| 300 (2006) | 7.6 | |
| Spartacus (2004) | 6.6 | |
| Spartacus (2010) | 8.4 | |
| The Antagonists (1981) | 7.8 | |
| I, Claudius (1976) | 8.8 |
Antiquity movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant antiquity movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, epic, exciting, historical drama, stylized and mythical films and TV shows about / with antiquity, ancient, ancient history, sword and sandal, heroes, ancient world, peplum, sword, mythology and myth plots mostly in Drama, Action and Adventure genres shot in USA, UK, Germany and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as antiquity: Rome (2005), Attila (2001), Cleopatra (1963), Troy (2004), The Odyssey (1997), Agora (2009), Jason and the Argonauts (2000), Julius Caesar (2002), The Legend of Hercules (2014), Helen of Troy (2003).
Best films
List of antiquity movies
202K
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 60 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, sexual, costume drama ...
Plot:
roman empire, ancient history, ancient rome, historical character, sex, power struggle, antiquity, emperor, intrigue, roman soldier, warrior, ancient egypt ...
Time:
1st century, ancient times, 1st century b.c., 2000s
Place:
rome italy, italy, ancient greece, alexandria egypt, greece ...
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11K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: USA, Lithuania
Duration: 89 min.
TV show
Story:
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 ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, touching, historical drama, inspirational ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
roman empire, ancient history, ancient rome, battlefield, antiquity, barbarian, medieval, roman, battles, war, ancient, heroic mission ...
Time:
middle ages, 5th century
Place:
rome italy, constantinople, greece, europe
Is relevant?
41K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Switzerland, UK, USA
Duration: 320 min.
Story:
Historical epic. The triumphs and tragedy of the Egyptian queen, Cleopatra.The winner of four Oscars, this epic saga of love, greed and betrayal stars Elizabeth Taylor as the passionate and ambitious Egyptian queen who's determined to hold on ...
Style:
epic, period piece, costume drama, retro, breathtaking ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
ancient rome, ancient egypt, antiquity, peplum, queen, ancient history, strong female lead, roman empire, ancient, julius caesar, cleopatra, tomb ...
Time:
ancient times, 1st century, year 1963, 1st century b.c., 1930s ...
Place:
egypt, rome italy, alexandria egypt, africa, greece ...
Is relevant?
610K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: UK, Malta, Bulgaria, USA
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, sexy, period piece ...
Audience:
boys' night, date night, manly, teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
sword fight, mythology, ancient history, ancient, vengeance, battlefield, courage, greek mythology, warrior, war, ancient world, king ...
Time:
ancient times, year 2004, middle ages, 2000s
Place:
greece, ancient greece, britain, hellas, europe ...
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, History
Country: USA, UK, Italy, Germany, Turkey
Duration: 91 min.
TV show
Story:
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, ...
Style:
epic, breathtaking, scenic, exciting, fairy tale ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
mythology, greek mythology, ancient history, battles, cyclops, true love, antiquity, ancient, war hero, betrayal, heroic mission, fight scenes ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
ancient greece, greece, hellas, mediterranean sea
Is relevant?
76K
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Spain, Malta, Bulgaria, USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
A historical drama set in Roman Egypt, concerning philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria and her relationship with her slave Davus, who is torn between his love for her and the possibility of gaining his freedom by joining the rising tide of Christianity.
Style:
philosophical, epic, historical drama, sincere, sexy ...
Plot:
roman empire, ancient history, mathematics, destiny, atheism, impossible love, political unrest, antiquity, historical character, ancient world, religions or cults, unrequited love ...
Time:
middle ages, ancient times, medieval times, 5th century
Place:
ancient greece, alexandria egypt, egypt, greece, rome italy ...
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Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Turkey
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
One of the most legendary adventures in all mythology is brought to life in Jason and the Argonauts, an epic saga of good and evil. As a mere boy Jason, the heir to the kingdom of Ancient Greece, witnesses the murder of his father at the hands of ...
Style:
epic, fairy tale, serious, stylized, suspenseful ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, boys' night
Plot:
greek mythology, imaginary kingdom, greek god, legends and myths, sword and sorcery, ancient history, mythology, antiquity, destiny, heroic mission, redemption, rivalry ...
Time:
1900s
Place:
ancient greece, greece
Is relevant?
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Netherlands, Italy, Germany, USA
Duration: 89 min.
TV show
Story:
Twenty year-old Julius Caesar flees Rome for his life during the reign of Sulla but through skill and ambition rises four decades later to become Rome's supreme dictator.
Style:
epic, serious, captivating, stylized, historical drama ...
Plot:
roman empire, ancient history, julius caesar, ancient rome, politics, emperor, dictatorship, antiquity, ancient, tragic hero, war hero, conspiracy ...
