Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "13th-century"

1. 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: 1,091,406 | Gross: $75.60M

2. Marco Polo (2014–2016)

TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

In a world replete with greed, betrayal, sexual intrigue and rivalry, "Marco Polo" is based on the famed explorer's adventures in Kublai Khan's court in 13th century Mongolia.

Stars: Lorenzo Richelmy, Benedict Wong, Joan Chen, Remy Hii

Votes: 78,672

3. 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: 194,365 | Gross: $11.50M

4. Galavant (2015–2016)

TV-PG | 22 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

A musical comedy adventure featuring a knight on a quest for love who helps a childish king to see the error of his ways.

Stars: Joshua Sasse, Timothy Omundson, Vinnie Jones, Mallory Jansen

Votes: 16,570

5. Robin Hood (1984–1986)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

A forest mystical being appoints two men in succession as the legendary outlaw defender of the oppressed.

Stars: Peter Llewellyn Williams, Ray Winstone, Mark Ryan, Clive Mantle

Votes: 4,982

6. Catherine Called Birdy (2022)

PG-13 | 108 min | Adventure

A 14 year old girl in medieval England navigates through life and avoiding potential suitors her father has in mind.

Director: Lena Dunham | Stars: Bella Ramsey, Billie Piper, Andrew Scott, Lesley Sharp

Votes: 8,156

7. Ghost of Tsushima (2020 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Drama

Set in 1274 on the Tsushima Island, the last samurai, Jin Sakai, must master a new fighting style, the way of the Ghost, to defeat the Mongol forces and fight for the freedom and independence of Japan.

Director: Nate Fox | Stars: Daisuke Tsuji, Eric Steinberg, Sumalee Montano, Patrick Gallagher

Votes: 15,089

8. The Invention of Lying (2009)

PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

A comedy set in a world where no one has ever lied, until a writer seizes the opportunity for personal gain.

Directors: Ricky Gervais, Matthew Robinson | Stars: Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Jonah Hill, Louis C.K.

Votes: 148,959 | Gross: $18.44M

9. 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: 98,270 | Gross: $24.83M

10. Dirilis: Ertugrul (2014–2019)

TV-14 | 120 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

The heroic story of Ertugrul Ghazi, the father of Osman (Uthman) who founded the Ottoman Empire.

Stars: Engin Altan Düzyatan, Hülya Darcan, Cengiz Coskun, Nurettin Sönmez

Votes: 39,862

11. Padmaavat (2018)

Not Rated | 163 min | Drama, History, Romance

Set in medieval Rajasthan, Queen Padmavati is married to a noble king and they live in a prosperous fortress with their subjects until an ambitious Sultan hears of Padmavati's beauty and forms an obsessive love for the Queen of Mewar.

Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Stars: Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh, Shahid Kapoor, Aditi Rao Hydari

Votes: 36,889 | Gross: $11.85M

12. Ironclad (2011)

R | 121 min | Action, Drama, History

In thirteenth-century England, a Knights Templar and a few of the Barons men fight to defend Rochester Castle against the tyrannical King John.

Director: Jonathan English | Stars: Paul Giamatti, Jason Flemyng, Brian Cox, James Purefoy

Votes: 43,656

13. The Church (1989)

R | 102 min | Horror

An old Gothic cathedral built over a mass grave develops strange powers that trap a number of people inside with ghosts from a 12th Century massacre seeking to resurrect an ancient demon from the bowels of the Earth.

Director: Michele Soavi | Stars: Hugh Quarshie, Tomas Arana, Feodor Chaliapin Jr., Barbara Cupisti

Votes: 8,889

14. Kwaidan (1964)

Not Rated | 183 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A collection of four Japanese folk tales with supernatural themes.

Director: Masaki Kobayashi | Stars: Rentarô Mikuni, Michiyo Aratama, Misako Watanabe, Kenjirô Ishiyama

Votes: 19,988

15. Tombs of the Blind Dead (1972)

PG | 101 min | Horror

Medieval knights executed for their black magic rituals come back as zombies to torment a group of vacationing college kids.

