Movies like The Bacchantes

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The Bacchantes (1961)
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The Bacchantes (1961)
Original name: Le baccanti
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 100 min.
Story: The god Dionysus decides to pay a visit to the city of Thebes. Dionysus wants to be the worshiped by the masses, but the kingdom is suffering a horrific drought and the king Pentheus wants instead to sacrifice a virgin to the God Demeter.
Style: grindhouse
Plot: peplum, greek mythology, god, camp
Place: ancient greece, athens greece

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, epic, exciting and stylized films with plots about peplum, sword fight, bare chested male, ancient, sword and sandal, greek mythology and ancient world mostly in Drama, Action and Adventure genres. Some movies like The Bacchantes: Seven from Thebes (1964), Hercules the Avenger (1965), Medea (1969), The Conqueror of Atlantis (1965), Vulcan, Son of Giove (1962). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Seven from Thebes (1964)
Genre: Drama, Action
Country: Italy, France, Yugoslavia
Duration: 105 min.
Story: The city of Thebes has come under the cruel domination of Sparta. Diomedes and several of his friends strive to throw off the Spartan yoke even while Diomedes romances Dorida, daughter of the Theban governor who's collaborating with Sparta.
Plot: peplum, ancient world, ancient, greek mythology, fistfight, dungeon, rebellion, prison escape, branding iron, sword fight, suicide, torture ...
Place: ancient greece
⇓ similarity ⇓
95%
Hercules the Avenger (1965)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Reg Park returns to his antics of old as the man of iron in HERCULES THE AVENGER. The Son of Jove undertakes another journey into the nether realms battling zombies and monsters in order to rescue his son, allowing goddess Gia an opportunity to ...
Plot: peplum, hercules, sorcery, ancient, ancient world, bodybuilder, beefcake, homoeroticism, homoerotic fight, bondage, violence, blood ...
Place: ancient greece, greece, sicily
⇓ similarity ⇓
90%
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Medea (1969)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: Italy, France, West Germany
Duration: 118 min.
Story: Based on the plot of Euripides' Medea. Medea centers on the barbarian protagonist as she finds her position in the Greek world threatened, and the revenge she takes against her husband Jason who has betrayed her for another woman.
Style: spiritual, psychedelic, neorealism, epic, surreal ...
Plot: greek mythology, ancient world, mythology, ancient history, ancient, antiquity, greek, myth, vengeance, female nudity, filicide, legends and myths ...
Time: ancient times, year 1969
Place: ancient greece, greece
⇓ similarity ⇓
71%
The Conqueror of Atlantis (1965)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Italy, Egypt
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Curious noises in the Arabian desert signal an attack by bizarre phantom-like raiders of gold who are in search of their Queen. A relocated Hercules (KIRK MORRIS of The Witch's Curse) arrives on the scene and sets off to find a kidnapped Nomad ...
Style: homoerotic
Plot: peplum, ancient world, greek mythology, atlantis, desert, sword fight, princess, bare chested male, swordplay, buddy, beefcake, secret passageway ...
Place: rome italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
71%
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Vulcan, Son of Giove (1962)
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, War
Country: Italy
Duration: 80 min.
Story: A superhero battles lizard men and other monsters that are terrorizing the countryside.
Plot: peplum, warrior, mythology, greek mythology, semi nudity, myth, lizard, monster, superhero, bare chested male, dwarf, female fight ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
70%
Ursus in the Land of Fire (1963)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Hamilan, a cruel and ambitious general, murders his king and places himself on the throne with the former king's evil niece as his queen. He then wages war against his peaceful neighbors, killing their women and enslaving their men. A hero ...
Plot: peplum, sword and sorcery, sorcery, warrior, barbarian, bare chested male, camp, fight, conspiracy, hercules, beefcake, damsel in distress ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
62%
The Trojan Women (1971)
Genre: Drama
Country: Greece, UK, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: The women of Troy face enslavement after the fall of their city.
Style: epic, independent film, talky, serious, realistic
Plot: greek mythology, mythology, ancient, myth, antiquity, legends and myths, ancient world, woman, women, greek, female nudity, enslavement ...
Time: ancient times, year 1971
Place: ancient greece, greece
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
Triumph of the Ten Gladiators (1964)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Spain, Italy, France
Duration: 106 min.
Story: The ten gladiators are hired to travel to Arbela, a small country on the outskirts of the Roman Empire to learn if Parthia is planning to war with Rome. Upon arriving, the heroes decide to kidnap the beautiful Parthian queen and spirit her to Syria ...
Plot: peplum, gladiator, ancient rome, ancient, ancient history, treachery, camp, queen, sword fight, fight, villainess, arena ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
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Triangle (1970)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Todd Pearson Is A Teacher That Takes A "Hands-On" Approach With His Students And Colleagues!
Plot: greek mythology, peplum, sexual relations, girls' school, teacher, aunt, identity crisis, novelist
Place: california
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
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The Amazons (1973)
Genre: Adventure, Action, Drama
Country: Italy, France, Spain
Duration: 105 min.
