Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keywords "pagan", "sword-fight"

1. Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

PG-13 | 130 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Imprisoned on the planet Sakaar, Thor must race against time to return to Asgard and stop Ragnarök, the destruction of his world, at the hands of the powerful and ruthless villain Hela.

Director: Taika Waititi | Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett, Mark Ruffalo

Votes: 816,330 | Gross: $315.06M

2. Thor (2011)

PG-13 | 115 min | Action, Fantasy

The powerful but arrogant god Thor is cast out of Asgard to live amongst humans in Midgard (Earth), where he soon becomes one of their finest defenders.

Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Hopkins, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston

Votes: 900,406 | Gross: $181.03M

3. King Arthur (2004)

PG-13 | 126 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A demystified take on the tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.

Director: Antoine Fuqua | Stars: Clive Owen, Stephen Dillane, Keira Knightley, Ioan Gruffudd

Votes: 176,143 | Gross: $51.88M

4. Thor: The Dark World (2013)

PG-13 | 112 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

When the Dark Elves attempt to plunge the universe into darkness, Thor must embark on a perilous and personal journey that will reunite him with doctor Jane Foster.

Director: Alan Taylor | Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgård

Votes: 725,217 | Gross: $206.36M

5. Heavy Metal (1981)

R | 86 min | Animation, Adventure, Fantasy

A glowing green orb that embodies ultimate evil terrorizes a young girl with an anthology of bizarre and fantastic stories.

Directors: Gerald Potterton, John Bruno, John Halas, Julian Harris, Jimmy T. Murakami, Barrie Nelson, Paul Sabella, Jack Stokes, Pino Van Lamsweerde, Harold Whitaker | Stars: Richard Romanus, John Candy, Joe Flaherty, Don Francks

Votes: 38,172

6. Agora (2009)

R | 127 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

A historical drama set in Roman Egypt, concerning a slave who turns to the rising tide of Christianity in the hope of pursuing freedom while falling in love with his mistress, the philosophy and mathematics professor Hypatia of Alexandria.

Director: Alejandro Amenábar | Stars: Rachel Weisz, Max Minghella, Oscar Isaac, Ashraf Barhom

Votes: 73,063 | Gross: $0.62M

7. Solomon Kane (2009)

R | 104 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

A ruthless mercenary renounces violence after learning his soul is bound for hell. When a young girl is kidnapped and her family slain by a sorcerer's murderous cult, he is forced to fight and seek his redemption slaying evil.

Director: M.J. Bassett | Stars: James Purefoy, Max von Sydow, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Pete Postlethwaite

Votes: 76,415

8. Merlin (1998)

Not Rated | 61 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Legendary wizard Merlin tells his story of his war against Queen Mab of the Sidhe and his creation of Camelot.

Stars: Sam Neill, Helena Bonham Carter, John Gielgud, Rutger Hauer

Votes: 22,537

9. The Long Ships (1964)

Not Rated | 126 min | Adventure, Drama

A vagabond Viking adventurer and a Moor both compete to find "The Mother of All Voices", a legendary golden bell near the Pillars of Hercules.

Director: Jack Cardiff | Stars: Richard Widmark, Sidney Poitier, Russ Tamblyn, Rosanna Schiaffino

Votes: 3,121

10. Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)

PG-13 | 109 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery

When assorted people start having inexplicable delusions that lead to their deaths, a teenage Sherlock Holmes decides to investigate.

Director: Barry Levinson | Stars: Nicholas Rowe, Alan Cox, Sophie Ward, Anthony Higgins

Votes: 23,410 | Gross: $19.74M

11. Samson (2018)

PG-13 | 110 min | Action, Drama

After losing the love of his life to a cruel Philistine Prince, a young Hebrew with supernatural strength defends his people, sacrificing everything to avenge his love, his people, and God.

Directors: Bruce Macdonald, Gabriel Sabloff | Stars: Taylor James, Billy Zane, Lindsay Wagner, Caitlin Leahy

Votes: 4,970 | Gross: $4.72M

12. Pilgrimage (II) (2017)

Not Rated | 96 min | Action, Drama, History

In 13th-century Ireland, a group of monks must escort a sacred relic across a landscape fraught with peril.

