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24 results for “folk hero”

Legendary Fighter: Yang's Heroine

2001 ★ 7.0

Legendary Fighter: Yang's Heroine is a 2001 Chinese costume drama produced by Chinese Entertainment Shanghai Limited in conjunction with Taiwan Television, Sing

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The Legend of Nezha

2003 ★ 8.4

The story follows the growth of little hero Nezha. The Legend of Nezha is a television series that premiered in 2003. The story follows the growth of little her

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The Brothers Grimm

2005 ★ 5.9

Folklore collectors and con artists, Jake and Will Grimm, travel from village to village pretending to protect townsfolk from enchanted creatures and performing

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Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai

2020 ★ 8.0

Young Dai embarks on an epic journey to become a legendary hero, training with his loyal companions to save the world from the resurrected Demon King. Dragon Qu

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Story of Effendi

1979 ★ 8.0

With exaggerated characters and humorous dialogue, the goateed Afanti is a hero for all times. Afanti uses his clever wisdom to help the little people and make

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Justice Bao: The Seven Heroes and Five Gallants

2009 ★ 9.0

The Seven Heroes and Five Gallants” is a classic wuxia historical drama based on a Chinese folk novel. Set in the Song dynasty, it follows Justice Bao and a ban

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Don't Turn the Other Cheek

1971 ★ 5.6

A spaghetti western in which three adventurers team up during the Mexican Revolution. Mary O'Donnell, a radical Irish journalist, wants to foment a peasant revo

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Dillinger

1973 ★ 6.6

After a shoot-out kills five FBI agents in Kansas City the Bureau target John Dillinger as one of the men to hunt down. Waiting for him to break Federal law the

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The Last Artisan

2018 ★ 0.0

Dismembered limbs. Topless mermaids. Crabs with human heads. These Chinese folklore-themed statues, in all their surreal, grotesque glory, are seared into the m

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Camp Fire Stories

2020 ★ 3.0

The horror story, imbued with the search for the true evil in this world. The most ancient legends of folklore will be recreated from the ancient beliefs about

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The Flying Ship

1960 ★ 6.3

Ukrainian folk tale. The hero of the story, Kotigoroschko sets off on an arduous journey to find his sister Olenka, who has been kidnapped by an evil dragon. Da

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The Harder They Come

1972 ★ 6.6

Ivanhoe Martin arrives in Kingston, Jamaica, looking for work and, after some initial struggles, lands a recording contract as a reggae singer. He records his f

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Tyll the Giant

1980 ★ 6.7

Based on an Estonian folk tale about of the gigantic hero, Tõll, who lived on the island of Saaremaa (Oesel) in the Baltic Sea. Though he was king of the island

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The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

2003 ★ 7.8

Hugo Chavez was a colourful, unpredictable folk hero who was beloved by his nation’s working class. He was elected president of Venezuela in 1998, and proved to

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Jánošík

1963 ★ 7.8

This film is one of the most popular pictures of Slovak cinema and relates the story about the legendary folk hero and brigand Juro Jánošík [1688-1713] and the

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The Magnificent Swordsman

1968 ★ 5.8

Lone swordsman Jiang Dan-Feng (Wong Chung-Shun) is ambushed by a pair of bandits and quickly despatches them. One of them, as he is dying, asks Jiang to take h

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Where's Jack?

1969 ★ 7.5

Based on the adventures of Jack Sheppard, the thief and jail-breaker who became a folk hero in 1720s London. Adventure Crime History Drama

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The True Story of Jesse James

1957 ★ 6.3

Having fought with the Confederacy during the Civil War, Jesse James and his brother Frank dream of a farm life in Missouri. Harassed by Union sympathizers, the

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The Sugarland Express

1974 ★ 6.6

Married small-time crooks Lou-Jean and Clovis Poplin lose their baby to the state of Texas and resolve to do whatever it takes to get him back. Lou-Jean gets Cl

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Japanese Folklore Tales

1975 ★ 7.7

"Manga Nippon Mukashibanashi" was a series running from 1975 to 1994 (with a short stop) in japanese tv. Each episode contained 1 to 3 short folk tales from the

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Robin of Sherwood

1984 ★ 7.6

Herne the Hunter picks Robin of Loxley as his successor in his mission to support the oppressed. Robin builds his army and leads a guerrilla attack to suppress

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King of Beggars

1992 ★ 7.0

The heir to a noble and influential family finds the love of his life, but she will only accept him if he becomes a kung-fu master. He becomes a legendary folk

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Saint Tail

1995 ★ 7.4

Saint Tail is a phantom thief magical girl manga and anime series. Originally a twenty-four part manga by Megumi Tachikawa, the story was adapted into an anime

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The Boondock Saints

1999 ★ 7.3

Tired of the crime overrunning the streets of Boston, Irish Catholic twin brothers Conner and Murphy are inspired by their faith to cleanse their hometown of ev

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