Arthurian movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant arthurian movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out arthurian, exciting, epic, stylized, fairy tale and serious films and TV shows about / with arthurian legend, king arthur, sword and sorcery, medieval, knight, heroes, sword, sorcery, legend and rivalry plots mostly in Fantasy, Adventure and Drama genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as arthurian: Camelot (2011), Gawain and the Green Knight (1991), Lancelot: Guardian of Time (1997), Merlin and the Dragons (1991), Excalibur (1981), The Mists of Avalon (2001), First Knight (1995), Merlin (1998), King Arthur (2004), The Sword in the Stone (1963).
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List of arthurian movies
25K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: Ireland, USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Camelot is a historical-fantasy-drama television series based on the Arthurian legend, was produced by Graham King, Morgan O'Sullivan and Michael Hirst.
Style:
captivating, stylized, sexual, serious, costume drama ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
king arthur, royal family, legends and myths, medieval, knight, imaginary kingdom, wizards and magicians, camelot, love triangle, brother sister incest, illusion, throne ...
Time:
middle ages, 5th century, future, 6th century, medieval times
Place:
ireland, europe, england
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
One Christmas, a knight garbed all in green appears in King Arthur's Court and challenges any knight to hew off his head on the proviso that he be allowed to return the axe stroke afterwards. All of King Arthur's other knights being ...
Style:
arthurian, allegory, atmospheric, thought provoking, dark fantasy ...
Plot:
king arthur, medieval, arthurian legend, knight, chivalry, honor, moral dilemma, symbolism, courage, supernatural, temptation, folklore ...
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Genre: Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Le grand sorcier Merlin apprend que Wolvencroft, mage diabolique et maître des forces obscures est de retour et bien décidé à détrôner le Roi Arthur en traversant le temps. Alerté, Sir Lancelot, décide d'emprunter le couloir du temps à ...
Style:
arthurian, action adventure, lighthearted, suspense
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
arthurian legend, sword and sorcery, travel, time travel, good versus evil, king arthur, fish out of water, rescue mission, protection, culture clash, programmer, paradox ...
Time:
20th century
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, China, Taiwan
Duration: 24 min.
Story:
A young King Arthur is awoken from his sleep by bad dreams, about a boy who is made king because he pulls a sword from a stone. He goes to Merlin to seek his counsel, and Merlin begins a story of his own, about a young boy with strange abilities and ...
Style:
arthurian, suspense, allegory, atmospheric, semi serious ...
Plot:
dragon, medieval, magic, arthurian legend, wizards and magicians, sword and sorcery, good versus evil, sorcery, mythology, prophecy, supernatural, legend ...
Time:
1900s
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72K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
A surreal adaptation of Sir Thomas Malory's "Le Morte d'Arthur", chronicling Arthur Pendragon's conception, his rise to the throne, the search by his Knights of the Round Table for the Holy Grail, and ultimately his death.
Style:
cult classic, epic, fairy tale, exciting, serious ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
knight, king arthur, sword fight, arthurian legend, mythology, sex scene, sword and shield, legend, medieval, black magic, sword and sorcery, sorcerer ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 5th century, year 1981, 6th century ...
Place:
europe, england, britain
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: Czech Republic, Germany, USA
Duration: 92 min.
TV show
Story:
A unique re-working of the Arthurian epic, based on the novel by Marion Zimmer Bradley, The Mists of Avalon tells the familiar tale but with an important twist: The story is told through the eyes of the women who wielded power behind King ...
Style:
epic, atmospheric, exciting, fairy tale, arthurian ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
arthurian legend, medieval, magic, brother sister sex, imaginary, pagan, legends and myths, knight, religion, sword fight, state affairs, family relations ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 5th century
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
The timeless tale of King Arthur and the legend of Camelot are retold in this passionate period drama. Arthur is reluctant to hand the crown to Lancelot, and Guinevere is torn between her loyalty to her husband and her growing love for his rival. ...
