Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "roman"

1. Night at the Museum (2006)

PG | 108 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

A newly recruited night security guard at the Museum of Natural History discovers that an ancient curse causes the animals and exhibits on display to come to life and wreak havoc.

Director: Shawn Levy | Stars: Ben Stiller, Carla Gugino, Ricky Gervais, Dick Van Dyke

Votes: 377,372 | Gross: $250.86M

2. Ben-Hur (1959)

G | 212 min | Adventure, Drama

After a Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend in 1st-century Jerusalem, he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge.

Director: William Wyler | Stars: Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Stephen Boyd, Haya Harareet

Votes: 253,677 | Gross: $74.70M

3. Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (2011)

TV-MA | 55 min | Action, Adventure, Biography

In the time before the arrival of Spartacus, the House of Batiatus faces many challenges from competitors, and within its own household.

Stars: John Hannah, Manu Bennett, Peter Mensah, Dustin Clare

Votes: 145,405

4. King Arthur (2004)

PG-13 | 126 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A demystified take on the tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.

Director: Antoine Fuqua | Stars: Clive Owen, Stephen Dillane, Keira Knightley, Ioan Gruffudd

Votes: 176,134 | Gross: $51.88M

5. The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)

R | 164 min | Drama

The life of Jesus Christ, his journey through life as he faces the struggles all humans do, and his final temptation on the cross.

Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel, Barbara Hershey, Paul Greco

Votes: 63,132 | Gross: $7.63M

6. Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)

G | 106 min | Drama, History, Musical

Film version of the musical stage play, presenting the last few weeks of Christ's life told in an anachronistic manner.

Director: Norman Jewison | Stars: Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson, Yvonne Elliman, Barry Dennen

Votes: 29,920 | Gross: $24.48M

7. Centurion (2010)

R | 97 min | Action, Drama, History

A splinter group of Roman soldiers fight for their lives behind enemy lines after their legion is devastated in a guerrilla attack.

Director: Neil Marshall | Stars: Michael Fassbender, Dominic West, Olga Kurylenko, Andreas Wisniewski

Votes: 86,370 | Gross: $7.89M

8. Seneca (2023)

112 min | Biography, Drama

A look at the relationship between Seneca and Nero, the infamous Emperor he mentored since childhood and who accused him of plotting his assassination.

Director: Robert Schwentke | Stars: John Malkovich, Tom Xander, Louis Hofmann, Geraldine Chaplin

Votes: 597

9. Titus (1999)

R | 162 min | Drama, History, Thriller

Titus returns victorious from war, only to plant the seeds of future turmoil for himself and his family.

Director: Julie Taymor | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Jessica Lange, Osheen Jones, Dario D'Ambrosi

Votes: 21,465 | Gross: $1.92M

10. Julius Caesar (1953)

Not Rated | 120 min | Drama, History

The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassius persuades him to participate in his plot to assassinate Caesar but they have both sorely underestimated Mark Antony.

Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Stars: Louis Calhern, Marlon Brando, James Mason, John Gielgud

Votes: 12,880

11. Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar (1999)

Not Rated | 109 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

Inhabitants of the last unconquered village in Gaul (ancient France) use a magical potion to hold their independence from Roman invaders.

Directors: Claude Zidi, Olaf Wijnants | Stars: Christian Clavier, Gérard Depardieu, Roberto Benigni, Michel Galabru

Votes: 45,352 | Gross: $1.64M

12. Inferno (1980)

R | 106 min | Horror

An American student investigates the disappearance of his sister and the death of a friend, both connected from New York to Rome by an old alchemy book.

Director: Dario Argento | Stars: Leigh McCloskey, Irene Miracle, Eleonora Giorgi, Daria Nicolodi

Votes: 24,019

13. The Arena (I) (2001)

R | 92 min | Adventure, Drama, Action

In an age of Gladiators, the power that was Rome held its empire together with the might of its armies, the sweat and tears of its conquests, and the cheers and bloodlust of its citizens - ... See full summary »

Director: Timur Bekmambetov | Stars: Karen McDougal, Lisa Dergan, Olga Sutulova, Yuliya Chicherina

Votes: 817

14. Mary Magdalene (2018)

R | 120 min | Biography, Drama, History

Twelve men heard and spread the message of Jesus. Only one woman understood it.