Director: Brendan Muldowney | Stars: Tom Holland, Richard Armitage, Jon Bernthal, Nikos Karathanos

Votes: 6,432

13. Solomon and Sheba (1959)

Not Rated | 141 min | Drama, History, Romance

After becoming king of ancient Israel, Solomon faces threats coming from his jealous dispossessed brother Adonijah, the Egyptian Pharaoh and the scheming Queen of Sheba.

Director: King Vidor | Stars: Yul Brynner, Gina Lollobrigida, George Sanders, Marisa Pavan

Votes: 3,794 | Gross: $12.20M

14. 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

15. The Black Knight (1954)

Approved | 85 min | Adventure, History

During King Arthur's time, a sword maker wishes to win Lady Linet's heart but first he must become a noble knight.

Director: Tay Garnett | Stars: Alan Ladd, Patricia Medina, André Morell, Harry Andrews

Votes: 846

16. The Final Inquiry (2006)

PG-13 | 112 min | Adventure, Drama, History

In 35 A.D., a Roman tribune is sent to Palestine to investigate the death and possible resurrection of a certain Jesus from Nasareth.

Director: Giulio Base | Stars: Daniele Liotti, Dolph Lundgren, Mónica Cruz, Hristo Shopov

Votes: 1,405

17. Kings of the Sun (1963)

Approved | 108 min | Adventure, Drama, History

On the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, the Native American tribe of chief Black Eagle clashes with the Mayan tribe of king Balam.

Director: J. Lee Thompson | Stars: Yul Brynner, George Chakiris, Shirley Anne Field, Richard Basehart

Votes: 2,185

18. Prince Valiant (1954)

Approved | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A young Viking prince strives to become a knight in King Arthur's Court and restore his exiled father to his rightful throne.

Director: Henry Hathaway | Stars: James Mason, Janet Leigh, Robert Wagner, Debra Paget

Votes: 2,949

19. Solomon (1997)

PG-13 | 180 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

David, now an old man, is still king of Israel. Among his sons, the ambitious Adonijah and the clever Solomon.

Stars: Ben Cross, Richard Dillane, Anouk Aimée, Vivica A. Fox

Votes: 1,487

20. Squanto: A Warrior's Tale (1994)

PG | 102 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

Fictional chronicle of Squanto's life prior to and including the arrival of the "Mayflower" in 1620.

Director: Xavier Koller | Stars: Adam Beach, Mandy Patinkin, Sheldon Peters Wolfchild, Irene Bedard

Votes: 1,432 | Gross: $3.34M

21. Erik the Conqueror (1961)

Not Rated | 81 min | Action, Adventure, Romance

Two estranged brothers confront each other as rivals when war breaks out between Britain and the Vikings for control of England.

Director: Mario Bava | Stars: Cameron Mitchell, Alice Kessler, Ellen Kessler, George Ardisson

Votes: 960

22. David and Goliath (1960)

Not Rated | 95 min | Action, Drama, Family

King Saul of the Israelites is visited in Jerusalem by the Prophet Samuel who foretells him that a war with The Philistines is inevitable and the shepherd David will become king.

Directors: Ferdinando Baldi, Richard Pottier, Orson Welles | Stars: Orson Welles, Ivica Pajer, Eleonora Rossi Drago, Massimo Serato

Votes: 839

23. The Last Days of Pompeii (1935)

Approved | 96 min | Adventure, Drama

In the doomed Roman city, a gentle blacksmith becomes a corrupt gladiator, while his son leans toward Christianity.

Directors: Ernest B. Schoedsack, Merian C. Cooper | Stars: Preston Foster, Basil Rathbone, David Holt, Alan Hale

Votes: 1,203

24. Constantine and the Cross (1961)

Approved | 120 min | Adventure, Drama, History

Biopic of Constantine the Great, set between 293-312 AD, from his days as Tribune to his accession as Roman Emperor of Gaul under the tetrarchy system and ending with his battle against the usurper Roman Emperor Maxentius in Rome.

