Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "sword-and-sandal-history"

51. Blades of the Guardians (2023– )

22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Dao Ma walks in the desert of the Western regions. On the way, he took a guarding task with a destination to Chang'an. The task seemed simple at first, but it is a road full of danger. A journey affecting the fate of the world begins..

Votes: 364

52. The Message (1976)

PG | 207 min | Action, Adventure, Biography

The story of prophet "Muhammad" and the delivery of the message of God "Allah."

Director: Moustapha Akkad | Stars: Abdallah Gheith, Mona Wassef, Hamdy Gheith, Ali Achmed Taram

Votes: 10,626

53. Marketa Lazarová (1967)

Not Rated | 162 min | Drama, History, Romance

A grim portrayal of the shift from Paganism to Christianity in medieval central Europe - as a young virgin promised to God is kidnapped and raped by a marauder who her religious father seeks to kill in return.

Director: Frantisek Vlácil | Stars: Josef Kemr, Magda Vásáryová, Nada Hejna, Jaroslav Moucka

Votes: 6,038

54. 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: 2,511 | Gross: $6.98M

55. The Nativity Story (2006)

PG | 101 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

A drama that focuses on the period in Mary and Joseph's life where they journeyed to Bethlehem for the birth of Jesus.

Director: Catherine Hardwicke | Stars: Keisha Castle-Hughes, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Oscar Isaac, Hiam Abbass

Votes: 12,368 | Gross: $37.63M

56. The Book of Daniel (2013)

G | 90 min | Drama, History

In 605 B.C. Jerusalem was conquered by the Babylonians and many of their best young men were taken into captivity, including Daniel. Daniel was taken to Babylon to serve it. As Powerful ... See full summary »

Director: Anna Zielinski | Stars: Robert Miano, Andrew Bongiorno, Lance Henriksen, Kevin McCorkle

Votes: 1,477

57. The Jesus Film (1979)

G | 117 min | Biography, Drama, Family

Filmed on location in Israel at authentic biblical sites, this inspirational drama and commercial success retells the life of Christ.

Directors: John Krish, Peter Sykes | Stars: Brian Deacon, Rivka Neuman, Alexander Scourby, Niko Nitai

Votes: 2,728

58. The Trojan Horse (1961)

Not Rated | 105 min | Adventure, Drama, History

A retelling of the events leading to the use of the Trojan Horse, to bring down the great city of Troy.

Director: Giorgio Ferroni | Stars: Steve Reeves, Juliette Mayniel, John Drew Barrymore, Edy Vessel

Votes: 646

59. Masada (1981)

394 min | Action, Drama, History

After the destruction of the Second Temple, nine hundred Jewish zealots hold out against a five thousand man Roman legion on the mountaintop fortress of Masada.

Stars: Peter O'Toole, Peter Strauss, Barbara Carrera, Alan Feinstein

Votes: 2,436

60. The Colossus of Rhodes (1961)

Approved | 127 min | Adventure, Drama, History

While holidaying in Rhodes, an Athenian war hero becomes involved in two plots to overthrow the tyrannical king: one from Rhodian patriots, and the other from sinister Phoenician agents.

Director: Sergio Leone | Stars: Rory Calhoun, Lea Massari, Georges Marchal, Conrado San Martín

Votes: 4,221

61. Barbarians Rising (2016)

TV-14 | 30 min | Documentary, Action, Drama

Rome. The greatest empire the world has ever known. This docudrama tells the story of Rome through the eyes of the empire's many adversaries who battled to see its destruction.

Stars: Michael Ealy, Barry Strauss, Richard Riddell, Julian Kostov

Votes: 2,254

62. Julius Caesar (1970)

G | 117 min | Drama, History, War

The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassius persuades him to participate in his plot to assassinate Caesar, but they have both sorely underestimated Mark Antony.