Director: Garth Davis | Stars: Rooney Mara, Joaquin Phoenix, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Tahar Rahim

Votes: 11,551 | Gross: $0.12M

15. Kaos (2024– )

60 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy | Post-production

A modern day contemporary retelling of Greek mythology.

Stars: Debi Mazar, Aurora Perrineau, Fady Elsayed, Sam Buttery

16. Riverworld (2003 TV Movie)

86 min | Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Hale, an American astronaut dies and is reincarnated with other persons who have lived throughout all of human history and end up on a mysterious planet called 'Riverworld'. The humans are ... See full summary »

Director: Kari Skogland | Stars: Brad Johnson, Karen Holness, Emily Lloyd, Jeremy Birchall

Votes: 2,657

17. Up Pompeii! (1969–1970)

30 min | Comedy, History

Lurcio is a much-put-upon slave in the ancient Roman town of Pompeii. More often than not, Lurcio finds himself keeping his owner's family members apart, in order to keep them together.

Stars: Frankie Howerd, Elizabeth Larner, Kerry Gardner, Jeanne Mockford

Votes: 375

18. Astérix and Obélix: God Save Britannia (2012)

110 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

Asterix crosses the channel to help second-cousin Anticlimax face down Julius Caesar and invading Romans.

Director: Laurent Tirard | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Dany Boon, Edouard Baer, Guillaume Gallienne

Votes: 16,674

19. Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans (2019)

88 min | Comedy, Family, History

Atti, a smart and quick-witted Roman teenager, manages to upset Emperor Nero with one of his schemes. For punishment, Atti is sent to work in a cold and wet Britain where he also meets the Celts.

Director: Dominic Brigstocke | Stars: Sebastian Croft, Emilia Jones, Nick Frost, Craig Roberts

Votes: 3,246

20. Goodbye, Children (1987)

PG | 104 min | Drama, War

A French boarding school run by priests seems to be a haven from World War II until a new student arrives. Occupying the next bed in the dormitory to the top student in his class, the two young boys begin to form a bond.

Director: Louis Malle | Stars: Gaspard Manesse, Raphael Fejtö, Francine Racette, Stanislas Carré de Malberg

Votes: 36,120 | Gross: $4.54M

21. Attila (2001)

Unrated | 89 min | Action, Adventure, Biography

In 400 AD, the Roman Empire is the greatest power in the world. But to the east a fierce people arose: the Huns. They believe in a prophecy about a great king who will unite the tribes and challenge Rome for control of the world.

Stars: Pauline Lynch, Steven Berkoff, Andrew Pleavin, Tommy Flanagan

Votes: 11,103

22. Masada (1981)

394 min | Action, Drama, History

After the destruction of the Second Temple, nine hundred Jewish zealots hold out against a five thousand man Roman legion on the mountaintop fortress of Masada.

Stars: Peter O'Toole, Peter Strauss, Barbara Carrera, Alan Feinstein

Votes: 2,437

23. Untitled Denzel Washington Project

History, War | Pre-production

Based on the real warrior Hannibal, considered one of the greatest military commanders in history. The film covers the crucial battles he led against the Roman Republic during the Second Punic War.

Director: Antoine Fuqua | Star: Denzel Washington

24. Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion (2018)

87 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Asterix and Obelix help Getafix search for a young druid worthy of succeeding him, all while his old nemesis Demonix seeks to steal the recipe for his legendary magic potion.

Directors: Alexandre Astier, Louis Clichy | Stars: Christian Clavier, Guillaume Briat, Alex Lutz, Alexandre Astier

Votes: 11,335 | Gross: $1.27M

25. Cleopatra (1934)

Passed | 100 min | Biography, Drama, History

The man-hungry Queen of Egypt leads Julius Caesar and Marc Antony astray, amid scenes of DeMillean splendor.

Director: Cecil B. DeMille | Stars: Claudette Colbert, Warren William, Henry Wilcoxon, Joseph Schildkraut

Votes: 4,614

26. The Nativity Story (2006)

PG | 101 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

A drama that focuses on the period in Mary and Joseph's life where they journeyed to Bethlehem for the birth of Jesus.

Director: Catherine Hardwicke | Stars: Keisha Castle-Hughes, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Oscar Isaac, Hiam Abbass

Votes: 12,356 | Gross: $37.63M

27. Plebs: Soldiers of Rome (2022 TV Movie)

86 min | Adventure, Comedy, War

Three Plebs join the army in peace-time, hoping to win respect, romance and military discounts at selected restaurants. But when war's declared they're sent to fight on the front line of a ... See full summary »

Director: Sam Leifer | Stars: Jon Pointing, Tom Rosenthal, Ryan Sampson, Ellie Haddington

Votes: 1,075

28. Religulous (2008)

R | 101 min | Documentary, Comedy, War

Bill Maher's take on the current state of world religion.

