Best Movies about Greek mythology, These will Make You Wish If Only Hollywood Would Make More of Them

Greek Gods and Godesses have long been a beloved part of comics (and Halloween costumes). For sure, Hollywood’s most receent addition Greek mythology Wonder Woman will continue to be part of the next generation’s Halloween costume. In terms of quality, we can only find a handful that would make this list, but let us know if you can find more titles that you think belong here!

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300

Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, Dominic West
Zack Snyder
2007

Based on Frank Miller's graphic novel, "300" is very loosely based the 480 B.C. Battle of Thermopylae, where the King of Sparta led his army against the advancing Persians; the battle is said to have inspired all of Greece to band together against the Persians, and helped usher in the world's first democracy.

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7.6 IMDB
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Wonder Woman

Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Connie Nielsen
Patty Jenkins
2017

An Amazon princess comes to the world of Man in the grips of the First World War to confront the forces of evil and bring an end to human conflict.

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7.4 IMDB
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Hercules

Tate Donovan, Josh Keaton, Roger Bart
Ron Clements, John Musker
1997

Bestowed with superhuman strength, a young mortal named Hercules sets out to prove himself a hero in the eyes of his father, the great god Zeus. Along with his friends Pegasus, a flying horse, and Phil, a personal trainer, Hercules is tricked by the hilarious, hotheaded villain Hades, who's plotting to take over Mount Olympus!

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7.3 IMDB
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Troy

Brad Pitt, Orlando Bloom, Eric Bana
Wolfgang Petersen
2004

In year 1250 B.C. during the late Bronze age, two emerging nations begin to clash. Paris, the Trojan prince, convinces Helen, Queen of Sparta, to leave her husband Menelaus, and sail with him back to Troy. After Menelaus finds out that his wife was taken by the Trojans, he asks his brother Agamemnom to help him get her back. Agamemnon sees this as an opportunity for power. So they set off with 1,000 ships holding 50,000 Greeks to Troy. With the help of Achilles, the Greeks are able to fight the never before defeated Trojans.

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7.2 IMDB
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Romulus & Remus: The First King

Alessandro Borghi, Alessio Lapice, Fabrizio Rongione
Matteo Rovere
2019

Two brothers, Romulus and Remus, will have to rely on each other to survive in a hostile world. The city of Rome, one of the greatest empires in history, will be born from their deeds and bloody battles.

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6.6 IMDB
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300: Rise of an Empire

Sullivan Stapleton, Eva Green, Lena Headey
Noam Murro
2014

Greek general Themistokles attempts to unite all of Greece by leading the charge that will change the course of the war. Themistokles faces the massive invading Persian forces led by mortal-turned-god, Xerxes and Artemesia, the vengeful commander of the Persian navy.

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6.2 IMDB
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Hercules

Dwayne Johnson, Ian McShane, John Hurt
Brett Ratner
2014

Fourteen hundred years ago, a tormented soul walked the earth that was neither man nor god. Hercules was the powerful son of the god king Zeus, for this he received nothing but suffering his entire life. After twelve arduous labors and the loss of his family, this dark, world-weary soul turned his back on the gods finding his only solace in bloody battle. Over the years he warmed to the company of six similar souls, their only bond being their love of fighting and presence of death. These men and woman never question where they go to fight or why or whom, just how much they will be paid. Now the King of Thrace has hired these mercenaries to train his men to become the greatest army of all time. It is time for this bunch of lost souls to finally have their eyes opened to how far they have fallen when they must train an army to become as ruthless and blood thirsty as their reputation has become.

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6 IMDB
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Immortals

Henry Cavill, Freida Pinto, Luke Evans
Tarsem Singh
2011

Theseus is a mortal man chosen by Zeus to lead the fight against the ruthless King Hyperion, who is on a rampage across Greece to obtain a weapon that can destroy humanity.

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6 IMDB
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Clash of the Titans

Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes
Louis Leterrier
2010

Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus is helpless to save his family from Hades, vengeful god of the underworld. With nothing to lose, Perseus volunteers to lead a dangerous mission to defeat Hades before he can seize power from Zeus and unleash hell on earth. Battling unholy demons and fearsome beasts, Perseus and his warriors will only survive if Perseus accepts his power as a god, defies fate and creates his own destiny.

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5.8 IMDB
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Wrath of the Titans

Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes
Jonathan Liebesman
2012

A decade after his heroic defeat of the monstrous Kraken, Perseus-the demigod son of Zeus-is attempting to live a quieter life as a village fisherman and the sole parent to his 10-year old son, Helius. Meanwhile, a struggle for supremacy rages between the gods and the Titans. Dangerously weakened by humanity's lack of devotion, the gods are losing control of the imprisoned Titans and their ferocious leader, Kronos, father of the long-ruling brothers Zeus, Hades and Poseidon.

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5.7 IMDB