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Movies that feel likeAquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)

Black Manta seeks revenge on Aquaman for his father's death. Wielding the Black Trident's power, he becomes a formidable foe. To defend Atlantis, Arthur (Aquaman) forges an alliance with his imprisoned brother. They must protect the kingdom.

If you loved Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, the closest films we have are The Northman (2022), The Mask of Zorro (1998) and Batman Returns (1992). All three share Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom's kinetic and relentless feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Shogun Assassin (1980).

🍅 33% Rotten Tomatoes★ 5.6 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. James Wankineticepicdreamlikerelentless
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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Aquaman (2018)

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The Northman
2022 · dir. Robert Eggers
🍅 90%★ 7action · adventure · fantasyNetflix

One thread runs through both: revenge

The difference: Reviewed even better

Prince Amleth is on the verge of becoming a man when his father is brutally murdered by his uncle, who kidnaps the boy's mother. Two decades later, Amleth is now a Viking who's on a mission to save his mother, kill his uncle and avenge his father.

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The Mask of Zorro
1998 · dir. Martin Campbell
🍅 86%★ 6.8action · adventure

Both keep coming back to the same thing: superhero

The difference: Less dreamlike, more its own thing

It has been twenty years since Don Diego de la Vega fought Spanish oppression in Alta California as the legendary romantic hero, Zorro. Having escaped from prison he transforms troubled bandit Alejandro into his successor, in order to foil the plans of the tyrannical Don Rafael Montero who robbed him of his freedom, his wife and his precious daughter.

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Batman Returns
1992 · dir. Tim Burton
🍅 81%★ 7.1action · fantasyMax

Both are built on the same subject: superhero

The difference: 31 years apart, and the 1990s show

The monstrous Penguin, who dwells in the sewers beneath Gotham, joins up with corrupt mayoral candidate Max Shreck to topple the Batman once and for all. But when Shreck's timid assistant Selina Kyle finds out, and Shreck tries to kill her, she's transformed into the sexy Catwoman. She teams up with the Penguin and Shreck to destroy Batman, but sparks fly unexpectedly when she confronts the caped crusader.

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

Both land momentum and scale at once

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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Shogun Assassin
1980 · dir. Robert Houston
🍅 82%★ 7.3action · adventure

The same preoccupation in both: revenge

A Shogun who grew paranoid as he became senile sent his ninjas to kill his samurai. They failed but did kill the samurai’s wife. The samurai swore to avenge the death of his wife and roams the countryside with his toddler son in search of vengeance.

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Furious 7
2015 · dir. James Wan
🍅 81%★ 7.1action · crime · thrillerNetflix

The same hand behind both of them: James Wan

The difference: Leans further into crime

Deckard Shaw seeks revenge against Dominic Toretto and his family for his comatose brother.

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Damsel
2024 · dir. Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
🍅 56%★ 6.1fantasy · action · adventureNetflix

The same mix in both: dream logic, then relentlessness

A young woman's marriage to a charming prince turns into a fierce fight for survival when she's offered up as a sacrifice to a fire-breathing dragon.

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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
2016 · dir. Zack Snyder
🍅 28%★ 6.4action · adventure · fantasyMax

Kinetic action in both cases

Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it’s ever known before.

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Killer Elite
2011 · dir. Gary McKendry
🍅 26%★ 6.4action · adventure · thrillerPeacock

Common ground: secret society

The difference: Played as thriller first

Based on a shocking true story, Killer Elite pits two of the world’s most elite operatives—Danny, an ex-special ops agent and Hunter, his longtime mentor—against the cunning leader of a secret military society. Covering the globe from Australia to Paris, London and the Middle East, Danny and Hunter are plunged into a highly dangerous game of cat and mouse—where the predators become the prey.

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Wonder Woman 1984
2020 · dir. Patty Jenkins
🍅 57%★ 5.3action · adventure · fantasyMax

Epic adventure, and it commits to that

A botched store robbery places Wonder Woman in a global battle against a powerful and mysterious ancient force that puts her powers in jeopardy.

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Ong Bak 2
2008 · dir. Tony Jaa
🍅 49%★ 6.2adventure · action · thrillerPrime Video

Fantasy with a pulse of relentlessness, in both cases

Tien, the son of Lord Sihadecho — a murdered nobleman — is taken under the wing of Chernang, a renowned warrior and leader of the Pha Beek Krut.

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American Assassin
2017 · dir. Michael Cuesta
🍅 34%★ 6.2action · adventure · thrillerParamount+

Action built on momentum, twice over

Following the murder of his fiancée, Mitch Rapp trains under the instruction of Cold War veteran Stan Hurley. The pair then is enlisted to investigate a wave of apparently random attacks on military and civilian targets.

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