Director: Larry Charles | Stars: Bill Maher, Tal Bachman, Jonathan Boulden, Steven Burg

Votes: 60,244 | Gross: $13.00M

29. The Final Inquiry (2006)

PG-13 | 112 min | Adventure, Drama, History

In 35 A.D., a Roman tribune is sent to Palestine to investigate the death and possible resurrection of a certain Jesus from Nasareth.

Director: Giulio Base | Stars: Daniele Liotti, Dolph Lundgren, Mónica Cruz, Hristo Shopov

Votes: 1,405

30. Being Human (1994)

PG-13 | 122 min | Comedy, Drama

One man must learn the meaning of courage across four lifetimes centuries apart.

Director: Bill Forsyth | Stars: Robin Williams, John Turturro, Kelly Hunter, Maudie Johnson

Votes: 4,259 | Gross: $1.52M

31. Antony and Cleopatra (1972)

Not Rated | 160 min | Drama, History

After the murder of her lover Caesar, Egypt's queen Cleopatra needs a new ally. She seduces his probable successor Mark Antony. This develops into real love and slowly leads to a war with the other possible successor: Octavius.

Director: Charlton Heston | Stars: Charlton Heston, Hildegard Neil, Eric Porter, John Castle

Votes: 1,203

32. Jesus (1999)

TV-PG | 77 min | Biography, Drama, History

A movie about the life, work and death of Jesus as we know it from the Bible.

Stars: Jeremy Sisto, Debra Messing, Jacqueline Bisset, Gary Oldman

Votes: 3,259

33. Cleopatra (1970)

X | 112 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

To decipher a scheme plotted by enemy aliens, three agents from the future travel to Cleopatra's time, where they witness her romances with Caesar and Mark Antony.

Directors: Osamu Tezuka, Eiichi Yamamoto | Stars: Chinatsu Nakayama, Kotoe Hatsui, Tsubame Yanagiya, Nobuo Tsukamoto

Votes: 851

34. Mary, Mother of Jesus (1999 TV Movie)

PG-13 | 88 min | Drama

Mary, Mother of Jesus and her pivotal position in Christianity is portrayed in the story of the woman who has been a symbol of hope and inspiration to people of diverse faiths throughout history.

Director: Kevin Connor | Stars: Christian Bale, Pernilla August, Melinda Kinnaman, David Threlfall

Votes: 1,424

35. The Dovekeepers (2015)

TV-14 | 90 min | Drama, Romance

Based in Alice Hoffman's historical novel about the Siege of Masada, the miniseries focuses on four extraordinary women whose lives intersect in a fight for survival at the siege of Masada.

Stars: Maia Laura Attard, Sam Neill, Rachel Brosnahan, Cote de Pablo

Votes: 923

36. Salome (1953)

Approved | 103 min | Drama, History

After her banishment from Rome, Jewish Princess Salome returns to her Roman-ruled native land of Galilee, where prophet John the Baptist preaches against Salome's parents, King Herod and Queen Herodias.

Director: William Dieterle | Stars: Rita Hayworth, Stewart Granger, Charles Laughton, Judith Anderson

Votes: 2,202

37. No Time for Nuts (2006 Video)

G | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

Scrat comes across a time machine and is transported to various times all in pursuit of his beloved acorn.

Directors: Chris Renaud, Michael Thurmeier | Stars: David Crommett, Darin De Paul, Dann Fink, Vanessa Lemonides

Votes: 4,356

38. Cabiria (1914)

Not Rated | 148 min | Adventure, Drama, History

Cabiria is a Roman child when her home is destroyed by a volcano. Sold in Carthage to be sacrificed in a temple, she is saved by Fulvio, a Roman spy. But danger lurks, and hatred between Rome and Carthage can only lead to war.

Director: Giovanni Pastrone | Stars: Italia Almirante-Manzini, Lidia Quaranta, Bartolomeo Pagano, Carolina Catena

Votes: 3,958

39. Androcles and the Lion (1952)

Approved | 98 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

Story of a Christian in ancient Rome who befriends a lion.

