Tyrant movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant tyrant movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out exciting, epic, entertaining, serious, suspenseful and stylized films and TV shows about / with tyrant, heroes, battles, betrayal, good versus evil, danger, chase, suspense, escapades and sword fight plots mostly in Adventure, Drama and Action genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as tyrant: The Rebel (2017), Battle Beyond the Stars (1980), Willow (1988), Hero Tales (2007), Spartacus (2004), Gladiator (2000), Genghis Khan (1965), Mutiny on the Bounty (1962), Sahara (2005), The Man in the Iron Mask (1998).

List of tyrant movies

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA, Australia
Duration: 126 min.
Story: When the child Arthur’s father is murdered, Vortigern, Arthur’s uncle, seizes the crown. Robbed of his birthright and with no idea who he truly is, Arthur comes up the hard way in the back alleys of the city. But once he pulls the sword ...
Style: epic, entertaining, stylized, psychotronic, dark fantasy ...
Audience: teens
Plot: king arthur, medieval, excalibur, knight, warrior, legend, mythology, wizards, throne, camelot, mentor, tyrant ...
Time: middle ages, 18th century
Place: england, london
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 8.2
 387
The Rebel (2017)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Romance, Thriller
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story: Drama series depicts the life of Hong Gil-Dong who is the the first revolutionist and dissident activist in Joseon.
Style: exciting, captivating, disturbing, tense
Plot: tyrant, rebel, treason, corruption, abuse of power, slave, bow and arrow, king, joseon dynasty, revenge, burglar, suspense ...
Place: korea
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The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior (2008)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, South Africa, Germany
Duration: 109 min.
Story: The heroic tale of young Mathayus and his relentless quest for justice against an evil and powerful villain, King Sargon. Mathayus faces heart-stopping tribulations during his adventurous, odds-defying trajectory toward his ultimate destiny: ...
Style: serious, epic
Audience: boys' night
Plot: mummy, sword and sorcery, revenge, monster, desert, magic, tyrant, heroes, greek, training, heroic mission, good versus evil ...
Place: egypt, middle east, africa
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Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: A young farmer assembles a band of diverse mercenaries to defend his peaceful planet from an evil tyrant.
Style: futuristic, humorous, stylized, exciting, psychotronic ...
Audience: teens, kids, boys' night
Plot: space opera, good versus evil, space travel, alien, space adventure, space, death, vengeance, robot, mercenary, spacecraft, space battle ...
Time: 80s, future
Place: california
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 7.2
 126K
Willow (1988)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story: Fearful of a prophecy stating that a girl child will be born to bring about her downfall, the evil Queen Bavmorda imprisons all pregnant women within the formidable stronghold of Nockmaar. A child, Elora Danan, is born in the Nockmaar dungeons and ...
Style: fairy tale, epic, exciting, scenic, atmospheric ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, pre-teens
Plot: monster, sword and sorcery, magic, prophecy, good versus evil, imaginary kingdom, queen, baby, black magic, transformation, heroic mission, sword fight ...
Time: middle ages, future, 80s
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 7.0
 105
Hero Tales (2007)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: Lord Keiro, the Shogun of the Xian Empire, blazes a trail of terror while seeking the sacred sword that will make him a god. Standing in his way is Taito, a powerful star reborn in human form who vows to use his strength to avenge those slaughtered ...
Style: anime, serious, exciting, captivating, stylized
Plot: martial arts, heroes, escapades, fantasy world, ninja, tyrant, brother sister relationship, archer, energy
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 6.6
 6K
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, rebellion, ancient history, tragic hero, slave, human spirit, slavery, graphic violence, leadership, righting the wronged, dishonesty ...
Time: ancient times, 1st century b.c.
Place: rome italy
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 8.5
 1.5M
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, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night, manly, teens, date night
Plot: revenge, ancient rome, vengeance, sword fight, roman empire, ancient history, gladiator, warrior, courage, slavery, freedom, pride and honor ...
