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1. Conan the Barbarian (1982)

R | 129 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

A powerful warrior seeks to avenge the genocide of his people and the murder of his parents at the hands of a snake cult.

Director: John Milius | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones, Max von Sydow, Sandahl Bergman

Votes: 162,562 | Gross: $39.57M

2. The Scorpion King (2002)

PG-13 | 92 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

A desert warrior rises up against the evil army that is destroying his homeland. He captures the enemy's key sorcerer, takes her deep into the desert and prepares for a final showdown.

Director: Chuck Russell | Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Steven Brand, Michael Clarke Duncan, Kelly Hu

Votes: 145,474 | Gross: $91.05M

3. Conan the Destroyer (1984)

PG | 103 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Conan leads a ragtag group of adventurers on a quest for a princess.

Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Grace Jones, Olivia d'Abo, Wilt Chamberlain

Votes: 85,373 | Gross: $31.04M

4. The Beastmaster (1982)

PG | 118 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

A sword-and-sorcery fantasy about a young man's search for revenge. Armed with supernatural powers, the handsome hero and his animal allies wage war against marauding forces.

Director: Don Coscarelli | Stars: Marc Singer, Tanya Roberts, Rip Torn, John Amos

Votes: 25,235 | Gross: $14.06M

5. Red Sonja (1985)

PG-13 | 89 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

The fearless warrior Red Sonja sets out to avenge her family's murder and rid her kingdom from the tyrannical rule of evil Queen Gedren.

Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Brigitte Nielsen, Sandahl Bergman, Paul L. Smith

Votes: 44,900 | Gross: $6.95M

6. 10,000 BC (2008)

PG-13 | 109 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

In the prehistoric past, D'Leh is a mammoth hunter who bonds with the beautiful Evolet. When warriors on horseback capture Evolet and the tribesmen, D'Leh must embark on an odyssey to save his true love.

Director: Roland Emmerich | Stars: Camilla Belle, Steven Strait, Marco Khan, Cliff Curtis

Votes: 135,511 | Gross: $94.78M

7. Quest for Fire (1981)

R | 100 min | Adventure, Drama

This story takes place in prehistoric time when three tribesmen search for a new fire source.

Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud | Stars: Everett McGill, Ron Perlman, Nicholas Kadi, Rae Dawn Chong

Votes: 24,136 | Gross: $20.96M

8. Caveman (1981)

PG | 91 min | Comedy, Romance

A caveman seeks revenge on a much larger competitor for the hand of a beautiful cavewoman.

Director: Carl Gottlieb | Stars: Ringo Starr, Dennis Quaid, Shelley Long, Jack Gilford

Votes: 8,616 | Gross: $15.97M

9. One Million Years B.C. (1966)

Approved | 92 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

Prehistoric man Tumak is banished from his savage tribe and meets pretty Loana, who belongs to a gentler coastal tribe, but he must fight caveman Payto to win her favors.

Director: Don Chaffey | Stars: Raquel Welch, John Richardson, Percy Herbert, Robert Brown

Votes: 9,634

10. The Clan of the Cave Bear (1986)

R | 98 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

A young Cro-Magnon woman is raised by Neanderthals.

Director: Michael Chapman | Stars: Daryl Hannah, Pamela Reed, James Remar, Thomas G. Waites

Votes: 6,968 | Gross: $1.95M

11. Conan the Adventurer (1997–1998)

43 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

TV series featuring the mythical barbarian.

Stars: Ralf Moeller, Danny Woodburn, Robert McRay, Jeremy Kemp

Votes: 1,551

12. Kull the Conqueror (1997)

PG-13 | 95 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

A barbarian warrior becomes a king when he defeats a king in armed combat and the king's heir conspire to overthrow him and reclaim the throne by resurrecting an evil sorceress.

Director: John Nicolella | Stars: Kevin Sorbo, Tia Carrere, Thomas Ian Griffith, Litefoot

Votes: 8,762 | Gross: $6.09M

13. When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970)

G | 96 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Romance

Sanna escapes being sacrificed and meets Tara. Together, they live in a seaside tribe that worships the Sun God and survive the dangers of the creatures from the Mesozoic Era.

Director: Val Guest | Stars: Victoria Vetri, Robin Hawdon, Patrick Allen, Drewe Henley

Votes: 2,886 | Gross: $0.37M

14. Yor: The Hunter from the Future (1983)

PG | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

A warrior seeks his true origins in a seemingly prehistoric wasteland.

Director: Antonio Margheriti | Stars: Reb Brown, Corinne Cléry, John Steiner, Carole André

Votes: 3,487 | Gross: $2.81M

15. Prehistoric Women (1967)

Approved | 91 min | Adventure, Fantasy

Jungle guide David is kidnapped by a tribe of natives who want to sacrifice him to their white rhino god. Just as he is about to be killed, however, he is thrown backwards in time to a kingdom of brunette women and their blonde slaves.

Director: Michael Carreras | Stars: Martine Beswick, Edina Ronay, Michael Latimer, Stephanie Randall

Votes: 1,330

16. Creatures the World Forgot (1971)

GP | 95 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi

In prehistoric times, two brothers fight each other for the leadership of their tribe.