Director: Stuart Burge | Stars: Charlton Heston, Jason Robards, John Gielgud, Richard Johnson

Votes: 2,010

63. Cabiria (1914)

Not Rated | 148 min | Adventure, Drama, History

Cabiria is a Roman child when her home is destroyed by a volcano. Sold in Carthage to be sacrificed in a temple, she is saved by Fulvio, a Roman spy. But danger lurks, and hatred between Rome and Carthage can only lead to war.

Director: Giovanni Pastrone | Stars: Italia Almirante-Manzini, Lidia Quaranta, Bartolomeo Pagano, Carolina Catena

Votes: 3,960

64. 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: 1,492

65. Caesar (2002)

PG-13 | 89 min | Biography, Drama, History

Twenty-year-old Julius Caeser flees Rome for his life during the reign of Sulla, but through skill and ambition rises four decades later to become Rome's supreme dictator.

Stars: Jeremy Sisto, Richard Harris, Christopher Walken, Valeria Golino

Votes: 3,183

66. The Last Days of Pompeii (1984)

310 min | Action, Drama, History

The different aspects of life in Pompeii, a coastal luxury resort near Naples catering for the very rich of imperial Rome, mainly before but culminating in the eruption of the Vesuvian ... See full summary »

Stars: Ned Beatty, Brian Blessed, Ernest Borgnine, Nicholas Clay

Votes: 627

67. Samson and Delilah (1996)

172 min | Adventure, Drama, History

Mara and her husband Manoa are both upstanding and religious Israelites living under the harsh and unjust rule of the Philistines. Much to their regret, they have not been able to have ... See full summary »

Stars: Dennis Hopper, Elizabeth Hurley, Eric Thal, Michael Gambon

Votes: 1,207

68. The Ravages of Time (2023– )

24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Lv Bu kidnapped the emperor during political turmoil in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Allied forces strategized to defeat Lv Bu, rescue the emperor and restore order amid shifting loyalties.

Stars: Guangyi Du, Lei Shen, Qian Hu, Qiu Jia

Votes: 70

69. Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire (2006)

Not Rated | 59 min | Documentary, Drama, History

A docu-drama covering the rise and the fall of the Roman world, including the establishment of strong individual rule by Julius Caesar and the rebuilding of Rome under Nero.

Stars: Lyall B. Watson, Michael Sheen, James D'Arcy, Pip Torrens

Votes: 1,975

70. Revenger (2023)

TV-MA | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A vengeful samurai works with a mysterious organization to take revenge on behalf of those who have no power.

Stars: Kaiji Tang, Eric Vale, Nazeeh Tarsha, Austin Tindle

Votes: 404

71. Rome: Rise and Fall of an Empire (2008)

TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, History, War

The historical drama details the Roman military campaigns against the barbarians. It shows how continuous wars depleted resources, a key factor in the fall of the Empire.

Stars: Leif Anders, Sam Mercurio, Karl Otter, Andre de Nesnera

Votes: 859

72. The Last Days of Pompeii (1959)

Approved | 103 min | Action, Adventure, History

A demobilized centurion returns home to Pompeii to find his father murdered by a gang of black-hooded Christian robbers that terrorizes the city and he decides to investigate the matter while the nearby volcano threatens to erupt.

Director: Mario Bonnard | Stars: Steve Reeves, Christine Kaufmann, Fernando Rey, Barbara Carroll

Votes: 1,304

73. Alexander the Great (1956)

Not Rated | 141 min | Biography, Drama, History

The life and military conquests of Alexander III of Macedon (July 20/21, 356 - June 10/11, 323 B.C.), commonly known as Alexander the Great.

Director: Robert Rossen | Stars: Richard Burton, Fredric March, Claire Bloom, Barry Jones

Votes: 4,124

74. The Slave (1962)

100 min | Adventure, Drama, History

During the power struggle between Caesar and Crassus, a Roman centurion, who is the lost son of Spartacus, is dispatched to Crassus' camp to observe his movements and keep Caesar informed.

