Best Swords & Sorcery Movies from VHS Era
A hand-picked selection of the greatest swords & sorcery films of the VHS era — chosen for standout pacing, personality, and pure rewatch value.
The Princess Bride
1987
Son of the White Mare
1981
A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella
1995
A Chinese Ghost Story
1987
Excalibur
1981
Conan the Barbarian
1982
Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain
1983
A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box
1995
Yeelen
1987
The Bride with White Hair
1993
The Heroic Trio
1993
The Legend of the Swordsman
1992
Dragonslayer
1981
Royal Tramp 2
1992
Ladyhawke
1985
Swordsman
1990
Willow
1988
Highlander
1986
Clash of the Titans
1981
The Kung Fu Cult Master
1993
A Chinese Ghost Story II
1990
DragonHeart
1996
A Chinese Ghost Story III
1991
The Cave of the Golden Rose
1991
Perceval
1978
The Storm Riders
1998
Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies
1986
Fire and Ice
1983
He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword
1985
Hercules and the Circle of Fire
1994
The Beastmaster
1982
Sex and Zen
1991
Krull
1983
Hercules and the Amazon Women
1994
Hercules and the Lost Kingdom
1994
The Golden Child
1986
The Lord of the Rings
1978
Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur
1994
The Return of the King
1980
Hercules in the Underworld
1994
The Thief and the Cobbler
1993
The Cave of the Golden Rose 4
1994
The Sword and the Sorcerer
1982
The Dragon Ring
1994
Doctor Mordrid
1992
Sex and Zen II
1996
Conan the Destroyer
1984
Warlock: The Armageddon
1993
Dr. Strange
1978
Yor, the Hunter from the Future
1983
Masters of the Universe
1987
Deathstalker
1983
The Barbarians
1987
Conquest
1983
Red Sonja
1985
Kull the Conqueror
1997
The Adventures of Hercules
1985
Hawk the Slayer
1980
Highlander III: The Sorcerer
1994
Barbarian Queen
1985
Sorceress
1982
The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter
1990
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
1984
Prisoners of the Lost Universe
1983
Prince Valiant
1997
Highlander: Endgame
2000
The Cave of the Golden Rose 5
1996
Merlin: The Return
2000
Hercules
1983
Dungeons & Dragons
2000
Ator, the Fighting Eagle
1982
Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell
1988
Wizards of the Lost Kingdom
1985
Ator, the Fighting Eagle
1982