Magical sword movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant magical sword movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out exciting, dark fantasy, stylized, captivating, psychotronic and anime films and TV shows about / with magical sword, sword, magic, sword and sorcery, battles, good versus evil, warrior, heroes, fight and sword fight plots mostly in Fantasy, Adventure and Action genres shot in USA, UK, Japan and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as magical sword: The Legend (2007), Rise of the Gladiators (2017), Hawk the Slayer (1980), Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia (2016), Swords of Legends (2014), Tales of Zestiria the X (2016), Masters of the Universe (1987), Quest for Camelot (1998), Xuan Yuan Sword Luminary (2018), Merlin (1998).

List of magical sword movies

Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? (2015)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Bell Cranell is a rookie adventurer and the sole member of his dirt-poor guild founded by the petite goddess Hestia. Adventurers come from far and wide looking to strike it big in the massive labyrinth known as Dungeon, located beneath the city of ...
Style: anime, exciting, captivating, romantic, enigmatic ...
Plot: goddess, battles, travel, magic, fight, monster, isekai, magical sword, deity, god, mythology, harem ...
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 7.6
 294
The Legend (2007)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, History, Romance
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story: This drama portrays the life of the 19th king of Goguryeo, Hwanwoong, who was sent from the heavens to make the world a better place. He falls in love with Saeoh and gives her the joojak necklace; however, Kajin becomes jealous since Saeoh has given ...
Style: tense, exciting, epic, serious, scenic ...
Plot: warrior, power struggle, magic, supernatural power, ancient korea, black magic, reincarnation, nobility, good versus evil, deity, rise to power, politics ...
Time: prehistory, 5th century
Place: korea
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Rise of the Gladiators (2017)
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: A Templar Knight is forced to fight as a gladiator where challengers from different worlds duel in a quest for a magical sword. Then the Templar learns he is scheduled to fight his master who has become a man of greed and ambition. Now the Templar ...
Style: tense, exciting, disturbing, captivating
Plot: gladiator, chivalry, knight, fight to the death, knights templar, desert, caveman, magical sword, sword fight, battles, warrior, magical object ...
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Hawk the Slayer (1980)
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Hawk the Slayer, after seeing both his father and bride die at the hands of his malevolent brother, Voltan, sets out for revenge and the chance to live up to his title. Tooling himself up with the "mind-sword" and recruiting a motley band ...
Style: homoerotic, cult classic, fantasy adventure, funny, stylized ...
Audience: boys' night, family outing, teens
Plot: sword and sorcery, medieval, barbarian, magical sword, sword, wizard, magic, chivalry, good versus evil, vengeance, star wars, camp ...
Time: medieval times, year 1980, middle ages, 80s
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Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia (2016)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Mexico, Canada, China, Spain, Taiwan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: After uncovering a mysterious amulet, an average teen assumes an unlikely destiny and sets out to save two worlds. Created by Guillermo del Toro.
Style: exciting, captivating, entertaining, sincere, 3d animation ...
Audience: kids, pre-teens, preschool
Plot: protector, good versus evil, amulet, magical sword, friends, troll, double life, small town, supernatural, parallel world, secret life, love and romance ...
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Swords of Legends (2014)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, History, Romance
Country: China
TV show
Story: Set during the Tang Dynasty, a young and quiet swordsman name Baili Tusu is infected by the aura of an ancient demonic sword known as the Sword of Burning Solitude. Living with the dark energy, he grew up without family. Until one day, he meets a ...
Style: suspense, captivating, disturbing, suspenseful, scenic ...
Plot: relationships, martial arts, master warrior, magic, fantasy world, supernatural, love, supernatural power, love and romance, best friend, couple relations, black magic ...
Place: ancient china
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Tales of Zestiria the X (2016)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Legends speak of the Shepherd, a savior who will bring peace to the seraphim and human worlds. Sorey has spent his life studying ancient books and exploring ruins to learn more about this legendary savior. When he and his seraphim companion Mikleo ...
Style: anime, exciting, tense, captivating, epic fantasy ...
