Sword-and-Sorcery DVDs

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Cast: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, more
Director: Peter Jackson
Genre: Action and Adventure, Fantasy
DVD Release Date: 05/25/2004
Running Time: 3 hour 21 minutes

Synopsis: In the third and final chapter of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic trilogy, Frodo is captured by Orcs, and the ring is within reach of the evil Sauron. But ... more

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Cast: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, more
Director: Peter Jackson
Genre: Action and Adventure, Fantasy
DVD Release Date: 08/26/2003
Running Time: 2 hour 59 minutes

Synopsis: The action continues where 'Fellowship' left off, with Frodo and Sam journeying to Mordor to destroy The One Ring. Meanwhile, Aragorn and companions ... more

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Cast: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, more
Director: Peter Jackson
Genre: Action and Adventure, Fantasy
DVD Release Date: 08/06/2002
Running Time: 2 hour 58 minutes

Synopsis: A young hobbit named Frodo (Elijah Wood) and his Fellowship of friends and allies embark on a desperate journey to rid the earth of the source of ... more

Taro the Dragon Boy
Director: Kiriro Urayama
Genre: Family and Children, Fantasy
DVD Release Date: 01/31/2006
Running Time: 1 hour 15 minutes

Synopsis: Patterned after Japanese art and silk screens, Taro, The Dragon Boy is an animated feature about Japanese mythology and cultures, focusing on Taro, a ... more

Dragonslayer Cast: Peter MacNicol , Caitlin Clarke , more
Director: Matthew Robbins
Genre: Action and Adventure, Fantasy
DVD Release Date: 10/21/2003
Running Time: 1 hour 48 minutes

Synopsis: A special-effects laden medieval fantasy adventure, Dragonslayer centers on the attempts of a young sorcerer's apprentice to defeat a vicious dragon ... more

Orochi the Eight-Headed Dragon
Genre: Action and Adventure, Fantasy
DVD Release Date: 09/30/2003
Running Time: 1 hour 40 minutes

Synopsis: The story of this fun magical fantasy film starts with the creation of the universe and the birth of the gods. Millions of years later, a crystal ... more

Die Nibelungen: Kriemhilds Rache Cast: Margarete Schoen , Rudolf Rittner , more
Director: Fritz Lang
Genre: Fantasy
DVD Release Date: 11/19/2002
Running Time: 2 hour 28 minutes

Synopsis: The second portion of German director Fritz Lang's two-part silent epic Die Nibelungen (part one was 1924's Siegfried), Kriemhild's Revenge opens ... more

Ruslan and Ludmila Cast: Valery Kozinets , Natalya Petrova , more
Director: Alexander Ptushko
Genre: Family and Children, Fantasy
DVD Release Date: 10/15/2002
Running Time: 3 hour 45 minutes

Synopsis: The warrior-hero Ruslan rescues his princess bride Ludmila from the evil white-bearded dwarf Tchernomor in this spectacular Soviet retelling of ... more

Xena: Warrior Princess [TV Series] Cast: Lucy Lawless , Renee O'Connor , more
Genre: Fantasy
DVD Release Date: 03/26/2002
Running Time: 60 minutes

Synopsis: Created by John Schulian and Robert Tapert, the New Zealand-filmed Xena: Warrior Princess was a spin-off of the tongue-in-cheek "sword and sorcery" ... more

Dark Crystal Cast: Jim Henson, Kathryn Mullen, more
Director: Jim Henson
Genre: Horror, Science Fiction
DVD Release Date: 10/05/1999

Synopsis: Jim Henson ventures into Tolkien territory in his all-Muppet fantasy feature The Dark Crystal. The titular Crystal maintains equilibrium in a ... more