Movies like In the Name of Ben-Hur

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In the Name of Ben-Hur (2016)
 2.8
 846
In the Name of Ben-Hur (2016)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: The Asylum's mockbuster of Ben-Hur (2016)
Style: captivating, mockbuster, parody, entertaining
Plot: roman soldier, gladiator, medieval, roman empire, mercenary, duel, training, antiquity, roman, showdown, battles, roman emperor, lynching, jesus, ancient, easter, peplum, horse, death, beach, chase, fugitive, ancient rome, runaway, chariot
Time: 1st century
Place: rome italy

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Most similar movies to In the Name of Ben-Hur

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, exciting, tense and serious films with plots about battles, ancient, roman empire, ancient rome, peplum, medieval and warrior mostly in Action, Drama and Adventure genres. Some movies like In the Name of Ben-Hur: Risen (2016), Fast and Fierce: Death Race (2020), Duel of Champions (1961), Ben-Hur (2016), The Invincible Gladiator (1961). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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 6.3
 30K
Risen (2016)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Clavius, a powerful Roman military tribune, and his aide, Lucius, are tasked with solving the mystery of what happened to Jesus in the weeks following the crucifixion, in order to disprove the rumors of a risen Messiah and prevent an uprising in ...
Style: biblical, christian film, atmospheric, historical drama, tense ...
Audience: family friendly
Plot: christianity, roman empire, apostle, investigation, jesus christ, easter, resurrection, messiah, religion, jesus, religious, christian ...
Time: 1st century, biblical epic, 1930s
Place: jerusalem, china
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Fast and Fierce: Death Race (2020)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Jack Tyson is a young man partaking in an illegal Mexico to California car race when a desperate woman, fleeing from her abusive gangster boyfriend who is financing the tournament, jumps into his car pleading for his help and who has an ...
Style: mockbuster, captivating, suspenseful, tense, exciting
Plot: race, chase, gangster, murder, female assassin, car, racecar driver, automobile, car race, carsploitation, shootout, stoner ...
Place: mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
Duel of Champions (1961)
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: Italy, Yugoslavia
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A Roman nobleman, Horatius leads an imperial legion during the long and bloody war between the Romans and the Albans. A desperate arrangement is agreed on how to settle the war. Three valiant brothers are chosen from each side to fight one last ...
Style: serious
Plot: ancient rome, ancient history, peplum, ancient, myth, 7th century bc, warrior, mythology, ancient world, antiquity, folk hero, roman ...
Time: 5th century, year 1961
Place: rome italy, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
 5.7
 47K
Ben-Hur (2016)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story: A falsely accused nobleman survives years of slavery to take vengeance on his best friend who betrayed him.
Style: biblical, intense, suspense, exciting, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night, family friendly
Plot: ancient history, ancient rome, roman empire, arena, religion, survival, christian, jesus, slavery, medieval, justice, mentor ...
Time: 1st century, year 2016, biblical epic, ancient times
Place: palestine, rome italy, italy, greece, jerusalem
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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The Invincible Gladiator (1961)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Italy, Spain
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A Roman warrior leads a revolt against an evil ruler. A young, diminutive ruler makes a big decision to unseat a nobleman whose ego has outgrown him. But can the 10-year-old take on such an impressive nemesis?
Style: exciting, atmospheric, stylized, epic, serious
Plot: peplum, gladiator, ancient, ancient rome, roman, battles, rivalry, danger, rescue, state affairs, escapades, heroes ...
Place: rome italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
 3.2
 1K
The Legion (2020)
Genre: Action, Adventure, History
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Noreno, a half-Roman, is entrusted with the mission of crossing the snowy mountains of Armenia, swarming with Parthian patrols, to seek help for his slowly dying men.
Style: captivating, exciting, suspense, atmospheric, epic ...
Plot: roman empire, epic battle, ancient rome, mission, barbarian, murder, rivalry, combat, warrior, sword fight, heroes, uninhibited rivalry ...
Time: 1st century
Place: armenia
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Hannibal: Rome's Worst Nightmare (2006)
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story: It is 200 years before the birth of Christ and Rome is the new superpower of the ancient world. She believes she is invincible - but one man is destined to change that. He is a man bound by oath to avenge the wrongs inflicted on his home and, in ...
Style: realistic, serious, captivating, exciting, inspirational ...
Plot: roman empire, ancient history, conquering, barbarian, battles, ancient, danger, vengeance, heroes, rivalry, soldier, peplum ...
Time: ancient times
Place: rome italy, europe, spain, alps
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Warriors of the Nation (2018)
Genre: Action
Country: China
Duration: 95 min.
Story: At the end of the Chino-Japanese War, a top military officer, Zhang Zhidong, is kidnapped in the middle of the night by a militant organisation called the White Lotus Society. When he overhears a sinister plot to overthrow the central government by ...
