Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "historical-fantasy"

1. Inglourious Basterds (2009)

R | 153 min | Adventure, Drama, War

In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a plan to assassinate Nazi leaders by a group of Jewish U.S. soldiers coincides with a theatre owner's vengeful plans for the same.

Director: Quentin Tarantino | Stars: Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger, Eli Roth, Mélanie Laurent

Votes: 1,592,106 | Gross: $120.54M

2. Red Sparrow (2018)

R | 140 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Ballerina Dominika Egorova is recruited to 'Sparrow School,' a Russian intelligence service where she is forced to use her body as a weapon. Her first mission, targeting a C.I.A. agent, threatens to unravel the security of both nations.

Director: Francis Lawrence | Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton, Matthias Schoenaerts, Charlotte Rampling

Votes: 202,246 | Gross: $46.87M

3. Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)

R | 96 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

Rambo returns to the jungles of Vietnam on a mission to infiltrate an enemy base-camp and rescue the American POWs still held captive there.

Director: George P. Cosmatos | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Charles Napier, Steven Berkoff

Votes: 183,284 | Gross: $150.42M

4. Overlord (2018)

R | 110 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

A small group of American soldiers find horror behind enemy lines on the eve of D-Day.

Director: Julius Avery | Stars: Jovan Adepo, Wyatt Russell, Mathilde Ollivier, Pilou Asbæk

Votes: 106,942 | Gross: $21.70M

5. Red Dawn (2012)

PG-13 | 93 min | Action, Drama, War

A group of teenagers look to save their town from an invasion of North Korean soldiers.

Director: Dan Bradley | Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Isabel Lucas, Josh Hutcherson, Josh Peck

Votes: 80,752 | Gross: $44.81M

6. Black Butler (2008–2011)

TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Comedy

Ciel Phantomhive takes care of the many unsettling events in Victorian England. Aided by Sebastian Michaelis, his loyal butler with seemingly inhuman abilities. But is there more to this black-clad butler than meets the eye?

Stars: J. Michael Tatum, Brina Palencia, Michael C. Pizzuto, Monica Rial

Votes: 9,393

7. Record of Ragnarok (2021– )

TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Every 1000 years, the Gods' Council assemble to decide the fate of humanity. After 7 million years of human history, the gods come to the decision that humans are irredeemable and must be extinct.

Stars: Miyuki Sawashiro, Tomoyo Kurosawa, Anairis Quinones, Laura Post

Votes: 8,940

8. High Spirits (1988)

PG-13 | 99 min | Comedy, Fantasy

When a hotelier attempts to fill the chronic vacancies at his castle by launching an advertising campaign that falsely portrays the property as haunted, two actual ghosts show up and end up falling for two guests.

Director: Neil Jordan | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Daryl Hannah, Steve Guttenberg, Donal McCann

Votes: 10,726 | Gross: $8.58M

9. Ooku: The Inner Chambers (2023– )

TV-MA | 30 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy

In an alternate history where the male population is nearly decimated, eligible men serve as concubines to the woman shogun inside the walls of the Ooku.

Stars: James Simenc, Steve Blum, Cindy Robinson, Trevor Devall

Votes: 1,046

10. Raven of the Inner Palace (2022)

23 min | Animation, Fantasy, History

The Raven Consort is a special consort living deep in the inner palace; Shouxue has the ability to use mysterious arts and will accept any favor asked of her, whether it is to find something lost or to curse someone to death.

Stars: Alejandro Saab, Alexis Tipton, Christopher Wehkamp, Bryn Apprill

Votes: 457

11. YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master (2024– )

25 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy

In a world of shapeshifting ravens, Yukiya, a Northern leader's son, is summoned by the Imperial Prince as murder, mysteries and an invasion from an unknown enemy threaten the four noble regions.

Stars: Satoshi Hino, Hiroshi Shirokuma, Eiji Takeuchi, Tomoko Miyadera

Votes: 36

12. The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941)

Passed | 107 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

A nineteenth-century New Hampshire farmer makes a pact with Satan for economic success, then enlists famed orator Daniel Webster to extract him from his contract.

Director: William Dieterle | Stars: Edward Arnold, Walter Huston, Jane Darwell, Simone Simon

Votes: 5,652

13. Moon in the Day (2023)

Fantasy, History, Romance

A dangerous and affectionate romance between a man whose time stops after being killed by his beloved lover and a woman who loses her memory of her previous life and whose time passes away endlessly.

