Movies and TV shows like Into the Badlands
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Into the Badlands (2015)
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
In a land controlled by feudal barons, a great warrior and a young boy embark on a journey across a dangerous land to find enlightenment.
A genre-bending martial arts series very loosely based on the classic Chinese tale Journey to the West.
Style:
exciting, captivating, tense, stylized, suspenseful, apocalyptic, scenic, action packed, action adventure, mind blowing ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, warrior, death, danger, post apocalypse, vengeance, master warrior, murder, fantasy world, heroes, brutality, post-apocalyptic future, blood, chase, escapades, lesbian, superhero, orphan, mother daughter relationship, father son relationship, wasteland, supernatural power, power struggle, teenage protagonist, female villain ...
Time:
future, 2010s
Place:
america, usa, southern usa, north america, united states of america
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Most similar movies to Into the Badlands
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out exciting, captivating, tense and suspenseful films and TV series with plots about danger, heroes, rivalry, murder, escapades, medieval and fight mostly in Action, Drama and Adventure genres. Some movies like Into the Badlands: Marco Polo (2014), Wu Assassins (2019), The Shannara Chronicles (2016), See (2019), The Outpost (2018). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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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, atmospheric, epic, captivating, sexy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
medieval, intrigue, culture clash, kung fu master, danger, barbarian, palace, conqueror, adventure hero, rivalry, warrior, lesbian interest ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 13th century
Place:
mongolia, asia, venice, beijing china, china
Similarity:
94%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
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The last in a line of Chosen Ones, a wannabe chef teams up with a homicide detective to unravel an ancient mystery and take down supernatural assassins.
Style:
tense, suspense, disturbing, captivating, crime drama
Plot:
martial arts, mentor, supernatural power, danger, fight, save the day, friendship, murder, brutality, assassin, death, fight for supremacy ...
Place:
san francisco, north america
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
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Story:
A young Healer armed with an unpredictable magic guides a runaway Elf in her perilous quest to save the peoples of the Four Lands from an age-old Demon scourge.
Style:
exciting, captivating, sexy, serious, suspense ...
Audience:
teens, teen fantasy
Plot:
supernatural, supernatural ability, fantasy world, elf, demon, imaginary kingdom, danger, imaginary, good versus evil, magic, young heroes, love triangle ...
Time:
future
Place:
san francisco
Similarity:
75%
110K
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
A virus has decimated humankind. Those who survived emerged blind. Centuries later when twins are born with the mythic ability to see, their father must protect his tribe against a threatened queen.
Style:
apocalyptic, exciting, suspense, captivating, atmospheric ...
Plot:
post apocalypse, blindness, survival, clan, distopia, blind character, medieval, warrior, tribe, blind man, lesbian, loss of eyesight ...
Time:
near future, future
Similarity:
86%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
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Story:
Talon, the lone survivor of a race called the Blackbloods, sets off to the edge of civilisation to track her family's killers. On her journey she discovers she has supernatural powers which she must learn to harness in order to achieve her ...
Style:
exciting, suspense, captivating, semi serious, action adventure ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
friendship, murder, fantasy world, witch, danger, vengeance, supernatural being, small town, fall in love, battles, magic, female protagonist ...
Time:
middle ages
Similarity:
77%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Based on the original 1941 movie from Japan, and from ancient Japan’s most enduring tale, the epic 3D fantasy-adventure 47 Ronin is born. Keanu Reeves leads the cast as Kai, an outcast who joins Oishi (Hiroyuki Sanada), the leader of the 47 ...
Style:
epic, exciting, stylized, fairy tale, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
samurai, martial arts, ronin, revenge, battles, medieval, shogun, beast, half breed, sword and sorcery, samurai sword, heroes ...
Time:
middle ages, 18th century, year 2013, 2010s
Place:
japan, asia, ancient china, tokyo
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
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Vanessa Helsing, the daughter of famous vampire hunter and Dracula nemesis Abraham Van Helsing is resurrected five years in the future to find out that vampires have taken over the world and that she possesses unique power over them. She is ...
Style:
captivating, suspense, suspenseful, apocalyptic, scary ...
Plot:
vampire, murder, superhero, vampire slayer, supernatural, blood, heroine, post apocalypse, superheroine, werewolf, supernatural ability, society ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
A show of heroic deeds and epic battles with a thematic depth that embraces politics, religion, warfare, courage, love, loyalty and our universal search for identity. Combining real historical figures and events with fictional characters, it is the ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, epic, serious, stylized ...
Plot:
viking, king, medieval, danger, battles, kingdom, castle, escapades, kidnapping, heroes, rivalry, political unrest ...
Time:
middle ages, 9th century, medieval times, future, 10th century
Place:
england, britain, chicago, europe
Similarity:
75%
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53K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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A gritty, action-packed crime drama set during the brutal Tong Wars of San Francisco’s Chinatown in the second half of the 19th century. The series follows Ah Sahm, a martial arts prodigy who immigrates from China to San Francisco under mysterious ...
