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Movies like The Return of Chandu (1934)

The best movies like The Return of Chandu (1934) are Angels Fallen: Warriors of Peace (2024), In the Lost Lands (2025) and Mythica: A Quest for Heroes (2014). If The Return of Chandu hooked you with its action and fantasy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Angels Fallen: Warriors of Peace (2024)

    When an Iraq War veteran receives a calling from a higher power, he embarks on a mission to stop a fallen angel from raising an army of the dead to take over the world.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & adventure

  2. In the Lost Lands (2025)

    A queen sends the powerful and feared sorceress Gray Alys to the ghostly wilderness of the Lost Lands in search of a magical power, where she and her guide, the drifter Boyce, must outwit and outfight both man and demon.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & adventure

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  3. Mythica: A Quest for Heroes (2014)

    Stuck in a life of indentured servitude, Marek dreams of becoming a wizard. When she meets the beautiful priestess Teela in need of help, she offers her assistance and provides a motley troupe. Together they go in search of Teela's sister, who was kidnapped by a wild ogre.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & adventure

  4. A Knight's War (2025)

    A fearless knight braves a deadly realm to save the Chosen One’s soul. Facing witches, demons, and brutal foes, he discovers her return could ignite chaos and doom humanity.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & action

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  5. Basilisk: The Serpent King (2006)

    Two millennia ago, a Lybian king has a basilisk (snake-shaped dragon), which petrifies people, subjected to the same fate with a golden scepter during a solar eclipse. Both these and several victims are dug up by modern archaeologist Harrison 'Harry' McColl's expedition. Despite a cryptic warning from tribal locals, everything goes to his Colorado university's museum. It's all exhibited during another eclipse, which leads to the monster reviving. Harry and some of his friends must try to petrify the monster again.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & horror

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  6. The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010)

    Balthazar Blake is a master sorcerer in modern-day Manhattan trying to defend the city from his arch-nemesis, Maxim Horvath. Balthazar can't do it alone, so he recruits Dave Stutler, a seemingly average guy who demonstrates hidden potential, as his reluctant protégé. The sorcerer gives his unwilling accomplice a crash course in the art and science of magic, and together, these unlikely partners work to stop the forces of darkness.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy & adventure

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  7. Mythica: The Necromancer (2015)

    The young wizard Marek is forced to lead her band of would-be heroes on a mission for the corrupt Thieves Guild, which has taken her friend hostage. Their journey will take them straight into the wicked clutches of Szorlok, their greatest enemy.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy & action

  8. Constantine: City of Demons - The Movie (2018)

    A decade after a tragic mistake, family man Chas Chandler and occult detective John Constantine set out to cure his daughter Trish from a mysterious supernatural coma.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy & horror

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  9. The Spine of Night (2021)

    When ancient dark magic falls into sinister hands and unleashes ages of suffering onto mankind, a group of heroes from different eras and cultures must band together in order to defeat it at all costs.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy & action

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  10. Dr. Strange (1978)

    A psychiatrist becomes the new Sorcerer Supreme of the Earth in order to battle an evil Sorceress from the past.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & adventure

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  11. Mythica: The Godslayer (2016)

    As the Lich King's zombie legions ravage the world, a cursed young sorceress embarks on a quest to obtain a weapon from the gods. But when she joins her sworn enemy in a desperate attempt to save the world, she must recover the good in herself before her friends are all dead, and defeat the Lich King before the gods are destroyed and the world forever enslaved.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure & fantasy

  12. Voyage of the Unicorn (2001)

    One day the Aislings find themselves magically transported to a ship called the Unicorn. Here, they discover that they've been chosen to fulfill an incredible quest! They undergo an incredible journey of discovery in strange lands with enchanted creatures, but find their voyage is really one of the spirit, as they each learn faith and the power of love.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure & fantasy

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  13. The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf (2021)

    Escaping from poverty to become a witcher, Vesemir slays monsters for coin and glory, but when a new menace rises, he must face the demons of his past.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & fantasy

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  14. Descendants 2 (2017)

    When the pressure to be royal becomes too much for Mal, she returns to the Isle of the Lost where her archenemy Uma, Ursula's daughter, has taken her spot as self-proclaimed queen.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy & adventure

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  15. Abigail (2019)

