Film Class: Sword-and-Sorcery

1.

Game of Thrones

American fantasy television series adapted from ''A Song of Ice and Fire''

Overview: Game of Thrones is an American fantasy drama television series created by David Benioff and for HBO. It is an adaptation of A Song of Ice and Fire, a series of fantasy novels by the first of which is A ...

Director: David Nutter, Alan Taylor

Cast: Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke, Kit Harington, Sophie Turner, Maisie Williams

Producer: David Benioff, Guymon Casady

Writer: David Benioff, George R.R. Martin

Nine noble families fight for control over the mythical lands of Westeros, while a forgotten race returns after being dormant for thousands of years.

0

Television series set in castles 13T

Family saga television series 11T

Television series by Home Box Office 80T

2.

Xena: Warrior Princess

American–New Zealand fantasy series (1995–2001)

Overview: Xena: Warrior Princess is an American fantasy television series filmed in New Zealand, which aired in first-run syndication from September 4, 1995, to June 18, 2001.

Release date: 15 September 1995

Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Director: Garth Maxwell, Rick Jacobson

Cast: Lucy Lawless, Renée O'Connor, Ted Raimi, Kevin Smith, Hudson Leick, Karl Urban

Producer: Bernadette Joyce, Sam Raimi

Writer: Sam Raimi, John Schulian

Xena, a mighty Warrior Princess with a dark past, sets out to redeem herself. She is joined by small town bard, Gabrielle. Together they journey the ancient ...

0

LGBT speculative fiction television series 51T

Cultural depictions of Livia 9T

American action adventure television series 100T

3.

Conan the Barbarian

1982 American fantasy movie

Overview: Conan the Barbarian is a 1982 American epic sword-and-sorcery film directed by John Milius and written by Milius and Oliver Stone. Based on Robert E. Howard's Conan, the film stars Arnold Schwarzenegger ...

Release date: 15 March 1982

Genre: Action, Fantasy, Adventure

Director: John Milius

Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones, Max von Sydow, Sandahl Bergman, Ben Davidson, Cassandra Gava

Producer: D. Constantine Conte, Dino De Laurentiis

Writer: Robert E. Howard, John Milius

A vengeful barbarian warrior sets off to avenge his tribe and his parents whom were slain by an evil sorcerer and his warriors when he was a boy.

0

Films produced by Buzz Feitshans 15T

Conan the Barbarian films 3T

American fantasy action films 55T

4.

Ring of the Nibelungs

German TV series or program

Overview: Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King (also known, in different cuts, formats and markets, as Ring of the Nibelungs, Die Nibelungen, Curse of the Ring and Sword of Xanten) is a 2004 German television film directed ...

Release date: 19 November 2004

Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Adventure, Action

Director: Uli Edel

Cast: Benno Fürmann, Kristanna Loken, Alicia Witt, Julian Sands, Samuel West, Max von Sydow

Producer: Klaus Badelt, Rola Bauer

Writer: Diane Duane, Peter Morwood

The legend of Siegfried and Brunhild, loosely based on characters from the Norse sagas and the pre-Christian Germanic heroic motifs outlined in the Nibelungensaga ...

0

Films scored by Ilan Eshkeri 47T

2000s English-language films 4,261T

English-language German films 842T

5.

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

2002 fantasy film directed by Peter Jackson

Overview: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is a 2002 epic high fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson from a screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Stephen Sinclair, and Jackson, based on 1954's ...

Release date: 5 December 2002

Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Director: Peter Jackson

Cast: Bruce Allpress, Sean Astin, John Bach, Sala Baker, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom

Producer: Peter Jackson, Michael Lynne

Writer: J.R.R. Tolkien, Fran Walsh

While Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron's new ally, Saruman ...

0

Middle-earth (film franchise) films 7T

2000s English-language films 2,127T

New Zealand fantasy adventure films 9T

6.

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2003 fantasy film directed by Peter Jackson

Overview: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is a 2003 epic high fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson from a screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Jackson. It is based on 1955's The ...

Release date: 1 December 2003

Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Director: Peter Jackson

Cast: Noel Appleby, Alexandra Astin, Sean Astin, David Aston, John Bach, Sean Bean

Producer: Peter Jackson, Michael Lynne

Writer: J.R.R. Tolkien, Fran Walsh

Gandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring ...

0

Middle-earth (film franchise) films 7T

2000s English-language films 2,127T

New Zealand fantasy adventure films 9T

7.

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

2013 fantasy film directed by Peter Jackson

Overview: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is a 2013 epic high fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson from a screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Jackson, and Guillermo del Toro, based on the ...

Release date: 1 December 2013

Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Drama

Director: Peter Jackson

Cast: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Ken Stott, Graham McTavish, William Kircher

Producer: Carolyn Blackwood, Philippa Boyens

Writer: Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens

The dwarves, along with Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf the Grey, continue their quest to reclaim Erebor, their homeland, from Smaug. Bilbo Baggins is in po ...

