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Adventure, Historie, Pseudohistorical Fantasy, epic film, historical film, medieval film, thriller film
In AD 895, in the North Atlantic, King Aurvandill "War-Raven" returns to the island of Hrafnsey, reuniting with his wife, Queen Gudrún, and his heir, Prince Amleth. To prepare Amleth for his eventual accession to the throne, the father and…
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Biographical picture, Historie, Military Film, Political Drama, Romantic Drama, War Film, action film, biographical film, drama film, medieval film, war film
In 1280, English king Edward I, known as "Longshanks", conquers Scotland following the death of the Scots' king, who left no heir. Young William Wallace witnesses the aftermath of Longshanks' execution of several Scottish nobles, then lose…
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Drama, Historie, drama film, historical film, medieval film
After a battle with the Scots, King Henry IV meets with those who fought. Hotspur is angry and insulting towards the king. England's Prince Henry ("Hal") spends his days drinking, whoring, and jesting with his companion Falstaff in Eastche…
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Drama, Historie, drama film, historical film, knight film, medieval film
While the plot of the film is portrayed in three separate chapters, each telling the same story from the perspective of the three main characters, the following description summarizes all three presentations into a single narrative: After …
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Drama, Fantasy, Knights Tale, medieval film, speculative fiction film, sword and sorcery film
Gawain is awakened on Christmas morning in a brothel by his lover, a commoner woman named Essel. He returns to Camelot, following a scolding by his mother Morgan le Fay. Gawain attends a feast at the Round Table with his uncle the Lord, wh…
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Adventure, Animation, Fairy-Tale Film, Pseudohistorical Fantasy, action film, adventure film, children's film, comedy film, family film, fantasy film, medieval film, monster film
The Viking village of Berk is frequently attacked by dragons that steal livestock and endanger the villagers. Hiccup, the 15-year-old son of the village chieftain, Stoick the Vast, is deemed too weak to fight, so he creates mechanical devi…
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Action, Pseudohistorical Fantasy, Sword And Sorcery, adventure film, drama film, fantasy film, medieval film
Mordred the warlock and his armies lay siege to Camelot. Uther Pendragon, the king of the Britons, infiltrates Mordred's lair during the attack and beheads him with the help of a unique sword forged by Merlin, saving Camelot. Uther's broth…
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Historie, Swashbuckler, action film, adventure film, drama film, epic film, medieval film, swashbuckler film
In AD 1199, Robin Longstride serves as a common archer in the army of King Richard the Lionheart. A veteran of Richard's crusade, he now takes part in the siege of Chalus Castle. Disillusioned, war-weary, and facing charges of misconduct a…
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Drama, Fantasy, Knights Tale, action film, drama film, fantasy film, medieval film, sword and sorcery film
In the Dark Ages, the sorcerer Merlin retrieves the magical sword Excalibur from the Lady of the Lake for Uther Pendragon, who is declared king. In exchange for their future child, Merlin uses his Charm of Making to help Uther seduce Igray…
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Action, Adventure, Romantic Drama, action film, adventure film, drama film, medieval film, romance film, swashbuckler film, vigilante film
In 1194, English nobleman Robin of Locksley has spent years in an Ayyubid prison in Jerusalem, having followed King Richard the Lionheart on the Third Crusade. Robin and his comrade Peter Dubois escape, saving the life of a Moor named Azee…
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Animation, Fantasy, Komödie, children's film, fantasy film, medieval film, monster film
A year after becoming chieftain, Hiccup, his Night Fury Toothless, and their fellow dragon-riders continue to rescue captured dragons to bring them to Berk. However, the island has become overpopulated with dragons and faces constant attac…
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Action, Adventure, Animation, action film, adventure film, children's film, comedy film, fantasy film, medieval film, monster film
Five years after the Viking villagers of Berk and the dragons have made peace, Hiccup and his Night Fury best friend, Toothless, map out unexplored lands. Hiccup's father, Stoick the Vast, pressures him to succeed as chieftain, although Hi…
