Movies like The Deer King

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The Deer King (2021)
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The Deer King (2021)
Original name: 鹿の王 ユナと約束の旅
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 113 min.
Story: Following a brutal war, former soldier Van toils in a mine controlled by the ruling empire. One day, his solitary existence is upended when a pack of wild dogs carrying a deadly and incurable disease attack, leaving only Van and a young girl named Yuna as survivors. Finally free, the pair seek out a simple existence in the countryside but are pursued by nefarious forces. Intent on protecting Yuna at all costs, Van must uncover the true cause of the plague ravaging the kingdom—and its possible cure.
Style: anime, tense, captivating, thrilling, beautiful
Audience: family outing
Plot: wolf attack, medieval, epidemic, illness, deer, survival, disease, fight, warrior, battles, kingdom, rescue, protector, teamwork, save the day, slavery, tragedy, wolf, mine, little girl, customs, feudal japan, war, custom, adventure

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, anime, tense and entertaining films with plots about fight, battles, teamwork, supernatural power, supernatural ability, good versus evil and fantasy world mostly in Animation, Action and Fantasy genres. Some movies like The Deer King: Orient (2022), Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero (2022), Air Bound (2015), BlazBlue Alter Memory (2013), Slugterra: Slug Fu Showdown (2015). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Orient (2022)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
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Air Bound (2015)
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Country: Japan
Duration: 92 min.
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