Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "king-david-character"

1. Young David (2023– )

TV-Y | Animation, Adventure, Family

Before he faced Goliath and took his place in history, David was a shepherd, tending his father's flock in the fields near Bethlehem. But even then, he had the qualities that would let him take on giants.

Stars: Brandon Engman, Matthew Gair, Sloan Lucas Muldown, David Rosenberg

Votes: 102

2. Solomon and Sheba (1959)

Not Rated | 141 min | Drama, History, Romance

After becoming king of ancient Israel, Solomon faces threats coming from his jealous dispossessed brother Adonijah, the Egyptian Pharaoh and the scheming Queen of Sheba.

Director: King Vidor | Stars: Yul Brynner, Gina Lollobrigida, George Sanders, Marisa Pavan

Votes: 3,791 | Gross: $12.20M

3. David (2025)

Animation, Family, Musical | Filming

Beyond the giant's shadow, the shepherd boy embarks on a journey to show his people that true power lies not in kingship, but in faith and freedom.

Directors: Phil Cunningham, Brent Dawes

4. King David (1985)

PG-13 | 114 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

The Biblical story of Israel's greatest King.

Director: Bruce Beresford | Stars: Richard Gere, Edward Woodward, Alice Krige, Denis Quilley

Votes: 2,536 | Gross: $4.80M

5. David and Bathsheba (1951)

Approved | 116 min | Drama, Family, History

After King David sees the beautiful Bathsheba bathing from the palace roof, he enters into an adulterous affair which has tragic consequences for his family and Israel.

Director: Henry King | Stars: Gregory Peck, Susan Hayward, Raymond Massey, Kieron Moore

Votes: 2,648

6. David (1997)

190 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

The tribes of Israel need to defeat the superior might of the Philistines: "Now appoint a king to lead us, such as all the other nations have." (I Samuel, 8:5). And so the prophet Samuel ... See full summary »

Stars: Maurice Roëves, Gina Bellman, Lina Sastri, Joseph Long

Votes: 1,550

7. Solomon (1997)

PG-13 | 180 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

David, now an old man, is still king of Israel. Among his sons, the ambitious Adonijah and the clever Solomon.

Stars: Ben Cross, Richard Dillane, Anouk Aimée, Vivica A. Fox

Votes: 1,486

8. King David (2012)

Action

The story of "David" anointed as a young man to be king of Israel, an action that would give him a turbulent life until his reign was secured. Based upon the text of books of "Samuel".

Stars: Leonardo Brício, Gracindo Júnior, Cláudio Fontana, Renata Dominguez

Votes: 366

9. David and Goliath (1960)

Not Rated | 95 min | Action, Drama, Family

King Saul of the Israelites is visited in Jerusalem by the Prophet Samuel who foretells him that a war with The Philistines is inevitable and the shepherd David will become king.

Directors: Ferdinando Baldi, Richard Pottier, Orson Welles | Stars: Orson Welles, Ivica Pajer, Eleonora Rossi Drago, Massimo Serato

Votes: 837

10. Once Upon a Time... Man (1978–1981)
Episode: Les vallées fertiles (1978)

TV-PG | 25 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama

On the rise of agriculture, as well as ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, Babylon, and Israel.

Director: Albert Barillé | Stars: Annie Balestra, Albert Barillé, Yves Barsacq, Claude Bertrand

Votes: 86

11. The Bible (2013)
Episode: Kingdom (2013)

TV-14 | 49 min | Action, Drama, War

King Saul and the Israelite army face seemingly impossible odds against the Philistine army and their champion, Goliath. An unlikely here, the young David, defeats Goliath and goes on to ... See full summary »

Director: Tony Mitchell | Stars: Keith David, Francis Magee, Laurie Paul Calvert, Paul Freeman

Votes: 392