Duel movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant duel movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out exciting, stylized, suspenseful, serious, cult classic and suspense films and TV shows about / with duel, rivalry, violence, heroes, revenge, murder, blood, sword fight, sword duel and fight plots mostly in Action, Drama and Adventure genres shot in USA, UK, Japan and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as duel: The Last Duel (2021), The Duelist (2016), The Quick and the Dead (1995), The Magnificent Seven (2016), Shigurui: Death Frenzy (2007), Hornblower: The Even Chance (1998), Highlander (1986), Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004), 13 Assassins (2010), An Officer and a Spy (2019).

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 7.4
 180K
The Last Duel (2021)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 152 min.
Story: King Charles VI declares that Knight Jean de Carrouges settle his dispute with his squire by challenging him to a duel.
Style: historical drama, suspense, costume drama, cerebral, epic ...
Audience: date night, toddlers, chick flick, boys' night, adult
Plot: duel, medieval, rape, knight, husband wife relationship, showdown, revenge, sword duel, murder, battles, violence, jousting ...
Time: middle ages, 14th century, medieval times, 2020s
Place: france, normandy, scotland, paris france
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 6.4
 3K
The Duelist (2016)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Returning to Saint Petersburg after a long exile, the dashing Yakovlev, a retired army officer, makes a comfortable living by winning other people's duels. An enigmatic, focused, and extremely skilled professional, he leaves a trail of dead ...
Style: romantic, suspense, tense, captivating, art house ...
Plot: duel, female nudity, fight, revenge, life risking, sex scene, killing, escapades, murder, social problems, showdown, nudity ...
Time: 19th century
Place: russia
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The Quick and the Dead (1995)
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, Thriller, Western
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 108 min.
Story: A mysterious woman comes to compete in a quick-draw elimination tournament, in a town taken over by a notorious gunman.
Style: stylized, harsh, intense, atmospheric, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: revenge, old west, duel, gunfight, gunslinger, female protagonist, lone hero, vengeance, strong female character, strong female lead, justice, destiny ...
Time: 90s, 1800s, 19th century, victorian era
Place: yuma arizona, arizona, tucson arizona, sonora, mexico
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The Magnificent Seven (2016)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 132 min.
Story: Seven gun men in the old west gradually come together to help a poor village against savage thieves.
Style: suspense, intense, entertaining, tense, exciting ...
Audience: family friendly, adult
Plot: good versus evil, revenge, bounty hunter, dark hero, mercenary, criminal, deception, outlaw, duel, showdown, small town, murder ...
Time: year 2016, 19th century, 2010s, 1870s
Place: america, california, sacramento california, alaska
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Shigurui: Death Frenzy (2007)
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Shigurui is a manga series written by Norio Nanjo and illustrated by Takayuki Yamaguchi, based on the first chapter of the novel Suruga-jō Gozen Jiai by Norio Nanjō. An animated television adaptation, based on the first 32 chapters of the manga, ...
Style: anime, stylized, suspenseful, rough, disturbing ...
Audience: kids
Plot: samurai, mercilessness, contests and competitions, blind character, martial arts, duel, haunted by the past, championship, ruler, opponent, mortal combat, heroes ...
Time: 17th century
Place: japan, asia
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Hornblower: The Even Chance (1998)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story: The Hornblower series is based on C.S. Forester's classic maritime adventures - the story of one young man's struggle to become a leader of men. Set against the back drop of the 18th century Anglo-French wars, the bloodiest time in British ...
Style: exciting, costume drama, serious, realistic, feel good ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: napoleonic wars, ship, british navy, adventurer, navy, military, bully, heroes, duel, battles, french revolution, sea ...
Time: 18th century, 19th century
Place: britain
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 7.0
 146K
Highlander (1986)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: He fought his first battle on the Scottish Highlands in 1536. He will fight his greatest battle on the streets of New York City in 1986. His name is Connor MacLeod. He is immortal.
Style: suspense, exciting, suspenseful, sincere, cult classic ...
Audience: teens
Plot: immortality, mentor, sword fight, medieval, magic, supernatural, immortal, good versus evil, master warrior, fight scenes, duel, mythology ...
Time: 80s, middle ages, 20th century, 16th century, 1940s ...
