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Movies that feel likeCreation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms (2023)

Based on the most well-known classical fantasy novel of China, Fengshenyanyi, the trilogy is a magnificent eastern high fantasy epic that recreates the prolonged mythical wars between humans, immortals and monsters, which happened more than three thousand years ago.

If you loved Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms, the closest films we have are Shadow (2018), Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019) and New Gods: Nezha Reborn (2021). All three share Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms' kinetic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is A Writer's Odyssey (2021).

πŸ… 60% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6.6 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Wuershankineticdreamlikebleak
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Shadow
2018 Β· dir. Zhang Yimou
πŸ… 94%β˜… 7action Β· warPrime Video

Both keep coming back to the same thing: wuxia

The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

In a kingdom ruled by a young and unpredictable king, the military commander has a secret weapon: a shadow, a look-alike who can fool both his enemies and the King himself. Now he must use this weapon in an intricate plan that will lead his people to victory in a war that the King does not want.

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Uri: The Surgical Strike
2019 Β· dir. Aditya Dhar
πŸ… 57%β˜… 8.2action Β· drama Β· war

Both land momentum and bleakness at once

The difference: Lighter on dream logic

Following the roguish terrorist attacks at Uri Army Base camp in Kashmir, India takes the fight to the enemy, in its most successful covert operation till date with one and only one objective of avenging their fallen heroes.

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New Gods: Nezha Reborn
2021 Β· dir. Zhao Ji
πŸ… 80%β˜… 6.8animation Β· fantasy Β· actionNetflix

Common ground: chinese mythology

The difference: Goes its own way on the bleakness

While living as an ordinary deliveryman and motor racing fan, Nezha encounters old nemeses and must rediscover his powers to protect his loved ones.

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A Writer's Odyssey
2021 Β· dir. Lu Yang
πŸ… 93%β˜… 6.2fantasy Β· action Β· adventure

Dreamlike action, and it commits to that

The difference: Played as adventure first

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.

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Red Cliff II
2009 Β· dir. John Woo
β˜… 7.5action Β· history Β· war

Both lean on momentum more than on war

The battle of Red Cliff continues and the alliance between Xu and East Wu is fracturing. With Cao Cao's massive forces on their doorstep, will the kingdoms of Xu and East Wu survive?

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Operation Red Sea
2018 Β· dir. Dante Lam Chiu-yin
πŸ… 80%β˜… 6.6action Β· thriller Β· warPrime Video

Fantasy with a pulse of bleakness, in both cases

A squad of the Jiaolong Commando Unit - Sea Dragon, a spec ops team of the Chinese Navy, carries out a hostage rescue operation in the nation of Yewaire, on the Arabian Peninsula, and fiercely fights against local rebel groups and Zaka, a terrorist organization.

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Balkan Line
2019 Β· dir. Andrey Volgin
β˜… 6.6drama Β· action Β· warPrime Video

Kinetic action in both cases

After the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999, the Yugoslav army pulls out of Kosovo region, leaving Serbian people at the mercy of the Albanian UCK. A small band of soldiers must take over the Slatina airport, and hold it until the Russian peacekeepers arrive.

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Stalingrad
2013 Β· dir. Fyodor Bondarchuk
πŸ… 51%β˜… 5.7war Β· action Β· drama

War built on bleakness, twice over

A band of determined Russian soldiers fight to hold a strategic building in their devastated city against a ruthless German army, and in the process become deeply connected to a Russian woman who has been living there.

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Black Crab
2022 Β· dir. Adam Berg
πŸ… 53%β˜… 5.7action Β· thrillerNetflix

Both know what they want from action

To end an apocalyptic war and save her daughter, a reluctant soldier embarks on a desperate mission to cross a frozen sea carrying a top-secret cargo.

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Zardoz
1974 Β· dir. John Boorman
πŸ… 49%β˜… 5.8fantasy Β· action Β· thrillerPrime Video

Fantasy built on dream logic, twice over

The difference: Made in the 1970s, in a different era of the craft

In the far future, a savage trained only to kill finds a way into the community of bored immortals that alone preserves humanity's achievements.

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Greyhound
2020 Β· dir. Aaron Schneider
πŸ… 77%β˜… 7war Β· action Β· dramaApple TV+

Both play war straight

A first-time captain leads a convoy of allied ships carrying thousands of soldiers across the treacherous waters of the "Black Pit" to the front lines of WWII. With no air cover protection for 5 days, the captain and his convoy must battle the surrounding enemy Nazi U-boats in order to give the allies a chance to win the war.

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Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan
2007 Β· dir. Sergei Bodrov
πŸ… 86%β˜… 7.2history Β· war Β· action

Action of the same temperament

The story recounts the early life of Genghis Khan, a slave who went on to conquer half the world in the 11th century.

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