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Movies that feel like Conan the Barbarian (1982)

If you loved Conan the Barbarian, the closest films we have are Highlander (1986), Gods of Egypt (2016) and A Touch of Zen (1970). All three share Conan the Barbarian's epic and dreamlike feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 11 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video and Peacock Premium and others, checked against today's data.

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 the ancient arts of fighting. Transforming himself into a killing machine, Conan travels into the wilderness to seek vengeance on Thulsa Doom, the man responsible for killing his family. In the wilderness, Conan takes up with the thieves Valeria and Subotai. The group comes upon King Osric, who wants the trio of warriors to help rescue his daughter who has joined Doom in the hills.

πŸ… 68% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6.9 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. John Miliusepicdreamlikekinetic
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Highlander
1986 Β· dir. Russell Mulcahy
πŸ… 70%β˜… 7adventure Β· action Β· fantasy

The same mix in both: scale, then dream logic

He fought his first battle on the Scottish Highlands in 1536. He will fight his greatest battle on the streets of New York City in 1986. His name is Connor MacLeod. He is immortal.

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Gods of Egypt
2016 Β· dir. Alex Proyas
πŸ… 15%β˜… 5.4action Β· adventure Β· fantasy

The same two preoccupations: fight, and mythology

The difference: Critics were much harder on this one

A common thief joins a mythical god on a quest through Egypt.

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A Touch of Zen
1970 Β· dir. King Hu
πŸ… 97%β˜… 7.5action Β· adventure Β· fantasy

Both lean on momentum more than on adventure

Yang Hui-zhen, a mysterious princess on the run from corrupt government officials, is joined in her endeavors by skilled Buddhist monks and an unambitious painter named Gu Sheng-zhai.

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Big Trouble in Little China
1986 Β· dir. John Carpenter
πŸ… 64%β˜… 7.2action Β· adventure Β· comedy

Common ground: magic

The difference: Sits closer to comedy than Conan the Barbarian does

Truck driver Jack Burton gets embroiled in a supernatural battle when his best friend Wang Chi's green-eyed fiancΓ©e is kidnapped by henchmen of the sorcerer Lo Pan, who must marry a girl with green eyes in order to return to the human realm.

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Eragon
2006 Β· dir. Stefen Fangmeier
β˜… 5.1fantasy Β· action Β· adventure

Both are built on the same subject: black magic

The difference: Leans harder into family than Conan the Barbarian does

In his homeland of Alagaesia, a farm boy happens upon a dragon's egg -- a discovery that leads him on a predestined journey where he realized he's the one person who can defend his home against an evil king.

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The Scorpion King
2002 Β· dir. Chuck Russell
πŸ… 40%β˜… 5.5action Β· adventure Β· fantasy

The same preoccupation in both: magic

The difference: 20 years apart, and the 2000s show

In ancient Egypt, peasant Mathayus is hired to exact revenge on the powerful Memnon and the sorceress Cassandra, who are ready to overtake Balthazar's village. Amid betrayals, thieves, abductions and more, Mathayus strives to bring justice to his complicated world.

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Ne Zha 2
2025 Β· dir. Jiao Zi
πŸ… 91%β˜… 7.9animation Β· action Β· fantasy

One thread runs through both: fight

After a catastrophic event leaves their bodies destroyed, Ne Zha and Ao Bing are granted a fragile second chance at life. As tensions rise between the dragon clans and celestial forces, the two must undergo a series of perilous trials that will test their bond, challenge their identities, and decide the fate of both mortals and immortals.

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A Writer's Odyssey
2021 Β· dir. Lu Yang
πŸ… 93%β˜… 6.2fantasy Β· action Β· adventure

Fantasy built on scale, twice over

Lu Kongwen is the author of a fantasy novel series following a heroic teenager, also named Kongwen, on a quest to end the tyrannical rule of Lord Redmane, under the guidance of a Black Armor. But through a strange twist of fate, the fantasy world of the novel begins to impact life in the real world, leading Guan Ning to accept a mission from Tu Ling to kill the author.

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Wrath of the Titans
2012 Β· dir. Jonathan Liebesman
πŸ… 26%β˜… 5.7fantasy Β· adventure Β· action

Both keep coming back to the same thing: mythology

Perseus tries to live a quieter life as a village fisherman while – dangerously weakened by humanity's lack of devotion – the gods are losing control of the long-imprisoned Titans and their ferocious leader, Kronos.

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Clash of the Titans
2010 Β· dir. Louis Leterrier
πŸ… 27%β˜… 5.8adventure Β· fantasy Β· action

Action with a pulse of dream logic, in both cases

Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus is helpless to save his family from Hades, vengeful god of the underworld. With nothing to lose, Perseus volunteers to lead a dangerous mission to defeat Hades before he can seize power from Zeus and unleash hell on earth. Battling unholy demons and fearsome beasts, Perseus and his warriors will only survive if Perseus accepts his power as a god, defies fate and creates his own destiny.

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A Chinese Ghost Story
1987 Β· dir. Tony Ching Siu-Tung
πŸ… 70%β˜… 7.4fantasy Β· action

Kinetic fantasy, and it commits to that

The difference: None of the scale Conan the Barbarian is built on

A naΓ―ve 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 Swordsman, he must defeat undead hordes, overcome a sinister Tree Demoness, and descend to the pits of hell, to fight for the spirit he loves.

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The Mummy Returns
2001 Β· dir. Stephen Sommers
πŸ… 46%β˜… 6.4adventure Β· action Β· fantasy

Epic adventure in both cases

Rick and Evelyn O’Connell, along with their 8-year-old son Alex, discover the key to the legendary Scorpion King’s might: the fabled Bracelet of Anubis. Unfortunately, a newly resurrected Imhotep has designs on the bracelet as well, and isn’t above kidnapping its new bearer, Alex, to gain control of Anubis’s otherworldly army.

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