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The Passion of the Christ(2004)

R
| 2h 7min | Drama
3.7/5 (with 1,854 votes)

A graphic portrayal of the last twelve hours of Jesus of Nazareth's life.

Directed by Mel Gibson - With Jim Caviezel, Maia Morgenstern, Monica Bellucci, Hristo Shopov, Rosalinda Celentano, Sergio Rubini, ...
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Ben-Hur(1959)

3h 42min | Action, Drama, History
3.9/5 (with 1,144 votes)

In 25 AD,Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accused by a Roman childhood friend-turned-overlord of trying to kill the Roman governor, he is put into slavery and his mother and sister are taken away as prisoners. Three years later and freed by a grateful Roman galley commander whom he has rescued from drowning, he becomes an expert charioteer for Rome, all the while plotting to return to Judea, find and rescue his family, and avenge himself on his former friend. All the while, the form and work of Jesus move in the background of his life...

Directed by William Wyler - With Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Stephen Boyd, Hugh Griffith, Martha Scott, ...
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Caligula(1979)

R
| 2h 36min | Drama, History, Romance / Love
3.0/5 (with 326 votes)

The perversion behind imperial Rome, the epic story of Rome's mad Emporer. All the details of his cruel, bizarre reign are revealed right here: His unholy sexual passion for his sister, his marriage to Rome's most infamous prostitute, his fiendishly inventive means of disposing those who would oppose him, and more.

Directed by Tinto Brass, Bob Guccione - With Malcolm McDowell, John Gielgud, Peter O'Toole, Helen Mirren, Teresa Ann Savoy, Giancarlo Badessi, ...

The Last Temptation of Christ(1988)

R
| 2h 44min | Drama
3.6/5 (with 441 votes)

Jesus, a humble Judean carpenter beginning to see that he is the son of God, is drawn into revolutionary action against the Roman occupiers by Judas -- despite his protestations that love, not violence, is the path to salvation. The burden of being the savior of mankind torments Jesus throughout his life, leading him to doubt.

Directed by Martin Scorsese - With Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel, Barbara Hershey, Harry Dean Stanton, David Bowie, Victor Argo, ...
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Pompeii(2014)

PG-13
| 1h 45min | Action, Adventure, History, Romance / Love, Drama
2.8/5 (with 1,476 votes)

In 79 A.D., Milo, a slave turned gladiator, finds himself in a race against time to save his true love Cassia, the beautiful daughter of a wealthy merchant who has been unwillingly betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator. As Mount Vesuvius erupts in a torrent of blazing lava, Milo must fight his way out of the arena in order to save his beloved as the once magnificent Pompeii crumbles around him.

Directed by Paul W. S. Anderson - With Kit Harington, Emily Browning, Kiefer Sutherland, Jared Harris, Jessica Lucas, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, ...
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Astérix at the Olympic Games(2008)

NR
| 1h 56min | Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy, Kids & Family
2.6/5 (with 892 votes)

Astérix and Obélix have to win the Olympic Games in order to help their friend Alafolix marry Princess Irina. Brutus uses every trick in the book to have his own team win the game, and get rid of his father Julius Caesar in the process.

Directed by Frédéric Forestier, Thomas Langmann - With Clovis Cornillac, Gérard Depardieu, Alain Delon, Benoît Poelvoorde, Vanessa Hessler, Jean-Pierre Cassel, ...
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Asterix & Obelix Take on Caesar(1999)

1h 49min | Kids & Family, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
3.0/5 (with 804 votes)

Set in 50 B.C., Asterix and Obelix are living in a small but well-protected village in Gaul, where a magic potion concocted by Druids turns the townsfolk into mighty soldiers. When Roman troops carve a path through Gaul to reach the English Channel, Caesar and his aide de camp Detritus discover the secret elixir and capture the Druid leader who knows its formula, and Asterix and Obelix are sent off to rescue them.

Directed by Claude Zidi - With Christian Clavier, Gérard Depardieu, Roberto Benigni, Michel Galabru, Claude Piéplu, Daniel Prévost, ...

Asterix vs. Caesar(1985)

1h 19min | Comedy, Animation, Kids & Family, Adventure
3.2/5 (with 241 votes)

Obelix falls for a new arrival in his home village in Gaul, but is heartbroken when her true love arrives to visit her. However, the lovers are kidnapped by Romans; Asterix and Obelix set out to rescue them on a dangerous journey that will involve gladiators, slavers and beauracracy - and a personal encounter with the Emperor himself, Julius Caesar...

