Movies and TV shows like Spartacus
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Spartacus (2010)
294K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Spartacus is an American television series inspired by the historical figure of Spartacus, a Thracian gladiator who from 73 to 71 BCE led a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic departing from Capua.
Style:
epic, sexy, historical drama, sexual, exciting, stylized, heroic, erotic, costume drama, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
ancient rome, ancient history, roman empire, gladiator, sword fight, rebellion, battles, swords and armor, friendship between men, sex, slavery, medieval, rebel, self sacrifice, sword and shield, strong sexual content, power struggle, warrior, female nudity, ambition, revolution, slave, intrigue, contests and competitions, death ...
Time:
ancient times, 1st century b.c., 2000s, 1st century
Place:
ancient greece
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Most similar movies to Spartacus
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out epic, serious, realistic and exciting films and TV series with plots about ancient, medieval, sword and sandal, sword, sword fight, rivalry and peplum mostly in Drama, Action and Adventure genres. Some movies like Spartacus: Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (2011), Rome (2005), Vikings: Valhalla (2022), Vikings (2013), Game of Thrones (2011). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
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Before Spartacus struck down his first opponent in the arena, there were many gladiators who passed through the gates onto the sand.'Spartacus: Gods of the Arena' tells the story of the original Champion of the House of Batiatus: Gannicus ...
Style:
epic, exciting, sexy, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
ancient history, ancient rome, roman empire, gladiator, warrior, arena, roman, heroes, sword fight, slavery, slave, master warrior ...
Time:
ancient times, 1st century b.c., 1st century
Place:
hawaii
Similarity:
93%
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
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Sentenced to spend out the rest of his adult life laboring in the harsh deserts of Egypt, the Thracian slave Spartacus gets a new lease on life when he is purchased by the obese owner of a Roman gladiator school. Moved by the defiance of an ...
Style:
epic, serious, atmospheric, realistic, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
ancient rome, roman empire, ancient history, rebellion, tragic hero, slavery, gladiator, leadership, righting the wronged, dishonesty, hopes, graphic violence ...
Time:
ancient times, 1st century, 1st century b.c.
Place:
rome italy
Similarity:
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202K
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 60 min.
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A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.
Style:
epic, exciting, period piece, sexual, costume drama ...
Plot:
roman empire, ancient history, ancient rome, historical character, sex, power struggle, antiquity, emperor, intrigue, roman soldier, warrior, ancient egypt ...
Time:
1st century, ancient times, 1st century b.c., 2000s
Place:
rome italy, italy, ancient greece, alexandria egypt, greece ...
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
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Dramatizes the legendary adventures of some of the most famous Vikings who ever lived – Leif Eriksson, Freydis Eriksdotter, Harald Hardrada and the Norman King William the Conqueror. These men and women will blaze a path as they fight for survival ...
Style:
tense, costume drama, exciting, historical drama, heroic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
viking, medieval, norse mythology, battles, ancient, warrior, heroes, female nudity, revenge, war, legends and myths, fight ...
Time:
medieval times, middle ages, 11th century
Place:
scandinavia, ukraine, lithuania, latvia, europe
Similarity:
100%
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635K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Ireland, Canada
Duration: 45 min.
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Vikings follows the adventures of Ragnar Lothbrok, the greatest hero of his age. The series tells the sagas of Ragnar's band of Viking brothers and his family, as he rises to become King of the Viking tribes. As well as being a fearless ...
Style:
exciting, atmospheric, heroic, captivating, historical drama ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
viking, battles, king, medieval, warrior, sword and shield, sword fight, legends and myths, myth, norse mythology, historical character, adventurer ...
Time:
middle ages, ancient times, medieval times, 7th century, 9th century ...
Place:
scandinavia, chicago, ireland, europe, greenland ...
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 60 min.
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Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Friction between the houses leads to full-scale war. All while a very ancient evil awakens in the farthest north. Amidst the war, a neglected military order of misfits, the ...
Style:
epic, captivating, atmospheric, dramatic, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, boys' night, adult
Plot:
dragon, medieval, intrigue, fantasy world, incest, kingdom, power struggle, peril, abuse of power, political intrigue, conflict, rivalry ...
Time:
ancient times, middle ages, medieval times, year 2011, 2000s ...