Director: Amando de Ossorio | Stars: Lone Fleming, César Burner, María Elena Arpón, José Thelman

Votes: 6,411

16. Ghost of Tsushima

Action, Adventure, Drama | Pre-production

Samurai warrior Jin Sakai, the last surviving member of his clan, who must set aside the traditions that have shaped him as a warrior to wage an unconventional war for the freedom of Tsushima.

Director: Chad Stahelski

17. Labyrinth (2012)

Not Rated | 108 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

Follows two women in two different eras both in search of the Holy Grail.

Stars: John Hurt, Tom Felton, Jessica Brown Findlay, Tony Curran

Votes: 3,537

18. Pilgrimage (II) (2017)

Not Rated | 96 min | Action, Drama, History

In 13th-century Ireland, a group of monks must escort a sacred relic across a landscape fraught with peril.

Director: Brendan Muldowney | Stars: Tom Holland, Richard Armitage, Jon Bernthal, Nikos Karathanos

Votes: 6,431

19. Genghis Khan (1965)

Approved | 120 min | Adventure, Drama, History

During the thirteenth century, the shy Mongol boy Temujin becomes the fearless leader Genghis Khan, who unites all Mongol tribes and conquers most of Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.

Director: Henry Levin | Stars: Stephen Boyd, Omar Sharif, James Mason, Eli Wallach

Votes: 2,533 | Gross: $0.00M

20. The Rising Hawk (2019)

Not Rated | 125 min | Action, Drama, History

The Mongol Empire had grown to the largest the world had ever known. Its armies now laid siege to much of Eastern Europe. A small village fights for freedom in the frontier landscape of the Carpathian Mountains.

Directors: John Wynn, Akhtem Seitablaev | Stars: Robert Patrick, Tommy Flanagan, Poppy Drayton, Alex MacNicoll

Votes: 4,511

21. The Last King (2016)

R | 99 min | Action, Drama, History

In the year 1206 Norway is raged by civil war. The King's illegitimate infant son, Håkon Håkonsson, which half the kingdom wants killed off, is guarded in secrecy by two men. A story which changed the course of the country's history.

Director: Nils Gaup | Stars: Jakob Oftebro, Kristofer Hivju, Torkel Dommersnes Soldal, Ane Ulimoen Øverli

Votes: 7,751 | Gross: $0.01M

22. Marco Polo (1982–1983)

504 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

The life and experiences of the thirteenth century explorer, who sought to connect the civilizations of China and Europe through trade.

Stars: Ken Marshall, Denholm Elliott, Tony Vogel, David Warner

Votes: 1,307

23. Maid Marian and Her Merry Men (1989–1994)

25 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

Robin was a cowardly tailor from Kensington, and Marian was the brains behind the Merry Men. With her ruthless band of freedom fighters, Marian seeks to save the villagers of Worksop from the tyrany of King John and his cunning henchman.

Stars: Kate Lonergan, Adam Morris, Danny John-Jules, Howard Lew Lewis

Votes: 1,605

24. Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972)

PG | 121 min | Biography, Drama, History

Dramatization of events in the life of St. Francis of Assisi from before his conversion experience through his audience with the pope, including his friendship with St. Clare.

Director: Franco Zeffirelli | Stars: Graham Faulkner, Judi Bowker, Leigh Lawson, Kenneth Cranham

Votes: 4,947

25. Kings of the Sun (1963)

Approved | 108 min | Adventure, Drama, History

On the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, the Native American tribe of chief Black Eagle clashes with the Mayan tribe of king Balam.

Director: J. Lee Thompson | Stars: Yul Brynner, George Chakiris, Shirley Anne Field, Richard Basehart

Votes: 2,183

26. Marco Polo (1962)

95 min | Adventure, Drama, History

Italian explorer rescues the daughter of the Mongol leader Kublai Khan, meets a hermit who has invented gunpowder and builds a cannon.

Directors: Hugo Fregonese, Richard McNamara, Piero Pierotti | Stars: Rory Calhoun, Yôko Tani, Robert Hundar, Camillo Pilotto

Votes: 177

27. Ironclad: Battle for Blood (2014)

108 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A survivor of the Great Siege of Rochester Castle fights to save his clan from Celtic raiders. A sequel to the 2011 film, "Ironclad."

