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1. The 13th Warrior (1999)
R | 102 min | Action, Adventure, History
A man, having fallen in love with the wrong woman, is sent by the sultan himself on a diplomatic mission to a distant land as an ambassador. Stopping at a Viking village port to restock on supplies, he finds himself unwittingly embroiled in a quest to banish a mysterious threat in a distant Viking land.
Directors: John McTiernan, Michael Crichton | Stars: Antonio Banderas, Diane Venora, Dennis Storhøi, Vladimir Kulich
Votes: 132,233 | Gross: $32.70M
2. The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
Not Rated | 106 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
After being tricked and cast out of Bagdad by the evil Jaffar, King Ahmad joins forces with a thief named Abu to reclaim his throne, the city, and the Princess he loves.
Directors: Ludwig Berger, Michael Powell, Tim Whelan, Alexander Korda, Zoltan Korda, William Cameron Menzies | Stars: Conrad Veidt, Sabu, June Duprez, John Justin
Votes: 14,516 | Gross: $0.27M
3. The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958)
G | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Family
When a princess is shrunken by an evil wizard, Sinbad must undertake a quest to an island of monsters to cure her and prevent a war.
Director: Nathan Juran | Stars: Kerwin Mathews, Kathryn Grant, Richard Eyer, Torin Thatcher
Votes: 14,781 | Gross: $6.98M
4. Khartoum (1966)
Approved | 128 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In the Sudan, in 1884 to 1885, Egyptian forces led by British General Charles "Chinese" Gordon (Charlton Heston) defend Khartoum against an invading Muslim Army led by a religious fanatic, Mohammed Ahmed el Mahdi (Sir Laurence Olivier).
Directors: Basil Dearden, Eliot Elisofon | Stars: Charlton Heston, Laurence Olivier, Richard Johnson, Ralph Richardson
Votes: 8,280 | Gross: $6.54M
5. Arabian Nights (2000)
Not Rated | 88 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
To cure a Prince's murderous madness, Scheherezade tells him a series of wondrous stories.
Stars: Mili Avital, Alan Bates, James Frain, Tchéky Karyo
Votes: 5,582
6. The Thief of Bagdad (1924)
Not Rated | 155 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
A recalcitrant thief vies with a duplicitous Mongol ruler for the hand of a beautiful princess.
Director: Raoul Walsh | Stars: Douglas Fairbanks, Julanne Johnston, Snitz Edwards, Charles Belcher
Votes: 6,985 | Gross: $4.36M
7. Sinbad of the Seven Seas (1989)
PG-13 | 93 min | Adventure, Fantasy
Sinbad and his shipmates aid a young prince, who must battle an evil wizard to gain the hand of a beautiful princess.
Directors: Enzo G. Castellari, Luigi Cozzi | Stars: Lou Ferrigno, John Steiner, Roland Wybenga, Ennio Girolami
Votes: 1,852
8. A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia (1992 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 107 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
Lawrence and Feisal go to argue for Arab independence at the 1919 Paris Peace Conference.
Director: Christopher Menaul | Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Alexander Siddig, Denis Quilley, Nicholas Jones
Votes: 730
9. Kismet (1955)
Approved | 113 min | Adventure, Musical, Fantasy
A roguish poet is given the run of the scheming Wazir's harem while pretending to help him usurp the young caliph.
Directors: Vincente Minnelli, Stanley Donen | Stars: Howard Keel, Ann Blyth, Dolores Gray, Vic Damone
Votes: 1,684
10. Kismet (1944)
Passed | 100 min | Adventure, Fantasy
In ancient Baghdad, Hafiz the King of Beggars dreams of untold riches and of marrying his daughter to a real prince.
Director: William Dieterle | Stars: Ronald Colman, Marlene Dietrich, James Craig, Edward Arnold
Votes: 1,298
11. The Thief of Baghdad (1978 TV Movie)
100 min | Adventure, Fantasy
A resourceful thief helps a handsome Prince fight an evil wizard, and win the hand of a beautiful Princess.
