Sword and sorcery movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant sword and sorcery movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out exciting, dark fantasy, stylized, serious, epic and cult classic films and TV shows about / with sword and sorcery, sword, sorcery, good versus evil, medieval, escapades, danger, ancient, heroes and rivalry plots mostly in Adventure, Fantasy and Action genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as sword and sorcery: The Beastmaster (1982), The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982), Solomon Kane (2009), Red Sonja (1985), Amazons (1986), Legend of the Seeker (2008), Conan the Barbarian (1982), Seventh Son (2014), Warcraft (2016), Barbarian Queen (1985).
Best films
List of sword and sorcery movies
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: West Germany, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Dar, is the son of a king, who is hunted by a priest after his birth and grows up in another family. When he becomes a grown man his new father is murdered by savages and he discovers that he has the ability to communicate with the animals, which ...
Style:
sexy, exciting, entertaining, stylized, suspenseful ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
sword and sorcery, barbarian, murder, happy ending, medieval, beast, sorcery, animal human communication, sword fight, vengeance, sword, wizard ...
Time:
80s, year 1982, future
Place:
new jersey
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A mercenary with a three-bladed sword rediscovers his royal heritage when he is recruited to help a princess foil a brutal tyrant and a powerful sorcerer's plans to conquer the land.
Style:
cult classic, epic fantasy, fantasy adventure, independent film, epic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
sword and sorcery, sword fight, torture, branding iron, blood, sorcerer, barbarian, betrayal, dungeon, revenge, witch, medieval ...
Time:
year 1982, middle ages, 80s
Place:
england, europe
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Czech Republic, UK, France
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A nomadic 16th century warrior, condemned to hell for his brutal past, seeks redemption by renouncing violence, but finds some things are worth burning for as he fights to free a young Puritan woman from the grip of evil.
Style:
dark fantasy, gothic, dark, gothic horror, atmospheric ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
sword and sorcery, redemption, good versus evil, chase, supernatural, lone hero, medieval, violence, witch, deal with the devil, vengeance, murder ...
Time:
17th century, 16th century, middle ages, year 2009, medieval times
Place:
england, europe, north africa
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Genre: Action, Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In the mythical realm of Diddle Earth, delectable Throbbit Bildo Saggins, is sent by Smirnoff the Wizard to destroy the legendary G-String - the most powerful weapon in the land.
Style:
erotic, sexy, parody, sensual, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
erotica, sword and sorcery, female warrior, sex, wizard, lesbian, sexual attraction, sexual assault, battles, escapades, seduction, seductive ...
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48K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Netherlands, Italy
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
The tyrant Gedren seeks the total power in a world of barbarism. She raids the city Hablac and kills the keeper of a talisman that gives her great power. Red Sonja, sister of the keeper, sets out with her magic sword to overthrow Gedren.
Style:
sexy, entertaining, dark fantasy, fantasy adventure, psychotronic ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
sword and sorcery, barbarian, bare breasts, female warrior, supernatural, female nudity, superheroine, vengeance, female protagonist, maiden, medieval, fantasy world ...
Time:
80s, medieval times, prehistory, stone age, prehistoric times
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
An epic from the dark ages about the legendary lost tribe of warrior women! The girls fly into danger, come up against fierce tribes, fall prey to sorcery, put to rest a family rivalry of centuries past and battle to victory!
Style:
fantasy adventure, sexy, independent film, epic, sexploitation film
Audience:
adult
Plot:
sword and sorcery, female nudity, matriarchy, amazon tribe, nudity, amazon, big breasts, woman fights a man, sorcery, excalibur, bare breasts, female warrior ...
Time:
year 1986
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, New Zealand
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
The adventures of woodsman Richard Cypher, who discovers that he was born to fulfill a prophecy of becoming a guardian hero to oppressed people. With the help of a mysterious woman named Kahlan and a wise old wizard named Zedd, he must stop a ...
Style:
exciting, serious, heroic, dark fantasy, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
sword and sorcery, witch, imaginary kingdom, good versus evil, chosen one, wizards and magicians, ancient, imaginary, witchcraft, magical, forbidden love, magical power ...
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Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
A film adaptation of the classic sword and sorcery hero, Conan the Barbarian. A horde of rampaging warriors massacre the parents of young Conan and enslave the young child for years on The Wheel of Pain. As the sole survivor of the childhood ...
Style:
dark fantasy, epic, epic fantasy, stylized, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
sword and sorcery, barbarian, sword fight, warrior, medieval, fight, violence, snake, good versus evil, black magic, mythology, warlord ...
Time:
year 1982, 20th century, stone age, 80s, prehistoric times ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada, UK, China
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
John Gregory, who is a seventh son of a seventh son and also the local spook, has protected the country from witches, boggarts, ghouls and all manner of things that go bump in the night. However John is not young anymore, and has been seeking an ...
