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Heavenly Sword and Dragon Slaying Sabre (2019)
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Heavenly Sword and Dragon Slaying Sabre (2019)
Original name: 倚天屠龙记
Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
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 1979 and the second in 2005. This remake is primarily based on the third edition of the novel. The series is the first adaptation to be released as a web series and was first broadcast on Tencent in China on February 27, 2019.
Style: captivating, disturbing
Plot: martial arts, fight, warrior, battles, legend, master warrior, intrigue, dynasty, political intrigue, power struggle, showdown, fight for supremacy, strong female lead, harem, sword fight, wuxia, enemies to lovers, adventure
Time: 60s, 1960s

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, tense, disturbing and suspense films and TV series with plots about fight, power struggle, battles, fight for supremacy, martial arts, dynasty and showdown mostly in Drama, History and Fantasy genres. Some movies like Heavenly Sword and Dragon Slaying Sabre: Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils (2003), The Four (2015), Jackpot (2016), The Qin Empire (2009), Wind and Cloud (2002). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils (2003)
Genre: Action
Country: China
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story: Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils is a Chinese television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel of the same title. It was first aired in China on CCTV on 22 December 2003.
Style: entertaining, exciting, captivating
Plot: family secret, power struggle, dynasty, brother brother relationship, multiple storylines, master warrior, fight, martial arts, orphan, brothers, battles, wuxia ...
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The Four (2015)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
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Style: suspense, disturbing, exciting, tense, captivating
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Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre (2002)
Genre: Drama
Country: Taiwan, China, Singapore
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
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: intense, visually appealing, epic, exciting, brutal ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, chinese history, family relations, love, revenge, male female relationship, chinese culture, war, training, battles, ancient history, tragic hero ...
Time: 14th century
Place: ancient china, asia, china
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Jackpot (2016)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: South Korea
Duration: 75 min.
TV show
Story: Dae-Gil and King Yeongjo enter a match. Dae-Gil bets his life and King Yeongjo bets the entire Kingdom of Joseon on the outcome. Dae-Gil is the best gambler in the Joseon era. He holds deep resentment inside, but is also cool on the exterior. King ...
Style: exciting, tense, disturbing, captivating
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Time: 18th century
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: The Qin Empire is a 2009 Chinese television series based on Sun Haohui's novel of the same Chinese title. The 51 episodes long series chronicles the rise of the Qin state in the Warring States period during the reign of Duke Xiao of Qin. It was ...
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Place: thailand, ancient china
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Wind and Cloud (2002)
Genre: Action, Fantasy
Country: China
TV show
Style: tense, disturbing, captivating
Plot: martial arts, battles, master warrior, prophecy, avarice, heroes, warrior, competitor, fight, prediction, fight for supremacy, teacher student relationship
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The Legend of Qin (2015)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, History, Romance
Country: China
TV show
Story: Based off the very popular CGI animation series Qin's Moon, comes an adaptation from Tangren.
Style: disturbing, captivating, historical romance
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
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Style: exciting, captivating, tense, stylized, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
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Time: future, 2010s
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Country: China
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Story: “God of War, Zhao Yun” is a 2015 Chinese drama series directed by Yong Guo Jian. It is based on the novel “Romance of the Three Kingdoms” by Shan Tian
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Duration: 45 min.
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Story: Laughing in the Wind is a 2001 Chinese television series produced by Zhang Jizhong, starring Li Yapeng and Xu Qing in the leading roles. The series is an adaptation of Louis Cha's novel The Smiling, Proud Wanderer. It was first broadcast on ...
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