King Arthur and Medieval Movies
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1. The Green Knight (2021)
R | 130 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
A fantasy retelling of the medieval story of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.
Director: David Lowery | Stars: Dev Patel, Alicia Vikander, Joel Edgerton, Sarita Choudhury
Votes: 118,195
82 (5)
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
4K UHD (Upcoming)
2. King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)
PG-13 | 126 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Robbed of his birthright, Arthur comes up the hard way in the back alleys of the city. But once he pulls the sword from the stone, he is forced to acknowledge his true legacy - whether he likes it or not.
Director: Guy Ritchie | Stars: Charlie Hunnam, Astrid Bergès-Frisbey, Jude Law, Djimon Hounsou
Votes: 232,719 | Gross: $39.18M
45 (5)
original Arthurian legend
Blu-ray 3D
3. The Sword in the Stone (1963)
G | 79 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A poor boy named Arthur learns the power of love, kindness, knowledge and bravery with the help of a wizard called Merlin in the path to become one of the most beloved kings in English history.
Directors: Wolfgang Reitherman, Clyde Geronimi, David Hand | Stars: Rickie Sorensen, Sebastian Cabot, Karl Swenson, Junius Matthews
Votes: 106,558 | Gross: $22.18M
65 (5)
original Arthurian legend, T.H. White
Blu-ray (1.75:1, Bad DNR, No mono)
iTunes (1.33:1, Less DNR)
4. Lancelot of the Lake (1974)
85 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
King Arthur learns that his wife, Queen Guinevere, has been having an affair with Lancelot, who at the same time remains loyal to the king, particularly after Arthur's traitorous nephew Mordred commits an attempt on his life.
Director: Robert Bresson | Stars: Luc Simon, Laura Duke Condominas, Humbert Balsan, Vladimir Antolek-Oresek
Votes: 4,249
80 (3)
Arthurian legend
Blu-ray (FR: Upcoming)
Blu-ray (JPN: No English)
5. Tristan + Isolde (2006)
PG-13 | 125 min | Action, Drama, Romance
An affair between the second in line to Britain's throne and the princess of the feuding Irish spells doom for the young lovers.
Director: Kevin Reynolds | Stars: James Franco, Sophia Myles, Rufus Sewell, David O'Hara
Votes: 54,307 | Gross: $14.73M
50 (5)
Tristan legend
Blu-ray
6. 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: 176,180 | Gross: $51.88M
48 (5)
original Arthurian legend, Roman Empire
Blu-ray
7. First Knight (1995)
PG-13 | 134 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Lancelot falls in love with Guinevere, who is due to be married to King Arthur. Meanwhile, a violent warlord tries to seize power from Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table.
Director: Jerry Zucker | Stars: Sean Connery, Richard Gere, Julia Ormond, Ben Cross
Votes: 78,751 | Gross: $37.60M
53 (5)
original Arthurian legend, abduction of Guinevere by the knight Malagant
Blu-ray
8. The Last Legion (2007)
PG-13 | 101 min | Action, Adventure, History
As the Roman empire crumbles, young Romulus Augustus flees the city and embarks on a perilous voyage to Britain to track down a legion of supporters.
Director: Doug Lefler | Stars: Colin Firth, Ben Kingsley, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Peter Mullan
Votes: 37,110 | Gross: $5.93M
45 (5)
prequel to Arthurian legend, Roman Empire
Blu-ray (International: 1080p)
Blu-ray (US Vivendi: 1080i)
9. 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: 2,952
66 (2)
Prince Valiant
Blu-ray (UK)
10. Knights of the Round Table (1953)
Approved | 115 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
King Arthur's rule is threatened by the adulterous love between Sir Lancelot and Queen Guinevere, a relationship the king's enemies hope to exploit.
Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner, Mel Ferrer, Anne Crawford
Votes: 4,074
65 (2)
original Arthurian legend, Le Morte d'Arthur by Thomas Malory
DVD
11. Camelot (1967)
G | 179 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
The story of the marriage of England's King Arthur to Guinevere. The plot of illegitimate Mordred to gain the throne and Guinevere's growing attachment to Sir Lancelot, threaten to topple Arthur and destroy his "round table" of knights.
Director: Joshua Logan | Stars: Richard Harris, Vanessa Redgrave, Franco Nero, David Hemmings
Votes: 7,484 | Gross: $31.10M
61 (4)
original Arthurian legend
Blu-ray
12. Quest for Camelot (1998)
G | 86 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
An adventurous girl, a young blind hermit, and a goofy two-headed dragon race to find the lost sword Excalibur to save King Arthur and Camelot from disaster.