Directed by Gaëtan Brizzi, Paul Brizzi

The Twelve Tasks of Asterix(1976)

1h 22min | Kids & Family, Animation, Comedy, Adventure
3.7/5 (with 525 votes)

Asterix and Obelix depart on an adventure to complete twelve impossible tasks to prove to Caesar that they are as strong as the Gods. You'll roar with laughter as they outwit, outrun, and generally outrage the very people who are trying to prove them "only human".

Directed by René Goscinny, Albert Uderzo, Henri Gruel, Pierre Watrin
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Asterix the Gaul(1967)

1h 8min | Kids & Family, Animation, Adventure, Comedy
3.2/5 (with 297 votes)

In the year 50 BC, Gaul is occupied by the Romans - nearly. But the small village of Asterix and his friends still resists the Roman legions with the aid of their druid's magic potion, which gives superhuman strength. Learning of this potion, a Roman centurion kidnaps the druid to get the secret formula out of him.

Directed by Ray Goossens, René Goscinny
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Asterix & Obelix: God Save Britannia(2012)

1h 50min | Kids & Family, Adventure, Comedy
2.5/5 (with 562 votes)

Asterix crosses the channel to help second-cousin Anticlimax face down Julius Caesar and invading Romans.

Directed by Laurent Tirard - With Gérard Depardieu, Fabrice Luchini, Catherine Deneuve, Luca Zingaretti, Gérard Jugnot, Valérie Lemercier, ...

Asterix and the Big Fight(1989)

1h 21min | Kids & Family, Animation, Adventure, Comedy
3.2/5 (with 253 votes)

Gaullish custom requires that a would-be chief must challenge and defeat another to become the leader of two tribes. Vitalstatistix is not perturbed because of Getafix's magic potion. Getafix, however has an accident and forgets how to make it. Then Vitalstatistix is suddenly challenged.

Directed by Philippe Grimond
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The First King(2019)

2h 3min | History, Drama
3.6/5 (with 526 votes)

Romulus and Remus, two shepherds and loyal brothers, end up taking part to a journey that will lead one of them to be the founder of the greatest nation ever seen. However, the fate of the chosen one will pass from killing his own brother.

Directed by Matteo Rovere - With Alessandro Borghi, Alessio Lapice, Fabrizio Rongione, Massimiliano Rossi, Tania Garribba, Vincenzo Crea, ...

Female Leopard(1985)

1h 12min | Crime
2.3/5 (with 4 votes)

A young and beautiful woman goes to stay with her "eccentric" brother in the country. He - a crazed millionaire painter - is entranced by his sister's beauty, the very reason they were separated in their youth. Unable to hide his yearning for his own flesh and blood, the lady of the house decides to take matters into her own hands to preserve her status...

Cabiria(1914)

2h 7min | Drama, History
3.6/5 (with 58 votes)

Young Cabiria is kidnapped by pirates and sold as a slave in Carthage. Just as she's to be sacrificed to Moloch, Cabiria is rescued by Fulvius Axilla, a good-hearted Roman spy, and his powerful slave, Maciste. The trio are broken up as Cabiria is entrusted to a woman of noble birth. With Cabiria's fate unknown, Maciste punished for his heroism, and Fulvius sent away to fight for Rome, is there any hope of our heroes reuniting?

Directed by Giovanni Pastrone - With Bartolomeo Pagano, Lidia Quaranta, Teresa Marangoni, Umberto Mozzato, Italia Almirante Manzini, Vitale De Stefano, ...

Constantine and the Cross(1961)

NR
| 2h 8min | Adventure, Drama, History
2.3/5 (with 6 votes)

Constantin is fighting against Barbarians with his father when he is called to Rome. In his way to Rome, he falls in an ambush planned by Maxence, who wants to become emperor.

Directed by Lionello De Felice - With Cornel Wilde, Belinda Lee, Massimo Serato, Christine Kaufmann, Fausto Tozzi, Renato Terra, ...

Caligula's Slaves(1984)

1h 14min | Drama, History, Romance / Love
1.4/5 (with 2 votes)

Roman emperor Caligula leaves the last days of glory amidst orgies of food and sex. During a show by two nude slaves, the emperor is particularly attracted to one of them, Lysia, ignoring that she had been planted close to him with orders to murder him. Only, the young man makes her feel for him, passion and motherly love, and she'll protect him rather then fulfill her mission. Drama ensues.

Directed by Lorenzo Onorati

Attila(1954)

1h 19min | Drama, War
2.7/5 (with 8 votes)

Attila, the leader of the barbarian Huns and called by the Romans "The Scourge of God", sweeps onto the Italian peninsula, defeating all of the armies of Rome, until he and his men reach the gates of the city itself.

Directed by Pietro Francisci - With Anthony Quinn, Sophia Loren, Irene Papas, Henri Vidal, Ettore Manni, Guido Celano, ...