Style:
romantic, fairy tale, sentimental, period piece, exciting ...
Audience:
kids, teens, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
knight, king arthur, medieval, love triangle, sword fight, ancient, arthurian legend, betrayal, love, camelot, beauty, love story ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, ancient times, 90s, 1900s ...
Place:
england, britain, europe
Is relevant?
24K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 61 min.
TV show
Story:
The legendary wizard tells his story of his war against Queen Mab of the Sidhe and his creation of Camelot.
Style:
fairy tale, epic, atmospheric, exciting, light ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
king arthur, witch, magic, good versus evil, wizards and magicians, knight, sorcerer, dragon, mythology, medieval, supernatural, sword and sorcery ...
Time:
medieval times, middle ages, 6th century, 5th century
Place:
london
Is relevant?
182K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: Ireland, UK, USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
The story of the Arthurian legend, based on the 'Sarmatian hypothesis' which contends that the legend has a historical nucleus in the Sarmatian heavy cavalry troops stationed in Britain, and that the Roman-British military commander, ...
Style:
exciting, period piece, costume drama, epic, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
king arthur, knight, medieval, king, arthurian legend, sword fight, military, combat, battles, sword and shield, roman empire, swords and armor ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 5th century, ancient times, year 2004 ...
Place:
britain, scotland, england, europe, rome italy ...
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
Wart is a young boy who aspires to be a knight's squire. On a hunting trip he falls in on Merlin, a powerful but amnesiac wizard who has plans for him beyond mere squiredom. He starts by trying to give him an education, believing that once one ...
Style:
fairy tale, humorous, entertaining, arthurian, stylized ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, toddlers, family outing, preschool
Plot:
magic, arthurian legend, wizard, transformation, medieval, king arthur, boy, sword and sorcery, sword, kingdom, tournament, owl ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 6th century, 1930s
Place:
europe, england, britain, london
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, France, Luxembourg, Germany, Canada, UK
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
During the times of King Arthur, Kayley is a brave girl who dreams of following her late father as a Knight of the Round Table. The evil Ruber wants to invade Camelot and take the throne of King Arthur, and Kayley has to stop him.
Style:
humorous, cute, stylized, arthurian, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, preschool
Plot:
dragon, king arthur, medieval, blindness, female warrior, happy ending, arthurian legend, siege, sword and sorcery, blind man, mythology, princess ...
Time:
medieval times, 90s, middle ages, year 1998, 5th century ...
Place:
england
Is relevant?
93K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
The unlikely friendship between Merlin, a young man gifted with extraordinary magical powers, and Prince Arthur, heir to the crown of Camelot.
Style:
epic, exciting, arthurian, humorous, fairy tale ...
Audience:
teens, family outing
Plot:
king arthur, supernatural, arthurian legend, witch, dragon, supernatural ability, legends and myths, camelot, magic, knight, wizards and magicians, friendship ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 6th century
Place:
england, wales, europe
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 179 min.
Story:
King Arthur establishes the ideals and laws of Camelot but is tragically forced to enforce these laws against his own wife.
Style:
costume drama, emotional, intense, lyrical, colorful ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
medieval, arthurian legend, king arthur, sword and sorcery, betrayal, sword fight, heroes, broadway, jousting, monarch, rivalry, intrigue ...
Time:
medieval times, middle ages, year 1967, 6th century, 5th century ...
Place:
england, europe, london
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA, Canada, India
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, visually stunning, costume drama, period piece ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
king arthur, legend, knight, warrior, king, sword fight, medieval, mythology, excalibur, mentor, one against many, throne ...
Time:
middle ages, year 2017, medieval times, 6th century, 18th century
Place:
england, london, europe
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 59 min.
TV show
Story:
The great sorcerer Merlin has returned to Camelot, a kingdom now vulnerable to ill fates and war since the theft of the Holy Grail, its greatest gift and protection. With the help of Jack, an irascible young beggar-thief imbued with his own unruly ...
