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1. The Great Wall (I) (2016)
PG-13 | 103 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
In ancient China, a group of European mercenaries encounters a secret army that maintains and defends the Great Wall of China against a horde of monstrous creatures.
Director: Yimou Zhang | Stars: Matt Damon, Tian Jing, Willem Dafoe, Andy Lau
Votes: 146,596 | Gross: $45.54M
2. Vinland Saga (2019–2023)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Following a tragedy, Thorfinn embarks on a journey with the man responsible for it to take his life in a duel as a true and honorable warrior to pay homage.
Stars: Yûto Uemura, Mike Haimoto, Shin'ya Takahashi, Alejandro Saab
Votes: 72,111
3. Vikings: Valhalla (2022– )
TV-MA | 51 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Follow-up series to 'Vikings' set 100 years later and focusing on the adventures of Leif Erikson, Freydis, Harald Hardrada, and the Norman King William the Conqueror.
Stars: David Oakes, Sam Corlett, Leo Suter, Frida Gustavsson
Votes: 56,597
4. National Treasure (2004)
PG | 131 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery
A historian races to find the legendary Templar Treasure before a team of mercenaries.
Director: Jon Turteltaub | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger, Justin Bartha, Sean Bean
Votes: 355,436 | Gross: $173.01M
5. The Assassins (2024)
TV-14 | Action, Adventure, Biography
The 11th century and the emergence of the leader of the El Hashaashun group, Hassan Al Sabah
Stars: Karim Abdel Aziz, Sammy Sheik, Ahmed Al Refaei, Myrna Noureldin
Votes: 2,035
6. Macbeth (I) (2015)
R | 113 min | Drama, History, War
Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself.
Director: Justin Kurzel | Stars: Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Jack Madigan, Frank Madigan
Votes: 59,530 | Gross: $1.11M
7. El Cid (1961)
Approved | 182 min | Biography, Drama, History
The fabled Spanish hero Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar (a.k.a. El Cid) overcomes a family vendetta and court intrigue to defend Christian Spain against the Moors.
Director: Anthony Mann | Stars: Charlton Heston, Sophia Loren, Raf Vallone, Geneviève Page
Votes: 15,722 | Gross: $26.62M
8. The Physician (2013)
R | 155 min | Adventure, Drama, History
In 11th-century Persia, a surgeon's apprentice disguises himself as a Jew to study at a school that does not admit Christians.
Director: Philipp Stölzl | Stars: Tom Payne, Stellan Skarsgård, Olivier Martinez, Emma Rigby
Votes: 41,982
9. Macbeth (1971)
R | 140 min | Drama, History
A ruthlessly ambitious Scottish lord seizes the throne with the help of his scheming wife and a trio of witches.
Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Jon Finch, Francesca Annis, Martin Shaw, Terence Bayler
Votes: 14,983
10. The Visitors (1993)
R | 107 min | Comedy, Fantasy
A medieval knight and his servant ask a familiar wizard to move them back in time to prevent father-in-law's accidentally killing. Instead, they fly away to the 20th century.
Director: Jean-Marie Poiré | Stars: Christian Clavier, Jean Reno, Valérie Lemercier, Marie-Anne Chazel
Votes: 38,013 | Gross: $0.70M
11. El Cid (2020–2021)
TV-14 | 70 min | Action, Drama, History
The story of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, a Castilian nobleman and war hero in medieval Spain.
Stars: Jaime Lorente, Francisco Ortiz, Alicia Sanz, Jaime Olías
Votes: 4,221
12. Kwaidan (1964)
Not Rated | 183 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A collection of four Japanese folk tales with supernatural themes.
Director: Masaki Kobayashi | Stars: Rentarô Mikuni, Michiyo Aratama, Misako Watanabe, Kenjirô Ishiyama
Votes: 20,015
13. Alparslan: The Great Seljuks (2021–2023)
120 min | Action, History, War
The TRT production is a prequel story of Awakening: the Great Seljuk. It depicts the life and triumphs of Sultan Alparslan, the second sultan of the Seljuk dynasty, whose victories expanded the empire in the 11th century.
Stars: Baris Arduç, Aysegül Ünsal, Kutay Sungar, Burak Safak
Votes: 2,481
14. Erik the Viking (1989)
PG-13 | 107 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Erik the Viking and his men travel across the sea to find Valhalla to ask the gods to end the Age of Ragnarok.
