Movies like Dragonslayer
If Dragonslayer's mix of princess, virgin and sacrifice stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Dragonslayer's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Willow
1988 · Directed by Ron Howard · 126 min7.0
Why you'll like itShares: magic, sorcerer's apprentice, sword and sorcery · Also fantasy and adventure · From the same decade (1980s)
The evil Queen Bavmorda hunts the newborn princess Elora Danan, a child prophesied to bring about her downfall. When the royal infant is found by Willow, a timid farmer and aspiring sorcerer, he's entrusted with…
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DragonHeart
1996 · Directed by Rob Cohen · 103 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: magic, dragon, sword and sorcery · Also fantasy and adventure
In an ancient time when majestic fire-breathers soared through the skies, a knight named Bowen comes face to face and heart to heart with the last dragon on Earth, Draco.
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The Beastmaster
1982 · Directed by Don Coscarelli · 118 min6.3
Why you'll like itShares: sacrifice, magic, sword and sorcery · Also fantasy and adventure · From the same decade (1980s)
Dar, the son of a king, is hunted by a priest after his birth and grows up in another family. When he becomes a grown man, his new father is murdered by savages and he discovers that he has the ability to communicate…
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003 · Directed by Peter Jackson · 201 min8.5
Why you'll like itShares: magic, sword and sorcery · Also adventure and fantasy
As armies mass for a final battle that will decide the fate of the world--and powerful, ancient forces of Light and Dark compete to determine the outcome--one member of the Fellowship of the Ring is revealed as the…
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001 · Directed by Peter Jackson · 179 min8.4
Why you'll like itShares: magic, sword and sorcery · Also adventure and fantasy
Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil creator.
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002 · Directed by Peter Jackson · 179 min8.4
Why you'll like itShares: magic, sword and sorcery · Also adventure and fantasy
Frodo Baggins and the other members of the Fellowship continue on their sacred quest to destroy the One Ring--but on separate paths. Their destinies lie at two towers--Orthanc Tower in Isengard, where the corrupt…
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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013 · Directed by Peter Jackson · 161 min7.6
Why you'll like itShares: dragon, sword and sorcery · Also fantasy and adventure
The Dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf have successfully escaped the Misty Mountains, and Bilbo has gained the One Ring. They all continue their journey to get their gold back from the Dragon, Smaug.
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012 · Directed by Peter Jackson · 169 min7.4
Why you'll like itShares: magic, sword and sorcery · 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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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014 · Directed by Peter Jackson · 144 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: dragon, sword and sorcery · Also adventure and fantasy
Following Smaug's attack on Laketown, Bilbo and the dwarves try to defend Erebor's mountain of treasure from others who claim it: the men of the ruined Laketown and the elves of Mirkwood.
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Ladyhawke
1985 · Directed by Richard Donner · 121 min7.0
Why you'll like itShares: solar eclipse, sword and sorcery · Also adventure and fantasy · From the same decade (1980s)
Captain 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.
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Damsel
2024 · Directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo · 107 min7.0
Why you'll like itShares: princess, dragon · Also fantasy and adventure
A young woman's marriage to a charming prince turns into a fierce fight for survival when she's offered up as a sacrifice to a fire-breathing dragon.
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Warcraft
2016 · Directed by Duncan Jones · 123 min6.4
Why you'll like itShares: magic, sword and sorcery · Also adventure and fantasy
The 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.