Fantasy-Adventure Movies
Sword and Sorcery, fairy tales, and ancient mythology.
From The Thief of Bagdad to The Hobbit and beyond.
I am a completest, there's no denying a few of these are just plain rubbish. Please tell me if I missed anything.
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From The Thief of Bagdad to The Hobbit and beyond.
I am a completest, there's no denying a few of these are just plain rubbish. Please tell me if I missed anything.
For Non-Fantasy Adventure Movies
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- DirectorRaoul WalshStarsDouglas FairbanksJulanne JohnstonSnitz EdwardsA recalcitrant thief vies with a duplicitous Mongol ruler for the hand of a beautiful princess.
- DirectorFritz LangStarsPaul RichterMargarete SchönTheodor LoosSiegfried, son of King Siegmund of Xanten, sets off on a treacherous journey to the Kingdom of Burgundy to ask King Gunther for the hand of his sister, the beautiful Princess Kriemhild.
- DirectorFritz LangStarsMargarete SchönGertrud ArnoldTheodor LoosPrincess Kriemhild vows to avenge her husband's murder but must overcome her brothers who swore allegiance to Hagen. She marries Etzel, King of the Huns, and persuades his army to attack Hagen, but she loses more than she bargained for.
- DirectorLotte ReinigerCarl KochA handsome prince rides a flying horse to faraway lands and embarks on magical adventures, which include befriending a witch, meeting Aladdin, battling demons and falling in love with a princess.
- DirectorWilliam CottrellDavid HandWilfred JacksonStarsAdriana CaselottiHarry StockwellLucille La VerneExiled into the dangerous forest by her wicked stepmother, a princess is rescued by seven dwarf miners who make her part of their household.
- DirectorLudwig BergerMichael PowellTim WhelanStarsConrad VeidtSabuJune DuprezAfter being tricked and cast out of Bagdad by the evil Jaffar, King Ahmad joins forces with a thief named Abu to reclaim his throne, the city, and the Princess he loves.
- DirectorAlfred E. GreenStarsEvelyn KeyesPhil SilversAdele JergensTongue-in-cheek fantasy film set in Baghdad and loosely based on the One Thousand and One Nights medieval story.
- DirectorRichard WallaceStarsDouglas Fairbanks Jr.Maureen O'HaraWalter SlezakIn medieval Persia, during the rule of Caliph Harun-Al-Rashid, Sinbad the Sailor boasts about his latest adventures to his friends.
- DirectorLew LandersStarsLucille BallJohn AgarPatricia MedinaUsing a magic flying carpet and a handful of friends, the son of a murdered Caliph must fight the usurper in order to win the throne of the Caliphate.
- DirectorLew LandersStarsJohnny SandsPatricia MedinaRichard ErdmanA poor young man finds a lamp with a genie trapped inside. The genie promises to grant the man three wishes if he frees him from the lamp.
- DirectorMario CameriniStarsSilvana ManganoKirk DouglasAnthony QuinnA movie adaptation of Homer's second epic, that depicts Ulysses' efforts to return to his home after the end of ten years of war.
- DirectorAleksandr PtushkoStarsBoris AndreyevShukur BurkhanovAndrei AbrikosovA mythical knight goes on an epic journey and fights barbarian hordes in an ancient land.
- DirectorPietro FrancisciStarsSteve ReevesSylva KoscinaFabrizio MioniThe muscular Hercules performs his Labors, sails with the Argonauts, and romances the fair Iole.The Hercules phase begins.
- DirectorNathan JuranStarsKerwin MathewsKathryn GrantRichard EyerWhen a princess is shrunken by an evil wizard, Sinbad must undertake a quest to an island of monsters to cure her and prevent a war.
- DirectorPietro FrancisciMario BavaStarsSteve ReevesSylva KoscinaGabriele AntoniniWhile negotiating peace between two brothers contesting the throne of Thebes, an amnesiac Hercules is seduced by the evil Queen Omphale.
- DirectorLes ClarkClyde GeronimiEric LarsonStarsMary CostaBill ShirleyEleanor AudleyAfter being snubbed by the royal family, a malevolent fairy places a curse on a princess which only a prince can break, along with the help of three good fairies.
- 19571h 6mApproved3.3 (1.6K)DirectorRoger CormanStarsAbby DaltonSusan CabotBradford JacksonA group of lonely Viking women build a ship and set off across the sea to locate their missing menfolk, only to fall into the clutches of the barbarians that also hold their men captive. There is a cameo appearance by the sea serpent.
