20 movies like The Last Legion, ordered by similarity : Papillon(2017), Gladiator(2000), Maze(2017), The Lost Legion(2014), Pompeii(2014), South Central(1992), The Philly Kid(2012), The Raid 2(2014), The Old Man & the Gun(2018), Paul, Apostle of Christ(2018), The Tiger: An Old Hunter's Tale(2015), King of Kings(1961) ...
Action, Drama, History
UK|France|Slovakia|Tunisia|Italy|Bulgaria
2007
102 Minutes
Colin Firth Ben Kingsley Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Thomas Brodie-Sangster Peter Mullan Kevin McKidd John Hannah Iain Glen Rupert Friend Nonso Anozie Owen Teale
emperor prisoner legionnaire priest senator teacher thrilling gripping gutsy rome capri england paris boat italy roman empire imprisonment romulus augustus betrayal journey
As the Roman empire crumbles, young Romulus Augustus flees the city and embarks on a perilous voyage to Britain to track down a legion of supporters.
Adventure, History, Biography, Drama
USA|Czech Republic|Spain
2017
133 Minutes
Charlie Hunnam Rami Malek Roland Møller Nina Senicar Tommy J. Flanagan Eve Hewson Christopher Fairbank Brian Vernel
convict innocent man prison guard prisoner escape artist friend tense bleak thrilling suspenseful incredible intricate prison island prison cell paris french guiana apartment prison prison break
Wrongfully convicted for murder, Henri Charriere forms an unlikely relationship with fellow inmate and quirky convicted counterfeiter Louis Dega, in an attempt to escape from the notorious penal colony on Devil's Island.
Action, Adventure, Drama, History
USA|UK|Malta|Morocco
2000
154 Minutes
Russell Crowe Joaquin Phoenix Connie Nielsen Oliver Reed Derek Jacobi Djimon Hounsou Richard Harris David Schofield Tomas Arana Rolf Muller Spencer Treat Clark
gladiator prince emperor senator gritty thrilling rome colosseum battle slavery murder corruption freedom betrayal revenge transformation roman empire
A former Roman General sets out to exact vengeance against the corrupt emperor who murdered his family and sent him into slavery.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
2017
92 Minutes
Martin McCann Niamh McGrady Tom Vaughan-Lawlor Barry Ward Eileen Walsh Andy Kellegher David Coakley Seán T. Ó Meallaigh Aaron Monaghan James Browne Ross McKinney
prisoner freedom fighter terrorist ira agent fascinating gripping tense thrilling prison europe ireland northern ireland prison break prison escape adventure quest escape 1980s
Inspired by the true events of the 1983 breakout of 38 Irish Republican prisoners from the Maze prison in Northern Ireland.
Action, Drama, Adventure, History
Czech Republic|Canada
2014
107 Minutes
Petr Kubik Tom McKay Michelle Lukes Brian Caspe Jim High Christian Dunkley Clark Eirini Karamanoli Jana Triskova Oldrich Anton Vojta
son woman emperor emotional thrilling brutal rome power roman empire plot rivalry roman empire
Following the fall of the Roman Empire, a Roman woman plots to make her son the new Emperor and to fulfill the former glory of the city.
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.
Drama
USA
1992
99 Minutes
Glenn Plummer Byron Keith Minns Lexie D. Bigham Vincent Craig Dupree LaRita Shelby Kevin Best Allan Hatcher Christian Coleman Ivory Ocean Starletta DuPois Carl Lumbly
gang member girlfriend son best friend convict father gripping brutal moving south central los angeles prison street gangs drug addiction mentorship father/son relationship self-discovery prison transformation
A former gangster fresh out of prison wants to change his life for the better and must save his 10 year old son who has already chosen a gang life.
Action, Crime, Drama
USA
2012
94 Minutes
Wes Chatham Devon Sawa Sarah Butler Neal McDonough Lucky Johnson Chris Browning Adam Mervis Bernard Hocke Ava Bogle Eric Scott Woods Michael Jai White
best friend young man robber police officer prisoner murderer bleak brutal disturbing engaging gripping suspenseful louisiana prison baton rouge, la. cage friendship relationships prison fighting
A former NCAA champion wrestler, paroled after ten years in prison, agrees to a series of cage fights to save a friend's life and is asked to do the impossible - lose.
Crime, Sports & Fitness, Drama, Action
Indonesia|USA
2014
148 Minutes
Iko Uwais Yayan Ruhian Arifin Putra Oka Antara Tio Pakusadewo Alex Abbad Julie Estelle Cok Simbara Cecep Arif Rahman Very Tri Yulisman Ryuhei Matsuda
son gangster family member undercover cop inmate kingpin brash brooding chilling prison office police station jakarta, indonesia building drug house undercover operations crime family fighting prison
Only a short time after the first raid, Rama goes undercover with the thugs of Jakarta and plans to bring down the syndicate and uncover the corruption within his police force.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|UK
2018
93 Minutes
Robert Redford Casey Affleck Sissy Spacek Danny Glover Tom Waits Tika Sumpter Ari Elizabeth Johnson Teagan Johnson Gene Jones John David Washington Barlow Jacobs
prisoner prison guard bank robber wife detective escape artist amusing gutsy bleak suspenseful tense california san quentin penitentiary prison bank car escape bank heist life story prison
Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker and his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public.
