Movies and TV series about sword fights

The 38 best titles about sword fights, ranked by the iRank Score — our composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb. Every page includes cast, where to watch and similar recommendations.

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
iRank86
2000 · Ang Lee
MovieActionAdventureDrama
Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physically-skilled, teenage nobleman's daughter, who is at a crossroads in her life.
Berserk
iRank85
1997
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & Fantasy
Guts, a wandering mercenary, joins the Band of the Hawk after being defeated in a duel by Griffith, the group's leader and founder. Together, they dominate every battle, but something menacing lurks i
The Princess Bride
iRank83
1987 · Rob Reiner
MovieAdventureComedyFamily
In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid six-fingered swordsmen, murderous princes, Sicili
The Dragon Prince
iRank82
2018
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & Fantasy
An extraordinary discovery inspires two human princes and an elven assassin to team up on an epic quest to bring peace to their warring lands.
Sword Art Online
iRank82
2012
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & Fantasy
In the near future, a Virtual Reality Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (VRMMORPG) called Sword Art Online has been released where players control their avatars with their bodies using a pi
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
iRank82
2004 · Quentin Tarantino
MovieActionCrimeThriller
The Bride unwaveringly continues on her roaring rampage of revenge against the band of assassins who had tried to kill her and her unborn child. She visits each of her former associates one-by-one, ch
See
iRank81
2019 · Anders Engström
SeriesAction & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
A virus has decimated humankind. Those who survived emerged blind. Centuries later when twins are born with the mythic ability to see, their father must protect his tribe against a threatened queen.
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
iRank80
2003 · Quentin Tarantino
MovieActionCrime
An assassin is shot by her ruthless employer, Bill, and other members of their assassination circle – but she lives to plot her vengeance.
Police Story
iRank80
1985 · Jackie Chan
MovieActionComedyCrime
Officer Chan Ka Kui manages to put a major Hong Kong drug dealer behind the bars practically alone, after a shooting and an impressive chase inside a slum. Now, he must protect the boss' secretary, Se
Xena: Warrior Princess
iRank76
1995 · Robert Tapert
SeriesAction & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
Xena is an infamous warrior on a quest to seek redemption for her past sins against the innocent. Accompanied by her comrade-in-arms Gabrielle, the campy couple use their formidable fighting skills to
The Cat Returns
iRank75
2002 · Hiroyuki Morita
MovieAdventureAnimationDrama
Young Haru rescues a cat from being run over, but soon learns it's no ordinary feline; it happens to be the Prince of the Cats.
Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the King
iRank74
2012 · Toshiyuki Kubooka
MovieActionAdventureAnimation
Guts, an immensely strong sword-for-hire, has little direction in his life, simply fighting one battle after the next. However, this all changes suddenly when he meets and is bested by Griffith, a bea
Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale
iRank74
2017 · Tomohiko Ito
MovieActionAdventureAnimation
In 2026, a new machine called the Augma is developed to compete against the NerveGear and its successor, the Amusphere. A next-gen wearable device, the Augma doesn't have a full-dive function like its
The Count of Monte Cristo
iRank73
2002 · Kevin Reynolds
MovieActionAdventureDrama
Edmond Dantés's life and plans to marry the beautiful Mercedes are shattered when his best friend, Fernand, deceives him. After spending 13 miserable years in prison, Dantés escapes with the help of a
The Mask of Zorro
iRank71
1998 · Martin Campbell
MovieActionAdventure
It has been twenty years since Don Diego de la Vega fought Spanish oppression in Alta California as the legendary romantic hero, Zorro. Having escaped from prison he transforms troubled bandit Alejand
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
iRank70
1995
SeriesAction & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
The legendary son of Zeus journeys across the earth fighting monsters and helping people.
