Movies and TV shows like The Heroes

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The Heroes (2008)
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The Heroes (2008)
Original name: پهلوانان
Genre: Animation, Drama, History
Country: Iran
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The moral stories of a group of champions (Pahlevanan) living in Kharazm city in the 13th century.
Plot: horse, fight, king, god, heroes, sword, sword fight, alternate history, persian, fighting
Time: 14th century
Place: iran

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Most similar movies to The Heroes

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out anime, captivating, exciting and entertaining films and TV series with plots about fight, heroes, battles, sword, sword fight, warrior and martial arts mostly in Animation, Drama and History genres. Some movies like The Heroes: Immortals of the Godless age (2021), Harlock Saga (1999), Rurouni Kenshin: Reflection (2001), Kingdom (2012), Giant Beasts of ARS (2023). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Immortals of the Godless age (2021)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, History
Country: China
Duration: 15 min.
TV show
Story: In the late years of the Western Zhou Dynasty, the fatuous ruler, King You of Zhou, is compelled by the seductive concubine Bao Si to set up a God Creation Tower that causes rampant acts of demons and a hellish time for the people. To end the tragic ...
Style: xianxia, 3d animation, suspenseful, exciting, captivating ...
Plot: martial arts, tyrant, mortal combat, tyranny, heroes, superhero, sword fight, dynasty, kingdom, pretty girl, beauty, king
Place: ancient china
⇓ similarity ⇓
95%
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Harlock Saga (1999)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Legend tells of the Rheingold, an all-powerful metal used by the gods of Valhalla during the forging of the universe. Legend says that he who wields the Rheingold wields ultimate power over all things; yea, even over the gods themselves. The ...
Style: anime
Plot: alien, pirate, space, spaceship, outer space, god, space pirate, planet, space travel, freedom, violence, space wars ...
Time: future
⇓ similarity ⇓
81%
Rurouni Kenshin: Reflection (2001)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 83 min.
TV show
Story: Despite his happy marriage to Kamiya Kaoru and the birth of their first child, Kenji, Himura Kenshin continues his tireless search for atonement even as illness threatens to claim his life and rob him of him of his memories.
Style: anime, serious, captivating, stylized, exciting ...
Plot: tragedy, hopes, starting over, haunted by the past, family problems, heroes, parents and children, homecoming, heroic mission, estrangement, family relations, righting the wronged ...
Place: japan, asia, china
⇓ similarity ⇓
78%
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Kingdom (2012)
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
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
⇓ similarity ⇓
74%
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Giant Beasts of ARS (2023)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Jiro, who makes his living hunting beasts, encounters Kuumi, who is on the run, and saves her. As rumors spread regarding humanity and a mysterious experiment, they seek to discover the world’s secrets together.
Style: anime, captivating, entertaining
Plot: magic, fight, battles, myth, magical creature, creature, sword, fantasy world, heroes, monster, sword fight
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
 8.8
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Martial Master (2020)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, History
Country: China
Duration: 8 min.
TV show
Story: The protagonist Qin Chen, who was originally the top genius in the military domain, was conspired by the people to fall into the death canyon in the forbidden land of the mainland. Qin Chen, who was inevitably dead, unexpectedly triggered the power ...
Style: tense, captivating, thrilling, 3d animation
Plot: martial arts, protector, king, fight, reincarnation, kingdom, master warrior, empire, battles, palace intrigue, power struggle, intrigue ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
Basilisk: The Ouka Ninja Scrolls (2018)
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: The battle for succession that continued for three generations of shogun in the Keichou era culminated in a gruesome battle of ninja arts between the Kouga and Iga clans. Amidst a rain of flower petals, a man and woman who had decided to live for ...
Style: anime, stylized, captivating, serious, exciting ...
Plot: ninja warrior, ninja, martial arts, danger, tragic event, heroes, fight, political unrest, escapades, assassination, rivalry, showdown ...
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
CESTVS -The Roman Fighter- (2021)
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, History
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: Cestvs enters his first match at the slave gladiator training school. Though he's bewildered to discover that his opponent is his best friend, he wins the match, and his opponent is killed on the spot. According to his instructor Zafar, losers ...
Style: anime, captivating, suspense, tense, seinen
Plot: roman empire, martial arts, slave, slavery, battles, orphan, combat, white slavery, roman soldier, struggle for survival, fight for supremacy, fight
Time: 50s, 1st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
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Onihei (2017)
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: The historical novel series depicts Heizou Hasegawa, who metes justice on wrongdoers and supervises the crackdown on arsonists and robbers in Japan's Edo period (1603-1868).
Style: anime, captivating, tense, disturbing, manga ...
Plot: medieval, samurai, officer, police, fight, political intrigue, protector, good versus evil, ninja warrior, showdown, warrior, battles ...
