Movies like The Northman
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The Northman (2022)
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, History, Thriller
Country: USA, China, UK
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
Prince Amleth is on the verge of becoming a man when his father is brutally murdered by his uncle, who kidnaps the boy's mother. Two decades later, Amleth is now a Viking who's on a mission to save his mother, kill his uncle and avenge his father.
Style:
thought provoking, dark, saga, cerebral, tense, captivating, disturbing, philosophical, atmospheric, bloody ...
Plot:
viking, revenge, prince, medieval, fight, sword, vengeance, sex scene, norse mythology, death of father, murder of father, male protagonist, violence, battles, king, scandinavian culture, monster, macabre, past, suspense, pagan, destiny, shakespeare, male nudity, ship ...
Time:
middle ages, 9th century, 10th century
Place:
iceland, northern ireland, ukraine, norway, fictional island
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Most similar movies to The Northman
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, stylized, epic and exciting films with plots about sword, violence, murder, death, fight, axe and blood mostly in Action, Drama and Adventure genres. Some movies like The Northman: Conan the Barbarian (1982), The Green Knight (2021), Beowulf & Grendel (2005), The 13th Warrior (1999), The Witch (2015). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA, Australia
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
When the child Arthur’s father is murdered, Vortigern, Arthur’s uncle, seizes the crown. Robbed of his birthright and with no idea who he truly is, Arthur comes up the hard way in the back alleys of the city. But once he pulls the sword ...
Style:
epic, entertaining, stylized, psychotronic, dark fantasy ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
king arthur, medieval, excalibur, knight, warrior, legend, mythology, wizards, throne, camelot, mentor, tyrant ...
Time:
middle ages, 18th century
Place:
england, london
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
A film adaptation of the classic sword and sorcery hero, Conan the Barbarian. A horde of rampaging warriors massacre the parents of young Conan and enslave the young child for years on The Wheel of Pain. As the sole survivor of the childhood ...
Style:
dark fantasy, epic, exciting, stylized, psychotronic ...
Audience:
boys' night
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sword and sorcery, barbarian, sword fight, cult, fight, good versus evil, snake, slavery, warlord, sword, medieval, violence ...
Time:
80s, prehistoric times, stone age
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100%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada, Ireland
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
A fantasy re-telling of the medieval tale of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.
Style:
surreal, fairy tale, cerebral, scary, disturbing ...
Plot:
myth, medieval, king arthur, ghost, warrior, monster, creature, fear, decapitation, arthurian legend, characters in danger, knight ...
Time:
middle ages
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67%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Canada, UK, Iceland, USA, Australia
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
The blood-soaked tale of a Norse warrior's battle against the great and murderous troll, Grendel. Heads will roll. Out of allegiance to the King Hrothgar, the much respected Lord of the Danes, Beowulf leads a troop of warriors across the sea to ...
Style:
epic, stylized, serious, futuristic, perverse ...
Plot:
viking, medieval, norse mythology, good versus evil, mythology, sword fight, heroes, supernatural, sword and sorcery, troll, wizards, legends and myths ...
Time:
middle ages
Place:
denmark
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, History
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
In AD 922, Arab courtier, Ahmad Ibn Fadlan accompanies a party of Vikings to the barbaric North to combat a terror that slaughters Vikings and devours their flesh.
Style:
exciting, epic, scenic, suspenseful, intense ...
Plot:
viking, sword fight, barbarian, sword and sorcery, battles, mission, arab, medieval, fight, heroic mission, violence, sword ...
Time:
middle ages, 10th century, ancient times
Place:
scandinavia, iraq
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
In 1630s New England, William and Katherine lead a devout Christian life with five children, homesteading on the edge of an impassable wilderness, exiled from their settlement when William defies the local church. When their newborn son vanishes and ...
Style:
atmospheric, disturbing, suspenseful, scary, dark ...
