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siege

swordplay

War

Andrey Kravchuk Director

Svetlana Khodchenkova as Irina

Joakim Nätterqvist as Khevding

Kirill Pletnyov as Oleg

Zhaidarbek Kunguzhinov as Sotnik pechenegov

The early Middle Ages. A time of heavy swords and dark blood law. The ruling clan is in discord. The guilt for the accidental death of the brother has fallen on the Grand Duke. According to the law, revenge must be taken by the younger brother, a bastard. For the refusal to kill, he has to pay with eve- rything he had, because “for peace you need more swords than for a war”...

Ivanhoe

1982

6.7

♡ 6

73%

miniseries

Douglas Camfield Director

Sam Neill as Brian de Bois-Guilbert

Kevin Stoney as Fitzurse

Tony Haygarth as Friar Tuck

Philip Locke as Grand Master

Ivanhoe, a worthy and noble knight, the champion of justice returns to England after the holy wars, and finds England under the reign of Prince John and his henchmen and finds himself being involved in the power-struggle for the throne of England.

Sword of the Valiant

1984

4.4

♡ 4

30%

based on song, poem or rhyme

Adventure

Stephen Weeks Director

Peter Cushing as Seneschal - Gaspar

Peter Firth as Sir Gawain

Sean Connery as The Green Knight

Trevor Howard as The King

Gawain was a squire in King Arthur's court when the Green Knight burst in and offered to play a game with a brave knight. Gawain journeys across the land, learning about life, saving damsels, and solving the Green Knight's riddle.

Blanche

1971

French

6.5

♡ 3

82%

Walerian Borowczyk Director

Jacques Perrin as Bartolomeo

Ligia Branice as Blanche - la châtelaine

Michel Simon as Le châtelain

Georges Wilson as Le roi

Blanche is the young, pure, beautiful wife of the Master of the castle, in a secluded land. Every man is in love with her, including the King and his servant Bartolomeo, visiting the Master.

Romeo & Juliet

2013

5.8

♡ 57

based on play or musical

Drama

family feud

middle ages

star crossed lovers

tragic love

Carlo Carlei Director

Paul Giamatti as Friar Laurence

Hailee Steinfeld as Juliet

Natascha McElhone as Lady Capulet

Lesley Manville as Nurse

In Verona, bad blood between the Montague and Capulet families leads to much bitterness. Despite the hostility, Romeo Montague manages an invitation to a masked ball at the estate of the Capulets and meets Juliet, their daughter. The two are instantly smitten but dismayed to learn that their families are enemies. Romeo and Juliet figure out a way to pursue their romance, but Romeo is banished for his part in the slaying of Juliet's cousin, Tybalt.

L'armata Brancaleone

1966

Italian

7.7

♡ 7

Mario Monicelli Director

Carlo Pisacane as Abacuc

Alfio Caltabiano as Arnolfo Mano-di-ferro

Barbara Steele as Teodora

Maria Grazia Buccella as Vedova

A group of rogues steal a scroll granting its bearer the property of the land of Aurocastro in Apulia, a province in the south of Italy. They elect a shaggy knight, Brancaleone from Norcia, as their leader, and decide to get possession of this supposedly wealthy land. Many adventures will occurr during the journey.

The Little Hours

2017

5.8

♡ 67

78%

50%

14th century

based on novel or book

Comedy

convent (nunnery)

middle ages

nunhood

Jeff Baena Director

Alison Brie as Alessandra

Aubrey Plaza as Fernanda

Paul Reiser as Ilario

Dave Franco as Massetto

Garfagnana, Italy, 1347. The handsome servant Masseto, fleeing from his vindictive master, takes shelter in a nunnery where three young nuns, Sister Alessandra, Sister Ginevra and Sister Fernanda, try unsuccessfully to find out what their purpose in life is, a conundrum that each of them faces in different ways.

Catherine Called Birdy

2022

6.6

♡ 18

89%

teenage girl

Lena Dunham Director

Bella Ramsey as Birdy

Ralph Ineson as Golden Tiger

David Bradley as Lord Gideon Sidebottom

Moya Brady as Nan the Midwife

A teenage girl in Medieval England navigates life and tries to avoid the arranged marriages her father maps out for her.

The Visitors

1993

French

7.0

♡ 30

31%

nobility

servant

time travel

Jean-Marie Poiré Director

Valérie Lemercier as Frénégonde de Pouille / Béatrice de Montmirail

Jean Reno as Godefroy de Papincourt, Comte de Montmirail

Arielle Sémenoff as Jacqueline

Christian Clavier as Jacquouille la Fripouille / Jacquard

After a wizard's spell goes awry, 12th-century Gallic knight Godefroy de Papincourt, Count of Montmirail finds himself transported to 1993, along with his dimwitted servant, Jacquouille la Fripouille. Startled and perplexed by modern technology, the duo run amok, destroying cars and causing chaos until they meet Beatrice de Montmirail, an aristocratic descendant of the nobleman, who may be able to help them get back to 1123.

