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Who Rules The World (2022)
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Who Rules The World (2022)
Original name: 且试天下
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: A legendary wuxia romance that focuses on the decade-long romance between Hei Fengxi and Bai Fengxi, and the adventures they embark on together.
Style: psychological, tense, captivating, disturbing
Plot: martial arts, dynasty, travel, master warrior, political intrigue, political unrest, relationships, politics, opposites attract, political conspiracy, wuxia, hidden identity, royalty, bickering couple, strong female lead, luck, shyness, smart female lead, romance
Place: china
Keyword: chinese

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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 martial arts, wuxia, fight, master warrior, battles, male female relationship and relationships mostly in Drama, Romance and Action genres. Some movies like Who Rules The World: Alchemy of Souls (2022), Martial Universe (2018), The Return of Iljimae (2009), The Legend of Dugu (2018), Lucky With You (2020). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Alchemy of Souls (2022)
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 80 min.
TV show
Story: A powerful sorceress in a blind woman's body encounters a man from a prestigious family, who wants her help to change his destiny.
Style: dorama, captivating, tense, disturbing, epic fantasy ...
Plot: martial arts, soul transference, sword and sorcery, magical power, destiny, female assassin, strong female lead, assassin, chinese mythology, secret, spirit, royalty ...
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89%
Martial Universe (2018)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: China
TV show
Story: Lin Dong, a child from a small village isn't favored by his clan. By chance, Lin Dong obtains a mysterious artifact that is coveted by many clans in the martial world. Because of this artifact, Lin Dong is approached by many people of different ...
Style: xianxia, captivating, tense, anime, costume drama ...
Plot: martial arts, mascot, demon, fight, good versus evil, medieval, magic, rescue, heroes, magical, magical power, save the world ...
Place: china
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The Return of Iljimae (2009)
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story: The Return of Iljimae is a 2009 South Korean historical action television series, starring Jung Il-woo in the title role of Iljimae, Yoon Jin-seo, Kim Min-jong and Jung Hye-young. It aired on MBC from January 21 to April 9, 2009 on Wednesdays and ...
Style: sageuk, unusual plot structure, disturbing, visually appealing, captivating ...
Plot: martial arts, tough guy, fight, martial artist, heroism, battles, heroes, medieval, life is a bitch, master warrior, danger, twists and turns ...
Place: korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The Legend of Dugu (2018)
Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: “He who has Dugu, has the world”. Daughters of a court official, Dugu Banruo, Dugu Mantuo, and Dugu Jialou were always destined for greatness. Blessed with beauty, intelligence, and connections, the Dugu sisters grew up knowing they were the ...
Style: suspense, tense, captivating, disturbing, psychological
Plot: empress, politics, palace intrigue, intrigue, political intrigue, power struggle, dysfunctional family, fight for supremacy, political unrest, dynasty, assassination, royal family ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Lucky With You (2020)
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: A love story between a female bodyguard who used to be a Taekwondo athlete and her tall, rich and handsome client. Someone has broken into Hou Jue's (Johnny Huang) house. In the face of inexplicable death threats, Hou Zhirong (Wang Ce) who ...
Style: captivating, disturbing
Plot: rich man poor woman, female bodyguard, custody battle, taekwondo, protector, male female relationship, master warrior, relationships, divorced woman, family problems, martial arts, female protagonist ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Joy of Life (2019)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Zhang Qing, a present-day college student in culture and history major wants to study in professor Ye's postgraduate class, so he decides to write a historical fiction to elaborate his perspective of analyzing ancient literature history with ...
Style: exciting, costume drama, captivating
Plot: fantasy world, political intrigue, time traveler, royal family, chinese emperor, time travel, prince, power struggle, sent to the past, palace intrigue, spy, martial artist ...
Place: ancient china
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Word of Honor (2021)
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, History, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Zhou Zi Shu gets embroiled in a conspiracy in the martial arts world after quitting his job as the leader of an organization tasked with protecting royalty. He meets Wen Ke Xing, a mysterious martial artist who escapes from the Ghost Valley to ...
Style: exciting, yaoi, disturbing, captivating, queer cinema
Plot: martial arts, fight, homosexual subtext, martial artist, friendship, friends, master warrior, conspiracy, lgbt, sword fight, magic, gay interest ...
Place: ancient china
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Love Better Than Immortality (2019)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: China
TV show
Story: A woman from the future arrives at a fantasy-like universe to experience love for the first time. She goes by the name Chun Hua and falls into a complicated romance with two young men who are opposites like black and white.
Style: lyrical, disturbing, touching, captivating, xianxia
Plot: time travel, girl heroine, parallel universe, martial arts, love triangle, fantasy world, new love, love at first sight, true love, false accusation, supernatural romance, opposites attract ...
