Movies Like Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain
If you liked Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain (1983), a fantasy and action movie directed by Tsui Hark, 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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Mythica: A Quest for Heroes (2014)
★ 5.8/10Also action and adventureStuck in a life of indentured servitude, Marek dreams of becoming a wizard. When she meets the beautiful priestess Teela in need of help, she offers her assistance and provides a motley troupe. Together they go in…
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The Golden Child (1986)
★ 5.9/10Also action and adventureAfter a Tibetan boy, the mystical Golden Child, is kidnapped by the evil Sardo Numspa, humankind's fate hangs in the balance. On the other side of the world in Los Angeles, the priestess Kee Nang seeks the Chosen One…
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The Kid Who Would Be King (2019)
★ 6.2/10Also action and adventureOld-school magic meets the modern world when young Alex stumbles upon the mythical sword Excalibur. He soon unites his friends and enemies, and they become knights who join forces with the legendary wizard Merlin…
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Krull (1983)
★ 6.1/10Also action and adventureA 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.
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The Black Cauldron (1985)
★ 6.4/10Also adventure and fantasyTaran 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…
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Mythica: The Iron Crown (2016)
★ 5.9/10Also action and adventureWhen a team of unlikely heroes hijacks a steam-powered battle wagon, a daring young wizard (Marek) steals the final piece of the all-powerful Darkspore and embarks on a desperate quest to deliver the cursed artifact to…
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A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)
★ 7.3/10Also fantasy and actionA naïve young tax collector for the imperial government winds up spending the night in a haunted temple. There he falls in love with a beautiful woman who, unfortunately, is dead. With the aid of a powerful Daoist…
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Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)
★ 7.8/10Also action and adventureLong ago, in the fantasy world of Kumandra, humans and dragons lived together in harmony. But when an evil force threatened the land, the dragons sacrificed themselves to save humanity. Now, 500 years later, that same…
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Legend (1985)
★ 6.3/10Also adventure and fantasySet in a timeless mythical forest inhabited by fairies, goblins, unicorns and mortals, this fantastic story follows a mystical forest dweller, chosen by fate, to undertake a heroic quest. He must save the beautiful…
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Secret Society of Second-Born Royals (2020)
★ 6.6/10Also action and adventureA rebellious teenage princess discovers she has superhuman abilities and joins a secret society of extraordinary second-born royals tasked with protecting the world.
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Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024)
★ 7/10Also comedy and adventurePo is gearing up to become the spiritual leader of his Valley of Peace, but also needs someone to take his place as Dragon Warrior. As such, he will train a new kung fu practitioner for the spot and will encounter a…
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God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai (1991)
★ 7/10Also action and comedyWhile battling a psychic gambler, Sing hurtles back in time to 1937 Shanghai. Now he must come to grips with his family history and get back to 1991.
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The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024)
★ 6.5/10Also fantasy and adventureA sudden attack by Wulf, a clever and traitorous lord of Rohan seeking vengeance for the death of his father, forces Helm Hammerhand, the King of Rohan, and his people to make a daring last stand in the ancient…
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Hook (1991)
★ 6.8/10Also adventure and fantasyThe boy who wasn't supposed to grow up—Peter Pan—does just that, becoming a soulless corporate lawyer whose workaholism could cost him his wife and kids. During his trip to see Granny Wendy in London, the vengeful…
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Ladyhawke (1985)
★ 7/10Also adventure and comedyCaptain Etienne Navarre is a man on whose shoulders lies a cruel curse. Punished for loving each other, Navarre must become a wolf by night whilst his lover, Lady Isabeau, takes the form of a hawk by day. Together…
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A Man Called Hero (1999)
★ 6/10Also action and adventureAfter Hero Hua marries Jade and leaves her in China, he goes to America to work as a servant and rebels against cruel labour conditions. Jade soon joins him in New York, where they build a family.
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Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu - Day of the Departed (2016)
★ 7.8/10Also fantasy and actionWhen Cole returns to Yang's haunted temple to seek revenge on a former Airjitzu Master, he accidentally uses a powerful Dark Magic blade that unleashes the spectral forms of Ninjago's greatest villains and traps…
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Pan (2015)
★ 6/10Also fantasy and adventureLiving a bleak existence at a London orphanage, 12-year-old Peter finds himself whisked away to the fantastical world of Neverland. Adventure awaits as he meets new friend James Hook and the warrior Tiger Lily. They…
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Dragon Lord (1982)
★ 6.5/10Also action and comedyDragon and his madcap pal Cowboy spend their days getting into mischief, frustrating the elders, chasing girls, and competing in the village sport. When Dragon overhears a fiendish plot by smugglers to sell China's…
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Shaolin Soccer (2001)
★ 7.2/10Also action and comedyA young Shaolin follower reunites with his discouraged brothers to form a soccer team using their martial art skills to their advantage.