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

51. Boogeyman (2005)

PG-13 | 89 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A young man tries to deal with the childhood terror that has never stopped haunting him.

Director: Stephen Kay | Stars: Barry Watson, Emily Deschanel, Lucy Lawless, Skye McCole Bartusiak

Votes: 32,632 | Gross: $46.75M

52. Gargoyles (1972 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 74 min | Horror

An anthropologist/paleontologist and his daughter, while travelling through the southwestern U.S., stumble upon a colony of living, breathing gargoyles.

Director: Bill Norton | Stars: Cornel Wilde, Jennifer Salt, Grayson Hall, Bernie Casey

Votes: 3,786

53. The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)

Not Rated | 87 min | Horror, Mystery

When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.

Director: Terence Fisher | Stars: Peter Cushing, André Morell, Christopher Lee, Marla Landi

Votes: 12,428

54. Maelstrom (2000)

R | 87 min | Drama

After plunging her car into a river, a woman encounters a man who helps her come to terms with her life.

Director: Denis Villeneuve | Stars: Marie-Josée Croze, Jean-Nicolas Verreault, Stephanie Morgenstern, Pierre Lebeau

Votes: 7,354 | Gross: $0.03M

55. Beowulf & Grendel (2005)

R | 103 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

In Denmark, during the 6th century, Danish king Hrothgar and his warriors kill a troll whose son, Grendel, vows revenge.

Director: Sturla Gunnarsson | Stars: Hringur Ingvarsson, Spencer Wilding, Stellan Skarsgård, Ingvar Sigurdsson

Votes: 18,616 | Gross: $0.07M

56. The Quest (1986)

PG | 93 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

A resourceful American orphan living in rural Australia finds himself caught up in the magic of a local Aboriginal myth that might be more real than anyone knows.

Directors: Brian Trenchard-Smith, Russell Hagg | Stars: Henry Thomas, Tony Barry, Rachel Friend, Tamsin West

Votes: 2,188

57. Children Who Chase Lost Voices (2011)

TV-14 | 116 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama

A coming of age story involving young love and a mysterious music, coming from a crystal radio left as a memento by an absent father, that leads a young heroine deep into a hidden world.

Director: Makoto Shinkai | Stars: Hisako Kanemoto, Miyu Irino, Kazuhiko Inoue, Junko Takeuchi

Votes: 17,087

58. Boys from County Hell (2020)

88 min | Comedy, Horror

A crew of hardy road workers, led by a bickering father and son, must survive the night when they accidentally awaken an ancient Irish vampire.

Director: Chris Baugh | Stars: Jack Rowan, Nigel O'Neill, Louisa Harland, Michael Hough

Votes: 5,049

59. Do You Believe? (2015)

PG-13 | 120 min | Drama

When a pastor is shaken by the visible faith of a street corner preacher, he is reminded that true belief always requires action. His response ignites a journey that impacts everyone it touches in ways that only God could orchestrate.

Director: Jon Gunn | Stars: Mira Sorvino, Sean Astin, Alexa PenaVega, Ted McGinley

Votes: 8,244 | Gross: $12.99M

60. Jumong (2006–2007)

TV-Y | 60 min | Biography, Drama, History

An epic based on the myth of Jumong, founder of the ancient Korean kingdom of Goguryeo in 37 B.C.

Stars: Song Il-guk, Han Hye-jin, Kim Seung-su, Jun Kwang-ryul

Votes: 4,140

61. Dragon Age: Origins (2009 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

After four hundred years since the last Blight, a new Archdemon seeks to destroy the land of Ferelden. It is up to the player - as one of the remaining Grey Wardens - to unite the divided armies of Ferelden and save humanity.

Director: Dan Tudge | Stars: Steve Valentine, Peter Renaday, Kate Mulgrew, Tim Curry

Votes: 8,655

62. Bad Milo (2013)

R | 85 min | Comedy, Horror

A man learns that his unusual stomach pains are being caused by a demon living in his intestines.

Director: Jacob Vaughan | Stars: Ken Marino, Gillian Jacobs, Patrick Warburton, Mary Kay Place

Votes: 7,995 | Gross: $0.02M

63. Lynch/Oz (2022)

108 min | Documentary

Victor Fleming's film The Wizard of Oz (1939) is one of David Lynch's most enduring obsessions. This documentary goes over the rainbow to explore this Technicolor through-line in Lynch's work.

