Historical Films Part 2: The Bronze Age
by cris3sousa | created - 02 Jan 2022 | updated - 09 Jan 2022 | PublicMovies set between 3300–1200 BC
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1. Gods of Egypt (2016)
PG-13 | 127 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Mortal hero Bek teams with the god Horus in an alliance against Set, the merciless god of darkness, who has usurped Egypt's throne, plunging the once peaceful and prosperous empire into chaos and conflict.
Director: Alex Proyas | Stars: Brenton Thwaites, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Gerard Butler, Chadwick Boseman
Votes: 125,975 | Gross: $31.15M
3200 BC in Ancient Egypt
2. The Scorpion King (2002)
PG-13 | 92 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A desert warrior rises up against the evil army that is destroying his homeland. He captures the enemy's key sorcerer, takes her deep into the desert and prepares for a final showdown.
Director: Chuck Russell | Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Steven Brand, Michael Clarke Duncan, Kelly Hu
Votes: 145,502 | Gross: $91.05M
3200–3000 BC in Ancient Egypt
3. The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior (2008 Video)
PG-13 | 109 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
After witnessing his father's murder by the hand of the ruthless General Sargon, Mathayus travels to the Underworld to retrieve the enchanted Sword of Damocles from the dark deity, Astarte. Can he thwart the usurper's megalomaniac vision?
Director: Russell Mulcahy | Stars: Michael Copon, Karen David, Simon Quarterman, Tom Wu
Votes: 14,673
3200–3000 BC in Ancient Egypt
4. The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption (2012 Video)
PG-13 | 105 min | Action, Fantasy
Since his rise to power, Mathayus' kingdom has fallen. Now an assassin for hire, he must defend a kingdom from an evil tyrant and his ghost warriors for the chance to regain the power and glory he once knew.
Director: Roel Reiné | Stars: Dave Bautista, Bostin Christopher, Tanapol Chuksrida, Kevin 'Kimbo Slice' Ferguson
Votes: 9,146
3200–3000 BC in Ancient Egypt
5. The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power (2015 Video)
PG-13 | 105 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
When he is betrayed by a trusted friend, Mathayus (Victor Webster) must marshal all his strength and cunning to outwit a formidable opponent who will stop at nothing to unlock a supreme ancient power.
Director: Mike Elliott | Stars: Victor Webster, Ellen Hollman, Will Kemp, Barry Bostwick
Votes: 3,950
3200–3000 BC in Ancient Egypt
6. The Scorpion King: Book of Souls (2018 Video)
PG-13 | 102 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The Scorpion King teams up with a female warrior named Tala, who is the sister of The Nubian King. Together they search for a legendary relic known as The Book of Souls, which will allow them to put an end to an evil warlord.
Director: Don Michael Paul | Stars: Zach McGowan, Nathan Jones, Peter Mensah, Howard Charles
Votes: 3,496
3200–3000 BC in Ancient Egypt
7. The Pharaohs' Woman (1960)
106 min | Adventure, History, Romance
A beautiful girl and a young physician fall in love in the midst of a family, and power struggle between rival princes of Upper and Lower Egypt. When all seems to turn to the better, a ... See full summary »
Director: Viktor Tourjansky | Stars: Linda Cristal, Pierre Brice, Armando Francioli, John Drew Barrymore
Votes: 64
3100 BC in Ancient Egypt
8. Land of the Pharaohs (1955)
Approved | 106 min | Adventure, Drama, History
A captured architect designs an ingenious plan to ensure the impregnability of the tomb of a self-absorbed Pharaoh, obsessed with the security of his next life.
Director: Howard Hawks | Stars: Jack Hawkins, Joan Collins, Dewey Martin, Alexis Minotis
Votes: 4,775 | Gross: $1.50M
2589–2566 BC in Ancient Egypt
9. Daughter of Cleopatra (1960)
109 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Cleopatra, after the civil war that followed the assassination of Caesar, met with Marc Antony in Assyria where they planned the defense of Egypt against the Romans. Before leaving, ... See full summary »
Director: Fernando Cerchio | Stars: Debra Paget, Ettore Manni, Erno Crisa, Corrado Pani
Votes: 228
2589–2566 BC in Ancient Egypt
10. Sudan (1945)
Passed | 76 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
Young, lovely Naila becomes queen of the ancient Egyptian kingdom of Khemis after her father is killed in a slave revolt. Continuing her penchant for going incognito among the people, she ... See full summary »
Director: John Rawlins | Stars: Maria Montez, Jon Hall, Turhan Bey, Andy Devine
Votes: 274
2558–2532 BC in Ancient Egypt
11. The Bible in the Beginning... (1966)
Unrated | 174 min | Drama, Family
Extravagant production of the first part of the book of Genesis. Its main highlights are the Garden of Eden, the first brothers, Noah and his family obeying God to build an ark for the Flood and Abraham's attempted sacrifice of Isaac.
