| The Column (1968) | 7.7 | |
| The Dacians (1966) | 7.6 | |
| Cleopatra (1963) | 7.0 | |
| Medea (1969) | 6.9 | |
| Gladiator (2000) | 8.5 |
Ancient world movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant ancient world movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out epic, serious, realistic, exciting, stylized and captivating films and TV shows about / with ancient world, ancient, ancient history, peplum, betrayal, mythology, sword and sandal, antiquity, sword and battles plots mostly in Drama, Action and Adventure genres shot in USA, Italy, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as ancient world: Caligula (1979), Troy (2004), The Eagle (2011), Of Kings and Prophets (2016), 300 (2006), Oedipus Rex (1967), Arthdal Chronicles (2019), Gladiator (2000), The Viking Queen (1967), The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965).
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List of ancient world movies
41K
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Italy
Duration: 156 min.
Story:
The perversion behind imperial Rome, the epic story of Rome's mad Emporer. All the details of his cruel, bizarre reign are revealed right here: His unholy sexual passion for his sister, his marriage to Rome's most infamous prostitute, his ...
Style:
erotic, disturbing, sexual, cult classic, sexy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
ancient rome, incest, sex, sexual perversion, sexploitation, explicit sex, brutality, ancient world, brother sister sex, sex scene, unsimulated sex, roman empire ...
Time:
ancient times, 1st century, year 1979, 1930s, 1940s
Place:
rome italy, italy, 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 ...
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 ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
An epic biblical saga of faith, ambition and betrayal as told through the eyes of the battle-weary King Saul, the resentful prophet Samuel and the resourceful young shepherd David—all on a collision course with destiny that will change the world. ...
Style:
biblical, sensual, erotic, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
ancient world, medieval, religion, society, greed, dishonesty, brutality, ambition, obsession, rivalry, life is a bitch, betrayal ...
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907K
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 ...
Style:
epic, exciting, visually stunning, visual, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, adult
Plot:
sword fight, warrior, ancient, war, courage, battles, mythology, military, human spirit, gory, legends and myths, ancient world ...
Time:
middle ages, ancient times, 2000s, year 2006, 5th century
Place:
ancient greece, greece, hellas, persia, rome italy ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, Morocco
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
In pre-war Italy, a young couple have a baby boy. The father, however, is jealous of his son - and the scene moves to antiquity, where the baby is taken into the desert to be killed. He is rescued, given the name Edipo (Oedipus), and brought up by ...
Style:
disturbing, controversial, independent film, epic, psychedelic ...
Plot:
oedipus complex, mother son incest, roman empire, incest, ancient world, patricide, child abandonment, sex with mother, mythology, oracle, greek mythology, ancient ...
Time:
year 1967
Place:
rome italy, ancient greece, italy, greece, europe ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, History, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 80 min.
TV show
Story:
In a mythical land called Arth, the inhabitants of the ancient city of Arthdal and its surrounding regions vie for power as they build a new society.
Style:
political, epic, tense, suspense, exciting ...
Plot:
prophecy, rise to power, politics, fictional country, culture clash, ancient world, power struggle, tribe, reincarnation, curse, fantasy world, survival ...
Time:
ancient times, prehistory, prehistoric times
Place:
korea
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 ...
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Genre: Adventure
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Set in ancient Britain, at a time when much of Europe was ruled with harsh tyranny by Rome, a tribe of Britons led by Selina, set out to defy the invaders and discard their yoke of bondage. The Roman commander, Justinian, is sent to quell the ...
Style:
psychotronic, cult classic, sexy, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
ancient rome, ancient world, celtic, peplum, ancient, female whipping, roman, rebellion, ancient history, roman soldier, knight, medieval ...
Time:
1st century, year 1967
Place:
rome italy, england, europe
Is relevant?
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 260 min.
Story:
All-star epic retelling of Christ's life.
Style:
biblical, epic, period piece, serious, atmospheric ...
Audience:
preschool
Plot:
jesus christ, jesus, faith, desert, ancient world, roman empire, torture, christian, christianity, bible, religion, betrayal ...
Time:
ancient times, 1st century, biblical epic
Place:
holy land, rome italy, ancient greece, egypt, jerusalem
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Bulgaria, Germany, India
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A quest that begins as a personal vendetta for the fierce Cimmerian warrior soon turns into an epic battle against hulking rivals, horrific monsters, and impossible odds, as Conan (Jason Momoa) realizes he is the only hope of saving the great ...
Style:
dark fantasy, psychotronic, brutal, stylized, rough ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
barbarian, sword and sorcery, revenge, witch, sword fight, fight, slavery, brutality, warrior, sorcerer, vengeance, good versus evil ...
Time:
year 2011, future, 2010s, stone age, prehistoric times
Place:
hawaii
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
The big-budget, epic film on young King David who took on the mighty warrior Goliath against all odds.
Style:
biblical, captivating, exciting, tense
Plot:
old testament, ancient world, giant, warrior, bible, showdown, christian, faith, bravery, heroism, bible story, shepherd ...
Place:
israel
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6K
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, fantasy adventure, psychedelic, fairy tale, epic ...
Plot:
greek mythology, ancient world, mythology, ancient history, female nudity, ancient, antiquity, filicide, greek, myth, greek history, vengeance ...
Time:
ancient times, year 1969
Place:
ancient greece, greece
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 ...