Style:
dark fantasy, exciting, epic, fairy tale, scenic ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
witch, sword and sorcery, magic, good versus evil, supernatural, chosen one, medieval, black magic, curses spells and rituals, destiny, supernatural ability, monster ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
england
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293K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, China, Canada, Japan
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
The peaceful realm of Azeroth stands on the brink of war as its civilization faces a fearsome race of invaders: orc warriors fleeing their dying home to colonize another. As a portal opens to connect the two worlds, one army faces destruction and ...
Style:
exciting, dark fantasy, epic fantasy, breathtaking, psychotronic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
sword and sorcery, wizard, magic, warrior, monster, fantasy world, kingdom, good versus evil, sorcerer, magician, creature, invasion ...
Time:
year 2016, future, 2010s
Place:
chile
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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:
barbarian, sword and sorcery, female warrior, exploitation, ancient, rape, gang rape, rape and revenge, myth, dungeon, woman fights a man, nude women ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
An ancient land suffocates in the shadow of evil. A dark lord rules unopposed. One warrior will become legend. He is the Barbarian... the last great warrior king.
Style:
semi serious, captivating, stylized, exciting, epic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
sword and sorcery, good versus evil, heroic mission, heroes, tough heroes, rivalry, friendship, woman in danger, danger, master villain, escapades, sorcery ...
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, South Korea, Netherlands
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
In this animated tale, a tiny village is destroyed by a surging glacier, which serves as the deadly domain for the evil Ice Lord, Nekron. The only survivor is a young warrior, Larn, who vows to avenge this act of destruction. The evil continues, ...
Style:
adult animation, epic, dark fantasy, stylized, cult classic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, kids, adult
Plot:
sword and sorcery, good versus evil, kidnapping, warrior, barbarian, giant lizard, heroes, supernatural, violence, fire, ice, jungle ...
Time:
prehistory, year 1983, medieval times, prehistoric times, 20th century ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Princess Farah refuses to marry Sinbad until Prince Kassim, her brother, is able to give his consent. However, the Prince's wicked stepmother, Queen Zenobia, has changed Kassim into a baboon in order to have her own son crowned as caliph. ...
Style:
entertaining, exciting, light, melancholic, stylized ...
Audience:
family outing, boys' night, teens
Plot:
sword and sorcery, sinbad, good versus evil, heroes, heroic mission, stop motion, battles, monster, escapades, curses spells and rituals, sword fight, transformation ...
Time:
1900s, prehistoric times, 20th century, 8th century, 70s
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Genre: Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Country: Canada
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The Adventures of Sinbad is a Canadian television series which aired from 1996 to 1998. It follows on the story from the pilot of the same name, and revolves around the series' protagonist, Sinbad. The series is a re-telling of the adventures ...
Style:
semi serious, exciting, stylized, light, epic fantasy ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
sword fight, escapades, sinbad, sword and sorcery, adventurer, travel, danger, imaginary, curses spells and rituals, ocean, sailor, mediterranean ...
Place:
middle east, iraq
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Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A princess is on a quest to unite the five greatest warriors to save her kingdom from a demon sorceress.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, captivating, tense, exciting ...
Plot:
sword and sorcery, sorceress, heroic mission, save the kingdom, curses spells and rituals, warrior, sorcery, wizards and magicians, escapades, rivalry, danger, conquering ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
The sorcerer and his apprentice Galen are on a mission to kill an evil dragon in order to save the King’s daughter from being sacrificed in accordance to a pact that the King himself made with the dragon to protect his kingdom. A fantasy film from ...
Style:
dark fantasy, cult classic, atmospheric, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
dragon, sword and sorcery, medieval, magic, knight, sorcery, rescue, good versus evil, lone hero, apprentice, supernatural, daring rescue ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 6th century, year 1981, 80s
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Denmark, Czech Republic
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
The Shamer's Daughter, Dina, with the magical power of compelling people to admit their most secret shame, must save her family with her newly found father. But he is a Blackmaster, with the power to make people see and believe things that ...
Style:
exciting, stylized, sincere, suspense
Audience:
teens
Plot:
medieval, psychic, strong female lead, father daughter relationship, supernatural ability, power struggle, sword and sorcery, heroine, danger, murder, good versus evil, truth ...
Place:
highlands
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
A prince and a fellowship of companions set out to rescue his bride from a fortress of alien invaders who have arrived on their home planet.
Style:
cult classic, dark fantasy, futuristic, light, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
sword and sorcery, good versus evil, medieval, fortress, monster, sword, cyclops, giant spider, shape shifting, space opera, rescue, sword fight ...
Time:
80s, year 1983, middle ages, future
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Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Argentina
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
The mighty warrior, Kain, crosses the barren wastelands of the planet Ura, where two arch enemies, Zeg and the evil degenerate Balcaz, fight incessantly for control of the village's only well. Kain sees his opportunity and announces that his ...
Style:
fantasy adventure, independent film, exciting, stylized, offbeat ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
sword and sorcery, sorcery, sword, desert, exploitation, medieval, barbarian, wizard, topless woman, violent, dungeon, extraterrestrial ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA, Canada, India
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
When the child Arthur’s father is murdered, Vortigern, Arthur’s uncle, seizes the crown. Robbed of his birthright and with no idea who he truly is, Arthur comes up the hard way in the back alleys of the city. But once he pulls the sword ...
