13 Best Movies Like Elden Ring To Watch When You Need A Break

Elden Ring, am I right? FromSoftware’s newest challenging role-playing game is a resounding global success, and the studio says it’s looking extend beyond the game. So we thought it would be a good time to talk about some of the movies that remind us Elden Ring. FromSoft games are known for their hauntingly beautiful fantasy environments and enemies and unending numbers of protagonists dying, so we’ve picked a few to match. This post was partially inspired by this tweet around Green Knight and by watching recently A Writer’s Odyssey.

Even if you are far away from your gaming system, don’t Elden Ringcare about the feelings of Elden Ring but not to play it, just looking to supplement your marathon session, or anything else, here are 13 movies that can keep those haunting vibes going, Tracked.

A Writer’s Odyssey

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What is it: A new Chinese fantasy action adventure follows a writer whose fantasy novel seems to have a mysterious impact on the real world, and the man who has been sent to kill him.

Why it’s like the Elden Ring: The combat sequences and monster design are like a Fromsoft game, from towering four-armed giants to one-eyed sentient skeleton armor.

See where it is: Streaming now iQiyi, available to rent for $4.99 on Google Play and $5.99 on Amazon.

Conan the Barbarian

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What is the 1982 version: The first film adaptation of Robert E. Howard’s pulp magazine hero, this was Arnold Schwarzenegger’s breakthrough role in the acting career. (A more recent – and less critically acclaimed – adaptation of Conan, this time with Jason Momoa in the lead role, came out in 2011 if you need something more modern.)

Why it’s like the Elden Ring: As our colleague Patrick Gill put it: “Conan was chased by dogs into a cave, where he found the skeleton of a giant on a throne, and then took the skeleton’s sword.” If that’s not it Elden Ringwhat is?

See where it is: Stream on Starz, available to rent for $3.99 on Google Play, Apple, Amazonand other VOD platforms. You can stream the 2011 version on Fubo and AMC Plus and rent it for $3.99 on Google Play, Apple, Amazonand other VOD platforms.

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

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What is it: Guy Ritchie’s frantic, messy, and fun Arthurian adaptation stars Charlie Hunnam as young Arthur who finds his destiny and overthrows the evil Vortigern (Jude Law).

Why it’s like the Elden Ring: High fantasy swordplay with heavy CG combat sequences with a strong video game feel.

See where it is: Streaming now Netflix.

Head Hunter

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What is it: A 2018 short fantasy horror film made on microbudget, Head Hunter Follows a bounty hunter who waits for the creature that killed his daughter and is compared to a live-action version of Skyrim.

Why it’s like the Elden Ring: Arguably the closest tone to the game, this is a beautiful, atmospheric horror fantasy.

See where it is: Stream on Shudder and AMC Plus, available for free with a library card on Hoopla.

Shadow Army

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What is it: The third film in the original Evil Dead trilogy, Shadow Army much funnier than previous installments in the series, as Ash travels back in time to the middle ages with his chainsaw arm.

Why it’s like the Elden Ring: Fantasy space with unique weapons and many funny episodes.

See where it is: Streaming now HBO Max.

Highlands

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What is it: The 1986 Dream of Immortal Warriors Christopher Lambert, Clancy Brown, and Sean Connery by Russell Mulcahy, who played an Egyptian immortal named Juan Sánchez-Villalobos Ramírez.

Why it’s like the Elden Ring: High fantasy with chivalry, a slow-paced narrative, and a twisted, monstrous villain. This is basically the same as getting infiltrated by other players in Elden Ring.

See where it is: Streaming now Amazon Prime Video, Peacockand free with ads on Tubi

Dragon Slayer

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What is it: A 1981 dark fantasy film about a young witch hunting a dragon, Dragon Slayer received Oscar nominations for visual effects (including a 40-foot hydraulic dragon made from 16 puppets) and original scores.

Why it’s like the Elden Ring: Great monster design, sombre atmosphere, confusing dialogue, and some major lore implications that the movie doesn’t need or care to explain. Additionally, the dragon was named “Vermithrax Pejorative.”

See where it is: Available for free with the above library card Kanopy.

Rampage

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What is it: An action-packed 2018 Korean historical drama set in the Joseon Dynasty…with zombies.

Why it’s like the Elden Ring: Undead fantasy action intertwined with court drama.

See where it is: Streaming now Hi-Yah!available for free with ads on Tubi.

The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf

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What is it: Netflix’s Animated Witcher Adventures, an origin story about Geralt’s mentor Vesemir.

Why it’s like the Elden Ring: Dark fantasy animation with amazing action sequences and monster designs.

See where it is: Streaming now Netflix.

Edge of Tomorrow

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What is it: One of the best blockbusters of the 2010s, this Japanese novel adaptation All you need is to kill Starring Tom Cruise as a public relations officer who finds himself in a time loop trying to stop an alien invasion alongside a seasoned soldier (Emily Blunt).

Why it’s like the Elden Ring: The main character keeps dying. Over and over and over and over.

See where it is: Available to rent for $3.99 on Google Play, Apple, Amazonand other VOD platforms.

Attack the blocks

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What is it: A cult film from 2011, this sci-fi/horror/comedy film is about a group of teenagers (including young John Boyega) who are the only ones who know about an invasion of… aliens in their London neighborhood.

Why it’s like the Elden Ring: Behold, the dogs!

See where it is: Stream on Starz, available to rent for $3.99 on Google Play, Apple, Amazonand other VOD platforms.

Great Wall

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What is it: Zhang Yimou’s 2016 very good monster movie stars Matt Damon as a European mercenary held prisoner at the Great Wall, before aiding the defense force when it comes to monsters. attack object.

Why it’s like the Elden Ring: Do not expect the dog.

See where it is: Available to rent for $3.99 on Google Play, Apple, Amazonand other VOD platforms.

Witch

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What is it: A supernatural period thriller starring Anya Taylor-Joy as a young girl whose Puritan family is torn apart by the intrigues of a mysterious evil lurking in the nearby woods. of their farm.

Why it’s like the Elden Ring: A child must suffer the severe consequences of hug a stranger.

See where it is: Streaming now Show time and Fubo, or free with a library card on Kanopy.