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The Monkey King 3 (2018)
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The Monkey King 3 (2018)
Original name: 西游记·女儿国
Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 114 min.
Story: The third installment of the blockbuster fantasy series sees the return of the Monkey King (Aaron Kwok) in his most action-packed adventure yet! While continuing their epic journey to the West, the Monkey King and his companions are taken captive by the Queen of an all-female land, who believes them to be part of an ancient prophecy heralding the fall of her kingdom. With a lot of sorcery and a little bit of charm, the travelers devise a plan to escape. But when their trickery angers the mighty River God, they realize they might just bring about the foretold destruction - unless they can find a way to quell her wrath.
Style: fairy tale, suspense, exciting, surprise ending, humorous
Audience: family outing
Plot: monkey king, medieval, martial arts, fight, good versus evil, magic, rescue, supernatural ability, love, death, heroic mission, monk, destruction, trapped, wrath, sorcery, fight scenes, chinawoman, woman in danger, women, witchcraft
Place: china

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out exciting, captivating, stylized and tense films with plots about medieval, martial arts, good versus evil, magic, fight, danger and heroes mostly in Adventure, Fantasy and Action genres. Some movies like The Monkey King 3: Wu Kong (2017), The Storm Warriors (2009), Warriors of Virtue (1997), Double World (2020), The Forbidden Kingdom (2008). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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The Monkey King (2014)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 119 min.
Story: Sun Wukong, (The Monkey King) is a monkey born from a heavenly stone who acquires supernatural powers. After rebelling against heaven and being imprisoned under a mountain for 500 years, he later accompanies the monk Xuanzang on a journey to India. ...
Style: exciting, stylized, semi serious, manga, epic
Audience: kids, boys' night
Plot: monkey king, supernatural ability, imaginary, good versus evil, heroes, master warrior, escapades, medieval, martial arts, rebelliousness, rebellion, battles ...
Place: asia, china
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Wu Kong (2017)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: China
Duration: 123 min.
Story: The story tells the story of Sun Wukong and Erlang Shen, who come to the Immortal Mountain to cultivate their skills. They gain friendship, experience love and ultimately betrayal, growing throughout their life journey.
Style: captivating, disturbing, sincere
Audience: family outing
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The Monkey King 2 (2016)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 119 min.
Story: Taking place 500 years after the Havoc in Heaven, the Tang Priest is appointed by Buddha to go to the West to fetch the sacred scriptures, only to accidentally free the Monkey King. With Lady White (Gong Li) aiming to break up the team assembled to ...
Style: entertaining, tense, stylized, captivating, exciting ...
Audience: teens, date night
Plot: dragon, monkey king, monk, medieval, demon, martial arts, heroic mission, fistfight, heroes, danger, dishonesty, hand to hand combat ...
Place: ancient china, china
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
The Storm Warriors (2009)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 111 min.
Story: Wind and Cloud find themselves up against a ruthless Japanese warlord intent on invading China.
Style: exciting, serious, stylized, visually stunning, action adventure ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, wuxia, supernatural ability, supernatural, master warrior, heroes, good versus evil, friends, battles, medieval, imaginary, partner ...
Place: asia, china
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Warriors of Virtue (1997)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Hong Kong, China, Canada
Duration: 131 min.
Story: A young man, Ryan, suffering from a disability, wishes to join the other kids from his schools football team. During an initiation rite, Ryan is swept away through a whirlpool to the land of Tao. There he is hunted by the evil Lord Komodo, who ...
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Plot: martial arts, kangaroo, american football, mythology, sword fight, youth, fantasy world, disability, love, superhero, imaginary kingdom, heroic mission ...
Time: year 1997
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Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back (2017)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: China
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Tang Monk brings three disciples on a journey to the West. On the outside, everything seems harmonious. However, tension is present beneath the surface, and their hearts and minds are not in agreement. After a series of demon-capturing events, the ...
Style: captivating, exciting, tense, humorous, suspense ...
Plot: monkey king, giant spider, demonic possession, kung fu, supernatural power, martial arts, demon, monk, magic, giant monster, destruction, buddha ...
Time: year 2017
Place: china
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Double World (2020)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: China
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Keen to bring honor to his clan, young villager Dong Yilong embarks on a perilous journey to compete in a tournament that selects warriors for battle.
Style: tense, exciting, road movie, tragic ending, perverse
Audience: boys' night
Plot: female warrior, martial arts, medieval, rise to the top, feud, death, self discovery, twists and turns, scuffle, warrior, wuxia, deserter ...
Place: china
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The Monkey King: The Legend Begins (2022)
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: China, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: The Monkey King: The Legend Begins is the re-imagined version by Hollywood of the film The Monkey King: Havoc in Heavens Palace, the origin and birthplace of The Monkey King Story.
Style: fairy tale, captivating, disturbing, entertaining
Plot: monkey king, martial arts, legendary hero, monk, emperor, legends and myths, legend, medieval, chinese mythology, master warrior, magical creature, magic ...
Time: 7th century
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⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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The Knight of Shadows: Between Yin and Yang (2019)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Romance, War
Country: China
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Pu Songling (Jackie Chan), a legendary demon hunter, is asked to investigate the mysterious disappearances of young girls from a small village. When he discovers evil forces are kidnapping the girls to feast on their souls, he sets out to save ...
Style: disturbing, captivating, tense, visually appealing
Audience: family outing, date night
Plot: martial arts, save the world, medieval, demon, superhero, imaginary, fight scenes, salvation, society, danger, supernatural ability, friendship ...
Place: china
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A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box (1995)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Fantasy adventure about the arrival of Buddhism in China. When the Goddess of Happiness tosses the Longevity Monk and his disciples out of heaven (because the Monkey King tried to attain immortality), the Monkey King is reincarnated as the Joker. He ...
Style: stylized, offbeat, humorous, semi serious, exciting ...
Audience: teens
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Place: china, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
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The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: China, Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: An American teenager who is obsessed with Hong Kong cinema and kung-fu classics makes an extraordinary discovery in a Chinatown pawnshop: the legendary stick weapon of the Chinese sage and warrior, the Monkey King. With the lost relic in hand, the ...
Style: exciting, intense, semi serious, epic, action adventure ...
Audience: teens, family outing, kids, chick flick, boys' night
Plot: martial arts, sword fight, good versus evil, young heroes, wuxia, monkey king, medieval, friendship, time travel, shaolin, master warrior, immortality ...
Time: year 2008, medieval times, middle ages, 21st century
Place: china, boston, usa, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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 ⇓
33%
 5.1
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Eragon (2006)
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Country: USA, UK, Hungary
Duration: 104 min.
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Audience: teens, kids, family outing, family friendly, girls' night ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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