Stars: Jeong Woong-in, On Joo-Wan, Kim Young-dae, Pyo Ye-jin

Votes: 766

14. Mugen no jûnin: Immortal (2019–2020)

Animation, Action, Adventure

A young girl named Rin seeks to avenge her parents, who were ruthlessly killed by a group of master swordsmen, with the help of cursed samurai Manji, who is seemingly immortal.

Stars: Kenjirô Tsuda, Ayane Sakura, Tatsuhisa Suzuki, Jôji Nakata

Votes: 1,258

15. The Twelve Kingdoms (2002–2003)

Animation, Adventure, Drama

When high school student Youko Nakajima finds out she is the rightful heir of a mysterious kingdom, she sets off on a fantasy voyage of danger and magic.

Stars: Mari Devon, Kate Higgins, Houko Kuwashima, Aya Hisakawa

Votes: 2,213

16. The Heroic Legend of Arslan (2015–2016)

TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Arslan must embark on a journey to reclaim his fallen kingdom and fulfill his destiny as ruler of Pars.

Stars: Jerry Jewell, Rachel Robinson, Ryan Reynolds, Justin Briner

Votes: 2,331

17. Thermae Romae (2012)

108 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Lucius, a Roman architect, is transported through time to modern-day Japan, where he learns about Japanese bathhouses and uses this to his gain back home.

Director: Hideki Takeuchi | Stars: Hiroshi Abe, Aya Ueto, Kazuki Kitamura, Riki Takeuchi

Votes: 2,707

18. Fushigi Yûgi - The Mysterious Play (1995–2002)

TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama

In this anime classic, spunky teen Miaka enters a world of magic, danger, and endless love triangles when she finds an old book that unlocks a fantasy land.

Stars: Takehito Koyasu, Nobuo Tobita, Bridget Hoffman, Shin'ichirô Miki

Votes: 1,091

19. Sengoku Youko (2024)

TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama

The world is divided into two factions: humans and monsters called katawara. Despite being a katawara, Tama loves humans and vows to protect them from evil, even if it means fighting her own kind.

Stars: Sôma Saitô, Maaya Uchida, Tomoyo Kurosawa, Ryohei Kimura

Votes: 138

20. Novoland: Pearl Eclipse (2021– )

TV-14 | 48 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Attempting to obtain luminous pearls to pay the tax, young Haishi loses her father. Taken in and tutored by Fang Jianming, she serves in the imperial court as a man, but loyalties and unrest interfere with their chance to be together.

Stars: William Chan, Mi Yang, Kaicheng Xu, Weihua Zhong

Votes: 282

21. Eternal Brotherhood (2024– )

TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Follows the heir of the Zichuan family. Together with his sworn brothers Di Lin and Si Te Lin, they set out to protect his family against threats.

Stars: Yung-Wei Yang, Yuning Liu, Jianan Guo, Mozhi Li

Votes: 20

22. Touken Ranbu Kai: Kyoden Moyuru Honnouji (2024– )

Animation, Action, Fantasy

In 2205 A.D., evil forces attack the past, threatening to alter the course of history. The judge calls on four swordsmen, with blades blessed by a Shinto priest, to protect the past and ... See full summary »

Stars: Tomoaki Maeno, Sôma Saitô, Kôsuke Toriumi

23. Burning Flames (2024– )

TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

Adapted from the Manhua/Donghua IP "Wu Geng Ji," created by Jianhe Zheng, it tells the story of the human prince Wu Geng, who was reduced to a slave after his country was destroyed and his family was destroyed.

Stars: Jialun Ren, Xing Fei, Jeremy Xu Zheng Xi, Xudan Zhu

Votes: 66

24. White Cat Legend (2024)

TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Set in the glorious Tang dynasty, it revolves around the Dali Temple and its "white cat leader," Li Bing, as he leads his team members to unravel different kinds of mysteries and adventures.

Stars: Yuxi Ding, Zheming Wei, Min Ren, Kudousi Jiang Ainiwaer

Votes: 39

25. Gold Kingdom and Water Kingdom (2023)

116 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy

Sara and Naranbayar, a princess and young man from either country who meet by chance, and find that they must act as a couple to maintain peace in their realms. Even so, they find that they slowly fall for each other.

