Movies Like The Legend of Yang Jian
If you liked The Legend of Yang Jian (2024), a history and fantasy movie directed by Vincent Zheng, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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The Banquet (2006)
★ 6.1/10Also fantasy and historyCrown Prince Wu Luan is in love with Little Wan but left heartbroken when she marries his father, the emperor. The emperor's brother, Li, kills him and Wu Luan tries to avenge his father's death.
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Northfork (2003)
★ 6/10Also fantasyThe year is 1955, and a great flood is coming to Northfork, Montana. A new hydroelectric dam is about to be installed in the mountains above the town, ready to submerge the valley in the name of progress. It is the…
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Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)
★ 5.9/10Also fantasyThe story of an ancient war that is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. Unleashed on the Earth for the first time in centuries, the giants strive…
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The Warriors Gate (2016)
★ 6.6/10Also fantasyAfter a mysterious chest opens a gateway through time, teen gamer Jack is transported to an ancient empire terrorized by a cruel barbarian king. Jack will need all of his gaming skills as he battles to defeat the…
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The Unhealer (2021)
★ 5.8/10Also fantasyA botched faith healing bestows supernatural Shaman powers on a bullied teenager. When his lifelong tormentors pull a prank that kills someone he loves, he uses his powers for revenge and goes on a bloody rampage to…
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Prince Charming (2001)
★ 6.9/10Also fantasyAfter an extramarital indiscretion, a fairy-tale prince and his sidekick are turned into frogs for all eternity or until the prince can convince a maiden to kiss and then marry him.
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The Dark Tower (2017)
★ 5.8/10Also fantasyA boy haunted by visions of a parallel world aids its disillusioned guardian in preventing the destruction of the nexus of universes known as the Dark Tower.
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Dragonheart: Vengeance (2021)
★ 6.8/10Also fantasyLukas, a young farmer whose family is killed by savage raiders in the countryside, sets out on an epic quest for revenge, forming an unlikely trio with a majestic dragon and a swashbuckling, sword-fighting mercenary…
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A Legend (2024)
★ 6.8/10Also fantasyAn archeologist noticed that the texture of the relics discovered during the excavation of a glacier closely resembled a jade pendant seen in one of his dreams. He and his team then embark on an expedition into the…
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Creation of the Gods II: Demon Force (2025)
★ 6.4/10Also fantasyTaishi Wen Zhong led the army of Shang Dynasty including Deng Chanyu and four generals of the Mo Family to Xiqi. With the help of Kunlun immortals such as Jiang Ziya, Ji Fa led the army and civilians of Xiqi to defend…
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Beautiful Creatures (2013)
★ 6.1/10Also fantasyEthan Wate just wants to get to know Lena Duchannes better, but unbeknownst to him, Lena has strange powers. As Lena's 16th birthday approaches she might decide her fate, to be good or evil. A choice which will impact…
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Angels Fallen: Warriors of Peace (2024)
★ 5.8/10Also fantasyWhen an Iraq War veteran receives a calling from a higher power, he embarks on a mission to stop a fallen angel from raising an army of the dead to take over the world.
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The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
★ 6.7/10Also fantasyAn American teenager who is obsessed with Hong Kong cinema and kung-fu classics makes an extraordinary discovery in a Chinatown pawnshop: the legendary stick weapon of the Chinese sage and warrior, the Monkey King…
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Robin Hood (2018)
★ 5.9/10Also fantasyA war-hardened Crusader and his Moorish commander mount an audacious revolt against the corrupt English crown.
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The Great Wall (2016)
★ 6/10Also fantasyEuropean mercenaries searching for black powder become embroiled in the defense of the Great Wall of China against a horde of monstrous creatures.
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The Lord of the Rings (1978)
★ 6.6/10Also fantasyYoung Hobbit Frodo Baggins is thrown into an amazing adventure when he's tasked with destroying the One Ring, created by the dark lord Sauron. Frodo must travel in a small fellowship of nine warriors and accomplices…
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Justice League: Gods and Monsters (2015)
★ 7.1/10Also fantasyIn an alternate universe, very different versions of DC's Trinity fight against the government after they are framed for an embassy bombing.
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Strawberry Mansion (2021)
★ 6.7/10Also fantasyIn the not-too-distant future, an all-seeing surveillance state conducts “dream audits” to collect taxes on the unconscious lives of the populace. Mild-mannered government agent James Preble travels to a remote…
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Warcraft (2016)
★ 6.4/10Also fantasyThe 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…
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The Vikings (1958)
★ 7/10Also historyEinar, brutal son of the viking Ragnar and future heir to his throne, tangles with clever slave Eric, for the hand of a beautiful English maiden.