Movies Set in ancient times
Kinora's catalogue lists 22 films set in ancient times, spanning 1950–2009. Each is tagged by where and when it takes place — filter by real-world setting, era, and environment, or open any film for its full tagged world.
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- 1968
2001: A Space Odyssey
Off World · Wildernessdir. Stanley Kubrick - 2007
300
Mountaindir. Zack Snyder - 2009
Agora
Urbandir. Alejandro Amenábar - 1959
Ben-Hur
Urban · Coastal Seadir. William Wyler - 1989
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Suburbandir. Stephen Herek - 1963
Cleopatra
Urbandir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz - 2000
Gladiator
Urbandir. Ridley Scott - 1997
Hercules
Urban · Mountaindir. John Musker - 2002
Hero
Rural · Urbandir. Zhang Yimou - 1981
History of the World: Part I
Urban · Wildernessdir. Mel Brooks - 1963
Jason and the Argonauts
Coastal Sea · Islanddir. Don Chaffey - 1979
Life of Brian
Urban · Desertdir. Terry Jones - 1951
Quo Vadis
Urbandir. Mervyn LeRoy - 1950
Rashomon
Wildernessdir. Akira Kurosawa - 1960
Spartacus
Ruraldir. Stanley Kubrick - 1965
The Gospel According to St. Matthew
Rural · Desertdir. Pier Paolo Pasolini - 1988
The Land Before Time
Wilderness · Desert · Mountaindir. Don Bluth - 1988
The Last Temptation of Christ
Desert · Urban · Ruraldir. Martin Scorsese - 2004
The Passion of the Christ
Urban · Ruraldir. Mel Gibson - 1998
The Prince of Egypt
Desert · Urbandir. Simon Wells - 1956
The Ten Commandments
Desert · Urbandir. Cecil B. DeMille - 2004
Troy
Coastal Sea · Urbandir. Wolfgang Petersen
Frequently asked
How many movies are set in ancient times?
Kinora's catalogue lists 22 films set in ancient times, spanning 1950–2009.
What are some movies set in ancient times?
Films set in ancient times in our catalogue include 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), 300 (2007), Agora (2009), Ben-Hur (1959), and Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989).
What is the oldest movie set in ancient times?
Rashomon (1950) is the earliest film set in ancient times in our catalogue; the most recent is Agora (2009).