Ancient Greece
"ancient greece" Movies and TV Shows
#1
Oedipus Rex
Synopsis:
In pre-war Italy, a young couple have a baby boy. The father, however, is jealous of his son - and the scene moves to antiquity, where the baby is taken into the desert to be killed. He is rescued, given the name Edipo (Oedipus), and brought up by the King and Queen of Corinth as their son. One day an oracle informs Edipo that he is destined to kill his father and marry his mother. Horrified, he …
Starring:
Franco Citti,
Silvana Mangano,
Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia
#2
Jason and the Argonauts
Synopsis:
Jason, a fearless sailor and explorer, returns to his home land of Thessaly after a long voyage to claim his rightful throne. He learns, however, that he must first find the magical Golden Fleece. To do so, he must embark on an epic quest fraught with fantastic monsters and terrible perils.
Starring:
Gary Raymond,
Honor Blackman,
Todd Armstrong
Plot:
golden fleece,
giant monster,
argonaut,
greek mythology,
mythology,
monster,
ancient greece,
zeus,
skeleton,
quest
...
#3
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Synopsis:
Bill and Ted are high school buddies starting a band. They are also about to fail their history class—which means Ted would be sent to military school—but receive help from Rufus, a traveller from a future where their band is the foundation for a perfect society. With the use of Rufus' time machine, Bill and Ted travel to various points in history, returning with important figures to help them co…
Starring:
Keanu Reeves,
George Carlin,
Terry Camilleri
#4
Wrath of the Titans
Synopsis:
Perseus tries to live a quieter life as a village fisherman while - dangerously weakened by humanity's lack of devotion - the gods are losing control of the long-imprisoned Titans and their ferocious leader, Kronos.
Starring:
Bill Nighy,
Liam Neeson,
Danny Huston
#5
Troy
Synopsis:
In year 1250 B.C. during the late Bronze age, two emerging nations begin to clash. Paris, the Trojan prince, convinces Helen, Queen of Sparta, to leave her husband Menelaus, and sail with him back to Troy. After Menelaus finds out that his wife was taken by the Trojans, he asks his brother Agamemnom to help him get her back. Agamemnon sees this as an opportunity for power. So they set off with 1,…
Starring:
Brendan Gleeson,
Brad Pitt,
Sean Bean
Plot:
mythology,
greek,
sex scene,
city name in title,
revenge,
female nudity,
battle,
prince,
ship,
epic
...
#6
Hercules
Synopsis:
Bestowed with superhuman strength, a young mortal named Hercules sets out to prove himself a hero in the eyes of his father, the great god Zeus. Along with his friends Pegasus, a flying horse, and Phil, a personal trainer, Hercules is tricked by the hilarious, hotheaded villain Hades, who's plotting to take over Mount Olympus!
Starring:
Danny DeVito,
Matt Frewer,
Tate Donovan
Plot:
satyr,
hero,
titan,
love,
ancient greece,
baby,
self sacrifice,
pegasus,
anachronism,
wilhelm scream
...
#7
Hercules
Synopsis:
Fourteen hundred years ago, a tormented soul walked the earth that was neither man nor god. Hercules was the powerful son of the god king Zeus, for this he received nothing but suffering his entire life. After twelve arduous labors and the loss of his family, this dark, world-weary soul turned his back on the gods finding his only solace in bloody battle. Over the years he warmed to the company o…
Starring:
Rufus Sewell,
John Hurt,
Dwayne Johnson
Plot:
greek mythology,
ancient greece,
female warrior,
king,
army,
mercenary,
battle,
female archer,
civil war,
chained
...
#8
Clash of the Titans
Synopsis:
Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus is helpless to save his family from Hades, vengeful god of the underworld. With nothing to lose, Perseus volunteers to lead a dangerous mission to defeat Hades before he can seize power from Zeus and unleash hell on earth. Battling unholy demons and fearsome beasts, Perseus and his warriors will only survive if Perseus accepts his power as a god, defies …
Starring:
Ashraf Barhom,
Liam Neeson,
Sam Worthington
Plot:
greek mythology,
hand to hand combat,
famous line,
myth,
mythology,
rape,
greece,
solar eclipse,
final battle,
reboot
...
#9
300: Rise of an Empire
Synopsis:
Greek general Themistokles attempts to unite all of Greece by leading the charge that will change the course of the war. Themistokles faces the massive invading Persian forces led by mortal-turned-god, Xerxes and Artemesia, the vengeful commander of the Persian navy.
Starring:
Lena Headey,
David Wenham,
Andrew Tiernan
#10
300
Synopsis:
Based on Frank Miller's graphic novel, "300" is very loosely based the 480 B.C. Battle of Thermopylae, where the King of Sparta led his army against the advancing Persians; the battle is said to have inspired all of Greece to band together against the Persians, and helped usher in the world's first democracy.
Starring:
Gerard Butler,
Lena Headey,
Dominic West
Plot:
battle,
warrior,
greece,
based on graphic novel,
army,
epic,
blood,
ancient greece,
slow motion scene,
honor
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