Greek history movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant greek history movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out epic, serious, period piece, stylized, historical drama and mythical films and TV shows about / with greek history, greek, myth, mythology, greek mythology, betrayal, legends and myths, peplum, heroes and rivalry plots mostly in Drama, Adventure and Fantasy genres shot in Greece, USA, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as greek history: Days of 36 (1972), The Man with the Carnation (1980), The Odyssey (1997), The Flower of the Lake (1999), Against the Storm (1984), The Charioteer (1995), The Last Note (2017), Medea (1969), The Trojan Women (1971), Troy (2004).
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List of greek history movies
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Greece
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
The assassin of a prominent trade unionist takes a conservative MP hostage and the government prevaricates over tactics so as not to alienate potential political allies.
Style:
tense, historical drama, political thriller, art house, period piece ...
Plot:
military dictatorship, greek history, assassination, moral ambiguity, labor movement, authoritarianism, hostage situation, conspiracy, betrayal, prison, police brutality, class conflict ...
Time:
1930s, year 1936
Place:
greece, europe
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Greece
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
The story of Nikos Belogiannis member of the communist party and officer of Ellas that has come back to Greece only to get arrested, tried for espionage on behalf of Russia and executed.
Style:
historical drama, bleak, period piece, emotional, political drama ...
Plot:
greek history, political persecution, communism, political activism, biopic, cold war, greek civil war, execution, martyrdom, sacrifice, politics, resistance fighter ...
Place:
greece
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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
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Genre: Drama
Country: Greece
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Kastoria, a region in Western Macedonia at the turn of the century. Greeks, Turks, Jews and other nationalities live together under the rule of the Ottoman empire, amid the despair, the uncertainty and the confusion brought about by the 1897 war ...
Style:
historical drama, serious, period piece, melancholic, art house
Plot:
lake, greek history, moral dilemma, poverty, village life, coming of age, male protagonist, identity crisis, survival, sacrifice, captain, revolution ...
Time:
turn of the century, 1900s, 90s, 20th century
Place:
ottoman empire, poetic realism, greece, hellas
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Greece
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
The years of the storm are Greek historical - dramatic - adventurous film of 1984, directed and directed by Giorgos Tzimas . Starring Michalis Stamatakis Katerina Koutroupida and Menelaos Daflos. Two fighters, cut up in the mountains, after the ...
Style:
historical drama, tense, period piece, bleak, grim ...
Plot:
greek civil war, greek history, post war, guerilla warfare, trauma, survival, escape, brotherhood, isolation, moral ambiguity, survivalist, exile ...
Time:
1940s, 1950s
Place:
greece
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Country: Greece
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
Alexis Damianos's final film (of three) came twenty-four years after his EVDOKIA, which many consider the greatest of Greek films. THE CHARIOTEER begins in 1941: Hniochos, a student, is captured by the Italians and imprisoned. In prison he ...
Style:
historical drama, melancholic, realistic, reflective, period piece ...
Plot:
world war two, greek history, escape, frustration, resistance, greek civil war, symbolism, identity crisis, memory, alienation, guerilla warfare, imprisonment ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, 1950s, 70s, 60s ...
Place:
greece
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Greece
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
The execution of 200 Greek resistance fighters by the German occupiers on May 1st, 1944 in Kaisariani, as reprisal for the Greek Resistance ambush against Nazis.
Style:
historical drama, suspense, touching, sincere, psychological ...
Plot:
world war two, nazi occupation, reprisal, resistance fighter, nazi officer, greek history, execution, prisoner of war camp, martyrdom, political persecution, tragedy, sacrifice ...
Time:
1940s, year 1944
Place:
greece, athens greece, germany, europe, balkan
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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
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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
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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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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: 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
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Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Accident prone teenager, Percy discovers he's actually a demi-God, the son of Poseidon, and he is needed when Zeus' lightning is stolen. Percy must master his new found skills in order to prevent a war between the Gods that could devastate ...
Style:
exciting, entertaining, epic, teen, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, kids, teen fantasy, girls' night, chick flick ...
Plot:
mythology, good versus evil, greek mythology, legends and myths, demi god, superhuman powers, teenage life, centaur, monster, greek god, young heroes, half breed ...
Time:
year 2010, 20th century, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
empire state building manhattan new york city, las vegas, nashville tennessee, tennessee, ancient greece ...
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183K
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
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:
exciting, dark fantasy, costume drama, stylized, visually stunning ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mythology, sword fight, greek mythology, greek, legends and myths, ancient, immortality, ancient history, god, medieval, heroes, good versus evil ...
Time:
year 2011, ancient times, 2010s, future
Place:
ancient greece, greece, hellas, europe, athens greece
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171K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Hungary, Croatia
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Fourteen hundred years ago, a tormented soul walked the earth that was neither man nor god. Hercules was the powerful son of the god king Zeus, for this he received nothing but suffering his entire life. After twelve arduous labors and the loss of ...
Style:
stylized, exciting, serious, epic, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, chick flick
Plot:
mythology, hercules, legends and myths, greek mythology, superhero, good versus evil, destiny, warrior, mercenary, legend, battles, tyranny ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 15th century
Place:
ancient greece, greece, athens greece, europe
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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
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Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
In their quest to confront the ultimate evil, Percy and his friends battle swarms of mythical creatures to find the mythical Golden Fleece and to stop an ancient evil from rising.
Style:
fairy tale, exciting, teen, epic, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, chick flick, pre-teens ...
