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Kingdom of Heaven(2005)

R
| 2h 24min | Drama, Action, Adventure, History, War
3.5/5 (with 1,923 votes)

After his wife dies, a blacksmith named Balian is thrust into royalty, political intrigue and bloody holy wars during the Crusades.

The Avengers(1998)

2.2/5 (with 306 votes)

British Ministry agent John Steed, under direction from "Mother", investigates a diabolical plot by arch-villain Sir August de Wynter to rule the world with his weather control machine. Steed investigates the beautiful Doctor Mrs. Emma Peel, the only suspect, but simultaneously falls for her and joins forces with her to combat Sir August.

13 Assassins(2010)

R
| 2h 21min | Adventure, Drama, Action
3.6/5 (with 474 votes)

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.

Sword of the Stranger(2007)

NR
| 1h 43min | Action, Animation, History
3.8/5 (with 169 votes)

Pursued by formidable Chinese assassins, young Kotaro and his dog run into No Name, a mysterious stranger who gets pulled into the chase. The unlikely companions form a bond over saving the dog from a poison attack, but chaos erupts when the assassins find Kotaro, and No Name must face his past before a horrible fate is met again.

Directed by Masahiro Andō

Furious(2017)

1h 57min | Fantasy, Action, Adventure
3.2/5 (with 59 votes)

A story of a legendary battle, where seventeen fearless warriors defend their land against an army of thousands well-trained soldiers. In 13th-century Mongol warrior hordes and their leader, Batu Khan, control most of the known world. As the Mongols move towards Europe they invade the last Russian principality standing in their way. Little do they know, their plans are about to be ruined by a small detachment of heroic strong men led by a mysterious brave warrior. This is a story about courage, endurance and self-sacrifice for the sake of one's country. This is the story of Evpaty the Furious.

An Empress and the Warriors(2008)

1h 39min | Action, Adventure, History
3.0/5 (with 50 votes)

After the death of her father, a woman is forced to take over as empress and fight to save her kingdom.

Directed by Ching Siu-tung - With Donnie Yen, Kelly Chen, Leon Lai, Zhang Shan

Sword Master(2016)

1h 48min | Action
3.2/5 (with 44 votes)

Weary of the bloodshed and violence from the martial arts world, a powerful swordsman banishes himself to the humble life a vagrant, wandering the fringes of society. But his violent past refuses to let him go quietly. The master swordsman must regain the ability to wield his sword and fight those disrupting the peace he so desperately craves.

Directed by Derek Yee - With Lin Gengxin, Paw Hee-ching

Seven Swords(2005)

R
| 2h 33min | Action, Drama
3.2/5 (with 74 votes)

Seven warriors come together to protect a village from a diabolical General.

Beowulf & Grendel(2005)

R
| 1h 43min | Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
2.9/5 (with 92 votes)

The blood-soaked tale of a Norse warrior's battle against the great and murderous troll, Grendel. Heads will roll. Out of allegiance to the King Hrothgar, the much respected Lord of the Danes, Beowulf leads a troop of warriors across the sea to rid a village of the marauding monster.

Knights of Badassdom(2013)

R
| 1h 26min | Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Comedy
2.8/5 (with 175 votes)

Three best friends and dedicated roleplayers take to the woods to reenact a dungeons and dragons-like scenario as a live action role-playing game. Trouble arises when a prop spellbook purchased from the internet ends up being a genuine grimoire and they unwittingly conjure up a blood-lusting succubus from hell.

Angel of Death(2013)

2.8/5 (with 8 votes)

Steven Seagal reprises his role as Seattle undercover cop Elijah Kane in this action thriller from the True Justice series. Responding to fresh intel, Kane and his team have to intercept and neutralise the threat from terrorists attempting to offload nuclear bombs hidden in two smuggled suitcases. If that wasn't bad enough, Kane is convinced that 'The Ghost' is trying to lay his hands on them.

The Three Musketeers(1948)

3.4/5 (with 64 votes)

Athletic adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' classic adventure about the king's musketeers and their mission to protect France.

