Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "roman-emperor"

1. Rome (2005–2007)

TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Drama, Romance

A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.

Stars: Kevin McKidd, Ray Stevenson, Polly Walker, Kerry Condon

Votes: 185,291

2. Caligula (1979)

Unrated | 156 min | Drama, History

A dramatization of the ascent to Caesar and subsequent reign of Caligula, one of the most notorious leaders of ancient Rome. We see his ambition, his scheming, his perversion and decadence, his brutality and his lunacy.

Director: Tinto Brass | Stars: Malcolm McDowell, Peter O'Toole, Helen Mirren, Teresa Ann Savoy

Votes: 38,349 | Gross: $23.44M

3. Pompeii (I) (2014)

PG-13 | 105 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A slave-turned-gladiator finds himself in a race against time to save his true love, who has been betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator. As Mount Vesuvius erupts, he must fight to save his beloved as Pompeii crumbles around him.

Director: Paul W.S. Anderson | Stars: Kit Harington, Emily Browning, Kiefer Sutherland, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Votes: 116,633 | Gross: $23.22M

4. Domina (2021–2023)

TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, History

The life and rise of Livia Drusilla, the powerful wife of the Roman emperor Augustus Caesar.

Stars: Alex Lanipekun, Ewan Horrocks, Matthew McNulty, Kasia Smutniak

Votes: 6,391

5. Ben-Hur (2016)

PG-13 | 123 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Judah Ben-Hur, a Jewish prince falsely accused of treason by his adopted brother, an officer in the Roman army, returns to his homeland after years at sea to seek revenge, but finds redemption.

Director: Timur Bekmambetov | Stars: Jack Huston, Toby Kebbell, Rodrigo Santoro, Nazanin Boniadi

Votes: 46,830 | Gross: $26.41M

6. Cleopatra (1963)

G | 192 min | Biography, Drama, History

Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt experiences both triumph and tragedy as she attempts to resist the imperial ambitions of Rome.

Directors: Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Rouben Mamoulian | Stars: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison, Pamela Brown

Votes: 37,398 | Gross: $57.78M

7. Centurion (2010)

R | 97 min | Action, Drama, History

A splinter group of Roman soldiers fight for their lives behind enemy lines after their legion is devastated in a guerrilla attack.

Director: Neil Marshall | Stars: Michael Fassbender, Dominic West, Olga Kurylenko, Andreas Wisniewski

Votes: 86,351 | Gross: $7.89M

8. I, Claudius (1976)

Not Rated | 50 min | Biography, Drama, History

The personal and governmental affairs of the Julio-Claudian dynasty at the beginning of the Roman Empire, as recalled by one of its rulers.

Stars: Derek Jacobi, John Hurt, Siân Phillips, Brian Blessed

Votes: 19,362

9. History of the World: Part I (1981)

R | 92 min | Comedy, History, Musical

Mel Brooks brings his one-of-a-kind comic touch to the history of mankind covering events from the Old Testament to the French Revolution in a series of episodic comedy vignettes.

Director: Mel Brooks | Stars: Mel Brooks, Gregory Hines, Dom DeLuise, Madeline Kahn

Votes: 55,220 | Gross: $31.67M

10. The Robe (1953)

Approved | 135 min | Drama, History, Romance

In the Roman province of Judea during the 1st century, Roman tribune Marcellus Gallio is ordered to crucify Jesus of Nazareth but is tormented by his guilty conscience afterwards.

Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Richard Burton, Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Michael Rennie

Votes: 11,734 | Gross: $36.00M

11. Paul, Apostle of Christ (2018)

PG-13 | 108 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

Luke risks his life to visit Paul, who is captive in a Roman prison under Nero's rule. Together, they struggle against a determined emperor and the frailties of the human spirit to live out the Gospel and spread the message to the world.

Director: Andrew Hyatt | Stars: Jim Caviezel, James Faulkner, Olivier Martinez, Joanne Whalley

Votes: 9,894 | Gross: $17.56M

12. The Last Legion (2007)

PG-13 | 101 min | Action, Adventure, History

As the Roman empire crumbles, young Romulus Augustus flees the city and embarks on a perilous voyage to Britain to track down a legion of supporters.

Director: Doug Lefler | Stars: Colin Firth, Ben Kingsley, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Peter Mullan

Votes: 37,095 | Gross: $5.93M

13. Seneca (2023)

112 min | Biography, Drama

A look at the relationship between Seneca and Nero, the infamous Emperor he mentored since childhood and who accused him of plotting his assassination.

