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  1. Vikings 2013

    Series

    The adventures of Ragnar Lothbrok, the greatest hero of his age. The series tells the sagas of Ragnar's band of Viking brothers and his family, as he rises to become King of the Viking tribes. As well as being a fearless warrior, Ragnar embodies the Norse traditions of devotion to the gods. Legend has it that he was a direct descendant of Odin, the god of war and warriors.

    The sides of Vikings

    • A farmer who dreams of the West
    • Raids on England and France
    • Gods, kings and sons

    Good for you if

    • you like shield walls and raids.
    • you like Travis Fimmel's Ragnar, a farmer with a strange smile who wants to sail west.
    • you like a farmer's rise to the throne, and the earls and Saxon kings he has to outwit.

    Bad for you if

    • brutal, bloody battles ruin a show for you.
    • six seasons is more than you want to start.

    About: ambition · faith · family

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  2. The Last Kingdom 2015

    Series

    A show of heroic deeds and epic battles with a thematic depth that embraces politics, religion, warfare, courage, love, loyalty and our universal search for identity. Combining real historical figures and events with fictional characters, it is the story of how a people combined their strength under one of the most iconic kings of history in order to reclaim their land for themselves and build a place they call home.

    The sides of The Last Kingdom

    • A Saxon boy raised by Danes
    • King Alfred's fight for England
    • Shield walls and Viking raids

    Good for you if

    • you like ninth-century England, its kings and its churches.
    • you like sword fights and battles in the mud.
    • you like King Alfred scheming to unite England, with Uhtred a warrior he never fully trusts.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't stand blood and hacked limbs.
    • five seasons is too much for you.

    About: identity · loyalty · faith · home

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  3. Gladiator 2000

    Film

    After the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, his devious son takes power and demotes Maximus, one of Rome's most capable generals who Marcus preferred. Eventually, Maximus is forced to become a gladiator and battle to the death against other men for the amusement of paying audiences.

    The sides of Gladiator

    • A general sold into slavery
    • Fights in the arena
    • An emperor who fears him

    Good for you if

    • you want ancient Rome brought back to life.
    • you like a hero driven by honour and a promise to his family.
    • you like brutal sword fights in the arena.

    Bad for you if

    • bloody battles and arena deaths ruin it for you.
    • two and a half hours is too long for your evening.

    About: revenge · honour · power

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  4. Disregard for alchemy’s laws ripped half of Edward Elric’s limbs from his body and left his brother Alphonse’s soul clinging to a suit of armor. To restore what was lost, the brothers seek the Philosopher’s Stone. Enemies and allies – the corrupt military, the Homunculi, and foreign alchemists – will alter the Elric brothers course, but their purpose will remain unchanged and their bond unbreakable.

    The sides of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

    • Two brothers who paid for alchemy with their bodies
    • A soul bound to a suit of armor
    • A conspiracy inside the army

    Good for you if

    • you like a world where alchemy has strict laws and a price.
    • you like two brothers who never give up on each other.
    • you want fights against Homunculi that keep raising the stakes.

    Bad for you if

    • you don't watch anime.
    • you can't commit to sixty-four episodes.

    About: brotherhood · sacrifice · power

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  5. Attack on Titan 2013

    Anime

    100 years ago, the last remnants of humanity were forced to retreat behind the towering walls of a fortified city to escape the massive, man-eating Titans that roamed the land outside their fortress. Only the members of the Scouting Legion dared to stray beyond the safety of the walls – but even those brave warriors seldom returned alive. Those within the city clung to the illusion of a peaceful existence until the day that dream was shattered, and their slim chance at survival was reduced to one horrifying choice: kill – or be devoured!

    The sides of Attack on Titan

    • Survival against impossible odds
    • Twists that flip who the enemy is
    • War, freedom and what it costs

    Good for you if

    • you like humanity trapped behind walls with giants outside.
    • you like a story that turns everything upside down halfway.
    • you can take a dark, brutal war story.

    Bad for you if

    • giants eating people ruin it for you.
    • you don't watch anime.

    About: freedom · war · revenge

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  6. Braveheart 1995

    Film

    Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of the local English lord's soldiers. This leads the village to revolt and, eventually, the entire country to rise up against English rule.

    The sides of Braveheart

    • A Scottish farmer leading a revolt
    • Battles in muddy fields
    • Freedom

    Good for you if

    • you like huge medieval battles.
    • you like a hero shouting about freedom.
    • you like brutal sword fights.

    Bad for you if

    • bloody battles and a torture scene ruin it for you.
    • three hours is too long for one evening.