Is relevant?
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?
294K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 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, historical drama, sexual, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
ancient rome, ancient history, roman empire, gladiator, sword fight, rebellion, battles, swords and armor, friendship between men, sex, slavery, medieval ...
Time:
ancient times, 1st century b.c., 1st century, 2000s
Place:
ancient greece
Is relevant?
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Tracing the lives of several Roman emperors, this is an epic of ruthless ambition, shocking debauchery and murderous intrigue set in one of history's most fascinating eras. Bearing witness to the saga is Claudius, whose stutter and limp have ...
Style:
costume drama, political thriller, historical drama, clever, political ...
Plot:
roman empire, ancient, ancient rome, political intrigue, ancient history, intrigue, roman emperor, emperor, antiquity, ancient world, medieval, roman soldier ...
Time:
1st century, year 1976, 20th century, 50s, 1st century b.c. ...
Place:
rome italy, italy, europe
Is relevant?
179K
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
6th-century Scandinavian warrior, Beowulf embarks on a mission to slay the manlike ogre Grendel, a descendant of Cain.
Style:
computer animated, epic, dark fantasy, fairy tale, modern fairy tale ...
Audience:
kids, boys' night, adult
Plot:
monster, good versus evil, mythology, dragon, viking, heroic mission, legends and myths, sword fight, magic, medieval, escapades, duel ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, year 2007, 6th century, 2000s
Place:
denmark, germany, europe
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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?
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: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
"The Passion of the Christ" is a film about the last 12 hours in the life of Jesus. Director Mel Gibson received much criticism from critics and audiences for his explicit depiction of and focus on violence and on christs suffering, ...
Style:
biblical, christian film, controversial, spiritual, brutal ...
Audience:
chick flick, manly, adult
Plot:
jesus, christianity, jesus christ, redemption, religion, religious, bible, torture, suffering, betrayal, death, roman ...
Time:
ancient times, year 2004, 2000s, 1930s, 1st century ...
Place:
holy land, jerusalem, greece, ancient greece, middle east ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Italy, France, Yugoslavia
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Aeneas leads escapees from the Trojan war to new land in Italy, and must deal with new threats to his people.
Style:
psychotronic
Plot:
peplum, ancient world, mythology, myth, warrior, ancient, troy, gladiator, greek mythology, male male relationship, beefcake, antiquity ...
Place:
rome italy, ancient greece, hellas
Is relevant?
163
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Intrigue at the Roman Emperor's court prior to its destruction by Vesuvius.
Style:
period piece, historical drama, costume drama, epic, tragic ending ...
Plot:
ancient rome, roman empire, ancient world, gladiator, ancient, disaster, political intrigue, peplum, conspiracy, spectacle, fatalism, volcanic eruption ...
Time:
70s, 1st century
Place:
rome italy, europe
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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, bible, roman soldier, mythology, roman, myth ...
Place:
ancient greece, rome italy
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 89 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, stylized, epic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
peplum, ancient world, greek mythology, ancient, troy, woods, heroes, betrayal, femme fatale, vengeance, imaginary, master warrior ...
Time:
60s
Place:
rome italy, egypt
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Hercules, having agreed to restore justice to Mycenae, confronts evil Prince Myles. The villain is invested with power over giant bronze warriors by his mother Pasiphaë, a sorceress in Hades. Myles assassinates the king and abducts his cousin, ...
Style:
psychotronic
Plot:
hercules, peplum, ancient world, sword and sorcery, gladiator, ancient, barbarian, combat, battles, camp, sword fight, giant ...
Place:
rome italy, ancient greece, greece
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Romania, West Germany
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
The Roman Emperor Trajan has just murdered all the local men of Dacia and holds a military stronghold in what will later become Rumania. He places a Roman centurion in his place to occupy his latest conquest. After lopping off the head of the Dacian ...
Plot:
ancient world, ancient rome, ancient, barbarian, antiquity, ancient history, roman, roman empire, peplum, time machine, knight, town ...
Place:
rome italy, romania
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Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: India
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
In India, about 260 BC in the Empire of Magadha, the Prince Asoka (Shah Rukh Khan) survives to many betrayals of his brothers, leaded by the evil Susima (Ajit Kumar), who wants to kill him to inherit the throne. His mothers orders Asoka to leave ...
Style:
epic, period piece, exciting, suspense, intense ...
Plot:
buddhism, ancient history, assassination attempt, emperor, medieval, battles, betrayal, ruler, fall in love, royal family, tough heroes, hidden identity ...
Time:
ancient times
Place:
india, asia
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Australia, Croatia
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
This Australian-Croatian co-production appropriates Homer's tale of Penelope, which follows a woman's psychological struggle as she waits twenty years for her husband to return from the Trojan War.
Style:
captivating, psychological, disturbing, art film, experimental
Plot:
ancient world, desire, surrealism, love story, ancient history, historical character, female protagonist, historical event, girl, husband, odyssey, swan ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
TV show
Story:
After the destruction of the Second Temple, 900 Jewish zealots hold out against a 5000 man Roman legion on the mountaintop fortress of Masada.
Style:
captivating, serious, tense, exciting, biblical ...
Plot:
ancient history, battles, desert, ancient rome, tragic hero, ancient world, siege, military, ancient, roman empire, rebelliousness, human spirit ...
Time:
1st century
Place:
israel, holy land, middle east, palestine, rome italy
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