Director: Sergio Corbucci | Stars: Steve Reeves, Jacques Sernas, Gianna Maria Canale, Claudio Gora

Votes: 580

75. 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

76. Mad Love (2001)

R | 115 min | Biography, Drama, History

The love story that transformed Juana, Queen of Spain, into Juana "the Mad". A story of passions, lies and jealousy with a political motive behind.

Director: Vicente Aranda | Stars: Pilar López de Ayala, Daniele Liotti, Rosana Pastor, Giuliano Gemma

Votes: 4,060 | Gross: $0.28M

77. Attila (1954)

TV-14 | 80 min | Biography, Drama, History

Attila, the leader of the barbarian Huns and called by the Romans "The Scourge of God", sweeps onto the Italian peninsula, defeating all of the armies of Rome, until he and his men reach the gates of the city itself.

Director: Pietro Francisci | Stars: Anthony Quinn, Sophia Loren, Henri Vidal, Claude Laydu

Votes: 790

78. 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: 1,207

79. The Ten Commandments (2007)

PG | 88 min | Animation, Family, History

In this animated adaptation of the Bible story Moses hears the voice of God from a burning bush, which inspires him to confront Egypt's pharaoh and demand freedom for the Israelite slaves. ... See full summary »

Directors: Bill Boyce, John Stronach | Stars: Ben Kingsley, Christian Slater, Elliott Gould, Alfred Molina

Votes: 2,519 | Gross: $0.95M

80. Clash of the Gods (2009)

450 min | Documentary, Animation, Action

Covers many of the ancient Greek and Norse Gods, monsters and heroes including Hades, Hercules, Medusa, Minotaur, Odysseus and Zeus.

Stars: Stan Bernard, Tate Steinsiek, Scott A. Mellor, John Rennie

Votes: 884

81. Electra (I) (1962)

Not Rated | 110 min | Drama

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.

Director: Michael Cacoyannis | Stars: Irene Papas, Giannis Fertis, Aleka Katselli, Theano Ioannidou

Votes: 1,816

82. Rurouni Kenshin: Reflection (2001–2002)

Not Rated | 83 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama

Kenshin and Kaoru are married. Kenshin leaves Kaoru with their son, Kenji, to lead a revolution in China. But both of them suffer from a seemingly incurable disease. 15 years later, Kenshin... See full summary »

Stars: Mayo Suzukaze, Miki Fujitani, Mîna Tominaga, Yûji Ueda

Votes: 4,369

83. Royal Feast (2022– )

Drama, Romance

Yao ZiJin wants to advance through the ranks of the Imperial Food Bureau. Zhu ZhanJi takes his role seriously as the Imperial Grandson. Palace and Imperial politics intertwine with their imperfect romance.

Stars: Jinyan Wu, Kai Xu, Churan Wang, Ruixian He

Votes: 117

84. The Miracle Maker (1999)

G | 90 min | Animation, Biography, Drama

The story of Jesus Christ.

Directors: Derek W. Hayes, Stanislav Sokolov | Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Michael Bryant, Julie Christie, Rebecca Callard

Votes: 1,787

85. Queen of the Nile (1961)

97 min | Drama, History

Chronicles the rise and fall of the woman who eventually became known as Queen Nefertiti.

Director: Fernando Cerchio | Stars: Jeanne Crain, Vincent Price, Edmund Purdom, Amedeo Nazzari

Votes: 537

86. The Big Fisherman (1959)

Approved | 180 min | Drama, History

Exploring the life of Peter, from being a successful fisherman to becoming a follower of Jesus Christ and being dependent on Jesus Christ.

Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Howard Keel, John Saxon, Susan Kohner, Martha Hyer

Votes: 457

87. David (1997)

190 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

The tribes of Israel need to defeat the superior might of the Philistines: "Now appoint a king to lead us, such as all the other nations have." (I Samuel, 8:5). And so the prophet Samuel ... See full summary »

Stars: Maurice Roëves, Gina Bellman, Lina Sastri, Joseph Long

Votes: 1,555

88. Al Hajjaj (2003)

Action, Biography, Drama

This is the biography of Al Hajjaj Bin Youssef AL Thaqafi, the distinguished character whom a lot controversy was raised around him during one of history's most turbulent eras.

