20 movies like Cabiria, ordered by similarity : Pompeii(2014), Ben-Hur(2016), The Last Days of Pompeii(1959), Harriet(2019), Adrift(2018), The Colossus of Rhodes(1961), The Last of the Mohicans(1992), 12 Years a Slave(2013), Exodus: Gods and Kings(2014), Fire Over England(1937), Mongol(2007), The Sheltering Sky(1990) ...
Adventure, Drama, History
Italy
1914
123 Minutes
Lidia Quaranta Umberto Mozzato Bartolomeo Pagano Luigi Chellini Gina Marangoni
slave nurse pirate priest roman melodramatic powerful engaging sicily volcano ship carthage temple city punic wars sacrifice volcano earthquakes slavery quest
Cabiria is a Roman child when her home is destroyed by a volcano. Sold in Carthage to be sacrificed in a temple, is saved by Fulvio, a Roman spy. But danger lurks, and hatred between Rome and Carthage can only lead to war.
Adventure, History, Drama, Action
Canada|Germany|USA|UK
2014
105 Minutes
Kit Harington Carrie-Anne Moss Emily Browning Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Jessica Lucas Currie Graham Sasha Roiz Jared Harris Kiefer Sutherland Joe Pingue Ron Kennell
slave gladiator daughter merchant senator roman brooding dark gripping thrilling intense pompeii, italy arena house barracks volcano port slavery social standing rescue
A slave-turned-gladiator finds himself in a race against time to save his true love, who has been betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator. As Mount Vesuvius erupts, he must fight to save his beloved as Pompeii crumbles around him.
Adventure, History, Drama, Action
USA
2016
125 Minutes
Jack Huston Toby Kebbell Morgan Freeman Rodrigo Santoro Nazanin Boniadi Ayelet Zurer Sofia Black-D'Elia Moises Arias Pilou Asbæk Marwan Kenzari
prince adoptive brother roman soldier wife mentor slave brash brooding intense thrilling powerful ancient rome ship villa racetrack battlefield slave market false accusations slavery racing
Judah Ben-Hur, a prince falsely accused of treason by his adopted brother, an officer in the Roman army, returns to his homeland after years at sea to seek revenge, but finds redemption.
Adventure, Drama
Italy|Spain|West Germany|Monaco
1959
105 Minutes
Steve Reeves Christine Kaufmann Barbara Carroll Fernando Rey Ángel Aranda Anne-Marie Baumann Mimmo Palmara Guillermo Marín
roman roman catholic murderer gang member love interest young woman intense melodramatic engaging thrilling suspenseful emotional italy pompeii, italy volcano tragedy relationships religious differences religious beliefs volcano
A demobilized centurion returns home to Pompeii to find his father murdered by a gang of black-hooded Christian robbers that terrorizes the city and he decides to investigate the matter while the nearby volcano threatens to erupt.
Action, Biography, Drama, History
China|USA
2019
125 Minutes
Cynthia Erivo Janelle Monáe Leslie Odom Jr. Joe Alwyn Clarke Peters Jennifer Nettles Vanessa Bell Calloway Omar J. Dorsey Henry Hunter Hall Tim Guinee Nick Basta
freedom fighter slave slave trader civil rights activist civil rights leader racist cheery confident cool emotional engaging gripping gutsy heartwarming intense inspiring patriotic positive powerful profound
The extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America's greatest heroes, whose courage, ingenuity, and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history.
Romance, Adventure, Drama
Hong Kong|Iceland|USA
2018
120 Minutes
Shailene Woodley Sam Claflin Jeffrey Thomas Elizabeth Hawthorne Grace Palmer Marisiale Tunoka Kael Damlamian Neil Andrea Apakuki Nalawa Tim Solomon
sailor husband wife shipwreck survivor shipmate couple thrilling gripping frightening emotional incredible suspenseful boat ocean sea shipwreck ship pacific ocean shipwreck survival
A true story of survival, as a young couple's chance encounter leads them first to love, and then on the adventure of a lifetime as they face one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in recorded history.