    About: freedom · revenge · sacrifice

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  7. Iwatani Naofumi, a run-of-the-mill otaku, finds a book in the library that summons him to another world. He is tasked with joining the sword, spear, and bow as one of the Four Cardinal Heroes and fighting the Waves of Catastrophe as the Shield Hero. Excited by the prospect of a grand adventure, Naofumi sets off with his party. However, merely a few days later, he is betrayed and loses all his money, dignity, and respect. Unable to trust anyone anymore, he employs a slave named Raphtalia and takes on the Waves and the world. But will he really find a way to overturn this desperate situation?

    The sides of The Rising of the Shield Hero

    • A student summoned to another world as a hero
    • A shield he can't attack with
    • A girl he buys as a slave

    Good for you if

    • you like a loner slowly building a party he can trust, starting with Raphtalia.
    • you like a fantasy kingdom with levels, monster waves and a corrupt church.
    • you like fights where defending is the only weapon.

    Bad for you if

    • a hero falsely accused and a girl bought as a slave are too much for you.
    • you don't watch anime.

    About: betrayal · trust · revenge

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  8. The Revenant 2015

    Film

    In the 1820s, a frontiersman, Hugh Glass, sets out on a path of vengeance against those who left him for dead after a bear mauling.

    The sides of The Revenant

    • A man left for dead in the snow
    • A bear attack you feel in your bones
    • Revenge across a frozen wilderness

    Good for you if

    • you like real landscapes filmed in natural light.
    • you like watching someone stay alive against everything.
    • you like the American frontier of the 1820s, fur trappers and all.

    Bad for you if

    • a bear mauling and raw wounds are too much for you.
    • you want a story told in words. There are few.
    • two and a half hours of struggle is too long for you.

    About: survival · revenge · nature

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  9. The Demon Slayer Corps are drawn into the Infinity Castle, where Tanjiro, Nezuko, and the Hashira face terrifying Upper Rank demons in a desperate fight as the final battle against Muzan Kibutsuji begins.

    The sides of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle

    • A castle of endless shifting rooms
    • Hashira against the Upper Rank demons
    • The start of the final battle with Muzan

    Good for you if

    • you like fights broken up by the sad pasts of the people fighting them.
    • you want to see it big, with rooms flipping all around the fighters.
    • you like fire and water techniques animated in full color.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't stand severed limbs and blood.
    • two and a half hours of fights is too much for you.
    • you don't watch anime.

    About: sacrifice · revenge · siblings

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  10. Before eradicating humankind from the world, the gods give them one last chance to prove themselves worthy of survival. Let the Ragnarok battles begin.

    The sides of Record of Ragnarok

    • A tournament between gods and humans
    • Famous fighters from history in the arena
    • Humanity's survival riding on each duel

    Good for you if

    • you like one-on-one fights that last whole episodes.
    • you like Thor, Zeus and Poseidon stepping into an arena packed with gods.
    • you like humanity's fate hanging on thirteen duels against the gods.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't stand bloody duels where fighters lose limbs.
    • you don't watch anime.
    • you want characters who grow over a season, and here each fighter gets one duel and a past told in flashbacks.

    About: survival · pride · myth

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  11. After 2 and a half years Naruto finally returns to his village of Konoha, and sets about putting his ambitions to work. It will not be easy though as he has amassed a few more dangerous enemies, in the likes of the shinobi organization; Akatsuki.

    The sides of Naruto Shippūden

    • A ninja who never gives up
    • A friend who left
    • A world at war

    Good for you if

    • you like long, epic ninja battles.
    • you like a hero who'd do anything for his friends.
    • you like villains with backstories that break you.

    Bad for you if

    • you don't watch anime.
    • five hundred episodes is far more than you want to start.

    About: friendship · perseverance · hatred

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  12. Spartacus 2010

    Series

    Torn from his homeland and the woman he loves, Spartacus is condemned to the brutal world of the arena where blood and death are primetime entertainment.

    The sides of Spartacus

    • A Thracian warrior sold as a gladiator
    • The arena of Capua
    • A slave revolt against Rome

    Good for you if

    • you like gladiator fights in slow motion.
    • you like ancient Rome, its arenas and its slave markets.
    • you like slaves rising up against the masters who own them.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't stand blood and severed limbs in the arena.
    • you'd rather skip frequent, graphic sex scenes, or you watch with others.

    About: freedom · revenge · brotherhood

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  13. Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them. Pressed to destroy the samurai's way of life in the name of modernization and open trade, Algren decides to become an ultimate warrior himself and to fight for their right to exist.

    The sides of The Last Samurai

    • An American officer captured by samurai
    • A winter in a mountain village
    • A last charge

    Good for you if

    • you like sword battles and cherry blossoms.
    • you like a broken soldier finding honour.
    • you like a story about duty and dignity.

    Bad for you if

    • two and a half hours is too long for your evening.
    • battlefield deaths are too much for you.