- DirectorGeorge ShermanStarsDick ShawnDiane BakerBarry CoeA genie turned mortal after his many failures is sent to Baghdad. As his last chance to prove himself he must help a prince and princess fulfill a prophecy.
- DirectorVittorio CottafaviStarsMark ForestBroderick CrawfordGaby AndréA warrior returning home to his country must battle giant bats, three-headed dogs and a vicious dragon to save his wife, and his people, from the machinations of an evil ruler.
- DirectorJack SherStarsKerwin MathewsJo MorrowJune ThorburnAfter being shipwrecked, a man finds himself on an island inhabited by tiny people, who soon make plans for him.
- DirectorSilvio AmadioStarsBob MathiasRosanna SchiaffinoAlberto LupoA mythological hero attempts to rescue a princess from being sacrificed to a half-man, half-bull creature.
- DirectorCarlo Ludovico BragagliaStarsJayne MansfieldMickey HargitayMassimo SeratoHercules decides to avenge the death of his wife, murdered at the hands of Éurito, king of Ecalia, but everything is a plot of an ambitious courtier. Hercules ends up falling in love with Deyanira, who is now a good queen.
- DirectorWalter LangFrank TashlinStarsMoe HowardLarry FineCarol HeissAn ice-skating Snow White finds refuge from the Wicked Queen with the Three Stooges.
- DirectorBruno VailatiArthur LubinStarsSteve ReevesGiorgia MollArturo DominiciIn the time of the Arabian Nights, the city of Baghdad is ruled by Sultan Ali Bajazeth but actually controlled by the scheming Grand Vizier Ghamal. The poor of Baghdad are aided by Karim, the Thief of Baghdad.
- DirectorVittorio CottafaviStarsReg ParkFay SpainEttore ManniStrong yet sleepy Hercules discovers that the Queen of Atlantis is plotting to take over the world with superhuman warriors.
- DirectorMario BavaStarsReg ParkChristopher LeeLeonora RuffoHercules must journey into Hades itself to retrieve the magic stone that will free his love from the powers of darkness.
- DirectorBert I. GordonStarsBasil RathboneEstelle WinwoodGary LockwoodThe son of a sorceress, armed with weapons, armour and six magically summoned knights, embarks on a quest to save a princess from a vengeful wizard.
- DirectorNathan JuranStarsKerwin MathewsJudi MeredithTorin ThatcherA farmboy-turned-knight must protect a princess from the schemes of an evil wizard.
- DirectorAntonio MargheritiStarsTab HunterRossana PodestàUmberto MelnatiGenies help a bandit recover a golden arrow, which will show that he is the heir to the sultan's kingdom.
- DirectorGianfranco ParoliniStarsBrad HarrisLuisella BoniMara BerniIn a tyrannical kingdom there is an evil ruler and a queen who lusts after Hercules who is attracted to a handmaiden. A rebellion overthrows the ruler.
- DirectorMario CaianoStarsGeorges MarchalMike LaneAlessandra PanaroUlysses offends the gods by blinding the Cyclops, so they send Hercules to capture him and bring him to them.
- DirectorEdward L. CahnStarsJoyce TaylorMark DamonEduard FranzCurse turns a handsome prince into a werewolf at night. A princess tries to help him, while his enemies plot to take his throne.
- DirectorEdward BerndsStarsLarry FineMoe HowardJoe DeRitaThree goofy druggists travel back to Ancient Greece on a milquetoast inventor's time machine.
- DirectorByron HaskinStarsGuy WilliamsHeidi BrühlPedro ArmendárizTo marry Princess Jana, Captain Sindbad must battle deadly obstacles and fight El Kerim, the evil ruler who also wants to marry the princess.
- DirectorDon ChaffeyStarsTodd ArmstrongNancy KovackGary RaymondThe legendary Greek hero leads a team of intrepid adventurers in a perilous quest for the legendary Golden Fleece.
- DirectorPietro FrancisciStarsKirk MorrisIloosh KhoshabeLiana OrfeiTwo strongmen set out to hunt down a murderous sea monster. Their ship is wrecked and they end up in the Holy Land where Hercules is assumed to be Samson who is a wanted man. The two team up to survive.
- DirectorGiorgio FerroniStarsGordon ScottAlessandra PanaroRosalba NeriA prince passes himself off as Hercules and does battle with an evil queen and her bloodthirsty religious cult in Mycene, in order to free the people of a neighboring kingdom.
- DirectorGiacomo GentilomoStarsSergio CianiJany ClairAnna Maria PolaniHercules is summoned to oppose the evil Queen Samara, who has allied herself with aliens and is sacrificing her own people in a bid to awaken a moon goddess.
