Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "10th-century"

1. The Last Kingdom (2015–2023)

TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Drama, History

As Alfred the Great defends his kingdom from Norse invaders, Uhtred--born a Saxon but raised by Vikings--seeks to claim his ancestral birthright.

Stars: Alexander Dreymon, Eliza Butterworth, Arnas Fedaravicius, Mark Rowley

Votes: 165,823

2. 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: 132,142 | Gross: $32.70M

3. Violent Night (2022)

R | 112 min | Action, Comedy, Thriller

An elite team of mercenaries breaks into a family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone hostage. However, they aren't prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus is on the grounds, and he's about to show why this Nick is no saint.

Director: Tommy Wirkola | Stars: David Harbour, John Leguizamo, Beverly D'Angelo, Alex Hassell

Votes: 99,136 | Gross: $50.06M

4. Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo (2016)

TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

Ha-jin travels 1000 years back in time and lands in the era of Goryeo Dynasty as a young girl named Hae-soo. She, now trapped in another person's body, becomes involved in a power struggle against various vicious contenders to the throne.

Stars: Lee Joon-gi, IU, Kang Ha-neul, Nam Joo-hyuk

Votes: 11,563

5. Valhalla Rising (2009)

Not Rated | 93 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Forced for some time to be a fighting slave, a pagan warrior escapes his captors with a boy and joins a group of Crusaders on their quest to the Holy Land.

Director: Nicolas Winding Refn | Stars: Mads Mikkelsen, Maarten Stevenson, Alexander Morton, Stewart Porter

Votes: 63,662 | Gross: $0.02M

6. Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)

R | 114 min | Action, Drama, Romance

During China's Tang dynasty the emperor has taken the princess of a neighboring province as wife. She has borne him two sons and raised his eldest. Now his control over his dominion is complete, including the royal family itself.

Director: Yimou Zhang | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Gong Li, Jay Chou, Ye Liu

Votes: 45,970 | Gross: $6.57M

7. The Pillow Book (1995)

Not Rated | 126 min | Drama

A woman with a body-writing fetish seeks to find a combined lover and calligrapher.

Director: Peter Greenaway | Stars: Vivian Wu, Ewan McGregor, Yoshi Oida, Ken Ogata

Votes: 13,649 | Gross: $2.29M

8. 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: 14,483 | Gross: $1.93M

9. Castle Keep (1969)

R | 107 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

During the Battle of the Bulge, an anachronistic count shelters a ragtag squad of Americans in his remote 10th Century castle hoping a battle there against the advancing Germans will not lead to its destruction and all the heritage within.

Director: Sydney Pollack | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Patrick O'Neal, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Peter Falk

Votes: 3,484

10. Ponniyin Selvan: Part I (2022)

Not Rated | 167 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Vandiyathevan crosses the Chola land to deliver a message from the Crown Prince Aditha Karikalan, while Kundavai attempts to establish political peace as vassals and petty chieftains plot against the throne.

Directors: Mani Ratnam, Sruti Harihara Subramanian | Stars: Vikram, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Jayam Ravi, Karthi

Votes: 36,392

11. 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

12. Viking (2016)

Not Rated | 142 min | Action, Drama, History

Kievan Rus, late 10th century. After the death of his father, the young Viking prince Vladimir of Novgorod is forced into exile across the frozen sea.

Director: Andrey Kravchuk | Stars: Danila Kozlovskiy, Svetlana Khodchenkova, Maksim Sukhanov, Igor Petrenko

Votes: 5,067

13. The Legend of Tomiris (2019)

TV-14 | 156 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

This is the story of the life of the great queen of of the steppe - legendary Tomiris. She is destined to become a skillful warrior, survive the loss of close people and unite the Scythian/Saka tribes under her authority.

Director: Akan Satayev | Stars: Ghassan Massoud, Almira Tursyn, Zarina Yeva, Aizhan Lighg

Votes: 43,144

14. Pathfinder (1987)

86 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A young Sámi man witnesses a band of vicious raiders slay his family and flees to a nearby village, where he learns he must become a Pathfinder.

