Movies tagged as "middle ages"

13th Warrior, The [1999, USA ] starting from $1.99

Fear reigns.

Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy Actors: Diane Venora, Antonio Banderas, Vladimir Kulich, Dennis Storhoi, Daniel Southern, Neil Maffin, John DeSantis, Clive Russell, Mischa Hausserman, Oliver Sveinall, Asbjørn 'Bear' Riis, Richard Bremmer, Tony Curran, Albie Woodington, Omar Sharif, Erick Avari Directors: John McTiernan, Michael Crichton, Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   In AD 922, an important emissary who is banished from his homeland. The nomadic outcast comes across a band of Norse warriors who coerce him into joining them when they are summoned to fight mysterious creatures legendary for consuming every living thing in their path. Eventually surrounded by the frightening and ferocious foe, Ibn must conquer his personal fears and help battle the illusive invaders—who emerge out of the shroud of fog in the black of the night.

Braveheart [1995, USA ] starting from $1.99

Every man dies, not every man really lives.

Genres: Action, Biography, Drama, War Actors: Mel Gibson, James Robinson, Sandy Nelson, James Cosmo, Sean Lawlor, Alan Tall, Andrew Weir, Gerda Stevenson, Ralph Riach, Mhairi Calvey, Brian Cox, Patrick McGoohan, Peter Hanly, Sophie Marceau Directors: Mel Gibson, Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   The movie begins in the small town of Elerslie, Scotland. William lives with his father, who is not named in the film, and his older brother Malcolm. William's father and older brother are called to a meeting a few miles from their home where they find the entire nobility of Scotland hanging. Malcolm and his father then go to a battle between the British and their clan, both die tragically. At the funeral William meets his uncle Argyle who fought in the battle with Malcolm and his father. He takes him away to live with him. The scene then cuts to an adult William on his horse. William later runs into a girl he knew before he went to live with Argyle, her name, Murron, we discover that Lords have the right to sleep with brides on their wedding night, so William marries Murron in secret. Murron is the assaulted by a British guard, the guard is killed by William, a fight ensues, and eventually Murron is killed by the lord. This enrages Wallace who then build himself a fine army entering city's and killing all Englishman within. Wallace prepares to move on to Sterling where he prepared for his greatest battle yet, in the forest he realises that he must find a way to beat the heavy cavalry from the ground, he decided to create spears twice as long as men. These were used in the battle to kill the entire heavy cavalry raised at the last minute to kill the on coming horses. Eventually Wallace reaches York, the most important military city he gains control. Williams final battle at Falkirk ends in his betrayal by two nobles, whom he later kills. William is betrayed by the leper father of Robert the Bruce, is captured and refuses to bow down as a loyal subject of the king Edward I, Longshanks. Therefore, instead of mere beheading William Wallace is subject to being Hung, hung within an inch of death. Drawn, being stretched by his ankles and wrists and then having his insides shown to him before he died. Then Quartered, he was beheaded and his head was put on the London Bridge his body was torn into for pieces one sent to each corner of Britain as a warning to the citizens. After Wallace's death we see Robert the Bruce led the battle of Bannockburn the last battle for Scotland's freedom.

Forbidden Kingdom, The [2008, USA ] starting from $1.99

The path is unsafe. The place is unknown. The journey is unbelievable.

Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance Actors: Michael Angarano, Morgan Benoit, Jackie Chan, Collin Chou, Jet Li, Jacky Wu, Bingbing Li, Yifei Liu, Directors: Rob Minkoff Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   An American teenager who is obsessed with Hong Kong cinema and kung-fu classics makes an extraordinary discovery in a Chinatown pawnshop: the legendary stick weapon of the Chinese sage and warrior, the Monkey King. With the lost relic in hand, the teenager unexpectedly finds himself traveling back to ancient China to join a crew of warriors from martial arts lore on a dangerous quest to free the imprisoned Monkey King.

