Movies and TV series about mythology

The 25 best titles about mythology, ranked by the iRank Score — our composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb. Every page includes cast, where to watch and similar recommendations.

Dororo
iRank85
2019 · Koji Yamamoto
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimation
A samurai lord has bartered away his newborn son's organs to forty-eight demons in exchange for dominance on the battlefield. Yet, the abandoned infant survives thanks to a medicine man who equips him
Record of Ragnarok
iRank84
2021
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & Fantasy
Before eradicating humankind from the world, the gods give them one last chance to prove themselves worthy of survival. Let the Ragnarok battles begin.
Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid
iRank83
2017 · Yoko Kogawa
SeriesAnimationComedySci-Fi & Fantasy
Kobayashi lives alone in an apartment, until one day, Tohru appeared and they ended up living together. Tohru looks down on humans as inferior and foolish, but having been saved by Kobayashi-san, she
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters
iRank83
2000
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimation
Bullies often target someone frail and weak—someone exactly like Yûgi Muto. He treasures his Millennium Puzzle, an ancient Egyptian artifact that was brought into his grandfather's game shop. Believin
Ghostbusters
iRank81
1984 · Ivan Reitman
MovieComedyFantasy
After losing their university jobs, three parapsychologists start a ghost-catching business in New York City and uncover a supernatural threat that could destroy the world.
The Sandman
iRank79
2022 · Jamie Childs
SeriesAction & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
After years of imprisonment, Morpheus — the King of Dreams — embarks on a journey across worlds to find what was stolen from him and restore his power.
The Twelve Tasks of Asterix
iRank76
1976 · René Goscinny
MovieAdventureAnimationComedy
Asterix and Obelix depart on an adventure to complete twelve impossible tasks to prove to Caesar that they are as strong as the Gods. You'll roar with laughter as they outwit, outrun, and generally ou
Xena: Warrior Princess
iRank76
1995 · Robert Tapert
SeriesAction & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
Xena is an infamous warrior on a quest to seek redemption for her past sins against the innocent. Accompanied by her comrade-in-arms Gabrielle, the campy couple use their formidable fighting skills to
Sleepy Hollow
iRank74
2013 · M. Raven Metzner
SeriesDramaMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy
Ichabod Crane is resurrected and pulled two and a half centuries through time to unravel a mystery that dates all the way back to the founding fathers.
The NeverEnding Story
iRank71
1984 · Wolfgang Petersen
MovieAdventureFamilyFantasy
While hiding from bullies in his school's attic, a young boy discovers the extraordinary land of Fantasia, through a magical book called The Neverending Story. The book tells the tale of Atreyu, a you
American Gods
iRank71
2017 · Bryan Fuller
SeriesDramaMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy
An ex-con becomes the traveling partner of a conman who turns out to be one of the older gods trying to recruit troops to battle the upstart deities. Based on Neil Gaiman's fantasy novel.
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
iRank70
1995
SeriesAction & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
The legendary son of Zeus journeys across the earth fighting monsters and helping people.
Excalibur
iRank69
1981 · John Boorman
MovieAdventureFantasy
Arthur fulfills his fate by bringing together the Knights of the Round Table at Camelot and unifying the country. However, this flawed monarch faces greater tests ahead in pursuit of love, the Holy Gr
Big Trouble in Little China
iRank68
1986 · John Carpenter
MovieActionAdventureComedy
Truck driver Jack Burton gets embroiled in a supernatural battle when his best friend Wang Chi's green-eyed fiancée is kidnapped by henchmen of the sorcerer Lo Pan, who must marry a girl with green ey
Clash of the Titans
iRank66
1981 · Desmond Davis
MovieActionAdventureFantasy
To win the right to marry his love, the beautiful princess Andromeda, and fulfil his destiny, half-God-half-mortal Perseus must complete various tasks including taming Pegasus, capturing Medusa's head
Troy
iRank64
2004 · Wolfgang Petersen
MovieWarActionHistory
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
Conan the Barbarian
iRank63
1982 · John Milius
MovieActionAdventureFantasy
A horde of rampaging warriors massacre the parents of young Conan and enslave the young child for years on The Wheel of Pain. As the sole survivor of the childhood massacre, Conan is released from sla
Ghostbusters II
iRank61
1989 · Ivan Reitman
MovieComedyFantasy
The discovery of a massive river of ectoplasm and a resurgence of spectral activity allows the staff of Ghostbusters to revive the business.
Immortals
iRank55
2011 · Tarsem Singh
MovieActionDramaFantasy
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.
Legend
iRank48
1985 · Ridley Scott
MovieAdventureFantasy
Set in a timeless mythical forest inhabited by fairies, goblins, unicorns and mortals, this fantastic story follows a mystical forest dweller, chosen by fate, to undertake a heroic quest. He must save
Eragon
iRank48
2006 · Stefen Fangmeier
MovieActionAdventureFamily
In his homeland of Alagaesia, a farm boy happens upon a dragon's egg -- a discovery that leads him on a predestined journey where he realized he's the one person who can defend his home against an evi
Clash of the Titans
iRank46
2010 · Louis Leterrier
MovieActionAdventureFantasy
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 Had
Wrath of the Titans
iRank45
2012 · Jonathan Liebesman
MovieActionAdventureFantasy
Perseus tries to live a quieter life as a village fisherman while – dangerously weakened by humanity's lack of devotion – the gods are losing control of the long-imprisoned Titans and their ferocious
Knights of the Zodiac
iRank38
2023 · Tomek Bagiński
MovieActionFantasyScience Fiction
When a headstrong street orphan, Seiya, in search of his abducted sister unwittingly taps into hidden powers, he discovers he might be the only person alive who can protect a reincarnated goddess, sen
Gods of Egypt
iRank38
2016 · Alex Proyas
MovieActionAdventureFantasy
A common thief joins a mythical god on a quest through Egypt.