Movies like The Invincible Gladiator

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The Invincible Gladiator (1961)
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The Invincible Gladiator (1961)
Original name: Il gladiatore invincibile
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, epic, serious, stylized, cult film
Plot: peplum, gladiator, ancient, ancient rome, roman, roman empire, heroes, kidnapping, politics, battles, rescue, ancient history, adventurer, escapades, rivalry, danger, rebelliousness, state affairs, revenge, warrior, sword fight, dwarf, rebellion, evil, hercules ...
Place: rome italy

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, exciting, epic and captivating films with plots about peplum, ancient, sword fight, ancient rome, heroes, sword and sandal and ancient history mostly in Drama, Action and Adventure genres. Some movies like The Invincible Gladiator: Gladiators 7 (1962), The Two Gladiators (1964), Hero of Rome (1964), Duel of Champions (1961), The Arena (2001). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Gladiators 7 (1962)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Italy, Spain
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Framed for the escape of five gladiators from the arena, the son of one of Sparta's leading citizens is sentenced to the arena as gladiator himself and forced to fight for his life in the Roman Colosseum. Years later he manages to escape and ...
Style: epic, captivating, exciting, stylized, serious
Audience: boys' night
Plot: peplum, gladiator, ancient rome, semi nudity, ancient, ancient world, soldier, dishonesty, war, corrupted ruler, heroes, master warrior ...
Place: rome italy
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95%
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 ⇓
69%
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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 ⇓
55%
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 ⇓
47%
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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 ⇓
43%
Clash of Empires: The Battle for Asia (2011)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Malaysia
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Based loosely on the 16th century historical document entitled ‘The Malay Annals’, ’The Chronicles of Merong Mahawangsa’ is an action-packed epic feature film, with mythical characters, magical moments and dazzling visual-effects sequences. ...
Style: epic, exciting, serious, captivating, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: ancient history, roman empire, heroes, martial arts, battles, state affairs, destiny, heroic mission, wizards and magicians, tough heroes, master warrior, head of state ...
Place: asia, malaysia, arabia, china
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
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 ⇓
41%
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 ⇓
40%
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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 ⇓
40%
Duel of the Titans (1961)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Steve Reeves and George Scott are raised by wolves, but grow up to become the founders of Rome.
Style: perverse, serious, realistic, exciting, captivating ...
Plot: peplum, ancient rome, ancient history, ancient, myth, mythology, antiquity, ancient world, bible, time machine, sibling relationship, disaster ...
Time: year 1961
Place: rome italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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Atlas (1961)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story: Evil king Praximedes convinces superhero Atlas to fight for him, but Atlas eventually sees the king's true nature and turns against him.
Style: psychotronic, independent film, serious, suspenseful, epic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: peplum, superhero, gladiator, battles, escapades, rivalry, military, danger, heroes, soldier, betrayal, state affairs ...
Time: year 1961
Place: greece, ancient greece
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
Revolt of the Praetorians (1964)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Rome chafes under the rule of the Emperor Domitian and his Egyptian mistress, Artamne. A mysterious champion arises to fight against the Emperor -- a masked man known as the Red Wolf. In fact, the Red Wolf is Valerius Rufus, one of the ...
Plot: ancient rome, peplum, ancient, ancient world, historical event, gladiator, antiquity, emperor, revolt, dwarf, bare chested male, villainess ...
Time: ancient times, 1st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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 ⇓
36%
Blades of Blood (2010)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 111 min.
Story: In the 16th century in Chosun dynasty, HWANG Jung-hak and LEE Mong-hak create the “Grand Alliance” with the united dream of a better world. While the new leader LEE dreams of eradicating this world of all its corruption and becoming king ...
Style: captivating, exciting, serious, tense, stylized ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, rivalry, political unrest, danger, sword fight, medieval, vengeance, assassination attempt, politics, dishonesty, escapades, sword ...
Time: 16th century
Place: korea, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
Revenge of the Gladiators (1964)
Genre: Adventure
Country: Italy
Duration: 98 min.
Story: In 454 A.D. barbarians led by the Vandal king, Genseri, besiege Rome which is ruled by the ineffectual Valentinian III and his wife, Calpurnia. The Roman general Ezio manages to temporarily halt the Vandals' advance. Now arriving on the scene ...
Style: realistic, serious, exciting
Plot: peplum, gladiator, ancient rome, ancient, battles, wedding, roman empire, ancient history, corrupted ruler, rivalry, heroes, rebelliousness ...
Time: 5th century
Place: rome italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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 ⇓
33%
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Empire (2005)
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 360 min.
