Movies like Captain Barbell 1986

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Captain Barbell (1986)
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Captain Barbell (1986)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Story: A crossover team-up between Captain Barbell and Darna.
Plot: superhero, werewolf, cave, hostage, kidnapping, restaurant, cemetery, orphan, evil, generosity, disco, fat woman, full moon, good versus evil, coin, extortion, junkyard, laundry, wooing, child kidnapping, child abduction, drink, crystal ball, running out of gas, tricycle ...
Time: 80s
Place: the philippines

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out exciting, stylized, humorous and captivating films with plots about superhero, heroes, superpower, good versus evil, super villain, superheroine and kidnapping mostly in Action, Fantasy and Adventure genres. Some movies like Captain Barbell: Jack & Jill (1987), Darna: The Return (1994), Lastikman (2003), Ninja Kids (1986), James Batman (1966). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Super Inday and the Golden Bibe (2010)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Philippines
Duration: 125 min.
Story: Super Inday and the Golden Bibe is a remake of the original 1988 movie starring Maricel Soriano & a fantasy-adventure flick official entry to 36th Metro Manila Film Festival–Philippines 2010 of Regal Entertainment co-produced with Regal ...
Plot: female protagonist, hypnosis, salesman, toys, chase, swimming pool, bus, hotel, flashback, mother daughter relationship, superhero, kidnapping ...
Place: the philippines
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100%
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Jack & Jill (1987)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Philippines
Duration: 123 min.
Story: When the old man became ill Jack took over her father's job of chauffeuring for a handsome millionaire whose rather eccentric mother had decided to adopt Jill so she could fulfill her dream of having a daughter. But Jill was really Jack's ...
Plot: gays and lesbians, millionaire, lesbian, chauffeur, gay, driver, widower
Place: the philippines
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35%
Darna: The Return (1994)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Philippines
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Valentina, Darna's snake-haired arch enemy, is trying to take over the Phillipines through subliminal messages on religious TV shows. Darna has her own problems, however, as she has lost her magic pearl and with it the ability to transform into ...
Plot: superhero, wonder woman, save the world, alter ego, amnesia, save the day, dual identity, snake woman, female protagonist, snake, evil man, monster ...
Place: the philippines
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
 6.0
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Lastikman (2003)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Philippines
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Young Hilario was nearby a rubber tree when it was struck by a meteorite. This incident gave Hilario the powers of elasticity and morphing. To honor his dead parents he vowed to use his powers for good. Hilario grows up and becomes Professor Larry, ...
Style: stylized, captivating, exciting, humorous, parody ...
Plot: superhero, super villain, crime fighter, secret identity, love interest, rescue, superhuman powers, laboratory, nerd, comic hero, bully, childhood sweetheart ...
Place: the philippines
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Ninja Kids (1986)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Philippines
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Lady Lotus, an evil sorceress, attempts to retrieve an ancient katana possessing great power from Naguchi, a martial arts master. Meanwhile, a group of friends are planning a camping trip to follow an all-girl class who are in turn on their own ...
Plot: ninja, teenager, cross dressing, kidnapping, murder, father son relationship, bicycle, hostage, road trip, camping, snake, ambush ...
Time: year 1986, 80s
Place: the philippines
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26%
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James Batman (1966)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Philippines
Duration: 94 min.
Story: An evil syndicate is set to conquer the world, and the mission is to stop them from fulfilling their viscious plans. The consequences of their failure may mean the destruction of all dissenting countries who stand in their way. All countries must ...
Style: spoof
Plot: superhero, spy, espionage, cold war, batman, super villain, spying, weapons, ransom, heroes, terrorism, villain ...
Time: 60s
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Three Giant Men (1973)
Genre: Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 81 min.
Story: Istanbul is being terrorized by a crime wave, and the police call in American superhero Captain America and Mexican wrestler Santo to put a stop to it.
Style: weird
Plot: superhero, crime wave, police, spider man, exploitation, captain america character, masked man, wrestler, camp, mexican wrestler, shield, mask
Place: turkey
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
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Darna (1991)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Philippines
Duration: 103 min.
Story: A girl is granted a magical stone by an angel to become the superheroine Darna to combat evil and would later battle Valentina, her future nemesis.
Plot: superhero, wonder woman, female protagonist, dual identity, save the day, alter ego, superheroine
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
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Marvel's New Warriors (2017)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Story: TV show Based on the Marvel comic book of the same name
Plot: superhero, superhero team, heroes, female superhero, superpower, teenager, teenage superhero, avenger
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
 6.1
 70K
Mystery Men (1999)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story: When Champion City's hero Captain Amazing is kidnapped by the recently paroled supervillain Casanova Frankenstein, a trio of average, everyday superheroes -- Mr. Furious, the Shoveler and the Blue Raja -- assemble a new super team to save him.
