Taking chronicles of Greek mythology and putting them to life on the big screen is quite difficult. Hollywood has had the option to exemplify these old stories and play them out on the big screen for quite a long time. Hollywood precisely typifies the narratives of these divine beings, goddesses, and legends while adorning their rawness on the big screen.
Greek mythology has been referred to in motion pictures for quite a long time. Greek mythology motion pictures can uncover their plot in the title of the film in either a conspicuous or unobtrusive feature, while other film titles might be named after Greek mythology, yet have nothing to do with depicting those accounts. To know about Greek mythology, we are giving you a list of the Best 20 Greek Mythology Movies which are quite informative and entertaining.
1. Hercules Unchained (1958)
- Director: Pietro Francisci
- Writers: Ennio De Concini, Pietro Francisci
- Cast: Steve Reeves, Sylvia Lopez
- IMDb Rating: 4.5
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: N/A
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video
We believe this film to be the best of the more established Hercules motion pictures. Preferably, everyone should watch Hercules (1957) first, as Hercules Unchained is its spin-off, yet it doesn’t generally make a difference, since Hercules Unchained is an independent film at any rate. To discover how the Hercules fantasy can be freely deciphered, watch The Legend of Hercules (2014) for a more current interpretation of this fantasy. You can likewise watch the energized Hercules (1997) Disney film, which is agreeable for at any rate one review.
2. Jason and The Argonauts (1963)
- Director: Don Chaffey
- Writers: Jan Read, Apollonius of Rhodes, Beverley Cross
- Cast: Todd Armstrong, Nancy Kovack
- IMDb Rating: 7.3
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 89%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video
Jason and his group of shipmates go on an amazing mission to locate the brilliant wool. This untouched exemplary film should be appeared to each kid on earth, in their language. The film is viewed as a clique exemplary and outstanding amongst other dream films, time.
3. Ulysses (1954)
- Director: Mario Camerini
- Writers: Ivo Perilli, Franco Brusati, Irwin Shaw, Ben Hecht, Ennio de Concini, Mario Camerini
- Cast: Silvana Mangano, Kirk Douglas
- IMDb Rating: 6.7
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 59%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video
Odysseus endeavors to re-visitation of his country after the finish of the Trojan war, yet he makes some intense memories doing as such. This film is exceptionally magical. There have been a couple of Greek mythology films dependent on the legend of Odysseus, yet this storyline is difficult to beat. The scene with the Cyclops is a work of art.
4. Hercules (2014)
- Director: Brett Ratner
- Writers: Ryan J. Condal, Evan Spiliotopoulos
- Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Ian McShane
- IMDb Rating: 6
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 58%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video
Hercules is a 2014 American action movie coordinated by Brett Ratner, It depends on the realistic novel ‘Hercules The Whip and Wars’. This movie will undermine your assumption about these sorts of movies and presumably delight you. Notwithstanding, it might frustrate the most devoted fanatics of Greek folklore.
5. Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief (2010)
- Director: Chris Columbus
- Writers: Craig Titley
- Cast: Logan Lerman, Brandon T. Jackson
- IMDb Rating: 5.9
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 49%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video
Ensure you read the Percy Jackson book too, ideally before viewing the movie. The book has a great deal more to bring to the table on top of this charming film. My #1 scene in the movie is ‘The Poker Face’ tune. I’ve seen it ordinarily.
6. Clash of the Titans (1981)
- Director: Desmond Davis
- Writers: Beverley Cross
- Cast: Harry Hamlin, Judi Bowker
- IMDb Rating: 6.9
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 68%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
Clash of the Titans is a 2010 Australian American activity dream movie coordinated by Louis Leterrier, featuring Sam Worthington, Gemma Arterton, and Ralph Fiennes. The film tells how Perseus, a child of Zeus, leaves on a risky mission to save princess Andromeda’s life. On this epic excursion, Perseus should confront incredible animals. The film is a genuine visual joy, so on the off chance that you haven’t seen it, prepare because this film will take care of your creative mind. Clash of the Titans was fruitful, raising almost 500+ million dollars around the world.
7. Oedipus Rex (1967)
- Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Writers: Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Cast: Franco Citti, Silvana Mangano
- IMDb Rating: 7.4
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 88%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video
This Italian film by Wharf Paolo Pasolini is a variation of the homonymous Greek misfortune, composed by Sophocles. A kid is brought into the world in a Milan town during the 1930s. His father abandons the infant in a desert and is saved by another couple.
