Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "knighthood"

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: 1,094,693 | Gross: $75.60M

2. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)

PG | 143 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

While playing, Lucy and her siblings find a wardrobe that lands them in a mystical place called Narnia. Here they realize that it was fated and they must now unite with Aslan to defeat an evil queen.

Director: Andrew Adamson | Stars: Tilda Swinton, Georgie Henley, William Moseley, Skandar Keynes

Votes: 429,464 | Gross: $291.71M

3. The Last Duel (2021)

R | 152 min | Action, Drama, History

The Knight Jean de Carrouges must settle the dispute over his wife Marguerite by challenging his former friend to a duel to the death.

Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Matt Damon, Adam Driver, Jodie Comer, Harriet Walter

Votes: 183,469 | Gross: $10.85M

4. Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)

PG-13 | 94 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Upon learning that his father has been kidnapped, Austin Powers must travel to 1975 and defeat the aptly named villain Goldmember, who is working with Dr. Evil.

Director: Jay Roach | Stars: Mike Myers, Beyoncé, Seth Green, Michael York

Votes: 223,482 | Gross: $213.31M

5. Youth (I) (2015)

R | 124 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

Retired orchestra conductor Fred Ballinger is on vacation with his daughter Lena and his film director best friend Mick Boyle in the Alps when he receives an invitation from Queen Elizabeth II to perform for Prince Philip's birthday.

Director: Paolo Sorrentino | Stars: Michael Caine, Harvey Keitel, Rachel Weisz, Jane Fonda

Votes: 83,343 | Gross: $2.70M

6. The Lost City of Z (2016)

PG-13 | 141 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

A true-life drama, centering on British explorer Major Percival Fawcett, who disappeared whilst searching for a mysterious city in the Amazon in the 1920s.

Director: James Gray | Stars: Charlie Hunnam, Robert Pattinson, Sienna Miller, Tom Holland

Votes: 99,797 | Gross: $8.58M

7. The Pirate Movie (1982)

PG | 98 min | Adventure, Comedy, Musical

A 1980s take-off of The Pirates of Penzance which centers on a noble pirate who leaves his profession and falls in love with a fiery young maiden.

Directors: Ken Annakin, Richard Franklin | Stars: Kristy McNichol, Christopher Atkins, Ted Hamilton, Bill Kerr

Votes: 4,817

8. 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: 18,134 | Gross: $22.72M

9. Finding Your Feet (2017)

PG-13 | 111 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

On the eve of retirement a middle class, judgmental snob discovers her husband has been having an affair with her best friend and is forced into exile with her bohemian sister who lives on an impoverished inner-city council estate.

Director: Richard Loncraine | Stars: Imelda Staunton, Celia Imrie, Timothy Spall, Joanna Lumley

Votes: 7,250 | Gross: $1.42M

10. Devdas (I) (2002)

Not Rated | 185 min | Drama, Musical, Romance

After his wealthy family prohibits him from marrying the woman he is in love with, Devdas Mukherjee's life spirals further and further out of control as he takes up alcohol and a life of vice to numb the pain.

Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Stars: Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit, Jackie Shroff

Votes: 47,146 | Gross: $3.50M

11. The Reckoning (2023)

59 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

The story of Jimmy Savile's life from his working-class roots, to his rise to TV stardom as a BBC presenter, and his later years when he managed to keep his reign of sexual abuse concealed until after his death in 2011.

Stars: Steve Coogan, Mark Stanley, Mark Lewis Jones, Darien

Votes: 3,790

12. Shanghai Knights (2003)

PG-13 | 114 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

When a Chinese rebel murders Chon's estranged father and escapes to England, Chon and Roy make their way to London with revenge on their minds.

Director: David Dobkin | Stars: Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson, Fann Wong, Aaron Taylor-Johnson

Votes: 112,784 | Gross: $60.48M

13. Victoria & Abdul (2017)

PG-13 | 111 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

Queen Victoria strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim.

Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Tim Pigott-Smith, Eddie Izzard

Votes: 38,370 | Gross: $22.25M

14. The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee (2020)

PG-13 | 88 min | Comedy

Paul Hogan is reluctantly thrust back into the spotlight as he desperately attempts to restore his sullied reputation on the eve of being knighted.

Director: Dean Murphy | Stars: Paul Hogan, Dorothy Adams, Trudy Ager, Simone Annan

Votes: 2,510

15. 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: 13,935 | Gross: $2.64M

16. The Court Jester (1955)

Approved | 101 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

A hapless carnival performer masquerades as the court jester as part of a plot against an evil ruler who has overthrown the rightful King.

Directors: Melvin Frank, Norman Panama | Stars: Danny Kaye, Glynis Johns, Basil Rathbone, Angela Lansbury

Votes: 13,996 | Gross: $0.02M

17. The Prince and the Showgirl (1957)

PG | 115 min | Comedy, Romance

An American showgirl becomes entangled in political intrigue when the Prince Regent of a foreign country attempts to seduce her.

Director: Laurence Olivier | Stars: Marilyn Monroe, Laurence Olivier, Richard Wattis, David Horne

Votes: 9,208

18. King Ralph (1991)

PG | 97 min | Comedy, Romance

A regular guy from America becomes king of England after a royal wipe-out puts him next in line.

Director: David S. Ward | Stars: John Goodman, Peter O'Toole, John Hurt, Camille Coduri

Votes: 16,992 | Gross: $34.00M

19. Restoration (1995)

R | 117 min | Biography, Drama, History

The exiled royal doctor to King Charles II devotes himself to helping Londoners suffering from the plague, and in the process falls in love with an equally poor woman.

Director: Michael Hoffman | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Sam Neill, David Thewlis, Polly Walker

Votes: 9,938 | Gross: $4.10M

20. Annie: A Royal Adventure! (1995 TV Movie)

G | 92 min | Comedy, Family

Leapin' lizards. America's favorite orphan is back in a brand-new adventure filled with sinister scoundrels, hilarious hijinks, and nonstop fun.

Director: Ian Toynton | Stars: Ashley Johnson, Joan Collins, George Hearn, Ian McDiarmid

Votes: 810

21. 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: 2,753

22. 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: 2,960

23. The Real Charlie Chaplin (2021)

114 min | Documentary, Biography

A look at the life and work of Charlie Chaplin in his own words featuring an in-depth interview he gave to Life magazine in 1966.

Directors: Peter Middleton, James Spinney | Stars: Pearl Mackie, Jeff Rawle, Paul Ryan, Matthew Wolf

Votes: 1,811

24. Justin and the Knights of Valour (2013)

PG | 90 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A young boy grows up as he embarks on a quest to become a knight.

Director: Manuel Sicilia | Stars: Freddie Highmore, Antonio Banderas, James Cosmo, Charles Dance

Votes: 6,434

25. The Virgin Queen (1955)

Approved | 92 min | Biography, Drama, History

Sir Walter Raleigh (Richard Todd) overcomes court intrigue to win favor with Queen Elizabeth I (Bette Davis) in order to get financing for a proposed voyage to the New World.

Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Bette Davis, Richard Todd, Joan Collins, Jay Robinson

Votes: 3,073

26. The Black Shield of Falworth (1954)

Approved | 99 min | Adventure, History, Romance

Peasant Myles Falworth is trained for knighthood and is groomed by various nobles to defeat the evil Earl of Alban who's plotting to usurp King Henry IV's throne.

Director: Rudolph Maté | Stars: Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh, David Farrar, Barbara Rush

Votes: 2,083

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: 1,576

28. The Crown of the Kings (2018– )

30 min | Biography, Drama, History

Period telenovela set in XIV century Poland. After King Wladyslaw the Elbow-high's death his only surviving son ascends the throne as King Casimir III.