Style:
epic, entertaining, visually stunning, costume drama, period piece ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
king arthur, legend, knight, warrior, king, sword fight, medieval, mythology, excalibur, mentor, one against many, throne ...
Time:
middle ages, year 2017, medieval times, 6th century, 18th century
Place:
england, london, europe
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Argentina, USA
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
Simon, son of the king, must flee when the empire is overthrown by the evil Shurka. Schooled in the arts of magic, he must find the Ring of Magic and the Sword of Power and defeated the wizard who killed his father. He is joined in his quest by the ...
Style:
melancholic, fantasy adventure, light, touching, sincere ...
Plot:
sword and sorcery, magic, sorcery, princess, fantasy world, magical object, wizard, love interest, duel, sword fight, battles, queen ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, Horror, Mystery
Country: Germany, UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
As the plague decimates medieval Europe, rumours circulate of a village immune from the plague. There is talk of a necromancer who leads the village and is able to raise the dead. A fearsome knight joined by a cohort of soldiers and a young monk are ...
Style:
gothic, dark, atmospheric, bleak, period piece ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
medieval, plague, witch, knight, sword and sorcery, danger, monk, heroic mission, dealing with death, sword and shield, bubonic plague, pagan ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 14th century, year 2010
Place:
england, europe, london
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Based on a character created by Robert E. Howard, this fast-paced, occasionally humorous sequel to Conan the Barbarian features the hero (Arnold Schwarzenegger) as he is commissioned by the evil queen Taramis (Sarah Douglas) to safely escort a teen ...
Style:
cult classic, perverse, suspenseful, exciting, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
barbarian, sword and sorcery, warrior, master warrior, good versus evil, black magic, female warrior, human sacrifice, rescue, medieval, sword, imaginary kingdom ...
Time:
80s, year 1984, prehistoric times, 20th century, stone age
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Bulgaria, Germany, India
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A quest that begins as a personal vendetta for the fierce Cimmerian warrior soon turns into an epic battle against hulking rivals, horrific monsters, and impossible odds, as Conan (Jason Momoa) realizes he is the only hope of saving the great ...
Style:
dark fantasy, psychotronic, brutal, stylized, rough ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
barbarian, sword and sorcery, revenge, witch, sword fight, fight, slavery, brutality, warrior, sorcerer, vengeance, good versus evil ...
Time:
year 2011, future, 2010s, stone age, prehistoric times
Place:
hawaii
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: UK, Bulgaria
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A noble warrior must battle dragons and demons while upholding his moral code as he covertly joins a group of villains to rescue his kidnapped father from Shathrax, the Mind Flayer, who threatens to destroy the world.
Style:
serious, exciting, psychotronic, perverse, cult classic ...
Plot:
dragon, sword and sorcery, heroic mission, legends and myths, curses spells and rituals, imaginary kingdom, wizards and magicians, save the world, heroes, supernatural, escapades, danger ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, History
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
In AD 922, Arab courtier, Ahmad Ibn Fadlan accompanies a party of Vikings to the barbaric North to combat a terror that slaughters Vikings and devours their flesh.
Style:
epic, exciting, scenic, gothic, intense ...
Plot:
sword fight, viking, barbarian, sword and sorcery, medieval, sword, mythology, combat, battles, warrior, mission, arab ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, ancient times, 10th century, year 1999
Place:
baghdad iraq, scandinavia, iraq
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A barbarian named Kull becomes ruler after defeating the old king in battle, thus receiving his crown. But direct heirs of the king, trying to topple Kull and regain the throne, bring an old witch queen Akivasha back to life. Their plan backfires, ...
Style:
sexy, exciting, saga, dark fantasy, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
barbarian, curses spells and rituals, sword and sorcery, demon, destiny, sword fight, vengeance, heroic mission, imaginary kingdom, sorcery, evil queen, magic ...
Time:
middle ages, year 1997, 80s
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: New Zealand, USA, UK
Duration: 178 min.
Story:
Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil creator. Along the way, a fellowship is formed to protect the ringbearer and make ...
Style:
epic, scenic, atmospheric, breathtaking, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, manly, chick flick ...
Plot:
sword fight, fantasy world, friendship, sword and sorcery, good versus evil, wizard, magic, middle earth, lord of the rings, mythology, hobbit, magical ...
Time:
year 2001, future, 2000s, prehistoric times, prehistory
Place:
iran, detroit, new zealand
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139K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Fearful of a prophecy stating that a girl child will be born to bring about her downfall, the evil Queen Bavmorda imprisons all pregnant women within the formidable stronghold of Nockmaar. A child, Elora Danan, is born in the Nockmaar dungeons and ...
Style:
fairy tale, epic, scenic, cult classic, visually stunning ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, family friendly, pre-teens, kids ...
Plot:
sword and sorcery, prophecy, good versus evil, imaginary kingdom, magic, baby, black magic, wizard, destiny, mother daughter relationship, castle, heroic mission ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 20th century, future, 1900s ...
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