- DirectorShriramStarsDara Singh RandhawaMumtaz AskariDorothy
- DirectorAlvaro MancoriStarsDan VadisSpela RozinCarla CalòHercules battles to save the population from a giant dragon.
- DirectorPiero PierottiStarsSergio CianiWandisa GuidaLivio LorenzonHercules comes from Greece to Ravenna, Italy, because a friend from childhood days has sent for him: Hercules should help the Roman Emperor who is in danger because of an intrigue lead by the leader of the pretorian guards.
- DirectorAlberto De MartinoStarsDan VadisMarilù ToloPierre CressoyHercules defends a people against a race of giant warriors.
- DirectorOsvaldo CiviraniStarsMark ForestAnna-Maria PaceGiuliano GemmaHercules is rescued by Prince Maytha and his warriors. Athualpa, King of the Incas, is to sacrifice Princess Yamara to the Sun God. Hercules must save her and defeat the King.
- DirectorDomenico PaolellaStarsPeter LupusHelga LinéMario PetriHercules fights to free the people of Babylon from an evil sorceress.
- DirectorMaurizio LucidiStarsReg ParkGia SandriGiovanni CianfrigliaReg Park returns to his antics of old as the man of iron in HERCULES THE AVENGER. The Son of Jove undertakes another journey into the nether realms battling zombies and monsters in order to rescue his son, allowing goddess Gia an opportunity to place her own slacker son in Hercules' sandals. There's something for everyone: ghouls, dragons, sweating men and girls in skimpy outfits.
- DirectorAlbert BandStarsGordon ScottPaul StevensMart HulswitThe mighty Hercules battles a sea monster to save the legendary city of Troy.
- DirectorArthur Allan SeidelmanStarsArnold StangArnold SchwarzeneggerDeborah LoomisHercules is sent to Earth where he finds true love and starts a promising career in the bodybuilder business.
- DirectorWalter BeckStarsJuliane KorénVera OelschlegelHelmut SchreiberWhen the Fairy of Industry is not invited to the birth of the princess, she sees that the child pricks her finger on a spindle and falls in a cursed sleep. For 100 years she has to wait for a prince to awaken her again.
- DirectorStephen WeeksStarsMurray HeadCiaran MaddenNigel GreenThe medieval legend of a supernatural knight who challenges the king's men to kill him.
- DirectorGordon HesslerStarsJohn Phillip LawCaroline MunroTom BakerSinbad and the vizier of Marabia, followed by evil magician Koura, seek the three golden tablets that can gain them access to the ancient temple of the Oracle of All Knowledge.
- DirectorJules BassArthur Rankin Jr.StarsOrson BeanJohn HustonTheodore GottliebA homebody hobbit in Middle Earth gets talked into joining a quest with a group of dwarves to recover their treasure from a dragon.
- DirectorTerry GilliamStarsMichael PalinHarry H. CorbettJohn Le MesurierA young peasant with no interest in adventure or fortune is mistaken for the kingdom's only hope when a horrible monster threatens the countryside.
- DirectorSam WanamakerStarsPatrick WayneJane SeymourTaryn PowerSinbad the Sailor sails to deliver a cursed prince to a dangerous island in the face of deadly opposition from the powerful witch Zenobia, her son and their several monsters.
- DirectorRalph BakshiStarsBob HoltJesse WellesRichard RomanusOn a post-apocalyptic Earth, a wizard and his faire folk comrades fight an evil wizard who's using technology in his bid for conquest.
- DirectorRalph BakshiStarsChristopher GuardWilliam SquireMichael ScholesThe Fellowship of the Ring embark on a journey to destroy the One Ring and end Sauron's reign over Middle-earth.
- DirectorKevin ConnorStarsChristopher LeeMilo O'SheaOliver TobiasAn evil magician seeks to gain power by obtaining a magic rose. A peasant boy and a Prince join forces to stop him.
- DirectorKlaus LemkeStarsCleo KretschmerWolfgang FierekMicha LampertKarin, a gas station manager, is in a bad mood: her business is going badly as the price of gasoline continues to rise, and her meager profits are regularly swallowed up by her friend Wolfgang's passion for motor racing.
- DirectorRoger ChristianStarsTony VogelJames GibbJohn YoungA knight finds his village destroyed and abandoned. He tries to track the attackers down and avenge his family, but almost drowns. A maiden, prisoner of Black Knight, saves him, so he vows to free her, even though she warns him not to.
- DirectorJules BassArthur Rankin Jr.StarsOrson BeanJohn HustonTheodore BikelTwo Hobbits struggle to destroy the Ring in Mount Doom while their friends desperately fight evil Lord Sauron's forces in a final battle.
