Movies like Blades of the Guardians (2026)

Name: Blades of the Guardians
Released: 2026

10 films to watch after Blades of the Guardians, ranked by how well they match its tone — not just its genre.

Dao Ma, the "second most wanted fugitive," is entrusted by his benefactor, the chief of Mo family clan, to take on a mysterious escort mission-escorting the "most wanted fugitive" to Chang'an.

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Reign of Assassins (2010)

Fit 73%

Shares Action and Adventure with Blades of the Guardians.

Set in ancient China, Zeng Jing is a skilled assassin who finds herself in possession of a mystical Buddhist monk's remains. She begins a quest to return the remains to its rightful resting place, and thus places herself in mortal danger because a team of assassins is in a deadly pursuit to possess the remains which holds an ancient power-wielding secret.
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

Fit 70%

Shares Adventure and Action with Blades of the Guardians.

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.
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Hero (2002)

Fit 67%

Shares Adventure and Action with Blades of the Guardians.

During China's Warring States period, a district prefect arrives at the palace of Qin Shi Huang, claiming to have killed the three assassins who had made an attempt on the king's life three years ago.
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Seven Samurai (1954)

Fit 65%

Shares Action with Blades of the Guardians.

A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide the soldiers with food.
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Zatoichi (2003)

Fit 65%

Shares Adventure and Action with Blades of the Guardians.

Blind traveler Zatoichi is a master swordsman and a masseur with a fondness for gambling on dice games. When he arrives in a village torn apart by warring gangs, he sets out to protect the townspeople.
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Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

Fit 63%

Shares Action with Blades of the Guardians.

An assassin is shot by her ruthless employer, Bill, and other members of their assassination circle – but she lives to plot her vengeance.
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John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019)

Fit 61%

Shares Action with Blades of the Guardians.

Super-assassin John Wick returns with a $14 million price tag on his head and an army of bounty-hunting killers on his trail. After killing a member of the shadowy international assassin’s guild, the High Table, John Wick is excommunicado, but the world’s most ruthless hit men and women await his every turn.
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14 Blades (2010)

Fit 60%

Shares Action with Blades of the Guardians.

Commander Qinglong is the loyal leader of the assassin group that serves the emperor. But when his allies plan a rebellion against the ruler, he finds himself in danger.
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Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)

Fit 56%

Shares Action with Blades of the Guardians.

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, checking off the victims on her Death List Five until there's nothing left to do … but kill Bill.
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Braveheart (1995)

Fit 45%

Shares Action with Blades of the Guardians.

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.