Time:
1st century, 1st century b.c.
Place:
rome italy, egypt, middle east, europe, africa
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Bulgaria
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, fairy tale ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
mythology, legends and myths, greek mythology, ancient history, superhuman powers, hercules, gladiator, destiny, slavery, violence, husband murders wife, imaginary ...
Time:
future, year 2014
Place:
greece, ancient greece, egypt, europe
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
TV show
Story:
When Paris of Troy abducts the beautiful Helen, wife of Spartan King Menelaus, the trojan war begins.
Style:
exciting, semi serious, captivating, tense, historical drama ...
Plot:
ancient history, greek mythology, fall in love, forbidden love, battles, love, heroes, ancient, betrayal, dishonesty, master warrior, state affairs ...
Place:
ancient greece, greece
Is relevant?
1K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Roar is an American television show that originally aired on the Fox network in July 1997. In the year AD 400, a young Irish man, Conor, sets out to rid his land of the invading Romans, but in order to accomplish this, he must unite the Celtic clans.
Style:
historical drama, exciting, serious, offbeat
Plot:
sorcerer, celtic, ancient rome, antiquity, ancient, tudors, medieval, sword, roman, pagan, time machine, peplum ...
Time:
middle ages, 5th century
Place:
ireland, europe
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 60 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, julius caesar, ancient history, leadership, betrayal, rivalry, assassination, tragic hero, ambition, ancient ...
Time:
1st century, 1st century b.c.
Place:
rome italy, italy
Is relevant?
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
To win the right to marry his love, the beautiful princess Andromeda, and fulfil his destiny, Perseus must complete various tasks including taming Pegasus, capturing Medusa's head, and battling the Kraken monster.
Style:
sexy, exciting, visually stunning, dark fantasy, mystical ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, teens, boys' night
Plot:
mythology, legends and myths, greek god, monster, myth, giant bird, roman empire, greek mythology, bare breasts, giant monster, zeus, sword and sorcery ...
Time:
ancient times, 1900s, 80s, future
Place:
ancient greece, greece, europe
Is relevant?
183K
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, UK, Netherlands, France, Germany
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, period piece, breathtaking, serious, factual ...
Audience:
date night, boys' night
Plot:
ancient history, war, conquering, medieval, battles, warlord, destiny, greek, ambition, ruler, gay, knight ...
Time:
ancient times, year 2004, middle ages
Place:
ancient greece, greece, persia, macedonia, egypt ...
Is relevant?
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, gothic, intense ...
Plot:
sword fight, viking, barbarian, sword and sorcery, medieval, sword, mythology, combat, battles, warrior, mission, arab ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, ancient times, 10th century, year 1999
Place:
baghdad iraq, scandinavia, iraq
Is relevant?
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, antiquity, myth, legends and myths, greek history, ancient world, forbidden love, woman, women, greek ...
Time:
ancient times, year 1971
Place:
ancient greece, greece
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Spain
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A decade after his heroic defeat of the monstrous Kraken, Perseus-the demigod son of Zeus-is attempting to live a quieter life as a village fisherman and the sole parent to his 10-year old son, Helius. Meanwhile, a struggle for supremacy rages ...
Style:
entertaining, dark fantasy, mythical, stylized, serious ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, boys' night
Plot:
mythology, greek mythology, legends and myths, myth, fantasy world, demi god, sword and sorcery, heroic mission, medieval, antiquity, monster, sword fight ...
Time:
year 2012, ancient times, 2010s
Place:
ancient greece, greece, europe, seattle
Is relevant?
2K
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Country: Italy, Germany, USA
Duration: 190 min.
TV show
Story:
The tribes of Israel need to defeat the superior might of the Philistines: "Now appoint a king to lead us, such as all the other nations have." (I Samuel, 8:5). And so the prophet Samuel gives the Hebrews their first king, Saul. Saul, ...
Style:
biblical, atmospheric, epic, exciting, captivating ...
Plot:
brother sister incest, bible, prophet, faith, antiquity, religion, old testament, christianity, royal family, incest, christian, ancient ...
Place:
holy land, middle east, jerusalem
Is relevant?
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Jason, a fearless sailor and explorer, returns to his home land of Thessaly after a long voyage to claim his rightful throne. He learns, however, that he must first find the magical Golden Fleece. To do so, he must embark on an epic quest fraught ...
Style:
exciting, epic fantasy, tense, epic, talky ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
greek mythology, giant monster, monster, skeleton, dragon, mythology, adventurer, sword and sorcery, prophecy, ancient world, stop motion, giant ...
Time:
ancient times, year 1963
Place:
ancient greece, greece, rome italy, hellas
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Country: Germany, Italy, USA, Czech Republic, France
Duration: 88 min.