Director: Frederik Du Chau | Stars: Jessalyn Gilsig, Cary Elwes, Andrea Corr, Bryan White
Votes: 18,081 | Gross: $22.72M
59 (3)
King Arthur
DVD
13. Excalibur (1981)
PG | 140 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Merlin the magician helps Arthur Pendragon unite the Britons around the Round Table of Camelot, even as dark forces conspire to tear it apart.
Director: John Boorman | Stars: Nigel Terry, Helen Mirren, Nicholas Clay, Cherie Lunghi
Votes: 67,230 | Gross: $34.97M
71 (5)
original Arthurian legend, Malory
Blu-ray (No mono)
14. Prince Valiant (1997)
PG-13 | 91 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
The evil sorceress Morgan le Fey teams up with the Viking Sligon to should steal Arthur's sword Excalibur. The young boy Valiant, who masquerades as Sir Gawain to be near the princess Ilene, has to save the kingdom.
Director: Anthony Hickox | Stars: Stephen Moyer, Katherine Heigl, Thomas Kretschmann, Edward Fox
Votes: 2,405
51 (1)
Prince Valiant
DVD (International)
15. Sword of the Valiant (1984)
PG | 102 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The Green Knight challenges King Arthur's knights. But only young Gawain accepts and decapitates him. The knight takes his head and now gives Gawain one year to learn about virtues, knighthood and then face the challenge himself.
Director: Stephen Weeks | Stars: Miles O'Keeffe, Cyrielle Clair, Leigh Lawson, Sean Connery
Votes: 2,520
35 (3)
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Blu-ray
16. Labyrinth (1986)
PG | 101 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Sixteen-year-old Sarah must solve a labyrinth to rescue her baby brother when he is taken by the Goblin King.
Director: Jim Henson | Stars: David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly, Toby Froud, Shelley Thompson
Votes: 149,723 | Gross: $12.73M
17. The Last Unicorn (1982)
G | 92 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
A beautiful unicorn sets out to learn if she truly is the last of her kind in this sparkling animated musical.
Directors: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr. | Stars: Jeff Bridges, Mia Farrow, Angela Lansbury, Alan Arkin
Votes: 29,568 | Gross: $6.46M
18. Willow (1988)
PG | 126 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A young farmer is chosen to undertake a perilous journey in order to protect a special baby from an evil queen.
Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Warwick Davis, Jean Marsh
Votes: 129,978 | Gross: $57.27M
19. Highlander (1986)
R | 116 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
An immortal Scottish swordsman must confront the last of his immortal opponents, a murderously brutal barbarian who lusts for the fabled "Prize".
Director: Russell Mulcahy | Stars: Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery, Clancy Brown, Roxanne Hart
Votes: 147,576 | Gross: $5.90M
20. Legend (1985)
PG | 94 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
A young man must stop the Lord of Darkness from destroying daylight and marrying the woman he loves.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, Tim Curry, David Bennent
Votes: 72,546 | Gross: $15.50M
21. The Head Hunter (2018)
72 min | Fantasy, Horror
A medieval warrior's gruesome collection of heads is missing only one - the monster that killed his daughter years ago.
Director: Jordan Downey | Stars: Christopher Rygh, Cora Kaufman, Aisha Ricketts
Votes: 7,122
73 (3)
Blu-ray (International)
22. Parsifal (1982)
PG | 255 min | Drama, Music
Richard Wagner's last opera has remained controversial since its first performance for its unique, and, for some, unsavory blending of religious and erotic themes and imagery. Based on one ... See full summary »
Director: Hans-Jürgen Syberberg | Stars: Edith Clever, Martin Sperr, Robert Lloyd, Michael Kutter
Votes: 334
Percival
23. L'éternel retour (1943)
107 min | Drama, Romance
This is a retelling of Tristan and Isolde, set in 1940s France. The script was written by Jean Cocteau.
Director: Jean Delannoy | Stars: Madeleine Sologne, Jean Marais, Jean Murat, Junie Astor
Votes: 620
Tristan legend
24. Kaamelott: First Installment (2021)
120 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
The sequel on the big screen to the cult series of Alexandre Astier, an offbeat version of the legend of the Knights of the Round Table. Hidden in Rome, King Arthur plans his comeback to oppose the army of his former friend Lancelot.