Story: lena Johnston is Antione, the War Goddess of the Amazons, who must mate with the Greek king Theseus to propogate her race. Traditionally this is done only out of duty, but this time she falls in love with her "boy toy"... a definite no-no ...
Style: grindhouse, sexploitation film
Plot: nude fight, sword and sorcery, gladiator, peplum, mythology, ancient, lesbian sex, erotica, feminist, greek mythology, nude, sorcery ...
Place: ancient greece, greece
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
The Trojan Horse (1961)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: Italy, France, Yugoslavia
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Guerra di Troia (AKA: Trojan Horse) is a 1961 historical drama film set in the tenth and final year of the Trojan War. The film focuses primarily on the exploits of the Trojan hero Aeneas during this time. The film was directed by Giorgio Ferroni ...
Style: psychotronic
Plot: peplum, greek mythology, mythology, ancient world, myth, ancient, trojan horse, greek, antiquity, sword and sorcery, sorcery, troy ...
Time: year 1961
Place: ancient greece, greece, rome italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
56%
Ursus in the Valley of the Lions (1961)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Bodybuilder Ed Fury stars as the legendary Ursus in this above-average sword-and-sandal adventure from veteran director Carlo Campogalliani. The plot concerns Ursus' attempts to rescue his kidnapped fiancee, aided by a pretty blind slave girl. ...
Style: black and white
Plot: peplum, warrior, sorcery, sword and sorcery, slave girl, lion cub, evil king, belly dancing, locket, heir to the throne, cave, dungeon ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
56%
The Conquest of Mycenae (1963)
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Gordon Scott plays Glaucus, the prince of Tiryns, a powerful warrior who goes undercover in Mycenae to infiltrate the evil cult of Moloch, which is exacting tribute from neighboring kingdoms in the form of attractive young hostages, both male and ...
Style: gothic, psychotronic, epic
Plot: peplum, hercules, sword and sorcery, ancient world, sorcery, troy, ancient, bare chested male, evil, combat, superhuman powers, battles ...
Time: ancient times
Place: ancient greece, greece, rome italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
Samson and the Slave Queen (1963)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Italy, Spain
Duration: 90 min.
Story: The king of Nogara dies, leaving behind a will naming one of his nieces as his successor. Will it be blonde and virtuous Isabella or evil, dark-haired Malva? Each woman relies on a hero to locate the will. Malva hires the bare-chested strongman ...
Style: psychotronic
Plot: peplum, zorro, superhero, trapdoor, royalty, exploitation, cousin cousin relationship, sword fight, espionage, crocodile, uncle niece relationship, strongman ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
Hercules and the Princess of Troy (1965)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 47 min.
Story: Hercules (Gordon Scott) sets out to save the city of Troy from a horrible sea monster. Meanwhile, the city is threatened by a different kind of monster--a smarmy politician who will stop at nothing to seize the throne.
Style: stylized, suspenseful, epic, exciting, serious
Audience: boys' night, family outing
Plot: hercules, peplum, virgin sacrifice, mythology, troy, warrior, ancient world, monster, sword and sorcery, sorcery, legion, ancient ...
Place: rome italy, ancient greece, greece
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
The Two Gladiators (1964)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story: The twins of the recently departed Marcus Aurelius fight it out to see who will become emperor of Rome.
Plot: peplum, ancient rome, warrior, ancient, gladiator, ancient history, legion, ancient world, banquet, lion, arena, palace ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
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Immortals (2011)
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, Canada, UK
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Theseus is a mortal man chosen by Zeus to lead the fight against the ruthless King Hyperion, who is on a rampage across Greece to obtain a weapon that can destroy humanity.
Style: dark fantasy, stylized, exciting, epic, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: mythology, ancient, greek mythology, greek, legends and myths, immortality, ancient history, sword fight, god, good versus evil, heroes, greek god ...
Time: year 2011, 2010s, ancient times
Place: ancient greece, greece, hellas, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
The Lion of Thebes (1964)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Fleeing Troy in the wake of its destruction, fair-faced Helen and her faithful protector Arion run into the pharaoh Ramses, who sets his sights on Helen -- and is subsequently murdered. Now it's up to Arion to save Helen from those who wish her ...
Style: captivating, exciting, serious, atmospheric, stylized ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: peplum, ancient world, greek mythology, ancient, troy, woods, rivalry, intrigue, femme fatale, dishonesty, aging, state affairs ...
Time: 60s
Place: rome italy, egypt
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
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The Seven Magnificent Gladiators (1983)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Italy
Duration: 83 min.
Story: A bandit leader endowed with supernatural powers by his sorceress mother makes yearly raids on a peasant village. However, the women of the village come into possession of a magic sword, and go in search of a hero who is able to wield it and save ...
Style: fantasy adventure, grindhouse, independent film, fable
Plot: peplum, sorcery, cannon, ancient rome, barbarian, sword, female fight, woman with a gun, kickass, semi nudity, ancient, sword fight ...
