If you loved The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, try Conan the Barbarian

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Conan the Barbarian has roughly 9.9× fewer votes than The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Theyboth carry the epic mood tag, and they sit in Action / Adventure / Fantasy territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Conan the Barbarian is

Desert landscape, scorching sun, clanging steel. A young boy watches his family slaughtered, then toils on the Wheel of Pain, before transforming into a muscular warrior. Milius channels his fascist undertones through Conan's brutal quest.

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