Sword & Sorcery movies

Gritty, personal heroics with monsters, cults, dangerous ruins, and high-risk magic.

1. Three Thousand Years of Longing

Drama Fantasy Romance Sword & Sorcery Fantasy Romance

6.7

2022•1h 48min

Australia, China

Director: George Miller

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Tense Deliberate Fantastical Stylish Measured

A solitary scholar discovers an ancient bottle while on a trip to Istanbul and unleashes a djinn who offers her three wishes. Filled with reluctance, she is unable to come up with one, so the djinn tries to inspire her with his stories.

Themes

Freedom vs confinement, Modernity vs tradition, Desire vs restraint, Longing and loneliness, Power via storytelling, Palace intrigue and power, Forbidden knowledge lure

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2. The Shape of Water

Drama Fantasy Romance Sword & Sorcery Dark Romance

7.3

2017•2h 3min

United States

Director: Guillermo del Toro

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Tense Claustrophobic Deliberate Stylish Measured

An other-worldly story, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962, where a mute janitor working at a lab falls in love with an amphibious man being held captive there and devises a plan to help him escape.

Themes

Cold war paranoia, Otherness and belonging, Interspecies romance, State power vs science, Prejudice and discrimination, Humanity through empathy

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