Directors: Chester Erskine, Nicholas Ray | Stars: Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Alan Young, Robert Newton

Votes: 1,066

40. The Silver Chalice (1954)

Approved | 142 min | Drama, Romance

A Greek artisan is commissioned to cast the cup of Christ in silver, and sculpt around its rim, the faces of the disciples and Jesus. He travels to Jerusalem and eventually to Rome to ... See full summary »

Director: Victor Saville | Stars: Virginia Mayo, Pier Angeli, Jack Palance, Paul Newman

Votes: 1,788

41. The Last Days of Pompeii (1935)

Approved | 96 min | Adventure, Drama

In the doomed Roman city, a gentle blacksmith becomes a corrupt gladiator, while his son leans toward Christianity.

Directors: Ernest B. Schoedsack, Merian C. Cooper | Stars: Preston Foster, Basil Rathbone, David Holt, Alan Hale

Votes: 1,203

42. Jupiter's Darling (1955)

95 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

Fabius loves his beautiful but vulnerable city, Rome, and he also loves his beautiful but invulnerable fiancée, Amytis. Fascinated by the tales she has heard about Hannibal, who is about to... See full summary »

Director: George Sidney | Stars: Esther Williams, Howard Keel, Marge Champion, Gower Champion

Votes: 700

43. The Malay Chronicles: Bloodlines (2011)

R | 109 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

The Malay Chronicles: Bloodlines (released in Malaysia as "Hikayat Merong Mahawangsa") is an adventure feature film set against the backdrop of ancient Malay, Roman and Chinese ... See full summary »

Director: Yusry Abd Halim | Stars: Stephen Rahman Hughes, Gavin Stenhouse, Jing Lusi, Rahim Razali

Votes: 1,155

44. Diary of a Maniac (1993)

94 min | Comedy, Drama

Although he has great sex with Luigia, grifter Benito becomes obsessed with sex and starts fantasizing about and bedding every woman he sees. Eventually, this obsession consumes him.

Director: Marco Ferreri | Stars: Jerry Calà, Sabrina Ferilli, Valentino Macchi, Laetitia Laneri

Votes: 306

45. Judas (2004 TV Movie)

PG-13 | 120 min | Biography, Drama, History

Judas meets Jesus and at first doesn't know what to make of him or whether or not to trust him. A cynical city boy, Judas makes fun of the country bumpkin disciples who follow Jesus but ... See full summary »

Director: Charles Robert Carner | Stars: Johnathon Schaech, Jonathan Scarfe, Tim Matheson, Fiona Glascott

Votes: 495

46. Apostle Peter and the Last Supper (2012)

88 min | Drama, History

Three days before his execution, the elderly Apostle Peter tells his jailer about his time with Jesus.

Director: Gabriel Sabloff | Stars: Robert Loggia, Bruce Marchiano, Laurence Fuller, Ryan Alosio

Votes: 1,233

47. Colosseum: Rome's Arena of Death (2003 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 59 min | Documentary, Action, Drama

Verus, a slave captured in the Balkans, sees a gladiatorial career in the arena as a preferable alternative to life in a rock quarry.

Director: Tilman Remme | Stars: Robert Shannon, Derek Lea, Jamel Aroui, Lotfi Dziri

Votes: 388

48. An Italian from Kipseli (1968)

111 min | Comedy

Against his rich sister's will, a sibling in love marries an alluring Grecian woman, risking exclusion from the inheritance. Only a brilliantly devious plan can help; but who can trick an entire family into believing Romans do it better?

Director: Dinos Dimopoulos | Stars: Maro Kodou, Alekos Alexandrakis, Giannis Vogiatzis, Katerina Gioulaki

Votes: 625

49. Infidus (2015)

80 min | Crime, Drama

Barabba must save his brother from a life of crime, no matter what the cost. Meanwhile, Massimo's wife is killed in a snuff film. Unified by violence, Barabba and Massimo's destinies are on collision course.

Director: Giulio De Santi | Stars: Mino Bonini, Massimo Caratelli, Maurizio Zaffino, Stefania Bonini

Votes: 652

50. Caesar the Conqueror (1962)

Not Rated | 103 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

Julius Caesar leads the Roman army to battle against rebels in Gaul.

Director: Tanio Boccia | Stars: Cameron Mitchell, Rik Battaglia, Dominique Wilms, Ivica Pajer

Votes: 278