Films like Conan the Destroyer.

Conan the Destroyer (1984) reads as Sombre, breathless, extreme adventure / fantasy, inventive in texture. Ambivalent, epic, measured. Every film below is ranked by distance across the same twelve hand-scored axes — with what it keeps, and where it walks away. Not a genre dump.

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) poster
1. Superman IV: The Quest for Peace1987

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Johnny Mnemonic (1995) poster
2. Johnny Mnemonic1995

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

DragonHeart (1996) poster
3. DragonHeart1996

Keeps the world-sized stakes and the documentary-plain realism — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Masters of the Universe (1987) poster
4. Masters of the Universe1987

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

The Scorpion King (2002) poster
5. The Scorpion King2002

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Mortal Kombat (1995) poster
6. Mortal Kombat1995

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the documentary-plain realism; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

Waterworld (1995) poster
7. Waterworld1995

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Time Machine (2002) poster
8. The Time Machine2002

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973) poster
9. Battle for the Planet of the Apes1973

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) poster
10. Lara Croft: Tomb Raider2001

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Timeline (2003) poster
11. Timeline2003

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972) poster
12. Conquest of the Planet of the Apes1972

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

These are Conan the Destroyer’s neighbours — where are yours?

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