8. Mr. Atlas (1997)
- Director: Karen Lee Arbeeny
- Writers: Charles B. Griffith
- Cast: Danny Nielsen, Teddie Nielsen
- IMDb Rating: 5.1
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 40%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video
This family well-disposed movie will most likely make somebody younger than 12 or much more established, shed a tear. Truly, I wager you somebody in the family will get mournful eyes in one pitiful scene. This movie is an incredible prologue to Greek mythology for little youngsters and it’s likewise pleasant enough for grown-ups to look to. Mr. Atlas was made in Utah, which should be an exceptionally strict city. I guess a couple of them needed the world to realize that they had a favorable opinion of the Greek Divine beings.
9. Helen of Troy (2003)
- Director: John Kent Harrison
- Writers: Homer, Ronni Kern
- Cast: Sienna Guillory, Matthew Marsden, Rufus Sewell
- IMDb Rating: 6.2
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 59%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video
The excellence about this movie/miniseries is that it doesn’t leave out the Greek Goddess magnificence challenge which caused all the heart hurt. It’s incredible to see that Aphrodite, the Goddess of Adoration, is recognized as the co-creator of the shocking long-term long Trojan war.
10. Immortals (2011)
- Director: Tarsem Singh
- Writers: Vlas Parlapanides, Charley Parlapanides
- Cast: Henry Cavill, Robert Naylor
- IMDb Rating: 6
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 46%
- Streaming Platform: MX Player
Immortals’ is an epic dream film, featuring Henry Cavill as Theseus, a mortal man who is chosen by Zeus, tried by Mickey Rourke, who is on a vicious frenzy across Greece to obtain a weapon that can destroy mankind. While the movie is certainly not a marvelous directorial demonstration, ‘Immortals’ is initiated by the performances of the lead cast. With commendable production esteem and amazing visuals, the film proceeded to be a basic and commercial achievement.
11. Troy (2004)
- Director: Wolfgang Petersen
- Writers: David Benioff
- Cast: Brad Pitt, Eric Bana
- IMDb Rating: 7.3
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 54%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
Troy’ is a transformation of Homer’s great epic, which follows the attack on Troy by the assembled Greek powers and narrates the destinies of the men in question. Coordinated by Wolfgang Petersen, the film expands upon the humongous ubiquity of war legends like ‘Warrior’ (2000) and ‘The Ruler of the Rings’. While the film’s story frequently hangs and the characters now and then appear genuinely withdrawing, yet ‘Troy’ is positively a visual scene. With high creation esteem and a humongous star cast, ‘Troy’ ended up being an enormous film industry achievement.
12. Medea (1969)
- Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Writers: Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Cast: Maria Callas, Massimo Girotti
- IMDb Rating: 7
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 70%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video
This renowned transformation of Jason and the Argonauts legend centers around the sorceress Medea, who helped Jason in his mission and was guaranteed by him to be his better half. In the wake of getting back to his property as a saint, Jason forsakes Medea and weds rather a Corinthian princess. Angered, Medea plots retribution against Jason and his new spouse, with awful occasions following. With the acclaimed soprano Maria Calls featuring, Pasolini effectively adjusts the renowned Greek disastrous play by Euripides.
13. The Odyssey (1997)
- Director: Andrei Konchalovsky
- Writers: Andrei Konchalovsky, Chris Solimine
- Cast: Armand Assante, Greta Scacchi
- IMDb Rating: 7
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 70%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video
First, attempt and read the exemplary sonnet of the “Odyssey” by Homer. Imagine this epic experience with your creative mind sole then should you watch this extremely innovative translation.
14. Alexander the Great (2004)
- Director: Oliver Stone
- Writers: Oliver Stone, Christopher Kyle, Laeta Kalogridis
- Cast: Colin Farrell, Jessie Kamm
- IMDb Rating: 5.6
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 16%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix, and Amazon Prime Video
Alexander the Great in the entirety, of his magnificence! Even though Alexander is a genuine individual and the fights during the movie truly occurred, numerous accounts in the movie depend on legends rather than realities. With 150+ million dollars as a financial plan, Oliver Stone set out to decipher the endeavors of the amazing Greek general in an alternate manner. With a rather Freudian methodology, the chief covered the primary pieces of the life of an antiquated Greek officer now and again great and on occasion riotous.