Knight's Tale, A [2001, USA ] starting from $1.99

From peasant to knight; one man can change his stars

Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance Actors: Heath Ledger, Rufus Sewell, Shannyn Sossamon, Paul Bettany, Laura Fraser, Mark Addy, Alan Tudyk, Bérénice Bejo, Scott Handy, James Purefoy, Leagh Conwell, Christopher Cazenove, Steve O'Donnell, Jonathan Slinger, Nick Brimble Directors: Brian Helgeland, Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   Inspired by "The Canterbury Tales," as well as the story of Ulrich von Lichtenstein, this is the story of William, a young squire with a gift for jousting. After his master dies suddenly, the squire hits the road with his cohorts Roland and Wat. On the journey, they stumble across an unknown writer, Chaucer. William, lacking a proper pedigree, convinces Chaucer to forge genealogy documents that will pass him off as a knight. With his newly-minted history in hand, the young man sets out to prove himself a worthy knight at the country's jousting competition, and finds romance along the way.

Man from Earth, The [2007, USA ] starting from $1.99

Genres: Drama, Sci-Fi Actors: John Billingsley, Ellen Crawford, William Katt, Annika Peterson, Richard Riehle, David Lee Smith, Alexis Thorpe, Tony Todd, Steven Littles, Chase Sprague, Robbie Bryan, Directors: Richard Schenkman Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   An impromptu goodbye party for Professor John Oldman becomes a mysterious interrogation after the retiring scholar reveals to his colleagues he is an immortal who has walked the earth for 14,000 years.

Robin Hood [1973, USA ] starting from $1.99

Meet Robin Hood and his MERRY MENagerie!

Genres: Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Musical Actors: Brian Bedford, Peter Ustinov, Phil Harris, Terry-Thomas, Monica Evans, Carole Shelley, Andy Devine, Roger Miller, Pat Buttram, George Lindsey, Ken Curtis, Billy Whitaker, Dana Laurita, Dora Whitaker, Richie Sanders Directors: Wolfgang Reitherman, Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   Retelling of the Robin Hood legend with animals for the characters. Robin Hood is an outlaw who starts to form a gang in Sherwood Forest to fight the injustices of the Sheriff of Nottingham, who levies unpayable taxes upon the people.

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves [1991, USA ] starting from $1.99

For the good of all men, and the love of one woman, he fought to uphold justice by breaking the law

Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance Actors: Kevin Costner, Morgan Freeman, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Christian Slater, Alan Rickman, Michael McShane, Brian Blessed, Michael Wincott, Nick Brimble, Soo Drouet, Daniel Newman, Daniel Peacock, Walter Sparrow, Harold Innocent, Jack Wild Directors: Kevin Reynolds, Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   After being captured by Turks during the Crusades, Robin of Locksley and a Moor, Azeem, escape back to England where Azeem vows to remain until he repays Robin for saving his life. Meanwhile, Robin's father has been murdered by the Sheriff of Nottingham and when Robin returns home he vows to avenge his father's death. Even though Marian, his childhood friend, cannot help him, he escapes to the Forest of Sherwood where he joins a band of exiled villagers and becomes their leader. With their help he attempts to cleanse the land of the evil that the Sheriff has spread.

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas [2003, USA ] starting from $1.99

Genres: Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy Actors: Brad Pitt, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Michelle Pfeiffer, Joseph Fiennes, Dennis Haysbert, Timothy West, Adriano Giannini, Raman Hui, Chung Chan, Jim Cummings, Conrad Vernon, Andrew Birch, Chris Miller, Directors: Patrick Gilmore Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   Sinbad, the most daring and notorious rogue ever to sail the seven seas, has spent his life asking for trouble, and trouble has finally answered in a big way. Framed for stealing one of the world's most priceless and powerful treasures—the Book of Peace—Sinbad has one chance to find and return the precious book, or his best friend Proteus will die. Sinbad decides not to take that chance and instead sets a course for the fun and sun of the Fiji Islands. However, Proteus' beautiful betrothed, Marina, has stowed away on Sinbad's ship, determined to make sure that Sinbad fulfills his mission and saves Proteus' life. Now the man who put the "bad" in Sinbad is about to find out how bad bad can be.