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300
7.6

300

Dec. 09, 2006

300

Based on Frank Miller’s graphic novel, “300” is very loosely based the 480 B.C. Battle of Thermopylae, where the King of Sparta ...
300: Rise of an Empire
6.2

300: Rise of an Empire

Mar. 05, 2014

300: Rise of an Empire

Based on Frank Miller’s latest graphic novel Xerxes and told in the breathtaking visual style of the blockbuster “300,” this ...
The 300 Spartans
6.6

The 300 Spartans

Aug. 01, 1962

The 300 Spartans

Essentially true story of how Spartan king Leonidas led an extremely small army of Greek Soldiers (300 of his personal body guards from Sparta) ...
Alexander
5.6

Alexander

Nov. 21, 2004

Alexander

Alexander, the King of Macedonia, leads his legions against the giant Persian Empire. After defeating the Persians, he leads his army across the ...
Clash of the Titans
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Clash of the Titans

Apr. 01, 2010

Clash of the Titans

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, ...
Medea
7.0

Medea

Dec. 27, 1969

Medea

Based on the plot of Euripides’ Medea. Medea centers on the barbarian protagonist as she finds her position in the Greek world threatened, ...
Porky’s Hero Agency
6.7

Porky’s Hero Agency

Dec. 03, 1937

Porky’s Hero Agency

Porky is reading the myth of the Greek gorgon, who turned everyone she looked at into stone. Mother tells him it’s bed time; he dreams of ...
Oedipus Rex
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Oedipus Rex

Jan. 06, 1957

Oedipus Rex

The land ruled by King Oedipus is plagued by ill-fortune and the people are promised relief by the gods if the slayer of the former king is ...
Hercules
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Hercules

Jul. 23, 2014

Hercules

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, ...
Clash of the Titans
6.9

Clash of the Titans

Jun. 12, 1981

Clash of the Titans

To win the right to marry his love, the beautiful princess Andromeda, and fulfil his destiny, Perseus must complete various tasks including ...
The Legend of Hercules
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The Legend of Hercules

Jan. 10, 2014

The Legend of Hercules

In Ancient Greece 1200 B.C., a queen succumbs to the lust of Zeus to bear a son promised to overthrow the tyrannical rule of the king and restore ...
Jason and the Argonauts
6.0

Jason and the Argonauts

Jason and the Argonauts is based on the classic myth of Jason and the Golden Fleece. At a young age, Jason witnesses the brutal deposement and ...
Minotaur
3.6

Minotaur

Mar. 11, 2006

Minotaur

Long ago in the Iron Age a shadow loomed over a lonely village. For generations the village youths are stolen from their families and delivered ...
The Boys from Syracuse
6.1

The Boys from Syracuse

Jul. 30, 1940

The Boys from Syracuse

The action takes place in Ephesus in ancient Asia Minor, and the concerns The efforts of two boys from Syracuse, Anthipholus and his servant ...
Ulysses
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Ulysses

Oct. 06, 1954

Ulysses

A movie adaptation of Homer’s second epic, that talks about Ulysses’ efforts to return to his home after the end of ten years of war. ...
The Odyssey
7.0

The Odyssey

May. 18, 1997

The Odyssey

This lavish small-screen adaptation of Homer’s ancient epic–replete with exotic Maltese and Turkish locations, state-of-the-art ...
Troilus & Cressida
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Troilus & Cressida

Nov. 07, 1981

Troilus & Cressida

The bitter Trojan War drags on – the Greeks blame Achilles’ apathy for low morale, while Troy’s hero Hector challenges one of ...
RSC Live: Troilus and Cressida
7.4

RSC Live: Troilus and Cressida

RSC Artistic Director Gregory Doran directs the rarely performed Shakespeare play set in the Trojan War in its first production in the Royal ...