Plot:
witch, supernatural, witchcraft, religion, paranoia, isolation, wilderness, suspense, family bonds, black magic, curses spells and rituals, insanity ...
Time:
17th century, 19th century
Place:
new england, canada, new hampshire, usa
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100%
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Netherlands, UK, Denmark, France, Germany
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A Danish prince seeks revenge upon the villain who killed the king and his son to usurp the throne.
Style:
tense, serious, realistic
Plot:
medieval, revenge, 6th century, hanging, betrayal, ghost, murder, sword fight, legend, ancient, viking, scandinavian culture ...
Time:
middle ages
Place:
denmark, england, europe, scotland, scandinavia
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100%
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 152 min.
Story:
King Charles VI declares that Knight Jean de Carrouges settle his dispute with his squire by challenging him to a duel.
Style:
cerebral, epic, captivating, suspenseful, tense ...
Audience:
date night, boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
duel, rape, medieval, sword duel, husband wife relationship, showdown, knight, revenge, murder, suspense, violence, group sex ...
Time:
middle ages, 14th century
Place:
france, normandy, scotland, paris france
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Bulgaria, Germany, India
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A quest that begins as a personal vendetta for the fierce Cimmerian warrior soon turns into an epic battle against hulking rivals, horrific monsters, and impossible odds, as Conan (Jason Momoa) realizes he is the only hope of saving the great ...
Style:
epic, exciting, psychotronic, dark fantasy, brutal ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
barbarian, sword and sorcery, slavery, sword, witch, sword fight, fight, lone hero, heroes, revenge, brutality, good versus evil ...
Time:
future, stone age, prehistoric times
Place:
hawaii
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
A surreal adaptation of Sir Thomas Malory's "Le Morte d'Arthur", chronicling Arthur Pendragon's conception, his rise to the throne, the search by his Knights of the Round Table for the Holy Grail, and ultimately his death.
Style:
fairy tale, epic, stylized, serious, exciting ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
knight, arthurian legend, sword fight, king arthur, mythology, medieval, good versus evil, battles, legends and myths, magic, sword, legend ...
Time:
middle ages, future, 5th century
Place:
england, europe, britain
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A war-hardened Crusader and his Moorish commander mount an audacious revolt against the corrupt English crown.
Style:
captivating, exciting, stylized, fairy tale, scenic ...
Plot:
robin hood, medieval, archer, bow and arrow, heroes, archery, thief, sheriff, chase, conspiracy, corrupted ruler, friendship ...
Time:
middle ages
Place:
england, arabia
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38%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, China
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
As two evil sisters prepare to conquer the land, two renegades—Eric the Huntsman, who aided Snow White in defeating Ravenna in Snowwhite and the Huntsman, and his forbidden lover, Sara—set out to stop them.
Style:
fairy tale, dark fantasy, exciting, absurd, intense ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, kids, family outing, girls' night ...
Plot:
magic, love, evil queen, strong female lead, snow white, sorceress, witch, female warrior, good versus evil, runaway, magical power, supernatural ...
Place:
egypt
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38%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Denmark, UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
1000 AD, for years, One Eye, a mute warrior of supernatural strength, has been held prisoner by the Norse chieftain Barde. Aided by Are, a boy slave, One Eye slays his captor and together he and Are escape, beginning a journey into the heart of ...
Style:
bleak, atmospheric, surreal, disturbing, art house ...
Plot:
viking, new world, norse mythology, warrior, heroes, lone wolves, mute, escape, misfit, vengeance, violent, captivity ...
Time:
middle ages, 10th century, future
Place:
jerusalem, europe, scotland, holy land
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37%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: USA, UK, Malta, Morocco
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
In the year 180, the death of emperor Marcus Aurelius throws the Roman Empire into chaos. Maximus is one of the Roman army's most capable and trusted generals and a key advisor to the emperor. As Marcus' devious son Commodus ascends to ...