Place: rome italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
Colossus of the Arena (1962)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 98 min.
Story: A powerful man posing as a gladiator in Rome's fourth century discovers a plan to put the beautiful Queen in prison, which he thwarts by exposing a sinister duke as a traitor.
Plot: peplum, gladiator, ancient, ancient rome, murder, camp, sword fight, arena, evil man, waterfall, fight to the death, sword ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
Fire Monsters Against the Son of Hercules (1962)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Italy, Yugoslavia
Duration: 82 min.
Story: Wandering strongman Maxxus comes upon two warring tribes, the Sun worshipers and the Moon worshipers...and fights monsters !
Style: grindhouse
Plot: peplum, dragon, dinosaur, warrior, sorcery, sword and sorcery, monster, creature, sacrifice, battles, decapitation, volcano ...
Time: prehistoric times, stone age
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
Sansone contro il corsaro nero (1964)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 93 min.
Story: aka Hercules and the Black Pirates. Brave and noble Samson fights pirates as a soldier in the royal army. He wants to marry lovely fair maiden Rosita, but her haughty governor father disapproves. Meanwhile, the cunning and duplicitous Rodrigo ...
Plot: peplum, hercules, pirate, combat, male female relationship, acrobat, murder, superhero, violence, beefcake, adventure hero, ship ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
The Rebel Gladiators (1962)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story: In order to persuade the Emperor to spare his village, the mighty Ursus is forced to fight the greatest gladiator in Rome in the Roman Arena.
Plot: peplum, gladiator, greek mythology, slave, ancient rome, arena, prison, jail cell, battles, security guard, heroes, sword fight ...
Time: ancient times
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
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Triumph of Maciste (1961)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 88 min.
Story: The evil Queen Tenefi demands that a steady supply of young women be sacrificed to the God of Fire. Maciste intervenes and saves from this sacrifice a village's women including the beautiful Antea. Maciste then becomes involved in an effort to ...
Plot: peplum, warrior, evil queen, sword and sorcery, sorcery, magic, human sacrifice, traitor, lion, merchant, volcano, trance ...
Place: egypt
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
The Invincible Maciste Brothers (1964)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Peplum movie from 1964
Plot: peplum, bare chested male, evil, brother brother relationship, amnesia, waterfall, forced labor, muscleman, mute, fistfight, chariot, bare chested male fighting ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
Colussus and the Huns (1962)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 89 min.
Story: King Bohlem, brother of the late Attila, reconquers former Hun territory. To secure this territory, he sends his son, Otto, and his nephew, Tharus, to forge an alliance with King Haadem, strongest of the neighboring rulers. Haadem, however, is just ...
Plot: peplum, ancient world, ancient, viking, barbarian, bare chested male, horseman, sword fight, skinny dipping, spear, arrow in chest
Time: 5th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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The Centurion (1961)
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 77 min.
Story: Protests break out in Corinth against Roman domination, injuring Caius Vinicius, a Roman centurion. He's rescued by Hebe -- daughter of the anti-Roman governor, Critolaus -- who's being unsuccessfully wooed by the governor's ...
Plot: peplum, ancient rome, ancient world, ancient, ancient history, antiquity, roman empire, roman soldier, bible, mythology, roman, myth ...
Place: ancient greece, rome italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
Kerim, Son of the Sheik (1962)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 85 min.
Story: In the Middle East, circa 1860s, the evil Omar seeks to become Khadive by killing off his adversaries and by marrying the reluctant Fawzia, favorite niece of the current Khadive. (After marrying Fawzia, he plans to eliminate her so he can then marry ...
Plot: peplum, bare chested male, villainess, battles, violence, dungeon, sword fight, horse, sword, greco roman wrestling, swashbuckler, wrestling ...
Place: middle east
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys - Hercules and the Circle of Fire (1994)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: New Zealand, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: When all the earth's fire begins to go out, Hercules and Deianeira must go in search for fire to stop the world from cold. "Hercules and the Circle of Fire" is the third movie-length pilot episode of the television series ...
Style: semi serious, exciting, stylized, suspenseful, dark fantasy
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: mythology, hercules, greek mythology, heroes, sword and sorcery, sorcery, ancient, peplum, myth, ancient world, legend, battles ...
Place: greece, ancient greece
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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Antigone (1961)
Genre: Drama
Country: Greece
Duration: 93 min.
Story: In Thebes in ancient Greece, King Oedipus kills his father and marries his mother Jocasta, having two sons - Eteocles and Polyneices - and two daughters - Ismene and Antigone. King Oedipus dies a beggar in the exile after gouging out his own eye, ...
Style: realistic, serious, emotional, gloomy
Plot: greek mythology, ancient world, mythology, ancient history, legends and myths, myth, ancient, greek, girl, knight, time machine, peplum ...
Time: ancient times, year 1961, 60s, 1920s
Place: ancient greece, greece, rome italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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