Time: ancient times, 50s, middle ages
Place: rome italy, italy, ancient greece, germany, north africa ...
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 5.8
 2K
Genghis Khan (1965)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, West Germany, Yugoslavia, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: This is the story of the shy Mongol boy Temujin who,during the 13th century, becomes the fearless Mongol leader Genghis Khan that unites all Mongol tribes and conquers India,China,Persia,Korea and parts of Rusia,Europe and Middle-East.
Style: epic, factual, tense, captivating
Plot: medieval, emperor, tyrant, revolution, leader, loss of father, betrayal, prisoner, training, assassination attempt, autobiography, historical event ...
Time: middle ages, 13th century
Place: asia, persia, china
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Arabian Nights: Volume 3 - The Enchanted One (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: Portugal, France, Germany, Switzerland
Duration: 125 min.
Story: In which Scheherazade doubts that she will still be able to tell stories to please the King, given that what she has to tell weighs three thousand tonnes. She therefore escapes from the palace and travels the Kingdom in search of pleasure and ...
Style: art house
Plot: queen, countdown, economic crisis, singing competition, tyrant, contest, demonstration, fistfight, male full rear nudity, killing an animal, arabian nights, octopus ...
Time: year 2014
Place: portugal, lisbon portugal
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Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse (2015)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: When aspiring knight Gareth goes in search of a fallen comet rumored to contain gold, he is shocked to instead find the dragon Drago. After Drago saves Gareth's life the two become intricately bonded, and must work together to defeat an evil ...
Style: enigmatic, entertaining, captivating, exciting
Audience: kids
Plot: dragon, sword and sorcery, mythical creature, magic, magical creature, friendship, good versus evil, fire breathing dragon, fortress, tyrant, near death experience, love interest ...
Time: middle ages, 9th century
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Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 178 min.
Story: The Bounty leaves Portsmouth in 1787. Its destination: to sail to Tahiti and load bread-fruit. Captain Bligh will do anything to get there as fast as possible, using any means to keep up a strict discipline. When they arrive at Tahiti, it is like a ...
Style: epic, psychological, realistic, serious, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: ship, ocean, sailboat, mutiny, betrayal, suspense, captain, leadership, brutality, sea, rebelliousness, military ...
Time: 18th century, 60s, 1930s, georgian era, 1780s ...
Place: tahiti, england, europe
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 6.0
 100K
Sahara (2005)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: UK, France, Germany, Spain, USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story: Scouring the ocean depths for treasure-laden shipwrecks is business as usual for a thrill-seeking underwater adventurer and his wisecracking buddy. But when these two cross paths with a beautiful doctor, they find themselves on the ultimate treasure ...
Style: exciting, entertaining, scenic, buddy comedy, sexy ...
Audience: teens, family outing, girls' night, boys' night
Plot: treasure, treasure hunt, desert, treasure hunter, adventurer, archaeology, obsessive quest, escapades, civil war, good versus evil, friendship, characters in danger ...
Time: 21st century
Place: africa, egypt, sahara, nigeria
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The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 132 min.
Story: Years have passed since the Three Musketeers, Aramis, Athos and Porthos, have fought together with their friend, D'Artagnan. But with the tyrannical King Louis using his power to wreak havoc in the kingdom while his twin brother, Philippe, ...
Style: exciting, atmospheric, serious, epic, sexy ...
Audience: girls' night, teens
Plot: musketeer, sword fight, royalty, twins, twin brother, medieval, swashbuckler, palace, royal family, lookalikes, conspiracy, throne ...
Time: 17th century, 19th century, 18th century
Place: france, egypt, paris france, europe
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 4.7
 2K
Broil (2020)
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A listless grand-daughter, Chance Sinclair, is sentenced to live with her draconian grand-father, August after a violent incident at school and begins to question the source of her families immense wealth and power. When Chance's scheming Mom, ...
Style: mysterious, light, enigmatic, dark, suspenseful ...