Place:
idaho, former yugoslavia, hawaii
Similarity:
79%
1.8M
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: USA, UK, Malta, Morocco
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
In the year 180, the death of emperor Marcus Aurelius throws the Roman Empire into chaos. Maximus is one of the Roman army's most capable and trusted generals and a key advisor to the emperor. As Marcus' devious son Commodus ascends to ...
Style:
epic, captivating, breathtaking, period piece, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, family friendly, teens, date night, manly ...
Plot:
revenge, ancient rome, roman empire, sword fight, vengeance, ancient history, gladiator, freedom, slavery, courage, warrior, ancient world ...
Time:
ancient times, 2000s, middle ages, y2k, year 2000 ...
Place:
rome italy, italy, ancient greece, greece, germany ...
Similarity:
77%
907K
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA, Canada, Bulgaria
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Based on Frank Miller's graphic novel, "300" is very loosely based the 480 B.C. Battle of Thermopylae, where the King of Sparta led his army against the advancing Persians; the battle is said to have inspired all of Greece to band ...
Style:
epic, exciting, visually stunning, visual, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, adult
Plot:
sword fight, warrior, ancient, war, courage, battles, mythology, military, human spirit, gory, legends and myths, ancient world ...
Time:
middle ages, ancient times, 2000s, year 2006, 5th century
Place:
ancient greece, greece, hellas, persia, rome italy ...
Similarity:
72%
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Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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A show of heroic deeds and epic battles with a thematic depth that embraces politics, religion, warfare, courage, love, loyalty and our universal search for identity. Combining real historical figures and events with fictional characters, it is the ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, epic, serious, stylized ...
Plot:
viking, king, medieval, danger, battles, kingdom, castle, escapades, kidnapping, heroes, rivalry, political unrest ...
Time:
middle ages, 9th century, medieval times, future, 10th century
Place:
england, britain, chicago, europe
Similarity:
80%
610K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: UK, Malta, Bulgaria, USA
Duration: 163 min.
Story:
In year 1250 B.C. during the late Bronze age, two emerging nations begin to clash. Paris, the Trojan prince, convinces Helen, Queen of Sparta, to leave her husband Menelaus, and sail with him back to Troy. After Menelaus finds out that his wife was ...
Style:
epic, exciting, heroic, sexy, period piece ...
Audience:
boys' night, date night, manly, teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
sword fight, mythology, ancient history, ancient, vengeance, battlefield, courage, greek mythology, warrior, war, ancient world, king ...
Time:
ancient times, year 2004, middle ages, 2000s
Place:
greece, ancient greece, britain, hellas, europe ...
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 280 min.
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Three people's fates are interwoven in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in 9 A.D., during which Germanic warriors halt the spread of the Roman Empire.
Style:
costume drama, captivating, realistic, serious, atmospheric ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
barbarian, roman empire, medieval, legends and myths, german history, mythology, native tribe, ancient rome, warrior, female warrior, myth, ancient ...
Time:
1st century, middle ages
Place:
scandinavia, europe
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA, Hungary, Ireland, Canada
Duration: 50 min.
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Set in 15th century Italy at the height of the Renaissance, The Borgias chronicles the corrupt rise of patriarch Rodrigo Borgia to the papacy, where he proceeds to commit every sin in the book to amass and retain power, influence and enormous wealth ...
Style:
serious, costume drama, epic, clever, captivating ...
Plot:
historical character, intrigue, sex scene, brother sister incest, siblings relations, medieval, renaissance, brother sister sex, incest, clergy, lust, power struggle ...
Time:
15th century, middle ages, ancient times, medieval times, 16th century
Place:
rome italy, italy, ireland, europe, florence
Similarity:
82%
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, Bulgaria
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Based on Frank Miller's latest graphic novel Xerxes and told in the breathtaking visual style of the blockbuster "300," this new chapter of the epic saga takes the action to a fresh battlefield--on the sea--as Greek general ...
Style:
epic, entertaining, bloody, heroic, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
sword fight, ancient history, greek, mythology, survival, king, ancient, medieval, sword and shield, warrior, antiquity, swords and armor ...
Time:
middle ages, ancient times, year 2014, 5th century, 2010s
Place:
ancient greece, greece, middle east, europe, persia ...
Similarity:
70%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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An epic adventure that follows the early years of the famous explorer as he travels the exotic Silk Road to the great Kublai Khan’s court. But Marco soon finds that navigating the Khan’s world of greed, betrayal, sexual intrigue and rivalry will ...