Style:
epic, captivating, breathtaking, emotional, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, teens, date night
Plot:
revenge, ancient rome, vengeance, sword fight, roman empire, ancient history, gladiator, warrior, courage, slavery, freedom, pride and honor ...
Time:
ancient times, 50s, middle ages
Place:
rome italy, italy, ancient greece, germany, north africa ...
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36%
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A beautiful, strong-willed young royal refuses to wed the cruel sociopath to whom she is betrothed and is kidnapped and locked in a remote tower of her father’s castle. With her scorned, vindictive suitor intent on taking her father’s throne, ...
Style:
disturbing, captivating, tense, psychotronic
Plot:
female protagonist, princess, fight, sword, kingdom, female warrior, castle, queen, kidnapping, tower, magic, royal family ...
Time:
middle ages
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
When soldier Robin happens upon the dying Robert of Loxley, he promises to return the man's sword to his family in Nottingham. There, he assumes Robert's identity; romances his widow, Marion; and draws the ire of the town's sheriff ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, epic, entertaining, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
medieval, robin hood, knight, fighting the system, sword fight, folk hero, archer, love and romance, betrayal, heroes, bow and arrow, escapades ...
Time:
middle ages, 19th century, 12th century
Place:
england, france, london, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Hungary
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Fourteen hundred years ago, a tormented soul walked the earth that was neither man nor god. Hercules was the powerful son of the god king Zeus, for this he received nothing but suffering his entire life. After twelve arduous labors and the loss of ...
Style:
exciting, stylized, serious, epic, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick, teens
Plot:
mythology, greek mythology, legends and myths, hercules, warrior, superhero, battles, beast, legend, strongman, mercenary, good versus evil ...
Time:
15th century
Place:
ancient greece, greece, athens greece
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35%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
The timeless tale of King Arthur and the legend of Camelot are retold in this passionate period drama. Arthur is reluctant to hand the crown to Lancelot, and Guinevere is torn between her loyalty to her husband and her growing love for his rival. ...
Style:
epic, romantic, sentimental, exciting, atmospheric ...
Audience:
kids, chick flick, teens, girls' night
Plot:
knight, love triangle, king arthur, sword fight, arthurian legend, betrayal, medieval, love story, love, beautiful scenery, camelot, sword ...
Time:
middle ages
Place:
england, europe, britain
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: Ireland, UK, USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
The story of the Arthurian legend, based on the 'Sarmatian hypothesis' which contends that the legend has a historical nucleus in the Sarmatian heavy cavalry troops stationed in Britain, and that the Roman-British military commander, ...
Style:
epic, exciting, entertaining, intense, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
king arthur, medieval, knight, battles, sword fight, arthurian legend, king, military, swords and armor, folk hero, freedom, sword and shield ...
Time:
middle ages, 5th century, ancient times, 18th century
Place:
scotland, england, rome italy, london, britain ...
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35%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: New Zealand, USA
Duration: 201 min.
Story:
Aragorn is revealed as the heir to the ancient kings as he, Gandalf and the other members of the broken fellowship struggle to save Gondor from Sauron's forces. Meanwhile, Frodo and Sam bring the ring closer to the heart of Mordor, the dark ...
Style:
epic, atmospheric, breathtaking, stylized, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, chick flick
Plot:
sword fight, magic, battles, friendship, courage, good versus evil, magical, monster, army, sword and sorcery, warrior, wizards ...
Time:
prehistory, prehistoric times
Place:
new zealand
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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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, stylized, epic, scenic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
ancient rome, roman, ancient history, roman empire, roman soldier, survival, war, fight, legion, medieval, soldier, sword fight ...
Time:
middle ages, ancient times
Place:
rome italy, england, scotland, britain, europe
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35%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: UK, Spain, USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
The defiant leader Moses rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses, setting 400,000 slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues.
Style:
epic, biblical, stylized, serious, harsh ...
Plot:
ancient egypt, religion, god, jewish, old testament, christian, christianity, bible, ancient history, moses, slavery, judaism ...
