Movies like Forbidden Empire

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   Iron Mask

   Same saga

   2019 · 121 min · Action · Adventure · Family · Fantasy

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   Commissioned to map the Far East territories of the Russian Empire, cartographer Jonathan Green sets off on a long journey of unbelievable adventures—making breath-taking discoveries and meeting mysterious creatures, Chinese princesses, deadly masters of oriental martial arts, and even the King of Dragons.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • the same saga or cinematic universe
   • the same director

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   Gogol. The Beginning

   Genre overlap

   2017 · 100 min · Adventure · Horror · Mystery · Thriller

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   1829: Nikolay Gogol, troubled Third Section clerk, burns his own books. Epileptic seizures plague him. Investigator Yakov Guro discovers Gogol's visions hold crime-solving clues. Together, they tackle a baffling case in Dikanka, where everyone hides a dark secret.

   Why it connects

   • substantial genre overlap
   • a closely matched era

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   Gogol. Viy

   Genre overlap

   2018 · 99 min · Adventure · Drama · Mystery

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   A mysterious Dark Horseman slays young girls near the village of Dikanka, and he has already butchered 11 ladies. Nikolai Gogol, a scribe from Saint Petersburg has to take charge of the investigation, but the closer he gets to solving the case, the more fits he has, causing macabre visions. When he learns the next victim is his beloved, Liza, he doubts that he can protect her and resist the murderer. Fortunately, he meets somebody who can help him: Khoma Brut, the witch hunter, martial artist and philosopher. Together they spend three dreadful nights in an old chapel reading the funeral service for Ulyana, the witch, and calling upon the ghastly evil spirit Viy.

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   • shared genre DNA
   • a closely matched era

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   The Last Warrior

   Genre overlap

   2017 · 120 min · Adventure · Comedy · Fantasy

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   Ivan is an ordinary guy who is transferred from modern Moscow to the fantasy world Belogorye. In this parallel universe where characters of Russian fairy tales live, magic is an integral part of daily life, and arguments are settled with the help of sword . Unexpectedly, Ivan finds himself in the middle of a battle between good and evil, and he must discover why everyone thinks that he must play the main role in upcoming events...

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   • shared genre DNA
   • a closely matched era

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   Dark World

   Similar atmosphere

   2010 · 100 min · Fantasy · Mystery · Thriller

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   On a college trip to remote Northern forests, one of the students - Marina - encounters a burial site of an ancient witch, and is possessed by the spirits of the past. Now Marina and her companions must take part in the millennia old fight between good and evil, involving lake witches, sorcerers, and ancient forces from the myths.

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   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • a closely matched era

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   Underworld: Rise of the Lycans

   Genre overlap

   2009 · 92 min · Action · Fantasy · Thriller

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   A prequel to the first two Underworld films, this fantasy explains the origins of the feud between the Vampires and the Lycans. Aided by his secret love, Sonja, courageous Lucian leads the Lycans in battle against brutal Vampire king Viktor. Determined to break the king's enslavement of his people, Lucian faces off against the Death Dealer army in a bid for Lycan independence.

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   • shared genre DNA

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   Underworld: Evolution

   Genre overlap

   2006 · 106 min · Action · Fantasy · Thriller

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   As the war between the vampires and the Lycans rages on, Selene, a former member of the Death Dealers (an elite vampire special forces unit that hunts werewolves), and Michael, the werewolf hybrid, work together in an effort to unlock the secrets of their respective bloodlines.

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   • shared genre DNA

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   The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It

   Genre overlap

   2021 · 111 min · Horror · Mystery · Thriller

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   Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren encounter what would become one of the most sensational cases from their files. The fight for the soul of a young boy takes them beyond anything they'd ever seen before, to mark the first time in U.S. history that a murder suspect would claim demonic possession as a defense.

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   • shared genre DNA

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   The Stronghold

   Strong story similarity

   2017 · 110 min · Action · Adventure · Comedy · Family · Fantasy · History

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   A solar eclipse activates a magic time portal, and a regular schoolboy Vit'ko from the 21st century goes a thousand years back in time. It doesn’t take Vitya long to recognize the legendary bogatyrs in young Oleshko, powerful Ilya and severe Dobrynya. Their life passes in fighting cumans who try to destroy Rusichi at any cost, using both weapons and black magic. Vitya finds himself in the very midst of incredible events, battles with mythical creatures and acquires real courage.

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   • strong story and style similarity
   • a closely matched era

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    Nocebo

    Genre overlap

    2022 · 96 min · Fantasy · Horror · Mystery · Thriller

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    A fashion designer suffers from a mysterious illness that puzzles her doctors and frustrates her husband until help arrives in the form of a Filipino caregiver who uses traditional folk healing to reveal a horrifying truth.

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    • substantial genre overlap

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