Director: Alexandre O. Philippe | Stars: Amy Nicholson, Rodney Ascher, John Waters, Karyn Kusama

Votes: 1,102

64. Living Among Us (2018)

TV-MA | 87 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

Vampires have just made themselves public. Now a group of documentarians have been granted access to learn how they live and coexist with humans. But as reality sets in, the crew realize their very lives are in danger.

Director: Brian A. Metcalf | Stars: Esmé Bianco, Jordan Danger, William Sadler, Andrew Keegan

Votes: 3,057

65. Ring of the Nibelungs (2004 TV Movie)

PG-13 | 184 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

The legend of Siegfried and Brunhild, loosely based on characters from the Norse sagas and the pre-Christian Germanic heroic motifs outlined in the Nibelungensaga.

Director: Uli Edel | Stars: Benno Fürmann, Kristanna Loken, Alicia Witt, Julian Sands

Votes: 10,019

66. The Legacy of the Bones (2019)

TV-MA | 121 min | Crime, Thriller

Inspector Amaia Salazar returns to the Baztán's valley for a new case, and this time even her loved ones won't be safe.

Director: Fernando González Molina | Stars: Marta Etura, 'Nene' Carlos Librado, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Francesc Orella

Votes: 10,278

67. Batman: Year One (2011 Video)

PG-13 | 64 min | Animation, Action, Crime

A wealthy playboy and a Chicago cop both return to Gotham City where their lives will intersect in unexpected ways.

Directors: Sam Liu, Lauren Montgomery | Stars: Bryan Cranston, Ben McKenzie, Eliza Dushku, Jon Polito

Votes: 38,196

68. Curse of the Blair Witch (1999 TV Movie)

Unrated | 44 min | Horror, Thriller

A mockumentary exploring the life of the Blair Witch and the three missing student filmmakers.

Directors: Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sánchez | Stars: Peg O'Keef, Heather Donahue, Michael Hoover, Rachel Braaten

Votes: 3,144

69. Into the West (1992)

PG | 97 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Grandpa Ward gives a horse he found to his grandchildren, who keep it in their tower-block flat in Dublin. The horse is stolen from them, and the two young boys set out to find it and flee on it.

Director: Mike Newell | Stars: Gabriel Byrne, Ellen Barkin, Ciarán Fitzgerald, Rúaidhrí Conroy

Votes: 3,192 | Gross: $4.79M

70. Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons (2013)

PG-13 | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Tang Sanzang, an aspiring Buddhist hero tries to protect a village from three demons. He develops complex feelings for Miss Duan, the demon hunter who repeatedly helps him, and finally quests to meet the legendary Monkey King.

Directors: Stephen Chow, Chi-Kin Kwok | Stars: Zhang Wen, Shu Qi, Huang Bo, Show Lo

Votes: 14,020 | Gross: $0.02M

71. Twin Murders: The Silence of the White City (2019)

TV-MA | 110 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A cop returns to the job. A serial killer too returns to the job.

Director: Daniel Calparsoro | Stars: Belén Rueda, Javier Rey, Aura Garrido, Manolo Solo

Votes: 6,227

72. Helen of Troy (2003)

Unrated | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

The abduction of beautiful Helen, wife of Spartan King Menelaus, by Paris of Troy triggers a long war.

Stars: Emilia Fox, James Callis, Daniel Lapaine, Nigel Whitmey

Votes: 6,750

73. My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho (2010)

60 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

Chae Dae Wong, an aspiring actor, unwillingly releases a Gumiho, a legendary nine-tailed fox, from her centuries-old prison. He runs away terrified and ends up injuring himself badly, but she saves his life and asks to stay by his side.

Stars: Shin Min-a, Lee Seung-gi, No Min-woo, Park Soo-Jin

Votes: 3,663

74. The Storyteller: Greek Myths (1991)

TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

A storyteller in a labyrinth tells his dog the stories of Perseus and Medusa, Icarus and Daedalus, Theseus and the Minotaur, and Orpheus and Euridyce.

Stars: Michael Gambon, Brian Henson, Steve Varnom, Derek Jacobi

Votes: 1,873

75. Raavan (2010)

Not Rated | 130 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A bandit leader kidnaps the wife of the policeman who killed his sister, but later falls in love with her.

Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Govinda, Vikram

Votes: 4,788 | Gross: $0.71M

76. Murder by the Lake (2014– )

TV-14 | 90 min | Crime

Two homicide detectives - one from Austria and one from Germany - have to share jurisdiction and work together to solve dark and mysterious cases set against the picturesque backdrop of Lake Constance.

Stars: Matthias Koeberlin, Hary Prinz, Stefan Pohl, Nora Waldstätten

Votes: 418

77. What We Do in the Shadows: Interviews with Some Vampires (2005)

Not Rated | 27 min | Short, Comedy, Horror

Three male vampires who share an apartment are interviewed by a TV crew.

Directors: Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi | Stars: Jonny Brugh, Taika Waititi, Jemaine Clement, Cori Gonzalez-Macuer

Votes: 2,152

78. The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians (1981)

97 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

In 1897, in a castle near the town of Werewolfville in the Carpathians, a slightly deranged Professor Orfanik experiments with his new inventions which include, even at this early date, television and a film camera.

Director: Oldrich Lipský | Stars: Michal Docolomanský, Evelyna Steimarová, Vlastimil Brodský, Milos Kopecký

Votes: 1,431

79. Wendigo (2001)

R | 91 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

The legend of the Wendigo, a beast from Indian folklore who is half-man, half-deer, and can change itself at will.

Director: Larry Fessenden | Stars: Patricia Clarkson, Jake Weber, Erik Per Sullivan, John Speredakos

Votes: 4,742 | Gross: $0.10M

80. Ember Days (2013 Video)

87 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

The fallen angel Azazel has come to Earth at the behest of the Winter Faerie Queen and formed an alliance with the Greek god Hermes. Together they seek to resurrect Azazel's demigod ... See full summary »

Director: Sean-Michael Argo | Stars: Alexander James Adams, Sean-Michael Argo, C. Jason Bolton, Bob Bozek

Votes: 66

81. The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962)

G | 135 min | Adventure, Biography, Comedy

The story of Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm, and three of their stories.

Directors: Henry Levin, George Pal | Stars: Laurence Harvey, Claire Bloom, Karlheinz Böhm, Walter Slezak

Votes: 2,169 | Gross: $14.17M

82. Forty-Seven Days with Jesus (2024)

135 min | Drama

A disconnected family finds hope and unity through a cinematic retelling of Jesus' final 47 days on Earth.

Directors: David M. Gutel, Emilio Palame | Stars: Yoshi Barrigas, Catherine Lidstone, Emilio Palame, Norma Maldonado

Votes: 70

83. The Black Scorpion (1957)

Approved | 88 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

Volcanic activity frees giant scorpions from the earth who wreak havoc in the rural countryside and eventually threaten Mexico City.

Director: Edward Ludwig | Stars: Richard Denning, Mara Corday, Carlos Rivas, Mario Navarro

Votes: 3,427

84. No Such Thing (2001)

R | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A young journalist journeys to Iceland to find her missing fiancé only to encounter a mythical creature.

Director: Hal Hartley | Stars: Sarah Polley, Robert John Burke, Margrét Ákadóttir, Julie Anderson

Votes: 4,476 | Gross: $0.06M

85. Little Hercules (2009)

PG | 92 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Little Hercules goes to Earth to experience life as a real boy, leaving Mt. Olympus for Burbank, where his time-leaping sparks a chain of culture-clashing misadventures.

Director: Mohamed Khashoggi | Stars: Elliott Gould, Robin Givens, Diane Venora, John Heard

Votes: 605

86. Where the Green Ants Dream (1984)

R | 100 min | Drama

A geologist employed by an Australian mining company finds himself disputing the rights of some aborigines who believe their land to be sacred.

Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Bruce Spence, Wandjuk Marika, Roy Marika, Ray Barrett

Votes: 2,650

87. Gehenna: Where Death Lives (2016)

105 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Developers searching for a location to build a new resort are trapped in a subterranean WWII bunker, where they are confronted by an ancient evil.

Director: Hiroshi Katagiri | Stars: Lance Henriksen, Doug Jones, Simon Phillips, Patrick Gorman

Votes: 2,360

88. Terror Nullius (2018)

54 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

A political revenge fable which offers an un-writing of Australian national mythology.

Director: Soda Jerk | Stars: Tony Abbott, Angry Anderson, Tom Burlinson, Stephen Curry

Votes: 95

89. Son of the White Mare (1981)

Unrated | 86 min | Animation, Adventure, Fantasy

In this dreamlike Hungarian folk myth, a horse goddess gives birth to three powerful brothers who set out into the Underworld to save three princesses from three evil dragons and reclaim their ancestors' lost kingdom.