The Hexer

2001

Polish

3.8

♡ 5

Marek Brodzki Director

Marian Glinka as Boholt

Dariusz Jakubowski as Jez

Anna Dymna as Nenneke

Agata Buzek as Pavetta

A heroic fantasy based on the famous novels by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski, "The Sword of Destiny" and "The Last Wish". This film immerses us in a world inhabited by kings and knights, princesses and sorcerers, priests and magicians, where fire-breathing dragons guard untold treasures, and human greed leads to an endless struggle for power, cruelty, bloodshed, and violence. And this world has its own superheroes - fearless witchers, people with magical powers. Their mission is to protect the human race from any misfortune. The witcher Geralt of Rivia must find the young princess Ciri, kidnapped by enemies. Only her return to the small kingdom of Cintra, which was attacked by aggressors, can restore peace and order there. The brave witcher sets off on a journey, long, distant and deadly.

The Legend of Mor'du

2012

6.1

♡ 23

32%

Animation

bear

brother against brother

Brian Larsen Director

Steve Purcell as The Crow

Julie Walters as The Witch

Callum O'Neill as Wee Dingwall

The witch from Pixar's Brave uses magical illustrations to tell the legend of a power-obsessed prince who sought a magic spell that would allow him to wrest control of a kingdom from his brothers, only to destroy that kingdom and his own fate as well.

Nothing Left to Do but Cry

1984

Italian

7.6

♡ 4

81%

travel

Roberto Benigni Director

Stefano Gragnani as

Paolo Bonacelli as Leonardo da Vinci

Roberto Benigni as Saverio

Carlo Monni as Vitellozzo

Two 20th-century friends accidentally stumble into the year 1492, where they meet a charming teen and try to alter history.

The Scythian

2018

Russian

6.1

♡ 39

70%

sword

swordplay

Rustam Mosafir Director

Fedor Starykh as Killer with a crossbow

Aleksandr Kuznetsov as Kunitsa

Vladimir Lukyanchikov as Scythian

Vitaly Kravchenko as Yar

A new era is about to begin in Eastern Europe. Scythians, the proud warriors, are all but gone and most of the few remaining descendants have become ruthless mercenary assassins. Lutobor, a warrior who becomes involved in intertribal conflicts, sets off on a perilous journey to save his family guided by a captive Scythian.

The Visitors II: The Corridors of Time

1998

French

6.1

♡ 15

Jean-Marie Poiré Director

Jean Reno as Comte Godefroy de Montmirail, dit Godefroy le Hardi

Christian Clavier as Jacquouille la Fripouille / Jacques-Henri Jacquard / Prosper le Purineur / Jacouillet

Philippe Nahon as Le gérant du supermarché

Jacques Mathou as Monsieur Lumeau-Péricard

The sequel to The Visitors reunites us with those lovable ruffians from the French Medieval ages who - through magic - are transported into the present, with often drastic consequences. Godefroy de Montmirail travels to today to recover the missing family jewels and a sacred relic, guarantor of his wife-to-be's fertility. The confrontation between Godefroy's repellent servant Jack the Crack and his descendent, the effete Jacquart, present-day owner of the chateau, further complicates the matter.

Arn: The Knight Templar

2007

Swedish

6.6

♡ 28

61%

Adventure

based on novel or book

swordplay

War

Peter Flinth Director

Joakim Nätterqvist as Arn Magnusson

Bill Skarsgård as Erik

Gustaf Skarsgård as Knut

Bibi Andersson as Moder Rikissa

Arn, the son of a high-ranking Swedish nobleman is educated in a monastery and sent to the Holy Land as a knight templar to do penance for a forbidden love.

Sword of War

2009

German

4.4

♡ 4

14%

War

Renzo Martinelli Director

Rutger Hauer as Federico Barbarossa

Christo Jivkov as Gherardo Negro

Ángela Molina as Ildegarda di Binden

F. Murray Abraham as Siniscalco Barozzi

Year 1100. Italy.The Northern lands are ruled by a German emperor: Fredrick aka "Barbarossa. His dream is to conquer also the lands in the Center and in the South so as to revive the Empire that was once of the one Charles Magno.But in the North a young man from Milan has formed an army of 900 young men coming from different cities: the "company of death". This young man's name is Alberto Da Giussano. His dream is to defeat the Emperor and to give back freedom to the Northern lands.

The Reckoning

2020

4.9

♡ 19