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Movies like The Veil (2017)

The best movies like The Veil (2017) are The Blood of Heroes (1989), Dr. Strange (1978) and The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart (2023). If The Veil hooked you with its action and adventure, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. The Blood of Heroes (1989)

    Set in a futuristic world where the only sport that has survived in a wasted society is the brutal game known as jugging. Sallow, the leader of a rag-tag team, has played in the main Leagues before, but was cast out because of indiscretions with a lady. Now joined by a talented newcomer, Kidda, an ambitious young peasant girl, he and his team find they have one last chance for glory.

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

  2. 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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  3. The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart (2023)

    A nationwide manhunt for Hank Venture leads to untold dangers and unexpected revelations, while The Monarch is literally out for Dr Venture's blood. An imposing evil from the past reemerges to wreak havoc on the Ventures, The Guild, and even the Monarch marriage—it will take friends and foes alike to restore the Ventures' world to order… or end it once and for all.

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

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  4. Conan the Destroyer (1984)

    Conan is commissioned by the evil queen Taramis to safely escort a teen princess and her powerful bodyguard to a far away castle to retrieve the magic Horn of Dagoth. Unknown to Conan, the queen plans to sacrifice the princess when she returns and inherit her kingdom after the bodyguard kills Conan. The queen's plans fail to take into consideration Conan's strength and cunning and the abilities of his sidekicks: the eccentric wizard Akiro, the warrior woman Zula, and the inept Malak. Together the hero and his allies must defeat both mortal and supernatural foes in this voyage to sword-and-sorcery land.

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

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  5. 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

  6. Conan the Barbarian (1982)

    A horde of rampaging warriors massacre the parents of young Conan and enslave the young child for years on The Wheel of Pain. As the sole survivor of the childhood massacre, Conan is released from slavery and taught the ancient arts of fighting. Transforming himself into a killing machine, Conan travels into the wilderness to seek vengeance on Thulsa Doom, the man responsible for killing his family. In the wilderness, Conan takes up with the thieves Valeria and Subotai. The group comes upon King Osric, who wants the trio of warriors to help rescue his daughter who has joined Doom in the hills.

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

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  7. Spectral (2016)

    A special-ops team is dispatched to fight supernatural beings that have taken over a European city.

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

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  8. Mortal Kombat (2021)

    Washed-up MMA fighter Cole Young, unaware of his heritage, and hunted by Emperor Shang Tsung's best warrior, Sub-Zero, seeks out and trains with Earth's greatest champions as he prepares to stand against the enemies of Outworld in a high stakes battle for the universe.

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

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  9. Dragonheart: Vengeance (2021)

    Lukas, a young farmer whose family is killed by savage raiders in the countryside, sets out on an epic quest for revenge, forming an unlikely trio with a majestic dragon and a swashbuckling, sword-fighting mercenary, Darius.

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

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  10. Barbarella (1968)

    In the far future, a highly sexual woman is tasked with finding and stopping the evil Durand-Durand. Along the way she encounters various unusual people.

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

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  11. Doomsday (2008)

    The lethal Reaper virus spreads throughout Britain—infecting millions and killing hundreds of thousands. Authorities brutally and successfully quarantine the country but, three decades later, the virus resurfaces in a major city. An elite group of specialists is urgently dispatched into the still-quarantined country to retrieve a cure by any means necessary. Shut off from the rest of the world, the unit must battle through a landscape that has become a waking nightmare.

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

  12. Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

    Truck driver Jack Burton gets embroiled in a supernatural battle when his best friend Wang Chi's green-eyed fiancée is kidnapped by henchmen of the sorcerer Lo Pan, who must marry a girl with green eyes in order to return to the human realm.

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

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  13. Hulk vs. Thor (2009)

    For ages, Odin has protected his kingdom of Asgard. But every winter, the All-Father must rest and regain his strength for one week. During this time, all of Asgard's foes (including trolls, giants, dark elves, and demons) try to claim the realm for their own, but they are always stopped by Odin's son, the mighty Thor, albeit with the loss of many brave Asgardian warriors. Loki, god of mischief, has kidnapped Dr. Bruce Banner and brought him to Asgard with the help of Amora, once Thor's lover, now the supervillain known as the Enchantress. Loki makes Banner angry and he changes into the Hulk. The Enchantress then casts a spell over the Hulk which separates Banner from his monstrous alter-ego and grants Loki control over the Hulk's body.