Director: Nils Gaup | Stars: Mikkel Gaup, Ingvald Guttorm, Nils Utsi, Henrik H. Buljo

Votes: 5,604

15. Berserker (1987)

R | 85 min | Horror

Six people renting a cabin in the woods of Utah run afoul of a legendary viking warrior who dons the claws and mouth of a bear, with no help in sight.

Director: Jefferson Richard | Stars: Joseph Alan Johnson, Greg Dawson, Valerie Sheldon, Shannon Engemann

Votes: 1,072

16. The Glamorous Imperial Concubine (2011)

Drama, History, Romance

Ma Fuya is a princess of the Chu state in 10th-century China. In this time of warring kingdoms and political upheaval, Fuya's uncle usurps the throne, and brutally wipes out her family. ... See full summary »

Stars: Zhen Zhao, Ruby Lin, Yikuan Yan, Jennifer Ling Hung

Votes: 201

17. Shine or Go Crazy (2015)

Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Wang So is the Prince of Goryeo who has a cursed fate. He had to get married with the Last Princess of Balhae, Shin Yool. She was born with the fate of becoming the light for another ... See full summary »

Stars: Jang Hyuk, Oh Yeon-Seo, Lee Hanee, Lim Ju-hwan

Votes: 277

18. Ye yan (2006)

Not Rated | 131 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

A loose adaptation of Hamlet, "The Night Banquet" is set in an empire in chaos. The Emperor, the Empress, the Crown Prince, the Minister and the General all have their own enemies they would like to finish off at a night banquet.

Director: Xiaogang Feng | Stars: Ziyi Zhang, You Ge, Daniel Wu, Xun Zhou

Votes: 7,172

19. Shadowless Sword (2005)

R | 117 min | Action, Adventure, History

So-ha, a deadly female warrior, is sent to find a exiled prince after the Killer Blade Army killed the royal family.

Director: Young-jun Kim | Stars: Shin Hyeon-jun, Yoon So-yi, Lee Seo-jin, Ki-yong Lee

Votes: 2,969

20. 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

21. 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

22. Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw (1988)

G | 76 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A magical artifact called the Bone of Scone gives "Puppy Power" to the animals. However, villain Marvin McNasty breaks it so humans lose the ability to understand animals. The Pound Puppies tries to retrieve the Puppy Power.

Director: Pierre DeCelles | Stars: Greg Berg, Ruth Buzzi, Nancy Cartwright, Cathy Cavadini

Votes: 694 | Gross: $0.50M

23. How Not to Rescue a Princess (2010)

Not Rated | 75 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

The 3 heroes are united to rescue the Prince of Kiev from the evil queen, who tries to regain her youth and beauty by means of magic.

Director: Sergei Glezin | Stars: Dmitriy Bykovskiy-Romashov, Valeriy Solovyov, Oleg Kulikovich, Sergey Makovetskiy

Votes: 2,047

24. The Legend of Mor'du (2012 Video)

TV-PG | 7 min | Animation, Short, Family

The witch from Pixar's Brave (2012) uses magical illustrations to tell the legend of a power-obsessed prince who sought a magic spell that would allow him to wrest control of a kingdom from... See full summary »

Director: Brian Larsen | Stars: Julie Walters, Steve Purcell, Callum O'Neill

Votes: 2,455

25. 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

26. Taejo Wang Geon (2000–2002)

60 min | Drama

This drama is about Emperor Wang Gun, the founder of the Goryo Dynasty.

Stars: Choi Su-jong, Kim Yeong-cheol, Kim Hye-ri, Seo In-seok

Votes: 29

27. Outlaw: The Saga of Gisli (1981)

100 min | Biography, Drama

From an authentic Viking saga, Outlaw tells the story of a family blood feud, set in 10th century Iceland.

