination, interracial relations, society, rivalry, vengeance, chinaman, violence ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: West Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Halfwit Indian Akaena promises a fictitious treasure to anyone who takes her down south where the sun always shines. Trapper Bill Robinson, an honest fur trader in Alaska, refuses to sell his dog sled to dishonest miner Mike Williams, who steals it ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful, spoof ...
Plot:
mountain, survival, danger, rivalry, bounty hunter, heroes, dishonesty, escapades, on the run, chases and races, daring rescue, manhunt ...
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
A group of women contracted a strange fever and a former sheriff is responsible for taking them to the hospital in the nearest town, but in their way they will encounter a gang of murderers. His only hope is a woman whose beauty is matched only by ...
Style:
realistic, atmospheric, serious, captivating, exciting ...
Plot:
old west, love and romance, on the run, criminal heroes, unlikely couple, danger, chases and races, lone wolves, woman in danger, tough heroes, violence, hostage ...
Place:
nevada
Similarity:
24%
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:
saga, captivating, serious, exciting, tense ...
Plot:
viking, medieval, battles, paganism, vengeance, rivalry, uninhibited rivalry, escapades, love and romance, murder, young lovers, renewed love ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 9th century
Place:
denmark, europe, scandinavia
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Malaysia
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Based loosely on the 16th century historical document entitled ‘The Malay Annals’, ’The Chronicles of Merong Mahawangsa’ is an action-packed epic feature film, with mythical characters, magical moments and dazzling visual-effects sequences. ...
Style:
epic, exciting, serious, suspenseful, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
ancient history, roman, destiny, master warrior, heroes, martial arts, battles, state affairs, heroic mission, tough heroes, wizards and magicians, danger ...
Place:
asia, malaysia, arabia, china
Similarity:
23%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 193 min.
Story:
Baadshah Khan falls in love with Benazir, a member of a rival clan who has defeated him in a game of buzkashi. Benazir will not marry him unless he brings back the head of her father's killer, Habibullah, from India. He is successful, but he ...
Style:
serious, realistic, epic, crying, weeping
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
marriage, love, police officer, muslim, revenge, machismo, villain, hindu, death of brother, showdown, tough guy, feud ...
Time:
90s
Place:
afghanistan, india, middle east, asia
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
During the reign of King Sejong in the 15th century, the Joseon Dynasty was the embodiment of the perfect state. To the Ming China, the aspiring imperial power, Joseon presented an obstacle to territorial expansion. To protect themselves from war, ...
Style:
epic, captivating, tense, suspense, serious ...
Plot:
medieval, korean history, political unrest, battles, inventions and discoveries, weapon system, military, soldier, danger, state affairs, rivalry, ancient ...
Time:
15th century
Place:
china, asia, korea
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Action, Drama, Adventure
Country: South Korea
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A series of high-ranking officials are being systematically eliminated by a sleek assassin and his female assistant, and arrogant master swordsman General Choi (Jo Jae-Hyeon) is charged with putting an end to the carnage. During a previous time of ...
Style:
serious, rough, suspenseful, realistic, bleak
Plot:
coup d'etat, ancient korea, medieval, martial arts, vigilantism, vengeance, lone wolves, usurper, male friendship, danger, betrayal, rivalry ...
Time:
medieval times, 16th century, 17th century
Place:
ancient china, korea, asia
Similarity:
23%
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, serious, realistic, exciting ...
Plot:
black slave, slave trade, human exploitation, rebellion, injustice, island, against the odds, adventurer, danger, escapades, heroes, rivalry ...
Time:
middle ages, 18th century
Place:
caribbean, fictional island
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Wishing to find peace, Zatoichi travels to his old village but only finds trouble when he ends up in a love triangle and finds old scores have followed him home.
Style:
cult classic, exciting, captivating, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
samurai, zatoichi, martial arts, samurai sword, medieval, ninja, ancient, handicapped, ronin, swordplay, murder, kidnapping ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
23%
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Africa, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A group of men are on safari. One of the party refuses to give a gift to a tribe they encounter. The tribe is offended, seizes the party, and one-by-one, kills all but one of the safari members in various creative and horrifying ways. The last ...
Style:
suspenseful, exciting, serious, rough, fast paced ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
survival, wilderness, tribe, hunter, manhunt, native, on the run, cannibalism, danger, adventurer, culture clash, desert ...
Time:
19th century, 60s, 1800s
Place:
africa, south africa
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
A cargo plane goes down in a sandstorm in the Sahara with less than a dozen men on board. One of the passengers is an airplane designer who comes up with the idea of ripping off the undamaged wing and using it as the basis for an airplane they will ...
Style:
harsh, suspense, serious, captivating, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
desert, survival, airplane, air disaster, airplane accident, aviation, disaster, crash landing, sahara desert, thirst, isolation, pilot ...
Time:
year 1965, 60s, 20th century
Place:
sahara, libya, africa, middle east
Similarity:
22%
77K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
In 140 AD, twenty years after the unexplained disappearance of the entire Ninth Legion in the mountains of Scotland, young centurion Marcus Aquila (Tatum) arrives from Rome to solve the mystery and restore the reputation of his father, the commander ...
Style:
exciting, period piece, intense, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
ancient rome, roman empire, ancient world, ancient history, slavery, medieval, sword fight, master and servant, ancient, gladiator, slave, legends and myths ...
Time:
ancient times, middle ages
Place:
scotland, britain, england, greece, europe ...
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Fleeing Troy in the wake of its destruction, fair-faced Helen and her faithful protector Arion run into the pharaoh Ramses, who sets his sights on Helen -- and is subsequently murdered. Now it's up to Arion to save Helen from those who wish her ...
Style:
captivating, exciting, serious, stylized, epic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
peplum, ancient world, greek mythology, ancient, troy, woods, heroes, betrayal, femme fatale, vengeance, imaginary, master warrior ...
Time:
60s
Place:
rome italy, egypt
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Zatoichi makes friends with a dangerous chess player, while fending off angry yakuza and bloodthirsty relatives out for revenge, and trying to save a sick child. Meanwhile, his luck with dice is turning.
Style:
cult classic, realistic, serious, captivating, exciting ...
Plot:
zatoichi, chess, martial arts, samurai sword, ninja, handicapped, ancient, swordplay, sword, violent content, heroes, one man army ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 179 min.
Story:
The Sea-Wolf is based on a 1904 psychological adventure novel by American novelist Jack London, about a literary critic, who is survivor of an ocean collision. He then comes under the dominance of Wolf Larsen, the powerful and amoral sea captain who ...
Style:
exciting, tense, realistic, serious
Plot:
ship, ocean, storm at sea, violence, sea, castaway, survival, lone wolves, danger, self discovery, isolation, social differences ...
Time:
year 2008, 1900s, 1920s, 20th century
Place:
pacific ocean
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Tale of vengeance -- outlaw style -- as Red Pierre hunts down legendary gunman Bob McGurk to avenge the murder of his Mother and Father
Style:
exciting, captivating, suspense, tense, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
revenge, gang, rivalry, tough heroes, escapades, desert, old west, murder, chase, hunt down, modern western, modern west ...
Time:
19th century
Similarity:
22%
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