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1. Apocalypse Now (1979)
R | 147 min | Drama, Mystery, War
A U.S. Army officer serving in Vietnam is tasked with assassinating a renegade Special Forces Colonel who sees himself as a god.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Frederic Forrest
Votes: 710,924 | Gross: $83.47M
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: 900,934 | Gross: $181.03M
3. Knights of the Zodiac (2023)
PG-13 | 112 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
When a goddess of war reincarnates in the body of a young girl, street orphan Seiya discovers that he is destined to protect her and save the world. But only if he can face his own past and become a Knight of the Zodiac.
Director: Tomasz Baginski | Stars: Mackenyu, Famke Janssen, Madison Iseman, Diego Tinoco
Votes: 13,247
4. Young Hercules (1998–1999)
TV-Y7-FV | 22 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The adventures of Hercules as a boy, during his time at a training academy for warriors.
Stars: Ryan Gosling, Dean O'Gorman, Chris Conrad, Jodie Rimmer
Votes: 2,187
5. Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac (1986–1989)
TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A group a young warriors known as 'Saints', each in possession of a 'cloth' guarded by a different constellation, must protect the reincarnation of the goddess Athena as she attempts to keep the Earth from being destroyed by evil forces.
Stars: Hideyuki Tanaka, Tôru Furuya, Ryô Horikawa, Kôichi Hashimoto
Votes: 11,190
6. Hulk Vs. (2009 Video)
PG-13 | 82 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Two stories featuring Marvel's anti-hero The Incredible Hulk and his encounters with the X-Men Wolverine and the god known as Thor.
Directors: Sam Liu, Frank Paur | Stars: Fred Tatasciore, Matthew Wolf, Graham McTavish, Grey Griffin
Votes: 13,125
7. Boggy Creek II: And the Legend Continues (1983)
PG | 91 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror
A professor and three of his students camp out in the wilderness to find a Bigfoot-type creature.
Director: Charles B. Pierce | Stars: Charles B. Pierce, Cindy Butler, Chuck Pierce Jr., Jimmy Clem
Votes: 3,758
8. Hercules in the Underworld (1994 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A woman asks Hercules for his help because a hole leading to the underworld has opened up in her village. Hercules wants to help her, despite knowing that she comes from a group of women notorious for leading men to their doom.
Director: Bill Norton | Stars: Kevin Sorbo, Anthony Quinn, Tawny Kitaen, Marley Shelton
Votes: 2,205
9. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys - The Circle of Fire (1994 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 91 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Hercules and Deianeira go in search of fire to save the world from cold. All the world's fire are fast going out. Hercules' father, Zeus, is on hand to help (and sometime hinder) the two.
Director: Doug Lefler | Stars: Kevin Sorbo, Anthony Quinn, Tawny Kitaen, Kevin Atkinson
Votes: 2,557
10. Hercules in the Haunted World (1961)
G | 84 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
Hercules must journey into Hades itself to retrieve the magic stone that will free his love from the powers of darkness.
Director: Mario Bava | Stars: Reg Park, Christopher Lee, Leonora Ruffo, George Ardisson
Votes: 2,352
11. Young Hercules (1998 Video)
PG-13 | 86 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
This a prequel to the popular television series. In it a young Hercules, wanting to impress Zeus tries to recover something that his half-brother Ares stole from Zeus. But when his friend ... See full summary »
Director: T.J. Scott | Stars: Ian Bohen, Dean O'Gorman, Chris Conrad, Johna Stewart-Bowden
Votes: 732
12. Aliens in the Family (1996)
30 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
Doug Brody (John Bedford Lloyd), is kidnapped by an alien mom named Cookie (Margaret Trigg). They marry and hilariously try to blend their blended family into everyday life. The aliens were puppets designed by Jim Henson's Creature Shop.
Stars: John Bedford Lloyd, Margaret Trigg, Paige Tiffany, Christopher Rodriguez Marquette
Votes: 138
13. Peter Brook's the Mahabharata (1989–1990)
Not Rated | 318 min | Drama, War
Jealousy and hatred is what separates the Pandavas and Kauravas. The Kauravas fear the Pandavas are after the throne of their father. Yudhishthira of the Pandavas gets told by the deity, Krishna, that he will become king. A war is inevitable.