Directors: Morio Asaka, Kotono Watanabe | Stars: Kento Kaku, Minami Hamabe, Banjô Ginga, Chafûrin

Votes: 158

26. Krabat (2008)

120 min | Drama, Fantasy, Thriller

A boy learns the black arts from an evil sorcerer.

Director: Marco Kreuzpaintner | Stars: David Kross, Christian Redl, Daniel Brühl, Robert Stadlober

Votes: 6,857

27. A Record of Mortal's Journey to Immortality (2020– )

45 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The story of Han Li, a poor and ordinary boy from a village. In order to let his family lead a better life, he willingly heads to Qi Xuan Sect to take their entrance exam. He was accepted by Mo Da Fu, and begins his journey in jianghu.

Stars: Jiaqi Xu, Sicen Liu, Minna Wang, Qifan Gao

Votes: 248

28. The Journey of Wugeng (2016– )

15 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The battle between Gods and Men and Dark Ones. Adaptation of the feng shen ji manhua.

Stars: Dawei Liang, Wu Lei, Qiege Qin, Dian Tao

Votes: 140

29. Fox Spirit Matchmaker (2017)

25 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy

In a world where Spirits and Humans coexist and can fall in love with each other, many Spirits see their human loved ones die before them due to the Spirits' much longer life expectancy. ... See full summary »

Stars: Kana Asumi, Wataru Hatano, Marina Inoue, Ai Kakuma

30. Legend of Yun Xi (2018)

45 min | Fantasy, History, Romance

A young naive girl skilled in magical medicine and poisons meets cruel power struggle, villains, friends and love.

Stars: Ma Cheng, Michael Mao, Zhehan Zhang, Jingyi Ju

Votes: 460

31. Cinderella Chef (I) (2018– )

TV-14 | Comedy, Fantasy, History

Ye Jia Yao travels back in time to the ancient times, where she becomes the daughter of a magistrate with the name Ye Jin Xuan. When she wakes up she is suddenly kidnapped to Hei Fang Camp ... See full summary »

Stars: Ching Yang Chen, Thassapak Hsu, Zhao Jian, Daikun Li

Votes: 76

32. Back to the Great Ming (2024– )

Animation, History

Zheng Shaopeng, a high school student, dozed off during a history lesson. When he awoke, he discovered that he had changed into the impoverished scholar Yang Lin and had traveled to the ... See full summary »

33. Sword of the Demon Hunter (2024– )

Animation, Action, Adventure | Post-production

Kadono village's shrine maiden has a guardian every generation. During Edo period, guardian Jinta confronts a demon foretelling a future Demon God's rise tied to their era. His quest to prevent this spans centuries.

Stars: Taku Yashiro, Reina Ueda, Saori Hayami

34. Jade Dynasty (2022– )

TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Zhang Xiaofan was orphaned and joined Qingyunmen sect. After rigorous training, he mastered Seven Vessels. Lu Xueqi faced danger but met Baguio who fought demon sect. New perils awaited Zhang.

Stars: Jinwen Chen, Yue Jiang, Liu Qing, Na Cai

Votes: 52

35. Dr. Jin (2012)

TV-Y | 65 min | Fantasy, History, Romance

A brilliant neurosurgeon falls into a time portal and lands in 1860 Korea. Without his modern medical tools, he must figure out a way back to the present day, saving a few Joseon-era people along the way.

Stars: Song Seung-heon, Park Min-Young, Lee Beom-su, Kim Jae-joong

Votes: 285

36. Novoland: The Castle in the Sky 2 (2020– )

45 min | Drama, History, Romance

The story centers around the human tribe and the winged tribe. Feng Ruche is Feng Tianyi and Yi Fuling's daughter whose fate is intertwined with the greatest magician of Lanzhou.

Stars: Uvin Wang, Jeremy Xu Zheng Xi, Ziqi Wang, Muchen Li

Votes: 10

37. Return of the Obra Dinn (2018 Video Game)

M | Fantasy, Mystery

Return of the Obra Dinn is set aboard a fictional East India Company ghost ship whose crew and passengers have all mysteriously died, with the game's objective being to discover how.

Director: Lucas Pope | Stars: Rob Townsend, Kamran Nikhad, Jeffrey Pillars, Callan McAuliffe

Votes: 498

38. Jin (2009– )

54 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

A brain surgeon named Minakata Jin faints at the hospital and awakens to find himself transported back in time to the Edo period.