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
BLUE EYE SAMURAI (2023)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 377 min.
TV show
Story: Driven by a dream of revenge against those who made her an outcast in Edo-period Japan, a young warrior cuts a bloody path toward her destiny.
Style: adult animation, cliffhanger, period piece, period drama
Plot: revenge, sword, nudity, samurai, warrior, violence, male nudity, blood, master, edo period, sex scene, fight ...
Time: 17th century
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
Rurouni Kenshin: Trust & Betrayal (1999)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 118 min.
TV show
Story: A young boy is saved from death at the hands of bandits by a passing swordsman. The swordsman offers to take the boy in as his apprentice and renames him "Kenshin". After years of training, Kenshin abandons his master to join the growing ...
Style: anime, manga, perverse, artsy, adult animation ...
Plot: master warrior, samurai, revolution, mature, treason, tragedy, rurouni kenshin, japanese history, superhero, heroes, idealism, redemption ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
Rurouni Kenshin (2023)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
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 ...
Style: anime, captivating, exciting, entertaining, tense ...
Plot: assassin, wandering, exile, school, sword, love, heroes, swordsman, villain, martial arts, warrior, good versus evil ...
Time: 1870s, 19th century
Place: tokyo
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Dai Shogun - Great Revolution (2014)
Genre: Animation, History
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: In the late Edo period, Japan had experienced an unprecedented crisis by Kurofune (Black Ships), the ships from foreign countries. But a giant robot called Onigami, which has existed since ancient time, dispelled the Kurofune ships and the exclusion ...
Style: mecha, anime, captivating, exciting, entertaining ...
Plot: giant robot, protector, alternate universe, robot, warrior, battles, fight, altering history, alternate timeline, invasion, female nudity
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
Fencer of Minerva (1994)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 225 min.
TV show
Story: Fencer of Minerva is a five episode soft-core hentai anime series released domestically by Central Park Media in two DVD volumes.
Style: anime, hentai, adult animation, adult anime
Plot: sex slave, female whipping, prince, princess, slave auction, kingdom, slave, bare breasts, erotica, nudity, public nudity, noble ...
Time: medieval times
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
Aoi Bungaku Series (2009)
Genre: Animation, Drama, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: A theatrical film version of Madhouse's Aoi Bungaku Series anime. The film will re-edit the four episodes based on Osamu Dazai's No Longer Human (Ningen Shikkaku) novel, which have character designs inspired by manga artist and novel ...
Style: anime, psychological, captivating, anthology, thought provoking ...
Plot: unrequited love, surrealism, friendship, human nature, social relations, life philosophy, meaning of life, society, introspection, self discovery, humanity, lifestyle ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
Emily of New Moon (2007)
Genre: Animation, Drama, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: Based on the Emily of New Moon novel by Lucy Maud Montgomery. Emily is an orphan who gets sent to live with her relatives on Prince Edward Island, after her father dies. In New Moon she lives with her Aunt Elizabeth, Aunt Laura, and Cousin Jimmy, ...
Style: anime, exciting, captivating, dramatic
Audience: kids
Plot: orphan, friends, cousin, cousin cousin relationship, relatives, friend, friendship, death of father, sibling relationship, island, death of family, aunt
Place: canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
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Anime War (2017)
Genre: Animation
Country: USA
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Story: This is a fan-made animation and Mastar Media does not work for, operate under, or affiliate with Dragon Ball or One Punch Man. Special thanks to original creators, animators, and studios. Dragon Ball – Akira Toriyama (Toei Animation & Staff) ...
Style: light, entertaining
Plot: epic battle, showdown, fight, superhuman powers, battles, supernatural power, magical power, superpower, strength, heroes, battle zone, superhero ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
 5.7
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Brazen (2020)
Genre: Animation, History
Country: France
TV show
Story: Thirty portraits of women who dared to shatter prejudice and change the world in their own way.
Style: educational, exciting, entertaining, witty, captivating
Plot: women, strong female lead, woman, cosmonaut, women's wrestling, fight, female astronaut, empress, strong female character, female protagonist, strong female presence, hollywood star ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
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Winter Cicada (2007)
Genre: Animation, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Japan
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Story: Fuyu no Semi is a Japanese anime OVA loosely based on the manga series, Embracing Love, which also aired on the Logo cable channel in the US. The story, set in historical Japan, follows two samurai from opposing political groups, one protectionist ...
Style: anime, tension, yaoi, erotic
Plot: lgbt, boys love, gay sex, forbidden love, imperial japan, star crossed lovers, english class, suicide, gay romance, gay lead character, teacher, sex scene ...
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
Berserk: The Golden Age Arc - Memorial Edition (2022)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: The lone mercenary Guts travels a land where a century-old war is raging. His ferocity and skill in battle attract the attention of Griffith, the leader of a group of mercenaries called the Band of the Hawk. Guts becomes Griffith’s closest ally ...