0

Middle-earth (film franchise) films 7T

2010s English-language films 2,129T

New Zealand fantasy adventure films 9T

8.

Excalibur

1981 film by John Boorman

Overview: Excalibur is a 1981 epic medieval fantasy film directed, cowritten and produced by John Boorman, that retells the legend of King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table, based loosely on the 15th-century ...

Release date: 10 April 1981

Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Director: John Boorman

Cast: Nigel Terry, Helen Mirren, Nicholas Clay, Cherie Lunghi, Paul Geoffrey, Nicol Williamson

Producer: John Boorman, Michael Dryhurst

Writer: Thomas Malory, Rospo Pallenberg

Merlin the magician helps Arthur Pendragon unite the Britons around the Round Table of Camelot, even as dark forces conspire to tear it apart.

0

1980s American films 3,365T

Films based on works by Chrétien de Troyes 6T

1980s English-language films 3,470T

9.

Conan the Destroyer

1984 film by Richard Fleischer

Overview: Conan the Destroyer is a 1984 American epic sword and sorcery film directed by Richard Fleischer from a screenplay by Stanley Mann and a story by Roy Thomas and Gerry Conway. Based on the character Conan ...

Release date: 29 June 1984

Genre: Action, Fantasy, Adventure

Director: Richard Fleischer

Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Grace Jones, Wilt Chamberlain, Mako, Tracey Walter, Sarah Douglas

Producer: Dino De Laurentiis, Raffaella De Laurentiis

Writer: Robert E. Howard, Roy Thomas

Conan leads a ragtag group of adventurers on a quest for a princess.

0

1980s American films 3,361T

Golden Raspberry Award winning films 242T

1980s English-language films 3,428T

10.

Conan the Barbarian

2011 film by Marcus Nispel

Overview: Conan the Barbarian is a 2011 American sword and sorcery film based on the character of the same name created by Robert E. Howard. The film is a new interpretation of the Conan myth and is not related ...

Release date: 18 August 2011

Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Director: Marcus Nispel

Cast: Jason Momoa, Stephen Lang, Rachel Nichols, Ron Perlman, Rose McGowan, Bob Sapp

Producer: John Baldecchi, Jason Constantine

Writer: Thomas Dean Donnelly, Joshua Oppenheimer

A vengeful barbarian warrior sets off to get his revenge on the evil warlord who attacked his village and murdered his father when he was a boy.

0

Conan the Barbarian films 3T

2010s fantasy adventure films 169T

American films about revenge 697T

11.

Willow

1988 American fantasy film directed by Ron Howard

Overview: Willow is a 1988 American sword and sorcery adventure film directed by Ron Howard and produced by Nigel Wooll. The film was executive produced by George Lucas and written by Bob Dolman from a story by ...

Release date: 20 May 1988

Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Drama

Director: Ron Howard

Cast: Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Warwick Davis, Jean Marsh, Patricia Hayes, Billy Barty

Producer: Joe Johnston, George Lucas

Writer: George Lucas, Bob Dolman

A young farmer is chosen to undertake a perilous journey in order to protect a special baby from an evil queen.

0

1980s American films 3,365T

Films shot at EMI-Elstree Studios 141T

1980s English-language films 3,470T

12.

Warcraft

2016 American action fantasy film

Overview: Warcraft (alternatively known as Warcraft: The Beginning) is a 2016 American action fantasy film based on the video game series of the same name. Directed by Duncan Jones, who co-wrote with Charles L ...

Release date: 10 June 2016

Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Action, War

Director: Duncan Jones

Cast: Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Ben Foster, Dominic Cooper, Toby Kebbell, Ben Schnetzer

Producer: Nicholas S. Carpenter, Edward Cheng

Writer: Charles Leavitt, Duncan Jones

As an Orc horde invades the planet Azeroth using a magic portal, a few human heroes and dissenting Orcs must attempt to stop the true evil behind this ...

0

Dentsu films 75T

2016 action films 54T

2010s fantasy adventure films 170T

13.

The Beastmaster

1982 fantasy film directed by Don Coscarelli

Overview: The Beastmaster is a 1982 sword and sorcery film directed by Don Coscarelli and starring Marc Singer, Tanya Roberts, John Amos and Rip Torn. Loosely based on the 1959 novel The Beast Master by Andre Norton ...

Release date: 16 August 1982

Genre: Fantasy, Action, Adventure

Director: Don Coscarelli

Cast: Marc Singer, Tanya Roberts, Rip Torn, John Amos, Joshua Milrad, Rod Loomis

Producer: Donald P. Borchers, Naser El-Attasy

Writer: Don Coscarelli, Paul Pepperman

A sword-and-sorcery fantasy about a young man's search for revenge. Armed with supernatural powers, the handsome hero and his animal allies wage war against ...

0

1980s American films 3,361T

1980s English-language films 3,428T

1980s pregnancy films 18T

14.