Director: Terry Jones | Stars: Tim Robbins, John Cleese, Mickey Rooney, Eartha Kitt
Votes: 14,482 | Gross: $1.93M
15. Macbeth (1948)
Passed | 107 min | Drama, History, War
Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself.
Director: Orson Welles | Stars: Orson Welles, Jeanette Nolan, Dan O'Herlihy, Roddy McDowall
Votes: 7,800
16. Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
Not Rated | 124 min | Drama
In medieval Japan, a compassionate governor is sent into exile. His wife and children try to join him, but are separated, and the children grow up amid suffering and oppression.
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi | Stars: Kinuyo Tanaka, Yoshiaki Hanayagi, Kyôko Kagawa, Eitarô Shindô
Votes: 18,247
17. The War Lord (1965)
Approved | 123 min | Drama, History, Romance
In 11th century Normandy, a Norman duke sends one of his knights to build a defensive fortress in order to guard the borders against Frisian raiders.
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Charlton Heston, Richard Boone, Rosemary Forsyth, Maurice Evans
Votes: 3,685
18. The Order (2001)
R | 89 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A playboy criminal contacts his dad after stealing a Faberge egg. Later it seems his dad has gone missing in Israel so he heads there. His disappearance is linked to the religious sect: The Order. Lots of fight and chase scenes.
Director: Sheldon Lettich | Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Sofia Milos, Charlton Heston, Brian Thompson
Votes: 9,366
19. Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955)
Approved | 89 min | Drama, History
An 11th-century noblewoman opens her Saxon husband's eyes by riding bareback through town.
Director: Arthur Lubin | Stars: Maureen O'Hara, George Nader, Victor McLaglen, Rex Reason
Votes: 666
20. Uyanis: Büyük Selcuklu (2020–2022)
120 min | Drama, History, War
The war of the Great Seljuk Emperor, Meliksah and her loyalist, Sencer against Hasan Sabbah, who is sworn to destroy the Seljuks.
Stars: Bugra Gülsoy, Ekin Koç, Hatice Sendil, Gürkan Uygun
Votes: 4,700
21. Premutos: The Fallen Angel (1997)
106 min | Comedy, Horror
Premutos is the first of the fallen Angels, even before Lucifer. His Goal is to rule the world, the living and the dead. His son paves the way for him and appears arbitrarily throughout ... See full summary »
Director: Olaf Ittenbach | Stars: André Stryi, Christopher Stacey, Ella Wellmann, Anke Fabré
Votes: 1,784
22. L'armata Brancaleone (1966)
120 min | Adventure, Comedy, History
A group of misfits, headed by an incompetent knight named Brancaleone, set out to reach the small town of Aurocastro so that their leader can take possession of the fief.
Director: Mario Monicelli | Stars: Vittorio Gassman, Catherine Spaak, Folco Lulli, Gian Maria Volontè
Votes: 5,279
23. The Norseman (1978)
PG | 90 min | Action, Adventure
An eleventh century Viking Prince sails to America to find his father, who on a previous voyage had been captured by Indians.
Director: Charles B. Pierce | Stars: Lee Majors, Cornel Wilde, Mel Ferrer, Jack Elam
Votes: 914
24. Helen of Troy (1956)
Approved | 118 min | Drama, History, Romance
The Iliad's story of the Trojan war, told from the Trojan viewpoint.
Directors: Robert Wise, Raoul Walsh | Stars: Stanley Baker, Rossana Podestà, Brigitte Bardot, Jacques Sernas
Votes: 2,508 | Gross: $6.98M
25. Korea-Khitan War (2023– )
Action, Drama, History
A historical drama that deals with the second and third invasions of Goryeo by Khitan, also known as the Goryeo-Khitan War, from the early 11th century.
Stars: Joo Suk-tae, Choi Su-jong, Kim Dong-jun, Ji Seung-hyun
Votes: 223
26. The Crusaders (2001 TV Movie)
R | 194 min | Adventure, Drama
Towards the end of the 11th century, three friends - bell founder Peter, baron's son Richard and shepherd Andrew - set off to join The Crusades, after watching soldiers returning from Jerusalem.