Director: Jonathan English | Stars: Danny Webb, Roxanne McKee, Michelle Fairley, Tom Rhys Harries

Votes: 2,993

28. Princess of the Nile (1954)

Approved | 71 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Romance

In 1249, an Egyptian princess allies herself with the son of the Caliph of Baghdad in order to rid Egypt of its Bedouin invaders.

Director: Harmon Jones | Stars: Debra Paget, Jeffrey Hunter, Michael Rennie, Dona Drake

Votes: 432

29. Francesco (1989)

PG-13 | 119 min | Biography, Drama, History

Docudrama about the life of St-Francis of Assisi.

Director: Liliana Cavani | Stars: Mickey Rourke, Helena Bonham Carter, Andréa Ferréol, Nikolaus Dutsch

Votes: 1,693

30. Razia Sultan (2015)

21 min | Action, Biography, Drama

This sweeping historical drama charts the rise of a remarkable real-life figure, the first woman to ever rule the Delhi Sultanate.

Stars: James Ghadge, Abdur Rehman Shaikh, Pankhuri Awasthi, Rohit Purohit

Votes: 178

31. Alexander Nevsky (1938)

Not Rated | 112 min | Action, Biography, Drama

The story of how a great Russian prince led a ragtag army to battle an invading force of Teutonic Knights.

Directors: Sergei Eisenstein, Dmitriy Vasilev | Stars: Nikolay Cherkasov, Nikolai Okhlopkov, Andrei Abrikosov, Dmitriy Orlov

Votes: 12,262

32. Chunhyang (2000)

R | 137 min | Drama, Musical, Romance

A governor's son falls in love and marries a beautiful girl, the daughter of a courtesan. Their marriage is kept a secret from the governor who would immediately disown him if he found that his son married beneath him.

Director: Im Kwon-taek | Stars: Hyo-jeong Lee, Cho Seung-woo, Seong-nyeo Kim, Lee Jung-hun

Votes: 1,805 | Gross: $0.80M

33. Crusade in Jeans (2006)

PG | 125 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

After using his mother's newly built time machine, Dolf gets stuck in the year 1212. He ends up in a children's crusade where he confronts his new friends with modern techniques. However, ... See full summary »

Director: Ben Sombogaart | Stars: Johnny Flynn, Stephanie Leonidas, Emily Watson, Michael Culkin

Votes: 3,868

34. The Last Boy (2019)

87 min | Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi

With the world's end imminent, a dying mother sends her young son on a journey to the place which grants wishes. The film's inspired by the works of 13th century Sufi mystic and poet, Rumi.

Director: Perry Bhandal | Stars: Luke Goss, Flynn Allen, Peter Guinness, Matilda Freeman

Votes: 10,371

35. Zen (2009)

127 min | Biography, Drama

'Zen' Buddhist teacher Dogen Zenji is a very important religious person during the Kamakura period, 750 years ago. After his mother died, he decides to move to China and settle as a ... See full summary »

Director: Banmei Takahashi | Stars: Kankurô Nakamura, Yuki Uchida, Ryushin Tei, Kengo Kôra

Votes: 1,175

36. The Black Rose (1950)

Approved | 120 min | Adventure, History, Romance

A disinherited 13th Century Saxon nobleman leaves Norman England with an archer friend to seek his fortune in the Far East.

Director: Henry Hathaway | Stars: Tyrone Power, Orson Welles, Cécile Aubry, Jack Hawkins

Votes: 2,458

37. Mendirman Jaloliddin (2021– )

80 min | Action, Drama, History

The story of Sultan Jalaluddin Manguberdi, the last Khwarazmshah of the Turkic Anushteginid dynasty who defeated Mongols in many battles.

Stars: Emre Kivilcim, Javohir Zakirov, Takhir Saidov, Kaan Yalçin

Votes: 1,023

38. The Pagan King: The Battle of Death (2018)

TV-MA | 114 min | Action, Drama, History

On his deathbed, the reigning king bestows power to an unexpected heir who must find strength within himself to unite his people against the violent crusades which threaten their freedom.

Director: Aigars Grauba | Stars: Edvin Endre, James Bloor, Dainis Grube, Gints Andzans

Votes: 2,524

39. Marco Polo (2007 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 165 min | Adventure, Drama

The series follows the adventures and discoveries of the Venetian, Marco Polo.

