Movies like 300

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300 (2006)
 7.6
 860K
300 (2006)
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 together against the Persians, and helped usher in the world's first democracy.
Style: epic, exciting, intense, scenic, visually stunning, visual, stylized, entertaining, heroic, bloody ...
Audience: boys' night, manly, adult
Plot: sword fight, war, warrior, ancient, battles, courage, military, ancient world, gory, mythology, human spirit, legends and myths, head of state, ancient history, society, historical character, antiquity, army, heroic mission, siege, soldier, against the odds, uninhibited rivalry, spartan, superhero ...
Time: year 2006, ancient times, 2000s, middle ages, 5th century
Place: ancient greece, greece, rome italy, hellas, europe
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Most similar movies to 300

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out epic, serious, exciting and cult classic films with plots about heroes, warrior, battles, sword fight, sword, war and violence mostly in Drama, Action and Adventure genres. Some movies like 300: 300: Rise of an Empire (2014), Troy (2004), Gladiator (2000), Immortals (2011), Robin Hood (2010). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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300: Rise of an Empire (2014)
Genre: Action, Drama, War
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 ...
Style: epic, heroic, exciting, entertaining, stylized ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: sword fight, ancient history, mythology, ancient, king, master warrior, greek, good versus evil, military, swords and armor, war, superhero ...
Time: year 2014, ancient times, middle ages, 2010s, 5th century
Place: ancient greece, greece, middle east, athens greece
⇓ similarity ⇓
79%
 7.3
 567K
Troy (2004)
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 ...
Style: epic, exciting, heroic, realistic, period piece ...
Audience: boys' night, date night, manly, teens, adult
Plot: sword fight, mythology, ancient, ancient history, ancient world, vengeance, battlefield, war, greek mythology, warrior, courage, betrayal ...
Time: ancient times, year 2004, 2000s, middle ages
Place: greece, ancient greece, britain, rome italy, hellas ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
90%
 8.5
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Gladiator (2000)
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, emotional, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night, manly, family friendly, teens, date night ...
Plot: ancient rome, roman empire, revenge, vengeance, sword fight, ancient history, gladiator, freedom, slavery, courage, warrior, ancient world ...
Time: year 2000, ancient times, 2000s, y2k, middle ages ...
Place: rome italy, italy, ancient greece, greece, north africa ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
83%
 6.0
 176K
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 ⇓
90%
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Robin Hood (2010)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 140 min.
Story: When soldier Robin happens upon the dying Robert of Loxley, he promises to return the man's sword to his family in Nottingham. There, he assumes Robert's identity; romances his widow, Marion; and draws the ire of the town's sheriff ...
Style: captivating, epic, exciting, heroic, entertaining ...
Audience: boys' night, manly
Plot: medieval, robin hood, knight, sword fight, fighting the system, archer, folk hero, love and romance, bow and arrow, escapades, sword and shield, heroes ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, year 2010, 2010s, ancient times ...
Place: england, britain, france, europe, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
94%
 5.6
 176K
Alexander (2004)
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.
Style: epic, breathtaking, period piece, serious, factual ...
Audience: date night, boys' night
Plot: ancient history, war, conquering, battles, royalty, warlord, greek, ambition, gay, ruler, knight, mythology ...
Time: ancient times, year 2004, middle ages
Place: ancient greece, greece, persia, alexandria egypt, egypt ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
78%
 8.5
 255K
Spartacus (2010)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story: 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, exciting, stylized, sexual ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: ancient rome, ancient history, roman empire, gladiator, sword fight, rebellion, ambition, battles, sex, slavery, swords and armor, rebel ...
Time: 1st century b.c., ancient times, 1st century, 2000s
Place: ancient greece
⇓ similarity ⇓
79%
Clash of the Titans (2010)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK, Australia
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus is helpless to save his family from Hades, vengeful god of the underworld. With nothing to lose, Perseus volunteers to lead a dangerous mission to defeat Hades before he can seize power from Zeus and ...
Style: entertaining, exciting, serious, stylized, mythical ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: mythology, greek mythology, myth, legends and myths, ancient history, monster, ancient, good versus evil, supernatural ability, god, sword fight, danger ...
Time: year 2010, 2010s, 2000s, ancient times
Place: greece, ancient greece, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
86%
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 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 ⇓
79%
 7.3
 48K
Red Cliff (2008)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: China, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, USA
Duration: 145 min.
Story: In 208 A.D., in the final days of the Han Dynasty, shrewd Prime Minster Cao convinced the fickle Emperor Han the only way to unite all of China was to declare war on the kingdoms of Xu in the west and East Wu in the south. Thus began a military ...
Style: epic, realistic, breathtaking, brutal, visual ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: war, martial arts, battles, strategy, kung fu, historical event, chinese emperor, ancient history, horse, medieval, visceral, revenge ...
Time: year 2008, medieval times, ancient times
Place: china, ancient china, greece, rome italy, tibet ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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 ⇓
100%
 8.7
 184K
Rome (2005)
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 1193 min.