Plot: cannibalism, murder, out of body experience, tyranny, tyrant, wealthy family, fantasy world, ancient mystery, supernatural, suspense, family secret, hitman ...
Time: future
Is relevant ?
 6.2
 2K
Sono tornato (2018)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Mussolini reappears in Rome 72 years after his death, finding a Country still full of problems like racism and hate for politicians. Misguised for an actor, he sides with a young filmmaker and starts traveling along Italy to reconquer it.
Style: thought provoking, disturbing
Plot: italian fascism, anti semitism, satire, farce, tyrant, society, dictator, fascism, state affairs, lie, compassion, injustice ...
Place: italy, europe
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Honour of the Gods (2001)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, History, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Nar Jar was a 'Fire Master' in his previous life, but was killed by Lee Ching. After reincarnation, he ironically becomes Ching's third son. But he is very much affected by his old memories and cannot forgive his father. Ching also ...
Style: tense, captivating, disturbing
Plot: fight for supremacy, tyranny, tyrant, fight, warrior, good versus evil, battles, dynasty, power struggle, showdown
Place: ancient china, china
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Purge of Kingdoms (2019)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: In a parody of "Game of Thrones," nobles from the Eight Kingdoms gather for Purge Fest 3000 to try and put an end to their violent conflicts, while members of the Fat King's own family conspire to overthrow him.
Style: parody, entertaining, sexploitation film
Plot: bad taste humour, gross out humor, trap, king, lord, politics, sexual humor, conspiracy, tyrant, sex scene, dark humor, murder ...
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Dear Comrades! (2020)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Russia
Duration: 121 min.
Story: Novocherkassk, USSR, 1962. Liudmila is a Party executive and devout communist who fought at the front of WWII for Stalin’s ideology. Certain that her contribution will create a communist society, she detests any anti-Soviet sentiment. During a ...
Style: exciting, realistic, psychological, art film
Plot: brutality, communism, communist party, rebellion, riot, mother daughter relationship, labor union, labor strike, oppression, suspense, tyrant, dishonesty ...
Time: year 1962, 60s
Place: ussr, russia
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Damon and Pythias (1962)
Genre: Adventure
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Damon is a thief who begins to question his beliefs after he meets Pythias, a liberal Athenian who believes all men are brothers.
Plot: warrior, sword, antiquity, tyrant, gay interest, friends, gay subtext, horse riding, sword fight, cave, male male relationship, slave ...
Place: ancient greece, greece, athens greece, sicily
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 4.3
 290
Pervirella (1997)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story: This is the story of the beautiful young Pervirella. Set in the mythical English land of Condon, the grotesque, power-mad Queen Victoria builds a wall around the country and establishes a "Monarchy of Terror." Intellectuals and ...
Style: erotic, sex comedy, dark, sexy, hot
Plot: sex scene, fetish, steampunk, making love, orgy, tyrant, queen, lesbian, sex, female nudity
Is relevant ?
 6.0
 2K
Swashbuckler (1976)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: A pirate and a hot-tempered noblewoman join forces to protect Jamaica from a tyrant.
Style: epic, exciting, semi serious
Plot: pirate, sword fight, sea, tyrant, sailing, courage, ancient, caribbean sea, swashbuckler, friends, daring rescue, gays and lesbians ...
Time: 18th century, 70s
Place: caribbean, west indies, jamaica
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The Scorpion King (2002)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Germany, Belgium
Duration: 92 min.
Story: In ancient Egypt, peasant Mathayus is hired to exact revenge on the powerful Memnon and the sorceress Cassandra, who are ready to overtake Balthazar's village. Amid betrayals, thieves, abductions and more, Mathayus strives to bring justice to ...
Style: entertaining, exciting, sexy, humorous, tense ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, boys' night
Plot: desert, ancient history, sword fight, ancient egypt, sword and sorcery, good versus evil, sorceress, revenge, destiny, mythology, vengeance, betrayal ...