Style:
exciting, atmospheric, epic, captivating, sexy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
medieval, intrigue, culture clash, kung fu master, danger, barbarian, palace, conqueror, adventure hero, rivalry, warrior, lesbian interest ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 13th century
Place:
mongolia, asia, venice, beijing china, china
Similarity:
69%
Genre: Documentary, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 59 min.
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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire is a 2006 BBC One docudrama series, with each episode looking at a different key turning point in the history of the Roman Empire.
Style:
captivating, epic, realistic, serious, historical drama ...
Plot:
roman empire, ancient, ancient history, emperor, politics, historical character, religions or cults, roma, head of state, rivalry, rebelliousness, christianity ...
Place:
rome italy, europe, italy
Similarity:
100%
1.2M
Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 178 min.
Story:
Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of the local English lord's soldiers. This leads the village to revolt and, eventually, the entire country to rise up against ...
Style:
epic, factual, bloody, scenic, breathtaking ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, chick flick, adult
Plot:
sword fight, war, courage, freedom, medieval, vengeance, tragic hero, battles, military, love story, warrior, beautiful scenery ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 14th century, ancient times, 20th century ...
Place:
scotland, england, europe, scottish highlands, britain ...
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Ireland, Canada, USA, UK
Duration: 60 min.
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The Tudors is a history-based drama series following the young, vibrant King Henry VIII, a competitive and lustful monarch who navigates the intrigues of the English court and the human heart with equal vigor and justifiable suspicion.
Style:
historical drama, captivating, stylized, sexy, soap opera ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
intrigue, tudors, queen, power struggle, historical character, royal family, british history, king, royalty, heir, monarchy, british royal family ...
Time:
16th century, middle ages, ancient times, medieval times
Place:
england, britain, ireland, europe
Similarity:
100%
124K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: South Africa, USA
Duration: 60 min.
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The pirate adventures of Captain Flint and his men twenty years prior to Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic “Treasure Island.” Flint, the most brilliant and most feared pirate captain of his day, takes on a fast-talking young addition to his ...
Style:
exciting, costume drama, sexy, historical drama, stylized ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
pirate, captain, pirate ship, swashbuckler, colonial america, sea, gold, treasure hunt, medieval, island, treasure, danger ...
Time:
18th century, ancient times, 19th century, georgian era
Place:
caribbean, syria, america, west indies
Similarity:
60%
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77K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
In 140 AD, twenty years after the unexplained disappearance of the entire Ninth Legion in the mountains of Scotland, young centurion Marcus Aquila (Tatum) arrives from Rome to solve the mystery and restore the reputation of his father, the commander ...
Style:
exciting, period piece, intense, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
ancient rome, roman empire, ancient world, ancient history, slavery, medieval, sword fight, master and servant, ancient, gladiator, slave, legends and myths ...
Time:
ancient times, middle ages
Place:
scotland, britain, england, greece, europe ...
Similarity:
40%
45K
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: UK, Switzerland, USA, Germany
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
In the year 1215, the rebel barons of England have forced their despised King John to put his royal seal on the Magna Carta, a seminal document that upheld the rights of free men. Yet within months of pledging himself to the great charter, the King ...
Style:
captivating, serious, exciting, stylized, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
knight, medieval, crusader, siege, sword fight, castle, warrior, battles, evil king, king, nobility, evil man ...
Time:
middle ages, 13th century, ancient times, medieval times, year 2011
Place:
england, britain, europe
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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This next chapter in the "Spartacus" franchise poses the question: what if Ashur, hadn't died on Mount Vesuvius at the end of "Spartacus: Vengeance?" And what if he had been gifted the gladiator school once owned by Batiatus ...
Style:
suspenseful, atmospheric, tense, suspense, period drama
Plot:
erotica, group sex, power struggle, slavery, roman empire, ancient rome, betrayal, corruption, manipulation, ambition, anti hero, political intrigue ...
Similarity:
100%
881
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Action
Country: Russia, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
In an age of Gladiators, the power that was Rome held its empire together with the might of its armies, the sweat and tears of its conquests, and the cheers and bloodlust of its citizens - glorified in the deadly spectacle of The Arena. Stolen from ...
Style:
serious, captivating, exciting, suspense, period piece ...
