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The Last King (2016)
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Original name: Birkebeinerne
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Ireland, Hungary
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Norway, 1204. A civil war between the birkebeiners —the king's men— and the baglers —supporters of the Norwegian aristocracy and the Church— ravages the country. Two men must protect a baby, the illegitimate son of King Håkon, who will be the future king and peacemaker, from those who want to kill him.
Style:
epic, exciting, tense, captivating, breathtaking, saga, perverse, heroic, stylized, costume drama ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
medieval, norse mythology, viking, snow, winter, warrior, civil war, war, king, heroes, battles, graphic violence, leader, courage, power struggle, folk hero, family relations, conflict, kingdom, nordic, barbarian, ancient, danger, ambition, nobility ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, ancient times, 13th century
Place:
scandinavia, europe, denmark
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Most similar movies to The Last King
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out exciting, epic, serious and realistic films with plots about medieval, battles, sword fight, heroes, ancient, sword and warrior mostly in Drama, Action and War genres. Some movies like The Last King: Vikings (2013), Vikings: Valhalla (2022), Barbarians (2020), Medieval (2022), Conquest 1453 (2012). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
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:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
In the wake of King Edward's death, Uhtred of Bebbanburg and his comrades adventure across a fractured kingdom in the hopes of uniting England at last.
Style:
epic, captivating, tense, exciting, suspenseful ...
Plot:
viking, kingdom, warrior, medieval, battles, king, king of england, epic battle, sword fight, battlefield, exploration, mortal combat ...
Time:
10th century, 9th century, medieval times
Place:
england, wales
Similarity:
100%
635K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Ireland, Canada
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
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, medieval, warrior, sword and shield, sword fight, legends and myths, myth, norse mythology, historical character, adventurer ...
Time:
middle ages, ancient times, medieval times, 7th century, 9th century ...
Place:
scandinavia, chicago, ireland, europe, greenland ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Dramatizes the legendary adventures of some of the most famous Vikings who ever lived – Leif Eriksson, Freydis Eriksdotter, Harald Hardrada and the Norman King William the Conqueror. These men and women will blaze a path as they fight for survival ...
Style:
tense, costume drama, exciting, historical drama, heroic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
viking, medieval, norse mythology, battles, ancient, warrior, heroes, female nudity, revenge, war, legends and myths, fight ...
Time:
medieval times, middle ages, 11th century
Place:
scandinavia, ukraine, lithuania, latvia, europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 280 min.
TV show
Story:
Three people's fates are interwoven in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in 9 A.D., during which Germanic warriors halt the spread of the Roman Empire.
Style:
costume drama, captivating, realistic, serious, atmospheric ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
barbarian, roman empire, medieval, legends and myths, german history, mythology, native tribe, ancient rome, warrior, female warrior, myth, ancient ...
Time:
1st century, middle ages
Place:
scandinavia, europe
Similarity:
100%
15K
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
The story of 14th century Czech icon and warlord Jan Zizka who defeated armies of the Teutonic Order and the Holy Roman Empire.
Style:
disturbing, tense, suspenseful, costume drama, suspense ...
Plot:
warrior, battles, czech history, historical character, sword fight, european history, vengeance, commander, religion, danger, medieval, escapades ...
Time:
middle ages, 14th century, medieval times, 2020s, 12th century ...
Place:
europe, prague, central europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Turkey
Duration: 162 min.
Story:
After the death of his father Murat II, Mehmet II ascends to the Ottoman throne. After braving internal and external enemies, he decides to complete what he was destined to do: Conquer Constantinople.
Style:
tense, realistic, exciting, serious, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
rise to the top, emperor, medieval, sultan, conquering, prophet, siege, politics, throne, muslim, turk, sword fight ...
Time:
15th century, middle ages, medieval times
Place:
ottoman empire, turkey, constantinople, middle east, istanbul turkey
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, Serbia
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A survivor of the Great Siege of Rochester Castle fights to save his clan from from Celtic raiders. A sequel to the 2011 film, "Ironclad."
Style:
rough, exciting, serious, realistic, saga ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
medieval, sword and shield, castle, battles, sword fight, vengeance, danger, rivalry, escapades, horse, warrior, knight ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 13th century
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: Switzerland, Germany, South Africa
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A band of Vikings cross enemy lines and a panicked race begins. The losers will pay with their lives.
Style:
saga, stylized, captivating, exciting, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
viking, battles, violence, survival, medieval, escapades, rivalry, heroes, barbarian, ship, noble, brutality ...
Time:
middle ages, 9th century
Place:
scandinavia, europe
Similarity:
100%
33K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
Gritty adaption of William Shakespeare's play about the English King's bloody conquest of France.
Style:
exciting, costume drama, breathtaking, realistic, atmospheric ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
medieval, shakespeare, battles, politics, royalty, royal family, tragedy, king, honor, king of england, war, love and romance ...