Director: Ágúst Guðmundsson | Stars: Tinna Gunnlaugsdóttir, Arnar Jónsson, Kristján Jóhann Jónsson, Þráinn Karlsson

Votes: 351

28. Dudes in the 10th Century (2003)

130 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

Bombay City lives in fear of a notorious thief who calls himself Chindi Chor, and steals whenever and whatever he desires without any regard to security, and police protection. When Ghoshal... See full summary »

Director: Imtiaz Punjabi | Stars: Paresh Rawal, Iqbal Khan, Anuj Sawhney, Gulshan Grover

Votes: 1,036

29. Shoebox Zoo (2004–2005)

25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

An American student living and studying in Edinburgh is given a mysterious box of toy animals for her birthday, toys that come alive during the night in their quest to find an ancient magical book.

Stars: Alan Cumming, Rik Mayall, Siobhan Redmond, Bill Paterson

Votes: 207

30. Love, Thy Name Be Sorrow (1962)

109 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

In the reign of the Emperor Suzaku (930- 946 A.D.), various mishaps happen after a strange white rainbow in appearance in the sky over Kyoto. The Emperor orders a famous astronomer, ... See full summary »

Director: Tomu Uchida | Stars: Hashizô Ôkawa, Michiko Saga, Ryûnosuke Tsukigata, Jun Usami

Votes: 454

31. Panda and the Magic Serpent (1958)

TV-Y7-FV | 79 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy

The adventures of a cute little panda, a dragon god and an evil serpent.

Director: Taiji Yabushita | Stars: Hisaya Morishige, Mariko Miyagi, Virginia Blackman, Lisa Lu

Votes: 599

32. The Legend of Xiao Chuo (2020– )

45 min | Drama, History, Romance

The drama tells the life of Xiao Yanyan, who was the most powerful woman of the Liao dynasty. Xiao Yanyan and Han Derang were childhood sweethearts, but were separated when she was sent into the palace to become the consort of Yelü Xian.

Stars: Hao Chen, Shawn Dou, Yan Tang, Charmaine Sheh

Votes: 58

33. Tales of the Vikings (1959–1960)

30 min | Adventure

Leif sets off from Scandinavia around the year 1000 determined to find lands to conquer and settle. He, along with his fellow Vikings, find conflict and adventure as they venture further from their homeland.

Stars: Jerome Courtland, Buddy Baer, Walter Barnes, Stefan Schnabel

Votes: 51

34. Onmyoji 2 (2003)

R | 112 min | Action, Fantasy

A group of demons in the ancient Japanese capital of Heian is dismembering members of a family of Japanese nobles.

Director: Yôjirô Takita | Stars: Mansai Nomura, Hideaki Itô, Kiichi Nakai, Kyôko Fukada

Votes: 594

35. The Castilian (1963)

Not Rated | 128 min | Drama

The young leader of the Spanish kingdom of Castile tries to get the various warring kingdoms of Spain to unite and join forces against the invading Moors.

Director: Javier Setó | Stars: Espartaco Santoni, Frankie Avalon, Cesar Romero, Tere Velázquez

Votes: 174

36. War of Letters (2022– )

54 min | Drama, Mystery

10th century, the most powerful state in Europe rests on a terrible secret that may threaten the very foundations of Christianity. Captured between political intrigues and warrior battles ... See full summary »

Stars: Teodora Duhovnikova, Zachary Baharov, George Zlatarev, Sevar Ivanov

Votes: 1,421

37. Rabee' Qortoba (2003– )

Drama, History

The series focuses on the story of Muhammad bin Abu 'Amir, known as Al-Mansur, who came from the Algeciras , seeking knowledge in the city of Cordoba, and his transformation from a Notary to the ruler of Andalusia.

Stars: Taim Hasan, Maxim Khalil, Nisreen Tafish

Votes: 381

38. Dark Ages (1999)

TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy

People in England are worried about the coming millennium. The year is A.D. 999.