15. The 300 Spartans (1962)
- Director: Rudolph Maté
- Writers: George St. George, Ugo Liberatore, Gian Paolo Callegari
- Cast: Richard Egan, Ralph Richardson
- IMDb Rating: 6.6
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 70%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video
You’ll feel extremely upset for the 300 Spartans in the wake of watching this film. Your regard for the 300 Spartans will likewise rise fundamentally in the wake of watching this exemplary film. It’s very engaging. For all you perfectionists out there who think this film is identified with antiquated history rather than Greek mythology, who cares. I’m pretty sure it wasn’t 300 Spartans.
16. Wonder Woman (2017)
- Director: Patty Jenkins
- Writers: Allan Heinberg
- Cast: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine
- IMDb Rating: 7.4
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 93%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video
The film depends on William Moulton Marston’s enlivened form. In the 2017 film DC Funnies, we watch the start of Diana’s story, a princess of the Amazons. Diana is the Latin name for Artemis, the Greek goddess of the wild, chase, and ripeness and the Amazons were unbelievable female fighters in Greek mythology.
17. Clash of the Titans (2010)
- Director: Louis Leterrier
- Writers: Travis Beacham, Phil Hay, Matt Manfredi
- Cast: Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson
- IMDb Rating: 5.8
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 27%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix, MX Player, and Amazon Prime Video
Clash of the Titans is a chivalrous dream experience and is a retelling of the Greek legendary story of Perseus, where Perseus should fight both Medusa and the Kraken to save Princess Andromeda. The film hasn’t matured well, considering the scorching prevalence of the new age CGI. Notwithstanding, with sound content by Beverley Cross and strong exhibitions by the cast, ‘Clash of the Titans’ is an engaging watch.
18. O Brother, Where Art Thou?
- Director: Joel Coen
- Writers: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
- Cast: George Clooney, John Turturro
- IMDb Rating: 7.7
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 77%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix, Amazon Prime Video
O Brother, Where Art Thou? It is a comedy-wrongdoing show dependent on the epic poem “The Odyssey” by Homer. It is a film dependent on mockery that incorporates numerous parts from the iconic poem. George Clooney is playing the personality of Ulysses Everett McGill, who is attempting to conform to his labor sentence in Mississippi, and there he meets with Delmar and Pete. The trio takes a journey to locate the shrouded treasure, and in the process, they meet various characters and encounter numerous obstacles and undertakings.
19. 300 (2006)
- Director: Zack Snyder
- Writers: Zack Snyder, Kurt Johnstad, Michael B. Gordon
- Cast: Gerard Butler, David Wenham
- IMDb Rating: 7.6
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 61%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video
300 is an epic American activity film of the year 2006. This movie is coordinated by Zack Snyder, featuring Gerard Steward and Lena Headey, propelled by The Forthright Mill operator funnies, which describes the clash of Thermopylae. The plot portrays the Austere lord Linodius, played by Gerard Steward, and his 300 Simple fighters. They battled to the passing against the Persian god, lord Xerxes the principal played by Rodrigo Santoro, and his multitude of more than 100,000 warriors. 300 turned into the second-best film of 2006, simply behind privateers of the Caribbean. A solitary remark sums up my opinion about the film; it is an epic work of art.
20. Hercules (1983)
- Director: Luigi Cozzi
- Writers: Luigi Cozzi
- Cast: Lou Ferrigno, Sybil Danning
- IMDb Rating: 4
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 25%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix, MX Player, and Amazon Prime Video
This film left a major blemish at the forefront of my thoughts as a little youngster. At the point when I watched it again as a grown-up numerous years after the fact, I was wonderfully shocked at how great it stood the trial of time. It’s an incredible film. This film was path comparatively radical. It offers an exceptionally engaging sci-fi point to the Hercules fantasy. The film even has a continuation named The Undertakings of Hercules 2 (1985).
Greek Mythology has drastically impacted Western civilization’s way of life, arts, and writing. It also stays a part of western culture and communication. Since old occasions, poets, artists, scholars, and movie producers have obtained inspiration from Greek Mythology. They have discovered contemporary hugeness and importance in the subjects.
