Movies and TV shows like Spartacus
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Spartacus (2010)
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 55 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, heroic, sexual, exciting, stylized, realistic, erotic, rough, bloody ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
ancient rome, ancient history, gladiator, sword fight, rebellion, roman empire, battles, slavery, swords and armor, ambition, rebel, intrigue, self sacrifice, strong sexual content, sex, slave, warrior, revolution, power struggle, arena, death, rebelliousness, violence, female nudity, friendship between men ...
Time:
1st century b.c., ancient times
Place:
ancient greece
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out epic, serious, exciting and realistic films and TV series with plots about medieval, ancient, warrior, sword fight, heroes, battles and rivalry mostly in Drama, Action and History genres. Some movies like Spartacus: Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (2011), Gladiator (2000), Rome (2005), Game of Thrones (2011), Vikings (2013). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 331 min.
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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 ...
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exciting, epic, serious, realistic, stylized ...
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teens, boys' night
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ancient rome, ancient history, arena, roman empire, gladiator, roman, heroes, slave, slavery, warrior, betrayal, sword fight ...
Time:
1st century b.c., ancient times
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92%
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 174 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 ...
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epic, serious, atmospheric, realistic, suspenseful ...
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boys' night
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ancient rome, roman empire, rebellion, ancient history, tragic hero, slave, human spirit, slavery, graphic violence, leadership, righting the wronged, dishonesty ...
Time:
ancient times, 1st century b.c.
Place:
rome italy
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97%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: USA, UK, Malta, Morocco
Duration: 155 min.
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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 ...
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epic, captivating, breathtaking, emotional, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, teens, date night
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revenge, ancient rome, vengeance, sword fight, roman empire, ancient history, gladiator, warrior, courage, slavery, freedom, pride and honor ...
Time:
ancient times, 50s, middle ages
Place:
rome italy, italy, ancient greece, germany, north africa ...
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94%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 52 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.
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epic, exciting, stylized, captivating, sexual ...
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roman empire, ancient rome, emperor, historical character, ancient history, intrigue, power struggle, warrior, rivalry, antiquity, roman soldier, betrayal ...
Time:
1st century b.c., 1st century, ancient times
Place:
rome italy, italy, ancient greece, alexandria egypt, europe ...
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80%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 57 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 ...
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epic, captivating, atmospheric, dramatic, stylized ...
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teens, chick flick, girls' night, boys' night, adult
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intrigue, dragon, medieval, warrior, fantasy world, incest, power struggle, conflict, vicious, political intrigue, abuse of power, peril ...
Time:
middle ages, 2010s
⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Ireland, Canada
Duration: 44 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 ...
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atmospheric, exciting, heroic, captivating, breathtaking ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
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warrior, viking, battles, king, legends and myths, norse mythology, historical character, leader, sword fight, sword and shield, war, adventurer ...
Time:
middle ages, 7th century, 9th century, 8th century
Place:
scandinavia, europe, iceland
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79%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
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 ...
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epic, heroic, exciting, entertaining, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
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sword fight, ancient history, war, master warrior, king, ancient, good versus evil, military, swords and armor, superhero, legends and myths, vengeance ...
Time:
ancient times
Place:
ancient greece, middle east, greece, athens greece
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA, Canada, Bulgaria
Duration: 117 min.
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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 ...
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epic, exciting, intense, scenic, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
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warrior, sword fight, war, ancient, battles, courage, military, human spirit, legends and myths, head of state, mythology, sacrifice ...
Time:
ancient times
Place:
ancient greece, greece, rome italy, europe
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76%
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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 ...
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exciting, captivating, epic, atmospheric, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
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intrigue, rivalry, medieval, kung fu master, adventure hero, palace, strong violent content, culture clash, barbarian, martial arts, conqueror, warrior ...
Time:
middle ages, 13th century
Place:
mongolia, asia, china, venice, beijing china
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82%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Malta, UK
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 ...
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epic, exciting, heroic, intense, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night, date night, teens
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sword fight, mythology, ancient, ancient history, warrior, war, betrayal, courage, greek mythology, battlefield, conquering, ancient world ...
Time:
ancient times, middle ages
Place:
ancient greece, greece, rome italy, paris france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
77%
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Series like Vikings
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 ...
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exciting, serious, stylized, captivating, epic ...
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viking, king, battles, rivalry, castle, kingdom, escapades, war, political unrest, heroes, kidnapping, vengeance ...
Time:
middle ages, 9th century, future, 10th century
Place:
england, europe
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86%
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 ...
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serious, clever, captivating, epic, realistic ...
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intrigue, historical character, rivalry, sex scene, brother sister incest, siblings relations, greed, ambition, lust, clergy, sin, corruption ...
Time:
15th century, 16th century
Place:
rome italy, italy, europe, florence
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86%
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.
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serious, realistic, rough, captivating, heroic ...
Audience:
boys' night
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barbarian, roman empire, legends and myths, warrior, german history, invasion, war, ancient rome, myth, strong violent content, mythology, native tribe ...
Time:
middle ages, 1st century
Place:
scandinavia
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100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: South Africa, USA
Duration: 56 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 ...
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exciting, stylized, erotic, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
teens
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pirate, captain, pirate ship, swashbuckler, twists and turns, graphic violence, island, gold, treasure, killings, treasure hunt, ship ...
Time:
18th century, 19th century, georgian era
Place:
caribbean, west indies
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 175 min.
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When Paris of Troy abducts the beautiful Helen, wife of Spartan King Menelaus, the trojan war begins.
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exciting, semi serious, captivating, tense, fairy tale ...
