American movies about the Middle Ages

List of the best American movies about the Middle Ages, selected by visitors to our site: The King, Outlaw King, Mary Queen of Scots, Ophelia, Pilgrimage, Last Knights, Kingdom of Heaven, Macbeth, Robin Hood, King Arthur.

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Markimdb: 7.2
Genredrama, military, biography, history
CountryUnited Kingdom, Hungary, USA, Australia
Duration01:59

England, 15th century. Hal, a capricious prince who lives among the populace far from court, is forced by circumstances to reluctantly accept the throne and become Henry V.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genredrama, military, biography, history
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration01:57

Forced into exile by the English after being crowned King of Scotland, legendary warrior Robert the Bruce fights to reclaim the throne.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genredrama, biography, history
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration02:04

In 1561, Mary Stuart, widow of the King of France, returns to Scotland, reclaims her rightful throne and menaces the future of Queen Elizabeth I as ruler of England, because she has a legitimate claim to the English throne. Betrayals, rebellions, conspiracies and their own life choices imperil both Queens. They experience the bitter cost of power, until their tragic fate is finally fulfilled.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genremelodrama, history
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

Ophelia comes of age as lady-in-waiting for Queen Gertrude, and her singular spirit captures Hamlet's affections. As lust and betrayal threaten the kingdom, Ophelia finds herself trapped between true love and controlling her own destiny.

Markimdb: 5.8
Genreaction, drama, history
CountryRepublic of Ireland, Belgium, USA
Duration02:01

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

Markimdb: 6.2
Genreaction, drama, adventure
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, South Korea, Czech Republic
Duration02:37

When an evil emperor executes their leader, his band of knights – bound by duty and honour – embarks on a journey of vengeance that will not come to an end until they've destroyed their mortal foe.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genreaction, drama, adventure, military, history
CountryUSA, Spain
Duration02:25

    After his wife dies, a blacksmith named Balian is thrust into royalty, political intrigue and bloody holy wars during the Crusades.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genredrama, military, history
    CountryUnited Kingdom, France, USA
    Duration01:40

    Feature film adaptation of Shakespeare's Scottish play about General Macbeth whose ambitious wife urges him to use wicked means in order to gain power of the throne over the sitting king, Duncan.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genreaction, drama, adventure
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom
    Duration02:28

    When soldier Robin happens upon the dying Robert of Loxley, he promises to return the man's sword to his family in Nottingham. There, he assumes Robert's identity; romances his widow, Marion; and draws the ire of the town's sheriff and King John's henchman, Godfrey.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genreaction, drama, adventure, military, history
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland
    Duration02:06

    The story of the Arthurian legend, based on the 'Sarmatian hypothesis' which contends that the legend has a historical nucleus in the Sarmatian heavy cavalry troops stationed in Britain, and that the Roman-British military commander, Lucius Artorius Castus is the historical person behind the legend.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genremelodrama, drama, biography, history
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration01:50

    A sumptuous and sensual tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal set against the backdrop of a defining moment in European history: two beautiful sisters, Anne and Mary Boleyn, driven by their family's blind ambition, compete for the love of the handsome and passionate King Henry VIII.

    Genremelodrama
    Duration03:42

    An American classic in which a manipulative woman and a roguish man carry on a turbulent love affair in the American south during the Civil War and Reconstruction.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genrehorror, fantastic, action, fantasy, adventure, cartoon
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:47

    Beings with supernatural powers join together to fight against supernatural villains.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrehorror, fantasy
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:12

    On the outskirts of a kingdom, a quiet but fierce medieval warrior protects the realm from monsters and the occult. His gruesome collection of heads is missing only one - the monster that killed his daughter years ago. Driven by a thirst for revenge, he travels wild expanses on horseback. When his second chance arrives, it’s in a way far more horrifying than he ever imagined.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration02:09

    A young servant fleeing from his master takes refuge at a convent full of emotionally unstable nuns in the middle ages.

    Markimdb: 5.2
    Genreaction, fantasy, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:52

    A quest that begins as a personal vendetta for the fierce Cimmerian warrior soon turns into an epic battle against hulking rivals, horrific monsters, and impossible odds, as Conan (Jason Momoa) realizes he is the only hope of saving the great nations of Hyboria from an encroaching reign of supernatural evil.