Place: scotland, scottish highlands, usa, europe, madison square garden manhattan new york city ...
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Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story: The Bride unwaveringly continues on her roaring rampage of revenge against the band of assassins who had tried to kill her and her unborn child. She visits each of her former associates one-by-one, checking off the victims on her Death List Five ...
Style: brutal, non-linear, suspense, atmospheric, action packed ...
Audience: boys' night, adult
Plot: revenge, vigilante, vengeance, hitman, strong female lead, dark humor, martial arts, sword fight, mentor, retribution, tough girl, female assassin ...
Time: year 2004, 2000s, 21st century
Place: austin texas, persia, el paso texas, mexico
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 7.5
 68K
13 Assassins (2010)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Japan, UK
Duration: 141 min.
Story: A bravado period action film set at the end of Japan's feudal era in which a group of unemployed samurai are enlisted to bring down a sadistic lord and prevent him from ascending to the throne and plunging the country into a war-torn future.
Style: intense, suspense, harsh, tense, visually appealing ...
Plot: samurai, sword fight, samurai sword, warrior, seppuku, swords and armor, shogun, battles, martial arts, revenge, swordsman, medieval ...
Time: 19th century, year 2010, 2010s, 2000s, 1800s ...
Place: japan, east asia, asia
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An Officer and a Spy (2019)
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 132 min.
Story: In 1894, French Captain Alfred Dreyfus is wrongfully convicted of treason and sentenced to life imprisonment at Devil's Island.
Style: costume drama, art film, political, suspense, tense ...
Plot: spy, lawyer, trial, courtroom, espionage, french army, miscarriage of justice, french history, manipulation, french politics, french military, officer ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, year 2019, 1890s
Place: paris france, israel, france
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 7.2
 18K
Highlander (1992)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, France
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Highlander: The Series is a fantasy science fiction action-adventure television series featuring Duncan MacLeod of the Scottish Clan MacLeod, as the Highlander. It was an offshoot and another alternate sequel of the 1986 feature film with a twist: ...
Style: exciting, atmospheric, rough, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: immortality, immortal, duel, good versus evil, warrior, healing power, escapades, danger, medieval, rivalry, loss of loved one, supernatural ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
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Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story: The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But Darth Vader is more determined than ever to capture Luke. Meanwhile, rebel leader Princess Leia, cocky ...
Style: futuristic, saga, dark, visually stunning, epic ...
Audience: kids, family outing, chick flick, family friendly, boys' night ...
Plot: star wars, space opera, outer space, sword fight, space travel, space and aliens, creature, space battle, good versus evil, jedi, alien, training ...
Time: future, 20th century, year 1980, 80s
Place: space western
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Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story: Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Venturesome Luke Skywalker and dashing captain Han Solo team together with the loveable robot duo R2-D2 and C-3PO to rescue the ...
Style: saga, cerebral, epic, entertaining, futuristic ...
Audience: kids, family friendly, family outing, date night, girls' night ...
Plot: space opera, star wars, outer space, rebellion, robot, spaceship, intergalactic, space wars, rebel, wilhelm scream, sword fight, space ...
Time: future, 20th century, year 1977, 90s, year 2016 ...
Place: space western
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 6.3
 174K
Beowulf (2007)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 115 min.
Story: 6th-century Scandinavian warrior, Beowulf embarks on a mission to slay the manlike ogre Grendel, a descendant of Cain.
Style: computer animated, epic, fairy tale, adult animation, dark fantasy ...
Audience: kids, boys' night, adult
Plot: monster, mythology, dragon, viking, heroic mission, legends and myths, sword fight, magic, good versus evil, beast, ancient, supernatural ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, year 2007, 2000s, 6th century
Place: denmark, germany, europe
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Last Man Standing (1996)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: John Smith is a mysterious stranger who is drawn into a vicious war between two Prohibition-era gangs. In a dangerous game, he switches allegiances from one to another, offering his services to the highest bidder. As the death toll mounts, Smith ...
Style: neo noir, stylized, serious, suspenseful, exciting ...
Audience: manly, boys' night
Plot: gangster, mafia, gang war, small town, betrayal, shootout, violence, one man army, gunfight, tough guy, one against many, prohibition ...