Curse of the Golden Flower
iRank69
2006 · Zhang Yimou
MovieActionDramaFantasy
During China's Tang dynasty the emperor has taken the princess of a neighboring province as his wife. She has borne him two sons and raised his eldest. Now his control over his dominion is complete, i
The Patriot
iRank68
2000 · Roland Emmerich
MovieActionDramaHistory
After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants nothing more to do with such things, preferring the simple life of a farmer. But when his son Gabriel e
300
iRank67
2007 · Zack Snyder
MovieActionAdventureWar
A story very loosely based the 480 B.C. Battle of Thermopylae, where the King of Sparta led his army against the advancing Persians.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
iRank64
2006 · Gore Verbinski
MovieActionAdventureFantasy
Captain Jack Sparrow’s got a blood debt to pay: he owes his soul to the legendary Davy Jones, ghastly Ruler of the Ocean Depths. To escape eternal servitude aboard the Flying Dutchman, ever-crafty Jac
Troy
iRank64
2004 · Wolfgang Petersen
MovieWarActionHistory
In year 1250 B.C. during the late Bronze age, two emerging nations begin to clash. Paris, the Trojan prince, convinces Helen, Queen of Sparta, to leave her husband Menelaus, and sail with him back to
A Knight's Tale
iRank64
2001 · Brian Helgeland
MovieActionAdventureDrama
William Thatcher, a knight's peasant apprentice, gets a chance at glory when the knight dies suddenly mid-tournament. Posing as a knight himself, William won't stop until he's crowned tournament champ
Blade
iRank63
1998 · Stephen Norrington
MovieActionHorror
The Daywalker known as "Blade" - a half-vampire, half-mortal man - becomes the protector of humanity against an underground army of vampires.
The Road to El Dorado
iRank61
2000 · Bibo Bergeron
MovieAdventureAnimationComedy
Stowing away after a failed con, a pair of swindlers end up on El Dorado, the fabled "city of gold", where they quickly get in over their heads when they are mistaken as gods by the inhabitants.
Highlander
iRank61
1986 · Russell Mulcahy
MovieActionAdventureFantasy
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.
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
iRank60
2007 · Gore Verbinski
MovieActionAdventureFantasy
After losing Captain Jack Sparrow to the locker of Davy Jones, Will Turner, Elizabeth Swann, and Captain Barbossa journey to the ends of the earth to rescue him. And as the East India Trading Company
Doomsday
iRank55
2008 · Neil Marshall
MovieActionScience FictionThriller
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 viru
300: Rise of an Empire
iRank55
2014 · Noam Murro
MovieActionDramaWar
Greek general Themistocles attempts to unite all of Greece by leading the charge that will change the course of the war. Themistocles faces the massive invading Persian forces led by mortal-turned-god
Immortals
iRank55
2011 · Tarsem Singh
MovieActionDramaFantasy
Theseus is a mortal man chosen by Zeus to lead the fight against the ruthless King Hyperion, who is on a rampage across Greece to obtain a weapon that can destroy humanity.
The Man in the Iron Mask
iRank53
1998 · Randall Wallace
MovieActionAdventureDrama
Years have passed since the Three Musketeers, Aramis, Athos and Porthos, have fought together with their friend, D'Artagnan. But with the tyrannical King Louis using his power to wreak havoc in the ki
The 13th Warrior
iRank53
1999 · John McTiernan
MovieAdventureHistoryAction
A Muslim ambassador exiled from his homeland joins a group of Vikings, initially offended by their behavior but growing to respect them. As they travel together, they learn of a legendary evil closing
Game of Death
iRank50
1978 · Robert Clouse
MovieActionDramaThriller
A martial arts movie star must fake his death to find the people who are trying to kill him.
The Scorpion King
iRank49
2002 · Chuck Russell
MovieActionAdventureFantasy
In ancient Egypt, peasant Mathayus is hired to exact revenge on the powerful Memnon and the sorceress Cassandra, who are ready to overtake Balthazar's village. Amid betrayals, thieves, abductions and
The Legend of Zorro
iRank49
2005 · Martin Campbell
MovieActionAdventureWestern
Despite trying to keep his swashbuckling to a minimum, a threat to California's pending statehood causes the adventure-loving Don Alejandro de la Vega and his wife, Elena, to take action.
Sucker Punch
iRank45
2011 · Zack Snyder
MovieActionFantasyThriller
A young woman, institutionalized by her abusive stepfather, retreats into a vivid fantasy world where she envisions a plan to escape. Gathering a group of fellow inmates, she embarks on a quest to col
The Three Musketeers
iRank45
2011 · Paul W. S. Anderson
MovieActionAdventureThriller
The hot-headed young D'Artagnan along with three former legendary but now down on their luck Musketeers must unite and defeat a beautiful double agent and her villainous employer from seizing the Fren
Alexander
iRank42
2004 · Oliver Stone
MovieActionAdventureDrama
Alexander, the King of Macedonia, leads his legions against the giant Persian Empire. After defeating the Persians, he leads his army across the then known world, venturing farther than any westerner
DOA: Dead or Alive
iRank42
2006 · Corey Yuen
MovieActionAdventureThriller
Four beautiful rivals at an invitation-only martial-arts tournament join forces against a sinister threat. Princess Kasumi is an aristocratic warrior trained by martial-arts masters. Tina Armstrong is