    Markimdb: 8.1
    Genrefantasy, comedy, musical, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration03:20

    Once upon a time, the dashing hero, Prince Galavant lost the love of his life, Madalena, to the evil King Richard. Now, our fallen hero is ready to take revenge and restore his “happily ever after.” But it won't be without a few twists and turns along the way in this fairytale musical.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Italy, Luxembourg, USA
    Duration01:58

    In Verona, bad blood between the Montague and Capulet families leads to much bitterness. Despite the hostility, Romeo Montague manages an invitation to a masked ball at the estate of the Capulets and meets Juliet, their daughter. The two are instantly smitten but dismayed to learn that their families are enemies. Romeo and Juliet figure out a way to pursue their romance, but Romeo is banished for his part in the slaying of Juliet's cousin, Tybalt.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genreadventure, family, cartoon
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:18

    Meet Clutch Powers, the best builder and explorer in the LEGO universe as he heads off on his most dangerous mission yet. Join Clutch and his team of experts as their adventure leads them from City to the Space Police prison planet to the medieval world of Ashlar where they must help the rightful heir to the King’s throne find the courage to regain the kingdom from the evil wizard Malign.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genreaction, thriller, fantasy, adventure
    CountryUSA, China, Hong Kong, Australia, Canada
    Duration02:21

    European mercenaries searching for black powder become embroiled in the defense of the Great Wall of China against a horde of monstrous creatures.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrefantasy, drama, detective
    CountryRussia, Germany, Japan, Italy, France, USA, United Kingdom
    Duration02:20

    Faust inhabits an earthy, 19th-century world of primitive autopsies and medical rituals. He becomes obsessed with the beautiful Margarete and desperately turns to a physically grotesque moneylender to conjure their union.

    Markimdb: 4.3
    Genreaction, melodrama, drama, adventure, military, history
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Luxembourg, USA, Germany, Serbia
    Duration01:40

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

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genreaction, fantasy, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:38

      A 14th century Crusader returns with his comrade to a homeland devastated by the Black Plague. The Church commands the two knights to transport a witch to a remote abbey, where monks will perform a ritual in hopes of ending the pestilence.

      Markimdb: 3.5
      Genrehorror, fantasy
      CountryUSA

      1099 A.D.: A battle-weary knight leads his men home from the Holy Land after years of fighting. But the supposedly holy relic he’s carrying bears a terrible curse…

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genreaction, fantasy, drama, adventure
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Australia
      Duration02:34

      When the child Arthur’s father is murdered, Vortigern, Arthur’s uncle, seizes the crown. Robbed of his birthright and with no idea who he truly is, Arthur comes up the hard way in the back alleys of the city. But once he pulls the sword Excalibur from the stone, his life is turned upside down and he is forced to acknowledge his true legacy... whether he likes it or not.

      Markimdb: 4.3
      Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
      CountryUSA, China
      Duration02:22

      When three college students move into an old house off campus, they unwittingly unleash a supernatural entity known as The Bye Bye Man, who comes to prey upon them once they discover his name. The friends must try to save each other, all the while keeping The Bye Bye Man's existence a secret to save others from the same deadly fate.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA, Australia, United Kingdom
      Duration01:53

      Vampire Barnabas Collins is inadvertently freed from his tomb and emerges into the very changed world of 1972. He returns to Collinwood Manor to find that his once-grand estate and family have fallen into ruin.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genredrama, music
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:45

      When the beloved cellist of a world-renowned string quartet is diagnosed with a life threatening illness, the group’s future suddenly hangs in the balance as suppressed emotions, competing egos and uncontrollable passions threaten to derail years of friendship and collaboration. As they are about to play their 25th anniversary concert — quite possibly their last — only their intimate bond and the power of music can preserve their legacy.

      Markimdb: 7.4
      Genredrama, biography, history
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:58

      Based on the book by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin, Game Change focuses on the Republican run of the 2008 Presidential election, when candidate John McCain picks a relative unknown, Alaskan governor Sarah Palin, to be his running mate. As the campaign kicks into high gear, her lack of experience, in both political and media savvy, becomes a drain upon McCain and his strategists. Directed by Jay Roach, who previously directed the HBO film Recount and the Austin Powers movies, Game Change premiered on HBO on March 10th, 2012.

      Markimdb: 5.4
      Genrehorror, thriller
      CountryUSA

      A young nurse downloads an app that tells her she only has three days to live. With time ticking away and a mysterious figure haunting her, she must find a way to save her life before time runs out.

      Markimdb: 5
      Genrehorror, thriller, detective
      CountryUSA, Canada
      Duration02:01

      Students on a camping trip discover something sinister is lurking beyond the trees.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:45

        Three sixty-something friends take a break from their day-to-day lives to throw a bachelor party in Las Vegas for their last remaining single pal.

        Markimdb: 6.3
        Genredrama, documentary
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:21

        One of Al Pacino's directory experiments, Salomé was filmed over 5 days in 2011, but has yet to be widely released. It is a part of a double feature on the Oscar Wilde short play "Salomé", together with the Venice-shown documentary "Wilde Salomé", that shows the making of this film. The synops shown on IMDb for the 1923 take on the play goes as following: "Salome, the daughter of Herodias, seduces her step-father/uncle Herod, governor of Judea, with a salacious dance. In return, he promises her the head of the prophet John the Baptist."