Time: future
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Wu Assassins (2019)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: 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, superhero, mentor, danger, fight, supernatural power, friendship, save the day, brutality, murder, death, assassin ...
Place: san francisco, north america
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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The Untamed (2019)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: In a land dominated by the mighty Wen clan, a young man named Wei Wuxian strikes up an unconventional friendship with justice-loving Lan Wangji. When the duo unexpectedly stumbles across evidence implicating the Wen clan’s chief in a plot to bring ...
Style: xianxia, yaoi, captivating, unusual plot structure, suspense ...
Plot: homosexual subtext, exorcist, martial artist, young man, past, magical power, coping, heroes, fantasy world, self sacrifice, talent, chinese mythology ...
Place: ancient china, china, thailand
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Love Between Fairy and Devil (2022)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story: When a low-ranked fairy accidentally resurrects a powerful demon, their fates become cosmically entangled as the world is thrown into turmoil.
Style: xianxia, captivating, thrilling
Plot: reincarnation, chinese mythology, immortal, demon, deity, good versus evil, love interest, female protagonist, love story, fall in love, goddess, demon hunter ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
A Man Called God (2010)
Genre: Action, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: Michael King vows to avenge his parents' deaths. He believes that he can use his power as head of an underground drug kingpin to punish those who hurt him. However, his beliefs are shaken when he falls in love with a reporter named Jin Bo Bae.
Style: romantic, tense, semi serious
Plot: dating, revenge, partner, secret, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, crime fighter, vigilante, tragic event, teacher, journalist, fistfight, politics ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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The Four (2015)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: The Four is the story of four young men – Cold Blood, Chaser, Heartless, and Iron Fist – who each excel in different martial arts practices and use their expertise to bring down corruption and establish justice.~~ Based on the wuxia series by ...
Style: suspense, disturbing, exciting, tense, captivating
Plot: martial arts, political corruption, palace intrigue, battles, special agent, empire, corruption, murder investigation, emperor, dynasty, master warrior, intrigue ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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
Plot: martial arts, chinese emperor, fight for supremacy, master warrior, battles, heroes, power struggle, politics, showdown, empire, political intrigue, dynasty ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Lethal Weapons of Love and Passion (2006)
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Lethal Weapons of Love and Passion is a Hong Kong television series based on Huang Yi's novel Fuyu Fanyun. It was first broadcast on TVB in January 2006.
Style: disturbing, captivating, tense
Plot: martial arts, artifact, dynasty, legend, master warrior, power struggle, magical object, battles, warrior, kingdom, fight, ming dynasty
Place: china
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Miss the Dragon (2021)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: China
TV show
Story: A young maidservant named Liu Ying saves a snake on behalf of her young mistress in a chance encounter. However, the snake turns out to be a thousand year ancient dragon named Yuchu Longyan, who now wants to marry her to repay her kindness. The ...
Style: captivating, disturbing, tense, xianxia
Plot: dragon, reincarnation, impersonation, saving a life, magic, showdown, protector, creature, magical creature, maid, mythical creature, good versus evil ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Legend of Awakening (2020)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, History, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: In the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms era, young Lu Ping escapes the wicked forces of Shanhai Tower and discovers his spiritual identity in a moment of enlightenment – or rather, his spiritual identities, as he becomes aware of six distinct souls ...
Style: captivating, tense, suspense, disturbing
Plot: martial arts, supernatural power, wizard, supernatural ability, master warrior, good versus evil, twins, spirit, demon hunter, fight, magic, demon ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
The Legend of Zu (2015)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, History, Romance
Country: China
TV show
Story: He was the chosen one. Lu Pao is a dangerous swordsman who is out to get his hands on the powerful Red Ghost Stone. The Sushan School, China’s most famous and influential martial arts school, is the guardian of the stone and protector of the ...
Style: captivating, disturbing, tense, suspense, xianxia
Plot: martial arts, relationships, battles, male female relationship, love and romance, master warrior, love story, couple relations, love affair, romantic relationship, love interest, relationship problems ...
Place: china
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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Heavenly Sword and Dragon Slaying Sabre (2019)
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 ...
Style: captivating, disturbing
Plot: martial arts, political intrigue, dynasty, showdown, fight, power struggle, battles, legend, intrigue, fight for supremacy, warrior, master warrior ...
Time: 60s
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Immortal Samsara (2022)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: China
TV show
Story: Yan Dan is the only descendant of an ancient tribe, the four-leaf scorpion. Since ancient times, her whole body has been a treasure of medicine. She and her twin sister Zhixi were able to cultivate into human form at the Queen Mother's Feast a ...
