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The Fighting Prince of Donegal (1966)
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The Fighting Prince of Donegal (1966)
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Family, History, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Ireland 1587. Hugh O'Donnell inherits the title of The O'Donnell, the prince of Donegal, and tries to unite Ireland to make war on England. But then Hugh is kidnapped and imprisoned by the Viceroy of Ireland and held ransom for the Clans' good behavior. Hugh must escape prison and the Viceroy's villainous henchman, Captain Leeds, before he can fight.
Style: exciting, serious, suspense, sincere, touching
Audience: family outing
Plot: heroes, rescue, revolution, rivalry, political intrigue, political unrest, against the odds, state affairs, adventurer, escapades, danger, dishonesty, corrupted ruler, religions or cults, showdown, adventure hero, tudors, ancient, royalty, hostage, kidnapping, fall in love, confined, ancient mystery, biopic ...
Time: 16th century, year 1966
Place: ireland, england

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out exciting, serious, realistic and period drama films with plots about heroes, sword fight, sword, escapades, rivalry, swashbuckler and battles mostly in Adventure, Romance and Drama genres. Some movies like The Fighting Prince of Donegal: Ivanhoe (1982), The Return of the Musketeers (1989), The Musketeer (2001), Prince Valiant (1997), Taras Bulba (1962). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Ivanhoe (1982)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 142 min.
Story: This is a remake of Walter Scott's Ivanhoe. Ivanhoe, a worthy and noble knight, the champion of justice returns to England after the holy wars. He find England under the reign of Prince John and his henchmen and finds himself being involved in ...
Style: tense, exciting, suspenseful, atmospheric, stylized ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: knight, medieval, rescue, heroic mission, good versus evil, escapades, danger, rivalry, robin hood, barbarian, jousting, castle ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, 12th century
Place: england, europe
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The Return of the Musketeers (1989)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Romance
Country: UK, France, Spain
Duration: 102 min.
Story: It's 1649: Mazarin hires the impoverished D'Artagnan to find the other musketeers: Cromwell has overthrown the English king, so Mazarin fears revolt, particularly from the popular Beaufort. Porthos, bored with riches and wanting a title, ...
Style: stylized, cult classic, exciting, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: musketeer, three musketeers, betrayal, royalty, swashbuckler, sword fight, sorcery, ancient, renaissance, chivalry, heroes, conspiracy ...
Time: 17th century, year 1989, middle ages
Place: england, france, europe
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The Musketeer (2001)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Romance
Country: Germany, Luxembourg, UK, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: In Peter Hyams's adaptation of the famous Alexander Dumas story The Three Musketeers, the young D'Artagnan seeks to join the legendary musketeer brigade and avenge his father's death - but he finds that the musketeers have been ...
Style: stylized, serious, exciting, captivating, cult classic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: musketeer, swordsman, swashbuckler, rescue, conspiracy, righting the wronged, heroic mission, sword fight, escapades, state affairs, haunted by the past, martial arts ...
Time: 17th century, year 2001
Place: paris france, france, europe
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77%
Prince Valiant (1997)
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Ireland, UK, Germany
Duration: 91 min.
Story: An Arthurian legend of young Prince Valiant, son of the King of Scandia. After the King is exiled by an evil leader, the Prince travels to Camelot to secure the aid of King Arthur in helping restore his family to power and prevent a plot by the ...
Style: exciting, stylized, feel good, captivating, sincere ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: viking, royal family, medieval, arthurian legend, heroes, folk hero, knight, battles, rivalry, dishonesty, escapades, danger ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times
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Taras Bulba (1962)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Yugoslavia, USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story: The Cossacks of Eastern Europe join the Poles to rid the Turks from the Steps of Europe. In return for their aid, the Poles agree to give control of the Steps to the Cossacks. After the battle, however, the Poles back out of their agreement and ...
Style: epic, retro, realistic, serious, exciting ...
Plot: cossack, barbarian, cavalry charge, mythology, sorcery, peplum, knight, exodus, chivalry, ancient, world war two, horseman ...
Time: 16th century, medieval times
Place: ukraine, poland, europe, russia, kiev ukraine ...