- DirectorJohn BoormanStarsNigel TerryHelen MirrenNicholas ClayMerlin the magician helps Arthur Pendragon unite the Britons around the Round Table of Camelot, even as dark forces conspire to tear it apart.
- DirectorDesmond DavisStarsLaurence OlivierHarry HamlinClaire BloomPerseus must battle Medusa and the Kraken to save the Princess Andromeda.
- DirectorMatthew RobbinsStarsPeter MacNicolCaitlin ClarkeRalph RichardsonA young wizarding apprentice is sent to kill a dragon which has been devouring girls from a nearby kingdom.
- DirectorJack HillStarsLeigh HarrisLynette HarrisRoberto NelsonSword and sorcery story of the cosmic struggle between white magic and black magic.
- DirectorJohn MiliusStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerJames Earl JonesMax von SydowA powerful warrior seeks to avenge the genocide of his people and the murder of his parents at the hands of a snake cult.
- DirectorDon CoscarelliStarsMarc SingerTanya RobertsRip TornA sword-and-sorcery fantasy about a young man's search for revenge. Armed with supernatural powers, the handsome hero and his animal allies wage war against marauding forces.
- DirectorAlbert PyunStarsLee HorsleyKathleen BellerSimon MacCorkindaleA mercenary with a three-bladed sword rediscovers his royal heritage's dangerous future when he is recruited to help a princess foil the designs of a brutal tyrant and a powerful sorcerer in conquering a land.
- DirectorJoe D'AmatoStarsMiles O'KeeffeSabrina SianiRitza BrownThe son of Torren learns of his heritage, goes to avenge the deaths of his fellow villagers, and rescue his sister from the evil Dakkar and his spider cult.
- DirectorJim HensonFrank OzStarsJim HensonKathryn MullenFrank OzOn another planet in the distant past, a Gelfling embarks on a quest to find the missing shard of a magical crystal, and to restore order to his world.
- DirectorJules BassArthur Rankin Jr.StarsVictor BuonoJames GregoryJames Earl JonesA young Boston writer goes back in time into an era where wizards and dragon reign and science is just barely known.
- DirectorJules BassArthur Rankin Jr.StarsJeff BridgesMia FarrowAngela LansburyA beautiful unicorn sets out to learn if she truly is the last of her kind in this sparkling animated musical.
- DirectorRalph BakshiStarsRandy NortonCynthia LeakeSteve SandorAt the end of the ice age, an evil queen and her son are set on conquering the world using magic and warriors. The lone survivor of a crushed village fights back as does the king of Fire Keep.
- DirectorJames SbardellatiStarsRick HillBarbi BentonRichard BrookerA lone warrior nicknamed Deathstalker is sent by a witch on a quest to find a sword, a chalice, and an amulet, two of which are held by the wicked king and sorcerer, Munkar.
- DirectorLuigi CozziStarsLou FerrignoBrad HarrisSybil DanningThe story of the Greek mythological figure, updated in this '80s version.
- DirectorPeter YatesStarsKen MarshallLysette AnthonyFreddie JonesA prince and a fellowship of companions set out to rescue his bride from a fortress of alien invaders who have arrived on their home planet, Krull.
- DirectorLucio FulciStarsJorge RiveroAndrea OcchipintiConrado San MartínA young man, armed with a magical bow and arrows, embarks on a mystical journey through a mystical land to rid it of all evil and joins forces with an outlaw to take down an evil witch bent on claiming the magic bow for evil.
- DirectorStephen WeeksStarsMiles O'KeeffeCyrielle ClairLeigh LawsonThe Green Knight challenges King Arthur's knights. But only young Gawain accepts and decapitates him. The knight takes his head and now gives Gawain one year to learn about virtues, knighthood and then face the challenge himself.
- DirectorJohn C. BroderickStarsDavid CarradineLuke AskewMaría SocasA fearsome swordsman, Kain, crosses the barren wastelands and comes upon a town where two arch enemies fight incessantly for control of the town's only well.
- DirectorJoe D'AmatoStarsMiles O'KeeffeLisa FosterDavid BrandonMuscle-bound Ator and his mute East Asian sidekick travel from the ends of the earth to save his aged mentor from the evil, mustachioed Zor.
- DirectorRichard FleischerStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerGrace JonesOlivia d'AboConan leads a ragtag group of adventurers on a quest for a princess.
- DirectorRichard FleischerStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerBrigitte NielsenSandahl BergmanThe fearless warrior Red Sonja sets out to avenge her family's murder and rid her kingdom from the tyrannical rule of evil Queen Gedren.
