
Movies that feel likeThe Northman (2022)
If you loved The Northman, the closest films we have are The Mask of Zorro (1998), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) and Mortal Kombat II (2026). All three share The Northman'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 The Odyssey (2026).
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If The Northman hit the spot, these will too

Both are working the same pair: sword fight, revenge
The difference: Takes it somewhere less dreamlike than The Northman does

Both are built on the same subject: sword
The difference: Trades the dream logic of The Northman for an angle of its own

One thread runs through both: gore
The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

Both keep coming back to the same thing: revenge
The difference: 30 years apart, and the 1990s show

The same mix in both: momentum, then scale

Action with a pulse of dream logic, in both cases

Common ground: sword

Both lean on relentlessness more than on adventure

Kinetic fantasy in both cases

The same preoccupation in both: king

Action built on scale, twice over

Relentless adventure, and it commits to that
The difference: Leans harder into thriller than The Northman does
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