Director: Dominique Othenin-Girard | Stars: Alessandro Gassmann, Johannes Brandrup, Thure Riefenstein, Barbora Bobulova
Votes: 591
27. Macbeth (II) (2018)
121 min | Drama
Adventurous new adaption. A compelling tale of unchecked ambition, soured friendship, lost intimacy and the descent into nihilism. A brand new re-telling of the classic Shakespeare play, Macbeth.
Director: Kit Monkman | Stars: Wunmi Mosaku, Mark Rowley, Al Weaver, Charlie Hamblett
Votes: 1,029
28. Malazgirt 1071 (2022)
96 min | History, War
The story of the war, which is the beginning of the history of Turks in Anatolia.
Directors: Özgür Bakar, Bilal Kalyoncu | Stars: Vildan Atasever, Cengiz Coskun, Luk Piyes, Caner Kurtaran
Votes: 774
29. 1066: The Battle for Middle Earth (2009)
150 min | Action, History, War
Despite earlier promises to pass his crown to one of his Flemish, Viking, or Norman relatives, English King Edward the Confessor dies in 1066, leaving his crown to Anglo-Saxon Harold Godwinson, causing a bloody succession war.
Stars: Ian Holm, Mike Bailey, Francis Magee, Tim Plester
Votes: 873
30. Macbeth (1983 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 148 min | Drama
Macbeth and his wife murder Duncan in order to gain his crown, but the bloodbath doesn't stop there, and things supernatural combine to bring the Macbeths down.
Director: Jack Gold | Stars: Brenda Bruce, Eileen Way, Anne Dyson, Mark Dignam
Votes: 390
31. Ratu Sakti Calon Arang (1985)
90 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror
The evil witch Calon Arang uses black magic and strikes fear in the population in Bali during the 1000's. Her daughter Manggali, who can not find a man because everyone is afraid of her ... See full summary »
Director: Sisworo Gautama Putra | Stars: Suzzanna, Barry Prima, Amoroso Katamsi, Dorman Borisman
Votes: 47
32. Hay Sultan (2023)
Biography, History
Abdulkadir Geylani and Esref, who met during their journey, will set off for Baghdad together. Returning from his seclusion, Abdulkadir Geylani sees the chaos of the city and enters the struggle for the truth.
Stars: Mehmet Özgür, Kerem Arslanoglu, Melisa Pamuk, Cemal Toktas
Votes: 229
33. The Tale of Genji (1987)
110 min | Animation, Drama, History
An animated film based on the novel by Murasaki Shikibu, written over 1000 years ago. Genji, the son of the emperor, is the talk of the Kyoto nobility for his charm and good looks, yet he ... See full summary »
Director: Gisaburô Sugii | Stars: Morio Kazama, Miwako Kaji, Reiko Tajima, Jun Fubuki
Votes: 292
34. The Last Journey of the Vikings (2020)
50 min | Documentary, History
Nearly 1,000 years ago, the Vikings left Scandinavia and settled across Europe - giving their name to Normandy along the way - before their Norman descendants seized the English throne at ... See full summary »
Stars: Dmitry Vinokurov, Clodagh Moriarty, Brian Matthews Murphy, Pernilla August
Votes: 123
35. Sword of Vengeance (2015)
Not Rated | 87 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Vengeance is the driving force behind a shadow walker's return to Norman conquered Saxon lands after the Battle of Hastings and a brutal repression of it's people by a cruel lord.
Director: Jim Weedon | Stars: Stanley Weber, Annabelle Wallis, Karel Roden, Ed Skrein
Votes: 2,541
36. Draug (2018)
87 min | Adventure, Fantasy, History
In the late viking age a missionary, travelling with a group of soldiers, vanishes somewhere in a vast border forest in the northern parts of Sweden. A rescue party is sent out to find them... See full summary »
Directors: Karin Engman, Klas Persson | Stars: Elna Karlsson, Thomas Hedengran, Ralf Beck, Nina Filimoshkina
Votes: 655
37. Milarepa (2006)
PG | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
Milarepa is a tale of greed and vengeance - demons, magic, murder and redemption. It is the story of the man who became Tibet's greatest mystic.
Director: Neten Chokling | Stars: Orgyen Tobgyal, Kelsang Chukie Tethtong, Jamyang Lodro, Jamyang Nyima
Votes: 1,103
38. The Sword and the Dragon (1956)
83 min | Adventure, Fantasy
A mythical knight goes on an epic journey and fights barbarian hordes in an ancient land.