Director: Alexandre Astier | Stars: Alexandre Astier, Lionnel Astier, Antoine de Caunes, Alain Chabat
Votes: 4,095
Arthurian legend
4K UHD (FR: Upcoming)
25. Gawain and the Green Knight (1991 TV Movie)
75 min | Drama, Fantasy
One Christmas, a knight garbed all in green appears in King Arthur's Court and challenges any knight to hew off his head on the proviso that he be allowed to return the axe stroke ... See full summary »
Director: John Michael Phillips | Stars: Malcolm Storry, Valerie Gogan, Jason Durr, Marc Warren
Votes: 65
71 (1)
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
DVD (UK)
26. Pardes (1997)
Not Rated | 191 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
Kishorilal wants an Indian bride for his westernised son. He gets him engaged to Ganga, his friend's daughter, and brings her to USA. But she shares a deeper bond with Arjun, Kishorilal's foster son.
Director: Subhash Ghai | Stars: Shah Rukh Khan, Mahima Chaudhry, Amrish Puri, Apurva Agnihotri
Votes: 16,021
Tristan legend
27. Perceval le Gallois (1978)
Not Rated | 140 min | Drama, Music, Romance
The exploits of Sir Perceval, a legendary exemplar of knightly chivalry and one of the champions of King Arthur's Round Table.
Director: Éric Rohmer | Stars: Fabrice Luchini, André Dussollier, Solange Boulanger, Catherine Schroeder
Votes: 1,570
Percival
28. Sárkány és papucs (1990)
72 min | Animation
Queen Guinevere sadly complains to her beloved handmaiden Peggy that her husband, King Arthur, has neglected her for years. The King spends all his time on the platform of the knight's ... See full summary »
Director: Tibor Hernádi | Stars: István Sztankay, Éva Almási, János Gálvölgyi, Judit Halász
Votes: 232
Arthurian legend
29. The Adventures of Sir Galahad (1949)
Approved | 252 min | Adventure
Sir Galahad, a knight of the Round Table, searches for the legendary sword Excalibur.
Directors: Derwin Abrahams, Spencer Gordon Bennet | Stars: George Reeves, Charles King, William Fawcett, Pat Barton
Votes: 110
68 (1) original Arthurian legend
30. Tristan and Isolde (1981)
84 min | Adventure, Romance
The young knight Tristan is injured in a fight in Ireland and cared for by the beautiful Isolde. He falls in love with her, unaware that she is the daughter of the Irish king.
Director: Veith von Fürstenberg | Stars: Christoph Waltz, Antonia Preser, Peter Firth, Leigh Lawson
Votes: 143
Tristan legend
31. The Evil Forest (1952)
Passed | 79 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Film freely inspired on old poems and legends about the Holy Grail and on the opera by Richard Wagner.
Directors: Daniel Mangrané, Carlos Serrano de Osma | Stars: Gustavo Rojo, Ludmilla Tchérina, Félix de Pomés, Jesús Varela
Votes: 48
Percival
32. Gawain and the Green Knight (1973)
Not Rated | 93 min | Adventure, Fantasy
The medieval legend of a supernatural knight who challenges the king's men to kill him.
Director: Stephen Weeks | Stars: Murray Head, Ciaran Madden, Nigel Green, Anthony Sharp
Votes: 292
57 (1) Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
33. Sword of Lancelot (1963)
Approved | 116 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Lancelot is King Arthur's most valued Knight of the Round Table and a paragon of courage and virtue. Things change, however, when he falls in love with Queen Guinevere.
Director: Cornel Wilde | Stars: Cornel Wilde, Jean Wallace, Brian Aherne, George Baker
Votes: 626
original Arthurian legend
34. 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
original Arthurian legend
35. Siege of the Saxons (1963)
Approved | 85 min | Adventure, History
In league with the Saxon invaders, Edmund of Cornwall plans to slay King Arthur, marry his daughter and usurp the throne of England but wizard Merlin and outlaw Robert Marshall stand in the way.
Director: Nathan Juran | Stars: Janette Scott, Ronald Lewis, Ronald Howard, John Laurie
Votes: 416
original Arthurian legend
36. Arthur & Merlin (2015)
Not Rated | 100 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
A young Celtic warrior and a hermit wizard must unite to defeat an evil druid.