    A young girl Abigail lives in a city whose borders were closed many years ago because of an epidemic of a mysterious disease. Abby's father was one of the sick - and he was taken when she was six years old. Going against the authorities to find his father, Abby learns that her city is actually full of magic. And she discovers in herself extraordinary magical abilities.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure & fantasy

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  16. God Is a Bullet (2023)

    Vice detective Bob Hightower finds his ex-wife murdered and daughter kidnapped by a cult. Frustrated by the botched official investigations, he quits the force and infiltrates the cult to hunt down the leader with the help of the cult’s only female victim escapee, Case Hardin.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & horror

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  17. Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)

    Oscar Diggs, a small-time circus illusionist and con-artist, is whisked from Kansas to the Land of Oz where the inhabitants assume he's the great wizard of prophecy, there to save Oz from the clutches of evil.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy & adventure

  18. Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham (2023)

    Explorer Bruce Wayne accidentally unleashes an ancient evil, and returns to Gotham after being away for two decades. There, Batman battles Lovecraftian supernatural forces and encounters allies and enemies such as Green Arrow, Ra's al Ghul, Mr. Freeze, Killer Croc, Two-Face and James Gordon.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy & action

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  19. Snow Queen (2002)

    Since a bitter winter storm stole the life of Gerda's mother, she and her father have sadly continued to run the remote hotel they call home. Lonely and isolated, Gerda's only joy is Kai, the handsome bellboy. A mysterious guest with an icy stare arrives at the hotel one night, wrapped in fur and diamonds. By daybreak, the "Snow Queen" has vanished with Kai! Gerda embarks on a journey of morphing seasons, fantastical creatures, and long-frozen mysteries in a desperate quest to find her stolen love.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure & fantasy

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  20. The Princess and the Goblin (1991)

    The story is about the Princess Irene and a young warrior boy named Curty. Irene must use her magic power to fight off goblins and save the kingdom.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure & fantasy

  21. The Adventures of Smilin' Jack (1943)

    A movie serial in 12 chapters: The famous comic strip character is on a mission to protect a secret tunnel passage between China and India.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action & adventure

  22. Leyendas de Hidros (TBA)

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both adventure & fantasy

  23. The Brass Bullet (1918)

    Rosalind Joy is a constantly imperiled heiress to a fortune in gold. An 18 part adventure serial

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action & adventure

  24. The Inglorious Bastards (1978)

    Set in Europe during WWII, a group of American soldiers on their way to military prison are beset upon by a German artillery attack, escaping with Switzerland in their sights. Before making it any farther, they volunteer to steal a V2 warhead for the French Underground - taking them deep into the heart of German territory.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action & adventure

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  25. Blood Tulip (2019)

    A woman travels to Holland in search of her missing sister who may have been forced into prostitution in the infamous Red Light District of Amsterdam. Ever wondered what would happen if John Waters went to the Netherlands to make a giallo? Wonder no more!

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror

  26. Monster Party (2018)

    Three teenage thieves infiltrate a mansion dinner party, unaware that it is secretly being hosted by a serial killer cult for the social elite.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror

  27. The Young Blood Chronicles (2014)

    The members of Fall Out Boy undergo kidnappings, torture, and murder at the hands of Courtney Love, the leader of a cult with one aim: to silence the music.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both adventure

  28. Jackals (2017)

    Set in the 1980s, an estranged family hires a cult deprogrammer to take back their teenage son from a murderous cult, but find themselves under siege when the cultists surround their cabin, demanding the boy back.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror

  29. The Great Vincent (2008)

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both fantasy

  30. Knightriders (1981)

    A medieval reenactment troupe struggles to maintain its family-like dynamic amid pressure from local authorities, interest from talent agents, and their so-called king's delusions of grandeur.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like The Return of Chandu?

The closest matches to The Return of Chandu are Angels Fallen: Warriors of Peace (2024), In the Lost Lands (2025) and Mythica: A Quest for Heroes (2014). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after The Return of Chandu?

Start with Angels Fallen: Warriors of Peace (2024), the closest match to The Return of Chandu.

What is the highest-rated movie like The Return of Chandu?

Constantine: City of Demons - The Movie (2018), rated 7.7/10 by 694 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like The Return of Chandu?

In the Lost Lands (2025) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like The Return of Chandu?

Yes: Angels Fallen: Warriors of Peace (2024), In the Lost Lands (2025) and Mythica: A Quest for Heroes (2014).

How are movies similar to The Return of Chandu chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Return of Chandu, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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