Style:
atmospheric, semi serious, humorous, arthurian, costume drama ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
camelot, magic, wizards and magicians, arthurian legend, holy grail, true love, curses spells and rituals, apprentice, heroic mission, sword and sorcery, imaginary kingdom, heroes ...
Time:
medieval times, middle ages, 5th century, 6th century
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
In and around the castle Camelot, brave Cornel Wilde (as Lancelot) and virtuous Brian Aherne (as King Arthur) vie for the affections of lovely Jean Wallace (as Guinevere).
Style:
arthurian, exciting, semi serious, stylized, saga ...
Plot:
king arthur, arthurian legend, medieval, camelot, sorcery, sword and sorcery, treachery, damsel in distress, knight, sword fight, rescue, battles ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, year 1963
Place:
britain
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Having failed in their quest for the Holy Grail, the knights of the Round Table return to Camelot, their number reduced to a mere handful. Seeing a rift developing between Lancelot and Mordred, Arthur urges his knights to bury their differences and ...
Style:
arthurian, spiritual, anthology, fairy tale, surreal ...
Plot:
arthurian legend, medieval, true love, knight, transgression, secret lover, holy grail, betrayal, lake, chivalry, castle, female nudity ...
Time:
medieval times, middle ages, year 1974, 6th century, 5th century
Place:
france, england, europe
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
King Arthur, accompanied by his squire, recruits his Knights of the Round Table, including Sir Bedevere the Wise, Sir Lancelot the Brave, Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-As-Sir-Lancelot and Sir Galahad the Pure. On the way, Arthur battles the Black ...
Style:
humorous, absurd, parody, spoof, surreal ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens
Plot:
monty python, medieval, knight, holy grail, satire, king arthur, arthurian legend, sword fight, surrealism, monk, absurd humor, camelot ...
Time:
medieval times, middle ages, 10th century, year 1975, 20th century ...
Place:
arizona, britain, europe, england, xian ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, History, War
Country: UK, France, Slovakia, Tunisia, Italy, Bulgaria, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
As the Roman empire crumbles, young Romulus Augustus flees the city and embarks on a perilous voyage to Britain to track down a legion of supporters.
Style:
epic, serious, exciting, stylized, arthurian ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night, teens
Plot:
roman empire, ancient rome, king arthur, emperor, medieval, barbarian, child in peril, sword, ancient, boy, female warrior, mythology ...
Time:
middle ages, 5th century, 1st century, ancient times, year 2007 ...
Place:
rome italy, greece, europe, england, italy ...
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Genre: Adventure
Country: UK
Story:
"Mordred", is a dark Arthurian drama, telling the legends from the point of view of Arthur's much vilified illegitimate son, set in the 6th Century, drawing heavily from very early sources, including the Annales Cambriae, the Welsh ...
Style:
arthurian, dark drama, serious, grim, historical drama ...
Plot:
moral ambiguity, betrayal, revenge, anti hero, fatalism, tragic hero, identity crisis, folklore, family conflict, illegitimate son, political intrigue, arthurian legend ...
Time:
6th century
Place:
cornwall, england
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A re-imagining of the Arthurian legend centered around Arthur's illegitimate son Owain who must learn to take up his father's mantle as king.
Style:
epic, arthurian, entertaining, exciting, action adventure ...
Plot:
medieval, excalibur, king arthur, profanity, swords and armor, bloody violence, violence, king, knight, war, army, good versus evil ...
Time:
medieval times, 6th century
Place:
england, britain
Is relevant?
Genre: Fantasy
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
Merlin, the immortal son of the bard Taliesin and Atlantean Princess Charis, is followed through his tragic upbringing, descent into madness, and shocking disappearance, leading to the legend that surrounds him. Set before King Arthur's birth, ...