Time: ancient times
Place: africa, middle east, egypt
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King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA, Australia
Story: The young Arthur runs the back passages of Londonium with his crew, not knowing his royal lineage until he grabs Excalibur. Instantly confronted by the sword's influence, Arthur is forced to make up his mind. He joins the rebellion and a ...
Style: dark fantasy, exciting, tense, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot: king arthur, arthurian legend, one against many, medieval, camelot, excalibur, brutality, murder, kingdom, mercilessness, revisionist history, sorcerer ...
Time: middle ages
Place: england, london
Is relevant ?
 4.4
 7K
Frogs (1972)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Jason Crockett is an aging, grumpy, physically disabled millionaire who invites his family to his island estate for his birthday celebration. Pickett Smith is a free-lance photographer who is doing a pollution layout for an ecology magazine. Jason ...
Style: psychotronic, surprise ending, campy, scary, suspenseful ...
Audience: teens
Plot: nature, animal attack, swamp, leech, bird attack, monster, revenge, dysfunctional family, disaster, spider, island, arrogance ...
Time: 70s
Place: florida, usa
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The Death of Stalin (2017)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, History
Country: UK, France, Belgium, Canada, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: When tyrannical dictator Joseph Stalin dies in 1953, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle to become the next Soviet leader. Among the contenders are the dweebish Georgy Malenkov, the wily Nikita Khrushchev and Lavrenti Beria ...
Style: satirical, parody, art house, surreal, clever ...
Plot: political satire, death, dictator, satire, power struggle, repression, chaos, funeral, military, world war two, politics, totalitarian regime ...
Time: year 1953, 50s, year 1949, year 1964, year 1956
Place: russia, ussr, siberia, moscow russia
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Babar: The Movie (1989)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: Canada, France, USA
Duration: 70 min.
Story: Children's book authors Jean and Laurent de Brunhoff's most beloved elephant comes to the big screen in this animated family tale. Elephant monarch King Babar tells the tale, that unfolds via flashback, of how a much-younger Barbar and his ...
Style: anime, humorous, touching, semi serious
Audience: kids, preschoolers, family outing
Plot: elephant, self confidence, rescue mission, symbol, rhinoceros, village, soldier, queen, princess, king, prince, singer ...
Is relevant ?
 8.2
 676K
Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, War
Country: Mexico, Spain
Duration: 118 min.
Story: Living with her tyrannical stepfather in a new home with her pregnant mother, 10-year-old Ofelia feels alone until she explores a decaying labyrinth guarded by a mysterious faun who claims to know her destiny. If she wishes to return to her real ...
Style: fairy tale, atmospheric, dark fantasy, surreal, gothic ...
Audience: kids
Plot: monster, mythology, fantasy world, maze, legends and myths, cruelty, creature, good versus evil, macabre, alternate reality, young heroes, fairy ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century, year 1944
Place: spain, canada, europe
Is relevant ?
 7.0
 28K
The Bounty (1984)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, USA, New Zealand
Duration: 132 min.
Story: The familiar story of Lieutenant Bligh, whose cruelty leads to a mutiny on his ship. This version follows both the efforts of Fletcher Christian to get his men beyond the reach of British retribution, and the epic voyage of Lieutenant Bligh to get ...
Style: epic, captivating, suspenseful, sexy, breathtaking ...
Plot: ship, island, mutiny, betrayal, sea, storm at sea, sailboat, survival, boat, lost at sea, murder, suspense ...
Time: 18th century, 1930s, georgian era, year 1984, 1780s
Place: england, tahiti, pacific ocean, europe
Is relevant ?
 5.8
 36K
Barbarella (1968)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 98 min.
Story: In the far future, a highly sexual woman is tasked with finding and stopping the evil Durand-Durand. Along the way she encounters various unusual people.
Style: futuristic, sexy, surreal, erotic, stylized ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: space opera, alien, mad scientist, sexuality, angel, cult, space, alien planet, laser gun, astronaut, apocalypse, sexual fantasy ...
Time: future, 1930s, 60s, distant future
Place: yukon
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