Time: 20th century, 1930s, 1920s, year 1932
Place: texas, mexico, usa, austin texas, latin america
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Revolutionary Girl Utena (1997)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Revolutionary Girl Utena is a manga by Chiho Saito and anime directed by Kunihiko Ikuhara. The manga serial began in the June 1996 issue of Ciao and the anime was first broadcast in 1997. The anime and manga were created simultaneously, but, despite ...
Style: anime, stylized, touching, surreal, psychological ...
Audience: teens
Plot: lesbian, high school, lgbt, revolution, incest, revolutionary, surrealism, duel, fictional reality, love and romance, boarding school, fencing ...
Place: japan
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Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Italy, Switzerland, Thailand
Duration: 140 min.
Story: Years after the onset of the Clone Wars, the noble Jedi Knights lead a massive clone army into a galaxy-wide battle against the Separatists. When the sinister Sith unveil a thousand-year-old plot to rule the galaxy, the Republic crumbles and from ...
Style: futuristic, saga, exciting, emotional, intense ...
Audience: teens, kids, boys' night, adult
Plot: star wars, alien, sword fight, space wars, robot, space opera, spaceship, heroic mission, outer space, space, tragic villain, personality change ...
Time: future, year 2005, 20th century, year 2016, 2000s
Place: space western
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Anton Chekhov's The Duel (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Set in a seaside resort in the Caucasus, the story centers on n'er do well, Laevsky (Andrew Scott) and his illicit relationship with his mistress Nadya (Fiona Glascott). Laevsky has convinced Nadya to leave her husband for him, but now wants to ...
Style: atmospheric, realistic, captivating, psychological, period piece ...
Plot: duel, betrayal, love triangle, couples, couple relations, uninhibited rivalry, human nature, tragic hero, rivalry, dishonesty, unfulfillment, downfall ...
Time: 19th century
Place: russia, caucasus, black sea
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Geisha Assassin (2008)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 78 min.
Story: One rainy night in the Edo period, Kotono (a geisha) confronts samurais who killed her father. The samurais attack her one after another, but she fights hard against samurais with her sword. Kotono tries to chase the samurais who scramble to escape. ...
Style: suspense, captivating, exciting, suspenseful, psychotronic
Plot: female ninja, ninja, sword fight, exploitation, female martial artist, revenge, japanese woman, duel, samurai, geisha, female protagonist, parent child relationship ...
Place: japan
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 6.4
 4K
Gunless (2010)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Western
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story: A quiet and peaceful community in the Dominion of Canada is shaken up by the arrival of a wounded and stinky gun-toting American cowboy, simply known as The Montana Kid, wanted for the alleged killing of seven men. A subsequent clarification reveals ...
Style: humorous, semi serious, captivating, tense, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: bounty hunter, duel, wanted, gunslinger, small town, rivalry, disorder, cowboy, old west, culture clash, blacksmith, love story ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, 1880s
Place: canada
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 6.5
 13K
The Raven (1963)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: A magician who has been turned into a raven turns to a former sorcerer for help in this film loosely based on the Edgar Allen Poe poem.
Style: gothic, humorous, grindhouse, cult classic, tense ...
Plot: castle, magic, magician, good versus evil, monster, duel, dark humor, revenge, transformation, edgar allan poe, sorcerer, curses spells and rituals ...
Time: year 1963, 16th century
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Taiwan, Hong Kong, USA, China
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physically-skilled, teenage nobleman's daughter, who is at a crossroads in her life.
Style: epic, atmospheric, colorful, visually stunning, stylized ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, adult
Plot: martial arts, sword fight, wuxia, fight, kung fu, sword, master warrior, female martial artist, tough girl, warrior, monastery, heroine ...
Time: 18th century, year 2000, 2000s, 19th century, 17th century ...
Place: china, beijing china, east asia, asia
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Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, History, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 137 min.
Story: Embarrassed by his large nose, a romantic poet/soldier romances his cousin by proxy.
Style: touching, emotional, witty, costume drama, atmospheric ...
Audience: girls' night, date night
Plot: poet, love and romance, unrequited love, friendship, destiny, love triangle, tragic love, swashbuckler, poetry, sword fight, love, power of love ...
