Quo Vadis? (1951), Gladiator (2000), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966), 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957), Androcles and the Lion (1952), The Sign of the Cross (1932) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Colosseum movies.
Storyline: Returning from a military campaign abroad, General Marcus Vinicius (Robert Taylor) discovers that a new religion has taken hold in Rome: Christianity. When Vinicius encounters Lygia (Deborah Kerr), a follower of the strange religion, he quickly becomes smitten and tries to win her affections. Lygia is reluctant due to their differing beliefs. Complicating matters is the crazed Emperor Nero (Peter Ustinov), who blames the Christians for his own burning of Rome, beginning a wave of persecution.
Plot Keywords: general, emperor, concubine, slave, uncle, wife, gripping ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Maximus is a powerful Roman general, loved by the people and the aging Emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Before his death, the Emperor chooses Maximus to be his heir over his own son, Commodus, and a power struggle leaves Maximus and his family condemned to death. The powerful general is unable to save his family, and his loss of will allows him to get captured and put into the Gladiator games until he dies. The only desire that fuels him now is the chance to rise to the top so that he will be able to look into the eyes of the man who will feel his revenge.
Plot Keywords: gladiator, prince, emperor, senator, gritty, thrilling, rome ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Pseudolus (Zero Mostel) is the laziest slave in Rome, and has one wish, to purchase his freedom. When his master and mistress leave for the day, he finds out that the young master has fallen in love with a virgin in the house of Marcus Lycus (Phil Silvers), a slave dealer specializing in beautiful women. Pseudolus concocts a deal in which he will be freed if he can procure the girl for young Hero (Michael Crawford). Of course, it can't be that simple as everything begins to go wrong.—John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
Plot Keywords: slave, son, elderly person, soldier, amusing, cheeky, playful ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: The first spaceship to visit Venus crash lands in the sea, freeing a small native Venusian creature called the Ymir. Eventually growing to enormous size, it threatens the city of Rome.—Steve Hill <shill@harper.cc.il.us>
Plot Keywords: alien, zoologist, medical student, colonel, major, scientist, campy ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Androcles is a Christian who follows that religion's teachings even as they apply to the treatment of animals. Seeing a lion in pain, he removes a huge thorn from the beast's paw, creating a friend for life. Androcles and a number of other Christians are evenutally arrested and condemned to death in the arena. They are to die by being eaten by lions. Is it too much to hope that one of the lions may have a paw that has healed recently and might remember who helped heal it?—Ron Kerrigan <mvg@whidbey.com>
Plot Keywords: slave, christian, lion, gladiator, captain, thrilling, solemn ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: A Roman official (Fredric March) tries to save Christians from the lions and the madness of Emperor Nero (Charles Laughton).
Plot Keywords: emperor nero, empress, christian, military officer, stepfather, young woman, hedonistic ...
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