Director: Marco van Belle | Stars: Kirk Barker, Stefan Butler, Nigel Cooke, Charlotte Brimble
Votes: 1,536
original Arthurian legend
37. Connemara (1990)
98 min | Adventure, History
Story based on the legend of Tristan and Isolde set in the Middle Ages.
Director: Louis Grospierre | Stars: Charley Boorman, Brigitte Marvine, Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Johara Farley
Votes: 17
Tristan legend
38. Pendragon: Sword of His Father (2008)
122 min | Adventure, Fantasy
Set in 411 AD, Pendragon tells the story of young Artos who is raised to believe that God has a purpose for each day. When his family is killed and he is taken into slavery by the Saxons, ... See full summary »
Director: Chad Burns | Stars: Aaron Burns, Marilyn Mooney, Chad Burns, Cary Annen
Votes: 347
Roman Empire
39. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949)
Approved | 106 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
A singing mechanic from 1912 finds himself in Arthurian Britain.
Director: Tay Garnett | Stars: Bing Crosby, Rhonda Fleming, Cedric Hardwicke, William Bendix
Votes: 2,747
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
40. A Connecticut Yankee (1931)
Passed | 95 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
A radio salesman finds himself transported back in time to King Arthur's court.
Director: David Butler | Stars: Will Rogers, William Farnum, Frank Albertson, Maureen O'Sullivan
Votes: 442
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
41. Black Knight (2001)
PG-13 | 95 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Martin Lawrence plays Jamal, an employee in Medieval World amusement park. After sustaining a blow to the head, he awakens to find himself in 14th century England.
Director: Gil Junger | Stars: Martin Lawrence, Marsha Thomason, Tom Wilkinson, Vincent Regan
Votes: 43,324 | Gross: $33.42M
39 (5)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Blu-ray
42. A Kid in King Arthur's Court (1995)
PG | 89 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A Little League player is sent back into medieval times where he is given the task of saving Camelot.
Director: Michael Gottlieb | Stars: Thomas Ian Nicholas, Joss Ackland, Art Malik, Paloma Baeza
Votes: 6,797 | Gross: $13.41M
29 (3)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Blu-ray
43. Novye priklyucheniya yanki pri dvore korolya Artura (1989)
164 min | Adventure, Fantasy
The plane of the American pilot has got lost in time. The pilot has got to an era of the nice king Artur. Here he is fated to meet legendary knights of the Round table and artful to Morgan ... See full summary »
Director: Viktor Gres | Stars: Sergey Koltakov, Albert Filozov, Elena Finogeeva, Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy
Votes: 114
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
44. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1921)
80 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
In 1921, a young man, having read Mark Twain's classic novel of the same title, dreams that he himself travels to King Arthur's court, where he has similar adventures and outwits his foes ... See full summary »
Director: Emmett J. Flynn | Stars: Harry Myers, Pauline Starke, Rosemary Theby, Charles Clary
Votes: 48 | Gross: $0.14M
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
45. Unidentified Flying Oddball (1979)
G | 93 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
An astronaut and his android double travel back to the time of King Arthur.
Director: Russ Mayberry | Stars: Dennis Dugan, Jim Dale, Ron Moody, Kenneth More
Votes: 1,392
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
46. Willy McBean and His Magic Machine (1965)
TV-G | 94 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Little Willy McBean joins up with a Mexican monkey named Pablo to travel back in time and stop the evil Prof. von Rotten from changing history.
Director: Arthur Rankin Jr. | Stars: Larry D. Mann, Billie Mae Richards, Alfie Scopp, Paul Kligman
Votes: 153
update of Arthurian legend
47. 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
young Arthur
48. Shrek the Third (2007)
PG | 93 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Reluctantly designated as the heir to the land of Far, Far Away, Shrek hatches a plan to install the rebellious Artie as the new king while Princess Fiona tries to fend off a coup d'état by the jilted Prince Charming.
Directors: Chris Miller, Raman Hui | Stars: Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy, Antonio Banderas
Votes: 332,755 | Gross: $320.71M
parody of Arthurian legend
Blu-ray 3D
49. Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob (2021 Video)
Not Rated | 76 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
An evil sorceress transports the gang back to the age chivalrous knights, spell-casting wizards, and fire-breathing dragons.
