Movies Like The Magic Lotus Lantern
If you liked The Magic Lotus Lantern (2021), a fantasy movie directed by Ryan He, 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 fantasyStuck 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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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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Dragonheart: Battle for the Heartfire (2017)
★ 6/10Also fantasyWhen the King Gareth dies, his potential heirs, twin grandchildren who possess the dragon’s unique strengths, use their inherited powers against each other to vie for the throne. When Drago’s source of power – known as…
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The Storm Riders (1998)
★ 6.6/10Also fantasyHeeding a prophecy, a warlord trains two orphans after killing their parents. But the skills he teaches could lead to his downfall.
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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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Dragon Nest: Warriors' Dawn (2014)
★ 7.6/10Also fantasyFor years, the land of Altera has observed an uneasy peace between the humans, the elves, and the beasts who are loyal to the legendary Black Dragon. But when the dragon wakes from its hibernation, mobilizing a force…
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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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Come Away (2020)
★ 5.8/10Also fantasyBefore Alice went to Wonderland, and before Peter became Pan, they were brother and sister. When their eldest brother dies in a tragic accident, they each seek to save their parents from their downward spirals of…
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Hideaways (2011)
★ 6.1/10Also fantasyThe elder one of each generation in the Furlong family is equipped with an extraordinary capacity. James discovers the nature of his at the time of an accident which causes the death of his father and his grandmother…
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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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The Secret Kingdom (2023)
★ 6.4/10Also fantasyVerity and Peter’s trip to the old family mansion takes a turn when the floor of their room suddenly gives way and they fall into an underground chamber where they are met by a civilization of creatures. The leader…
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The Guardian Brothers (2015)
★ 6/10Also fantasyThere's a crisis in the Chinese Spirit World -- humans don't believe in gods anymore! A Door God, facing unemployment, ventures into the human world to prove his worth, leading to unexpected encounters and…
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The Water Man (2020)
★ 6.1/10Also fantasyHoping to save his sick mother, a boy named Gunner and his friend Jo venture into the remote Wild Horse forest to search for a mythical figure who possesses the secret to immortality. When they go missing, Gunner's…
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Jade Dynasty (2019)
★ 7.4/10Also fantasyAfter the massacre of his village, Zhang Xiaofan is taken in by the Qing Yun Sect where he begins his journey of cultivation. When he finds out the truth behind the deaths of his parents, he succumbs to his rage and…
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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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The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024)
★ 6.5/10Also fantasyA 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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A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999)
★ 6.4/10Also fantasyMistaken identity, unrequited love, and the supernatural are combined in Shakespeare's classic set in the woods of Greece on a moonlit night.
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Krull (1983)
★ 6.1/10Also fantasyA 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 Banquet (2006)
★ 6.1/10Also fantasyCrown 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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The Dark Crystal (1982)
★ 7.2/10Also fantasyOn another planet in the distant past, a Gelfling embarks on a quest to find the missing shard of a magical crystal and restore order to his world, before the grotesque race of Skeksis find and use the crystal for evil.