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ancient history, greek mythology, mythology, love, battles, heroes, fall in love, dishonesty, state affairs, master warrior, betrayal, antiquity ...
Place:
ancient greece
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Movies like Apocalypto
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: UK, Switzerland, USA, Germany
Duration: 121 min.
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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 ...
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captivating, realistic, exciting, serious, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night
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medieval, knight, siege, crusader, warrior, battles, evil king, king, battlefield, sword fight, castle, rebellion ...
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middle ages, 13th century
Place:
england, europe
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75%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 178 min.
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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 ...
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epic, breathtaking, emotional, scenic, factual ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, chick flick
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medieval, courage, war, freedom, sword fight, battles, vengeance, idealism, tragic hero, warrior, love story, beautiful scenery ...
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middle ages, 14th century, 13th century, 19th century
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scotland, england, scottish highlands, europe, united kingdom ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
11K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: USA, Lithuania
Duration: 177 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 ...
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captivating, exciting, touching, inspirational, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
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ancient history, roman empire, battlefield, ancient rome, antiquity, war, battles, barbarian, roman, death, village, heroic mission ...
Time:
middle ages, 5th century
Place:
rome italy, constantinople, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Turkey
Duration: 162 min.
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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.
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tense, realistic, exciting, serious, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
emperor, rise to the top, sultan, conquering, prophet, muslim, medieval, siege, politics, military, political intrigue, attack ...
Time:
15th century, middle ages
Place:
ottoman empire, constantinople, middle east, turkey, istanbul turkey
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100%
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.
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captivating, realistic, epic, serious, educational
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roman empire, emperor, politics, historical character, religions or cults, roma, state affairs, political unrest, rebelliousness, rivalry, dishonesty, lust ...
Place:
rome italy, europe, italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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TV shows similar to The Last Kingdom
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 51 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 ...
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tense, heroic, sad, breathtaking, exciting ...
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boys' night
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viking, warrior, battles, medieval, heroes, norse mythology, war, fight, legends and myths, society, parents and children, killings ...
Time:
11th century
Place:
scandinavia, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 114 min.
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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 ...
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exciting, intense, absurd, epic, realistic ...
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boys' night
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ancient rome, roman empire, slavery, medieval, ancient history, master and servant, ancient, legends and myths, legion, war, battles, sword fight ...
Time:
ancient times
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england, scotland, rome italy, britain, europe ...
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33%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 177 min.
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Cleopatra, the famed Egyptian Queen born in 69 B.C., is shown to have been brought by Roman ruler Julius Caesar at age 18. Caesar becomes sexually obsessed by the 18 year old queen, beds her, and eventually has a son by her. However, his Roman ...
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fairy tale, epic, stylized, serious, captivating
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cleopatra, ancient egypt, roman empire, ancient rome, siege, antiquity, royal family, ancient, medieval, snake, sword fight, royalty ...
Time:
1st century b.c.
Place:
egypt, rome italy, africa, middle east, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
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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 ...
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serious, captivating, exciting, rough, realistic ...
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amazon, slave girl, roman empire, gladiator, ancient history, captivity, contests and competitions, rivalry, ambition, rebellion, rebelliousness, female fight ...
Place:
rome italy
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64%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History
Country: UK, Germany, Spain, Canada, USA
Duration: 180 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.
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rough, captivating, exciting, epic, suspenseful ...
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roman empire, ancient history, rebellion, vengeance, military, dishonesty, betrayal, redemption, political unrest, state affairs, society, rivalry ...
Time:
1st century
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jerusalem, holy land
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
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Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, UK, Germany, Netherlands, France, Italy
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.
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epic, breathtaking, serious, factual, sexy ...
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boys' night
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war, ancient history, conquering, battles, gay, warlord, ambition, ruler, military, greek, courage, destiny ...
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ancient times, middle ages
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ancient greece, greece, persia, alexandria egypt, egypt ...
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16%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Essentially true story of how Spartan king Leonidas led an extremely small army of Greek Soldiers (300 of his personal body guards from Sparta) to hold off an invading Persian army now thought to have numbered 250,000.
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epic, sexy, serious, breathtaking, talky ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
battles, heroic mission, heroes, sword fight, antiquity, ancient, greek mythology, ancient history, leadership, against the odds, chaos and mayhem, chaos ...
Time:
ancient times, 60s, 19th century, 18th century
Place:
ancient greece, rome italy, egypt, europe, greece
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67%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, History
Country: UK, Italy, Germany, USA, Turkey, South Africa
Duration: 176 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, ...
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epic, breathtaking, scenic, exciting, heroic ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
mythology, greek mythology, ancient history, battles, cyclops, antiquity, destiny, betrayal, heroic mission, fight scenes, true love, ancient ...
Place:
ancient greece, mediterranean sea, greece
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100%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, History
Country: Italy, UK
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The story of Romulus and his twin brother Remus, in eighth century B.C. as seen through the eyes of three people marked by death, loneliness and violence.
Style:
realistic, heroic, atmospheric, captivating, serious
Plot:
ancient rome, ancient history, battles, violence, leader, power struggle, conflict, historical character, warrior, brother brother relationship, ambition, death ...
Time:
ancient times
Place:
rome italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Croatia, USA, Italy
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
After General Flavius Aetius frees the Roman Empire from the clutches of Attila the Hun, Rome is once again secure. However, this assurance is short-lived, as Attila is no longer a threat, it only brings the Germanic tribes to once again unite ...
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captivating, unusual plot structure, suspenseful, contemplative
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ancient rome, roman soldier, husband wife relationship, family relations, friendship, murder, love, violence, murder of father, horse, father son relationship, female nudity ...
Place:
rome italy
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100%
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