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Action, Fantasy, action film, adventure film, fantasy film
Draenor, homeworld to the orcs, is being torn apart by a force known as fel magic. Orc warlock Gul'dan unites the orc clans into the Horde, and creates a portal to another world, Azeroth, by using fel magic to drain the life out of captive…
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Action, Knights Tale, War Film, action film, drama film, historical film, medieval film, sword-and-sandal film, war film
In the 5th century AD, the declining Roman Empire is withdrawing from Britannia, where the native Woads, led by Merlin, stage an insurgency. A group of Sarmatian knights and their half-British Roman commander Artorius Castus, known as "Art…
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Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Historie, action film, adventure film, fantasy film, medieval film, thriller film
Ahmed ibn Fahdlan is a court poet of the Abbasid Caliph Al-Muqtadir of Baghdad until his amorous encounter with the wife of an influential noble gets him exiled as an "ambassador" to the Volga Bulgars. Traveling with his father's old frien…
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Adventure, Computeranimation, Fantasy, action film, adventure film, drama film, fantasy film, medieval film, sword and sorcery film
In 507, Geatish warrior Beowulf travels to Denmark with his band of soldiers, to slay Grendel, a creature that killed King Hrothgar's people during a celebration in the mead hall Heorot. Beowulf becomes attracted to Hrothgar's wife Queen W…
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Action, action film, adventure film, medieval film, swashbuckler film
Lord Robin of Loxley, an aristocrat and an English longbow master, lives in Nottingham and enjoys a good life with his lover Marian, before he is drafted by the corrupt Sheriff of Nottingham to fight in the Third Crusade against the Sarace…
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Detective Film, Drama, Historie, Mysterie, crime film, drama film, horror film, medieval film, mystery film, thriller film
Franciscan friar William of Baskerville and his novice, Adso of Melk, arrive at an early 14th-century Benedictine abbey in Northern Italy. A mysterious death has occurred ahead of an important theological Church conference—a young illumina…
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Christmas film, Drama, Family Drama, Historie, LGBTQ-related film, drama film, historical film, medieval film
In 1183 in the Angevin Empire, 50-year-old Henry II of England seeks to name a successor and summons his family for Christmas at his castle in Chinon, Touraine. Henry wants his youngest son, John, to inherit his throne. His estranged wife,…
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Action, Fantasy, action film, adventure film, cinematic fairy tale, dark fantasy, drama film, fantasy film
After Queen Ravenna's Magic Mirror reveals that her sister, Princess Freya, is pregnant by her lover Andrew, tragedy strikes when Andrew kills their newborn daughter. In grief and rage, Freya's latent cryokinetic powers emerge, and she kil…
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Action, Historie, action film, adventure film, biographical film, drama film, historical film, medieval film
In 1304, outside the besieged Stirling Castle, John Comyn, Robert Bruce, and their allies, surrender to Edward I of England and pay him their homage. Afterwards, Bruce spars with the king's son, Edward, Prince of Wales, whom he had known a…
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Adventure, Drama, Sword And Sorcery, action film, adventure film, buddy film, fantasy film, medieval film, sword-and-sandal film
In 984 A.D., the knight Sir Bowen mentors Saxon Prince Einon in the Old Code, hoping that the boy will grow up as chivalrous, intelligent, and just ruler. While suppressing a peasant rebellion, Einon's father, King Freyne, is killed by the…
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Biographical picture, Historie, Monumental Film, biographical film, drama film, epic film, historical drama, historical film, medieval film, war film
As a child, Joan of Arc had a violent and supernatural vision. She returns home to find her village burning. Her older sister, Catherine, tries to protect her by hiding her from the attacking English forces.
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Knights Tale, Romance Film, action film, adventure film, drama film, knight film, medieval film, romance film, war film
King Arthur of Camelot, victorious from his wars, has dedicated his reign to promoting justice and peace and now wishes to marry. However, Malagant, a former Knight of the Round Table, desires the throne for himself. Lancelot, a vagabond a…
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