Stars: Erika Alexander, Mamadou Dioumé, Georges Corraface, Maurice Bénichou
Votes: 1,222 | Gross: $0.33M
14. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys - Hercules and the Lost Kingdom (1994 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 91 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Hercules comes to the aid of a young woman who is seeking the lost city of Troy. He leads her to a camp of refugees from the city, which has been taken over by Hera's Blue Priests. Hercules helps the refugees take back the city.
Director: Harley Cokeliss | Stars: Kevin Sorbo, Anthony Quinn, Renée O'Connor, Robert Trebor
Votes: 2,759
15. Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur (1994 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Hercules has settled down with his wife and children, but misses the good old days travelling around having exciting adventures. One day, he is persuaded out of his farming retirement to help a distant village which is being attacked.
Director: Josh Becker | Stars: Kevin Sorbo, Anthony Quinn, Tawny Kitaen, Michael Hurst
Votes: 2,399
16. Horus: Prince of the Sun (1968)
Not Rated | 82 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A boy with a mythical sword wants to protect a Norse village from an evil ice wizard and his minions, who destroyed his family's village. However, the villagers don't fully trust him and a mysterious girl with a dark secret befriends him.
Director: Isao Takahata | Stars: Mikijirô Hira, Etsuko Ichihara, Eijirô Tôno, Masao Mishima
Votes: 2,505
17. Raja Harishchandra (1913)
40 min | Short, History
The film opens with a Ravi Varma like tableau showing King Harishchandra, his wife Taramati and his young son. The king is teaching his son archery. They go on a hunt. The king enters an ... See full summary »
Director: Dhundiraj Govind Phalke | Stars: D.D. Dabke, Anna Salunke, Ganpat G. Shinde, Bhalachandra D. Phalke
Votes: 436
18. Krishna Aur Kans (2012)
117 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Hailed as India's first stereoscopic animated film, 'Krishna Aur Kans' is an exciting narrative full of action and drama. The movie chronicles Krishna's early years -- from his birth as the nemesis of his tyrannical uncle Kans.
Director: Vikram Veturi | Stars: Manoj Bajpayee, Harish Bhimani, Neetu Chaudhary, Juhi Chawla
Votes: 311
19. Raavanan (2010)
Not Rated | 128 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A bandit leader kidnaps the wife of the policeman who killed his sister, but later falls in love with her.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Vikram, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Priyamani
Votes: 4,591
20. The Blue Light (1932)
85 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
When the moon is full, young men die attempting to reach the mysterious blue light in the mountains.
Directors: Leni Riefenstahl, Béla Balázs | Stars: Leni Riefenstahl, Mathias Wieman, Beni Führer, Max Holzboer
Votes: 1,392
21. Raavan (2010)
Not Rated | 130 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A bandit leader kidnaps the wife of the policeman who killed his sister, but later falls in love with her.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Govinda, Vikram
Votes: 4,786 | Gross: $0.71M
22. Perseo l'invincibile (1963)
95 min | Adventure, Fantasy
A warrior does battle against the evil Medusa, her army of stone warriors and a monstrous dragon.
Director: Alberto De Martino | Stars: Richard Harrison, Anna Ranalli, Arturo Dominici, Leo Anchóriz
Votes: 437
23. Arjun: The Warrior Prince (2012)
Not Rated | 96 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Arjun, a Pandava, learns the art of warfare from Drona and becomes his most skilled student. Meanwhile, Duryodhana and his uncle, Shakuni, conspire to win over everything that belongs to the Pandavas.
Directors: Arnab Chaudhuri, Pavan Buragohain, K.K. Raina | Stars: Yudhveer Bakoliya, Ashok Banthia, Ravi Khanvilkar, Vijay Kashyap
Votes: 2,066 | Gross: $0.01M
24. The Hero's Journey: The World of Joseph Campbell (1987)
Not Rated | 58 min | Documentary, Biography
Joseph Campbell discusses the nature of the hero in mythology.