Director: Robert Schwentke | Stars: John Malkovich, Tom Xander, Louis Hofmann, Geraldine Chaplin

Votes: 580

14. Riverworld (2003 TV Movie)

86 min | Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Hale, an American astronaut dies and is reincarnated with other persons who have lived throughout all of human history and end up on a mysterious planet called 'Riverworld'. The humans are ... See full summary »

Director: Kari Skogland | Stars: Brad Johnson, Karen Holness, Emily Lloyd, Jeremy Birchall

Votes: 2,657

15. Playmobil: The Movie (2019)

PG | 99 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

When her younger brother Charlie unexpectedly disappears into the magical, animated universe of PLAYMOBIL®, unprepared Marla must go on a quest of a lifetime to bring him home, setting off on a fantastic journey across stunning new worlds.

Director: Lino DiSalvo | Stars: Anya Taylor-Joy, Jim Gaffigan, Gabriel Bateman, Adam Lambert

Votes: 4,692

16. Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar (1999)

Not Rated | 109 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

Inhabitants of the last unconquered village in Gaul (ancient France) use a magical potion to hold their independence from Roman invaders.

Directors: Claude Zidi, Olaf Wijnants | Stars: Christian Clavier, Gérard Depardieu, Roberto Benigni, Michel Galabru

Votes: 45,344 | Gross: $1.64M

17. Carry on Cleo (1964)

Not Rated | 92 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance

Two Britons, Hengist and Horsa, are captured and enslaved by invading Romans and taken to Rome. One of their first encounters in Rome leaves Hengist being mistaken for a fighter, and gets drafted into the Royal Guard to protect Caesar.

Director: Gerald Thomas | Stars: Kenneth Williams, Sidney James, Kenneth Connor, Charles Hawtrey

Votes: 5,006

18. Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954)

Approved | 101 min | Action, Drama, History

In first-century Rome, Christian slave Demetrius is sent to fight in the gladiatorial arena and Emperor Caligula seeks Jesus' robe for its alleged magical powers.

Director: Delmer Daves | Stars: Victor Mature, Susan Hayward, Michael Rennie, Debra Paget

Votes: 4,263 | Gross: $26.00M

19. Cleopatra (1970)

X | 112 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

To decipher a scheme plotted by enemy aliens, three agents from the future travel to Cleopatra's time, where they witness her romances with Caesar and Mark Antony.

Directors: Osamu Tezuka, Eiichi Yamamoto | Stars: Chinatsu Nakayama, Kotoe Hatsui, Tsubame Yanagiya, Nobuo Tsukamoto

Votes: 851

20. Gladiator Eroticvs: The Lesbian Warriors (2001 Video)

Not Rated | 91 min | Adventure, Comedy

Beautiful and powerful Roman General Eroticus vows revenge after being enslaved by Dickus Minimus and must train to become the most feared and least clothed Gladiator.

Director: Zachary Snygg | Stars: Darian Caine, Erin Brown, Jade Duboir, John Paul Fedele

Votes: 502

21. Barbarians Rising (2016)

TV-14 | 120 min | Documentary, Action, Drama

Rome. The greatest empire the world has ever known. This docudrama tells the story of Rome through the eyes of the empire's many adversaries who battled to see its destruction.

Stars: Michael Ealy, Barry Strauss, Richard Riddell, Julian Kostov

Votes: 2,251

22. The Seven Magnificent Gladiators (1983)

PG | 83 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A bandit leader endowed with supernatural powers by his sorceress mother makes yearly raids on a peasant village. However, the women of the village come into possession of a magic sword, ... See full summary »

Directors: Bruno Mattei, Claudio Fragasso | Stars: Lou Ferrigno, Sybil Danning, Brad Harris, Dan Vadis

Votes: 592

23. Specters (1987)

Unrated | 90 min | Horror

A US professor of archaeology and his young research team uncover a sealed ancient pagan tomb under the mausoleum of the real life Roman Emperor Domitian. This unleashes an evil deity that starts haunting people involved with the dig.

Director: Marcello Avallone | Stars: John R. Pepper, Trine Michelsen, Donald Pleasence, Massimo De Rossi

Votes: 476

24. Nero and Poppea - An Orgy of Power (1982)

Unrated | 105 min | Drama, History, Horror

Twisted Prince Nero will do whatever it takes to become emperor and rule Ancient Rome with an iron fist.

Director: Bruno Mattei | Stars: Piotr Stanislas, Françoise Blanchard, Gino Turini, Mario Novelli

Votes: 150

25. Augustus: The First Emperor (2003 TV Movie)

R | 178 min | Drama, History, Romance

Caesar Augustus tells of how he became the emperor to his reluctant daughter, Julia following the death of her husband Agrippa.