Time:
15th century, middle ages, year 1989, medieval times, ancient times
Place:
england, france, europe, britain, london ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, Latvia
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
On his deathbed, the reigning king bestows power to an unexpected heir who must find strength within himself to unite his people against the violent crusades which threaten their freedom.
Style:
dark, suspenseful, bleak, brutal, costume drama
Plot:
crusade, medieval, paganism, barbarian, freedom fighter, sword fight, lone hero, culture clash, revolution, crusader, love hate relationship, king ...
Time:
middle ages, 13th century
Place:
latvia
Similarity:
100%
311K
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 165 min.
Story:
After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants nothing more to do with such things, preferring the simple life of a farmer. But when his son Gabriel enlists in the army to defend their new nation, ...
Style:
period piece, dramatic, sincere, rough, inspirational ...
Audience:
family friendly, kids, manly, boys' night, girls' night ...
Plot:
american revolution, war, military, revolution, battles, vengeance, lone hero, violence, freedom, rebellion, revenge, wartime ...
Time:
18th century, year 2000, y2k, georgian era, 1780s ...
Place:
boston, southern usa, america, virginia, britain ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: South Korea
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Kingdom of Goguryeo, ancient Korea, 645. The ruthless Emperor Taizong of Tang invades the country and leads his armies towards the capital, achieving one victory after another, but on his way is the stronghold of Ansi, protected by General Yang ...
Style:
exciting, tense, intense, epic, period drama
Plot:
siege, korean history, fortress, ancient korea, combat, conquering, historical character, tang dynasty, army general, mortal combat, courage, tactics ...
Time:
7th century
Place:
south korea, korea
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Norway, Soviet Union
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Around the year 1000 AD warlike people, the so-called "tjuder", roam in northern Scandinavia. As they brutally kill a family in a remote area, including the parents and their little daughter, the families teenage son, Aigin, observes the ...
Style:
period piece, suspenseful, cult horror, cult classic, serious ...
Plot:
medieval, lapland, survival, indigenous people, viking, winter, snow, coming of age, nature, heroes, sapmi, female nudity ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 11th century, 10th century
Place:
europe, scandinavia
Similarity:
100%
45K
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: UK, Switzerland, USA, Germany
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
In the year 1215, the rebel barons of England have forced their despised King John to put his royal seal on the Magna Carta, a seminal document that upheld the rights of free men. Yet within months of pledging himself to the great charter, the King ...
Style:
captivating, serious, exciting, stylized, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
knight, medieval, crusader, siege, sword fight, castle, warrior, battles, evil king, king, nobility, evil man ...
Time:
middle ages, 13th century, ancient times, medieval times, year 2011
Place:
england, britain, europe
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Kazakhstan, Russia, Mongolia, Germany
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
The story recounts the early life of Genghis Khan, a slave who went on to conquer half the world in the 11th century.
Style:
epic, visually stunning, captivating, stylized, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
conquering, monk, genghis khan, desert, slave, barbarian, king, betrayal, leadership, medieval, warlord, dungeon ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, ancient times, 12th century, year 2007
Place:
mongolia, china, soviet union, east asia, asia
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 160 min.
Story:
In the year of 754 AD, during a time of epic battles and bloodshed, the legend of the pagan warrior king, Rebad, is born, but so is a new weapon against his people: Christianity. Redbad must ultimately unite a Viking army powerful enough to defeat ...
Style:
suspenseful, exciting, tense, suspense, captivating
Plot:
pagan, medieval, viking, rape, child murder, heroes, vengeance, danger, rivalry, death, culture clash, friendship ...
Time:
middle ages, 8th century
Place:
scandinavia, netherlands, europe
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, War
Country: Sweden, UK, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Germany, Morocco
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
Arn, the son of a high-ranking Swedish nobleman is educated in a monastery and sent to the Holy Land as a knight templar to do penance for a forbidden love.
Style:
captivating, epic, exciting, scenic, costume drama ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
medieval, knight, crusader, monastery, crusade, knights templar, nordic, sword fight, cavalry, ancient, religion, heroes ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 12th century
Place:
eastern europe, morocco, middle east, europe, jerusalem ...
Similarity:
32%
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
While Old England is being ransacked by roving Danes in the 9th century, Alfred is planning to join the priesthood. But observing the rape of his land, he puts away his religious vows to take up arms against the invaders, leading the English ...
Style:
epic, costume drama, exciting, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
viking, medieval, royalty, monarch, swashbuckler, leader, sword fight, religion, church, struggle, husband wife relationship, king ...
Time:
medieval times, middle ages, 9th century, year 1969
Place:
england, britain, europe
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: South Korea, China
Duration: 158 min.
Story:
In 1375, China was in chaos between Yuan Dynasty and Ming Dynasty. Coryo (an ancient kingdom of Korea then) sent a delegation of many diplomats, soldiers and a silent slave to make peace with the new Chinese government. However, this delegation got ...