Plot:
mythology, youth, monster, friendship, fantasy world, superhuman powers, heroic mission, demi god, young heroes, adaptation, legends and myths, greek mythology ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, ancient greece
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Greece
TV show
Story:
"RIFIFI" is inspired by the notorious bank robbery that took place in Athens in 1992. Who carried it out and why? The authorities spoke of organized crime, terrorist groups, and highly educated, ruthless perpetrators. But was it really ...
Style:
tension, atmospheric, suspense, ambiguous ending, period piece ...
Plot:
heist, true crime, moral ambiguity, journalism, greek history, investigation, cold case, whodunit, social commentary, motivation, dark humor, identity ...
Time:
90s
Place:
athens greece
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Genre: Drama
Country: Greece
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A lawyer, who represents the German government against the Greek reparation claims for Nazi crimes in World War II, travels to Greece and meets one of the remaining survivors of the Kalavryta massacre that took place in 1943.
Style:
historical drama, captivating, tense, suspenseful, thrilling ...
Plot:
war crime, world war two, investigation, war violence, attorney, genocide, massacre, tragic past, troubled past, nazi occupation, german occupation, haunting ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
germany
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Genre: History, Sport
Country: Greece
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A.E.K., the well-known Greek basketball team founded in 1924 by refugees from Constantinople, after 44 years, beats SLAVIA of Prague and wins the European Cup.
Style:
inspirational, emotional, patriotic, period piece, heroic ...
Plot:
basketball, championship, teamwork, greek history, victory, fan, biopic, rivalry, celebration, community, legacy, refugee ...
Time:
60s, year 1968
Place:
athens greece, prague, constantinople
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Xena: Warrior Princess is an American–New Zealand supernatural fantasy adventure series that aired in syndication from September 4, 1995 until June 18, 2001.
The series was created in 1995 by writer-director-producer Robert Tapert under his ...
Style:
sexy, homoerotic, retro, exciting, captivating ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
female warrior, ancient, friendship, mythology, strong female lead, sword and sorcery, legends and myths, greek mythology, tough girl, good versus evil, danger, heroine ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
ancient greece, greece, india, china, europe ...
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Genre: Adventure
Country: Germany
Duration: 179 min.
Story:
True story about how famous German businessman and archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann located the ruins of the mythical ancient city of Troy in Turkey in 1868.
Style:
realistic, factual, serious, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
businessman, archaeologist, rivalry, determination, prejudice, unfulfillment, uncover truth, walled city, culture clash, archaeology, society, greek mythology ...
Place:
germany, turkey
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Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey, Greece
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Several directors from countries of the region were invited to create stories taking place in and around the beautiful city of Istanbul, in the vein of “Paris, je t’aime” and “New York, I love you”. They come together to remind viewers ...
Style:
anthology, multicultural, intercultural, contemplative, reflective ...
Plot:
armenian genocide, diaspora, memory, identity, city life, mother and daughter, nostalgia, intimate, family drama, slice of life, bittersweet, social realism ...
Place:
istanbul turkey, turkey, middle east, ottoman empire, greece
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Genre: Drama
Country: Greece
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Living in exile after the death of their father, the grown children of a murdered and usurped king converge to exact eye-for-an-eye revenge.
Style:
retro, epic, spiritual, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
greek mythology, ancient history, mythology, ancient, myth, ancient world, antiquity, legends and myths, girl, revenge, greek, greek history ...
Time:
ancient times
Place:
ancient greece, europe, greece
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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
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Genre: Drama, History, Music, War
Country: Greece
Duration: 230 min.
Story:
This expansive Greek drama follows a troupe of theater actors as they perform around their country during World War II. While the production that they put on is entitled "Golfo the Shepherdess," the thespians end up echoing scenes from ...
Style:
contemplative, slow cinema, aesthetic, art film, road movie ...
Plot:
world war two, masturbation, greek, greek civil war, resistance, male nudity, rape, dream, holocaust, worker, holocaust survivor, greek history ...
Time:
1940s, 1950s, 1930s, year 1975, year 1939 ...
Place:
greece, europe, ancient greece
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Genre: Drama
Country: Greece
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
The Greek army is about to set sail to a great battle, but the winds refuse to blow. Their leader, King Agamemnon, seeks to provide better food, but accidentally slays a sacred deer. His punishment from the gods, the sacrifice of his daughter ...
Style:
realistic, serious, atmospheric, gloomy, stylized ...
Plot:
male nudity, greek mythology, ancient history, mythology, ancient, myth, antiquity, ancient world, knight, greek, legends and myths, nudity ...
Time:
ancient times
Place:
ancient greece, greece, europe, rome italy
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Greece, Italy, West Germany
Duration: 210 min.
Story:
Based on some historical events, the film gives a romanticized biography of Theodoros Kolokotronis, a Greek historical hero serving as a metaphor for Greece herself. Based on a circular view of history, the film presents conflicting ideologies - ...
Style:
slow cinema, aesthetic
Plot:
anarchist, anarchism, greek, mythology, anarchy, utopia, greek history, labor, myth, peplum, union, strike ...
Time:
year 1980, 19th century, turn of the century, 1900s, victorian era ...
Place:
greece, europe, ancient greece
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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
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Genre: Drama, Music, Romance, War
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
When a Greek fisherman leaves to fight with the Greek army during WWII, his fiancee falls in love with the local Italian commander. The film is based on a novel about an Italian soldier's experiences during the Italian occupation of the Greek ...
Style:
sentimental, romantic, intense, melancholic, realistic ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night, chick flick
Plot:
world war two, italian army, wartime, roman empire, impossible love, nude bathing, resistance fighter, fascism, world war, love and romance, social relations, fall in love ...
Time:
1940s, year 2001, 20th century, post world war two
Place:
greece, europe, albania, rome italy, italy ...
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