Pathfinder (1987), Castle in the Sky (1986), Lost (2005), Patterns of Evidence: The Exodus (2013), Apocalypto (2006), Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010), The Emperor's New Groove (2000), Stargate (1994) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Ancient Civilization movies.
Storyline: In medieval Finland, the Sami -- a tribe of peaceful hunter-gatherers -- struggle to survive in a frozen wasteland. Aigin (Mikkel Gaup), a young Sami, watches in horror as his parents and sister are brutally murdered in a surprise attack by the Tchudes, a rival tribe of violent nomads. Though Aigin flees to safety, the Tchudes follow his tracks to another encampment. Abducted and forced to comply with Tchude demands, Aigin feigns weakness -- while secretly planning his own shocking revenge.
Plot Keywords: adventure, action, fantasy, norway, swordplay, hero's journey, epic ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A young boy stumbles into a mysterious girl who floats down from the sky. The girl, Sheeta, was chased by pirates, army and government secret agents. In saving her life, they begin a high flying adventure that goes through all sorts of flying machines, eventually searching for Sheeta's identity in a floating castle of a lost civilization.
Plot Keywords: animation, adventure, fantasy, science fiction, japan, flight, steampunk ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Bank vice president Jeremy Stanton (Dean Cain) is lost in more ways than one: On his way to a rendezvous with his family in Nevada, he finds that the back roads do not match his maps. However, Jeremy has also lost direction from a moral standpoint, having just committed a robbery back in California during which he betrayed Archer (Danny Trejo), his ruthless partner. His only company for this long, dark road trip of the soul is Judy (Ashley Scott), an operator who gives him directions by phone.
Plot Keywords: adventure, drama, sci-fi, mystery, thriller, survival, enigmatic ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Filmmaker Tim Mahoney searches for evidence of the exodus from Egypt.
Plot Keywords: documentary, history, religion, archaeology, bible, evidence, investigation ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In the Maya civilization, a peaceful tribe is brutally attacked by warriors seeking slaves and human beings for sacrifice for their gods. Jaguar Paw hides his pregnant wife and his son in a deep hole nearby their tribe and is captured while fighting with his people. An eclipse spares his life from the sacrifice and later he has to fight to survive and save his beloved family.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Plot Keywords: action, adventure, drama, historical, jungle, survival, chase ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In 1994, a group of scientists discovered a cave in Southern France perfectly preserved for over 20,000 years and containing the earliest known human paintings. Knowing the cultural significance that the Chauvet Cave holds, the French government immediately cut-off all access to it, save a few archaeologists and paleontologists. But documentary filmmaker, Werner Herzog, has been given limited access, and now we get to go inside examining beautiful artwork created by our ancient ancestors around 32,000 years ago. He asks questions to various historians and scientists about what these humans would have been like and trying to build a bridge from the past to the present.—napierslogs
Plot Keywords: documentary, france, archaeology, art history, cultural heritage, natural history, exploration ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In this animated comedy from the folks at Disney, the vain and cocky Emperor Kuzco (David Spade) is a very busy man. Besides maintaining his "groove", and firing his suspicious administrator, Yzma (Eartha Kitt), he's also planning to build a new waterpark just for himself for his birthday. However, this means destroying one of the villages in his kingdom. Meanwhile, Yzma is hatching a plan to get revenge and usurp the throne. But, in a botched assassination courtesy of Yzma's right-hand man, Kronk (Patrick Warburton), Kuzco is magically transformed into a llama. Now, Kuzco finds himself the property of Pacha, a lowly llama herder whose home is ground zero for the water park. Upon discovering the llama's true self, Pacha offers to help resolve the Emperor's problem and regain his throne, only if he promises to move his water park.
Plot Keywords: animation, comedy, adventure, family, fantasy, disney, transformation ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In 1928, in Egypt, a strange device is found by an expedition. In the present days, the outcast linguist Dr. Daniel Jackson is invited by a mysterious woman to decipher an ancient hieroglyph in a military facility. Soon he finds that the device was developed by an advanced civilization and opens a portal to teletransport to another planet. Dr. Jackson is invited to join a military team under the command of Colonel Jonathan 'Jack' O'Neil that will explore the new world. They find a land that recalls Egypt and humans in a primitive culture that worship and are slaves to Ra, the God of the Sun. But soon they discover the secret of the mysterious "stargate".