Style:
arthurian, suspenseful, epic fantasy
Plot:
camelot, excalibur, rebellion, loyalty, betrayal, brotherhood, prophecy, christianity
Place:
britain, europe
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The medieval legend of a supernatural knight who challenges the king's men to kill him.
Style:
arthurian, semi serious, exciting, stylized, bleak ...
Plot:
king arthur, arthurian legend, knight, sword and sorcery, medieval, horse, sword, forest, magic, castle, magical ring, kingdom ...
Time:
medieval times, middle ages
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Genre: Drama, Music, Romance, War
Country: France, Italy, West Germany
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
The film chronicles Perceval's knighthood, maturation and eventual peerage amongst the Knights of the Round Table, and also contains brief episodes from the story of Gawain and the crucifixion of Christ.
Style:
arthurian, spiritual, stylized, aesthetic, anthology ...
Plot:
king arthur, medieval, knight, arthurian legend, female nudity, peasant, sword and sorcery, nude girl, time travel, ancient, time machine, spirituality ...
Time:
medieval times, middle ages, year 1978, 12th century
Place:
france
Is relevant?
251
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, Ireland
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Romantic tragedy, the story of Tristan and Isolde.
Style:
arthurian, serious, realistic, sentimental, touching ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
true love, young lovers, medieval, love triangle, betrayal, tragic love, infidelity, forbidden love, rivalry, love and romance, head of state, unfulfillment ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 6th century, year 1981
Place:
ireland, cornwall, europe, britain
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Country: UK, Israel
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Gawain was a squire in King Arthur's court when the Green Knight burst in and offered to play a game with a brave knight. Gawain journeys across the land, learning about life, saving damsels, and solving the Green Knight's riddle.
Style:
arthurian, fantasy adventure, grindhouse, epic, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
arthurian legend, king arthur, sword and sorcery, medieval, knight, sorcery, castle, sword and shield, wizards and magicians, cannon, wizard, legends and myths ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: UK, Hungary, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A Southern California kid named Calvin Fuller is magically transported to the medieval kingdom of Camelot through a crack in the ground caused by an earthquake. Once there, he learns he was summoned by the wizard Merlin, who needs Calvin to save ...
Style:
period piece, arthurian, epic, lighthearted, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, teens, pre-teens, date night, family outing ...
Plot:
time travel, medieval, arthurian legend, youth, king arthur, technology, magic, sword and sorcery, hamburger, preteen, 007, yankee ...
Time:
middle ages, 6th century, future
Place:
california, usa, los angeles, england
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Every hundred years, the evil sorceress Morgana returns to claim Fingall's talisman from Merlin, with which she intends to destroy the world. For the last fourteen hundred years she has failed... now she intends to conquer all. Young Ben Clark ...
Style:
semi serious, exciting, captivating, colorful, arthurian ...
Audience:
pre-teens
Plot:
legend, time travel, good versus evil, heroes, superhuman powers, save the world, wizards and magicians, danger, imaginary, escapades, imaginary kingdom, curses spells and rituals ...
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, France, Japan, Australia, South Korea
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
King Arthur and the Knights of Justice is an American animated series. It lasted for two seasons and 13 episodes each. The cartoon was produced by Golden Films, C&D Entertainment and Bohbot Entertainment. The series was created by Diane Eskenazi ...
Style:
arthurian, serious, exciting, psychotronic
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
sword and sorcery, arthurian legend, american football, fictional kingdom, camelot, king arthur, yankee, ancient, childhood, good versus evil, escapades, imaginary ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 6th century
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Genre: Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
In the twenty years since the fall of Camelot, Merlin has become a recluse known as "the wild man of the woods." He is now summoned by a charge of young knights as they quest to destroy an evil wizard who rules the land from a throne of a ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, arthurian, suspense, tense ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, teens
Plot:
wizards and magicians, sword and sorcery, female warrior, arthurian legend, heroic mission, medieval, escapades, rivalry, supernatural, legends and myths, battles, heroes ...
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