Plot: obsessive quest, save the world, journey, magical sword, good versus evil, teenager, angel, heroes, protector, battles, mythical creature, parallel world ...
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Masters of the Universe (1987)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: The world of Eternia in the aftermath of Skeletor's war on Castle Grayskull, which he has won after seizing Grayskull and the surrounding city using a cosmic key developed by the locksmith Gwildor. The Sorceress is now Skeletor's prisoner ...
Style: cult classic, crying, surprise ending, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience: teens, kids, family outing, boys' night
Plot: superhero, good versus evil, sword fight, evil man, time travel, inventor, violence, supernatural power, medieval, skeleton, female warrior, warrior ...
Time: 80s, year 1987
Place: new jersey
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Quest for Camelot (1998)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, France, Luxembourg, Germany, Canada, UK
Duration: 86 min.
Story: During the times of King Arthur, Kayley is a brave girl who dreams of following her late father as a Knight of the Round Table. The evil Ruber wants to invade Camelot and take the throne of King Arthur, and Kayley has to stop him.
Style: humorous, cute, stylized, arthurian, semi serious ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, preschool
Plot: dragon, king arthur, medieval, blindness, female warrior, happy ending, arthurian legend, siege, sword and sorcery, blind man, mythology, princess ...
Time: medieval times, 90s, middle ages, year 1998, 5th century ...
Place: england
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Xuan Yuan Sword Luminary (2018)
Genre: Fantasy
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: * Based on a Taiwanese PC role-playing game series. In and Nei are two sisters who have wandering the land together ever since their village was destroyed by the villainous Taibai Empire. Their childhood friend, Shou, has been enslaved by the ...
Style: anime, tense, dramatic, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot: martial arts, magical sword, sword and sorcery, battles, brother brother relationship, fight, sword, magical, rivals, warrior, brothers, sibling relationship ...
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 7.1
 24K
Merlin (1998)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 61 min.
TV show
Story: The legendary wizard tells his story of his war against Queen Mab of the Sidhe and his creation of Camelot.
Style: fairy tale, epic, atmospheric, exciting, light ...
Audience: kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot: king arthur, witch, magic, good versus evil, wizards and magicians, knight, sorcerer, dragon, mythology, medieval, supernatural, sword and sorcery ...
Time: medieval times, middle ages, 6th century, 5th century
Place: london
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Starchaser: The Legend of Orin (1985)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, South Korea
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Set on the subterranean Mine-World, a band of human worker are treated like slaves under the power of the evil overlord Zygon until one, Orin, unearths the hilt of a mythical sword that only he can master. Escaping the planet, he runs into the rogue ...
Style: independent film, anime, adult animation, exciting, humorous ...
Audience: family outing, kids, pre-teens, adult
Plot: space opera, robot, good versus evil, villain, magical sword, slavery, mine, spaceship, space, space battle, sword and sorcery, star wars ...
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 7.3
 72K
Excalibur (1981)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story: A surreal adaptation of Sir Thomas Malory's "Le Morte d'Arthur", chronicling Arthur Pendragon's conception, his rise to the throne, the search by his Knights of the Round Table for the Holy Grail, and ultimately his death.
Style: cult classic, epic, fairy tale, exciting, serious ...
Audience: kids
Plot: knight, king arthur, sword fight, arthurian legend, mythology, sex scene, sword and shield, legend, medieval, black magic, sword and sorcery, sorcerer ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, 5th century, year 1981, 6th century ...
Place: europe, england, britain
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 7.3
 732K
Wonder Woman (2017)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, War
Country: USA, China, Hong Kong
Duration: 141 min.
Story: An Amazon princess comes to the world of Man in the grips of the First World War to confront the forces of evil and bring an end to human conflict.
Style: period piece, costume drama, psychotronic, exciting, epic ...
Audience: chick flick, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, teens ...
Plot: superhero, strong female character, superheroine, world war one, strong female lead, fight scenes, female warrior, mythology, good versus evil, tough girl, supernatural power, super powers ...
Time: 1910s, year 1918, year 2017, future, 2010s ...