Plot Keywords: sci-fi, adventure, action, aliens, space travel, military, mystery ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: The story is about two swindlers who get their hands on a map to the fabled city of gold, El Dorado, while pulling off some sort of scam. Their plan goes bad and the rogues end up lost at sea after several misfortunes. Oddly enough, they end up on the shores of El Dorado, and are worshipped by the natives for their foreign appearances.
Plot Keywords: animation, adventure, comedy, fantasy, family, musical, friendship ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: 1914: Milo Thatch, grandson of the great Thaddeus Thatch works in the boiler room of a museum. He knows that Atlantis was real, and he can get there if he has the mysterious Shephards journal, which can guide him to Atlantis. But he needs someone to fund a voyage. His employer thinks he's dotty, and refuses to fund any crazy idea. He returns home to his apartment and finds a woman there. She takes him to Preston B. Whitmore, an old friend of his Grandfathers. He gives him the shepherds journal, a submarine and a 5 star crew. They travel through the Atlantic ocean, face a large lobster called the Leviathan, and finally get to Atlantis. But does the Atlantis crew have a lust for discovery, or something else?
Plot Keywords: animation, adventure, action, fantasy, science fiction, family, disney ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A Norwegian archaeologist uncovers mysterious runes describing Ragnarok, the Viking legend of the end of the world, and accidentally awakens a giant monster.
Plot Keywords: adventure, fantasy, action, norse mythology, apocalypse, monsters, hero's journey ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A village is attacked by the evil ruler of the Snake Cult, Thulsa Doom (James Earl Jones) and his evil warriors, when Thulsa Doom and his warriors kills his parents, a young boy named Conan (Jorge Sanz) is enslaved. Years later, Conan grows up and becomes a mighty warrior and is trained as a fighter. After years as a slave and as a gladiator, Conan is set free. Conan sets out on a quest as he vows to avenge his parents and solve the riddle of steel. Joined by a archer named Subotai (Gerry Lopez), a beautiful thief who falls in love with Conan, Valeria (Sandahl Bergman) and a Chinese wizard (Mako), Conan and his companions sets out to rescue Princess Yasmina (Valérie Quennessen), daughter of King Osric (Max von Sydow), from the Snake Cult, and get his revenge on Thulsa Doom and avenge his parents.
Plot Keywords: action, adventure, fantasy, sword and sorcery, epic, revenge, violence ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Guide Allan Quatermain helps a young lady (Beth) find her lost husband somewhere in Africa. It's a spectacular adventure story with romance, because while they fight with wild animals and cannibals, they fall in love. Will they find the lost husband and finish the nice connection?—Kornel Osvart <kornelo@alphanet.hu>
Plot Keywords: adventure, action, fantasy, exploration, treasure hunt, africa, classic ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Intent on securing peace and prosperity throughout the mighty Roman Empire, the wise diplomat, Emperor Marcus Aurelius, calls together the local governors from all over the Empire, after conquering the Germanic tribes. With this in mind, Marcus has decided to turn over his crown and the much-coveted imperial throne to General Livius, instead of choosing his corrupt son and logical successor, Commodus. As a result, high treason and blind ambition lead to the death of Aurelius by poisoning, paving the way for a new era of oppression, endless machinations, and rapid decline. Now, as darkness prevails on the outskirts of the Empire where the Roman legions struggle to subdue the invading hordes, delusional Commodus declares himself a god, and no one is safe; not even Aurelius' daughter, Lucilla. Can anyone stop the fall of the Roman Empire?—Nick Riganas
Plot Keywords: epic, historical, roman empire, war, political intrigue, betrayal, power struggle ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Set on the subterranean Mine-World, a band of human worker are treated like slaves under the power of the evil overlord Zygon until one, Orin, unearths the hilt of a mythical sword that only he can master. Escaping the planet, he runs into the rogue smuggler Dagg and a pair of helpful droids and the princess, who all team up to return to the Mine-World with a plan to defeat Zygon and free Orin's enslaved people.—Anthony Pereyra {hypersonic91@yahoo.com}
Plot Keywords: science fiction, animation, adventure, fantasy, space opera, futuristic, robots ...
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