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Movies that feel likeReign of Fire (2002)

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.

If you loved Reign of Fire, the closest films we have are Highlander (1986), Mortal Kombat II (2026) and Conan the Barbarian (1982). All three share Reign of Fire's epic and 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).

🍅 42% Rotten Tomatoes★ 6.2 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Rob Bowmanepickineticdreamlike
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Highlander
1986 · dir. Russell Mulcahy
🍅 70%★ 7adventure · action · fantasyPrime VideoPeacock

Epic and kinetic in the same breath

The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

He fought his first battle on the Scottish Highlands in 1536. He will fight his greatest battle on the streets of New York City in 1986. His name is Connor MacLeod. He is immortal.

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

Adventure built on dream logic, twice over

The difference: 24 years apart, and the 2020s show

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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Conan the Barbarian
1982 · dir. John Milius
🍅 68%★ 6.9adventure · fantasy · actionNetflix

Epic action, and it commits to that

A horde of rampaging warriors massacre the parents of young Conan and enslave the young child for years on The Wheel of Pain. As the sole survivor of the childhood massacre, Conan is released from slavery and taught the ancient arts of fighting. Transforming himself into a killing machine, Conan travels into the wilderness to seek vengeance on Thulsa Doom, the man responsible for killing his family. In the wilderness, Conan takes up with the thieves Valeria and Subotai. The group comes upon King Osric, who wants the trio of warriors to help rescue his daughter who has joined Doom in the hills.

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The Mummy
1999 · dir. Stephen Sommers
🍅 64%★ 7.1adventure · action · fantasyPeacock

Fantasy with a pulse of momentum, in both cases

Dashing legionnaire Rick O'Connell stumbles upon the hidden ruins of Hamunaptra while in the midst of a battle to claim the area in 1920s Egypt. It has been over three thousand years since former High Priest Imhotep suffered a fate worse than death as a punishment for a forbidden love—along with a curse that guarantees eternal doom upon the world if he is ever awoken.

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A Writer's Odyssey
2021 · dir. Lu Yang
🍅 93%★ 6.2fantasy · action · adventure

Dreamlike adventure in both cases

The difference: Sits closer to drama than Reign of Fire does

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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Mulan
2020 · dir. Niki Caro
🍅 71%★ 5.8adventure · fantasy · actionDisney+

Both lean on scale more than on action

When the Emperor of China issues a decree that one man per family must serve in the Imperial Chinese Army to defend the country from Huns, Hua Mulan, the eldest daughter of an honored warrior, steps in to take the place of her ailing father. She is spirited, determined and quick on her feet. Disguised as a man by the name of Hua Jun, she is tested every step of the way and must harness her innermost strength and embrace her true potential.

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Elektra
2005 · dir. Rob Bowman
🍅 11%★ 4.7action · fantasy · adventureDisney+

The same hand behind both of them: Rob Bowman

Elektra the warrior survives a near-death experience, becomes an assassin-for-hire, and tries to protect her two latest targets, a single father and his young daughter, from a group of supernatural assassins.

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The Scorpion King
2002 · dir. Chuck Russell
🍅 40%★ 5.5action · adventure · fantasyPeacockStarz

Kinetic fantasy in both cases

In ancient Egypt, peasant Mathayus is hired to exact revenge on the powerful Memnon and the sorceress Cassandra, who are ready to overtake Balthazar's village. Amid betrayals, thieves, abductions and more, Mathayus strives to bring justice to his complicated world.

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🍅 24%★ 5.5adventure · action · fantasyParamount+

Another one that scratches it

Off the coast of the volcanic island of Santorini, the intrepid archaeologist Lara Croft makes the unexpected discovery of a pulsating golden orb able to guide its holder to the mythical Pandora's Box. As the legendary artifact contains ancient mysteries of unfathomable power - said to contain one of the deadliest plagues on Earth, Lara is tasked by MI6 to make sure it doesn't fall into the wrong hands. With the aid of former Marine turned mercenary Terry Sheridan, she travels the world in pursuit of the precious item in a race against time; she must beat the unscrupulous Nobel Prize-winning scientist turned bioterrorist, Jonathan Reiss, to it.

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

Both play action straight

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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Wrath of the Titans
2012 · dir. Jonathan Liebesman
🍅 26%★ 5.7fantasy · adventure · action

Both working the same fantasy territory

Perseus tries to live a quieter life as a village fisherman while – dangerously weakened by humanity's lack of devotion – the gods are losing control of the long-imprisoned Titans and their ferocious leader, Kronos.

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

Cut from the same adventure cloth

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

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