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Movies that feel likeThe Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

Robin Hood fights nobly for justice against the evil Sir Guy of Gisbourne while striving to win the hand of the beautiful Maid Marian.

If you loved The Adventures of Robin Hood, the closest films we have are Captain Blood (1935), Day of Wrath (1943) and The Thief of Bagdad (1940). All three share The Adventures of Robin Hood's epic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Come Drink with Me (1966).

πŸ… 100% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.9 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Michael Curtizepicromantickinetic
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Captain Blood
1935 Β· dir. Michael Curtiz
πŸ… 100%β˜… 7.7adventure

Michael Curtiz working the same nerve twice

The difference: Goes its own way on the romance

Dr. Peter Blood, unjustly convicted of treason and exiled from England, becomes a notorious pirate.

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Day of Wrath
1943 Β· dir. Carl Theodor Dreyer
πŸ… 100%β˜… 8drama Β· history

Epic and romantic in the same breath

The difference: Lighter on momentum

In a Danish village in the early 1600s, a young woman named Anne, whose mother was thought to be a witch, develops sympathy toward an old woman, Marte, who is accused of witchcraft. The intervention of Anne's older but kindly husband, Pastor Absalon saved her mother -- but now, urged on by his overbearing mother, he refuses to help Marte. When Absalon's son returns home and is attracted to Anne, it's a matter of time before her family destiny catches up with her.

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The Thief of Bagdad
1940 Β· dir. Michael Powell
πŸ… 100%β˜… 7.4adventure Β· fantasy Β· romanceMax

Epic adventure, and it commits to that

The difference: Played as fantasy first

When Prince Ahmad is blinded and cast out of Bagdad by the nefarious Jaffar, he joins forces with the scrappy thief Abu to win back his royal place, as well as the heart of a beautiful princess.

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Only Angels Have Wings
1939 Β· dir. Howard Hawks
πŸ… 100%β˜… 7.6romance Β· adventure Β· drama

Both lean on romance more than on romance

The difference: Leans further into drama

A traveling performer arrives at a remote South American port town where the head of an air freight service must risk his pilots' lives to earn a major contract.

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The Navigator
1924 Β· dir. Donald Crisp
πŸ… 100%β˜… 7.5comedy Β· action Β· adventure

Action built on momentum, twice over

The wealthy and impulsive Rollo Treadway decides to propose to his beautiful socialite neighbor, Betsy O'Brien. Although Betsy turns Rollo down, he still opts to go on the cruise that he intended as their honeymoon. When circumstances find both Rollo and Betsy on the wrong ship, they end up having adventures on the high seas.

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Come Drink with Me
1966 Β· dir. King Hu
πŸ… 100%β˜… 6.9action Β· adventure

Adventure with a pulse of momentum, in both cases

The difference: 28 years apart, and the 1960s show

Golden Sparrow is a fighter-for-hire who has been contracted by the local government to retrieve the governor's kidnapped son. Holding him is a group of rebels who are demanding that their leader be released from prison in return for the captured son. After a brief encounter with the gang at a local restaurant, Golden Sparrow is joined by an inebriated wanderer Drunken Cat who aids her in her mission.

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Pompeii
2014 Β· dir. Paul W. S. Anderson
πŸ… 27%β˜… 5.5action Β· adventure Β· historyNetflixStarz

Epic action in both cases

The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

In 79 A.D., Milo, a slave turned gladiator, finds himself in a race against time to save his true love Cassia, the beautiful daughter of a wealthy merchant who has been unwillingly betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator. As Mount Vesuvius erupts in a torrent of blazing lava, Milo must fight his way out of the arena in order to save his beloved as the once magnificent Pompeii crumbles around him.

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Arn: The Knight Templar
2007 Β· dir. Peter Flinth
β˜… 6.6action Β· adventure Β· drama

Romance with a pulse of romance, in both cases

Arn, the son of a high-ranking Swedish nobleman is educated in a monastery and sent to the Holy Land as a knight templar to do penance for a forbidden love.

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The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
1978 Β· dir. Lau Kar-leung
πŸ… 83%β˜… 7.6action Β· adventurePrime Video

Another one that scratches it

During the Qing Dynasty, a fishmonger is killed by the reigning Manchu government for supporting the anti-government movement; his son manages to escape to Shaolin Temple, where he plans to learn its secretive brand of martial arts to seek revenge.

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Robin Hood
2010 Β· dir. Ridley Scott
πŸ… 43%β˜… 6.6action Β· adventure Β· historyMax

Common ground in both: robin hood and archer

When soldier Robin happens upon the dying Robert of Loxley, he promises to return the man's sword to his family in Nottingham. There, he assumes Robert's identity; romances his widow, Marion; and draws the ire of the town's sheriff and King John's henchman, Godfrey.

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War
2019 Β· dir. Siddharth Anand
πŸ… 71%β˜… 6.6action Β· thriller Β· adventureNetflix

Action in the same key

Khalid, entrusted with the task of eliminating former soldier turned rogue Kabir, engages in an epic battle with his mentor who taught him everything.

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Seven Samurai
1954 Β· dir. Akira Kurosawa
πŸ… 100%β˜… 8.6action Β· dramaMax

Both are built on the same subject: sword

A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide the soldiers with food.

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