Style:
exciting, rough, suspenseful, stylized, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, medieval, master warrior, war, survival, kung fu, wuxia, samurai, battles, exile, fight, betrayal ...
Time:
medieval times, year 2001, middle ages, 14th century
Place:
china, hong kong, korea, mongolia, asia ...
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A Viking boy is left behind after his clan battles a Native American tribe. Raised within the tribe, he ultimately becomes their savior in a fight against the Norsemen.
Style:
epic, harsh, stylized, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
viking, native american, sword fight, native, vengeance, sword, mountain, gory, master warrior, danger, winter, sword and sorcery ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, year 2007, 20th century, 9th century
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: China, South Korea, Hong Kong
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The aging Zhao embarks on his final and greatest campaign, a road to adventure that will crown his name in glory for all time.
Style:
exciting, realistic, atmospheric, serious, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
female warrior, medieval, war, battles, military, asian history, soldier, uninhibited rivalry, political unrest, rise to the top, state affairs, hopes ...
Time:
medieval times, ancient times
Place:
china, ancient china, east asia, asia
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, War
Country: Denmark, Sweden, Finland, UK, Norway, Germany
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Arn has served his term in the Holy land and returns home to be reunited with his beloved Cecilia. When he returns home, he discovers that political forces tries to separate him and Cecilia - but thanks to queen Blanka they can finally get married. ...
Style:
serious, exciting, atmospheric, rough, realistic ...
Plot:
medieval, state affairs, forbidden love, sword and shield, battlefield, escapades, military, homecoming, danger, leadership, heroes, battle zone ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 12th century
Place:
holy land, europe, eastern europe
Similarity:
29%
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: China, Japan, South Korea
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
In the 1200s, a man arose whose ruthlessness was so feared, he emerged as the greatest empire builder ever known to mankind. Inspired by true historical events.
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, epic, captivating ...
Plot:
genghis khan, conquering, medieval, heroes, danger, rivalry, sword fight, historical epic, rise to power, violence, brutality, battlefield ...
Time:
13th century, medieval times, middle ages
Place:
asia, mongolia
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Italy
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
Year 1100. Italy.The Northern lands are ruled by a German emperor: Fredrick aka "Barbarossa. His dream is to conquer also the lands in the Center and in the South so as to revive the Empire that was once of the one Charles Magno.But in the ...
Style:
serious, captivating, realistic, epic
Plot:
medieval, battles, knight, sword, state affairs, winter, siege, war violence, emperor, heroes, castle, soldier ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 12th century
Place:
germany, europe, milan italy, italy
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Returning to his homeland after years of slavery, a Norman prince seeks revenge on his father's murderer – his ruthless uncle, Earl Durant. Gaining the trust of a band of exiled farmers, he leads them into battle against Durant, exploiting ...
Style:
tense, serious, realistic, rough, action adventure ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
medieval, sword, master warrior, good versus evil, tough heroes, revenge, violence spree, vengeance, danger, gory, viking, obsession ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 11th century
Place:
england
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Romania
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Following the 1394 Battle of Rovine between the Wallachian and Ottoman armies Wallachian ruler Mircea the Elder consolidates his reign.In a small civil war he manages to oust his brother Dan from Wallachia.Dan's dream of usurping the Wallachian ...
Style:
historical drama, tension, serious, tense, epic ...
Plot:
medieval, diplomacy, political intrigue, leadership, strategy, moral dilemma, power struggle, biopic, national identity, ancient, patriotism, loyalty ...
Time:
14th century, middle ages, medieval times
Place:
eastern europe, romania
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Spain
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, a Castilian nobleman and war hero in medieval Spain.
Style:
stylized, visually appealing, intense, exciting, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
ancient history, medieval, spanish history, monarchy, islam, gay, battles, warrior, historical character, survival, war, fight ...
Time:
middle ages, 11th century, medieval times
Place:
spain, portugal, iberian peninsula
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, Romania
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
The Celtic queen who shook the Roman Empire. Boudica is one of history’s first and fiercest women warriors. Sickened by ceaseless war, the king of the Iceni accepts a treaty with the Romans in exchange for his tribe’s continued independence. But ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, costume drama, realistic, epic ...
Plot:
ancient history, roman empire, female warrior, female whipping, celtic, barbarian, war, conquering, medieval, battles, incest, leadership ...
Time:
1st century
Place:
england
Similarity:
29%
89K
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Britain, A.D. 117. Quintus Dias, the sole survivor of a Pictish raid on a Roman frontier fort, marches north with General Virilus' legendary Ninth Legion, under orders to wipe the Picts from the face of the Earth and destroy their leader, ...
Style:
brutal, intense, epic, stylized, scenic ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
roman empire, ancient rome, ancient history, roman, violence, survival, roman soldier, soldier, medieval, legion, fort, revenge ...
Time:
year 2010, middle ages, ancient times
Place:
rome italy, britain, england, greece, europe ...
Similarity:
29%
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