If You Liked Spartacus, Watch These Next
Finished Spartacus (1960) and want more of the same? These 20 movies are what its fans watched next, ranked by how often people who liked it also liked these. Like Spartacus, most of them are history, drama, adventure.
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20 titles · updated 3rd October 2026
1.Barabbas(1961)
6.9HistoryDramaAdventureAlso history and drama
Epic account of the thief Barabbas, who was pardoned for his crimes and spared crucifixion when Pilate offered the Israelites a choice to pardon Barabbas or Jesus. Struggling with his spirituality, Barabbas goes through many ordeals leading him to the gladiatorial arena, where he tries to win his freedom and confront…
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2.Agora(2009)
7.0AdventureDramaHistoryAlso adventure and drama
A historical drama set in Roman Egypt, concerning philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria and her relationship with her slave Davus, who is torn between his love for her and the possibility of gaining his freedom by joining the rising tide of Christianity.
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3.The Eagle(2011)
6.2AdventureDramaAlso adventure and drama
In 140 AD, twenty years after the unexplained disappearance of the entire Ninth Legion in the mountains of Scotland, young centurion Marcus Aquila arrives from Rome to solve the mystery and restore the reputation of his father, the commander of the Ninth. Accompanied only by his British slave Esca, Marcus sets out…
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4.The Way Back(2010)
7.0DramaAdventureHistoryAlso drama and adventure
A small band of multicultural convicts stages a daring escape from a WWII-era Siberian gulag, and embarks on a treacherous journey across five countries in a desperate race for freedom and survival.
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5.Kingdom of Heaven(2005)
7.1DramaActionAdventureAlso drama and adventure
After his wife dies, a blacksmith named Balian is thrust into royalty, political intrigue and bloody holy wars during the Crusades.
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6.King Arthur(2004)
6.3AdventureWarHistoryAlso adventure and history
The story of the Arthurian legend, based on the 'Sarmatian hypothesis' which contends that the legend has a historical nucleus in the Sarmatian heavy cavalry troops stationed in Britain, and that the Roman-British military commander, Lucius Artorius Castus is the historical person behind the legend.
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7.Bilal: A New Breed of Hero(2016)
6.8AnimationActionAdventureAlso adventure and history
A thousand years ago, one boy with a dream of becoming a great warrior is abducted with his sister and taken to a land far away from home. Thrown into a world where greed and injustice rule all, Bilal finds the courage to raise his voice and make a change. Inspired by true events, this is a story of a real hero who…
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8.Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny(2016)
6.2ActionAdventureDramaAlso adventure and drama
A story of lost love, young love, a legendary sword and one last opportunity at redemption.
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9.The Flame and the Arrow(1950)
6.3AdventureHistoryAlso adventure and history
Dardo, a Robin Hood-like figure, and his loyal followers use a Roman ruin in Medieval Lombardy as their headquarters as they conduct an insurgency against their Hessian conquerors.
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10.The Count of Monte Cristo(2002)
7.7AdventureDramaHistoryAlso adventure and drama
Young sailor Edmond Dantès is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes, finds treasure, and reinvents himself as the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo to exact revenge on those who betrayed him.
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11.The Great Escape(1963)
7.9AdventureDramaWarAlso adventure and drama
The Nazis, exasperated at the number of escapes from their prison camps by a relatively small number of Allied prisoners, relocate them to a high-security 'escape-proof' camp to sit out the remainder of the war. Undaunted, the prisoners plan one of the most ambitious escape attempts of World War II. Based on a true…
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12.Lion of the Desert(1981)
7.3HistoryWarDramaAlso history and drama
Resistance leader Omar Mukhtar opposes Italian colonization before World War II. The brutal guerrilla war against Italian General Rodolfo Graziani and the Fascist forces of Benito Mussolini highlights the struggle for Libyan independence and the harsh tactics utilised by the colonisers.
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13.Lawrence of Arabia(1962)
8.0AdventureHistoryWarAlso adventure and history
During World War I, English officer Thomas Edward 'T.E.' Lawrence sets out to unite and lead the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes to fight the Turks.
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14.Passage to Marseille(1944)
6.7AdventureDramaWarAlso adventure and drama
A freedom-loving French journalist sacrifices his happiness and security to battle Nazi tyranny.
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15.Paul, Apostle of Christ(2018)
7.6DramaHistoryAlso drama and history
Luke risks his life to visit Paul in a Roman prison, where the apostle awaits execution under Nero. As Paul reflects on his past and the Christian community faces persecution, Luke resolves to record the story of the early church.
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16.The Vikings(1958)
7.0AdventureHistoryActionAlso adventure and history
Einar, brutal son of the viking Ragnar and future heir to his throne, tangles with clever slave Eric, for the hand of a beautiful English maiden.
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17.Alexander the Great(1956)
6.1AdventureHistoryDramaAlso adventure and history
An engrossing spectacle set in the 4th-century BC, in which Alexander of Greece leads his troops forth, conquering all of the known world, in the belief that the Greek way of thinking will bring enlightenment to people. The son of the barbaric and ruthless King Philip of Macedonia, Alexander achieved glory in his…
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18.The Guns of Navarone(1961)
7.3AdventureDramaWarAlso adventure and drama
A team of allied saboteurs are assigned an impossible mission: infiltrate an impregnable Nazi-held island and destroy the two enormous long-range field guns that prevent the rescue of 2,000 trapped British soldiers.
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19.Wake of the Red Witch(1948)
5.8AdventureDramaHistoryAlso adventure and drama
Captain Ralls fights Dutch shipping magnate Mayrant Sidneye for the woman he loves, Angelique Desaix, and for a fortune in gold aboard the Red Witch.
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20.Empire of the Sun(1987)
7.5DramaHistoryWarAlso drama and history
Jamie Graham, a privileged English boy, is living in Shanghai when the Japanese invade and force all foreigners into prison camps. Jamie is captured with an American sailor, who looks out for him while they are in the camp together. Even though he is separated from his parents and in a hostile environment, Jamie…
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