- DirectorRidley ScottStarsTom CruiseMia SaraTim CurryA young man must stop the Lord of Darkness from destroying daylight and marrying the woman he loves.
- DirectorRichard DonnerStarsMatthew BroderickRutger HauerMichelle PfeifferThe thief Gaston escapes the dungeon of medieval Aquila through the latrine. Soldiers are about to kill him when Navarre saves him. Navarre, traveling with his spirited hawk, plans to kill the bishop of Aquila with help from Gaston.
- DirectorHéctor OliveraAlan HollebStarsBo SvensonVidal PetersonThom ChristopherWhen evil screams throughout the world. When all the galaxies converge. When all that's fair and fine seems lost. A Hero will emerge.
- DirectorTed BermanRichard RichStarsGrant BardsleyFreddie JonesSusan SheridanA young boy and a group of misfit friends embark on a quest to find a dark magic item of ultimate power before a diabolical tyrant can.
- DirectorLuigi CozziStarsLou FerrignoMilly CarlucciSonia VivianiHercules searches for the Seven Thunderbolts of Zeus, which have been stolen by renegade gods.
- DirectorJim HensonStarsDavid BowieJennifer ConnellyToby FroudSixteen-year-old Sarah must solve a labyrinth to rescue her baby brother when he is taken by the Goblin King.
- DirectorRussell MulcahyStarsChristopher LambertSean ConneryClancy BrownAn immortal Scottish swordsman must confront the last of his immortal opponents, a murderously brutal barbarian who lusts for the fabled "Prize".
- DirectorMichael BerzStarsDiana RiggBilly BartySarah PattersonThe ageless tale of a beautiful young princess whose jealous stepmother orders her killed so that she will be 'the fairest in the land.' When the huntsman takes pity on her, he takes her to the house of the seven dwarfs.
- DirectorJim WynorskiStarsJohn TerleskyMonique GabrielleJohn LazarIn this parody of the sword and sorcery films, a princess is deposed by an evil sorcerer. She enlists the aid of Deathstalker to battle the forces of evil, including a clone of the princess, and win back her kingdom.
- DirectorRob ReinerStarsCary ElwesMandy PatinkinRobin WrightA bedridden boy's grandfather reads him the story of a farmboy-turned-pirate who encounters numerous obstacles, enemies and allies in his quest to be reunited with his true love.
- DirectorDavid IrvingStarsTahnee WelchKenny BakerMorgan FairchildFeature-length, live-action musical version of the classic fairy tale by Charles Perrault.
- DirectorDavid IrvingStarsAmy IrvingBilly BartyClive RevillA musical version of the classic story about a miller's daughter who receives help from a mischievous dwarf, then ends up over her head. Now, she and a mute servant girl may be the only hope for her baby son, John.
- DirectorGary GoddardStarsDolph LundgrenFrank LangellaMeg FosterThe heroic warrior He-Man battles against the evil lord Skeletor and his armies of darkness for control of Castle Grayskull.
- DirectorAlfonso BresciaOvidio G. AssonitisStarsMiles O'KeeffeSavina GersakElisabeth KazaAtor and his brother are separated as children by the evil witch Phaedra. 18 years later she takes over the kingdom with the help of a masked warrior. Ator and Princess Janna prepare for the final fight.
- DirectorRon HowardStarsVal KilmerJoanne WhalleyWarwick DavisA young farmer is chosen to undertake a perilous journey in order to protect a special baby from an evil queen.
- DirectorAlfonso CoronaStarsJohn Allen NelsonCarla HerdTerri TreasThe third thrilling saga of Deathstalker pits him against the evil wizard and ruler of the Southland, Troxartes, and his band of undead warriors.
- DirectorTerry JonesStarsTim RobbinsJohn CleeseMickey RooneyErik the Viking and his men travel across the sea to find Valhalla to ask the gods to end the Age of Ragnarok.
- DirectorEnzo G. CastellariLuigi CozziStarsLou FerrignoJohn SteinerRoland WybengaSinbad and his shipmates aid a young prince, who must battle an evil wizard to gain the hand of a beautiful princess.
- DirectorCharles B. GriffithStarsMel WellesBobby JacobyDavid CarradineThree kingdoms have been overtaken by three evil lords and only a teenage boy with magical powers can restore peace to the land.
- DirectorNietzchka KeeneStarsBjörkBryndis Petra BragadóttirValdimar Örn FlygenringMargit and her older sister, Katla, flee their homeland after their mother is killed for practicing witchcraft. Needing a place to stay, Katla casts a spell over a young farmer named Jóhann which makes him fall in love with her.