Movies like The Eagle
If The Eagle's mix of roman empire, scotland and slavery stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what The Eagle's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Spartacus
1960 · Directed by Stanley Kubrick · 197 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: roman empire, slavery, ancient rome · Also drama and adventure
The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena, Spartacus turns on his owners and leads the other slaves in…
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Gladiator
2000 · Directed by Ridley Scott · 155 min8.2
Why you'll like itShares: roman empire, slavery, ancient rome · Also drama and adventure
After the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, his devious son takes power and demotes Maximus, one of Rome's most capable generals who Marcus preferred.
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King Arthur
2004 · Directed by Antoine Fuqua · 126 min6.3
Why you'll like itShares: roman empire, hadrian’s wall · Also adventure and drama
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…
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The Vikings
1958 · Directed by Richard Fleischer · 115 min7.0
Why you'll like itShares: slave
Einar, brutal son of the viking Ragnar and future heir to his throne, tangles with clever slave Eric, for the hand of a beautiful English maiden.
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Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
2023 · Directed by James Mangold · 155 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: ancient rome
Finding himself in a new era, and approaching retirement, Indy wrestles with fitting into a world that seems to have outgrown him. But as the tentacles of an all-too-familiar evil return in the form of an old rival,…