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Movies that feel likeThe Mask of Zorro (1998)

It has been twenty years since Don Diego de la Vega fought Spanish oppression in Alta California as the legendary romantic hero, Zorro. Having escaped from prison he transforms troubled bandit Alejandro into his successor, in order to foil the plans of the tyrannical Don Rafael Montero who robbed him of his freedom, his wife and his precious daughter.

If you loved The Mask of Zorro, the closest films we have are Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), Shogun Assassin (1980) and Ran (1985). All three share The Mask of Zorro's kinetic and epic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is GoldenEye (1995).

🍅 86% Rotten Tomatoes★ 6.8 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Martin Campbellkineticepicrelentless
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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: The Legend of Zorro (2005)

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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000 · dir. Ang Lee
🍅 96%★ 7.9adventure · drama · action

Two things both keep coming back to: sword fight and revenge

The difference: Sits closer to drama than The Mask of Zorro does

Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physically-skilled, teenage nobleman's daughter, who is at a crossroads in her life.

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Shogun Assassin
1980 · dir. Robert Houston
🍅 82%★ 7.3action · adventure

The same preoccupation in both: revenge

A Shogun who grew paranoid as he became senile sent his ninjas to kill his samurai. They failed but did kill the samurai’s wife. The samurai swore to avenge the death of his wife and roams the countryside with his toddler son in search of vengeance.

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Ran
1985 · dir. Akira Kurosawa
🍅 96%★ 8.2action · drama · history

Kinetic and epic in the same breath

Shakespeare's King Lear is reimagined as a singular historical epic set in sixteenth-century Japan where an aging warlord divides his kingdom between his three sons.

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The Northman
2022 · dir. Robert Eggers
🍅 90%★ 7action · adventure · fantasyNetflix

One thread runs through both: sword fight

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

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 uncle and avenge his father.

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Gladiator
2000 · dir. Ridley Scott
🍅 80%★ 8.5action · drama · adventureParamount+

Action with a pulse of relentlessness, in both cases

After the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, his devious son takes power and demotes Maximus, one of Rome's most capable generals who Marcus preferred. Eventually, Maximus is forced to become a gladiator and battle to the death against other men for the amusement of paying audiences.

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GoldenEye
1995 · dir. Martin Campbell
🍅 81%★ 7.2adventure · action · thrillerPrime Video

Martin Campbell directing both, with the same fingerprints on each

The difference: Easier on the relentlessness than The Mask of Zorro

When a powerful secret defense system is stolen, James Bond is assigned to stop a Russian crime syndicate from using it.

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Ong Bak 2
2008 · dir. Tony Jaa
🍅 49%★ 6.2adventure · action · thrillerPrime Video

Both lean on momentum more than on adventure

The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

Tien, the son of Lord Sihadecho — a murdered nobleman — is taken under the wing of Chernang, a renowned warrior and leader of the Pha Beek Krut.

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Killer Elite
2011 · dir. Gary McKendry
🍅 26%★ 6.4action · adventure · thrillerPeacock

Action built on scale, twice over

Based on a shocking true story, Killer Elite pits two of the world’s most elite operatives—Danny, an ex-special ops agent and Hunter, his longtime mentor—against the cunning leader of a secret military society. Covering the globe from Australia to Paris, London and the Middle East, Danny and Hunter are plunged into a highly dangerous game of cat and mouse—where the predators become the prey.

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American Assassin
2017 · dir. Michael Cuesta
🍅 34%★ 6.2action · adventure · thrillerParamount+

Relentless adventure in both cases

Following the murder of his fiancée, Mitch Rapp trains under the instruction of Cold War veteran Stan Hurley. The pair then is enlisted to investigate a wave of apparently random attacks on military and civilian targets.

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Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
2023 · dir. James Wan
🍅 33%★ 5.6action · adventure · fantasyMax

Both keep coming back to the same thing: superhero

Black Manta seeks revenge on Aquaman for his father's death. Wielding the Black Trident's power, he becomes a formidable foe. To defend Atlantis, Arthur (Aquaman) forges an alliance with his imprisoned brother. They must protect the kingdom.

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Damsel
2024 · dir. Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
🍅 56%★ 6.1fantasy · action · adventureNetflix

Kinetic action, and it commits to that

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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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
2009 · dir. Michael Bay
🍅 19%★ 6science fiction · action · adventureParamount+Starz

Epic adventure, and it commits to that

Sam Witwicky leaves the Autobots behind for a normal life. But when his mind is filled with cryptic symbols, the Decepticons target him and he is dragged back into the Transformers' war.

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