Directors: Janelle Balnicke, David Kennard | Stars: Peter Donat, Joseph Campbell, Richard Adams, James Hillman
Votes: 226
25. Chhupam Chhaai (2016)
94 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
In a small town in the heart of India, six teenage friends who secretly run "Friends Private Detective Agency," encounter their most challenging case; a murder mystery.
Director: Pratik Mittal | Stars: Akshat Jain, Sanket Chauhan, Anshu Khatri, Purva Bhawsar
Votes: 94
26. Night Life of the Gods (1935)
Approved | 73 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
An eccentric scientist invents a ray that can turn people to stone. Then he invents one that can turn them back. He finds out that his stone-to-flesh ray can bring the museum's statues of Greek deities to life! Hilarity and hi-jinks ensue.
Director: Lowell Sherman | Stars: Alan Mowbray, Florine McKinney, Peggy Shannon, Richard Carle
Votes: 115
27. Bergkristall (2004)
92 min | Drama
Two siblings try to find a rock crystal in order to bring together their parents who are from villages that are at enmity with each other.
Director: Joseph Vilsmaier | Stars: Dana Vávrová, Daniel Morgenroth, François Goeske, Josefina Vilsmaier
Votes: 235
28. Ghostbusters (1986 Video Game)
E | Action, Fantasy, Horror
Play as the Ghostbusters going around New York fighting and catching ghosts.
Director: David Crane | Star: James Davis Jr
Votes: 431
29. The Adventures of Sun Wukong (1959)
98 min | Fantasy
The mythical adventures of the legendary Chinese trickster Monkey, who must outwit a variety of wily demons who stand in the way of him and his fellow Buddhist travelers. Though portrayed ... See full summary »
Director: Kajirô Yamamoto | Stars: Norihei Miki, Fukutarô Ichikawa, Nobuo Chiba, Reiko Dan
Votes: 32
30. Race for Atlantis (1998)
4 min | Adventure, Short, Animation
Introduces the underwater chariot race that is held once every 1,000 years to determine who becomes the next ruler of the sunken city of Atlantis.
Director: Arish Fyzee | Star: Michael Jeter
Votes: 50
31. The Centaurs (1921)
Not Rated | 3 min | Animation, Short, Fantasy
A female centaur (a creature half-human and half-horse) enters a clearing in the woods, and picks some flowers. She is soon met by a male centaur, and the two then romance each other. They then seek parental consent for their union.
Director: Winsor McCay
Votes: 476
32. Sirens of the Sea (1917)
60 min | Fantasy
During a raging storm, a baby is washed up on shore on an island in Greece and is adopted by the wealthy Stanhopes, who name her Lorelei. Eighteen years later, Lorelei invites her school ... See full summary »
Director: Allen Holubar | Stars: Louise Lovely, Carmel Myers, Jack Mulhall, Sydney Deane
Votes: 30
33. Nala Damayanti (1920)
Drama, Fantasy
This big-budget film depicts a famous episode from the 'Mahabharata', starting with Narada's ascent of Mount Meru. It shows Swarga, the Heaven of Indra, the Transformation in the Clouds of ... See full summary »
Directors: Jyotish Bannerjee, Eugenio de Liguoro | Stars: Patience Cooper, Keki Adajania, Eugenio de Liguoro, Dadibhai Sarkari
Votes: 15
34. Sita Swayamvar (1976)
Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Lord Vishnu's avatar, Ram, decides to wed Sita, the incarnation of Goddess Lakshmi and must face challenges from opponents.
Director: Bapu | Stars: Ravi Kumar, Jaya Prada, Kaikala Satyanarayana, Gummadi
Votes: 39
35. Sansone contro il corsaro nero (1964)
Not Rated | 93 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Brave and noble Samson fights pirates as a soldier in the royal army. He wants to marry lovely fair maiden Rosita, but her haughty governor father disapproves. Meanwhile, the cunning and ... See full summary »
Director: Luigi Capuano | Stars: Sergio Ciani, Rosalba Neri, Piero Lulli, Andrea Aureli
Votes: 126
36. Satyavadi Raja Harishchandra (1917)
Drama
The homage to the upright King Harishchandra who almost sacrifices his kingdom for his love of truth, opens with a tableau showing the king, his wife Taramati and his young son, to whom he ... See full summary »
Director: Dhundiraj Govind Phalke | Stars: Vishnu Hari Aundhkar, D.D. Dabke, Bhalachandra D. Phalke, Dhundiraj Govind Phalke
Votes: 34
37. Morana (1994)
104 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A group of nine friends go to the mountains of Triglav in seek of Morana, goddess of death. And end up being killed one by one.
