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Movies that feel like Robin Hood (2018)

If you loved Robin Hood, the closest films we have are Jack the Giant Slayer (2013), Chernobyl: Abyss (2021) and Robin Hood (2010). All three share Robin Hood's epic and kinetic feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 10 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, HBO Max and Amazon Prime Video and others, checked against today's data.

A war-hardened Crusader and his Moorish commander mount an audacious revolt against the corrupt English crown.

πŸ… 15% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 5.4 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Otto Bathurstepickinetictensedreamlikewistful

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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)

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Jack the Giant Slayer
2013 Β· dir. Bryan Singer
πŸ… 52%β˜… 6.3fantasy Β· action Β· adventure

The same preoccupation in both: nostalgic

The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

The 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 to reclaim the land they once lost, forcing the young man, Jack into the battle of his life to stop them. Fighting for a kingdom, its people, and the love of a brave princess, he comes face to face with the unstoppable warriors he thought only existed in legend–and gets the chance to become a legend himself.

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Chernobyl: Abyss
2021 Β· dir. Danila Kozlovsky
β˜… 5.2drama Β· history Β· action

Common ground: affectation

The difference: Not nearly as tense as Robin Hood

The aftermath of a shocking explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power station made hundreds of people sacrifice their lives to clean up the site of the catastrophe and to successfully prevent an even bigger disaster that could have turned a large part of the European continent into an uninhabitable exclusion zone. This is their story.

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Robin Hood
2010 Β· dir. Ridley Scott
πŸ… 43%β˜… 6.6action Β· adventure Β· history

Common ground in both: robin hood and archer

The difference: Missing the tension of Robin Hood

When soldier Robin happens upon the dying Robert of Loxley, he promises to return the man's sword to his family in Nottingham. There, he assumes Robert's identity; romances his widow, Marion; and draws the ire of the town's sheriff and King John's henchman, Godfrey.

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Hanna
2011 Β· dir. Joe Wright
πŸ… 71%β˜… 6.7action Β· thriller Β· adventure

The same mix in both: scale, then momentum

Raised by her father, an ex-CIA agent, in the wilds of Finland, Hanna's upbringing has been geared to making her the perfect assassin. Sent into the world by her father on a mission, Hanna journeys across Europe, eluding agents dispatched after her by a ruthless intelligence operative. As she nears her ultimate target, Hanna faces startling revelations about her existence.

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Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days
2018 Β· dir. Kim Yong-hwa
πŸ… 44%β˜… 7.1action Β· adventure Β· fantasy

Tense where it counts, dreamlike underneath

As the deceased soul Ja-hong and his three afterlife guardians prepare for their remaining trials for reincarnation, the guardians soon come face to face with the truth of their tragic time on Earth 1,000 years earlier.

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Commando
1985 Β· dir. Mark L. Lester
πŸ… 70%β˜… 6.7action Β· adventure Β· thriller

Both keep coming back to the same thing: nostalgic

The difference: 33 years apart, and the 1980s show

John Matrix, the former leader of a special commando strike force that always got the toughest jobs done, is forced back into action when his young daughter is kidnapped. To find her, Matrix has to fight his way through an array of punks, killers, one of his former commandos, and a fully equipped private army. With the help of a feisty stewardess and an old friend, Matrix has only a few hours to overcome his greatest challenge: finding his daughter before she's killed.

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

Both are built on the same subject: thief

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

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The Great Wall
2016 Β· dir. Zhang Yimou
πŸ… 36%β˜… 5.9action Β· adventure Β· fantasy

One thread runs through both: archer

European mercenaries searching for black powder become embroiled in the defense of the Great Wall of China against a horde of monstrous creatures.

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The Mermaid: Lake of the Dead
2018 Β· dir. Svyatoslav Podgaevsky
β˜… 4.4horror Β· fantasy Β· romance

Both keep coming back to the same thing: philosophical

The difference: Sits closer to horror than Robin Hood does

An evil Mermaid falls in love with Marina's fiancΓ© Roman and aims to keep him away from Marina in her Kingdom of Death under water. The Mermaid is a young woman who drowned a few centuries ago. Marina only has one week to overcome her fear of the dark water, to remain human in the deathly fight with the monsters and not to become one herself.

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The Boy and the Beast
2015 Β· dir. Mamoru Hosoda
πŸ… 90%β˜… 7.6action Β· adventure Β· animation

Wistful adventure in both cases

Kyuta, a boy living in Shibuya, and Kumatetsu, a lonesome beast from Jutengai, an imaginary world. One day, Kyuta forays into the imaginary world and, as he's looking for his way back, meets Kumatetsu who becomes his spirit guide. That encounter leads them to many adventures.

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Monster Hunter
2020 Β· dir. Paul W. S. Anderson
β˜… 5.2action Β· fantasy Β· adventure

Action with a pulse of scale, in both cases

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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Dragon Blade
2015 Β· dir. Daniel Lee
πŸ… 36%β˜… 5.9adventure Β· history Β· action

Fantasy built on momentum, twice over

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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