Adventure, Drama, History
Italy|France|Spain
1961
129 Minutes
Rory Calhoun Léa Massari Georges Marchal Conrado San Martín Ángel Aranda Mabel Karr Jorge Rigaud Roberto Camardiel Mimmo Palmara Carlo Tamberlani
king soldier maiden daughter rebel artist melodramatic suspenseful rousing rhodes, greece island harbor city arena rhode island greek mythology romance war statue rebellion
While on holiday in Rhodes, an Athenian war hero becomes involved in two different plots to overthrow the tyrannical king: one from Rhodian patriots, and the other from sinister Phoenician agents.
Romance, Adventure, Drama, History, War
USA
1992
114 Minutes
Daniel Day-Lewis Madeleine Stowe Russell Means Eric Schweig Jodhi May Steven Waddington Wes Studi Maurice Roeves Patrice Chéreau
sister frontiersman colonel native american traitor brother thrilling powerful melodramatic new york state fort wilderness waterfall indian village adirondack mountains brotherhood changing times loyalty cross-cultural romance abduction
Three trappers protect the daughters of a British Colonel in the midst of the French and Indian War.
Biography, Drama, History
USA|UK
2013
134 Minutes
Chiwetel Ejiofor Michael Fassbender Benedict Cumberbatch Paul Dano Garret Dillahunt Paul Giamatti Scoot McNairy Lupita Nyong'o Adepero Oduye Sarah Paulson Brad Pitt
slave slave trader abolitionist master african-american love interest dark powerful gripping touching gritty new york state american south plantation hideout secret hideout slave market slavery abolitionism underground railroad
In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.
Action, Drama, Adventure, History
UK|Spain|USA
2014
150 Minutes
Christian Bale Joel Edgerton John Turturro Aaron Paul Ben Kingsley Sigourney Weaver Golshifteh Farahani María Valverde Ben Mendelsohn Dar Salim Indira Varma
moses ramses xiii pharaoh god slave orphan emotional inspiring somber spectacular dark ancient egypt desert sinai desert mountain pyramid royal palace the bible escape plagues
The defiant leader Moses rises up against Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses II, setting six hundred thousand slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues.
Drama, History
UK
1937
89 Minutes
Laurence Olivier Flora Robson Vivien Leigh Leslie Banks Raymond Massey Tamara Desni Morton Selten Robert Newton Donald Calthrop
queen elizabeth i naval officer king philip ii engaging gripping amusing patriotic melodramatic england spain ship war romance dangerous assignment jealousy royalty adventure escape rescue quest
During the reign of Elizabeth I, a young man's fervent devotion to the crown and to his sweetheart, a lady-in-waiting, lead him to battle for England's victory over the Spanish Armada in 1588.
Adventure, Drama, History, Biography, War
Russia|Germany|Kazakhstan|China
2007
126 Minutes
Tadanobu Asano Honglei Sun Khulan Chuluun Amadu Mamadakov Bayertsetseg Erdenebat Amarbold Tuvshinbayar Tegen Ao Sai Xing Ga
warrior wife father soldier slave brooding gripping intense mongolia outdoors camp genghis khan childhood marriage betrayal slavery friendship growing up love rivalry
The story recounts the early life of Genghis Khan who was a slave before going on to conquer half the world in 1206.
Romance, Adventure, Drama
UK|Italy
1990
137 Minutes
John Malkovich Debra Winger Campbell Scott Jill Bennett Timothy Spall Eric Vu-An
couple woman man artist friend adventurer engaging emotional charming melodramatic desert sahara sahara desert relationships romance attraction danger happiness lovers love
An American couple travel abroad to revitalize their relationship. But as the trip drags on, their attempt at recovering what they once had seems futile.