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Cyrano de Bergerac(1950)

NR
| 1h 52min | Adventure, Drama, Romance / Love
3.6/5 (with 25 votes)

France, 1640. Cyrano, the charismatic swordsman-poet with the absurd nose, hopelessly loves the beauteous Roxane; she, in turn, confesses to Cyrano her love for the handsome but tongue-tied Christian. The chivalrous Cyrano sets up with Christian an innocent deception, with tragic results.

Roving Swordsman(1983)

1h 24min | Action
3.4/5 (with 2 votes)

Traveling swordsman Shen Sheng-yi (Ti Lung) and his lady friend match wits and swords with the last surviving member of the once great Murung family who is determined to rule the martial world by stealing plans to crafting firearms.

He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword(1985)

3.3/5 (with 26 votes)

After experiencing traumatic nightmares of a time now past, the Sorceress summons Prince Adam and Cringer to Castle Grayskull to give Adam a precious, jeweled sword and send the pair to the planet Etheria to investigate its secrets.

Directed by Gwen Wetzler

Vengeance is Mine(2012)

2.4/5 (with 5 votes)

Following the attack on his precinct, Kane buries his friends and sets his sights on avenging their deaths. He assembles a new team and follows the trail across the border to Vancouver.

Kamen Rider Saber + Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger: Super Hero Chronicles(2021)

2.4/5 (with 2 votes)

Touma, Yuri and Mei somehow ended up in the World of Zenkaiger while four Zenkaigers, except Juran, ended up in the World of Saber. The reason for their swap is due to a man who wishes to rid the world of heroes. How does a teenage boy manga artist tie into this? And why are they sent into different stories filled with previous Kamen Riders and Super Sentai Teams?

Directed by Ryūta Tasaki

Urban Warfare(2012)

1h 29min | Thriller, Action, Drama, Crime
2.7/5 (with 5 votes)

Elijah Kane's (Steven Seagal) knowledge of espionage tactics reconnaissance equipment and counter terrorism comes from an education that wasn't gained in Seattle's police academy but from years of being deep undercover in the war against terrorism. Kane's history is now causing uncertainty in the team's future as Mason and Radner members of Kane's Special Investigation Unit are badly beaten by masked military-trained men. Working through the confusion that Kane's military past is causing Sarah and Juliet are after yet another serial rapist in Seattle. The SIU is put on the case only after it proves too much for Lt. Humphreys' (guest star Rachel Luttrell) Special Victims Bureau. The team's caseload continues to rise when they find the bodies of runway models killed in a fashion too disturbing for even this SIU team. Two cases are never the same and the SIU team is stretched thin by the gaining strength of Seattle's crime world in this Urban Warfare.

Street Wars(2011)

R
| 43min | Thriller, Drama, Action, Crime
2.8/5 (with 5 votes)

When Officer Elijah Kane and his team of undercover cops discover a new lab drug flooding through the nightclubs of Seattle, they struggle to eliminate it from the streets immediately. As if dealing with a dozen dead ravers isn't enough, the cops begin to act as security guards for an obnoxious documentarian. They quickly become privy to the filmmaker's arrogance as he attempts to make a film regarding Seattle's underbelly.

Dead Drop(2013)

1h 30min | Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
3.0/5 (with 4 votes)

Elijah Kane is not your average cop. As leader of an elite, undercover police unit he has dedicated his entire life to the relentless pursuit of truth and justice. And he will stop at nothing in bringing down an enemy of the law. But someone has put a price on Kane’s head and wants him and his team of crime fighters brought down. Could it be the mysterious crime boss known only as the ghost? Could it be the Russian gangsters connected to a missing suitcase of deadly nukes? Or is it a double agent informant working within the CIA? One thing’s for sure, when Elijah Kane finds out they better start saying their prayers.

Killing(2018)

1h 20min | Drama, History
3.7/5 (with 23 votes)

In Edo period Japan, a lone ronin spends time in a village helping the farmers tend to their land. To keep his sword skills sharp, he spars daily with a farmer's son. Meanwhile, the nation is in the midst of major unrest with civil war on the horizon. One day, a group of outlaw ronin enters the village.