Place: london, ancient greece, belgium, big ben london, fictional island ...
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King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)
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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Prince Valiant (1997)
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Ireland, UK, Germany
Duration: 91 min.
Story: An Arthurian legend of young Prince Valiant, son of the King of Scandia. After the King is exiled by an evil leader, the Prince travels to Camelot to secure the aid of King Arthur in helping restore his family to power and prevent a plot by the ...
Style: exciting, stylized, captivating, feel good, sincere ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: folk hero, royal family, legends and myths, medieval, arthurian legend, viking, beast, heroes, battles, dishonesty, danger, rivalry ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times
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 6.0
 35K
Cursed (2020)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: In this fresh take on the Arthurian legend, teenager Nimue joins forces with mercenary Arthur on a quest to find Merlin and deliver an ancient sword.
Style: captivating, atmospheric, exciting, surprise ending, visually appealing ...
Audience: teens, family outing, teen drama
Plot: sword and sorcery, magic, adaptation, camelot, good versus evil, father daughter relationship, fantasy world, magical sword, teenage girl, battles, multiple storylines, twists and turns ...
Time: middle ages, 5th century, 6th century
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She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (2018)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, South Korea
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: In this reboot of the '80s series, a magic sword transforms an orphan girl into warrior She-Ra, who unites a rebellion to fight against evil.
Style: tense, exciting, captivating, adult animation, anime ...
Audience: kids, chick flick, teens, family friendly
Plot: betrayal, good versus evil, rebellion, planet, female warrior, heroic mission, save the world, magic, journey, danger, princess, best friend ...
Time: 2010s
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The Sword of Swords (1968)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 111 min.
Story: A noble swordsman fights to recover the magical blade that has protected his country for centuries after being blinded and betrayed by a ruthless villain. A cunning killer has blinded the brave warrior chosen to defend his country with an enchanted ...
Style: dark, period piece, moody
Plot: wuxia, martial arts, swordplay, betrayal, revenge, magical sword, vengeance, tragic hero, epic battle, determination, assassin, loyalty ...
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Labyrinth of Flames (2000)
Genre: Animation, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: When Galan's princess girlfriend gives him the gift of an ancient sword, strange events unfold, and even stranger people drop out of the sky to attack. Now Galan must overcome his ineptitude and join a bunch of beautiful women in a wacky romp ...
Style: anime, ecchi, light hearted, action comedy, slapstick ...
Plot: swordplay, unlikely hero, fish out of water, magical sword, culture clash, quest, identity crisis, harem, coming of age, satire, destiny, female nudity ...
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: New Zealand, USA
Duration: 179 min.
Story: Frodo and Sam are trekking to Mordor to destroy the One Ring of Power while Gimli, Legolas and Aragorn search for the orc-captured Merry and Pippin. All along, nefarious wizard Saruman awaits the Fellowship members at the Orthanc Tower in Isengard.
Style: epic, atmospheric, captivating, dark fantasy, exciting ...
Audience: family outing, teens, kids, manly, chick flick ...
Plot: magic, fantasy world, sword fight, wizard, magical, friendship, mission, good versus evil, monster, middle earth, sword and sorcery, mythology ...
Time: 2000s, year 2002, prehistoric times, prehistory
Place: iran, new zealand
Is relevant?
 7.6
 1K
Swan Lake (1981)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 75 min.
Story: The hero, Prince Siegfried, is out riding one day with his friends when he spies amidst swans on a lake a particularly eye-catching one with a crown on its head, the familiar Princess ...
Style: anime, fairy tale, serious, gloomy, stylized ...
Plot: true love, nobility, imaginary kingdom, magical sword, girl power, swan, good versus evil, danger, rescue, rivalry, love and romance, imaginary ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
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The Devil's Sword (1984)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 101 min.
Story: The DEVIL'S SWORD lies hidden in a secret cave inside Devils Mountain, everything evil will fight to the death for it... "For whoever possesses the sword, will rule the kingdom!" Four warriors attack the keeper of the mountain and try ...