Time: 17th century, medieval times, ancient times, year 1990
Place: france, paris france
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 7.8
 40K
Ninja Scroll (1993)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Jubei is a masterless ninja who travels the land alone, hiring his services to those with gold... or a worthy cause. His fearsome abilities have served him well, but a hideous plot to overthrow the government threatens to end his wandering ways and ...
Style: anime, exciting, manga, sexy, adult anime ...
Audience: kids, boys' night
Plot: martial arts, samurai, ninja, transformation, good versus evil, demon, ninja warrior, supernatural, graphic violence, master warrior, duel, sword fight ...
Time: middle ages, 1800s, ancient times
Place: japan, east asia, asia
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 8.7
 52K
Berserk (1997)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Country: Japan, Poland
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: Guts, a man who calls himself "The Black Swordsman" looks upon his days serving as a member of a group of mercenaries, the Band of the Hawk, nicknamed "the Grim Reaper of the Battlefield." Led by an ambitious, ruthless, and ...
Style: anime, exciting, dark fantasy, slasher, epic ...
Audience: kids, manly, teens
Plot: tragic hero, battles, destiny, vengeance, danger, sword fight, mercenary, one man army, supernatural, rivalry, heroes, massacre ...
Time: middle ages, 90s, medieval times
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The Two Worlds of Jennie Logan (1979)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Hoping to repair their marriage, Jennie Logan and her husband move into a beautiful Victorian manor. When Jennie tries on an antique dress she finds in the attic, she is transported back one hundred years, where she meets the house's previous ...
Style: spiritual, esoteric, serious, crying, urban fantasy
Plot: time travel, female protagonist, jealousy, love triangle, duel, painting, myth, occult, time, changing the past or future, love and romance, fall in love ...
Time: victorian era, 19th century
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 7.2
 20K
The Great Race (1965)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Romance, Sport, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 160 min.
Story: Professional daredevil and white-suited hero, The Great Leslie, convinces turn-of-the-century auto makers that a race from New York to Paris (westward across America, the Bering Straight and Russia) will help to promote automobile sales. ...
Style: epic, funny, slapstick, road movie, slapstick comedy ...
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: swashbuckler, car, racing, royalty, sword fight, on the road, steampunk, race, mechanic, auto racing, road trip, drunkenness ...
Time: 1900s, turn of the century, victorian era, edwardian era, 20th century ...
Place: alaska, paris france, new york, america, france ...
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Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: An assassin is shot at the altar by her ruthless employer, Bill and other members of their assassination circle – but 'The Bride' lives to plot her vengeance. Setting out for some payback, she makes a death list and hunts down those who ...
Style: non-linear, bloody, tense, cult classic, suspense ...
Audience: girls' night, chick flick, manly, boys' night, adult
Plot: revenge, vengeance, martial arts, mentor, one man army, female protagonist, heroine, yakuza, hitman, sword, dark hero, violence ...
Time: year 2003, 2000s, 20th century, 80s, 90s ...
Place: japan, tokyo, persia, austin texas, texas ...
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 5.8
 12K
Dual (2022)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Finland, Canada, UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A terminally ill woman opts for a cloning procedure to ease her loss on her friends and family. When she makes a miraculous recovery, her attempts to have her clone decommissioned fail and lead to a court-mandated duel to the death.
Style: suspense, disturbing, tense, captivating, dark ...
Plot: clone, terminal illness, personal trainer, human clone, strained relationship, attempted murder, murder, mother daughter relationship, dead body, duel, family problems, life is a bitch ...
Time: near future
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 7.3
 291K
Rango (2011)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Western
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 107 min.
Story: When Rango, a lost family pet, accidentally winds up in the gritty, gun-slinging town of Dirt, the less-than-courageous lizard suddenly finds he stands out. Welcomed as the last hope the town has been waiting for, new Sheriff Rango is forced to play ...
Style: funny, road movie, humorous, witty, spaghetti western ...
Audience: family outing, kids, family friendly, preschool, adult
Plot: desert, chase, friendship, lizard, save the day, identity crisis, cowboy, sheriff, snake, duel, heroic mission, disorder ...
Time: 2010s, year 2011, 19th century
Place: nevada, iran, usa, las vegas
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