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Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992)
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA, Spain
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Genoan navigator Christopher Columbus has a dream to find an alternative route to sail to the Indies, by traveling west instead of east, across the unchartered Ocean sea. After failing to find backing from the Portugese, he goes to the Spanish court ...
Style: serious, exciting, atmospheric, realistic, anamorphic ...
Plot: adventurer, ocean, treasure hunt, against the odds, heroic mission, medieval, rebelliousness, intrigue, betrayal, dishonesty, royalty, renaissance ...
Time: 15th century, middle ages, year 1992
Place: spain, portugal, italy, europe, latin america ...
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Royal Flash (1975)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, History, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Cowardly rogue Harry Flashman's (Malcolm McDowell) schemes to gain entry to the royal circles of 19th-century Europe go nowhere until he meets a pair of devious nobles with their own agenda. At their urging, Flashman agrees to re-create himself ...
Style: mind blowing, humorous, stylized, offbeat, semi serious ...
Plot: battles, sword fight, soldier, ancient, cthulhu, cowardice, kidnapping, sensuality, swashbuckler, sex scene, rescue, castle ...
Time: 19th century, year 1975, 1840s, 1800s, victorian era
Place: europe
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61%
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 ⇓
56%
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The Lady and the Highwayman (1988)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, Italy
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Set in old England, Hugh Grant ("Four Weddings & a Funeral", "Notting Hill") plays a highwayman who steals from the rich and gives to the poor. But during one of his robberies, he falls in love with an aristocratic lady, Emma ...
Style: stylized, captivating, exciting, tense, light ...
Plot: aristocracy, forbidden love, escapades, intrigue, couples, heroes, rivalry, woman in danger, fall in love, royal family, conspiracy, death sentence ...
Time: 17th century
Place: england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
The Three Musketeers (1993)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Romance
Country: UK, Austria, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: D'Artagnan travels to Paris hoping to become a musketeer, one of the French king's elite bodyguards, only to discover that the corps has been disbanded by conniving Cardinal Richelieu, who secretly hopes to usurp the throne. Fortunately, ...
Style: period piece, costume drama, romantic, action packed, epic ...
Audience: kids, family friendly, family outing, boys' night
Plot: musketeer, swashbuckler, medieval, sword fight, three musketeers, treasure hunt, mythology, betrayal, sword, sorcery, renaissance, throne ...
Time: 17th century, middle ages, 90s, ancient times, year 1993 ...
Place: france, paris france, europe
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55%
The Jungle Book (1994)
Genre: Adventure, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: Raised by wild animals since childhood, Mowgli is drawn away from the jungle by the beautiful Kitty. But Mowgli must eventually face corrupt Capt. Boone, who wants both Kitty's hand and the treasures of Monkey City – a place only Mowgli can ...
Style: intense, tense, semi serious, stylized, cute ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, pre-teens
Plot: jungle, friendship, treasure hunt, survival, self discovery, orphan, wilderness, animal, tiger, treasure, fish out of water, jungle book ...
Time: 90s, victorian era, 19th century, year 1994
Place: india
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54%
Treasure Island (1999)
Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Young Jim Hawkins and peg-legged Long John Silver set sail for adventure in Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale of dastardly pirates, swashbuckling heroes, buried treasure and a young boy's amazing courage. The narrative diverges from ...
Style: semi serious, exciting, surprise ending, baroque
Audience: pre-teens, kids, family outing
Plot: pirate, treasure hunt, lost treasure, treasure map, swashbuckler, sea adventure, treasure island, youth, child hero, traitor, heroes, ocean ...
Place: fictional island, caribbean
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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 ...
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Plot: adventurer, princess, royal family, wooing, rivalry, danger, betrayal, escapades, state affairs, love interest, gunfight, adventure hero ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times
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King David (1985)
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: This is a movie about the life of Israel's king David.
Style: epic, biblical, sentimental, realistic, serious ...
Plot: ancient history, bible, royal family, old testament, state affairs, battlefield, rivalry, war, religions or cults, tragic hero, heroes, dishonesty ...
