Best Movies On Ancient History 

Braveheart

King Edward I rule was tyranny and bloody for Scotland.The brave Scots warrior whose parents were murdered by an English knight, the story follows this warrior, William Walace. Mel Gibson directed, co-produced and starred in this movie. 

The messenger: The story of Joan of Arc

This 1999 French historical drama is based on the journey of French war heroine and martyr Joan of the Arc. Although the movie has various inaccurate incidents which were solely created to understand Joan and her human mind 

Ben Hur

Ben-Hur is 1959 classic movie, an adaptation of the 1880 novel of the same name became the fastest and highest grossing movie of the year. The movie directed by William Wyler grabbed a record 11 academy awards and 3 golden globes. 

Spartacu

There is no need for further introduction for this movie apart from the movie name and the director’s name. Stanley Kubrick’s 1960 epic historical movie on the slave leader was the highest grossing film of the year. 

Amadeu

Mozart’s history is not what you call ancient but the movie by itself is lauded and never should be missed by anyone! This is a must watch. The movie is deemed to be the best of all time.  

Red Cliff

Red cliff in English and Chibi in Chinese is a two part epic drama war film set in China during the devastating war of Red cliffs. John Woo’s first chinese language directorial venture is a must watch. 

Exodus Gods and king

We see our former Batman lead the Hebrews from Egypt as Moses in relation to exodus in this movie. The movie was praised for their technical achievement but is banned in some countries due to inaccuracy and blasphemous casting. 

Helen of Tro

The story of Trojan War and Homer’s epic has seen various adaptations in movies, series and other versions. This early adaptation in the form of the 1956 movie is epic in its nature. 

The Ten Commandment

Talking about Exodus, one cannot ignore the 1956 film-The Ten commandments. Again a Charles Heston starrer, takes to Mount Sinai where he receives the 10 commandments. This is the most successful work of Cecil B Demille. 

Agora

The movie shows what it is like to be a woman of science and math in the last 4th century Rome. Hypatia, played by the talented Rachel Weisz, fights against the religious war cries to sabotage her theory that the sun is the center of the universe. 

Quo Vadi

This 1951 film was a large box office success but critics have a mixed review on the storyline. The love story is tiring and drawn out but the movie as such is grand and vibrant for the time.  

The great battle

Although the film is not 100 percent historically accurate, we can find why it was a good choice after we watch the film. The character’s inner self is tapped and we see their strengths and weaknesses. 

Seven Samurai

This highly influential Japanese movie shaped by the exceptional direction of Akira Kurosawa is a gem of a movie. The story follows villagers who hired 7 samurais to protect their crop from bandits. 

Padmaavat

We see Padmavati as a queen and a woman with critical knowledge and skills. The visual epic is a must watch for the character portrayal of Khilji and its visual spectacle. 

Furious

This 2017 Russian Epic drama film is a troy about a 13th century knight, a medieval tale based on Russian military and the mongols. The film was a huge box office success. 

Viking

This Russian movie released in 2016 is inspired from the accounts of medieval Icelandic sagas about kings. The prince Vladimir, the great, takes his throne back from his half-brother after years of exile.