swap_horiz The Eagle (2011) Alternatives

1

Paths of Glory (1957)

Paths of Glory is a 1957 American anti-war film directed by Stanley Kubrick and adapted from Humphrey Cobb's novel. Set...

Classic Drama Wwi Kubrick

9.1 Excellent

2

Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)

"Aguirre, the Wrath of God" is a 1972 West German film directed by Werner Herzog and starring Klaus Kinski as Lope de Ag...

Classic Jungle Werner Herzog Historical Adventure

8.7 Great

3

Ben-Hur (1959)

Ben-Hur (1959) is an American epic historical drama directed by William Wyler, starring Charlton Heston as a Jewish prin...

Classic Epic Roman Chariot

8.7 Great

4

Yojimbo (1961)

Yojimbo is a 1961 Japanese samurai film directed by Akira Kurosawa and starring Toshiro Mifune as a wandering ronin who...

Classic Samurai Kurosawa Historical Adventure

8.6 Great

5

Gladiator (2000)

Gladiator (2000) is an American epic historical action film directed by Ridley Scott, starring Russell Crowe as a Roman...

Action Epic Roman Ridley Scott

8.4 Great

6

The Hidden Fortress (1958)

The Hidden Fortress is a 1958 Japanese adventure film directed by Akira Kurosawa and set during Japan's feudal era. Its...

Classic Japanese Samurai Kurosawa

8.3 Great

7

The Man Who Would Be King (1975)

'The Man Who Would Be King' is a 1975 adventure film adapted from the 1888 Rudyard Kipling novella of the same name. It...

Classic Colonial Buddy Kipling

8.2 Great

8

Fitzcarraldo (1982)

'Fitzcarraldo' is a 1982 West German epic adventure and drama film written and directed by Werner Herzog. It stars Klaus...

Amazon Epic Jungle Werner Herzog

8.2 Great

9

Stand by Me (1986)

Stand by Me is a 1986 coming-of-age film directed by Rob Reiner and adapted from Stephen King's novella The Body. Set in...

Classic Drama Road Stephen King

8.2 Great

10

The Prince of Egypt (1998)

The Prince of Egypt is a 1998 animated musical drama produced by DreamWorks Animation and directed by Brenda Chapman, St...

Epic Animated Biblical Dreamworks

8.1 Great

11

The Last of the Mohicans (1992)

The Last of the Mohicans (1992) is an American historical adventure directed by Michael Mann, set during the 1757 French...

Action Romance Colonial Frontier

7.9 Good

12

Jason and the Argonauts (1963)

Jason and the Argonauts is a 1963 fantasy adventure film directed by Don Chaffey and based on the Greek myth of Jason's...

Classic Quest Greek Mythology Fantasy Adventure

7.8 Good

13

Zulu (1964)

Zulu (1964) is a British historical war film directed by Cy Endfield, depicting the 1879 Battle of Rorke's Drift in whic...

Classic British Colonial War

7.7 Good

14

Cast Away (2000)

Cast Away is a 2000 survival drama directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks as Chuck Noland, a FedEx systems a...

Drama Wilderness Survival Island

7.7 Good

15

Apocalypto (2006)

Apocalypto (2006) is a Mel Gibson-directed American adventure film set in the declining Maya civilization, filmed entire...

Action Survival Mayan Mel Gibson

7.6 Good

16

Dances with Wolves (1990)

Dances with Wolves (1990) is an American epic Western directed by and starring Kevin Costner, depicting a Union soldier...

Epic Native American Western Frontier

7.6 Good

17

Stardust (2007)

Stardust (2007) is a British-American fantasy adventure directed by Matthew Vaughn, based on Neil Gaiman's 1999 novel of...

Quest Romance Fairy Tale British

7.6 Good

18

The Mission (1986)

The Mission (1986) is a British historical drama directed by Roland Joffé, set in 18th-century South America, depicting...

Drama South America Colonial Jungle

7.5 Good

19

The New World (2005)

The New World is a 2005 historical drama written and directed by Terrence Malick. Set around the founding of Jamestown i...

Drama Native American Colonial Historical Adventure

7.1 Good

20

Centurion (2010)

Centurion is a 2010 British action film written and directed by Neil Marshall. Michael Fassbender plays Quintus Dias, a...

Action Survival British Roman

6.1 Fair