Movies with Greek Mythology: Best Films

Jason, a fearless sailor, returns to his homeland of Thessaly to claim his rightful throne but must first find the magical Golden Fleece. He embarks on an epic quest filled with fantastic monsters and terrible perils.

Pier Paolo Pasolini's adaptation of Sophocles' classic tragedy follows Oedipus, who flees his adoptive parents after learning of a prophecy that he will kill his father and marry his mother. His attempts to escape fate only lead him directly toward fulfilling the ancient oracle's dark prediction.

Half-god Perseus must complete epic quests including taming Pegasus and defeating the monstrous Kraken to win the hand of Princess Andromeda and fulfill his destiny.

When Trojan prince Paris takes Helen, Queen of Sparta, back to Troy, her husband Menelaus enlists his brother Agamemnon to lead a massive Greek army to retrieve her. What follows is an epic war between two civilizations that will determine the fate of Troy itself.

Based on Frank Miller's graphic novel, this stylized epic follows the legendary Battle of Thermopylae in 480 B.C., where King Leonidas of Sparta leads 300 warriors against the massive Persian army. The film depicts their heroic last stand that would inspire all of Greece to unite against their Persian invaders.