Style: captivating, tense
Plot: master warrior, sino japanese war, conspiracy, political conspiracy, evil plot, war, abduction, fight, government conspiracy, political intrigue, martial arts, showdown ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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 5.4
 844
Iron Protector (2016)
Genre: Action
Country: China
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Wu-Lin is the successor of an ancient, once powerful Chinese clan, the "Iron Feet." After the death of his master, Wu-Lin leaves his rural village for the City of Stone-Cold looking for his fellow apprentice Jiang Li. Along the way, he ...
Style: tense, captivating, suspense
Plot: martial arts, fight, medieval, love, kung fu, male female relationship, battles, warrior, conspiracy, showdown, kung fu fighting, master warrior ...
Time: 2010s
Place: china
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
The Lost Legion (2014)
Genre: Action, Adventure, History
Country: Czech Republic, Canada
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Following the fall of the Roman Empire, a Roman woman plots to make her son the new Emperor and to fulfill the former glory of the city.
Style: suspenseful, entertaining, exciting, tense, captivating ...
Plot: ancient history, roman empire, medieval, woman, ancient rome, political intrigue, politics, roman emperor, empire, emperor, roman, war ...
Place: rome italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
 3.7
 358
Armstrong (2017)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: During her first night on the job, a rookie EMT and her partner pick up a wounded superhero and are pulled into his mission to save Los Angeles from a sinister organization.
Style: tense, captivating
Plot: superhero, battles, heroes, ambulance, saving a life, showdown, fight, rescue mission, workplace situations, good versus evil, heroic mission, save the world ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
The Magnificent Gladiator (1964)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Roman soldiers capture Attalus (a.k.a. Hercules) in a battle at the fringes of the Roman Empire. They take him back to Rome where his prowess as a gladiator earns the respect of the Emperor Galienus. An ambitious nobleman named Zullo, however, wants ...
Plot: peplum, gladiator, ancient rome, ancient, ancient history, roman, spy, myth, ancient world, roman soldier, antiquity, mythology ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
 3.6
 264
The Chemist (2016)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Gritty action thriller about an aging assassin who is double crossed by his employer when he refuses to assassinate a woman he just met. On the run; Steele becomes the next target in this fast-paced battle, assassin vs. assassin, until he is ...
Style: suspense, tense, suspenseful, disturbing, captivating
Plot: hitman, killings, fall in love, fight, hunting, in love, battles, murderer, manhunt, serial killer, showdown, murder ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
The Immortal Wars (2017)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Set in the future the world has been split into sectors, humans have captured deviants and force them to fight to the death. Madman Dominion Harvey hosts the immortal wars and televises the show to the entire planet. Trikalypse and fellow deviants ...
Style: exciting, suspense, disturbing, tense, suspenseful
Plot: battles, violence, murder, robot, fight, death, supernatural power, combat, superpower, giant robot, struggle for survival, revenge ...
Time: future
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Sword of Destiny (2021)
Genre: Action
Country: China
Duration: 93 min.
Story: The peerless swordsmith, Meng Yezi, suffered the calamity of family extermination from the traitor Zhao Han served in the court for casting the famous Hanguang Sword. He desperately saved his son Meng Yang and left him the unforged Chengying Sword. ...
Style: captivating, entertaining
Plot: medieval, martial arts, samurai, master warrior, vengeance, sword fight, teamwork, revenge, sword, battles, fight, warrior ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
The Legend of Hercules (2014)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Bulgaria, Germany
Duration: 99 min.
Story: In Ancient Greece 1200 B.C., a queen succumbs to the lust of Zeus to bear a son promised to overthrow the tyrannical rule of the king and restore peace to a land in hardship. But this prince, Hercules, knows nothing of his real identity or his ...
Style: exciting, serious, stylized, grindhouse, epic ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: mythology, greek mythology, ancient history, legends and myths, hercules, gladiator, superhuman powers, slavery, destiny, good versus evil, imaginary, betrayal ...
Time: future, year 2014
Place: greece, ancient greece, egypt, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 3.0
 816
The Arena (2001)
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, independent film ...
Plot: amazon, slave girl, gladiator, roman empire, captivity, ambition, danger, contests and competitions, rebelliousness, rivalry, rebellion, medieval ...
Place: rome italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Barbarians Rising (2016)
Genre: Documentary, Action, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story: Told from the perspective of the rebel leaders, the series chronicles a wave of rebellions against absolute power by those the Roman Empire called “barbarians” – tribes they viewed as beyond the fringe of civilization that lived a brutish and ...
Style: serious, captivating
Plot: ancient rome, roman soldier, barbarian, roman empire, ancient civilization, druid, rebellion, ancient, roman emperor, warrior, medieval, brutality ...
Place: rome italy, hungary, north africa, italy, mediterranean sea ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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Caesar Against the Pirates (1962)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Julius Caesar flees Rome because of a conspiration against him and takes refuge by the king of Bitinia. He finds a woman there and while he escorts her to Rhodes their ship is attacked. Caught by the pirates he asks for help to get back to Rome.
