20 movies like 300: Rise of an Empire, ordered by similarity : They Shall Not Grow Old(2018), Wonder Woman(2017), Troy(2004), 300(2006), Shadow(2018), Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero(2018), Darkest Hour(2017), Valhalla Rising(2009), Centurion(2010), Adrift(2018), War for the Planet of the Apes(2017), Ben-Hur(2016) ...
Action, Adventure, Drama
USA
2014
103 Minutes
Sullivan Stapleton Eva Green Lena Headey Hans Matheson Callan Mulvey David Wenham Rodrigo Santoro Jack O'Connell Andrew Tiernan Igal Naor Andrew Pleavin
king general soldier leader wife warrior brooding brutal dark ancient greece ship battlefield sea bedroom house war destiny power threats uniting country
Greek general Themistokles of Athens leads the naval charge against invading Persian forces led by mortal-turned-god Xerxes and Artemisia, vengeful commander of the Persian navy.
Documentary, War, Drama, History
UK|New Zealand
2018
99 Minutes
soldier army recruit british officer british soldier british soldiers german soldier german troops bleak emotional moving patriotic powerful sad somber war zone france belgium united kingdom trenches training camp
A documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of the end of the war.
Fantasy, Action, Adventure
USA|UK
2017
141 Minutes
Gal Gadot Chris Pine Connie Nielsen Robin Wright Danny Huston David Thewlis Saïd Taghmaoui Ewen Bremner Eugene Brave Rock Lucy Davis Elena Anaya
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When a pilot crashes and tells of conflict in the outside world, Diana, an Amazonian warrior in training, leaves home to fight a war, discovering her full powers and true destiny.
Drama, History, War, Action, Adventure
USA|Malta|UK
2004
162 Minutes
Brad Pitt Eric Bana Orlando Bloom Diane Kruger Brian Cox Sean Bean Brendan Gleeson Saffron Burrows Peter O'Toole Julie Christie Rose Byrne
warrior king prince helen of troy spectacular passionate ancient greece battlefield boat temple war adultery heroism battle forbidden love revenge rivalry ancient times
An adaptation of Homer's great epic, the film follows the assault on Troy by the united Greek forces and chronicles the fates of the men involved.
Action, Adventure, Drama
USA|Canada|Bulgaria|Australia
2006
117 Minutes
Gerard Butler Lena Headey David Wenham Dominic West Rodrigo Santoro Vincent Regan Michael Fassbender Tom Wisdom Andrew Pleavin Andrew Tiernan Giovani Antonio Cimmino
king military officer soldier warrior queen thrilling engaging crafty greece castle mountain ship battle ambition violence betrayal politics massacre underdog rise
King Leonidas of Sparta and a force of 300 men fight the Persians at Thermopylae in 480 B.C.
Sports & Fitness, Adventure, Action
China|Hong Kong|USA
2018
116 Minutes
Chao Deng Li Sun Ryan Zheng Qianyuan Wang Wang Jingchun Jun Hu Xiaotong Guan Lei Wu
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Life and intrigue in an ancient Chinese court.
War, Animation, Kids & Family, Adventure
Ireland|France|USA|Canada|Belgium|UK
2018
84 Minutes
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The true story of a stray dog who joins his new master on the battlefields of the First World War. For his valorous actions, Sgt. Stubby is still recognized as the most decorated dog in American history.
War, Biography, Drama, History
UK|USA
2017
125 Minutes
Gary Oldman Kristin Scott Thomas Ben Mendelsohn Lily James Ronald Pickup Stephen Dillane Nicholas Jones Samuel West Richard Lumsden Charley Palmer Rothwell Hannah Steele
winston churchill nazi king soldier politician adolf hitler brooding rousing passionate striking tense spirited london great britain war zone nazi germany government building house of parliament world war ii nazi occupation
In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler, or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire.
Action, Adventure
Denmark|UK
2009
100 Minutes
Mads Mikkelsen Gary Lewis Jamie Sives Ewan Stewart Alexander Morton Gary McCormack Mathew Zajac Robert Harrison Stewart Porter Gordon Brown Callum Mitchell
prisoner viking warrior young boy sailor holy man dark gritty scandinavia ship prison battlefield conquest culture clash journey war religion uprising transformation quest
Forced for some time to be a fighting slave, a pagan warrior escapes his captors with a boy and joins a group of Crusaders on their quest to the Holy Land.