Drama
USA
2018
108 Minutes
Jim Caviezel James Faulkner Olivier Martinez Joanne Whalley-Kilmer John Lynch Yorgos Karamihos Antonia Campbell Hughes Alessandro Sperduti Manuel Cauchi Noah Huntley Kenneth Spiteri
apostle captive prisoner writer roman roman soldier dark brutal inspiring emotional gritty tense rome prison cell city market religious beliefs storytelling prison
Luke travels Roma looking for apostle Paul, turned in Nero's prisoner, to tell his story before his execution.
Drama, History, Action, Mystery & Thriller, Adventure
South Korea
2015
139 Minutes
Min-sik Choi Man-sik Jeong Sang-ho Kim Eun-woo Lee Jung Suk Won Ren Ôsugi Hyun Seung-min Yoo-Bin Sung
hunter japanese man korean person tiger tense suspenseful sad moving shocking patriotic passionate korea hunting occupation challenge adventure resilience adventure escape pursuit
While the Kingdom of Korea is under occupation by the Japanese, an old and experienced hunter is challenged by the hunt of the last tiger.
Other, Drama, History
USA
1961
160 Minutes
Jeffrey Hunter Siobhan McKenna Robert Ryan Hurd Hatfield Viveca Lindfors Rita Gam Rip Torn Carmen Sevilla
jesus virgin baptists judas iscariot pontius pilate ruler brutal emotional tense spirited jerusalem egypt desert prison small town stable spiritual journey god miracles betrayal
The temporary physical life of the Biblical Savior, Jesus Christ.
Drama
USA
1932
93 Minutes
Paul Muni Glenda Farrell Helen Vinson Preston Foster Edward Ellis Allen Jenkins Noel Francis Berton Churchill
veteran prisoner guard landlady lawyer bleak brutal intense georgia diner prison chicago construction site prison injustice torture escape aspirations jealousy escape
Wrongly convicted James Allen serves in the intolerable conditions of a southern chain gang, which later comes back to haunt him.
Drama, War
UK
1959
99 Minutes
Richard Todd Richard Attenborough Bernard Lee Michael Wilding Dennis Price Donald Houston William Franklyn Vincent Ball Peter Arne Peter Jones Ronnie Stevens
prisoner of war prisoners military officer informant brutal engaging gripping gutsy patriotic suspenseful tense thrilling italy prison camp world war ii prisoners of war escape informing tunneling escape
In 1943, an Italian-administered P.O.W. camp for captured Allies goes through a series of failed escapes only to culminate in a daring plan for a dramatic mass escape.
War, Drama, History
USA
2017
118 Minutes
Max Hubacher Milan Peschel Frederick Lau Waldemar Kobus Alexander Fehling Samuel Finzi Wolfram Koch Britta Hammelstein Bernd Hölscher Sascha Alexander Gersak Blerim Destani
soldier nazi nazi commandant prison guard prisoner deserter uneasy intense tense unrestrained brutal bleak concentration camp truck woods base camp office fraud nazi collaboration power
After the tragic deaths of her husband and daughter, Sarah Doyle moves back to her childhood home with her estranged brother, Richard. It's not long before Sarah begins to experience ... See full summary »
Sports & Fitness, Action, Drama, History
2002
93 Minutes
Jet Li Tony Leung Maggie Cheung Donnie Yen Chen Daoming Zhang Ziyi Liu Zhongyuan Tianyong Zheng
king warrior assassin gripping incredible spectacular rousing china palace desert love assassination betrayal revenge quest adventure rivalry 2nd century b.c.
Flashbacks reveal how a warrior (Jet Li) stopped the elusive assassins (Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Maggie Cheung Man-yuk) who tried to kill the emperor of China.
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.
War, Biography, Drama, History
USA
1995
177 Minutes
Mel Gibson Sophie Marceau Patrick McGoohan Catherine McCormack Brendan Gleeson James Cosmo David O'Hara Angus Macfadyen Peter Hanly James Robinson
warrior hero wife prince rebel dark thrilling inspiring scotland prison forest england betrayal murder revolution revenge courage violence revenge sacrifice
Scottish warrior William Wallace leads his countrymen in a rebellion to free his homeland from the tyranny of King Edward I of England.
Drama, History
USA
1941
128 Minutes
Vivien Leigh Laurence Olivier Alan Mowbray Sara Allgood Gladys Cooper Henry Wilcoxon Heather Angel Halliwell Hobbes Gilbert Emery Miles Mander Ronald Sinclair
ambassador lady admiral captain lord king witty sultry touching melodramatic france italy england prison adultery war love loss courage adventure
The story of courtesan and dance-hall girl Emma Hamilton, including her relationships with Sir William Hamilton and Admiral Horatio Nelson and her rise and fall, set during the Napoleonic Wars.
Drama, History
USA
1964
153 Minutes
Sophia Loren Alec Guinness Stephen Boyd James Mason Christopher Plummer Anthony Quayle John Ireland Mel Ferrer Omar Sharif Eric Porter
soldier emperor heir daughter senator barbarian thrilling tense brooding rome battlefield frontier palace roman empire corruption decadence power play rebellion showdown fall
The death of Marcus Aurelius leads to a succession crisis, in which the deceased emperor's son, Commodus, demonstrates that he is unwilling to let anything undermine his claim to the Roman Empire.