Time: biblical epic, year 1985, ancient times
Place: israel, middle east
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Spartacus and the Ten Gladiators (1964)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, History
Country: Italy, Spain, France
Duration: 88 min.
Story: The story of Spartacus and 10 other gladiators who rebelled against the bloody coliseum sports. They escape and are faced at every turn by Roman soldiers bent on taking them back to the Coliseum - dead or alive!
Style: exciting, stylized, realistic, serious
Audience: boys' night
Plot: peplum, ancient history, ancient, warrior, ancient world, ancient rome, gladiator, roman soldier, battles, rescue, rebellion, heroes ...
Time: 1st century, 1st century b.c.
Place: rome italy
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Rob Roy (1995)
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story: In the highlands of Scotland in the 1700s, Rob Roy tries to lead his small town to a better future, by borrowing money from the local nobility to buy cattle to herd to market. When the money is stolen, Rob is forced into a Robin Hood lifestyle to ...
Style: captivating, exciting, costume drama, emotional, dramatic ...
Audience: adult
Plot: violent man, life philosophy, sword fight, rape, revenge, medieval, pregnant from rape, sexual cruelty, swashbuckler, biopic, against the odds, folk hero ...
Time: 18th century, ancient times, year 1995, 20th century, georgian era
Place: scotland, britain, europe, scottish highlands
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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
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43%
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Robin Hood (1991)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, Germany, UK, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: The Swashbuckling legend of Robin Hood unfolds in the 12th century when the mighty Normans ruled England with an iron fist.
Style: epic, fairy tale, semi serious, atmospheric, independent film
Audience: boys' night
Plot: robin hood, medieval, vigilante, good versus evil, legend, swashbuckler, knight, archer, ancient, revolution, renaissance, heroes ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, 12th century
Place: britain, yorkshire
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Squanto: A Warrior's Tale (1994)
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Squanto is a high-born Indian warrior from a tribe on the Atlantic coast of North America which devotes its life to hunting and rivalry with a neighboring tribe. Everything changes forever after a ship arrives from England, prospecting the ...
Style: serious, realistic, sincere
Plot: native american, thanksgiving, colonial america, courage, slavery, culture clash, american history, treasure hunt, christian, swashbuckler, american indian, death ...
Time: 17th century, year 1994
Place: england, new england, europe, usa, atlantic ocean
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Robin and Marian (1976)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Robin Hood is an old man when he returns with his best friend Little John to England after the Crusades. Maid Marian has entered a nunnery, King Richard is a raving lunatic, his Brother John a moron, and the age of great adventure has seemed to have ...
Style: serious, realistic, exciting, stylized, period piece ...
Plot: robin hood, knight, medieval, folk hero, tragic love, aging, swashbuckler, nun, rivalry, danger, old love, unfulfillment ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, year 1976, 12th century
Place: england, france
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41%
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Texas (1994)
Genre: Adventure, History, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min.
Story: In the beginning of the 19th Century many Anglosaxons are settling in the Mexican province of Texas. As the years go by, political conflicts between the settlers and the Mexican government are escalating which would lead to war and Texan ...
Style: captivating, exciting, realistic, serious, epic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: war, texas revolution, battles, heroes, river battle, revolution, military, state affairs, rebellion, folk hero, obsessive quest, rivalry ...
Time: 19th century
Place: texas, mexico
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40%
Crossed Swords (1977)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Tom Canty is a poor English boy who bears a remarkable resemblance to Edward, Prince of Wales and son of King Henry VIII. The two boys meet and decide to play a joke on the court by dressing in each other's clothes, but the plan goes awry when ...
Style: juvenile, captivating, realistic, serious, stylized ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: twins, tudors, royal family, royalty, mistaken identity, sword fight, fencing, child, heroes, ancient, street kid, disorder ...
Time: victorian era, 16th century
Place: london, europe
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37%
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First Knight (1995)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 134 min.
Story: The timeless tale of King Arthur and the legend of Camelot are retold in this passionate period drama. Arthur is reluctant to hand the crown to Lancelot, and Guinevere is torn between her loyalty to her husband and her growing love for his rival. ...