Adventure, Drama, History, Action, Mystery & Thriller
UK|France|USA
2010
97 Minutes
Michael Fassbender Dominic West Olga Kurylenko JJ Feild Lee Ross David Morrissey Ulrich Thomsen Ryan Atkinson Paul Freeman Liam Cunningham Noel Clarke
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A splinter group of Roman soldiers fight for their lives behind enemy lines after their legion is devastated in a guerrilla attack.
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.
Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
USA|Canada|New Zealand
2017
142 Minutes
Andy Serkis Woody Harrelson Steve Zahn Karin Konoval Terry Notary Amiah Miller Judy Greer Max Lloyd-Jones Devyn Dalton Toby Kebbell Gabriel Chavarria
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After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind.
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
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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.
Sci-Fi, Action, Fantasy, Adventure
USA
2017
152 Minutes
Mark Hamill Carrie Fisher Adam Driver Daisy Ridley John Boyega Oscar Isaac Andy Serkis Lupita Nyong'o Domhnall Gleeson Anthony Daniels Gwendoline Christie
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Rey develops her newly discovered abilities with the guidance of Luke Skywalker, who is unsettled by the strength of her powers. Meanwhile, the Resistance prepares for battle with the First Order.
War, Drama
UK
2007
93 Minutes
Elliot Ruiz Matthew Knoll Nathan DelaCruz Yasmine Hanani Andrew McLaren Thomas Hennessy
marine army officer iraqi refugee victim woman bleak intense touching brutal melodramatic sad iraq war zone battlefield war war aftermath iraq war battle refugees
An investigation of the massacre of 24 men, women and children in Haditha, Iraq allegedly shot by 4 U.S. Marines in retaliation for the death of a U.S. Marine killed by a roadside bomb. The movie follows the story of the Marines of Kilo Company, an Iraqi family, and the insurgents who plant the roadside bomb.
War, Action, Drama, History
Yugoslavia|USA|Liechtenstein
1974
90 Minutes
Rod Taylor Adam West Brioni Farrell Peter Carsten Olivera Katarina Velimir `Bata' Zivojinovic Branko Plesa
partisan german officer captain colonel general nazi powerful engaging tense intense dark gutsy yugoslavia world war ii nazism former yugoslavia war heroes battle life during wartime pursuit
Partisans in Yugoslavia clash with the Germans that have invaded their homeland in several confrontations until the climactic battle at Hell River.
Action, Drama, Adventure, History
Japan|UK
2010
126 Minutes
Koji Yakusho Takayuki Yamada Yusuke Iseya Goro Inagaki Mikijir? Hira Hiroki Matsukata Ikki Sawamura Arata Furuta Tsuyoshi Ihara Sosuke Takaoka Masachika Ichimura
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A group of assassins come together for a suicide mission to kill an evil lord.
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.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Fantasy, Action
USA|China
2017
118 Minutes
Tom Hiddleston Samuel L. Jackson Brie Larson John C. Reilly John Goodman Corey Hawkins John Ortiz Jing Tian Toby Kebbell Jason Mitchell Shea Whigham
king kong scientist soldier adventurer islander brutal gripping incredible thrilling ocean skull island jungle village monsters lost tribe war adventure discovery mystery pursuit
After the Vietnam war, a team of scientists explores an uncharted island in the Pacific, venturing into the domain of the mighty Kong, and must fight to escape a primal Eden.
Adventure, Drama, Action
India
2015
159 Minutes
Prabhas Rana Daggubati Anushka Shetty Tamannaah Sathyaraj Nassar Ramya Krishnan Subbaraju Adivi Sesh
young man prince mother brother mentor lover intense powerful fascinating confident passionate emotional india kingdom village town house mansion good vs. evil family ties
In ancient India, an adventurous and daring man becomes involved in a decades-old feud between two warring peoples.
Drama, War
USA
2018
119 Minutes
Justin Bruening Sarah Drew Jason George Tia Mowry Skye P. Marshall Tanner Stine Madeline Carroll Eric Close Michael O'Neill Eddie Kaulukukui Samara Lee
soldier wife child veteran husband chaplain brooding emotional uneasy tense iraq office house base camp school marriage war life during wartime life after wartime relationships
The extraordinary true story of Army Chaplain Darren Turner and his wife Heather. When war etches battle scars on their hearts, they face one more battle: the fight to save their marriage. One marriage, one family, under God.