Style: thrilling, captivating, psychological, xianxia
Plot: star crossed lovers, martial arts, demon hunter, reincarnation, problem, male female relationship, relationships, god, demon, sword fight, wuxia, supernatural power ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
My Bratty Princess (2005)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Situ Jing, a mischievous free-thinking lady, and her companion, A Ling, go on a series of adventures. She does not know that she is a princess of the former royal family. To protect her family's reputation outside the home, Situ Jing dresses as ...
Style: exciting, humorous, entertaining, captivating, tense
Plot: royalty, martial arts, friendship, male female relationship, intrigue, kingdom, love, political intrigue, couples, king, couple relations, relationships ...
Place: china
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Handsome Siblings (2020)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: China
TV show
Story: Clashing martial arts twins face relentless villains, thorny romance and brotherly rivalry as their troubled pasts catch up to them.
Style: captivating, suspense, tense
Plot: martial arts, revenge, brother brother relationship, twins separated at birth, master warrior, brothers, family problems, martial arts school, forceful separation, martial arts training, martial arts tournament, rivalry ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Beauty's Rival in Palace (2010)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China
TV show
Story: A dramatized account of Empress Dou and how her efforts and achievements in the royal court positively influenced the reign of her husband Emperor Wen, which paved the way for the creation of the Rule of Wen and Jing. Set in Chang'an, China ...
Style: captivating, disturbing, tense, costume drama
Plot: power struggle, chinese emperor, empress, political intrigue, fight for supremacy, ruler, political unrest, palace intrigue, empire, female protagonist, intrigue, political leader ...
Place: ancient china
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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Heart of Loyalty (2021)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China
TV show
Story: Mo Yan is a quick-thinking, sharp-witted young aspiring thief, who wants to become the top robber in the field. But when a senior male associate is caught and imprisoned at a powerful court in Kaifeng, where Prince Ning Jin reigns. She decides to ...
Style: captivating, thrilling, psychological, suspenseful
Plot: scheme, hidden identity, couple relations, relationship problems, love story, princess, queen, male female relationship, master warrior, relationships, love affair, love and romance ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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Swordsman (2013)
Genre: Action, Fantasy
Country: China
TV show
Story: By the China Audio Visual, in the studio together to build a positive, gold medal screenwriter, producer is based in Jin Yong's famous novel "Swordsman" on March 24 at the first national 4A-class tourist destination Zhejiang Xiandu ...
Style: captivating, tense, suspense
Plot: swordsman, love and romance, male female relationship, fight, master warrior, love story, martial arts training, battles, fencing, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, romantic relationship, love affair ...
Place: ancient china
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Fights Break Sphere (2018)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Xiao Yan is a genius child who suddenly loses all his powers. In a world governed by strength and power, Xiao Yan’s lack of talent is an embarrassment to his family. At the age of 15, Xiao Yan accidentally summons Yaochen from his mother’s ...
Style: captivating, exciting, tense, xianxia
Plot: journey, martial arts school, martial arts, fantasy world, medieval, teenager, relationships, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, male female relationship, samurai, showdown, supernatural power ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
Legend of Dragon Pearl (2017)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 35 min.
TV show
Story: The story of the ill-fated romance between Zhu Yi Huan, the last princess of the Ming Dynasty and Kangxi, the young emperor of the Qing Dynasty.
Style: captivating, disturbing, tense, historical drama
Plot: chinese emperor, showdown, political unrest, emperor, revenge, power struggle, qing dynasty, empire, fight, dynasty, fight for supremacy, political intrigue ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
The Song of Glory (2020)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Set in the Liu Song Dynasty (420-479), with powerful aristocrats clamoring for power, the people of the Liu Song Empire have succumbed to the ensuing chaos. Desperate to bring peace to his crumbling nation, the young emperor, Liu Yi Kang, son of ...
Style: tense, captivating, disturbing
Plot: chinese emperor, love affair, relationships, investigation, secret revealed, dynasty, political intrigue, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, crime investigation, love interest, in love, love story ...
Place: ancient china
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
Glory of the Special Forces (2022)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Yan Poyue, a high school student who comes from a family of soldiers. He forgoes the university entrance examinations and joins the armed police force in order to prove his worth to his father.
Style: captivating, disturbing, tense, psychological
Plot: soldier, father son relationship, police, police officer, ambition, military, police station, military officer, wartime life, family problems, coming of age, police department
Place: china
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
Seven Day Queen (2017)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story: In the Joseon period, a noblewoman from a powerful clan marries the Crown Prince but is deposed after only seven days as queen when he becomes king.
Style: psychological, suspense, disturbing, captivating
Plot: joseon dynasty, politics, love affair, royal family, political intrigue, male female relationship, political conspiracy, kingdom, political unrest, relationships, lovers apart, brothers ...
Time: 16th century
Place: korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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