Greek Mythology Movies

Haunted by memories and divine visions, a young woman struggles with trauma, rape and pregnancy in this poetic reimagining of the Greek myth.

In a world where Greek mythology is reality, Ben, a lonely reporter, finds his morals swayed by his desperation for affection.

In order to persuade the Emperor to spare his village, the mighty Ursus is forced to fight the greatest gladiator in Rome in the Roman Arena.

Fascinating new translations and fresh research are transforming the myth of Atlantis from the realm of fantasy into an incredible reality. Travel...

A long time ago, when monsters and ogres lived around the world, Zeus decided to make his son Hercules immortal so he could rule over Greece. But...

While two theater groups rehearse plays by Aeschylus, two solitary individuals wander the Parisian streets hustling the populace for cash.

The story of Oedipus' gradual discovery of his primal crime, killing his father and marrying his mother, filmed by the famed British theatrical...

With the loss of Patroclus (his undeclared male lover), Greek warrior Achilles returns to the Trojan War.

The cunning king Polidekt of the island of Serif sends the young hero Perseus to get the head of Gorgon Medusa, whose gaze turns people to stone. He...

The story of the Trojan Horse is probably one of the most famous stories ever told: after ten years of bloody war, the Greek coalition decides to...

This musical comedy based on an opera by Jacques Offenbach incorporates a twist on the classic Greek myth: Orpheus, a music teacher at a girls’...

An imaginary insight into Pablo Picasso's creative mind and painted creatures and characters. We enter in his head and walk with him the intricate...

Penthesilea, the first of six films made by Laura Mulvey and Peter Wollen, traverses thousands of years to look at the image of the Amazonian woman...

A cartoon version of the Greek myth of Labyrinth.

When Eros shoots his arrows on the god Apollo, he falls madly in love with Daphne. But the nymph does not correspond to his love and escapes as she...

Pioneer of silhouette animation, Lotte Reiniger, uses this technique in a retelling of the Greek legend in which the sculptor, Pygmalion, brings a...

A reworking of the myth of Hippolytus, in which a chaste youth rejects the incestuous advances of his mother and is saved from death by a caring...

The story of the titan Prometheus, who stole fire from Olympus for people and was severely punished for this by Zeus: Prometheus' friend the...

Rock musical retelling of the legend of the Trojan Horse.

An early horror treatment of the hero's encounter with the one-eyed man-eating Cyclops.