Style: anime, thrilling, psychological, captivating, dark fantasy ...
Plot: bandit, sword fight, gang member, gang, mercenary, hitman, teamwork, fight, warrior, sword, battles, power
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48%
3000 Leagues in Search of Mother (1976)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: Italy is in a deep depression, so to support her family, Marco's mother goes to Argentina to work as a domestic. But after she writes to her family that she is sick, her letters stop coming. So Marco decides to go to Argentina to look for ...
Style: anime, juvenile, serious, realistic, sentimental ...
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: friendship, child in peril, seaport, friends, family relations, on the road, twists and turns, parents and children, youth, obsessive quest, young heroes, pets ...
Time: 19th century, 70s
Place: argentina, latin america, south america
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
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Gormiti (2018)
Genre: Animation
Country: Spain, Italy
TV show
Story: Toby, Nick, Lucas and Jessica, who in addition to the typical problems of children their age, have hidden in the kitchen of their house a secret passage that leads to the "Temple of the Elements", from where they are transported to the ...
Style: entertaining, captivating, light
Plot: secret, supernatural ability, showdown, fantasy world, heroes, fight, supernatural, forces of nature, children, battles, supernatural power, superpower
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
Rurouni Kenshin (1996)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: The Meiji Era was one of great renewal for Japan, where swords and killing were outlawed. However, many survivors from the time of Revolution still live, lurking in the shadows and waiting for a chance to use their killing blades again. Only Kenshin ...
Style: anime, manga, exciting, shounen, brutal ...
Audience: kids, manly
Plot: samurai, master warrior, martial arts, swordsman, mature, bully, superhero, rurouni kenshin, serial killer, sword fight, battles, innocence ...
Time: 19th century, 60s, 1860s
Place: japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
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Angolmois: Record of Mongol Invasion (2018)
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: The story follows a group of samurai attempting to defend Japan from the first Mongol invasion in 1274.
Style: anime, breathtaking, epic, captivating, factual
Plot: mongol empire, power struggle, conquering, uninhibited rivalry, state affairs, leadership, old friend, epic battle, rise to the top, army, betrayal, storytelling ...
Time: middle ages, 13th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
The Sacred Blacksmith (2009)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: This show is based on the light novel series by Isao Miura of the same name. Cecily Campbell is the only child of the famous Campbell family. When her father passes away she joins the prestigious Knight Guards to honour her family's legacy. ...
Style: anime, exciting, captivating, suspense, entertaining ...
Plot: escapades, rivalry, save the kingdom, danger, blacksmith, curses spells and rituals, supernatural, good versus evil, love and romance, partner, sword fight, friendship ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
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Hakuoki (2010)
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: Yukimura Chizuru is the daughter of a doctor who works in Edo; her father leaves Edo to work as a volunteer doctor and moves to Kyoto without his daughter. As time passes by, Chizuru starts worrying about losing contact with her father, so she ...
Style: anime, exciting, tense, captivating, atmospheric ...
Plot: martial arts, search for father, couples, rescue, rivalry, chase, love and romance, on the road, danger, murder, supernatural, violent content ...
Time: 16th century
Place: japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
The New Adventures of Robin Hood (1992)
Genre: Animation
Country: Australia
Duration: 48 min.
Story: The Crusades had finished and Robin Hood and his band of merry men had disbanded. That is until the Sheriff of Nottingham escapes with the much valued Crown Jewels of the King.
Plot: ancient, battles, sword fight, taxes, prince, horse, king, sword, ship, outlaw, pirate, carriage ...
Time: medieval times
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
Ōoku: The Inner Chambers (2023)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy, History, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: In an alternate history where the male population is nearly decimated, eligible men serve as concubines to the woman shogun inside the walls of the Ooku.
Style: captivating, psychological, historical drama, shoujo, anime ...
Plot: alternate history, culture, castle, power, social problems, alternate reality, women, plague, edo period, magic, rural setting, life ...
Time: 18th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
 8.2
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Zoids Wild (2018)
Genre: Animation
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: A quest for freedom and legendary treasure begins when a cheerful young adventurer follows his father's footsteps to become the greatest Zoids hunter.
Style: anime, mecha, exciting, captivating, entertaining
Plot: robot, heroes, ambition, treasure hunt, hunter, fight, teamwork, battles, robot vs. robot
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
Saint Seiya Omega (2012)
Genre: Animation
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: A spin-off based on the Saint Seiya series.
Style: anime, captivating, entertaining, exciting, shounen
Plot: fight, greek mythology, saint seiya, superhero, warrior, god, superhero team, battles, good versus evil, mythology, epic battle, teamwork
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
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