Style: parody, humorous, stylized, spoof, absurd ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: superhero, good versus evil, superhero spoof, comic book, bowling, alternate reality, hostage, stupidity, justice, superhero team, save the day, heroic mission ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, future
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
ZsaZsa Zaturnnah Ze Moveeh (2006)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Musical, Sci-Fi
Country: Philippines
Duration: 114 min.
Story: After experiencing heartache, Adrian a.k.a. Ada - a conservative homosexual, leaves the city with his cousin Aruba. Relocating to a quaint province to start a new life and a parlor business, she meets her assistant Didi, her new secret love Dodong ...
Plot: zombie, gay, superhero, lgbt, gays and lesbians, superheroine, frog, rock, beautician, sidekick, super villainess, church ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Darna, Kuno...? (1979)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Philippines
Story: A (male) cab driver is transformed into a (female) superhero.
Style: spoof
Plot: superhero, alien, superheroine, pregnancy, spaceship, socks
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Petrang Kabayo At Ang Pilyang Kuting (1988)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Philippines
Duration: 114 min.
Story: At the age of 21, Petra will transform into a horse. This is a fulfillment of the curse Silveria, the goddess of horses, put upon Kulas, Petra's father, after she caught him maltreated a horse. And the curse will only be lifted if Petra will do ...
Plot: superhero, talking horse, horse, bus, death of father, fire, kidnapping, curse, beauty salon, transformation, fairy, punishment ...
Place: the philippines
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21%
Shake Rattle and Roll Fourteen: The Invasion (2012)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Horror
Country: Philippines
Duration: 122 min.
Story: Shake, Rattle and Roll 14 : The Invasion is a 2012 science fiction horror film directed by Chito S. Roño. The film stars an ensemble casts including Janice de Belen, Herbert Bautista, Dennis Trillo, Lovi Poe, Paulo Avelino, Martin Escudero and ...
Style: anthology, tense, scary, captivating, exciting ...
Plot: alien invasion, last will and testament, inheritance, ghost, soldier, haunted house, jungle, bat, uncle, zombie, insect, infection ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: the philippines
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Super Inday and the Golden Bibe (1988)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Philippines
Duration: 107 min.
Story: a film by Luciano B. Carlos.
Plot: river, stepfather, punched in the face, meteorite, superpower, superheroine, superhero, good versus evil, reporter, punched in the stomach, masked woman
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Justice League of America (1997)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: An evil Weather Man intent on destroying New Metro City with a series of malevolent meteorological mishaps? Can the super-powered (and semi-employed) Justice League of America save the day? Or will New Metro be drowned in a humongous tidal wave?
Plot: superhero, justice league, comic book, green lantern, modern western, batman, comic hero, modern west, mutant, superhero team, superpower, super speed ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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R.I.P.D. (2013)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A recently slain cop joins a team of undead police officers working for the Rest in Peace Department and tries to find the man who murdered him. Based on the comic by Peter M. Lenkov.
Style: buddy comedy, not serious, stylized, exciting, action comedy ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: afterlife, supernatural, investigation, unlikely partners, ghost, escapades, obsessive quest, uncover truth, life & death, law enforcement, police detective, rivalry ...
Time: year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place: boston, seattle, usa, new england, massachusetts
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
The Blacksmith (1980)
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Philippines
Story: Panday is a blacksmith whose real name is Flavio. When a meteor fell from the sky one night, he forged the metal from the meteor into a dagger, the balaraw. When he raises the dagger to the sky, it magically grows into a sword. He uses this magical ...
Plot: zombie, blacksmith, superhero, magic, swordsman, heroes, dune, sword, slave, slavery, comet, abuse ...
Place: the philippines
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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Black Mask (1996)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Chui Chik tries to lead a quiet life as a librarian. However, he is really a former test subject for a highly secretive supersoldier project and the instructor of a special commando unit dubbed "701." The 701 squad is used for many ...
Style: exciting, serious, suspenseful, bloody, stylized ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: martial arts, superhero, kung fu, good versus evil, heroes, police, vigilante, martial artist, one man army, danger, soldier, undercover ...
Time: 90s, year 1996, 20th century
Place: hong kong, china, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
Binibining Tsuper-Man (1987)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Philippines
Story: Rogelio is a gay jeepney driver who is being bullied by his fellow jeepney drivers because of his sexuality. His father devises ways to make him a straight man. Madame of Planet Appear comes to Rogelio and gives him superpowers to defend the ...