Director: John Huston | Stars: Michael Parks, Ulla Bergryd, Richard Harris, John Huston
Votes: 6,260 | Gross: $34.90M
approx. 3761 BCE – 1644 BCE
12. Sodom and Gomorrah (1962)
G | 154 min | Adventure, Drama, History
Sex, torture, and betrayal in Biblical Sodom and Gomorrah. Lot, leader of the Hebrews, believes that his people can co-exist with the Sodomites--a disastrous decision.
Directors: Robert Aldrich, Sergio Leone | Stars: Stewart Granger, Pier Angeli, Stanley Baker, Rossana Podestà
Votes: 2,193 | Gross: $5.45M
2100 BC
13. The Bible (2013)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Drama, War
A religious dramatic miniseries about God's creation and physical landmark events leading up to the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Stars: Keith David, Robert Powell, Jake Canuso, Diogo Morgado
Votes: 12,354
2100 BC – 67 AD
14. The Red Tent (2014)
88 min | Drama, History, Romance
The story of the twelve tribes of Israel is told through the eyes of Jacob's only daughter, Dinah.
Stars: Minnie Driver, Iain Glen, Will Tudor, Vinette Robinson
Votes: 3,796
1700–1750 BC
15. 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: 538
1350 BC in Ancient Egypt
16. The Egyptian (1954)
Approved | 139 min | Drama
In ancient Egypt, a poor orphan becomes a genial physician and is eventually appointed at the Pharaoh's court where he witnesses palace intrigues and learns dangerous royal secrets.
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Gene Tierney, Michael Wilding
Votes: 4,464
1350 BC Ancient Egypt
17. Tut (2015)
Not Rated | 127 min | Biography, Drama, History
A largely fictional mini-series based on a legendary teenage Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt.
Stars: Ben Kingsley, Avan Jogia, Sibylla Deen, Alexander Siddig
Votes: 8,855
1332–1323 BC in Egypt
18. Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
G | 104 min | Action, Adventure, Family
The legendary Greek hero leads a team of intrepid adventurers in a perilous quest for the legendary Golden Fleece.
Director: Don Chaffey | Stars: Todd Armstrong, Nancy Kovack, Gary Raymond, Laurence Naismith
Votes: 31,062 | Gross: $4.58M
1300 BC in Ancient Greece
19. The Ten Commandments (1956)
G | 220 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Moses, raised as a prince of Egypt in the Pharaoh's household, learns of his true heritage as a Hebrew and his divine mission as the deliverer of his people from slavery.
Director: Cecil B. DeMille | Stars: Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, Anne Baxter, Edward G. Robinson
Votes: 77,925 | Gross: $93.74M
1290–1213 BC in Ancient Egypt
20. Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)
PG-13 | 150 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The defiant leader Moses rises up against Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses II, setting six hundred thousand slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, Ben Kingsley, Sigourney Weaver
Votes: 179,309 | Gross: $65.01M
1290–1213 BC in Ancient Egypt
21. Immortals (2011)
R | 110 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
Theseus is a mortal man chosen by Zeus to lead the fight against the ruthless King Hyperion, who is on a rampage across Greece to obtain a weapon that can destroy humanity.
Director: Tarsem Singh | Stars: Henry Cavill, Mickey Rourke, John Hurt, Stephen Dorff
Votes: 176,523 | Gross: $83.50M
1228 BC in Ancient Greece
22. 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
1200–1150 BC in Ancient Greece
23. Troy (2004)
R | 163 min | Adventure, Drama
An adaptation of Homer's great epic, the film follows the assault on Troy by the united Greek forces and chronicles the fates of the men involved.
Director: Wolfgang Petersen | Stars: Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, Julian Glover
Votes: 570,850 | Gross: $133.38M
1200–1150 BC in Ancient Greece
24. Fury of Achilles (1962)
118 min | Adventure, Drama, History
In the tenth year of the Trojan War, tensions between Achilles and Agamemnon divide the Greek camp while giving hope to the Trojans.
Director: Marino Girolami | Stars: Gordon Mitchell, Jacques Bergerac, Cristina Gaioni, Ennio Girolami
Votes: 357
1200–1150 BC in Ancient Greece
25. 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: 642
1200–1150 BC in Ancient Greece
26. The Trojan Women (1971)
GP | 105 min | Drama
The women of Troy face enslavement after the fall of their city.
Director: Michael Cacoyannis | Stars: Katharine Hepburn, Vanessa Redgrave, Geneviève Bujold, Irene Papas
Votes: 1,697 | Gross: $0.11M
1200–1150 BC in Ancient Greece
27. The Avenger (1962)
95 min | Adventure, Drama
Aeneas leads escapees from the Trojan war to new land in Italy, and must deal with new threats to his people.
Director: Giorgio Venturini | Stars: Steve Reeves, Giacomo Rossi Stuart, Carla Marlier, Mario Ferrari
Votes: 477
1200–1150 BC in Ancient Greece
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