20 movies like Ben-Hur, ordered by similarity : 12 Years a Slave(2013), Pompeii(2014), Mongol(2007), Baahubali: The Beginning(2015), Ben-Hur(1959), Gladiator(2000), Cabiria(1914), Adrift(2018), Agneepath(2012), The Eagle(2011), Centurion(2010), In the Heart of the Sea(2015) ...
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.
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.
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, 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.
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.
Adventure, Drama, History
USA
1959
203 Minutes
Charlton Heston Jack Hawkins Stephen Boyd Haya Harareet Hugh Griffith Martha Scott Sam Jaffe Cathy O'Donnell
friend slave sister prince jesus emotional touching desert jerusalem judea revenge betrayal showdown freedom assassination escape revenge rise sacrifice 1st century
After a Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend, he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge.
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.
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.
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.
Action
India
2012
174 Minutes
Hrithik Roshan Rishi Kapoor Sanjay Dutt Om Puri Priyanka Chopra Zarina Wahab Chetan Pandit Arish Bhiwandiwala Inaamulhaq Rajesh Tandon Madhurjeet Sarghi
young man young woman mother sister villain criminal gripping intense powerful engaging emotional disheartening india village city town house police station death of father family relationships
A young boy's father is lynched before his eyes; fifteen years later he returns home for revenge.
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
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
roman survivor general leader governor british soldier fiery spirited suspenseful thrilling dark frightening scotland fort village forest army camp revenge roman empire war
A splinter group of Roman soldiers fight for their lives behind enemy lines after their legion is devastated in a guerrilla attack.
Drama, Action, Adventure, History
USA|Australia|Spain
2015
116 Minutes
Chris Hemsworth Benjamin Walker Cillian Murphy Brendan Gleeson Ben Whishaw Michelle Fairley Tom Holland Paul Anderson Frank Dillane Joseph Mawle Edward Ashley
captain crew member whale wife family member child bleak emotional intense tense powerful somber ship ocean raft cabin house bar whaling animal attack
A recounting of a New England whaling ship's sinking by a giant whale in 1820, an experience that later inspired the great novel Moby-Dick.
Romance, Action, Drama, History
India
2015
158 Minutes
Priyanka Chopra Deepika Padukone Ranveer Singh Aditya Pancholi Mahesh Manjrekar Milind Soman Tanvi Azmi Vaibbhav Tatwawdi
warrior prince princess queen mother gripping intense powerful inspiring passionate india city mansion kingdom battlefield love at first sight love triangle love adventure quest
An account of the romance between the Maratha general, Baji Rao I and Mastani, princess of Bundelkhand.
Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
USA|Japan
2018
141 Minutes
Ryan Gosling Claire Foy Jason Clarke Kyle Chandler Corey Stoll Patrick Fugit Christopher Abbott Ciarán Hinds Olivia Hamilton Pablo Schreiber Shea Whigham
neil armstrong astronaut wife son engineer test pilot thrilling intense confident inspiring moon florida space center space shuttle family home spaceship moon space exploration space travel life story
A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.
Drama, History
UK|Spain|Switzerland
1972
160 Minutes
Charlton Heston Hildegard Neil Eric Porter John Castle Fernando Rey Juan Luis Galiardo
queen egyptian lover rival roman seducer brooding emotional gripping intense moving powerful egypt kingdom chamber desert love sacrifice rivalry power
After the murder of her lover Caesar, Egypt's queen Cleopatra needs a new ally. She seduces his probable successor Mark Antony. This develops into real love and slowly leads to a war with the other possible successor: Octavius.
Drama
2017
106 Minutes
Jean Jean Ramón Emilio Candelario Judith Rodriguez Jose Cruz Manuel Raposo Karina Valdez Aleja Johnson Carlota Carretero Keunis Álvarez Orestes Amador
prison guard prisoner prisoners messenger gangsters love interest romantic interest romantic rival rival dark disturbing emotional engaging gripping intense moving passionate powerful raw tense
Incarcerated in the Dominican Republic, an inmate uses sign language to communicate with his imprisoned girlfriend at an adjacent institution.
Drama, History
USA
2015
94 Minutes
Garry Nation Eliya Hurt Rusty Martin Justin Lewis Ryan-Iver Klann Curt Cloninger Gary Bosek Ilse Apestegui Radek Lord
slave young girl christian bishop julius caesar calm engaging fascinating gripping incredible inspiring intense spirited rome ancient rome italy slavery adoption faith religion
A young slave girl, Anna, is rescued and adopted by Christians in 2nd Century Smyrna and befriended by their aged bishop, Polycarp. As Anna is taught by Polycarp and her new family, she ... See full summary »
Biography, Drama, History
USA|Canada
2016
114 Minutes
Nate Parker Armie Hammer Mark Boone Junior Colman Domingo Aunjanue Ellis Dwight Henry Aja Naomi King Esther Scott Roger Guenveur Smith Gabrielle Union Penelope Ann Miller
slave preacher owner rebel parishioner wife brooding emotional intense virginia plantation church house street field slavery rebellion truth anger justice
Nat Turner, a literate slave and preacher in the antebellum South, orchestrates an uprising.
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.
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
ape leader human colonel soldier family member brooding emotional intense forest city lair barracks battlefield bridge battle leadership anger danger survival
After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind.