# List of films set in ancient Greece

This article lists films, tv shows, and video games set in ancient Greece, including Magna Graecia and Hellenistic kingdoms.

## Bronze Age and mythistoricals

| Title | Release date | Notes |
| Amphitryon | 1935 | |
| Antigone | 1961 | |
| Atlas in the Land of the Cyclops | 1961 | peplum film |
| Atlantis | 2013-2015 | the show, submarine pilot Jason washes up on the shores of legendary Atlantis and must navigate the powerful leaders of the mythological realm. |
| Blood of Zeus | 2020- | Chronicles the illegitimate Heron son of Zeus, a young man tasked with saving heaven and earth despite the interference of a vengeful goddess and her monstrous forces. |
| Clash of the Titans | 1981 | A film about Greek mythology, with many monsters brought to life through special effects. |
| Clash of the Titans | 2010 | |
| Colossus and the Amazon Queen | 1960 | peplum film |
| Electra | 1962 | |
| Gods School | 2018- | Up there on Mount Olympus, a controversial young goddess tries to find her place among other gods and goddesses, until she meets a young Mortal. |
| Goliath and the Dragon | 1960 | peplum film |
| Helen of Troy | 1956 | |
| Helen of Troy | 2003 | |
| Helena | 1924 | |
| Hercules | 1958 | Its success paved the way for the dozens of 1960s peplum (or "sword and sandal") films |
| Hercules | 1983 | |
| Hercules | 1997 | Animated Disney film |
| Hercules | 2014 | |
| Iphigenia | 1977 | |
| Immortals | 2011 | |
| Jason and the Argonauts | 1963 | |
| Minotaur | 2006 | |
| Minotaur, the Wild Beast of Crete | 1960 | peplum film |
| My Son, the Hero | 1962 | peplum film |
| Oedipus Rex | 1967 | |
| Rape of the Belt | 1964 | |
| The Return | 2024 | The film is a retelling of Homer's Odyssey |
| Sköna Helena | 1951 | |
| The Bacchantes | 1961 | peplum film |
| The Fall of Troy | 1911 | the first known adaptation of Homer's epic poem, the Iliad. |
| The Fury of Achilles | 1962 | peplum film |
| The Giants of Thessaly | 1960 | |
| The Legend of Hercules | 2014 | |
| The Odyssey | 1968 | |
| The Odyssey | 1997 | |
| The Private Life of Helen of Troy | 1927 | |
| The Triumph of Hercules | 1964 | |
| The Trojan Horse | 1961 | peplum film |
| The Trojan Women | 1971 | peplum film |
| Troy | 2004 | |
| Ulysses | 1954 | |
| Vulcan, Son of Giove | 1962 | |
| Wrath of the Titans | 2012 | |

## Classical Greece

| Title | Release date | Notes |
| 300 | 2007 | |
| 300: Rise of an Empire | 2014 | |
| The 300 Spartans | 1962 | |
| Atlas | 1961 | peplum film |
| Barefoot in Athens | 1966 | |
| Damon and Pythias | 1962 | |
| Gladiators Seven | 1964 | peplum film |
| Night in Paradise | 1946 | |
| Prologue | 2015 | |
| Socrates | 1971 | |
| The Giant of Marathon | 1959 | peplum film |
| The Goddess of Love | 1957 | peplum film |
| The Warrior Empress | 1960 | peplum film |
| Timon | 1973 | |

## Hellenistic period

| Title | Release date | Notes |
| Alexander | 2004 | |
| Alexander the Great | 1956 | |
| Cleopatra | 1963 | It chronicles the struggles of the young queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt to resist the imperial ambitions of Rome. |
| Goliath and the Rebel Slave | 1963 | peplum film |
| Reign: The Conqueror | 1999 | |
| Rome | 2005-2007 | Follows the Battle of Actium. |
| Sikandar | 1941 | |
| Slave Women of Corinth | 1958 | |
| The Centurion | 1961 | |
| The Colossus of Rhodes | 1961 | |
| The Old Testament | 1962 | |