Movies like The Arena 2001
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The Arena (2001)
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Action
Country: Russia, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
In an age of Gladiators, the power that was Rome held its empire together with the might of its armies, the sweat and tears of its conquests, and the cheers and bloodlust of its citizens - glorified in the deadly spectacle of The Arena. Stolen from their homelands, the fiery Druid maiden Bodicia, exotic slave girl Jessemina, and the powerful barbarian Flavius, are pitted against each other as gladiators by the sadistic Roman Governor Timarchus. Banished by Caesar, Timarchus unleashes his frustration on his gladiators, staging extravagant spectacles of combat, orgy and death. In a violent world where only the strong survive, love and hate, life and death, are separated by an instant.
Style:
serious, captivating, exciting, suspense, period piece, rough, realistic, independent film, remake of cult film, cult film
Plot:
amazon, slave girl, gladiator, female fight, medieval, captivity, rebellion, rivalry, danger, ambition, contests and competitions, rebelliousness, ancient, night, peplum, woman with a gun, heroes, master warrior, confined, strong female presence, dishonesty, state affairs, corrupted ruler, violent content, rape ...
Place:
rome italy
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, exciting, realistic and rough films with plots about heroes, rivalry, martial arts, master warrior, danger, violent content and sword fight mostly in Action, Drama and Adventure genres. Some movies like The Arena: Amazons and Gladiators (2001), Fire on the Amazon (1993), Lethal (2005), Shootfighter II (1996), Barbarian Queen (1985). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Action, Adventure
Country: USA, Germany, Ireland
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
During the Roman Empire, General Crassius ruled a small province with an Iron fist. Serena, a young girl in a village, watches Crassius kill her parents. Crassius and Serena's destiny would lead them to the Gladiator ring; the Amazons Warrior ...
Style:
serious, captivating, exciting, tense, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
amazon, female warrior, gladiator, female fighter, rivalry, sword fight, heroic mission, heroes, vengeance, roman empire, girl power, ancient rome ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Female gladiators fight to the death. Inspired by the story of Spartacus, follow the adventures of a bevy of slave girls who, upon finding themselves thrust into the gladiator ring, mount a vicious rebellion to fight their way to freedom.
Style:
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Audience:
boys' night
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Place:
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100%
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, suspenseful, captivating, exciting, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
independent film, serious, realistic, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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100%
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Argentina
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
Set during the days of the Roman Empire. A simple village is raided by Roman troops, and most of the people are whisked off to be slaves or killed. Three women survive and set off to liberate their people. When they arrive at the Roman city, they ...
Style:
sexy, fantasy adventure, perverse, sex comedy, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
bleak, exciting, realistic, serious, rough ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: Japan
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, rough, realistic, exciting, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
japan, tokyo, asia
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
independent film, fast, serious, realistic, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
las vegas
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
rome italy
Similarity:
71%
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
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Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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1.8M
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Country: USA, UK, Malta, Morocco
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Story:
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Story:
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294K
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TV show
Story:
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Style:
epic, sexy, historical drama, sexual, exciting ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
100%
13K
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Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, suspenseful, serious, exciting, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
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Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
epic, exciting, sexy, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
50%
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Country: Italy, Spain
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Place:
rome italy
Similarity:
21%
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Country: Italy, Spain
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
exciting, atmospheric, stylized, epic, serious
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
21%
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Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
20%
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Country: China
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
exciting, realistic, serious, tense, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
20%
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
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Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Style:
exciting, captivating, tense, suspense, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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20%
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Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, suspenseful, stylized, exciting, independent film
Plot:
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
19%
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Country: South Korea
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Story:
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Time:
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19%
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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19%
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