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Movies that feel likeWarcraft (2016)

The peaceful realm of Azeroth stands on the brink of war as its civilization faces a fearsome race of invaders: orc warriors fleeing their dying home to colonize another. As a portal opens to connect the two worlds, one army faces destruction and the other faces extinction. From opposing sides, two heroes are set on a collision course that will decide the fate of their family, their people, and their home.

If you loved Warcraft, the closest films we have are Mortal Kombat II (2026), The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022). All three share Warcraft'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 Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021).

🍅 29% Rotten Tomatoes★ 6.7 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Duncan Joneskineticepicdreamlike
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Mortal Kombat II
2026 · dir. Simon McQuoid
🍅 64%★ 6.3action · fantasy · adventureMax

Champions battling to stop a tyrant from wiping out an entire realm

The difference: Tournament combat between fighters, not a clash of civilizations

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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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013 · dir. Peter Jackson
🍅 74%★ 7.8fantasy · adventure · actionMax

Dwarves pressing deeper into a hostile, dragon-guarded fantasy world

The difference: A single treasure quest, not a war threatening two whole peoples

The Dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf have successfully escaped the Misty Mountains, and Bilbo has gained the One Ring. They all continue their journey to get their gold back from the Dragon, Smaug.

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness poster
🍅 73%★ 6.9fantasy · action · adventureDisney+

One thread runs through both: magic

The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

Doctor Strange, with the help of mystical allies both old and new, traverses the mind-bending and dangerous alternate realities of the Multiverse to confront a mysterious new adversary.

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

The same mix in both: momentum, then scale

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

Both lean on dream logic more than on action

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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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
2021 · dir. Destin Daniel Cretton
🍅 92%★ 7.3action · adventure · fantasyDisney+

Kinetic adventure in both cases

Shang-Chi must confront the past he thought he left behind when he is drawn into the web of the mysterious Ten Rings organization.

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Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
2010 · dir. Mike Newell
🍅 37%★ 6.5adventure · fantasy · actionDisney+

A rogue royal and ancient magic pulling you into a full fantasy world

The difference: A magic-dagger caper, no armies and no war for a homeland

A rogue prince reluctantly joins forces with a mysterious princess and together, they race against dark forces to safeguard an ancient dagger capable of releasing the Sands of Time – gift from the gods that can reverse time and allow its possessor to rule the world.

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Tomb Raider
2018 · dir. Roar Uthaug
🍅 52%★ 6.3action · adventure · fantasyMax

An adventurer risking everything in a dangerous, unexplored world

The difference: A solitary search for one missing father, not a war for a homeland

Lara Croft, the fiercely independent daughter of a missing adventurer, must push herself beyond her limits when she finds herself on the island where her father disappeared.

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The Legend of Tarzan
2016 · dir. David Yates
🍅 36%★ 6.2fantasy · action · adventureRent or buy

A fantastical world rendered with the same big-budget, kinetic sweep

The difference: A jungle rescue story, no magic and no warring realms

Tarzan, having acclimated to life in London, is called back to his former home in the jungle to investigate the activities at a mining encampment.

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

A massive historical-fantasy war staged with the same kinetic scale

The difference: Monsters storming a wall, not two peoples fighting over survival

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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Monster Hunter
2020 · dir. Paul W. S. Anderson
★ 5.2action · fantasy · adventureHulu

Soldiers thrown into a hostile fantasy world and forced to fight to survive

The difference: Monster-hunting survival, not a war fought over a dying homeland

US Ranger Captain Artemis and her team are part of a UN joint security mission north of Hemat, in Afghanistan. While searching for a missing team (Bravo), they are transported 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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The Scorpion King
2002 · dir. Chuck Russell
🍅 40%★ 5.5action · adventure · fantasyPeacockStarz

Warriors and sorcery clashing in a pulpy, larger-than-life ancient world

The difference: A revenge quest for one man, not a clash between two civilizations

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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