Director: Clive Donner | Stars: Kabir Bedi, Daniel Emilfork, Frank Finlay, Ian Holm
Votes: 489
12. Arabian Nights (1942)
Approved | 86 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The caliph of Baghdad must go into hiding with a group of traveling performers when his brother usurps the throne. Both brothers desire a beautiful dancing girl, who is torn between power and true love.
Director: John Rawlins | Stars: Jon Hall, Maria Montez, Sabu, Leif Erickson
Votes: 1,667 | Gross: $3.71M
13. Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life (1925)
Passed | 71 min | Documentary
The struggles of a hardscrabble Iranian nomadic tribe as they journey through bleak country to reach the grasslands that will save their livestock.
Directors: Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack | Stars: Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack, Marguerite Harrison, Haidar Khan
Votes: 1,198
14. Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937)
Passed | 81 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Musical
A movie company is filming the "Arabian Nights" when a hobo enters their camp, falls asleep and dreams he's back in Baghdad as advisor to the Sultan. In a spoof of Roosevelt's New Deal, he ... See full summary »
Director: David Butler | Stars: Eddie Cantor, Tony Martin, Roland Young, June Lang
Votes: 610
15. Arabian Knights (1968–1969)
10 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A fugitive Arabian prince fights his villainous usurper as the leader of a special team of adventures.
Stars: Shari Lewis, Jay North, Paul Frees, John Stephenson
Votes: 126
16. Siren of Bagdad (1953)
Passed | 73 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
In ancient Baghdad, a magician uses his powers and his magic box to save slave girls.
Director: Richard Quine | Stars: Paul Henreid, Patricia Medina, Hans Conried, Charles Lung
Votes: 222
17. A-Lad-in His Lamp (1948)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Family, Short
Bugs Bunny finds and rubs Aladdin's lamp and decides to follow the genie to Baghdad, where they battle Mad Man Hassan.
Director: Robert McKimson | Stars: Mel Blanc, Jim Backus
Votes: 439
18. Kismet (1930)
Passed | 90 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Musical
Hajj, a rascally beggar on the periphery of the court of Baghdad, schemes to marry his daughter to royalty and to win the heart of the queen of the castle himself.
Director: John Francis Dillon | Stars: Otis Skinner, Loretta Young, David Manners, Sidney Blackmer
Votes: 84
19. Chu-Chin-Chow (1923)
Passed | 120 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
In Baghdad a girl escapes from a robber sheikh and thwarts a plot to rob a merchant.
Director: Herbert Wilcox | Stars: Betty Blythe, Herbert Langley, Randle Ayrton, Eva Moore
Votes: 28
20. Mesopotamia
Adventure, Drama, Fantasy | Pre-production
Plot unknown.
Stars: Weston Cage, Ron Ely, Shawna Welsh
21. A-Lad-in Bagdad (1938)
8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Hayseed Egghead arrives in the big city of Bagdad and quickly wins a magic lamp in a carnival coin-operated crane game. The shady character who was playing the game before him covets the ... See full summary »
Directors: Cal Dalton, Cal Howard | Stars: Mel Blanc, Bernice Hansen, Cliff Nazarro, Danny Webb
Votes: 155
22. Little Ol' Bosko in Bagdad (1938)
10 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Bosko imagines he's in Baghdad where giant frogs want to steal the cookies he's supposed to deliver to his grandma.
Director: Hugh Harman | Stars: Count Cutelli, Harland Evans, Melvin J. Gibby, Philip Hurlic
Votes: 74
23. Aladdin's Lamp (1947)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
In Arabia, a feline bandit kidnaps Aladdin's beautiful daughter. Mighty Mouse saves the day in this operetta parody.
Director: Eddie Donnelly | Star: Roy Halee
Votes: 60
24. Alf's Button (1920)
Passed | 78 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
A soldier's tunic button, made from Aladdin's lamp, grants his wishes.
Director: Cecil M. Hepworth | Stars: Leslie Henson, Alma Taylor, Gerald Ames, James Carew
Votes: 17