Style:
brutal, exciting, atmospheric, captivating, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
martial arts, gang war, hand to hand combat, rivalry, gang member, criminal, business, fistfight, kung fu, fight, showdown, master warrior ...
Time:
19th century, 1870s, 1800s, victorian era
Place:
san francisco, usa
Similarity:
86%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Friction between the houses leads to full-scale war. All while a very ancient evil awakens in the farthest north. Amidst the war, a neglected military order of misfits, the ...
Style:
epic, captivating, atmospheric, dramatic, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, boys' night, adult
Plot:
dragon, medieval, intrigue, fantasy world, incest, kingdom, power struggle, peril, abuse of power, political intrigue, conflict, rivalry ...
Time:
ancient times, middle ages, medieval times, year 2011, 2000s ...
Place:
idaho, former yugoslavia, hawaii
Similarity:
72%
Genre: Short, Action, Adventure, Crime, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 10 min.
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Story:
Shao Kahn and Shang Tsung are obsessed with reigning over various realms (parallel universes) and the winners of Mortal Kombat competitions are granted supreme control over these worlds. The Earthrealm (Earth) is an unconscious participant in this ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, rough, dark ...
Audience:
kids, teens, boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, supernatural, martial artist, fight for supremacy, rivalry, danger, championship, opponent, wing chun, master warrior, kung fu, superhero ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
Heavenly Sword and Dragon Slaying Sabre is a 2019 Chinese wuxia television series adapted from the novel The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber by Jin Yong. Originally published in newspapers from 1961 to 1963, the story has been revised twice; once in ...
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disturbing, captivating, dramatic, action packed, family saga ...
Plot:
martial arts, power struggle, political intrigue, wuxia, swordplay, fight for supremacy, warrior, showdown, fight, master warrior, battles, intrigue ...
Time:
14th century, 60s
Place:
ancient china
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: Taiwan, China, Singapore
Duration: 48 min.
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Story:
Based on the popular novel by Jin Yong Kam Yung. He also wrote Legend of the Condor Heroes and Return of the Condor Heroes. The Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre takes place during 14th Century China during the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, roughly 100 ...
Style:
visually appealing, brutal, stylized, exciting, epic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, chinese culture, family relations, revenge, love, male female relationship, chinese history, chinese emperor, survival, danger, historical event, heroic mission ...
Time:
14th century
Place:
ancient china, china, asia
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100%
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber is a Chinese television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel of the same title. It is a final installment of a trilogy produced by Zhang Jizhong, preceded by The Legend of the Condor Heroes and The Return of ...
Style:
captivating, tense, exciting, melancholic, period drama
Plot:
martial arts, revenge, wuxia, showdown, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, one man army, battles, master warrior, warrior, fight, rivalry, vengeance ...
Time:
14th century
Place:
ancient china
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100%
617K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: Poland, Hungary, USA, UK
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
The witcher Geralt, a mutated monster hunter, struggles to find his place in a world where people often prove more wicked than beasts. Based on Andrzej Sapkowski's Witcher Saga.
Style:
dark fantasy, exciting, captivating, atmospheric, brutal ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick, adult
Plot:
supernatural, medieval, monster, magic, fantasy world, anti heroine, deadly creature, sorceress, elf, destiny, prophecy, one against many ...
Time:
medieval times
Similarity:
72%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 13 min.
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Story:
The most successful and most loved fighting video game of all time, Street Fighter', is finally being given the epic, and faithful treatment it deserves. Street Fighter: Assassins Fist takes us back to the formative years of the iconic ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, serious, suspense, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
martial arts, street fighter, rivalry, heroic mission, ancient, good versus evil, opponent, fight for supremacy, danger, mortal combat, villain, master warrior ...
Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Follow Moiraine, a member of the shadowy and influential all-female organization called the “Aes Sedai” as she embarks on a dangerous, world-spanning journey with five young men and women. Moiraine believes one of them might be the reincarnation ...
Style:
dark fantasy, exciting, captivating, suspenseful, atmospheric ...
Plot:
magic, reincarnation, quest, lesbian, magician, medieval, heroes, supernatural, power, supernatural ability, wizard, master villain ...
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
In a planet where humans must scavenge the post-apocalyptic barren wasteland, Hirokin – a reluctant warrior with a dark past – sets off on mission to fulfill his destiny. Having fought to the death to save his wife and son from the planets evil ...
Style:
serious, exciting, captivating, tense, action packed ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
rebellion, good versus evil, danger, vengeance, rebelliousness, rivalry, escapades, corrupted ruler, heroes, warrior, execution, sword and sorcery ...
Time:
future
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
A teenage orphan who grows up in the land of Ravka. Her entire life changes after unexpectedly harnessing a power she never knew she had to save her best friend.
