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Movies that feel likeThe Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)

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.

If you loved The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, the closest films we have are Mulan (2020), Mortal Kombat II (2026) and Highlander (1986). All three share The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor's epic and kinetic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Kong: Skull Island (2017).

🍅 13% Rotten Tomatoes★ 5.2 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Rob Cohenepickineticdreamlike
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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: The Mummy (1999) · The Mummy Returns (2001)

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Mulan
2020 · dir. Niki Caro
🍅 71%★ 5.8adventure · fantasy · actionDisney+

Both are built on the same subject: china

The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

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

Epic and kinetic in the same breath

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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Highlander
1986 · dir. Russell Mulcahy
🍅 70%★ 7adventure · action · fantasyPrime VideoPeacock

The same preoccupation in both: sword

The difference: 22 years apart, and the 1980s show

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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Kong: Skull Island
2017 · dir. Jordan Vogt-Roberts
🍅 75%★ 6.7action · adventure · fantasy

Adventure with a pulse of dream logic, in both cases

Explore the mysterious and dangerous home of the king of the apes as a team of explorers ventures deep inside the treacherous, primordial island.

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Thor: The Dark World
2013 · dir. Alan Taylor
🍅 67%★ 6.7action · adventure · fantasyDisney+

Both lean on scale more than on action

Thor fights to restore order across the cosmos… but an ancient race led by the vengeful Malekith returns to plunge the universe back into darkness. Faced with an enemy that even Odin and Asgard cannot withstand, Thor must embark on his most perilous and personal journey yet, one that will reunite him with Jane Foster and force him to sacrifice everything to save us all.

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🍅 53%★ 7.4adventure · fantasy · actionDisney+

Kinetic fantasy in both cases

Captain Jack Sparrow’s got a blood debt to pay: he owes his soul to the legendary Davy Jones, ghastly Ruler of the Ocean Depths. To escape eternal servitude aboard the Flying Dutchman, ever-crafty Jack must track down the still-beating heart of Jones. But he won’t do it alone: Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann are drawn back into another one of his perilous quests—assuming they can evade execution for aiding a pirate.

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The Great Wall
2016 · dir. Zhang Yimou
🍅 36%★ 5.9action · adventure · fantasyNetflix

Both keep coming back to the same thing: china

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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Elektra
2005 · dir. Rob Bowman
🍅 11%★ 4.7action · fantasy · adventureDisney+

Dreamlike adventure, and it commits to that

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.

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🍅 24%★ 5.5adventure · action · fantasyParamount+

Action built on scale, twice over

Off the coast of the volcanic island of Santorini, the intrepid archaeologist Lara Croft makes the unexpected discovery of a pulsating golden orb able to guide its holder to the mythical Pandora's Box. As the legendary artifact contains ancient mysteries of unfathomable power - said to contain one of the deadliest plagues on Earth, Lara is tasked by MI6 to make sure it doesn't fall into the wrong hands. With the aid of former Marine turned mercenary Terry Sheridan, she travels the world in pursuit of the precious item in a race against time; she must beat the unscrupulous Nobel Prize-winning scientist turned bioterrorist, Jonathan Reiss, to it.

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

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

Both lean on dream logic more than on adventure

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

Both are action through and through

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

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