Director: Don Chaffey | Stars: Julie Ege, Tony Bonner, Robin John, Brian O'Shaughnessy

Votes: 1,059

17. Hercules and the Captive Women (1961)

Unrated | 94 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

Strong yet sleepy Hercules discovers that the Queen of Atlantis is plotting to take over the world with superhuman warriors.

Director: Vittorio Cottafavi | Stars: Reg Park, Fay Spain, Ettore Manni, Luciano Marin

Votes: 1,635

18. Atlantis: The Lost Continent (1961)

Approved | 90 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi

Welcome to Atlantis, where royal guardsmen wear uniforms that could easily be from the wardrobe of Ming the Merciless and some unfortunate slaves are turned into bovine-headed beasts.

Director: George Pal | Stars: Sal Ponti, Joyce Taylor, John Dall, William Smith

Votes: 2,147

19. Conan the Adventurer (1992–1993)

TV-Y7 | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Young Cimmerian barbarian Conan and his allies must stop snake-man wizard Wrath-Amon and his snake-men army from resurrecting evil serpent god Set. Conan must also destroy the evil wizard's ring that turned his family into stone.

Stars: Michael Donovan, Michael Beattie, Scott McNeil, Doug Parker

Votes: 1,492

20. The Viking Queen (1967)

Approved | 91 min | Adventure

Saline inherits the kingdom of England on the eve of the signing of the treaty sharing power with the Roman Empire. However, revolt was brewing, threatening the fragile peace.

Director: Don Chaffey | Stars: Don Murray, Carita, Donald Houston, Andrew Keir

Votes: 974

21. Duel of the Titans (1961)

Not Rated | 89 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Twin brothers revolt against tyranny in pre-Roman Italy and then come to a parting of the ways as they lead their people toward the founding of a new city.

Director: Sergio Corbucci | Stars: Steve Reeves, Gordon Scott, Virna Lisi, Franco Volpi

Votes: 966

22. One Million B.C. (1940)

Passed | 80 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Romance

Tale of Prehistoric survival and love between a male and a female belonging to opposing tribes that happened to be at slightly different stages of evolution.

Directors: Hal Roach Jr., Hal Roach | Stars: Victor Mature, Carole Landis, Lon Chaney Jr., Conrad Nagel

Votes: 1,684

23. Maciste contro i mostri (1962)

Not Rated | 82 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Wandering strongman Maxxus comes upon two warring tribes, the Sun worshipers and the Moon worshipers. He saves the leader of the Sun tribe from a sea monster, then later on when the Moon ... See full summary »

Director: Guido Malatesta | Stars: Reg Lewis, Margaret Lee, Luciano Marin, Andrea Aureli

Votes: 300

24. Prehistoric Women (1950)

Approved | 74 min | Adventure, Fantasy

Tigri and her stone-age girl friends hate all men, but realizing they are a necessary evil, capture some for potential husbands.

Director: Gregg G. Tallas | Stars: Laurette Luez, Allan Nixon, Joan Shawlee, Judy Landon

Votes: 632

25. La corona di ferro (1941)

Not Rated | 83 min | Adventure, Fantasy

A crown, supposedly made from a nail out of the Cross of Christ and the metal of Roman swords, becomes a legend and a symbol of justice.

Director: Alessandro Blasetti | Stars: Elisa Cegani, Luisa Ferida, Rina Morelli, Gino Cervi

Votes: 430

26. Hercules, Prisoner of Evil (1964)

90 min | Adventure, Fantasy

Hercules battles an evil sorceress who turns men into werewolves.

Directors: Antonio Margheriti, Ruggero Deodato | Stars: Reg Park, Mireille Granelli, Ettore Manni, Furio Meniconi

Votes: 259

27. The Giant of Metropolis (1961)

Unrated | 98 min | Adventure, Fantasy

Muscleman Ohro travels to the sinful capital of Atlantis to rebuke its godlessness and hubris and becomes involved in the battle against its evil lord Yoh-tar and his hideous super-science schemes.

Director: Umberto Scarpelli | Stars: Gordon Mitchell, Bella Cortez, Roldano Lupi, Marietto

Votes: 454

28. The Conqueror of Atlantis (1965)

93 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Hercules searches for a mysterious "phantom invader" that is raiding villages in the desert for gold.

Director: Alfonso Brescia | Stars: Kirk Morris, Luciana Gilli, Piero Lulli, Andrea Scotti

Votes: 120

29. Rahan - Fils des âges farouches (1987– )

24 min | Adventure, Animation, Family

Rahan, after surviving a volcanic eruption, leaves the world in search of knowledge and adventure.

Stars: Edgar Givry, Jean Négroni, Jean Barney, Fabrice Josso

Votes: 143

30. Il mondo di Yor (1983)

210 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

A four-part mini-series about a warrior who seeks his true origins in a seemingly prehistoric wasteland.

Stars: Reb Brown, Corinne Cléry, Luciano Pigozzi, Gianni Giuliano

Votes: 12

31. Tierra de Atlantes

Documentary | Post-production

Recent archaeological discoveries have confirmed the existence of Tartessos, a civilization traditionally imagined as an Eldorado in the Mediterranean Sea, and often mistaken as Atlantis -and which reality is not far from the myth.

Director: José Antonio Hergueta | Stars: Marta Díaz-Guardamino, Leonardo García Sanjuán, José María Luzon, Héctor Uroz