        Markimdb: 3.7
        Genrehorror
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:57

        Four friends on their way to Coachella stop off in Los Angeles to tour true-crime occult sites, only to encounter a mysterious young runaway who puts them on a terrifying path to ultimate horror.

        Markimdb: 6.1
        Genrecomedy, melodrama
        CountryUSA

        To land a major client, an LA wine exec travels to an Australian sheep station, where she signs on as a ranch hand and hits it off with a rugged local.

        Markimdb: 6
        Genrethriller, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:39

        A young woman is returned home to her biological parents after living with her abductor for 17 years.

        Markimdb: 3.1
        Genrefantastic, action
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:24

        After the American Army shot down a UFO in 1947, generations of elite commandos were secretly trained to deal with the aliens' feared return. However, the extra-terrestrials never came back and the elite force was disbanded. Sixty-six years after the Roswell crash, the aliens are invading Earth and only the over-the-hill retired commandos can stop them.

        Markimdb: 8.2
        Genrethriller, drama, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:18

        World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by his troubling visions and also by a mysterious doctor.

        Markimdb: 5.7
        Genrefantastic, action, adventure, military
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:56

        A group of archaeological students become trapped in the past when they go there to retrieve their professor. The group must survive in 14th century France long enough to be rescued.

        Markimdb: 7.7
        Genrecomedy
        CountryUSA

        In this hilarious new comedy special, stand-up Brad Williams tackles race and political correctness, as well as how his father raised him to deal with adversity.

        Markimdb: 5.7
        Genrecomedy, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:22

        After an unexpected tragedy, Suzanne searches for the true meaning of Christmas during one sad, strange December in suburban Virginia.

        Markimdb: 5.9
        Genredrama, crime, biography
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:33

        A narrative feature film inspired by the events known as the Beltway sniper attacks.

        Markimdb: 5.2
        Genrehorror, thriller, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:12

        Shannon and Kris embark on a cross country road trip, to put back the pieces of their strained friendship. But it all falls apart when their car breaks down in Kain, Arizona. A place where you can check in anytime you want, but you can never leave.

        Markimdb: 3
        Genreaction, thriller, fantasy, adventure, military
        CountryGermany, Canada, USA, Bulgaria
        Duration01:26

        Hazen Kaine, an American contract killer living in Sofia, Bulgaria, gets more than he bargains for when he enters into a contract with the mob. One last job before he gets out and starts a new life for himself. The targets: the three children of royal billionaire Andon Dupont. Seems simple enough, or so he thought. Hazen apprehends the children, and before he can blink an eye, a simple necklace worn by one of the children sends his life spiraling back to medieval times. Now completely out of his element, Hazen fights for his life as he tries to escape a medieval army and a fierce fire-breathing dragon.

        Markimdb: 6.1
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:30

        Sam, a soldier who had served in Afghanistan and Iraq, meets Amira when he visits her uncle, Bassam, who had served as Sam's Iraqi translator. Bassam and Sam have a special bond due to their time together in the war. Initially Amira does not trust him because he was an American soldier and her brother was killed by a bomb from American troops in the war. Sam's cousin, Charlie, asks Sam to help him with illegal hedge funds unbeknownst to Sam at the time. Amira is staying with her uncle Bassam since her father died. She sells bootlegged films on the street corner but is forced to stay with Sam after getting busted; immigration officials begin pursuing her. As the film progresses, Sam and Amira fall in love.

        Markimdb: 6
        Genrecomedy, drama, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:12

        Rebellious, quick-witted Erica Vandross is a 17-year-old firecracker living with her single mom, Laurie, and her mom's new boyfriend, Bob, in L.A.'s San Fernando Valley. When Bob's mentally unbalanced son, Luke, arrives from rehab to live with the family, Erica finds her domestic and personal life overwhelmed. With Luke and her sidekicks Kala and Claudine in tow, Erica acts out by exposing a high school teacher's dark secret.

        Markimdb: 3.3
        Genrehorror, thriller
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:46

        A group of young men dare a classmate to reach the porch of a legendary old house, said to be haunted by the thirteen victims of a family massacre. In hopes of making a viral video they arm him with a video camera to prove he was there or to capture him fleeing in terror before even reaching the house, as others have. When he doesn't return, the guys must go in to get him. Inside they discover the truth about the house, the fate of their friend and their own fate as well.

        Markimdb: 4.2
        Genreaction, fantasy, adventure
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:38

        Dawn of the Dragonslayer tells the story of Will (Richard McWilliams), a shepherd's son whose land is ravaged by a dragon.

        Markimdb: 4.4
        Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, biography
        CountryUSA

        Spanning over two decades, "For the Love of Money" follows the true account of an Israeli immigrant who searches for his piece of the American dream.

        Markimdb: 7.1
        Genrethriller, drama, crime
        CountryUSA, France
        Duration01:30

        When the quiet life of a beach bum is upended by dreadful news, he sets off for his childhood home to carry out an act of vengeance.




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