Director: Roger Young | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Charlotte Rampling, Vittoria Belvedere, Benjamin Sadler

Votes: 1,455

26. Roman Scandals (1933)

Passed | 92 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Musical

A kind-hearted young man is thrown out of his corrupt home town of West Rome, Oklahoma. He falls asleep and dreams that he is back in the days of olden Rome, where he gets mixed up with court intrigue and a murder plot against the Emperor.

Director: Frank Tuttle | Stars: Eddie Cantor, Ruth Etting, Gloria Stuart, Edward Arnold

Votes: 804 | Gross: $5.33M

27. Caesar Must Die (2012)

Unrated | 77 min | Drama

Inmates at a high-security prison in Rome prepare for a public performance of Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar."

Directors: Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani | Stars: Cosimo Rega, Salvatore Striano, Giovanni Arcuri, Antonio Frasca

Votes: 6,812

28. Caligula's Slaves (1984)

84 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

Young, sadistic and uncharacteristically introspective Caligula falls for a black slave girl who serves as exotic dancer at his court. However, she's secretly working for his cousin who plans to overthrow him. Will love conquer all?

Director: Lorenzo Onorati | Stars: Robert Gligorov, Sandra Venturini, Aldo Ralli, Francesco Romei

Votes: 222

29. Nero (2004 TV Movie)

PG-13 | 192 min | Biography, Drama, War

A six-episode mini-series covering five centuries of the Roman Empire.

Director: Paul Marcus | Stars: Hans Matheson, Laura Morante, Rike Schmid, Matthias Habich

Votes: 702

30. I, Claudius (1937)

Drama

The life and times of the Roman Emperor Claudius (10 B.C. to 54 A.D.).

Director: Josef von Sternberg | Stars: Charles Laughton, Merle Oberon, Emlyn Williams, Flora Robson

31. Caligula (1996)

R | 51 min | Drama

The young emperor's decision to force the senators of Rome to live under a regime as cruel, moronic, meaningless and random as he believes life itself to be. His decision is prompted by the death of his sister, with whom he was in love.

Director: Sándor Cs. Nagy | Stars: Szabolcs Hajdu, Károly Safranek, Éva Rózsáné Zsolnay, Yvette Bozsik

Votes: 111

32. Sign of the Pagan (1954)

Approved | 92 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

With the Roman Empire divided, Attila the Hun hopes to conquer. In his way are a brave centurion, a beautiful princess...and Christianity.

Director: Douglas Sirk | Stars: Jeff Chandler, Jack Palance, Ludmilla Tchérina, Rita Gam

Votes: 766

33. Constantine and the Cross (1961)

Approved | 120 min | Adventure, Drama, History

Biopic of Constantine the Great, set between 293-312 AD, from his days as Tribune to his accession as Roman Emperor of Gaul under the tetrarchy system and ending with his battle against the usurper Roman Emperor Maxentius in Rome.

Directors: Lionello De Felice, Irving Rapper | Stars: Cornel Wilde, Belinda Lee, Massimo Serato, Christine Kaufmann

Votes: 566

34. H.P. Lovecraft: Two Left Arms (2013)

80 min | Horror, Thriller

Carter, an art conservator, arrives in Italy to restore a fresco in an old church. He discovers that the strange locals are hiding something and a mystery relating to a nearby lake that legend says was created by a meteor.

Directors: Adam Rehmeier, Domiziano Cristopharo | Stars: Yvonne Sciò, Paolo Stella, Carlo De Mejo, Yuri Antonosante

Votes: 89

35. Columna (1968)

133 min | Drama, History

The end of Trajan's Dacian Wars (106 AD), when south western Dacia was transformed into a Roman province: Roman Dacia.

Director: Mircea Dragan | Stars: Richard Johnson, Antonella Lualdi, Ilarion Ciobanu, Amedeo Nazzari

Votes: 765

36. Pepsi Commercial: We Will Rock You (2004 Music Video)

Not Rated | 3 min | Music

Scantily clad gladiators, Beyoncé, Britney Spears and Pink, upset Emperor Enrique Iglesias by singing and drinking his Pepsi at the Roman Colosseum instead of fighting each other.