Sexual Assault at a Hotel(1977)

1h 11min | Horror, Drama
3.2/5 (with 2 votes)

The lovely Ryoko is attending a Japanese University on an exchange program. She’s pretty, vulnerable, shy and full of mysterious secrets. Meeting up with her long-time friend Rumiko, Ryoko shuns her aggressive lesbian advances by saying she’s still a virgin. Rumiko is surprised at this revelation and, over the next few days, she takes Ryoko on a series of misadventures to help her with her sexual awakening...

Arranged(2007)

1h 30min | Drama, Comedy, Romance / Love
3.1/5 (with 13 votes)

ARRANGED centers on the friendship between an Orthodox Jewish woman and a Muslim woman who meet as first-year teachers at a public school in Brooklyn. Over the course of the year they learn they share much in common - not least of which is that they are both going through the process of arranged marriages.

Directed by Diane Crespo, Stefan Schaefer - With Zoe Lister-Jones
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Messalina, Messalina!(1977)

1h 40min | Drama, Comedy, Adventure
2.0/5 (with 3 votes)

Adventure comedy directed by Bruno Corbucci.

Directed by Bruno Corbucci - With Vittorio Caprioli, Giancarlo Prete, Raf Luca, Bombolo, Pino Ferrara, Ennio Antonelli, ...

Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula(2005)

6min | Comedy, Drama
3.2/5 (with 10 votes)

This is a short film based on the 1979 film of the same name. The film is stylized with the actors wearing modernized robes and Roman jewelry and females playing male characters and vice-versa.

Directed by Francesco Vezzoli

The Viking Queen(1967)

1h 31min | Adventure
2.5/5 (with 6 votes)

Set in ancient Britain, at a time when much of Europe was ruled with harsh tyranny by Rome, a tribe of Britons led by Selina, set out to defy the invaders and discard their yoke of bondage. The Roman commander, Justinian, is sent to quell the uprising, punishing the dissenters with brute force but when he becomes emotionally attached to Selina, he is torn between his duty to Rome and his love for the Viking Queen.

Directed by Don Chaffey - With Adrienne Corri, Andrew Keir, Don Murray, Donald Houston, Niall MacGinnis, Patrick Troughton, ...

Scent of a Spell(1985)

1h 30min | Drama, Mystery
2.8/5 (with 1 vote)

A young man returns home from the bar only to find a woman who was about to kill herself. Taking her home and protecting her, he learns that she’s escaped from a violent husband. but there’s more to her story than she's willing to tell at first.

The Christ Slayer(2019)

1h 55min | Drama, Kids & Family
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)

Takes place at the Passover and the days that follow the crucifixion. A mix of scripture and Christian legend woven to try and create a more complete picture. It follows Longinus as the Roman soldier who put the spear to Jesus on the cross.

Amazons of Rome(1961)

NR
| 1h 45min | Drama, Adventure
2.2/5 (with 3 votes)

Marching down the Italian peninsula to sack ancient Rome, Etruscan warrior Drusco instead offers to hold back his onslaught if the Romans hand over hostages, including Clelia, the sexy leader of a clan of woman warriors. But before long, intrigue and betrayal unravel the fragile peace. Directors Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia and Vittorio Cottafavi helm this vintage sword-and-sandal epic.

Directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia, Vittorio Cottafavi - With Louis Jourdan, Sylvia Syms, Ettore Manni, Paola Falchi, Michel Piccoli, Corrado Pani, ...

The Tragedy of Coriolanus(1984)

NR
| 2h 25min | Drama, TV Movie
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)

BBC rendition of Shakespeare's Coriolanus.

A Place Among the Living(2003)

1h 43min | Drama
3.0/5 (with 3 votes)

A mediocre pulp novelist is approached by a stranger claiming to be a serial killer with a proposition to chronicle his crimes.

Directed by Raúl Ruiz

The Roman Story(2015)

1h 27min | Comedy

Why when people in leading positions get into conflict, there only "ordinary people" get hurt? Two personal bodyguards of governor of a small Roman province asks themselves just that. In movie we will witness the funny stories, which are talking about how history is not changing and that the lifestyle in ancient times was no different than ours. Even if there are barbarian threats, people in leading positions will try not to do anything to protect their people.

The Invincible Gladiator(1961)

1h 45min | Action, Drama
2.7/5 (with 5 votes)

A Roman warrior leads a revolt against an evil ruler. A young, diminutive ruler makes a big decision to unseat a nobleman whose ego has outgrown him. But can the 10-year-old take on such an impressive nemesis?

Directed by Alberto De Martino, Antonio Momplet - With Richard Harrison, Luisella Boni, Livio Lorenzon, Ricardo Canales, Antonio Molino Rojo, Isabelle Corey, ...
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