Stars: Phill Jupitus, Alistair McGowan, Pauline McLynn, Dave Lamb

Votes: 53

39. Trees Grow on the Stones Too (1985)

146 min | Adventure, Drama

Vikings attack Kuksja's village, and end up bringing him along on their ship because they believe he is good luck. After proving himself in a battle against the dreaded Danes, chief Torir ... See full summary »

Directors: Stanislav Rostotskiy, Knut Andersen, Ola Solum | Stars: Aleksandr Timoshkin, Petronella Barker, Tor Stokke, Torgeir Fonnlid

Votes: 348

40. Anaahat (2003)

90 min | Drama

A woman pushes against social mores by asserting her right to sexual fulfillment.

Director: Amol Palekar | Stars: Sonali Bendre, Anant Nag, Deepti Naval, Snigdha Akolkar

Votes: 86

41. Buud Yam (1997)

97 min | Drama, Family

In an early 19th century African village, Wend Kuuni - a young man, lives with his adopted family after his mother was killed as a witch. When Pughneere - his adopted sister - becomes ill, ... See full summary »

Director: Gaston Kaboré | Stars: Jean-Claude Bamogo, Abderramane Boufacha, Alassane Dakissaga, Aissatou Harouna

Votes: 221

42. 1000: The Sword in the Stone

Action, Adventure, Drama | Pre-production

The story of the genuine sword in the stone, set in Italy between the year 1000 and the year 1180. Action/Adventure Fantasy, first of a trilogy.

Stars: Kincsö Pethö, Imola Gáspár, Carmine Iacono, Corinna Giordano

43. Vikingasystrar (2022)

95 min | Drama, History

A shaman is sent on a manhunt for her outlaw sister.

Director: Viking Almquist | Stars: Karin Engman, Eliza Sica, Sofia Ekholm, Oliver Burenfjäll

44. Gniazdo (1974)

94 min | Biography, Drama, History

Set in the year 972 AD the history of prince Mieszko I and his efforts to build strong christian nation - the beginning of Poland.

Director: Jan Rybkowski | Stars: Wojciech Pszoniak, Marek Bargielowski, Wanda Neumann, Franciszek Pieczka

Votes: 78

45. A pozsonyi csata (2020 TV Movie)

52 min | Animation, Fantasy, History

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Director: Tamás Baltavári | Stars: Paul Mackie, Károly Rékasi

Votes: 94

46. Elze Is Gilijos (2000)

135 min | Drama, Romance

At the end of the 19th century, proud but poor fisherman Jurgaitis gets imprisoned for a crime he did not commit. His beautiful daughter Elze is sent to live with rich German merchant Michael. There she falls for his son Endrik.

Director: Algimantas Puipa | Stars: Egle Jaselskyte, Janina Lapinskaite, Andrius Paulavicius, Kostas Smoriginas

Votes: 286

47. In Search of Eric Bloodaxe (1981 TV Movie)

45 min | Documentary, Biography

The lost history of Eric Bloodaxe, the last king of Northumbria, is traced through written fragments and other historical evidence.

Director: Michael Woods | Star: Michael Wood

Votes: 12

48. In Search of Athelstan (1981 TV Movie)

Documentary, Biography

Impassioned documentary by Michael Wood, exploring the achievements of Athelstan, the first king of England, and grandson of Alfred the Great, enhanced by a late 70's - early 80's soundtrack.

Stars: Susan Pierce, Michael Wood

Votes: 23

49. Az a szép, fényes nap (1981 TV Movie)

115 min | Drama

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Director: Sándor Szönyi G. | Stars: Gábor Koncz, Titusz Kovács, Imre Sinkovits, Géza Polgár

Votes: 19

50. Blade of the King Concept Film (2005)

7 min | Short, Adventure, Fantasy

In the 10th century, an ancient evil rises up and turns its wrath on the people of Geatland. One of Geatlands sons and greatest warriors must rise up to the challenge. This warrior will ... See full summary »

Director: William Blesch | Stars: Dave Winfrey Jr., Karrie Cox, Adam Joyce, Todd Porter

Votes: 35