Plot:
amazon, slave girl, gladiator, female fight, medieval, captivity, contests and competitions, ambition, rebellion, rivalry, rebelliousness, danger ...
Place:
rome italy
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Go deep into the clandestine world of the legendary brotherhood of warrior monks known as The Knights Templar.
Style:
christian film, costume drama, breathtaking, historical drama, captivating ...
Plot:
medieval, crusader, knights templar, chivalry, crusade, religious faith, inquisition, relic, warrior, selflessness, battles, tradition ...
Time:
middle ages, 14th century, medieval times, 13th century
Place:
france
Similarity:
100%
Movie in collections
11K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: USA, Lithuania
Duration: 89 min.
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A romanced story of Attila the Hun, since his childhood, when he lost his parents until his death. Attila is disclosed as a great leader, strategist and lover and the movie shows his respect to the great Roman strategist Flavius Aetius, his loves ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, touching, historical drama, inspirational ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
roman empire, ancient history, ancient rome, battlefield, antiquity, barbarian, medieval, roman, battles, war, ancient, heroic mission ...
Time:
middle ages, 5th century
Place:
rome italy, constantinople, greece, europe
Similarity:
77%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
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When Paris of Troy abducts the beautiful Helen, wife of Spartan King Menelaus, the trojan war begins.
Style:
exciting, semi serious, captivating, tense, historical drama ...
Plot:
ancient history, greek mythology, fall in love, forbidden love, battles, love, heroes, ancient, betrayal, dishonesty, master warrior, state affairs ...
Place:
ancient greece, greece
Similarity:
75%
2K
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Country: Italy, Germany, USA
Duration: 190 min.
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The tribes of Israel need to defeat the superior might of the Philistines: "Now appoint a king to lead us, such as all the other nations have." (I Samuel, 8:5). And so the prophet Samuel gives the Hebrews their first king, Saul. Saul, ...
Style:
biblical, atmospheric, epic, exciting, captivating ...
Plot:
brother sister incest, bible, prophet, faith, antiquity, religion, old testament, christianity, royal family, incest, christian, ancient ...
Place:
holy land, middle east, jerusalem
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, History
Country: USA, UK, Italy, Germany, Turkey
Duration: 91 min.
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This lavish small-screen adaptation of Homer's ancient epic--replete with exotic Maltese and Turkish locations, state-of-the-art special effects, and many bronzed muscles gleaming with sweat--chronicles the voyage home of a Trojan hero, ...
Style:
epic, breathtaking, scenic, exciting, fairy tale ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
mythology, greek mythology, ancient history, battles, cyclops, true love, antiquity, ancient, war hero, betrayal, heroic mission, fight scenes ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
ancient greece, greece, hellas, mediterranean sea
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Turkey
Duration: 162 min.
Story:
After the death of his father Murat II, Mehmet II ascends to the Ottoman throne. After braving internal and external enemies, he decides to complete what he was destined to do: Conquer Constantinople.
Style:
tense, realistic, exciting, serious, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
rise to the top, emperor, medieval, sultan, conquering, prophet, siege, politics, throne, muslim, turk, sword fight ...
Time:
15th century, middle ages, medieval times
Place:
ottoman empire, turkey, constantinople, middle east, istanbul turkey
Similarity:
75%
183K
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, UK, Netherlands, France, Germany
Duration: 175 min.
Story:
Alexander, the King of Macedonia, leads his legions against the giant Persian Empire. After defeating the Persians, he leads his army across the then known world, venturing farther than any westerner had ever gone, all the way to India.
Style:
epic, period piece, breathtaking, serious, factual ...
Audience:
date night, boys' night
Plot:
ancient history, war, conquering, medieval, battles, warlord, destiny, greek, ambition, ruler, gay, knight ...
Time:
ancient times, year 2004, middle ages
Place:
ancient greece, greece, persia, macedonia, egypt ...
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History
Country: UK, Germany, Spain, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
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About the struggle between the Roman Empire and its rebellious conquest Judaea, and two best friends caught in a terrible moment in history.
Style:
epic, exciting, captivating, historical drama, bleak ...
Plot:
ancient history, betrayal, rebellion, vengeance, ancient, military, political unrest, society, rivalry, redemption, danger, state affairs ...
Time:
1st century
Place:
holy land, jerusalem
Similarity:
67%
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