TV show
Story: 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, stylized, captivating ...
Plot: roman empire, ancient history, ancient rome, historical character, power struggle, emperor, antiquity, intrigue, warrior, roman soldier, female nudity, betrayal ...
Time: 1st century, 1st century b.c., ancient times, 2000s
Place: rome italy, italy, ancient greece, greece, alexandria egypt ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
86%
 8.3
 1.1M
Braveheart (1995)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, 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, breathtaking, scenic, inspirational ...
Audience: boys' night, manly, chick flick, adult
Plot: freedom, courage, sword fight, war, vengeance, medieval, battles, tragic hero, military, love story, beautiful scenery, warrior ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, 14th century, ancient times, 20th century ...
Place: scotland, england, britain, europe, scottish highlands ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
69%
Punisher: War Zone (2008)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, Germany
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Waging his one-man war on the world of organized crime, ruthless vigilante-hero Frank Castle sets his sights on overeager mob boss Billy Russoti. After Russoti is left horribly disfigured by Castle, he sets out for vengeance under his new alias: ...
Style: brutal, stylized, rough, suspenseful, exciting ...
Audience: teens, manly, boys' night
Plot: vigilante, vigilantism, tough guy, vengeance, one man army, comic book, revenge, tough heroes, gory, dark hero, superhero, violent ...
Time: year 2008, 2000s, 21st century
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The 300 Spartans (1962)
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.
Style: period piece, epic, serious, technicolor, fast paced ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: mythology, battles, heroic mission, heroes, ancient, ancient history, sword fight, antiquity, greek mythology, peplum, myth, sorcery ...
Time: ancient times, 5th century
Place: ancient greece, hellas, rome italy, europe, greece
⇓ similarity ⇓
72%
Tears of the Sun (2003)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story: Navy SEAL Lieutenant A.K. Waters and his elite squadron of tactical specialists are forced to choose between their duty and their humanity, between following orders by ignoring the conflict that surrounds them, or finding the courage to follow their ...
Style: touching, serious, suspense, factual, compassionate ...
Audience: boys' night, manly
Plot: military, war, jungle, soldier, civil war, navy seal, commando, genocide, rescue mission, gunfight, violence, brutality ...
Time: year 2003, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place: africa, nigeria, iraq, iran
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: New Zealand, USA
Duration: 201 min.
Story: Aragorn is revealed as the heir to the ancient kings as he, Gandalf and the other members of the broken fellowship struggle to save Gondor from Sauron's forces. Meanwhile, Frodo and Sam bring the ring closer to the heart of Mordor, the dark ...
Style: epic, atmospheric, breathtaking, captivating, exciting ...
Audience: teens, kids, family outing, chick flick, manly ...
Plot: sword fight, wizard, magic, magical, battles, creature, courage, monster, friendship, sword and sorcery, good versus evil, medieval ...
Time: year 2003, 2000s, prehistoric times, prehistory
Place: iran
⇓ similarity ⇓
71%
The 13th Warrior (1999)
Genre: Action, Adventure, History
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: In AD 922, Arab courtier, Ahmad Ibn Fadlan accompanies a party of Vikings to the barbaric North to combat a terror that slaughters Vikings and devours their flesh.
Style: epic, exciting, scenic, suspenseful, intense ...
Plot: viking, sword fight, barbarian, medieval, sword and sorcery, battles, mythology, sword, mission, heroic mission, arab, violence ...
Time: middle ages, 10th century, ancient times, year 1999, medieval times
Place: baghdad iraq, scandinavia
⇓ similarity ⇓
78%
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: New Zealand, USA
Duration: 178 min.
Story: Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil creator. Along the way, a fellowship is formed to protect the ringbearer and make ...
Style: epic, atmospheric, scenic, breathtaking, stylized ...
Audience: teens, kids, family outing, manly, girls' night ...
Plot: sword fight, friendship, fantasy world, wizard, sword and sorcery, magic, good versus evil, mythology, middle earth, magical, river, hobbit ...
Time: year 2001, future, 2000s, prehistory, prehistoric times
Place: new zealand, iran, detroit
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
 7.4
 22K
Kesari (2019)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story: In 1897, an army of 21 Sikhs battles 10,000 Afghans to prevent the Saragarhi Fort from being taken down.
Style: epic, patriotic, exciting, scenic, intense ...
Plot: sikh, war, against the odds, human spirit, courage, patriot, heroism, fight scenes, heroic mission, soldier, sword fight, battles ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, 1890s
Place: britain
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, Germany, Spain, Morocco, USA, Italy, France
Duration: 144 min.
Story: After his wife dies, a blacksmith named Balian is thrust into royalty, political intrigue and bloody holy wars during the Crusades.
Style: epic, serious, exciting, realistic, period piece ...
Audience: date night, manly, boys' night, adult
Plot: knight, sword fight, war, medieval, battles, siege, crusade, warrior, christianity, muslim, crusader, sword and shield ...