Directed by Shinya Tsukamoto

Fight, Zatoichi, Fight(1964)

1h 27min | Adventure, Action, Drama
3.4/5 (with 18 votes)

Blind swordsman/masseuse Zatoichi befriends a young woman returning home with her baby. When gangsters mistake her for Zatoichi and kill her, Zatoichi determines to escort the baby to its father. He gains the reluctant help of a young pick pocket and together they travel to find the baby's father. But they do not reckon on the father's reaction to their arrival, nor on their own growing feelings for the child.

Blood Alley(2012)

3.1/5 (with 7 votes)

Elijah Kane Is on a new mission for the government after being promised that the CIA will provide information about who put out a hit on his previous team. Kane and the new team have to take down a high level gang boss involved in human smuggling but under investigation uncovers a larger conspiracy involving organ trafficking.

The Butcher, the Chef, and the Swordsman(2011)

PG-13
| 1h 32min | Comedy, Action
2.7/5 (with 13 votes)

A tale of revenge, honor and greed follows a group of misfits that gets involved with a kitchen cleaver made from the top five swords of the martial arts world in this wild and brash action comedy.

Directed by Wu Ershan - With Zhang Yuqi, Masanobu Andō

Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally(1989)

1h 56min | Action, Drama
3.2/5 (with 16 votes)

Older, wiser but still a wandering loner, the blind, peace-loving masseur Ichi seeks a peaceful life in a rural village. When he's caught in the middle of a power struggle between two rival Yakuza clans, his reputation as a deadly defender of the innocent is put to the ultimate test in a series of sword-slashing showdowns.

Directed by Shintarō Katsu

Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold(1964)

1h 23min | Action, Drama
3.3/5 (with 18 votes)

Ichi travels to the village of Itakura to pay his respects at the grave of Kichizo, a man he killed two years ago. When some tax money is stolen while in transit to the governor he is accused and sets out to find the money and clear his name.

Return of the Sentimental Swordsman(1981)

1h 41min | Action, Drama
3.2/5 (with 5 votes)

Li Xunhuan comes back to his home after three years of wandering. He had decided to have a normal life, but a group of skilled martial arts fighters and leaders are bent on killing him, so they can be ranked top by Bai Xiaosheng in his renowned list of the best warriors in the martial arts world. Li Xunhuan battles them as he searches for his estranged friend A'fei, who is now married and living in seclusion. Li asks A'fei to join forces and fight against a new threat that wants to rule the world: the Money Clan.

Directed by Chor Yuen - With Ti Lung, Alexander Fu Sheng, Derek Yee, Lo Lieh, Ku Feng, Kara Hui, ...

Zatoichi's Conspiracy(1973)

1h 28min | Action, Drama
3.4/5 (with 11 votes)

Zatoichi, the famed blind swordsman, returns to his home village for the first time in many years. He is befriended by Omiyo, who had the same wet-nurse as Zatoichi. He also encounters a boyhood friend, Shinbei, who now is wealthy and appears not to remember Zatoichi. Shinbei seems to be interested in repaying the villagers' debts, but is in reality manipulating the ownership of a now-valuable rock quarry. Zatoichi learns of the subterfuge and confronts his old friend, who has a score of yakuza swordsmen backing his play.

Legend of Crystania: The Motion Picture(1995)

3.0/5 (with 1 vote)

Ashram, desperate to find a home for his people, is tricked into selling his soul. 300 years later, Pirotesse's devotion to her king remains unshaken. In the sacred world of Crystania, amidst a civil war waged by shape-changing warriors, she searches for her beloved Ashram. She meets Redon, a young prince obsessed with avenging his murdered parents. Together, they confront Ashram's captor Barbas.

Red Sun Rising(1994)

1h 39min | Action
2.3/5 (with 2 votes)

Thomas Hoshino (Willson) is a tough Japanese detective, who lost his partner by a deadly Yakuza killer Jaho (Lew). He tracks down the killer and his master to Los Angeles, where he teams up with Det. Karen Ryder (Farrell). Soon they discover that Yakuza prepares a gang war and weapon smuggling. Hoshino must find a way to defeat the killer who posses mystical ninja powers.

Directed by Francis Megahy
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