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Movies that feel likeTwister (1996)

An unprecedented series of violent tornadoes is sweeping across Oklahoma. Tornado chasers, headed by Dr. Jo Harding, attempt to release a groundbreaking device that will allow them to track them and create a more advanced warning system. They are joined by Jo's soon to be ex-husband Bill, a former tornado chaser himself, and his girlfriend Melissa.

If you loved Twister, the closest films we have are Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), House of Flying Daggers (2004) and Deep Water (2006). All three share Twister'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 Grandmaster (2013).

🍅 68% Rotten Tomatoes★ 6.6 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Jan de Bontkineticepiccontemplative
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Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
1991 · dir. Kevin Reynolds
🍅 52%★ 6.9action · adventure · drama

Both land momentum and scale at once

Nobleman crusader Robin of Locksley breaks out of a Jerusalem prison with the help of Moorish fellow prisoner Azeem and travels back home to England. But upon arrival he discovers his dead father in the ruins of his family estate, killed by the vicious sheriff of Nottingham, Robin and Azeem join forces with outlaws Little John and Will Scarlett to save the kingdom from the sheriff's villainy.

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House of Flying Daggers
2004 · dir. Zhang Yimou
🍅 87%★ 7.5adventure · drama · actionPrime Video

Contemplative action in both cases

In 9th century China, a corrupt government wages war against a rebel army called the Flying Daggers. A romantic warrior breaks a beautiful rebel out of prison to help her rejoin her fellows, but things are not what they seem.

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Deep Water
2006 · dir. Jerry Rothwell
🍅 96%★ 7.8documentary · adventure · drama

Adventure with a pulse of momentum, in both cases

The difference: Reviewed even better

DEEP WATER is the stunning true story of the fateful voyage of Donald Crowhurst, an amateur yachtsman who enters the most daring nautical challenge ever – the very first solo, non-stop, round-the-world boat race.

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The Warlords
2007 · dir. Peter Chan
🍅 62%★ 7action · drama · history

Both lean on scale more than on drama

The difference: Sits closer to history than Twister does

The civil war in China has ruined many lives including General Pang's. A wounded General Pang is saved by a beautiful young woman along with two other men. Together they vow to eradicate the rebels.

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Bodyguards and Assassins
2009 · dir. Teddy Chan Tak-Sam
🍅 50%★ 6.8drama · action · history

Action built on stillness, twice over

In 1905, revolutionist Sun Yat-sen came to Hong Kong to meet revolutionary comrades. The Qing government sent a group of killers to murder him. Ordinary citizens from all walks of life joined together, blocking the streets and fighting off the assassins to keep Sun Yat-sen safe.

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King Kong
2005 · dir. Peter Jackson
🍅 84%★ 7.2adventure · drama · actionNetflix

Kinetic adventure, and it commits to that

In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to mysterious Skull Island, where they encounter Kong, a giant ape who is immediately smitten with the leading lady.

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Mulan: Rise of a Warrior
2009 · dir. Jingle Ma Choh-Sing
★ 6.6adventure · drama · action

Same instincts, 13 years apart

When barbarian hordes threaten her homeland, the brave and cunning Mulan disguises herself as a male soldier to swell the ranks in her aging father's stead. The warrior's remarkable courage drives her through powerful battle scenes and brutal wartime strategy. Mulan loses dear friends to the enemy's blade as she rises to become one of her country's most valuable leaders — but can she win the war before her secret is exposed?

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Exodus: Gods and Kings
2014 · dir. Ridley Scott
🍅 29%★ 6adventure · drama · action

Contemplative action, and it commits to that

The defiant leader Moses rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses, setting 400,000 slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues.

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The Huntsman: Winter's War
2016 · dir. Cedric Nicolas-Troyan
🍅 19%★ 6.1action · adventure · dramaNetflix

Both working the same adventure territory

The difference: 20 years apart, and the 2010s show

As two evil sisters prepare to conquer the land, two renegades—Eric the Huntsman, who aided Snow White in defeating Ravenna in Snowwhite and the Huntsman, and his forbidden lover, Sara—set out to stop them.

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The Legend Is Born: Ip Man
2010 · dir. Herman Yau
★ 7drama · action · history

The same drama instincts

The remarkable true story of the early life of Ip Man, the formidable kung fu genius who would become Bruce Lee's mentor; beginning at the start of his journey from his initial training through to the ultimate battle to become supreme master of the art of Wing Chun.

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The Grandmaster
2013 · dir. Wong Kar-Wai
🍅 78%★ 6.6action · drama · history

Both are action through and through

The fall of China's last dynasty, a time of chaos, division and war, is the golden age of Chinese martial arts. Legendary kung fu master Ip Man, who will eventually train Bruce Lee, finds his peaceful life interrupted by vengeance.

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Ip Man 2
2010 · dir. Wilson Yip
🍅 97%★ 7.5action · history · dramaPrime VideoHulu

Drama of the same temperament

Having defeated the best fighters of the Imperial Japanese army in occupied Shanghai, Ip Man and his family settle in post-war Hong Kong. Struggling to make a living, Master Ip opens a kung fu school to bring his celebrated art of Wing Chun to the troubled youth of Hong Kong. His growing reputation soon brings challenges from powerful enemies, including pre-eminent Hung Gar master, Hung Quan.

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