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Movies that feel likeA Writer's Odyssey (2021)

Lu Kongwen is the author of a fantasy novel series following a heroic teenager, also named Kongwen, on a quest to end the tyrannical rule of Lord Redmane, under the guidance of a Black Armor. But through a strange twist of fate, the fantasy world of the novel begins to impact life in the real world, leading Guan Ning to accept a mission from Tu Ling to kill the author.

If you loved A Writer's Odyssey, the closest films we have are Green Snake (2021), Mortal Kombat II (2026) and Alienoid (2022). All three share A Writer's Odyssey's dreamlike and kinetic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is A Touch of Zen (1970).

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Green Snake
2021 · dir. Amp Wong
★ 6.8animation · fantasy · actionNetflix

The same mix in both: dream logic, then momentum

The difference: Easier on the stillness than A Writer's Odyssey

While trying to free her sister from Fahai's clutches, Xiao Qing winds up in a dystopian city and meets a mysterious man who can't recall his past life.

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Mortal Kombat II
2026 · dir. Simon McQuoid
🍅 64%★ 6.3action · fantasy · adventureMax

Epic fantasy in both cases

The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

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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Alienoid
2022 · dir. Choi Dong-hoon
🍅 87%★ 6.3science fiction · action · fantasy

Action with a pulse of dream logic, in both cases

The difference: Takes it somewhere less contemplative than A Writer's Odyssey does

Gurus in the late Goryeo dynasty try to obtain a fabled, holy sword, and humans in 2022 hunt down an alien prisoner that is locked in a human's body. The two parties cross paths when a time-traveling portal opens up.

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A Touch of Zen
1970 · dir. King Hu
🍅 97%★ 7.5action · adventure · fantasy

Adventure built on momentum, twice over

The difference: 51 years apart, and the 1970s show

Yang Hui-zhen, a mysterious princess on the run from corrupt government officials, is joined in her endeavors by skilled Buddhist monks and an unambitious painter named Gu Sheng-zhai.

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Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days
2018 · dir. Kim Yong-hwa
🍅 44%★ 7.1action · adventure · fantasyPrime Video

Epic drama, and it commits to that

The difference: Sits closer to thriller than A Writer's Odyssey does

As the deceased soul Ja-hong and his three afterlife guardians prepare for their remaining trials for reincarnation, the guardians soon come face to face with the truth of their tragic time on Earth 1,000 years earlier.

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The Legend of Hei
2019 · dir. MTJJ
★ 7.4animation · fantasy · actionRent or buy

Both lean on dream logic more than on fantasy

When cat spirit Luo Xiaohei's home is deforested by humans, he must find a new one. He runs into a group of other spirit creatures who take him under their wing with dreams of reconquering the land they say is rightfully theirs. However, they run into a human known as Wuxian who separates Luo Xiaohei from the other spirits and the two go on a journey, with the cat spirit learning to control his abilities as well as forming his own thoughts on whether or not he should ally with the spirits or the humans.

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Dragon Blade
2015 · dir. Daniel Lee
🍅 38%★ 5.9adventure · history · action

Both lean on momentum more than on action

Huo An, the commander of the Protection Squad of the Western Regions, was framed by evil forces and becomes enslaved. On the other hand, a Roman general escapes to China after rescuing the Prince. The heroic duo meet in the Western Desert and a thrilling story unfolds.

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Upon the Magic Roads
2021 · dir. Oleg Pogodin
★ 5.7adventure · fantasy

Epic adventure, and it commits to that

Romantic John the Fool and his friend Foal set out on a series of unpredictable adventures in different magical worlds. The two buddies will have to outsmart an evil tyrant king, catch the firebird, and find John’s true love.

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

Fantasy approached the same way

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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Seventh Son
2014 · dir. Sergei Bodrov
🍅 12%★ 5.5adventure · fantasy

Both working the same adventure territory

John Gregory, who is a seventh son of a seventh son and also the local spook, has protected the country from witches, boggarts, ghouls and all manner of things that go bump in the night. However John is not young anymore, and has been seeking an apprentice to carry on his trade. Most have failed to survive. The last hope is a young farmer's son named Thomas Ward.

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Reign of Fire
2002 · dir. Rob Bowman
🍅 42%★ 6.2adventure · action · fantasyPrime Video

Action of the same temperament

In post-apocalyptic England, an American volunteer and a British survivor team up to fight off a brood of fire-breathing dragons seeking to return to global dominance after centuries of rest underground. The Brit—leading a clan of survivors to hunt down the King of the Dragons—has much at stake: his mother was killed by a dragon, but his love is still alive.

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Gods of Egypt
2016 · dir. Alex Proyas
🍅 15%★ 5.4action · adventure · fantasy

Both play fantasy straight

A common thief joins a mythical god on a quest through Egypt.

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