Stars: Miki Nakatani, Wayne LeGette, Takao Osawa, Haruka Ayase

Votes: 1,098

39. God of Lost Fantasy (2019– )

TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Qin Wentian is born as a sickly child and his adopted parents are forced to send him to the Bai's family to marry their daughter. However the Bai family tries to back out of the marriage proposal and kill Wentian.

Stars: Jessie Wong, Yang Tun, Yilun Sheng, Ziwen Wang

Votes: 28

40. The Heroic Legend of Arislan (1993–1995)

PG | 59 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama

Young Prince Arislan believes he is the rightful heir to the throne, but is he? The mysterious masked usurper claims that Arislan's father stole the crown from his father. Arislan must ... See full summary »

Stars: Kappei Yamaguchi, Ben Fairman, Kazuhiko Inoue, Kaneto Shiozawa

Votes: 321

41. The Story of Saiunkoku (2006–2008)

TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A girl called Sho Ruurei is offered 500 gold coins to become the King's consort. She carelessly accepts the offer and has to tutor the King. The King falls in love with her however his brother is in love with her too.

Stars: Matthew Leonhart, Michael Kopsa, Michael Adamthwaite, Andrew Francis

Votes: 269

42. The Immortal Ascension (2024– )

45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama | Announced

The story of Han Li, a poor and ordinary boy from a village. In order to let his family lead a better life, he willingly heads to Qi Xuan Sect to take their entrance exam. He was accepted by Mo Da Fu, and begins his journey in jianghu.

Stars: Yang Yang, Chen Jin, Yiren Song, Yan Liu

43. Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru (2016–2018)

TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

The daily lives of warriors who work together to protect evil forces from changing history.

Stars: Garret Storms, Aaron Roberts, Ricco Fajardo, Marcus D. Stimac

Votes: 86

44. Tanks for Stalin (2018)

95 min | Action, Comedy, History

1940. A prototype of a new cutting edge tank is being taken on a secret mission to Moscow, to Comrade Stalin. Soon the cross-country run turns into a ruthless race.

Director: Kim Druzhinin | Stars: Andrey Merzlikin, Anton Filipenko, Aglaya Tarasova, Dmitriy Podnozov

Votes: 1,138

45. Pocahontas: Princess of the American Indians (1997)

TV-Y7 | Animation, Action, Adventure

In her journey, Pocahontas and her spiritual companion Hopi Ho, get the chance to become acquainted with the different ways of living of the different American Indian tribes that they visit.

Stars: Teresa Pascarelli, Francis Pardeilhan, Gregory Snegoff, Emanuela Pacotto

Votes: 55

46. The Snow Moon (2023)

Fantasy, Romance

The fox demon, Boqiu, endured a thousand years of solitude and a tortured love across nine lifetimes to break the curse afflicting his beloved, Su Xiaohuan, which caused her to tragically ... See full summary »

Stars: Jiaqi Li, Tingxu Wang, Xin Xiang, Ye Zuo

Votes: 21

47. Thousand Years for You (2022)

40 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

3000 years ago the human prince won the war between the human and spirit clan as the spirit clan priestess sacrificed her energy core to save him and the world. After he is revived in the current world he searches for her spirit traces.

Stars: Xiyue Cao, Xijun Chen, Qin Li, Yanhui Ma

Votes: 24

48. The Legend of Grave Keepers (2021)

35 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Legend has it that Luo Wuzi helped the First Emperor of Qin build his Mausoleum, and built another nine tombs to store the rare treasures in world. He was named King of the Tomb by Qin ... See full summary »

Stars: Ian Yi, Liwei Bai, Guolong Cai, Yucheng Chen

49. The tale of outcasts (2023)

Animation, Action, Fantasy

Wisteria is an orphan girl living in a corner of the British Empire at the end of the 19th century. Her life is desolate and bleak, until she encounters Malbus, a powerful but equally ... See full summary »

Stars: Katsuyuki Konishi, Ayana Taketatsu, Jun'ichi Suwabe, Risa Imayanagi

Votes: 186

50. Jin Yong Wu Xia Shi Jie

Action, Adventure, Drama | Completed

A gathering of great warriors brings forth a joyful martial art world. A new tradition reboots the martial arts.

Stars: Yiwei Zhou, Weiguang Gao, Duling Chen, CiSha