Stars: Fethi Haddaoui, Eyad Nassar, Abed Fahed, Nahed Halaby

Votes: 411

89. Oedipus the King (1968)

G | 97 min | Drama, History

This classic (Greek) tale tells how a noble youth accidentally marries his own mother, kills his own father (deliberately) and ends up paying a terrible price for invoking the wrath of the Gods.

Director: Philip Saville | Stars: Christopher Plummer, Lilli Palmer, Richard Johnson, Orson Welles

Votes: 361

90. 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: 569

91. Apostle Peter and the Last Supper (2012)

88 min | Drama, History

Three days before his execution, the elderly Apostle Peter tells his jailer about his time with Jesus.

Director: Gabriel Sabloff | Stars: Robert Loggia, Bruce Marchiano, Laurence Fuller, Ryan Alosio

Votes: 1,236

92. Al Hasan and Al Husein (2011)

Approved | 40 min | Action, Crime, Drama

It revolves around the two grandsons of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, Hassan and Hussein, and their relationship with their companions, sedition that occurred between them and their companions after the killing of Usman ibn Affan.

Stars: Mahmoud Nasr, Mahmood Khalili, Muhannad Qatesh, Alaa Qassem

Votes: 23

93. Nostos: The Return (1989)

85 min | Adventure, History

At the end of the war, Odysseus, the wandering hero, with his companions begins his sail back home to the Mediterranean. The conclusion of his adventure is delayed by many natural obstacles... See full summary »

Director: Franco Piavoli | Stars: Luigi Mezzanotte, Branca de Camargo, Alex Carozzo, Paola Agosti

Votes: 520

94. Ancient Impossible (2014– )

60 min | Documentary, History

From the modern aircraft carrier to colossal Egyptian monuments, Ancient Impossible on H2 travels back in time to reveal the real story behind our world's so-called modern technological achievements.

Stars: Alan Gilchrist, Bill Graves, Darius Arya, James Dean

Votes: 216

95. Imam (2017)

Biography, Drama, History

The series tells the full biography of the four imams of the Muslims from the Sunnis and the community Ahmad ibn Hanbal and the events that took place from the beginning of his family and ... See full summary »

Stars: Mehyar Khaddour, Salloom Haddad, Md. Mohsin Hossain, Qasim Milho

Votes: 384

96. The Elusive Samurai (2024– )

24 min | Animation, Drama, History | Filming

After a massacre, Tokiyuki flees with loyal retainers including Suwa Yorishige, who predicts Tokiyuki will rule Japan. Their priority is escaping enemy territory.

Stars: Yûichi Nakamura, Asaki Yuikawa

97. Barbarians (2004)

TV-PG | 184 min | Documentary, History

This 4 part series documents the history of the Vikings, Goths, Mongols, and Huns.

Stars: Clancy Brown, Thomas Burns, Michael Kulikowski, Peter Heather

Votes: 120

98. Warriors (2008– )

History, Reality-TV, War

Throughout human history, there have been great warriors who put their lives in danger in battle. In this History Channel series, former Green Berry Terry Schappert investigates the battle tactics used by the greatest fighters in history.

Stars: Terry Schappert, Chris Yung, Edwin Barnhart, Daniel R. Wolfe

Votes: 140

99. Rurouni Kenshin: New Kyoto Arc (2011–2012)

TV-MA | 90 min | Animation, Action, Drama

A re-telling o of the Kenshin vs. Makoto Shishio fight.

Stars: David Matranga, David Wald, John Swasey, Charles C. Campbell

Votes: 140

100. The Legend of Qin (2007– )

22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The series centers around a juvenile named Tianming Jing, who becomes a hero and changes the course of history with his exploits.

Stars: Churong Fan, Junhua Feng, Haitian Hong, Yiqing Huang

Votes: 52