Style: fantasy adventure, action adventure, indonesian
Plot: sword and sorcery, sorcery, sword, barbarian, flying guillotine, crocodile, magical sword, kung fu, wizard, chivalry, folk horror, evil ...
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Ninja Scroll: The Series (2003)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Fourteen years after defeating the immortal warrior Himuro Genma and thwarting the Shogun of the Dark's evil plans, Kibagami Jubei continues to roam all over Japan as a masterless swordsman. During his journey, he meets Shigure, a priestess who ...
Style: anime, perverse, exciting, captivating, manga ...
Audience: kids
Plot: ninja, chosen one, supernatural power, demon, samurai, good versus evil, adventure hero, fictional war, showdown, ninja warrior, supernatural, battles ...
Place: japan
Is relevant?
 4.1
 5K
Hercules (1983)
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, History
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: The film is an odd retelling of the story of Hercules battling the wizard Minos, who uses "science" in an attempt to take over the world. Hercules must stop him and rescue his princess love in the process. Part of the adventure finds ...
Style: fantasy adventure, independent film, retro, psychotronic, grindhouse ...
Audience: pre-teens, kids
Plot: sword and sorcery, hercules, goddess, sword fight, greek mythology, mythology, sorcery, heroes, ancient, barbarian, wizards and magicians, ancient history ...
Time: year 1983, 80s
Place: ancient greece, greece, athens greece
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 4.6
 8K
Deathstalker (1983)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Argentina, USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: The warrior Deathstalker is tasked by an old witch lady to obtain and unite the three powers of creation - a chalice, an amulet, and a sword - lest the evil magician Munkar get them and use them for nefarious purposes. After obtaining the sword, ...
Style: fantasy adventure, perverse, funny, cult classic, independent film ...
Plot: barbarian, sword and sorcery, female warrior, attempted rape, sorcery, bare chested male, peplum, beast, decapitation, gladiator, wizard, exploitation ...
Time: year 1983
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The Colour of Magic (2008)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 191 min.
TV show
Story: As Rincewind involuntarily becomes a guide to the naive tourist Twoflower, they find themselves forced to flee the city of Ankh-Morpork to escape a terrible fire, and begin on a journey across the Disc. Unknown to them, their journey & fate ...
Style: humorous, light, parody, funny, exciting ...
Audience: family outing, kids, pre-teens, discworld
Plot: imaginary kingdom, magic, heroes, heroic mission, curses spells and rituals, danger, imaginary, medieval, spell, alternate dimension, tourist, book ...
Time: 18th century
Place: england
Is relevant?
 6.7
 9K
Berserk (2016)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Spurred by the flame raging in his heart, the Black Swordsman Guts continues his seemingly endless quest for revenge. Standing in his path are heinous outlaws, delusional evil spirits, and a devout child of god. Even as it chips away at his life, ...
Style: anime, adult animation, manga, exciting, seinen ...
Plot: murder, supernatural, violence, death, demon, danger, hell, sword, nudity, broken sword, bare chested male, carnage ...
Time: medieval times, middle ages
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The Black Cauldron (1985)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: Taran is an assistant pigkeeper with boyish dreams of becoming a great warrior. However, he has to put the daydreaming aside when his charge, an oracular pig named Hen Wen, is kidnapped by an evil lord known as the Horned King. The villain hopes Hen ...
Style: fairy tale, tense, cult classic, crying, stylized ...
Audience: kids, teen fantasy, family outing, horror for children
Plot: magic, sword and sorcery, medieval, princess, sword, mythology, castle, witch, teenage girl, goblin, celtic, dungeon ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, 90s, 80s
Place: britain, england
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Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada, UK, Iceland, Ireland, Australia
Duration: 134 min.
Story: A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers undertake an epic heist to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people.
Style: entertaining, captivating, epic fantasy, action adventure, psychotronic ...
Audience: date night, family friendly, adult
Plot: wizard, dragon, witchcraft, magic, gang of thieves, dungeons and dragons, artifact, father daughter relationship, druid, magical power, black magic, cemetery ...
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