Stars: Marcin Rogacewicz, Sebastian Skoczen, Andrzej Hausner, Wasyl Wasylik

Votes: 322

29. Midas Run (1969)

M | 106 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

A veteran Secret Service Agent from Britain hijacks a government shipment of fifteen million dollars of gold out of an irritation for never being knighted.

Director: Alf Kjellin | Stars: Fred Astaire, Richard Crenna, Anne Heywood, Ralph Richardson

Votes: 184

30. Time Trackers (1989)

PG | 86 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

When an evil scientist steals his colleague's time machine, his colleague's beautiful, brilliant daughter, aided by an L.A. cop and a hapless admirer (Wil Shriner), pursues him back to ... See full summary »

Director: Howard R. Cohen | Stars: Wil Shriner, Ned Beatty, Kathleen Beller, Bridget Hoffman

Votes: 263

31. Knights of Santiago (2023)

74 min | Drama, History

In a country divided in an eternal internal war, an order of knights rises to build a nation.

Director: Ana L. Martín | Stars: Fran Nortes, Eloy Arenas, Martina Herrero, Javier Esparza

Votes: 68

32. A Young Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1995)

95 min | Adventure, Fantasy

Hank is a shy high school student in Connecticut who plays in a band with his friends. While trying to fix an amplifier for the band, he gets a shock and awakes in the land of a peasant. He... See full summary »

Director: Ralph L. Thomas | Stars: Michael York, Theresa Russell, Nick Mancuso, Philippe Ross

Votes: 319

33. Facing Ali (2009)

R | 100 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport

Ten of Muhammad Ali's former rivals pay tribute to the three-time world heavyweight champion.

Director: Pete McCormack | Stars: George Chuvalo, Henry Cooper, George Foreman, Joe Frazier

Votes: 3,777

34. Shades of Fear (1994)

R | 93 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

Desire turns deadly as an intricate web of lies and betrayal unfolds on a voyage aboard a luxurious ocean liner. The journey begins when a naive young woman finds romance in the arms of a dashing stranger who could be a dangerous criminal.

Director: Beeban Kidron | Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, John Hurt, Jonathan Pryce, Dorothy Tutin

Votes: 373

35. Make Mine a Double (1959)

Approved | 86 min | Comedy, Thriller, War

A WWII British secret agent has a desperate mission in occupied France. An airman who is his double is enlisted in the scheme with the intention of confusing the enemy, but everyone gets confused.

Director: Darcy Conyers | Stars: Brian Rix, Cecil Parker, William Hartnell, Leslie Phillips

Votes: 177

36. Great (Isambard Kingdom Brunel) (1975)

30 min | Documentary, Animation, Short

An animated film about the British engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, who spearheaded numerous engineering marvels of the early 19th century - including the Thames Tunnel, the Great Western ... See full summary »

Director: Bob Godfrey | Stars: Richard Briers, Harry Fowler, Barbara Moore, Angus Lennie

Votes: 366

37. Stealing Belmondo (2012)

104 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance

The writer is on the wave of success, as he is approaching a creative stagnation. Trying to escape from his crisis, he makes a bet with the publisher that in 3 months, he'll finish his new novel. He surely wants the woman he loves back.

Director: Nikolai Knyazev | Stars: Anna Bondareva, Aleksandr Pankratov-Chyornyy, Sergey Zhuravel, Vladimir Mishchanchuk

38. Tales from the Tower (2001)

45 min | Drama

England's infamous Tower of London is showcased, and a history of its uses, including a prison, torture chamber and repository for the royal jewels.

Directors: Robin Bextor, Paul Bryers | Stars: Dallas Campbell, Marc Bolton, Anthony Straeger, Joseph C. Sullivan

Votes: 14

39. When Knights Were Cold (1923)

20 min | Short, Comedy

Though only the second half survives, here's a synopsis of what's left: Stan is a Robin Hood-type character in a medieval walled town. He's chased by an army of knights, but both he and his... See full summary »

Director: Frank Fouce | Stars: Stan Laurel, Mae Laurel, Catherine Bennett, Scotty MacGregor

Votes: 53

40. Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond (1990 TV Movie)

46 min | Documentary, Biography

The tragic life and career of two-time Oscar winner Viviemn Leigh, who battled tuberculosis and manic-depression but always remained a star.