Directors: Maxwell Atoms, Christina Sotta, Melchior Zwyer | Stars: Ted Barton, Spike Brandt, Trevor Devall, Greg Ellis
Votes: 1,572
update of Arthurian legend
50. King Arthur Was a Gentleman (1942)
Not Rated | 99 min | Comedy
Arthur King joins the army, and soon starts fantasising about King Arthur and his knights.
Director: Marcel Varnel | Stars: Arthur Askey, Evelyn Dall, Anne Shelton, Max Bacon
Votes: 126
modernization of Arthurian legend
51. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
PG | 91 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table embark on a surreal, low-budget search for the Holy Grail, encountering many, very silly obstacles.
Directors: Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones | Stars: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam
Votes: 570,610 | Gross: $1.23M
parody of Arthurian legend
52. Knightriders (1981)
R | 146 min | Action, Drama
A medieval reenactment troupe struggles to maintain its family-like dynamic amid pressure from local authorities, interest from talent agents, and their "King's" delusions of grandeur.
Director: George A. Romero | Stars: Ed Harris, Gary Lahti, Tom Savini, Amy Ingersoll
Votes: 5,477
modernization of Arthurian legend
53. The Last Starfighter (1984)
PG | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
High schooler Alex Rogan conquers the Starfighter video game, only to find out it was just a test, and is transported to another planet. He has been recruited to join a team of the best starfighters to defend their world from the attack.
Director: Nick Castle | Stars: Lance Guest, Robert Preston, Kay E. Kuter, Dan Mason
Votes: 46,069 | Gross: $28.73M
modernization of Arthurian legend
54. The Fisher King (1991)
R | 137 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A former radio DJ, suicidally despondent because of a terrible mistake he made, finds redemption in helping a deranged homeless man who was an unwitting victim of that mistake.
Director: Terry Gilliam | Stars: Jeff Bridges, Robin Williams, Adam Bryant, Paul Lombardi
Votes: 90,914 | Gross: $41.90M
modernization of Arthurian legend
55. Army of Darkness (1992)
R | 81 min | Comedy, Horror
When Ash Williams is accidentally transported to 1300 A.D., he must retrieve the Necronomicon and battle an army of the dead in order to return home.
Director: Sam Raimi | Stars: Bruce Campbell, Embeth Davidtz, Marcus Gilbert, Ian Abercrombie
Votes: 194,474 | Gross: $11.50M
update of Arthurian legend
56. Seaview Knights (1994)
100 min
Director: Richard Kurti | Stars: Sarah Alexander, James Bolam, Abigail Canton, Clive Darby
Votes: 19
modernization of King Arthur
57. Kids of the Round Table (1995)
Unrated | 89 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Eleven-year-old Alex and his fellow homemade heroes are having a backyard blast. Battles rage, knights fight and damsels distress in a cardboard Camelot of dirt-bike steeds, aluminum foil ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Tinnell | Stars: Johnny Morina, Maggie Castle, Christopher Olscamp, Justin Borntraeger
Votes: 360
modernization of King Arthur
58. Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders (1996 Video)
Unrated | 92 min | Fantasy, Horror
Two creepy "horror" films joined together by Merlin's Shop which is, in turn, introduced by a Grandpa telling the story.
Director: Kenneth J. Berton | Stars: Ernest Borgnine, George Milan, Bunny Summers, John Terrence
Votes: 4,614
update of King Arthur
59. The Mighty (1998)
PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Drama
Two young boys are social outcasts in their community due to their disabilities and broken home lives. When they are paired together, they form a bond over their shared circumstances.
Director: Peter Chelsom | Stars: Kieran Culkin, Elden Henson, Sharon Stone, Harry Dean Stanton
Votes: 13,911 | Gross: $2.64M
modernization of King Arthur
60. Merlin: The Return (2000)
Not Rated | 90 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
A scientist awakens King Arthur and his knights, and the forces of good and evil do battle once more.
Director: Paul Matthews | Stars: Rik Mayall, Patrick Bergin, Craig Sheffer, Adrian Paul
Votes: 815
update of King Arthur
61. The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010)
PG | 109 min | Action, Adventure, Family
A protege of the magician Merlin must train his teacher's successor - an introverted but resourceful physics prodigy - in the art of sorcery to prevent the return of Morgana le Fay.
Director: Jon Turteltaub | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Jay Baruchel, Alfred Molina, Teresa Palmer
Votes: 170,060 | Gross: $63.15M
modernization of King Arthur
62. The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2001)
86 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
When his new neighbour turns out to be the wizard Merlin, young Ben Clark is enlisted in an ancient battle to save the world.
