Movies and TV shows like Vinland Saga

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Vinland Saga (2019)
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Vinland Saga (2019)
Original name: ヴィンランド・サガ
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: For a thousand years, the Vikings have made quite a name and reputation for themselves as the strongest families with a thirst for violence. Thorfinn, the son of one of the Vikings' greatest warriors, spends his boyhood in a battlefield enhancing his skills in his adventure to redeem his most-desired revenge after his father was murdered.
Style: anime, realistic, captivating, atmospheric, serious, exciting, rough, epic, manga, seinen ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: power struggle, viking, intrigue, danger, battles, courage, war, norse mythology, sea battle, warrior, vandalism, revenge, legends and myths, violence, mutilation, parents and children, leader, massacre, folk hero, tough heroes, exploration, propaganda, adaptation, white supremacy, swordplay ...
Time: 11th century, medieval times
Place: england, scandinavia

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out anime, exciting, captivating and manga films and TV series with plots about battles, fight, violence, heroes, danger, warrior and sword mostly in Animation, Action and Drama genres. Some movies like Vinland Saga: Berserk (1997), Berserk (2016), Kingdom (2012), Attack on Titan (2013), Vikings (2013). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Berserk (1997)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Country: Japan, Poland
Duration: 23 min.
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Story: Guts, a man who calls himself "The Black Swordsman" looks upon his days serving as a member of a group of mercenaries, the Band of the Hawk, nicknamed "the Grim Reaper of the Battlefield." Led by an ambitious, ruthless, and ...
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Audience: kids, manly, teens
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Time: middle ages, 90s, medieval times
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Berserk (2016)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Spurred by the flame raging in his heart, the Black Swordsman Guts continues his seemingly endless quest for revenge. Standing in his path are heinous outlaws, delusional evil spirits, and a devout child of god. Even as it chips away at his life, ...
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Time: medieval times, middle ages
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Kingdom (2012)
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
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Story: Kingdom (2012) In the Warring States Period of ancient China (475-221 BCE), Shin and Hyou are war-orphans in the kingdom of Qin. They dream of one day proving themselves on the battlefield. One day, however, Hyou is taken to the palace by a ...
Style: anime, dramatic, captivating, suspenseful
Plot: war, empire, chinese history, heroes, warrior, training, violence, king, kingdom, ancient history
Place: china
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Attack on Titan (2013)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Several hundred years ago, humans were nearly exterminated by Titans. Titans are typically several stories tall, seem to have no intelligence, devour human beings and, worst of all, seem to do it for the pleasure rather than as a food source. A ...
Style: anime, exciting, mysterious, serious, tense ...
Audience: kids
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Time: future
Place: japan, asia
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Vikings (2013)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Ireland, Canada
Duration: 44 min.
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Story: Vikings follows the adventures of Ragnar Lothbrok, the greatest hero of his age. The series tells the sagas of Ragnar's band of Viking brothers and his family, as he rises to become King of the Viking tribes. As well as being a fearless ...
Style: exciting, atmospheric, heroic, captivating, historical drama ...
Audience: boys' night, adult
Plot: viking, battles, king, warrior, medieval, sword fight, sword and shield, legends and myths, norse mythology, historical character, war, adventurer ...
Time: middle ages, ancient times, medieval times, 9th century, 7th century ...
Place: scandinavia, chicago, ireland, europe, iceland
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
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Duration: 24 min.
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Audience: kids, manly
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Country: Japan, Poland
Duration: 30 min.
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Story: A samurai lord has bartered away his newborn son's organs to forty-eight demons in exchange for dominance on the battlefield. Yet, the abandoned infant survives thanks to a medicine man who equips him with primitive prosthetics—lethal ones ...
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Baki (2018)
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Sport
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 45 min.
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Story: The protagonist, Baki Hanma, trains with an intense focus to become strong enough to surpass his father, Yujiro Hanma, the strongest fighter in the world. Five of the world's most violent and brutal death row inmates are gathering to face Baki. ...
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Drifters (2016)
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Duration: 24 min.
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Duration: 24 min.
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100%
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⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
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Story: The Holy Grail War is a battle royale among seven magi who serve as Masters. Masters, through the use of the command seals they are given when they enter the war, command Heroic Spirits known as Servants to fight for them in battle. In the Fifth ...
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Country: Japan
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Rurouni Kenshin (2023)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
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Story: Ten years have passed since the end of Bakumatsu, an era of war that saw the uprising of citizens against the Tokugawa shogunate. The revolutionaries wanted to create a time of peace, and a thriving country free from oppression. The new age of Meiji ...
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Place: tokyo
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30%
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