Director: Gene Feldman | Stars: Jessica Lange, Vivien Leigh, Gertrude Hartley, Garson Kanin

Votes: 216

41. The Whip (IV)

82 min | Drama, Thriller | Post-production

With the looming threat of devastating welfare reforms known as Independence Credit, a full-time carer plots an audacious heist in a bid to halt the scheme in its tracks.

Director: Christopher Presswell | Stars: Shian Denovan, Gala Wesson, Tom Knight, Daniel Davids

42. Fei yan hu die zhan (1978)

85 min | Adventure

Roc Tien plays a top swordsman, who goes after a league of professional assassins and kung fu masters who are trying to upset the balance in the martial world.

Director: Chi Chang | Stars: Peng Tien, Ling Chia, Ho Tien, Emily Y. Chang

Votes: 17

43. General Invincible (1983)

93 min | Adventure, Fantasy

A Sword Master seeks to find his match and heir apparent. Thus, he challenges all comers to try and defeat him and his "empty mind," kung fu sword technique. One debonair swashbuckler ... See full summary »

Director: Peng-Yi Chang | Stars: Adam Cheng, Ling Chang, Lan Ding, Hsiang-Ting Ko

Votes: 21

44. Sir Robert Helpmann (1975)

53 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

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Director: Keith Salvat | Star: Robert Helpmann

45. The Miserly Knight/Gianni Schicchi (2005– )

74 min | Music, Musical

An impoverished knight is at odds with his rich but miserly father.

Stars: Maxim Mikhailov, Vyacheslav Voynarovsky, Matilda Leyser, Felicity Palmer

Votes: 8

46. The Fifty-First Dragon (1954)

Approved | 11 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

Based on the Heywood Broun story of an awkward Knight who couldn't keep up with his classmates at the Killing Dragons Knight School, until a professor, in order to instill self-confidence ... See full summary »

Directors: Pete Burness, Arthur Heinemann | Star: John Lund

Votes: 8

47. Posada 1330 (2014 TV Short)

15 min | Short, War

In summer 1330, a 30,000 Hungarian Knights army invades Wallachia. They ended up slaughtered entirely in the Battle of Posada.

Director: Alin Gurita | Stars: Florin Anghel, Cosmin Tudoran, Nicholas Lupu, Mihai Cotei

48. Gilbert & Sullivan: The Very Models (1998)

11 min | Animation, Short, Musical

Richard D'Oyly Carte, the theatrical impresario who brought Gilbert and Sullivan together, is tormented in a dream by his memories of this most tempestuous partnering.

Director: Barry Purves | Stars: Sandra Dugdale, Daphne Oxenford, Anna Burford, David Holt

Votes: 35

49. The Gay Knighties (1941)

Passed | 9 min | Animation, Short, Romance

Jim Dandy stars as Sir Archibald Cornwall, a wandering troubadour, who meets a silly giant Ogre he charms with his musical lute playing Frédéric Chopin's "Minute Waltz" (Op. 64 No.1) © Arnold Leibovit

Director: George Pal | Stars: Billy Bletcher, Rex Ingram, Victor Jory, Pat McGeehan

Votes: 8

50. Adolf Armstarke (1937)

87 min | Comedy, Romance

Adolph Turesson is a mild-mannered, meek college professor whose faint-heart isn't impressing the fair-lady he secretly loves, the golden-haired Britta Larsson. Attending a lecture, he ... See full summary »

Director: Sigurd Wallén | Stars: Adolf Jahr, Weyler Hildebrand, Georg Rydeberg, Theodor Berthels

Votes: 57