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

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  14. Vesper (2022)

    After the collapse of Earth's ecosystem, Vesper, a 13-year-old girl struggling to survive with her paralyzed Father, meets a mysterious Woman with a secret that forces Vesper to use her wits, strength and bio-hacking abilities to fight for the possibility of a future.

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

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  15. Mortal Kombat II (2026)

    The fan favorite champions—now joined by Johnny Cage himself—are pitted against one another in the ultimate, no-holds barred, gory battle to defeat the dark rule of Shao Kahn that threatens the very existence of the Earthrealm and its defenders.

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

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  16. Code 8 Part II (2024)

    In a world where superpowered people are heavily policed by robots, an ex-con teams up with a drug lord he despises to protect a teen from a corrupt cop.

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

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  17. Interceptor (2022)

    A U.S. Army Captain uses her years of tactical training to save humanity from sixteen nuclear missiles launched at the U.S. as a violent attack threatens her remote missile interceptor station.

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

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  18. Highlander (1986)

    He fought his first battle on the Scottish Highlands in 1536. He will fight his greatest battle on the streets of New York City in 1986. His name is Connor MacLeod. He is immortal.

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

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  19. Blade: Trinity (2004)

    For years, Blade has fought against the vampires in the cover of the night. But now, after falling into the crosshairs of the FBI, he is forced out into the daylight, where he is driven to join forces with a clan of human vampire hunters he never knew existed—The Nightstalkers. Together with Abigail and Hannibal, two deftly trained Nightstalkers, Blade follows a trail of blood to the ancient creature that is also hunting him—the original vampire, Dracula.

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

  20. 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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  21. Armageddon (1998)

    When an asteroid threatens to collide with Earth, NASA honcho Dan Truman determines the only way to stop it is to drill into its surface and detonate a nuclear bomb. This leads him to renowned driller Harry Stamper, who agrees to helm the dangerous space mission provided he can bring along his own hotshot crew. Among them is the cocksure A.J. who Harry thinks isn't good enough for his daughter, until the mission proves otherwise.

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

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  22. 2101 (2014)

    Three friends exploring an abandoned facility discover a device that holds information about the future. Upon finding the device, they must learn how to use it while also striving to keep it out of the wrong hands.

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

  23. Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna & Ultraman Gaia: The Battle in Hyperspace (1999)

    A young boy discovers a magical rock that can make any wish come true. But the rock is stolen by a school bully who uses it to create a powerful and dangerous monster. The only way to stop the beast is to enlist the help of superhero Ultraman Gaia. The boy does everything he can to help the XIG Team, a brave group of humans who have direct contact with Ultraman Gaia as well as Ultraman Dyna and Ultraman Tiga.

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

  24. The Revenge of Hercules (1960)

    A warrior returning home to his country must battle giant bats, three-headed dogs and a vicious dragon to save his wife, and his people, from the machinations of an evil ruler.

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

  25. Space Mutiny (1988)

    A pilot is the only hope to stop the mutiny of a spacecraft by its security crew, who plot to sell the crew of the ship into slavery.

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

  26. Ang Panday (2017)

    A young blacksmith realizes his destiny when a malevolent demon bent on ruling the world unleashes an army of creatures on humanity.

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

  27. Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000)

    In an alternate timeline the original Godzilla is never defeated and repeatedly reemerges to feed on Japan's energy sources. A new inter-dimensional weapon called the Dimension Tide is created with the intent of eliminating Godzilla. However, the new weapon might also serve as a gateway to something far more sinister.

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

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  28. Not Very Nice 3: La peste silencieuse (2022)

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

  29. Bloodfist (1989)

    To avenge the brutal murder of his brother, Jake Ray journeys to the Philippines, where his search for truth finds him battling both in and out of the ring. But the weapons are always the same: bare fists, bare feet. And the rules never change: last man standing wins.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action

  30. The Launching of Spaceship-1 (1940)

    In front of television crews and thousands of spectators, Spaceship-1—commanded by Commodore Hardt, inventor of the powerful rocket fuel "Neotan-X"—blasts off on the first flight to the Moon.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both science fiction

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like The Veil?

The closest matches to The Veil are The Blood of Heroes (1989), Dr. Strange (1978) and The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart (2023). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after The Veil?

Start with The Blood of Heroes (1989), the closest match to The Veil.

What is the highest-rated movie like The Veil?

Mortal Kombat II (2026), rated 7.7/10 by 2,779 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like The Veil?

Mortal Kombat II (2026) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like The Veil?

Yes: The Blood of Heroes (1989), Dr. Strange (1978) and The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart (2023).

How are movies similar to The Veil chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Veil, 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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