Directors: Lionello De Felice, Irving Rapper | Stars: Cornel Wilde, Belinda Lee, Massimo Serato, Christine Kaufmann

Votes: 567

25. Goliath and the Dragon (1960)

Approved | 87 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

A warrior returning home to his country must battle giant bats, three-headed dogs and a vicious dragon to save his wife, and his people, from the machinations of an evil ruler.

Director: Vittorio Cottafavi | Stars: Mark Forest, Broderick Crawford, Gaby André, Renato Terra

Votes: 615

26. The White Viking (1991)

131 min | Adventure, Drama

Norway in the 10th century. Askur, son of the powerful Thorgeir marries Embla, daughter of one of the few remaining landowners in Norway, in a pagan ceremony. King Olav, a ruthless ... See full summary »

Director: Hrafn Gunnlaugsson | Stars: Gotti Sigurdarson, Maria Bonnevie, Egill Ólafsson, Tomas Norström

Votes: 460

27. A Viking Saga: Son of Thor (2008)

82 min | Adventure, Drama, History

Helgi witnesses the destruction of his village and narrowly escapes to his uncle Rurik who raises him like his son. Many years later he meets the people responsible for his parents' deaths--and someone he never expected to see again.

Director: Michael Mouyal | Stars: Ken Vedsegaard, Peter Gantzler, Erik Holmey, Hans Henrik Clemensen

Votes: 512

28. David and Goliath (1986 Video)

26 min | Animation, Short, Family

The trio are enslaved by the Philistines at Sokoh in Judah but escape where they meet the shepherd David who challenge the giant Goliath.

Director: Ray Patterson | Stars: Robby Benson, Herschel Bernardi, Michael Bell, Darleen Carr

Votes: 111

29. The Ten Gladiators (1963)

104 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Roccia and a band of fellow gladiators join forces with a patrician named Glaucus Valerius to replace Nero, (and his evil henchman, Tigelinus), with a new emperor: Servius Galba. During the... See full summary »

Director: Gianfranco Parolini | Stars: Roger Browne, José Greci, Dan Vadis, Franca Parisi

Votes: 130

30. Samson and Delilah (1986 Video)

30 min | Animation, Short, Drama

The Old Testament story of Samson & Delilah.

Director: Ray Patterson | Stars: Perry King, Linda Purl, Darleen Carr, Jerry Dexter

Votes: 69

31. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (2000 Video Game)

Action, Adventure, Drama

Hercules' dad, god Zeus, is missing. Hercules learns that his evil power-hungry half-brother, god of war Ares, may be responsible. Search the land as Hercules, Iolaus and Serena, while helping the villagers, and find a way to stop Ares.

Votes: 46

32. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: The Masque of Mandragora: Part Two (1976)

TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

The Doctor rushes to rescue Sarah from the Brethren of Demnos while Mandragora tries to bring them under its control.

Director: Rodney Bennett | Stars: Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Gareth Armstrong, Tim Pigott-Smith

Votes: 502

33. Barbarians II (2007– )
Episode: Saxons (2007)

Documentary, History

This program tells the story of the Saxons conquest of England only to loose to the Vikings during the internal conflicts between Saxon warlords and finally to drive out the Vikings to regain the south of Britain.

Director: Nick Gardner | Stars: Bob Boving, Kelley Wickham-Crowley

Votes: 16

34. Vikings: Valhalla (2022– )
Episode: The End of the Beginning (2022)

TV-MA | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Olaf and Kåre gather their forces to invade Kattegat. Palace intrigue over control of England's throne results in an unexpected turn of events.

Director: David Frazee | Stars: Sam Corlett, Frida Gustavsson, Leo Suter, Laura Berlin

Votes: 2,356

35. Outlander (2014– )
Episode: By the Pricking of My Thumbs (2015)

TV-MA | 59 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Jamie hopes the Duke of Sandringham can help remove the price on his head.

Director: Richard Clark | Stars: Caitríona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Tobias Menzies, Gary Lewis

Votes: 4,343