Director: Kevin Connor | Stars: Ian Somerhalder, BD Wong, Desiree Siahaan, Brian Dennehy

Votes: 1,554

40. Yunus Emre (2015–2016)

70 min | Biography, History

As Mongol invasions are getting more frequent, Yunus travels to Nallihan where he establishes himself as Seldjuk official. After joining Taptuk Emre's dergâh (dervish monastery), he proceeds to follow his journey on becoming a dervish.

Stars: Gökhan Atalay, Payidar Tüfekçioglu, Baran Akbulut, Mehmet Çepiç

Votes: 3,046

41. The King Loves (2017)

35 min | Drama, Romance

Won, the crown prince of Goryeo, becomes best friends with his bodyguard Wang Rin. Their friendship is tested when they realize that they have fallen for the same woman.

Stars: Im Si-wan, Im Yoon-ah, Hong Jong-hyun, Jang Young-nam

Votes: 388

42. The Prince Who Was a Thief (1951)

Approved | 88 min | Adventure

In 13th-century Tangiers, regent Mustapha hires a paid assassin to kill baby Prince Hussein in order to usurp his throne but the assassin has second thoughts and steals the baby for himself.

Director: Rudolph Maté | Stars: Tony Curtis, Piper Laurie, Everett Sloane, Jeff Corey

Votes: 785

43. The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938)

Approved | 104 min | Adventure, Biography, Romance

Adventurer Marco Polo travels to China, where he finds the Emperor Kublai Khan, court intrigue, danger, and unexpected love.

Directors: Archie Mayo, John Cromwell | Stars: Gary Cooper, Sigrid Gurie, Basil Rathbone, George Barbier

Votes: 1,161

44. Furious (2017)

107 min | Action, Drama, History

In the 13th century, an amnesiac soldier vows to get his revenge on the Mongol army that ransacked his village.

Directors: Dzhanik Fayziev, Ivan Shurkhovetskiy | Stars: Ilya Malakov, Aleksey Serebryakov, Aleksandr Ilin, Timofey Tribuntsev

Votes: 3,895 | Gross: $0.01M

45. Razia Sultan (1983)

176 min | Biography, Drama, History

An account of the reign of Indian empress Razia Sultan and her love for her slave Jamaluddin Yakut.

Director: Kamal Amrohi | Stars: Hema Malini, Dharmendra, Parveen Babi, Pradeep Kumar

Votes: 232

46. Francis of Assisi (1961)

Not Rated | 105 min | Biography, Drama, History

In 13th century Italy, Francis Bernardone, the son of an Assisi merchant, renounces a promising army career in favor of a monastic life and starts his own religious order, sanctioned by the Pope.

Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Bradford Dillman, Dolores Hart, Stuart Whitman, Cecil Kellaway

Votes: 1,125

47. Yeelen (1987)

Not Rated | 105 min | Drama, Fantasy

A young man with magical powers journeys to his uncle to request help in fighting his sorcerer father.

Director: Souleymane Cissé | Stars: Issiaka Kane, Aoua Sangare, Niamanto Sanogo, Balla Moussa Keita

Votes: 2,753

48. Chiara (2022)

106 min | Biography, History

A biography of St. Clare of Assisi, who left her wealthy family to become a nun after hearing St. Francis preach.

Director: Susanna Nicchiarelli | Stars: Margherita Mazzucco, Luigi Lo Cascio, Paolo Briguglia, Carlotta Natoli

Votes: 241

49. Genghis Khan: The Story of a Lifetime

120 min | Biography, History

The fate of a legendary boy, Temudjin, later the Genghis Khan, who became the most powerful emperor of Mongolia. With his army created one of the largest empires of all time.

Directors: Ken Annakin, Peter Duffell | Stars: Richard Tyson, Daming Chen, Bekim Fehmiu, Rodney A. Grant

50. Revelation (2001)

R | 111 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

Dating back to the time of Jesus Christ, an ancient relic known as the Loculus has been fought over by the forces of light and darkness down the centuries. Created in 50 A.D., the wood ... See full summary »

Director: Stuart Urban | Stars: Natasha Wightman, Udo Kier, Diran Meghreblian, David Urban

Votes: 1,667