Movies like Highlander
If Highlander's mix of martial arts, swordplay and immortality stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Highlander's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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The Crow
1994 · Directed by Alex Proyas · 102 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: martial arts, supernatural power, good versus evil · Also fantasy and action
Exactly one year after young rock guitarist Eric Draven and his fiancée are brutally killed by a ruthless gang of criminals, Draven, watched over by a hypnotic crow, returns from the grave to exact revenge.
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The Northman
2022 · Directed by Robert Eggers · 137 min7.0
Why you'll like itShares: sword, sword fight, suspenseful · Also action and adventure
Prince Amleth is on the verge of becoming a man when his father is brutally murdered by his uncle, who kidnaps the boy's mother. Two decades later, Amleth is now a Viking who's on a mission to save his mother, kill his…
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Conan the Barbarian
1982 · Directed by John Milius · 130 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: warrior, sword and sorcery, good versus evil · Also adventure and fantasy · From the same decade (1980s)
A horde of rampaging warriors massacre the parents of young Conan and enslave the young child for years on The Wheel of Pain. As the sole survivor of the childhood massacre, Conan is released from slavery and taught…
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The 13th Warrior
1999 · Directed by John McTiernan · 103 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: sword fight, fictional war, dark fantasy · Also adventure and action
A Muslim ambassador exiled from his homeland joins a group of Vikings, initially offended by their behavior but growing to respect them.
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012 · Directed by Peter Jackson · 169 min7.4
Why you'll like itShares: sword, sword and sorcery, good versus evil · Also adventure and fantasy
Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit enjoying his quiet life, is swept into an epic quest by Gandalf the Grey and thirteen dwarves who seek to reclaim their mountain home from Smaug, the dragon.
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Kill Bill: Vol. 1
2003 · Directed by Quentin Tarantino · 111 min8.0
Why you'll like itShares: martial arts, sword, sword fight
An assassin is shot by her ruthless employer, Bill, and other members of their assassination circle – but she lives to plot her vengeance.
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Underworld
2003 · Directed by Len Wiseman · 122 min6.9
Why you'll like itShares: dark fantasy, supernatural power · Also fantasy and action
Vampires and werewolves have waged a nocturnal war against each other for centuries. But all bets are off when a female vampire warrior named Selene, who's famous for her strength and werewolf-hunting prowess, becomes…
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Kill Bill: Vol. 2
2004 · Directed by Quentin Tarantino · 136 min7.9
Why you'll like itShares: martial arts, swordplay, sword fight
The Bride unwaveringly continues on her roaring rampage of revenge against the band of assassins who had tried to kill her and her unborn child.
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Blade II
2002 · Directed by Guillermo del Toro · 117 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: martial arts, good versus evil · Also fantasy and action
Blade forms an uneasy alliance with the vampire council in order to combat the Reapers, who are feeding on vampires.
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Mortal
2020 · Directed by André Øvredal · 104 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: adoring, empathetic · Also action and fantasy
A young boy must discover the origins of his extraordinary powers before he is captured by authorities hell-bent on condemning him for an accidental murder.
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Blade of the 47 Ronin
2022 · Directed by Ron Yuan · 106 min6.4
Why you'll like itShares: martial arts, suspenseful · Also fantasy and action
A new class of warriors emerges among the Samurai clans to keep a sought-after sword from falling into the wrong hands.
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Big Hero 6
2014 · Directed by Chris Williams · 102 min7.7
Why you'll like itShares: martial arts, hopeful · Also adventure and action
A special bond develops between plus-sized inflatable robot Baymax, and prodigy Hiro Hamada, who team up with a group of friends to form a band of high-tech heroes.