Red Sonja

1985 film by Richard Fleischer

Overview: Red Sonja is a 1985 American epic sword and sorcery film directed by Richard Fleischer, and written by Clive Exton and George MacDonald Fraser. It is based on the character created by Robert E. Howard ...

Release date: 3 July 1985

Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Director: Richard Fleischer

Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Brigitte Nielsen, Sandahl Bergman, Paul L. Smith, Ernie Reyes Jr., Ronald Lacey

Producer: Christian Ferry, A. Michael Lieberman

Writer: Robert E. Howard, Clive Exton

The fearless warrior Red Sonja sets out to avenge her family's murder and rid her kingdom from the tyrannical rule of evil Queen Gedren.

0

Golden Raspberry Award winning films 242T

Golden Raspberry Award winners 272T

American rape and revenge films 118T

15.

Legend

1985 fantasy film directed by Ridley Scott

Overview: Legend is a 1985 American epic dark fantasy adventure film directed by Ridley Scott, written by William Hjortsberg, and starring Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, Tim Curry, David Bennent, Alice Playten, Billy Barty ...

Release date: 28 August 1985

Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Romance

Director: Ridley Scott

Cast: Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, Tim Curry, David Bennent, Alice Playten, Billy Barty

Producer: Joseph P. Grace, Tim Hampton

Writer: William Hjortsberg

A young man must stop the Lord of Darkness from destroying daylight and marrying the woman he loves.

0

1980s American films 3,365T

Films produced by Arnon Milchan 76T

1980s English-language films 3,470T

16.

Krull

1983 British-American science fantasy swashbucklerfilm by Peter Yates

Overview: Krull is a 1983 British science fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Yates and distributed by Columbia Pictures. It stars Ken Marshall, Lysette Anthony, Freddie Jones, Francesca Annis, and Alun Ar ...

Release date: 29 July 1983

Genre: Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Director: Peter Yates

Cast: Ken Marshall, Lysette Anthony, Freddie Jones, Francesca Annis, Alun Armstrong, David Battley

Producer: Geoffrey Helman, Ted Mann

Writer: Stanford Sherman

A prince and a fellowship of companions set out to rescue his bride from a fortress of alien invaders who have arrived on their home planet.

0

Sword and planet films 8T

1980s English-language films 3,419T

1980s fantasy adventure films 78T

17.

In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale

2007 film by Uwe Boll

Overview: In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (also known as Dungeon Siege: In the Name of the King, or simply In the Name of the King), is a 2007 German-American action-fantasy film directed by Uwe Boll ...

Release date: 3 November 2006

Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller

Director: Uwe Boll

Cast: Jason Statham, Leelee Sobieski, John Rhys-Davies, Ron Perlman, Claire Forlani, Kristanna Loken

Producer: Brandon Baker, Uwe Boll

Writer: Doug Taylor, Jason Rappaport

A man named Farmer sets out to rescue his kidnapped wife and avenge the death of his son, two acts committed by the Krugs, a race of animal-warriors who ...

0

Golden Raspberry Award winning films 242T

English-language Canadian films 2,725T

2000s English-language films 4,275T

18.

Highlander

1986 film by Russell Mulcahy

Overview: Highlander is a 1986 British-American fantasy action-adventure film directed by Russell Mulcahy from a screenplay by Gregory Widen, Peter Bellwood, and Larry Ferguson. It stars Christopher Lambert, Roxanne ...

Release date: 1 January 1986

Genre: Action, Fantasy, Adventure

Director: Russell Mulcahy

Cast: Christopher Lambert, Roxanne Hart, Clancy Brown, Sean Connery, Beatie Edney, Alan North

Producer: Peter S. Davis, E.C. Monell

Writer: Gregory Widen, Peter Bellwood

An immortal Scottish swordsman must confront the last of his immortal opponent, a murderously brutal barbarian who lusts for the fabled "Prize" ...

0

1980s English-language films 1,494T

1980s action adventure films 50T

1980s fantasy adventure films 77T

19.

DragonHeart

1996 film by Rob Cohen

Overview: Dragonheart (stylized as DragonHeart) is a 1996 fantasy adventure film directed by Rob Cohen and written by Charles Edward Pogue, based on a story created by him and Patrick Read Johnson. The film stars ...

Release date: 31 May 1996

Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

Director: Rob Cohen

Cast: Dennis Quaid, David Thewlis, Pete Postlethwaite, Dina Meyer, Jason Isaacs, Brian Thompson

Producer: Kelly Breidenbach, Raffaella De Laurentiis

Writer: Patrick Read Johnson, Charles Edward Pogue

The last dragon and a disillusioned dragonslaying Knight must cooperate to stop an evil King, who was given partial immortality.

0

English-language Slovak films 6T

1990s English-language films 3,883T

Best Fantasy Film Saturn Award winners 44T

20.

The Witcher

Polish-American fantasy drama television series

Overview: The Witcher is a fantasy drama television series created by Lauren Schmidt Hissrich for Netflix. It is based on the book series by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. Set on a fictional, medieval-inspired ...