TV show
Story: As Conqueror Julius Caesar is drawing his last breath, he swears Tyrannus—Rome's finest warrior—to an oath to protect his successor, Octavius, his 18-year-old nephew. Tyrannus and Octavius are forced into exile to protect the young man from ...
Style: realistic, epic, exciting, serious, historical drama
Audience: boys' night
Plot: ancient rome, gladiator, roman empire, ancient history, julius caesar, leadership, betrayal, assassination, rivalry, ambition, tragic hero, ancient ...
Time: 1st century, 1st century b.c.
Place: rome italy, italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Messalina vs. the Son of Hercules (1964)
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 98 min.
Story: While fighting in Britain, Roman forces commanded by Caligula capture the noble warrior, Glaucus. Seeing in him gladiator material, Caligula takes Glaucus back to Rome along with other hostages including Glaucus's girlfriend, Ena. A man seeking ...
Plot: peplum, gladiator, sword and sorcery, ancient, ancient rome, sorcery, ancient world, strongman, muscleman, hercules, martial arts, sword fight ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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Spartacus (2004)
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 174 min.
TV show
Story: 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, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: ancient rome, roman empire, ancient history, rebellion, tragic hero, slavery, human spirit, gladiator, righting the wronged, dishonesty, leadership, graphic violence ...
Time: 1st century, ancient times, 1st century b.c.
Place: rome italy
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30%
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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 ⇓
29%
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 ...
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28%
The Fatal Encounter (2014)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 135 min.
Story: In 1777, one year since he had taken reign, King Jeong-jo bears a perilous palace life with his dedicated court servant, Gap-soo, amidst opposition and threats from those around with political ambitions. Meanwhile, Eul-soo, a member of a secret ...
Style: serious, captivating, exciting, epic, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: archery, joseon dynasty, rivalry, hitman, master warrior, danger, assassination attempt, murder, political unrest, royal court, asian, asian history ...
Time: 18th century
Place: asia, ancient china
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 188 min.
Story: Drawn from the same events that later inspired Gladiator, the film charts the power-hungry greed and father-son betrayal that led to Rome's collapse at the bloody hands of the Barbarians.
Style: epic, captivating, exciting, stylized, serious ...
Plot: roman empire, ancient history, ancient rome, barbarian, battles, tragic hero, sword fight, ancient world, peplum, ancient, betrayal, politics ...
Time: ancient times
Place: rome italy, ancient greece, greece, europe, italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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Boudica (2003)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, Romania
Duration: 99 min.
Story: The Celtic queen who shook the Roman Empire. Boudica is one of history’s first and fiercest women warriors. Sickened by ceaseless war, the king of the Iceni accepts a treaty with the Romans in exchange for his tribe’s continued independence. But ...
Style: exciting, captivating, realistic, epic, rough ...
Plot: roman empire, ancient history, female warrior, war, barbarian, female whipping, conquering, medieval, battles, leadership, rivalry, society ...
Time: 1st century
Place: england
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26%
Warriors of Heaven and Earth (2003)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 120 min.
Story: A Chinese emissary is sent to the Gobi desert to execute a renegade soldier. When a caravan transporting a Buddhist monk and a valuable treasure is threatened by thieves, however, the two warriors might unite to protect the travelers.
Style: epic, breathtaking, exciting, serious, lyrical ...
Plot: wuxia, martial arts, vengeance, desert, medieval, sword fight, survival, uninhibited rivalry, escapades, rivalry, danger, highwayman ...
Time: 8th century
Place: china, asia, ancient china
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25%
The Ten Gladiators (1963)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Roccia and a band of fellow gladiators join forces with a patrician named Glaucus Valerius to replace Nero, (and his evil henchman, Tigelinus), with a new emperor: Servius Galba. During the course of this bloody struggle, the gladiators lose their ...
Plot: peplum, warrior, gladiator, ancient rome, ancient history, ancient, camp, roman emperor, beefcake, roman soldier, sword, fistfight ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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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 ⇓
25%
Amazons and Gladiators (2001)
Genre: Drama, Action, Adventure
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 94 min.
Story: During the Roman Empire, General Crassius ruled a small province with an Iron fist. Serena, a young girl in a village, watches Crassius kill her parents. Crassius and Serena's destiny would lead them to the Gladiator ring; the Amazons Warrior ...
Style: serious, captivating, exciting, tense, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: amazon, female warrior, sword fight, rivalry, vengeance, heroes, heroic mission, roman empire, gladiator, girl power, female fighter, ancient rome ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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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 ⇓
24%
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 ⇓
24%
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