Time:
ancient times, biblical epic, middle ages, 14th century
Place:
egypt, holy land, israel, middle east, xian
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
After she's irreversibly poisoned, a ruthless criminal operative has less than 24 hours to exact revenge on her enemies and in the process forms an unexpected bond with the daughter of one of her past victims.
Style:
captivating, tense, disturbing, perverse, mind blowing ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
female assassin, revenge, murder, female protagonist, vengeance, suspense, fight, poison, woman, murderer, assassin, female serial killer ...
Time:
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Place:
tokyo, japan, osaka japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
After saving the life of their heir apparent, tenacious loner Snake Eyes is welcomed into an ancient Japanese clan called the Arashikage where he is taught the ways of the ninja warrior. But, when secrets from his past are revealed, Snake Eyes' ...
Style:
disturbing, tense, enigmatic, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
ninja, snake, female warrior, master warrior, martial arts, mysterious character, fight, yakuza, female ninja, ninja master, showdown, suspense ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
japan, tokyo, washington state, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK, Japan, Hungary
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:
stylized, exciting, epic, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
samurai, martial arts, battles, ronin, shogun, medieval, beast, exile, rivalry, sword and sorcery, heroes, revenge ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
japan, asia, tokyo, ancient china
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
In a world with no guns, a mysterious drifter, a bartender and a young samurai plot revenge against a ruthless leader and his army of thugs, headed by nine diverse and deadly assassins.
Style:
surreal, suspenseful, serious, exciting, stylized ...
Plot:
martial arts, good versus evil, revenge, partners, uninhibited rivalry, obstacle, father daughter relationship, corrupt cop, violence, medieval, fight, warrior ...
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34%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, History, Romance
Country: Canada, Germany, USA, UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
In 79 A.D., Milo, a slave turned gladiator, finds himself in a race against time to save his true love Cassia, the beautiful daughter of a wealthy merchant who has been unwillingly betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator. As Mount Vesuvius erupts in a ...
Style:
exciting, epic, stylized, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens, boys' night
Plot:
disaster, natural disaster, ancient history, roman empire, arena, volcanic eruption, chaos, slave, roman, catastrophe, save the lady, slavery ...
Time:
1st century, middle ages, 70s, 50s
Place:
pompeii, italy, rome italy, britain, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, UK, Germany, Netherlands, France, Italy
Duration: 175 min.
Story:
Alexander, the King of Macedonia, leads his legions against the giant Persian Empire. After defeating the Persians, he leads his army across the then known world, venturing farther than any westerner had ever gone, all the way to India.
Style:
epic, breathtaking, serious, factual, sexy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
war, ancient history, conquering, battles, gay, warlord, ambition, ruler, military, greek, courage, destiny ...
Time:
ancient times, middle ages
Place:
ancient greece, greece, persia, alexandria egypt, egypt ...
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34%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, Lithuania
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
The world is falling into chaos. As he roams a crumbling city, Duncan MacLeod, the Highlander, remembers happier times before the love of his life left... Hopeless and alone, MacLeod finds his way to a band of immortal companions, including his ...
Style:
atmospheric, suspenseful, stylized, serious, ambiguous ending ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
supernatural, tragic hero, race against time, good versus evil, revenge, murder, heroes, heroic mission, chaos and mayhem, supernatural ability, obsessive quest, sword and sorcery ...
Time:
future, near future, 2010s
Place:
california, paris france, rome italy, eastern europe
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33%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A businessman on a trip to Tokyo ends up in the middle of a centuries old feud between a criminal Ninja cult and a Samurai when he witnesses a assassination performed by the Ninja-cult leader.
Style:
exciting, brutal, intense, serious, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
ninja, samurai, sword fight, murder, vengeance, martial arts, violence, suspense, betrayal, brutality, survival, revenge ...
Time:
80s, 90s
Place:
japan, tokyo, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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