Director: David Lister | Stars: Robert Davi, Kelly LeBrock, Byron Taylor, Roxanne Burger
Votes: 700
modernization of King Arthur
63. Merlin and the War of the Dragons (2008 Video)
PG | 92 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
An army of dragons invade the crippled English countryside and the apprentice wizard Merlin must confront the fire-breathing beasts.
Director: Mark Atkins | Stars: Simon Lloyd-Roberts, Joseph Stacey, Dylan Jones, Hefin Wyn
Votes: 1,391
update of King Arthur
64. Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)
PG-13 | 154 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A deadly threat from Earth's history reappears and a hunt for a lost artifact takes place between Autobots and Decepticons, while Optimus Prime encounters his creator in space.
Director: Michael Bay | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Anthony Hopkins, Josh Duhamel, Laura Haddock
Votes: 168,990 | Gross: $130.17M
modernization of King Arthur
Blu-ray 3D
65. The Kid Who Would Be King (2019)
PG | 120 min | Action, Adventure, Family
Alex, a 12-year-old boy, and his friends fight an evil sorceress with the help of Excalibur, the sword of King Arthur, in a bid to save the world from her atrocities.
Director: Joe Cornish | Stars: Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Denise Gough, Dean Chaumoo, Tom Taylor
Votes: 18,735 | Gross: $16.79M
modernization of King Arthur
66. The Mists of Avalon (2001)
Unrated | 92 min | Drama, Fantasy
Tales of Camelot and Avalon, told from the perspective of the women of Uther and Arthur Pendragon's world.
Stars: Anjelica Huston, Julianna Margulies, Joan Allen, Samantha Mathis
Votes: 10,406
reinterpretation of the Arthurian legend
67. Guinevere (1994 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 96 min | Adventure, Fantasy
The legend of King Arthur, Sir Lancelot and Guinevere, told from a somewhat more feminist perspective.
Director: Jud Taylor | Stars: Sheryl Lee, Sean Patrick Flanery, Noah Wyle, Brid Brennan
Votes: 313
update to Arthurian legend
68. Avalon (2001)
R | 107 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
In a dystopian world, a woman spends her time playing an illegal and dangerous game, hoping to find meaning in her world.
Director: Mamoru Oshii | Stars: Malgorzata Foremniak, Wladyslaw Kowalski, Jerzy Gudejko, Dariusz Biskupski
Votes: 13,701
modern parody of Arthurian legend
69. Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
R | 144 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Balian of Ibelin travels to Jerusalem during the Crusades of the 12th century, and there he finds himself as the defender of the city and its people.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Orlando Bloom, Eva Green, Liam Neeson, Martin Hancock
Votes: 315,628 | Gross: $47.40M
70. A Knight's Tale (2001)
PG-13 | 132 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
After his master dies, a peasant squire, fueled by his desire for food and glory, creates a new identity for himself as a knight.
Director: Brian Helgeland | Stars: Heath Ledger, Mark Addy, Rufus Sewell, Shannyn Sossamon
Votes: 201,904 | Gross: $56.57M
71. El Cid (1961)
Approved | 182 min | Biography, Drama, History
The fabled Spanish hero Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar (a.k.a. El Cid) overcomes a family vendetta and court intrigue to defend Christian Spain against the Moors.
Director: Anthony Mann | Stars: Charlton Heston, Sophia Loren, Raf Vallone, Geneviève Page
Votes: 15,717 | Gross: $26.62M
72. The King (I) (2019)
R | 140 min | Biography, Drama, History
Young Henry V encounters deceit, war and treachery after becoming King of England in the 15th century, in the aftermath of his brother's death.
Director: David Michôd | Stars: Tom Glynn-Carney, Gábor Czap, Tom Fisher, Edward Ashley
Votes: 153,083
73. Richard III (1955)
Not Rated | 161 min | Biography, Drama, History
Shakespeare's powerful tale of the wicked deformed King and his conquests, both on the battlefield and in the boudoir.
Director: Laurence Olivier | Stars: Laurence Olivier, Cedric Hardwicke, Nicholas Hannen, Ralph Richardson
Votes: 5,232
74. Henry V (1989)
PG-13 | 137 min | Biography, Drama, History
In the midst of the Hundred Years War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France in 1415.
Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Derek Jacobi, Simon Shepherd, James Larkin
Votes: 31,676 | Gross: $10.16M
75. The Name of the Rose (1986)
R | 130 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
An intellectually nonconformist friar investigates a series of mysterious deaths in an isolated abbey.
Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud | Stars: Sean Connery, Christian Slater, Helmut Qualtinger, Elya Baskin
Votes: 117,363 | Gross: $7.15M
76. Becket (1964)
PG-13 | 148 min | Biography, Drama, History
King Henry II of England comes to terms with his affection for his close friend and confidant Thomas Becket, who finds his true honor by observing God's divine will rather than the King's.
Director: Peter Glenville | Stars: Richard Burton, Peter O'Toole, John Gielgud, Gino Cervi
Votes: 15,863
77. The Lion in Winter (1968)
PG | 134 min | Biography, Drama, History
1183 A.D.: King Henry II's three sons all want to inherit the throne, but he won't commit to a choice. When he allows his imprisoned wife Eleanor of Aquitaine out for a Christmas visit, they all variously plot to force him into a decision.
Director: Anthony Harvey | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Katharine Hepburn, Anthony Hopkins, John Castle
Votes: 34,233 | Gross: $22.28M
78. The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
Passed | 114 min | Biography, Drama, History
In 1431, Jeanne d'Arc is placed on trial on charges of heresy. The ecclesiastical jurists attempt to force Jeanne to recant her claims of holy visions.
Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer | Stars: Maria Falconetti, Eugene Silvain, André Berley, Maurice Schutz
Votes: 60,721 | Gross: $0.02M
79. Ran (1985)
R | 160 min | Action, Drama, War
In Medieval Japan, an elderly warlord retires, handing over his empire to his three sons. However, he vastly underestimates how the new-found power will corrupt them and cause them to turn on each other...and him.
Director: Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao, Jinpachi Nezu, Daisuke Ryû
Votes: 136,318 | Gross: $4.14M
80. The Seventh Seal (1957)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama, Fantasy
A knight returning to Sweden after the Crusades seeks answers about life, death, and the existence of God as he plays chess against the Grim Reaper during the Black Plague.
Director: Ingmar Bergman | Stars: Max von Sydow, Gunnar Björnstrand, Bengt Ekerot, Nils Poppe
Votes: 198,622
81. Braveheart (1995)
R | 178 min | Biography, Drama, War
Scottish warrior William Wallace leads his countrymen in a rebellion to free his homeland from the tyranny of King Edward I of England.
Director: Mel Gibson | Stars: Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau, Patrick McGoohan, Angus Macfadyen
Votes: 1,092,004 | Gross: $75.60M
82. Macbeth (I) (2015)
R | 113 min | Drama, History, War
Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself.
Director: Justin Kurzel | Stars: Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Jack Madigan, Frank Madigan
Votes: 59,528 | Gross: $1.11M
83. Seven Samurai (1954)
Not Rated | 207 min | Action, Drama
Farmers from a village exploited by bandits hire a veteran samurai for protection, who gathers six other samurai to join him.
Director: Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Tsushima, Yukiko Shimazaki
Votes: 367,069 | Gross: $0.27M
84. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
PG | 102 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
When Prince John and the Norman Lords begin oppressing the Saxon masses in King Richard's absence in 1190s England, a Saxon lord fights back as the outlaw leader of a resistance movement.
Directors: Michael Curtiz, William Keighley | Stars: Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone, Claude Rains
Votes: 54,532 | Gross: $3.98M
85. Black Death (2010)
R | 102 min | Action, Drama, History
Set during the time of the first outbreak of bubonic plague in England, a young monk is given the task of learning the truth about reports of people being brought back to life in a small village.
Director: Christopher Smith | Stars: Eddie Redmayne, Sean Bean, Carice van Houten, Kimberley Nixon
Votes: 51,261 | Gross: $0.02M
86. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
PG-13 | 143 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Robin Hood decides to fight back as an outlaw when faced with the tyranny of the Sheriff of Nottingham.
Director: Kevin Reynolds | Stars: Kevin Costner, Morgan Freeman, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Christian Slater
Votes: 208,530 | Gross: $165.50M
87. Ladyhawke (1985)
PG-13 | 121 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
The thief Gaston escapes the dungeon of medieval Aquila through the latrine. Soldiers are about to kill him when Navarre saves him. Navarre, traveling with his spirited hawk, plans to kill the bishop of Aquila with help from Gaston.
Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Matthew Broderick, Rutger Hauer, Michelle Pfeiffer, Leo McKern
Votes: 51,032 | Gross: $18.43M
88. How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
PG | 98 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A hapless young Viking who aspires to hunt dragons becomes the unlikely friend of a young dragon himself, and learns there may be more to the creatures than he assumed.
Directors: Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders | Stars: Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Craig Ferguson
Votes: 801,257 | Gross: $217.58M
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89. How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)
PG | 102 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
When Hiccup and Toothless discover an ice cave that is home to hundreds of new wild dragons and the mysterious Dragon Rider, the two friends find themselves at the center of a battle to protect the peace.
Director: Dean DeBlois | Stars: Jay Baruchel, Cate Blanchett, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson
Votes: 364,331 | Gross: $177.00M
Blu-ray 3D
90. How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)
PG | 104 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
When Hiccup discovers Toothless isn't the only Night Fury, he must seek the Hidden World, a secret Dragon Utopia before a hired tyrant named Grimmel finds it first.
Director: Dean DeBlois | Stars: Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, F. Murray Abraham, Cate Blanchett
Votes: 150,734 | Gross: $160.80M
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91. Season of the Witch (2011)
PG-13 | 95 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
14th-century knights transport a suspected witch to a monastery, where monks deduce that her powers could be the source of the Black Plague.
Director: Dominic Sena | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Ron Perlman, Claire Foy, Stephen Campbell Moore
Votes: 98,312 | Gross: $24.83M
92. Shrek (2001)
PG | 90 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A mean lord exiles fairytale creatures to the swamp of a grumpy ogre, who must go on a quest and rescue a princess for the lord in order to get his land back.
Directors: Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson | Stars: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, John Lithgow
Votes: 734,847 | Gross: $267.67M
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93. Shrek 2 (2004)
PG | 93 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Shrek and Fiona travel to the Kingdom of Far Far Away, where Fiona's parents are King and Queen, to celebrate their marriage. When they arrive, they find they are not as welcome as they thought they would be.
Directors: Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, Conrad Vernon | Stars: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Julie Andrews
Votes: 505,474 | Gross: $436.47M
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94. Shrek Forever After (2010)
PG | 93 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Rumpelstiltskin tricks a mid-life crisis burdened Shrek into allowing himself to be erased from existence and cast in a dark alternate timeline where Rumpelstiltskin rules supreme.
Director: Mike Mitchell | Stars: Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy, Antonio Banderas
Votes: 224,760 | Gross: $238.37M
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95. Robin Hood (2010)
PG-13 | 140 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In twelfth-century England, Robin Longstride and his band of marauders confront corruption in a local village and lead an uprising against the crown that will forever alter the balance of world power.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Matthew Macfadyen, Max von Sydow
Votes: 283,315 | Gross: $105.27M
96. The Princess Bride (1987)
PG | 98 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A bedridden boy's grandfather reads him the story of a farmboy-turned-pirate who encounters numerous obstacles, enemies and allies in his quest to be reunited with his true love.
Director: Rob Reiner | Stars: Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Robin Wright, Chris Sarandon
Votes: 451,212 | Gross: $30.86M
97. Outlaw King (2018)
R | 121 min | Action, Biography, Drama
A true David vs. Goliath story of how the 14th century Scottish 'Outlaw King' Robert the Bruce used cunning and bravery to defeat the much larger and better equipped occupying English army.
Director: David Mackenzie | Stars: Chris Pine, Stephen Dillane, Rebecca Robin, Billy Howle
Votes: 81,026
98. Throne of Blood (1957)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama
A war-hardened general, egged on by his ambitious wife, works to fulfill a prophecy that he would become lord of Spider's Web Castle.
Director: Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Minoru Chiaki, Isuzu Yamada, Takashi Shimura
Votes: 56,009
99. Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior (1980)
PG | 162 min | Drama, History, War
A petty thief with an utter resemblance to a samurai warlord is hired as the lord's double. When the warlord later dies the thief is forced to take up arms in his place.
Director: Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Tatsuya Nakadai, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Ken'ichi Hagiwara, Jinpachi Nezu
Votes: 38,214
100. Hamlet (1948)
Approved | 154 min | Drama
Prince Hamlet struggles over whether or not he should kill his uncle, whom he suspects has murdered his father, the former king.
Director: Laurence Olivier | Stars: Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, John Laurie, Esmond Knight
Votes: 18,411 | Gross: $7.09M
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