Director: Tarsem Singh | Stars: Beyoncé, Enrique Iglesias, Pink, Britney Spears

Votes: 217

37. China Scandal: Exotic Dance (1983)

98 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

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Directors: David Lai, Kôyû Ohara | Stars: Michael Wai-Man Chan, Emi Shindô, Kaoru Oda, Lily Lee

Votes: 53

38. Sex in the Ancient World: Prostitution in Pompeii (2009 TV Movie)

88 min | Documentary, History

The excavations of Pompeii reveal a thriving sex industry with prostitutes ranging from female slaves to male celebrities. But like today sexual promiscuity was not considered proper or ... See full summary »

Director: Kurt Sayenga | Stars: Anthony Velazquez, Angelina Bulygina, Tiffany Lauren Bennicke, Mariann Gavelo

Votes: 106

39. The Affairs of Messalina (1951)

Not Rated | 116 min | Action, Drama, History

A story, set in Rome of 44 A.D., concerning the amorous and political intrigues of the evil Empress Messalina, the wife of the Roman Emperor Claudius, and her eventual hounding to death.

Director: Carmine Gallone | Stars: María Félix, Georges Marchal, Memo Benassi, Delia Scala

Votes: 133

40. Bacanales romanas, II Parte (1985)

90 min | Comedy

A group of female tourists visit Rome and meet the emperor Caligula, Messalina and her lecherous centurions.

Director: Jaime J. Puig | Stars: Conrado Tortosa 'Pipper', Raquel Evans, Lita Claver, Joaquín Gómez

Votes: 13

41. Una virgen para Calígula (1982)

87 min | Comedy, History

The erotic adventures of Emperor Caligula.

Director: Jaime J. Puig | Stars: Raquel Evans, Joaquín Gómez, Andrea Albani, Conrado Tortosa 'Pipper'

Votes: 21

42. Caligula: 1400 Days of Terror (2012 TV Movie)

88 min | Documentary, History

A fresh look at the rise and fall of one of history's most notorious figures, shot on location in Rome, Capri and along the English Channel.

Director: Bruce Kennedy | Stars: Darius Arya, Corey Brennan, Lowell Byers, Valerie Higgins

Votes: 143

43. The Ten Gladiators (1963)

104 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Roccia and a band of fellow gladiators join forces with a patrician named Glaucus Valerius to replace Nero, (and his evil henchman, Tigelinus), with a new emperor: Servius Galba. During the... See full summary »

Director: Gianfranco Parolini | Stars: Roger Browne, José Greci, Dan Vadis, Franca Parisi

Votes: 129

44. Day of Triumph (1954)

Passed | 110 min | Drama, History

An inspiring and ground breaking film on the life and ministry of Jesus Christ.

Directors: Irving Pichel, John T. Coyle | Stars: Lee J. Cobb, Robert Holton, James Griffith, Joanne Dru

Votes: 86

45. Good Morning, Eve! (1934)

Approved | 19 min | Musical, Comedy, Short

In this short musical comedy, Adam and Eve go on an adventure through time that leads them from the Garden of Eden, to the Roman Empire, King Arthur's court, and a beach resort in modern-day Florida.

Director: Roy Mack | Stars: Leon Errol, June MacCloy, Vernon Dent, Maxine Doyle

Votes: 283

46. Caligula (1975 TV Movie)

Drama

The young emperor's decision to force the senators of Rome to live under a regime as cruel, moronic, meaningless and random as he believes life itself to be. His decision is prompted by the death of his sister, with whom he was in love.

Directors: Yvonne Lex, Peter Simons | Stars: Marc Bober, Joris Collet, Maurits Goossens, Yvonne Lex

Votes: 20

47. Hijazo de mi vidaza (1972)

95 min | Adventure, Comedy

Gordolfo, a self-stylized ladies man, and his doting mother (Naborita) help out a childhood friend claim an inheritance by beating the feared wrestler Tulipan Jones.

Director: Rafael Baledón | Stars: Enrique Cuenca, Eduardo Manzano, María Fernanda, Federico González

Votes: 53

48. Los cántabros (1980)

107 min | Adventure

The story of Corocotta, the indestructible Cantabrian who challenged Rome and fought of the army of Augustus for years. He was so bold that it the emperor offered a the reward for his life.

Director: Paul Naschy | Stars: Paul Naschy, Verónica Miriel, Alfredo Mayo, Julia Saly

Votes: 41

49. Bérénice (2000 TV Movie)

100 min | Drama

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Director: Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe | Stars: Carole Bouquet, Gérard Depardieu, Jacques Weber, Isabel Otero

Votes: 56

50. See Ya Later Gladiator (1968)

G | 6 min | Animation, Family, Short

A time machine sends Daffy Duck and Speedy Gonzales back to Rome in 65 A.D., where they are captured for lion fodder as entertainment for Emperor Nero. Speedy feeds hot chili peppers to a ... See full summary »

Director: Alex Lovy | Star: Mel Blanc

Votes: 192