    About: honour · change · redemption

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  14. At the turn of the century, the Angels returned to Earth, seeking to wipe out humanity in an apocalyptic fury. Devastated, mankind's last remnants moved underground to wait for the day when the Angels would come back to finish the job. Fifteen years later, that day has come... but this time, humanity is ready to fight back with terrifying bio-mechanical weapons known as the Evangelions. Watch as Shinji, Rei, Asuka and the rest of the mysterious shadow agency Nerv battle to save earth from total annihilation.

    The sides of Neon Genesis Evangelion

    • A boy ordered by his father to pilot a giant robot
    • Angels attacking Tokyo-3
    • A final two episodes inside his head

    Good for you if

    • you like a series that leaves you with more questions than answers.
    • you care more about the pilots' minds than the robot fights.
    • you like an ending that goes somewhere no one expected.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't take depression and self-loathing on screen.
    • you don't watch anime.

    About: depression · fathers and sons · loneliness

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  15. Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Emishi people, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure. Along the way, he encounters San, a young human woman fighting to protect the forest, and Lady Eboshi, who is trying to destroy it. Ashitaka must find a way to bring balance to this conflict.

    The sides of Princess Mononoke

    • A cursed prince heading west
    • A girl raised by wolves
    • Gods of the forest against an iron town

    Good for you if

    • you like an epic with gods, spirits and wolves.
    • you like a story where nature fights back.
    • you like Lady Eboshi, who cuts down the forest and shelters lepers.

    Bad for you if

    • blood and severed limbs may shock you or kids.
    • you don't watch animated films.
    • you won't read subtitles. It's in Japanese (a dub exists).

    About: nature · hatred · coexistence

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  16. After a demon attack leaves his family slain and his sister cursed, Tanjiro embarks upon a perilous journey to find a cure and avenge those he's lost.

    The sides of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

    • A boy whose family is killed by a demon
    • A sister turned into a demon
    • Sword fights with breathing techniques

    Good for you if

    • you like sword fights that light up the screen.
    • you like a brother who will do anything to save his sister.
    • you cry when a demon's human past is finally told.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't stand demons tearing people apart.
    • you don't watch anime.

    About: grief · family · revenge

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  17. A former Marine out to punish the criminals responsible for his family's murder finds himself ensnared in a military conspiracy.

    The sides of Marvel's The Punisher

    • A former Marine hunting his family's killers
    • A military conspiracy reaching back to Afghanistan
    • A hacker hiding from the world

    Good for you if

    • you like close-quarters fights and gunfights that hurt.
    • you want to follow Frank Castle even when his justice goes too far.
    • you're drawn to veterans who come home but never leave the war behind.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't stand graphic violence, torture included.
    • you can't sit through grief and war trauma.

    About: revenge · grief · justice · veterans

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  18. Andor 2022

    Series

    In an era filled with danger, deception and intrigue, Cassian Andor will discover the difference he can make in the struggle against the tyrannical Galactic Empire. He embarks on a path that is destined to turn him into a rebel hero.

    The sides of Andor

    • A thief who becomes a rebel
    • A prison where inmates build parts for the Empire
    • A secret network financing the rebellion

    Good for you if

    • you like the start of a rebellion told through spies, money and politics.
    • you like a slow build told in three-episode arcs, each ending in a big payoff.
    • you like long speeches about sacrifice, like Luthen's.

    Bad for you if

    • you want a light Star Wars adventure with Jedi and fun.
    • you need some hope, and here freedom costs nearly everyone something.

    About: rebellion · sacrifice · tyranny

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  19. Solo Leveling 2024

    Anime

    They say whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, but that’s not the case for the world’s weakest hunter Sung Jinwoo. After being brutally slaughtered by monsters in a high-ranking dungeon, Jinwoo came back with the System, a program only he could see, that’s leveling him up in every way. Now, he’s inspired to discover the secrets behind his powers and the dungeon that spawned them.

    The sides of Solo Leveling

    • The weakest hunter left for dead in a dungeon
    • A game system only he can see
    • Gates opening onto monsters

    Good for you if

    • you like watching a hero level up fight after fight.
    • you like a world where dungeon gates open in the middle of cities.
    • you like a first episode trapped in a deadly temple.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch hunters torn apart by monsters.
    • you don't watch anime.

    About: power · survival · growth

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  20. In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.

    The sides of The Godfather Part II

    • A son ruling the family business
    • A young father building it in old New York
    • A brother's betrayal

    Good for you if

    • you like a long, patient tragedy.
    • you like two great performances in two eras.
    • you like a dark family saga that offers no comfort.

    Bad for you if

    • over three hours is too long for one evening.

    About: family · power · loneliness

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