Director: Aleksandr Ptushko | Stars: Boris Andreyev, Shukur Burkhanov, Andrei Abrikosov, Natalya Medvedeva
Votes: 1,373
39. Omar Khayyam (1957)
Not Rated | 101 min | Adventure, Biography, Romance
During the 11th century, Persian poet Omar Khayyam's lover marries the Shah but the Shah, whose life is threatened by a sect of assassins, appoints Omar royal advisor.
Director: William Dieterle | Stars: Cornel Wilde, Michael Rennie, Debra Paget, John Derek
Votes: 377
40. The Iron Empress (2009)
65 min | Biography, Drama, History
Empress Chun Chu makes great personal sacrifices as she uses her inherited wisdom to fight against enemies of the Goryeo dynasty.
Stars: Chae Shi-ra, Kim Ji-hoon, Go Gyu-pil, Moon Jeong-Hee
Votes: 64
41. Samarqand (2016– )
Adventure, History
A long time ago, evil began to wear many masks to hide the true face.
Stars: Abed Fahed, Youssef El Khal, Amel Bouchoucha, Rakeen Saad
Votes: 87
42. Macbeth (2014)
Drama
In eleventh century Scotland, three witches foretell that Macbeth will become King, while Banquo will beget Kings. Macbeth accordingly has King Duncan slain, and is duly crowned in his place. But that's where his problems really begin.
Director: Eve Best | Stars: Moyo Akandé, Geoffrey Aymer, Marc Borthwick, Bette Bourne
Votes: 114
43. Legenda o knyagine Olge (1984)
170 min | Drama, History
The film is a poetic adaptation of a series of stories (oral and written) about Princess Olga of Kievan Rus at the start of the 11th century.
Director: Yuri Ilyenko | Stars: Lyudmila Efimenko, Les Serdyuk, Ivan Ivanov, Konstantin Stepankov
Votes: 162
44. Macbeth (I) (1997)
129 min | Drama
A ruthlessly ambitious Scottish laird seizes the throne with the help of his scheming wife and a trio of witches.
Director: Jeremy Freeston | Stars: Jason Connery, Helen Baxendale, Graham McTavish, Kenneth Bryans
Votes: 254
45. Medieval II: Total War (2006 Video Game)
T | Action, History, War
A diplomatic, strategic war game set between the years 1080 and 1530, focusing on medieval warfare, religion and politics in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.
Director: Michael M. Simpson | Stars: Greg Baldwin, Tim Bentinck, Steffan Boje, Walter Bonacker
Votes: 1,298
46. Legendary Amazons (2011)
Not Rated | 107 min | Action
In early 11th century China, the Song Dynasty is being invaded by armies of the rival state Western Xia. Yang, the last of a long line of Song generals, is killed and his widowed wife Mu ... See full summary »
Director: Frankie Chan | Stars: Cecilia Cheung, Xiaoqing Liu, Richie Jen, Pei-Pei Cheng
Votes: 802
47. Faintheart (2008)
92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A romantic comedy set in the world of battle re-enactments, about an irresponsible guy who has to shape up in order to win back his wife.
Director: Vito Rocco | Stars: Eddie Marsan, Ewen Bremner, Jessica Hynes, Bronagh Gallagher
Votes: 1,173
48. The Dove's Lost Necklace (1991)
Not Rated | 86 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
This second feature in Nacer Khemir's "Desert Trilogy". The story revolves around Hassan, who is studying Arabic calligraphy from a grand master. Coming across a fragment of manuscript, ... See full summary »
Director: Nacer Khemir | Stars: Navin Chowdhry, Walid Arakji, Ninar Esber, Sonia Hochlaff
Votes: 542
49. The Viking (1928)
Passed | 90 min | Adventure, History
Vikings compete for power and the love of a woman.
Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Donald Crisp, Pauline Starke, LeRoy Mason, Anders Randolf
Votes: 490
50. Yaroslav. Tysyachu let nazad (2010)
100 min | Action, Biography, Drama
Young Russian Prince Yaroslav fights the robbers, tribes and the invaders. He is the first to unite Russian lands and to create the original Russian state.
Director: Dmitriy Korobkin | Stars: Aleksandr Ivashkevich, Svetlana Chuykina, Aleksey Kravchenko, Viktor Verzhbitskiy
Votes: 622