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The Assassins (2024)
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Original name: الحشاشين
Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Country: Egypt
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The events take place in a historical context, in the 11th century, where the leader of the Assassins, Hassan al-Sabah, and his leadership of the band that was famous for carrying out bloody assassinations of prominent figures at that stage.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, period piece, exciting, serious, captivating, realistic, historical drama, thrilling, bloody ...
Plot:
assassin, ancient history, secret society, assassination, emperor, historical figure, empire, historical event, historical character, imperialism, storytelling, world history, historical epic, medieval, betrayal, conspiracy, political intrigue, ruse, power struggle, revenge, espionage, leadership, strategy, tactics, violent ...
Time:
11th century
Place:
middle east, persia
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, tense, suspenseful and historical drama films and TV series with plots about political intrigue, power struggle, betrayal, biopic, historical figure, revenge and ambition mostly in History, Drama and Action genres. Some movies like The Assassins: The Winter King (2023), Empress Myeongseong (2001), Blood River (2025), Taj: Divided by Blood (2023), Abdeen Palace (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, History
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: South Korea
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Time:
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Duration: 60 min.
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Story about the most influential Serbian dynasty of the Middle Ages.
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Duration: 41 min.
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Time:
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Duration: 39 min.
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Egypt
Duration: 45 min.
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Duration: 45 min.
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48%
Genre: Action, Drama, History
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Duration: 50 min.
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History
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Duration: 50 min.
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Duration: 96 min.
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Country: Russia
Duration: 100 min.
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Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History
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Genre: Action, Drama, History
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Country: South Korea
Duration: 55 min.
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Country: China
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