Time: middle ages, 12th century, medieval times, ancient times, year 2005 ...
Place: jerusalem, middle east, palestine, holy land, england ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
 8.0
 233K
Ip Man (2008)
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, War
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 106 min.
Story: A semi-biographical account of Yip Man, the first martial arts master to teach the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun. The film focuses on events surrounding Ip that took place in the city of Foshan between the 1930s to 1940s during the Second ...
Style: heroic, epic, exciting, tense, uplifting ...
Audience: manly, boys' night, adult
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, wing chun, human spirit, master warrior, courage, bravery, training, warrior, martial artist, ambition, fight scenes ...
Time: year 2008, 2000s, 20th century, 1940s, year 1937 ...
Place: china, east asia, seattle, asia, ancient china
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 5.4
 46K
Pathfinder (2007)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 99 min.
Story: A Viking boy is left behind after his clan battles a Native American tribe. Raised within the tribe, he ultimately becomes their savior in a fight against the Norsemen.
Style: harsh, stylized, rough, suspenseful, action packed ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: viking, native american, sword fight, native, sword, medieval, gory, master warrior, danger, winter, sword and sorcery, battles ...
Time: middle ages, year 2007, medieval times, 20th century, 9th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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 7.2
 292K
The Patriot (2000)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 165 min.
Story: After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants nothing more to do with such things, preferring the simple life of a farmer. But when his son Gabriel enlists in the army to defend their new nation, ...
Style: period piece, dramatic, rough, uplifting, factual ...
Audience: manly, family friendly, kids, boys' night, adult
Plot: american revolution, war, freedom, revolution, military, battles, vengeance, rebellion, human spirit, heroic mission, wartime, combat ...
Time: 18th century, year 2000, georgian era, y2k, 1780s ...
Place: south carolina, america, southern usa, virginia, britain ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
63%
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 169 min.
Story: As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.
Style: realistic, epic, breathtaking, captivating, tense ...
Audience: manly, chick flick, kids, date night, adult
Plot: war, world war two, military, courage, battles, self sacrifice, sniper, friendship, nazi, army, d day, rescue ...
Time: 1940s, year 1944, year 1998, 90s, 20th century ...
Place: normandy, poland, germany, france, europe ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
86%
Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: UK, Spain, USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story: The defiant leader Moses rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses, setting 400,000 slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues.
Style: epic, biblical, stylized, serious, harsh ...
Audience: family friendly
Plot: ancient egypt, god, religion, old testament, christian, bible, moses, christianity, ancient history, belief in god, slavery, judaism ...
Time: year 2014, middle ages, biblical epic, 2010s, 14th century ...
Place: egypt, holy land, middle east, xian
⇓ similarity ⇓
84%
 7.6
 542K
Fury (2014)
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA, China, UK
Duration: 134 min.
Story: Last months of World War II in April 1945. As the Allies make their final push in the European Theater, a battle-hardened U.S. Army sergeant in the 2nd Armored Division named Wardaddy commands a Sherman tank called "Fury" and its five-man ...
Style: serious, tense, exciting, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night, teens, family friendly, date night, adult
Plot: world war two, war, soldier, military, tank, battles, heroism, american soldier, ambush, violence, combat, nazi germany ...
Time: 1940s, year 2014, year 1945, 2010s, 20th century
Place: europe, germany, america
⇓ similarity ⇓
73%
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: New Zealand, USA
Duration: 179 min.
Story: Frodo and Sam are trekking to Mordor to destroy the One Ring of Power while Gimli, Legolas and Aragorn search for the orc-captured Merry and Pippin. All along, nefarious wizard Saruman awaits the Fellowship members at the Orthanc Tower in Isengard.
Style: epic, atmospheric, exciting, captivating, dark fantasy ...
Audience: family outing, teens, kids, chick flick, manly ...
Plot: sword fight, wizard, magic, fantasy world, friendship, magical, monster, mission, creature, sword and sorcery, mythology, good versus evil ...
Time: 2000s, year 2002, prehistoric times, prehistory
Place: iran
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (2011)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 331 min.
TV show
Story: 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: exciting, epic, realistic, serious, stylized ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: ancient history, ancient rome, roman empire, gladiator, arena, roman, slave, heroes, warrior, sword fight, slavery, master warrior ...
Time: ancient times, 1st century b.c., 1st century
Place: hawaii
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The Last Samurai (2003)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA, New Zealand, Japan
Duration: 154 min.
Story: Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them. Pressed to destroy the samurai's way of life in the ...
Style: epic, breathtaking, serious, exciting, captivating ...
Audience: girls' night, manly, adult
Plot: samurai, sword fight, military, battles, war, japanese history, courage, warrior, katana, self discovery, pride and honor, human spirit ...
Time: 19th century, year 2003, victorian era, 1800s, middle ages ...
Place: japan, asia, africa, san francisco, tokyo ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
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