Plot: super speed, ufo, fistfight, dual identity, gay, cemetery, superhuman, crime fighter, driver, zombie, possession, secret identity ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
Magico: The Messenger of the Gods (1990)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Mexico
Duration: 79 min.
Story: The forces of evil threaten Monterrey but are opposed by a flying superhero named Mágico.
Plot: superhero, child sacrifice, drunkenness, kidnapping, doctor, hospital, singer, beauty pageant, fairy, musical performance
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
Super Stooges vs the Wonder Women (1974)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Italy, Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Three men with supernatural powers interfere in a tribal warfare to prevent evil Amazons destroying the inhabitants of a village.
Plot: superhero, matriarchy, sword and sorcery, sword fight, peplum, sorority, sorcery, superpower, burglar, gold, tribe, martial arts ...
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19%
Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, China
Story: Third entry in the "Deadpool" franchise. Plot TBA.
Style: action packed, buddy comedy
Plot: superhero, x men, heroes, avenger, villain, multiverse, anti hero, mutant, conservative morals, vulgar language, equality, super villain ...
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The Champions of Justice (1971)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Mexico
Duration: 80 min.
Story: Blue Demon and pals square off against the Black Hand's army of super powered midgets. Five luchadores (Blue Demon, Mil Mascaras, El Medico Asesino, La Sombra Vengadora, Tinieblas plus Black Shadow) face off against a mad scientist and his army ...
Style: psychotronic
Plot: wrestling, superhero, mad scientist, masked superhero, wrestler, evil genius, good versus evil, scientist, dwarf, beauty pageant, little people, bare chested male ...
Place: mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
Judge Dredd: Mega-City One (2019)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
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Story: A team of Judges — futuristic cops invested with the power to be judge, jury, and executioner — deal with the challenges the future-shocked 22nd century throws at them.
Plot: superhero, supernatural, distopia, dystopia, jury, judge, post apocalypse, criminal, executioner
Time: 22nd century
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
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Super Noypi (2006)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Philippines
Duration: 112 min.
Story: In this offbeat Filipino fantasy, six teens find themselves cast in the role of world saviors when the vengeful villain Diego abducts their parents... who happen to be the fabled superheroes known as the Noypi. Along with martial artist Lia—sent ...
Plot: friendship, superhero, telekinesis, teenage superhero, wizard, ruthlessness, invisible, falling from height, kidnapping, surrealism, dog, friend ...
Time: future
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
Avengers Grimm (2015)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: When Rumpelstiltskin destroys the Magic Mirror and escapes to the modern world, the four princesses of "Once Upon a Time"-Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, and Rapunzel-are sucked through the portal too. Well-trained and endowed ...
Style: fairy tale, captivating, exciting, stylized, tense ...
Plot: female warrior, sleeping beauty, curse, good versus evil, magic, portal, evil, magical mirror, queen, martial arts, kingdom, another dimension ...
Time: 2010s
Place: los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
 4.8
 968
Valentine (2017)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Batavia City, a beautiful city that can no longer be safely inhabited. Robbery, violence, and a variety of increasingly rampant criminality. In the midst of this chaotic city, Srimaya, a cafe waitress who dreams of becoming an actress never thought ...
Style: serious, exciting, stylized, captivating, mockbuster ...
Plot: superhero, bank robbery, police chase, police officer killed, intergender wrestling, badass female lead, woman with a gun, masked villain, heroes, violent, violence, rain ...
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Steel (1997)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Justice. Safe streets. Payback. Metallurgist John Henry Irons (O'Neal) vows to claim them all when a renegade military reject (Judd Nelson) puts new superweapons in dangerous hands. Helped by an electronics wiz (Annabeth Gish) and an ...
Style: humorous, exciting, suspenseful, epic, disgusting ...
Audience: teens, kids
Plot: superhero, vigilante, good versus evil, comic book, villain, crime fighter, paraplegic, one man army, african american protagonist, african american, military, soldier ...
Time: year 1997, 90s
Place: los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
 4.5
 45K
Thunder Force (2021)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: In a world where supervillains are commonplace, two estranged childhood best friends reunite after one devises a treatment that gives them powers to protect their city.
Style: funny, humorous, feel good, light, captivating ...
Plot: superhero, interracial friendship, superhero team, female superhero, female protagonist, old friend, power, overweight woman, teamwork, heroes, friend, superpower ...
Place: chicago
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
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