TV show
Story:
This engrossing dramatization of the life of Abraham, the most tested servant of God and the father of Judaism, spans from the patriarch's quest for the Promised Land to the sacrifice of his son, Isaac.
Style:
biblical, christian film, epic, serious, disturbing ...
Plot:
bible, prophet, old testament, bible story, desert, catholic, heroic mission, redemption, hopes, society, human spirit, antiquity ...
Time:
ancient times
Place:
holy land, middle east, jordan
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 87 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, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
ancient rome, roman empire, ancient history, rebellion, tragic hero, slavery, gladiator, leadership, righting the wronged, dishonesty, hopes, graphic violence ...
Time:
ancient times, 1st century, 1st century b.c.
Place:
rome italy
Is relevant?
1.8M
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, period piece, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, family friendly, teens, date night, manly ...
Plot:
revenge, ancient rome, roman empire, sword fight, vengeance, ancient history, gladiator, freedom, slavery, courage, warrior, ancient world ...
Time:
ancient times, 2000s, middle ages, y2k, year 2000 ...
Place:
rome italy, italy, ancient greece, greece, germany ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Iran
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
In the year 16 BCE, the people of Jerusalem are awaiting the birth of the son of Imran. Instead of the much-anticipated "Messiah", a girl is born to Imran and Anna. The latter names her ...
Style:
biblical, historical drama, thrilling, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
religious, antiquity, problem, faith, religious faith, belief in god, religion, faith based, spiritual journey, female protagonist, loyalty, coming of age ...
Time:
1st century
Place:
middle east
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 151 min.
Story:
Film version of the Royal Shakespeare Company's 2012 production of Shakespeare's fast-moving thriller. A vivid story about a struggle for democracy, Julius Caesar is also a love story between two men united by an explosive act of political ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, political thriller, intense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
shakespeare, antiquity, roman, political violence, political intrigue, betrayal, power struggle, conspiracy, assassination, ambition, empire, julius caesar ...
Time:
1st century
Place:
rome italy
Is relevant?
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 177 min.
TV show
Story:
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 ...
Style:
costume drama, historical drama, fairy tale, stylized, epic ...
Plot:
royalty, ancient rome, ancient egypt, cleopatra, siege, roman empire, medieval, ancient history, ancient, ancient world, peplum, passionate love ...
Time:
1st century, 1st century b.c.
Place:
egypt, rome italy, europe, africa, middle east ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, Luxembourg, Germany, France, Spain, Italy
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Long ago in the Iron Age a shadow loomed over a lonely village. For generations the village youths are stolen from their families and delivered as sacrifice to a mythical beast - the Minotaur, that dwells beneath a great palace. Theo, haunted by the ...
Style:
suspense, serious, tense, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot:
minotaur, monster, sword and sorcery, mythology, legends and myths, ancient, creature feature, good versus evil, survival, supernatural ability, imaginary kingdom, curses spells and rituals ...
Time:
ancient times
Place:
ancient greece, greece, crete
Is relevant?
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, serious, exciting, mythical, mystical ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
mythology, greek mythology, legends and myths, ancient history, monster, good versus evil, supernatural ability, medieval, myth, god, sword fight, ancient ...
Time:
year 2010, ancient times, 2010s, 2000s
Place:
greece, ancient greece, europe
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: China
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Wangyou, Master of Hanshui Temple died mysteriously and when the news about a golden coffin spreads throughout the world, it triggered disputes between the World of Martial arts. Join a group of youths, Lei Wujie, Xiao Se, Tang Lian, Sikong Qianluo, ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, exciting, captivating, entertaining ...
Plot:
martial arts, passion, chinaman, antiquity, wuxia, battles, blood, coming of age, chinawoman, chinese woman, young adult, swordplay ...
Place:
ancient china, china
Is relevant?
89K
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Britain, A.D. 117. Quintus Dias, the sole survivor of a Pictish raid on a Roman frontier fort, marches north with General Virilus' legendary Ninth Legion, under orders to wipe the Picts from the face of the Earth and destroy their leader, ...
Style:
brutal, intense, epic, stylized, scenic ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
roman empire, ancient rome, ancient history, roman, violence, survival, roman soldier, soldier, medieval, legion, fort, revenge ...
Time:
year 2010, middle ages, ancient times
Place:
rome italy, britain, england, greece, europe ...
Is relevant?
77K
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, period piece, intense, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
ancient rome, roman empire, ancient world, ancient history, slavery, medieval, sword fight, master and servant, ancient, gladiator, slave, legends and myths ...
Time:
ancient times, middle ages
Place:
scotland, britain, england, greece, europe ...
Is relevant?
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