Director: Ales Verbic | Stars: Tanja Dimitrievska, Damjana Grasic, Urska Hlebec, Iztok Jereb
Votes: 125
39. Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation (1917)
70 min | Drama, War
When the nation of Ruthania declares war on the United States, an army of enemy soldiers invades the U.S. and captures New York. But the American forces have prepared adequately for such an... See full summary »
Directors: J. Stuart Blackton, William P.S. Earle | Stars: Alice Joyce, Harry T. Morey, Naomi Childers, Joseph Kilgour
Votes: 19
40. Dhruva Charitra (1921)
Mythological story based on the Puranic legend of the boy Dhruva. His quest for eternal salvation was rewarded when he became the brightest star in the heavens. The pole star is known as Dhruvatara.
Director: Eugenio de Liguoro | Stars: Patience Cooper, Master Mohan, Signora Dorros, James Magarth
41. Surekha Haran (1921)
Director: Baburao Painter | Stars: Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre, Ravji Mhaskar, Balasaheb Yadav, Ganpat Bakre
42. Sri Raam Vanavas (1977)
137 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
After returning to Ayodhya from Mithila with his new bride Sita, Ram is banished to the forest for fourteen years by his stepmother so his half-brother can rule the kingdom. During their ... See full summary »
Director: Kamalakara Kameshwara Rao | Stars: Ravi Kumar, Kaikala Satyanarayana, Gummadi, Jaya Prada
43. Veer Abhimanyu (1922)
Drama
This mythological tale derives its plot from the Mahabharata tale about Abhimanyu who learns of the Chakravyuha or battle formation of the Kauravas while in the womb of his mother, Subhadra... See full summary »
Director: Manilal Joshi | Stars: Sultana, Madanrai Vakil, Fatma Begum, Manilal Joshi
44. Mohini Bhasmasur (1913)
Lord Shiva blesses Bhasmasur with the power to burn anyone by placing his hand on their head. When the demon decides to misuse it against the former, Lord Vishnu decides to teach him a lesson.
Director: Dhundiraj Govind Phalke | Stars: Durgabi Kamat, D.D. Dabke, Kamlabai Gokhale, Durgabai Kamat
Votes: 9
45. Mécanomagie (1996)
15 min | Short
A landscape in which everything moves is afflicted with a figure which is in itself static, but which moves - a kind of mechanic man? In Mécanomagie both the borders of perception and (... See full summary »
Director: Bady Minck | Stars: Misch Dimmer, Diane Becker, Raoul Chennaux, Sabine Stoltz
Votes: 24
46. Satyavan Savitri (1914)
Princess Savitri marries Satyavan, an exiled prince. However, their blissful married life is threatened when she learns of his prophesied death.
Director: Dhundiraj Govind Phalke
47. The Hammer of Hank Aaron (2015)
63 min | Documentary, Sport
An unexpected conqueror who rose from obscurity and the depths of adversity to challenge a god. Victory came at a great price, but Hank Aaron never wavered in the fight for civil rights.
Directors: Jonathon Laureano, Josh Oshinsky | Stars: Martin Sheen, Hank Aaron, Howard Bryant, Phil Cousineau
Votes: 17
48. Shri Krishna Janma (1918)
12 min | Short, Drama
A little child plays on the coils of a cobra and the audience is absorbed and meditative in prayer in alternate editing. Mystic music blows up the ascending head and then returns to its ... See full summary »
Director: Dhundiraj Govind Phalke | Stars: D.D. Dabke, Purshottam Vaidya, Mandakini Phalke, Bhagirathibai
Votes: 49