Style: romantic, epic, fairy tale, sentimental, exciting ...
Audience: kids, teens
Plot: knight, king arthur, medieval, love triangle, sword fight, betrayal, arthurian legend, ancient, camelot, beauty, love story, swashbuckler ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, ancient times, 1900s, 90s
Place: england, britain, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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The Prince and the Pauper (2000)
Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: UK, Hungary
Duration: 90 min.
Story: An adaptation of the classic, "The Prince and the Pauper" is the retelling of Edward Tudor and young Thomas Canty, two amazing look-alikes caught up in imperial intrigue and scandal. In fleeing from his violent father, Tom stumbles into ...
Style: feel good, touching, exciting, humorous, fairy tale ...
Audience: family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot: rich and poor, youth, switching roles, hidden identity, mistaken identity, fish out of water, young heroes, social differences, tudors, dishonesty, intrigue, human nature ...
Time: 16th century
Place: europe, england
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37%
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Kidnapped (2005)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 222 min.
Story: Kidnapped is a two-part BBC television adaptation of the 1893 novel of the same name by Robert Louis Stevenson. The show is directed by Brendan Maher and stars James Anthony Pearson as Davie Balfour and Iain Glen as Alan Breck. Attempting to claim ...
Style: realistic, serious, captivating, exciting
Plot: pirate, kidnapping, orphan, heroes, teenage life, heroic mission, daring rescue, rescue, treasure hunt, adventurer, escapades, good versus evil ...
Time: 18th century
Place: scotland, europe
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36%
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 143 min.
Story: When the dastardly Sheriff of Nottingham murders Robin's father, the legendary archer vows vengeance. To accomplish his mission, Robin joins forces with a band of exiled villagers (and comely Maid Marian), and together they battle to end the ...
Style: period piece, exciting, entertaining, scenic, stylized ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night, kids, date night, boys' night ...
Plot: knight, robin hood, sword fight, archer, medieval, swashbuckler, chase, justice, folk hero, courage, good versus evil, sword and shield ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, 19th century, ancient times, 12th century
Place: england, britain, europe, jerusalem, israel ...
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The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory (1987)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, War, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story: Against orders and with no help of relief Texas patriots led by William Travis, Jim Bowie, and Davy Crockett defend the Alamo against overwhelming Mexican forces.
Style: serious, exciting, rough, realistic, tense ...
Plot: battles, heroic mission, isolation, revolution, war, state affairs, patriotism, mexican army, heroism, texas revolution, heroes, soldier ...
Place: texas, mexico, latin america, austin texas, usa ...
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Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (1984)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Gawain was a squire in King Arthur's court when the Green Knight burst in and offered to play a game with a brave knight. Gawain journeys across the land, learning about life, saving damsels, and solving the Green Knight's riddle.
Style: fantasy adventure, arthurian, epic, grindhouse, serious ...
Audience: teens
Plot: arthurian legend, king arthur, sword and sorcery, knight, medieval, sorcery, castle, wizards and magicians, cannon, wizard, legends and myths, sword ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge (1974)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Romance
Country: Spain, UK, USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: The Four Musketeers defend the queen and her dressmaker from Cardinal Richelieu and Milady de Winter.
Style: humorous, cult classic, funny, fast, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: musketeer, swashbuckler, female villain, three musketeers, sword fight, fencing, vengeance, strangulation, murder, royalty, seduction, sorcery ...
Time: 17th century
Place: france, england, italy, europe, paris france
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
A Kid in King Arthur's Court (1995)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: UK, Hungary, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: A Southern California kid named Calvin Fuller is magically transported to the medieval kingdom of Camelot through a crack in the ground caused by an earthquake. Once there, he learns he was summoned by the wizard Merlin, who needs Calvin to save ...
Style: arthurian, period piece, epic, semi serious, touching ...
Audience: kids, teens, pre-teens, date night, family outing ...
Plot: time travel, medieval, arthurian legend, king arthur, youth, magic, technology, child, stupid kid, time loop, legend, coming of age ...
Time: 6th century, middle ages
Place: california, usa, los angeles
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