Style:
unusual plot structure, disturbing, suspense, mysterious, captivating ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
power, magic, black magic, supernatural, magical, fantasy world, gay, showdown, rivalry, supernatural power, conspiracy, good versus evil ...
Time:
future, middle ages, 19th century
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
After 250 years on ice, a prisoner returns to life in a new body with one chance to win his freedom: by solving a mind-bending murder.
Style:
futuristic, tense, exciting, captivating, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cyberpunk, consciousness, artificial intelligence, investigation, resistance fighter, twists and turns, virtual reality, murder, body swapping, doppelganger, female nudity, multiple storylines ...
Time:
future, distant future
Place:
san francisco
Similarity:
67%
25K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
20-something Angus MacGyver creates a clandestine organization where he uses his knack for solving problems in unconventional ways to help prevent disasters from happening.
Style:
exciting, tense, disturbing, captivating, cliffhanger ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
secret government organization, problem solving, agent, danger, investigation, heroes, technology, coworker relationship, around the world, fight scenes, mentor protege relationship, chase ...
Time:
future, 2010s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Action, Adventure, History
Country: New Zealand, UK
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Hongi, a Maori chieftain’s teenage son, must avenge his father’s murder in order to bring peace and honour to the souls of his loved ones after his tribe is slaughtered through an act of treachery. Vastly outnumbered by a band of villains led by ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, exciting, rough, realistic ...
Plot:
medieval, against the odds, heroes, vengeance, survival, rivalry, youth, danger, master warrior, gory, indigenous people, battles ...
Place:
new zealand, oceania
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Germany
Duration: 282 min.
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Story:
2074. In the wake of a mysterious global disaster, war rages between the Tribes that have emerged from the wreckage of Europe. Three siblings from the peaceful Origine tribe are separated and forced to forge their own paths in an action-packed fight ...
Style:
captivating, apocalyptic, suspenseful, exciting, disturbing ...
Plot:
distopia, dystopia, violence, apocalypse, society, chase, danger, love, hi-tech, couples, rescue mission, death ...
Time:
future, near future
Place:
europe, former yugoslavia
Similarity:
75%
119K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
A team of young superheroes led by Nightwing (formerly Batman's first Robin) form to combat evil and other perils.
Style:
captivating, exciting, action adventure, suspenseful, anime ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, teen fantasy, teen drama
Plot:
superhero, superhero team, friendship, secret identity, supernatural ability, danger, murder, brutality, vengeance, blood, self discovery, multiverse ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, san francisco
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Xena: Warrior Princess is an American–New Zealand supernatural fantasy adventure series that aired in syndication from September 4, 1995 until June 18, 2001.
The series was created in 1995 by writer-director-producer Robert Tapert under his ...
Style:
sexy, homoerotic, retro, exciting, captivating ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
female warrior, ancient, friendship, mythology, strong female lead, sword and sorcery, legends and myths, greek mythology, tough girl, good versus evil, danger, heroine ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
ancient greece, greece, india, china, europe ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
The Master is a ninja-themed action-adventure TV series created by Michael Sloan which aired on NBC. The show focuses on the adventures of John Peter McAllister, an aging ninja master, and his young pupil, Max Keller. Most episodes focus on the ...
Style:
grindhouse, exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
ninja, martial arts, ninjitsu, kung fu fighting, kung fu master, kung fu classic, martial artist, kung fu, master warrior, heroes, violent content, power relations ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
asia, japan
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA, China, Hong Kong
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
In Beijing, a young martial artist's skill places him in position to experience opportunities and sacrifices.
Style:
meditative, serious, suspenseful, exciting, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, master warrior, kung fu, tai chi, medieval, revenge, competition, brutality, abuse, violent, mortal combat, police corruption ...
Time:
year 2013, 21st century
Place:
china, hong kong, asia, beijing china, tokyo
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 44 min.
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Story:
Beowulf, a hero of the Geats, comes to the aid of Hrothgar, the king of the Danes, whose mead hall in Heorot has been under attack by a monster known as Grendel.
Style:
exciting, costume drama, saga, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
viking, mythical creature, feud, supernatural, mythology, showdown, monster, escapades, murder mystery, battles, protector, creature ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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A modern reimagining of the stories that lead to 'The Wizard of Oz'.
Style:
exciting, captivating, tense, psychotronic, fairy tale ...
Audience:
teens, family outing
Plot:
witch, magic, vengeance, unlikely couple, rescue, escapades, magic wand, supernatural, castle, sword and sorcery, fantasy world, supernatural power ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
100%
30K
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Brazil
Duration: 49 min.
TV show
Story:
In a future where the elite inhabit an island paradise far from the crowded slums, you get one chance to join the 3% saved from squalor.
Style:
tense, apocalyptic, psychological thriller, twisted, psychological ...
Plot:
brutality, society, rivalry, murder, culture clash, violence, death, dishonesty, life philosophy, betrayal, distopia, survival ...
Time:
future
Place:
south america, brazil
Similarity:
100%
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