Action, Drama, Adventure, History
UK|USA
2011
114 Minutes
Channing Tatum Jamie Bell Donald Sutherland Mark Strong Tahar Rahim Denis O'Hare Paul Ritter Julian Lewis Jones Douglas Henshall James Hayes Dakin Matthews
commander slave tribal leader warrior prince roman suspenseful engaging england village wilderness battlefield journey artifact unlikely allies battle bravery loyalty quest underdog
In Roman-ruled Britain, a young Roman soldier endeavors to honor his father's memory by finding his lost legion's golden emblem.
Adventure, Drama, History, Action, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2016
116 Minutes
Chris Pine Casey Affleck Ben Foster Holliday Grainger John Ortiz Kyle Gallner John Magaro Beau Knapp Eric Bana Graham McTavish Abraham Benrubi
sailor engineer coast guard officer survivor crew member rescue worker brooding emotional intense boat ocean massachusetts office car street storm wreckage danger survival coast guard
The Coast Guard makes a daring rescue attempt off the coast of Cape Cod after a pair of oil tankers are destroyed during a blizzard in 1952.
Adventure, Crime, Drama
Japan
2018
121 Minutes
Lily Franky Sakura Andô Mayu Matsuoka Kirin Kiki Jyo Kairi Miyu Sasaki Sôsuke Ikematsu
shoplifter man outsider child orphan abusive father engaging playful charming amusing emotional melodramatic japan house prison family happiness shoplifting child abuse crime
A family of small-time crooks take in a child they find outside in the cold.
Drama, Romance, History
USA
1927
110 Minutes
John Barrymore Dolores Costello Warner Oland Sam De Grasse Stuart Holmes
sister brother beautiful woman count divinity student brash crafty rousing france ship drawing room prison slavery brother/sister relationship mutiny religion change of heart whirlwind romance adventure love
A nobleman studying for the priesthood abandons his vocation in 18th Century France when he falls in love with a beautiful, but reluctant, courtesan.
Drama, History
USA|UK
2006
116 Minutes
Ioan Gruffudd Romola Garai Benedict Cumberbatch Albert Finney Michael Gambon Rufus Sewell Youssou N'Dour Ciarán Hinds Toby Jones Nicholas Farrell Sylvestra Le Touzel
prime minister friend servant slave love interest activist inspiring emotional london france ship household slavery politics gambling civil rights social activism illness transformation rescue
The idealist William Wilberforce (Ioan Gruffudd) maneuvers his way through Parliament, endeavoring to end the British transatlantic slave trade.
Adventure
USA
1926
85 Minutes
Douglas Fairbanks Billie Dove Anders Randolf Donald Crisp Tempe Pigott Sam De Grasse Charles Stevens Charles Belcher Fred Becker John Wallace E.J. Ratcliffe
nobleman princess pirate father airy engaging gripping spirited thrilling ocean pirate ship island pirates revenge romance shipwreck adventure rivalry revenge love
Seeking revenge, an athletic young man joins the pirate band responsible for his father's death.
Drama, History
UK|USA
1969
118 Minutes
Robert Shaw Christopher Plummer Nigel Davenport Michael Craig Leonard Whiting James Donald
conquistador emperor incan leader priest warrior soldier thrilling melodramatic powerful spain ship peru palace south america francisco pizarro conquest incan empire ransom unlikely friendship religious conversion
In 1532, Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro leads an expedition into the heart of the Inca Empire and captures the Incan Emperor Atahualpa and claims Peru for Spain.
War, Drama, History
USA
1915
190 Minutes
Lillian Gish Mae Marsh Henry B. Walthall Miriam Cooper Mary Alden Ralph Lewis George Siegmann Walter Long Robert Harron Wallace Reid Joseph Henabery
military officer nurse politician slave brother abraham lincoln creative melodramatic south carolina washington, d.c. mansion hospital battlefield countryside american civil war politics slavery ku klux klan revenge rivalry
The Stoneman family finds its friendship with the Camerons affected by the Civil War, both fighting in opposite armies. The development of the war in their lives plays through to Lincoln's assassination and the birth of the Ku Klux Klan.