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Movies that feel like Elektra (2005)

If you loved Elektra, the closest films we have are Reign of Fire (2002), The Scorpion King (2002) and Highlander (1986). All three share Elektra's kinetic and dreamlike feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 10 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video and Hulu and others, checked against today's data.

Elektra the warrior survives a near-death experience, becomes an assassin-for-hire, and tries to protect her two latest targets, a single father and his young daughter, from a group of supernatural assassins.

🍅 11% Rotten Tomatoes4.7 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Rob Bowmankineticdreamlikeepic
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Reign of Fire
2002 · dir. Rob Bowman
🍅 42%6.2adventure · action · fantasy

The same hand behind both of them: Rob Bowman

The difference: Reviewed even better

In post-apocalyptic England, an American volunteer and a British survivor team up to fight off a brood of fire-breathing dragons seeking to return to global dominance after centuries of rest underground. The Brit -- leading a clan of survivors to hunt down the King of the Dragons -- has much at stake: His mother was killed by a dragon, but his love is still alive.

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The Scorpion King
2002 · dir. Chuck Russell
🍅 40%5.5action · adventure · fantasy

Both are built on the same subject: spin off

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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Highlander
1986 · dir. Russell Mulcahy
🍅 70%7adventure · action · fantasy

Two things both keep coming back to: martial arts and supernatural power

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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The Last Airbender
2010 · dir. M. Night Shyamalan
🍅 5%3.9action · adventure · fantasy

Both keep coming back to the same thing: martial arts

A century has passed since the Fire Nation declared war on the other three nations of air, water, and earth in its attempt for global domination. Aang, the long-lost Avatar, is found by Water Tribe siblings Katara and Sokka and must learn to master water, earth, and fire bending to defeat the Fire Nation and restore balance to the world.

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🍅 13%5.2adventure · action · fantasy

The same mix in both: momentum, then dream logic

Archaeologist Rick O'Connell travels to China, pitting him against an emperor from the 2,000-year-old Han dynasty who's returned from the dead to pursue a quest for world domination. This time, O'Connell enlists the help of his wife and son to quash the so-called 'Dragon Emperor' and his abuse of supernatural power.

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Mortal Kombat II
2026 · dir. Simon McQuoid
🍅 64%6.3action · fantasy · adventure

Action with a pulse of scale, in both cases

The difference: Made in the 2020s, in a different era of the craft

The fan favorite champions—now joined by Johnny Cage himself—are pitted against one another in the ultimate, no-holds barred, gory battle to defeat the dark rule of Shao Kahn that threatens the very existence of the Earthrealm and its defenders.

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Dragon Blade
2015 · dir. Daniel Lee
🍅 36%5.9adventure · history · action

Fantasy built on momentum, twice over

The difference: Leans harder into history than Elektra does

Huo An, the commander of the Protection Squad of the Western Regions, was framed by evil forces and becomes enslaved. On the other hand, a Roman general escapes to China after rescuing the Prince. The heroic duo meet in the Western Desert and a thrilling story unfolds.

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Wrath of the Titans
2012 · dir. Jonathan Liebesman
🍅 26%5.7fantasy · adventure · action

Dreamlike adventure, and it commits to that

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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Monster Hunter
2020 · dir. Paul W. S. Anderson
5.2action · fantasy · adventure

Both lean on scale more than on action

A portal transports Cpt. Artemis and an elite unit of soldiers to a strange world where powerful monsters rule with deadly ferocity. Faced with relentless danger, the team encounters a mysterious hunter who may be their only hope to find a way home.

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Gods of Egypt
2016 · dir. Alex Proyas
🍅 15%5.4action · adventure · fantasy

Kinetic fantasy in both cases

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

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Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
2001 · dir. Simon West
🍅 21%5.8adventure · action · fantasy

Both lean on dream logic more than on adventure

Orphaned heiress, English aristocrat and intrepid archaeologist, Lara Croft, embarks on a dangerous quest to retrieve the two halves of an ancient artifact which controls time before it falls into the wrong hands. As an extremely rare planetary alignment is about to occur for the first time in 5,000 years, the fearless tomb raider will have to team up with rival adventurers and sworn enemies to collect the pieces, while time is running out. But, in the end, who can harness the archaic talisman's unlimited power?

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Mulan
2020 · dir. Niki Caro
🍅 71%5.8adventure · fantasy · action

Epic action in both cases

When the Emperor of China issues a decree that one man per family must serve in the Imperial Chinese Army to defend the country from Huns, Hua Mulan, the eldest daughter of an honored warrior, steps in to take the place of her ailing father. She is spirited, determined and quick on her feet. Disguised as a man by the name of Hua Jun, she is tested every step of the way and must harness her innermost strength and embrace her true potential.

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