Director: Marcell Jankovics | Stars: György Cserhalmi, Vera Pap, Gyula Szabó, Ferenc Szalma

Votes: 2,910

90. Young Hercules (1998 Video)

PG-13 | 86 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

This a prequel to the popular television series. In it a young Hercules, wanting to impress Zeus tries to recover something that his half-brother Ares stole from Zeus. But when his friend ... See full summary »

Director: T.J. Scott | Stars: Ian Bohen, Dean O'Gorman, Chris Conrad, Johna Stewart-Bowden

Votes: 738

91. Crypt of the Living Dead (1973)

R | 75 min | Horror

Two archaeologists on a scientific dig come across a vampire burial ground and discover that the creatures are about to awaken and attack a nearby village.

Directors: Julio Salvador, Ray Danton | Stars: Andrew Prine, Mark Damon, Patty Shepard, Teresa Gimpera

Votes: 1,028

92. Children of the Stones (1977)

173 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

Scientist Adam Brake and his son Matthew arrive in the sleepy English village of Milbury to find it under the grip of weird psychic powers unleashed by the sinister village squire, Hendrick, and whose power they struggle to break.

Stars: Gareth Thomas, Veronica Strong, Peter Demin, Ruth Dunning

Votes: 859

93. Jurnal Risa by Risa Saraswati (2024)

Documentary, Horror | Post-production

Risa is known to have supernatural abilities that enable her to communicate with supernatural beings. This film will present horror events packaged like Paranormal Activity.

Director: Rizal Mantovani | Stars: Risa Saraswati, Prinsa Mandagie, Ranggana Purwana, Nicko Irham

94. Chest (2022)

95 min | Crime, Horror, Sci-Fi

While filming a documentary series about Appalachian folklore and mythology, a crew of amateur filmmakers uncover the legend of a mysterious box hidden away deep in a wilderness area known ... See full summary »

Director: Aaron Irons | Stars: Dean Shortland, Ted Welch, Jessejames Locorriere, Henry Haggard

Votes: 267

95. O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of Civilization (1985)

88 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

A man searches for survival after nuclear war forces people into an underground bunker. The inhabitants await rescue while their refuge decays around them.

Director: Piotr Szulkin | Stars: Jerzy Stuhr, Krystyna Janda, Kalina Jedrusik, Mariusz Dmochowski

Votes: 1,715

96. Fatal Temptation: Between Two Alphas (2023– )

2 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

Mia's life as the future Luna couldn't have been more idyllic, until a mysterious witch emerges, boldly declaring herself as the destined mate of the Alpha.

Stars: Daniela Couso, Freddy Piazza, Ethan Kirschbaum, Samantha Drews

Votes: 24

97. The Fare (I) (2018)

82 min | Fantasy, Mystery, Romance

A taxi driver finds himself trapped in a time loop. He picks up a pretty woman in a rural area at night. Later she disappears. The loop starts over, when he switches the meter back to vacant.

Director: D.C. Hamilton | Stars: Gino Anthony Pesi, Brinna Kelly, Jason Stuart, Jon Jacobs

Votes: 3,480

98. Duelle (1976)

Not Rated | 121 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

The Queen of the Night battles the Queen of the Sun over a magical diamond that will allow the winner to remain on Earth, specifically in modern day Paris.

Director: Jacques Rivette | Stars: Juliet Berto, Bulle Ogier, Jean Babilée, Hermine Karagheuz

Votes: 1,797

99. The Blue Star (2023)

129 min | Drama, Music

At early 90s Mauricio, a Spanish rock and roll musician trying to reconnect with his vocation travels through Argentina, where he meets an elderly musician going through hard times.

Director: Javier Macipe | Stars: Pepe Lorente, Mariela Carabajal, Noelia Verenice López, Demi Carabajal

Votes: 230

100. The Legend of Suram Fortress (1985)

88 min | Drama

A film version of a well-known Georgian folk-tale. A young boy has to be immured into the walls of a fortress in order to stop it from crumbling to pieces.

Directors: Sergei Parajanov, Dodo Abashidze | Stars: Veriko Anjaparidze, Tamari Tsitsishvili, Dudukhana Tserodze, Dodo Abashidze

Votes: 2,182