Plot: peplum, ancient rome, ancient world, ancient, roman soldier, spy, pirate, roman empire, sword fight, man kills a woman, murder, catfight
Place: rome italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
The Kane Files: Life of Trial (2010)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Scott Kane (Drew Fuller), a man with a checkered past is trying to live a clean life. When his son Owen falls ill, Kane finds his only option is to turn to Daniel Morgan (William Atherton), the local kingpin of the criminal underworld. Morgan offers ...
Style: exciting, suspenseful, captivating, intense, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: betrayal, danger, wanted, rivalry, going straight, vengeance, family relations, fight, on the run, uncover truth, chase, manhunt ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
 4.8
 218
Hero of Rome (1964)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 90 min.
Story: In ancient Rome, the people finally oust their despised king, Tarquinius, and declare the city a republic. Tarquinius makes an alliance with the Etruscan king, Porsenna, to take back power in Rome, but a Roman general, the heroic Mucius, sets out to ...
Style: serious, exciting, captivating, stylized, epic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: ancient rome, peplum, ancient history, ancient, roman empire, myth, mythology, warrior, roman soldier, legion, ancient world, bible ...
Time: 6th century
Place: rome italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
 4.4
 132
79 A.D. (1962)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Intrigue at the Roman Emperor's court prior to its destruction by Vesuvius.
Plot: ancient rome, ancient world, gladiator, ancient, peplum, roman empire, volcanic eruption, slavery, brawl, crocodile, murder, treachery ...
Time: 70s, 1st century
Place: rome italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Hunted by Night (2010)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: An intriguing story of good, evil and the supernatural. The Story takes place in the Florida Everglades. Three men are hunting when an airplane drops bails of drugs on the ground where they are hunting.. The men must decide whether to be law-abiding ...
Style: suspenseful, serious, exciting, suspense, tense
Plot: heroes, on the run, chase, drug, showdown, battles, gunfight, pursuit, shootout, foot pursuit, combat, master warrior ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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Challenge of the Gladiator (1965)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 103 min.
Story: No overview found.
Plot: peplum, gladiator, ancient rome, ancient, roman empire, bare chested male, banquet, impostor, battles, bondage, prison escape, brawl ...
Time: 1st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Alone Against Rome (1962)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A Roman Consul, on his way to fight a border war, stations a garrison of soldiers in a provincial town. The townspeople aren't happy with this situation but decide it's in their best interests to cooperate. However, the Tribune left in ...
Plot: peplum, gladiator, ancient rome, ancient, roman empire, combat, showdown, army, roman, sword, dungeon, battlefield ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
 5.6
 998
The Four 3 (2014)
Genre: Action
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 106 min.
Story: The reputation of the Four constables survives, but since Emotionless’s departure, there have been changes at the Divine Constabulary. The four Coldblood, Iron Hands, Life Snatcher, rescue Zhuge Zhengwo from An Yunshan’s mountain fortress, then ...
Style: tense, captivating, suspense, exciting
Plot: martial arts, medieval, conspiracy, uncover truth, investigation, fight, save the kingdom, assassination plot, sleuth, crime solving, emperor, save the day ...
Place: china, hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
The Ninja War of Torakage (2014)
Genre: Action
Country: Japan
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Set in the Sengoku Period, Torakage is retired ninja. He lives his life peacefully, but turmoil comes as he becomes involved a fight over treasures.
Style: captivating, exciting, tense
Plot: ninja, treasure hunter, ninja warrior, ninjitsu, rescue, treasure hunt, hidden treasure, ninja master, medieval, blackmail, fight, showdown ...
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
 3.4
 130
Water Wars (2014)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story: Catastrophic war, destroyed ecosystem, brink of extinction. War for the most valuable treasure of the time: water.
Style: tense, suspense, apocalyptic, captivating, sexy
Plot: post apocalypse, battles, amazon tribe, amazon, struggle for survival, distopia, dystopian future, showdown, fight, women, gunfight, exploitation ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
The Collective (2023)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: A group of righteous assassins called The Collective take aim at a highly sophisticated human trafficking ring backed by a network of untouchable billionaires. With their backs against the wall, The Collective has no choice but to put their most ...
Style: suspenseful, tense, captivating, exciting, serious
Plot: assassin, villainess, female mercenary, woman with a gun, hitman, human trafficking, hired killer, mercenary, female assassin, murderer, auction, one against many ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
 6.2
 74K
The Eagle (2011)
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, intense, epic, realistic, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: ancient rome, roman empire, ancient history, ancient world, medieval, slavery, sword fight, master and servant, gladiator, legends and myths, ancient, legion ...
Time: ancient times, middle ages
Place: england, scotland, britain, greece, europe ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
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