Conan the Barbarian (1982 film)
Ranked 3 of 5 fantasy films by recommenders
People recommend the 1982 film mainly for its score, which they call one of the best in film history, and for being among the strongest films in its genre.
People recommend the 1982 film mainly for its score, which they call one of the best in film history, and for being among the strongest films in its genre.
9 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Score and main themes praised
“the Conan the barbarian main themes I can always listen to numerous times”
Comment from 23 Aug 2026 in “The Art and Beauty of Blade Runner (2015)” “The result remains one of the best scores in the history of film”
Comment from 6 Aug 2026 in “The Title Cards in Blade Runner Are Fucking Amazing” Rated among the best in its genre
“That movie doesn't get enough credit. There are very few better in the whole genre.”
Comment from 12 Jan 2026 in “JRR Tolkien reads from The Hobbit for 30 Minutes (1952)” “Conan the Barbarian is better than Lord of the Rings”
Comment from 28 Mar 2026 in “Overcoming the Friendship Recession”
Other fantasy films people recommend
The four most recommended other fantasy films, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Lord of the Rings film trilogy | 18 | 13 | 58% | 7 | — | — |
| The Princess Bride by William Goldman | 13 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
| Conan the Barbarian (1982 film)This page | 9 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
| Legend (1985 film) | 6 | 2 | 75% | 1 | — | — |
| Highlander (1986 film) | 5 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 9 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I loved Conan the Barbarian. A neighbor made me a copy and I used to absolutely love playing that game.”
“the Conan the barbarian main themes I can always listen to numerous times”
“The result remains one of the best scores in the history of film”
“Conan the Barbarian is better than Lord of the Rings”
“That movie doesn't get enough credit. There are very few better in the whole genre.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.