Movies like Viking
If Viking's mix of swordplay, siege and vikings (norsemen) stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Viking's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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The 13th Warrior
1999 · Directed by John McTiernan · 103 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: vikings (norsemen), 10th century · Also history and action
A Muslim ambassador exiled from his homeland joins a group of Vikings, initially offended by their behavior but growing to respect them.
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Medieval
2022 · Directed by Petr Jákl · 126 min6.9
Why you'll like itShares: middle ages (476-1453) · Also action and drama
The story of fifteenth century Czech icon and warlord, Jan Zizka, who defeated armies of the Teutonic Order and the Holy Roman Empire.
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail
1975 · Directed by Terry Jones · 91 min7.8
Why you'll like itShares: swordplay, 10th century
King Arthur, accompanied by his squire, recruits his Knights of the Round Table, including Sir Bedevere the Wise, Sir Lancelot the Brave, Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-As-Sir-Lancelot and Sir Galahad the Pure.
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The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
1999 · Directed by Luc Besson · 158 min6.4
Why you'll like itShares: siege · Also drama and action
In 1429, a French teenager stood before her King with a message she claimed came from God; that she would defeat the world's greatest army and liberate her country from its political and religious turmoil.
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Army of Darkness
1992 · Directed by Sam Raimi · 89 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: swordplay, middle ages (476-1453)
Ash, a handsome, shotgun-toting, chainsaw-armed department store clerk, is time warped backwards into England's Dark Ages, where he romances a beauty and faces legions of the undead.
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The Northman
2022 · Directed by Robert Eggers · 137 min7.0
Why you'll like itShares: vikings (norsemen), 10th century
Prince Amleth is on the verge of becoming a man when his father is brutally murdered by his uncle, who kidnaps the boy's mother. Two decades later, Amleth is now a Viking who's on a mission to save his mother, kill his…
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Kalashnikov AK-47
2020 · Directed by Konstantin Buslov · 105 min7.4
Why you'll like itAlso a Russian historical drama
A Russian military propaganda film about the tank commander Kalashnikov, severely injured in battle in 1941. The accident leaves him incapacitated and unable to return to the front line.