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1. The Message (1976)
PG | 177 min | Biography, Drama, History
This epic historical drama chronicles the life and times of Prophet Muhammad and serves as an introduction to early Islamic history.
Director: Moustapha Akkad | Stars: Anthony Quinn, Irene Papas, Michael Ansara, Johnny Sekka
Votes: 50,986
2. The Lady of Heaven (2021)
R | 141 min | Action, Drama, History
Two stories separated by 1400 years. After losing his mother in the midst of a war-torn country, an Iraqi child, learns the importance and power of patience by discovering the historical story of Lady Fatima and her suffering.
Director: Eli King | Stars: Denise Black, Gabriel Cartade, Ray Fearon, Mark Anthony Brighton
Votes: 14,729
3. Monkey (1978–2004)
Action, Adventure, Comedy
An adaptation of a Chinese folktale about a pilgrimage to the West undertaken by a monk and his divine guardians.
Stars: Masaaki Sakai, Shirô Kishibe, Masako Natsume, Miriam Margolyes
Votes: 2,148
4. Farouk Omar (2012)
Approved | 45 min | Biography, Drama, History
The life of Umar Ibn Al-Khattab, the second Caliph of Rashidun Caliphate, before and after he embraces in Islam.
Stars: Samer Ismail, Assad Khalifa, Mehmet Sah Celik, Mehyar Khaddour
Votes: 8,948
5. Slovania (2021– )
46 min | Adventure, Fantasy
A young girl called Draha is different than her peers because she's conscious and ambitious. During her self-discovery, she is accompanied by a mysterious stranger that she saved and is slowly becoming a member of the fort Big table.
Stars: Juraj Loj, Polina Nosykhina, Tomas Mastalir, Marek Vasut
Votes: 390
6. The Great Battle (2018)
Not Rated | 136 min | Action, Drama, History
A historical film about the siege of Ansi Fortress and the epic eighty-eight day battle that Yang Man-chun and his Goguryeo troops fought against 500,000 invading Tang dynasty men to defend it.
Director: Kwang-shik Kim | Stars: Bae Sung-woo, Nam Joo-hyuk, Zo In-sung, Nazeeh Tarsha
Votes: 6,108 | Gross: $0.47M
7. Viking Quest (2015 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A young peasant boy is taken from his home by Viking raiders and raised as one of them. But when a legendary dragon attacks his clan, he discovers that he is the Viking hero destined to stop the dragons from destroying the world.
Director: Todor Chapkanov | Stars: Harry Lister Smith, Jenny Boyd, Oliver Walker, Anya Taylor-Joy
Votes: 676
8. The Monkey King: The Legend Begins (2022)
90 min | Adventure, Fantasy
The Monkey King: The Legend Begins is the re-imagined version by Hollywood of the film The Monkey King: Havoc in Heavens Palace, the origin and birthplace of The Monkey King Story.
Director: Soi Cheang | Stars: Donnie Yen, Chow Yun-Fat, Aaron Kwok, Peter Ho
Votes: 276
9. The Long Ballad (2021– )
Action, Adventure, History
On her quest for revenge against her uncle and current emperor, Li Changge, a discounted princess of the Tang Dynasty with military expertise, comes across Ashile Sun, a general and Tegin of an opposing army.
Stars: Dilraba Dilmurat, Lei Wu, Yuning Liu, Lusi Zhao
Votes: 1,521
10. Mokhtarnameh (2010–2011)
Biography, Drama, History
Mukhtar Thaqafi was a Shiite Muslim leader who sets up a rebellion movement in 686 A.D in the town of Kufa to avenge the martyrdom of Hussain (grandson of Islamic Prophet Muhammad).
Stars: Fariborz Arabnia, Reza Rooygari, Nasrin Moghanloo, Fariba Kowsari
Votes: 9,660
11. Muhammad: The Messenger of God (2015)
162 min | Biography, Drama, History
The events, trials and tribulations of the city of Makkah in 7th century AD.
Director: Majid Majidi | Stars: Mahdi Pakdel, Sareh Bayat, Mina Sadati, Ali Reza Shoja'noori
Votes: 12,081
12. The Great Queen Seondeok (2009)
60 min | Biography, Drama, History
Story of Queen Seondeok who was born a princess, brought up among commoners and overcame many trials to become the ruler of Silla.
Stars: Jeong Woong-in, Kim Jung-hyun, Ryu Dam, Lee Yo-won
Votes: 1,422
13. Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon (2013)
Not Rated | 134 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
From legendary action director Tsui Hark and the creators of international smash hit Detective Dee - Mystery Of The Phantom Flame comes the captivating tale of Dee Renjie's beginnings in ... See full summary »
Director: Hark Tsui | Stars: Carina Lau, Chien Sheng, Mark Chao, Angelababy
Votes: 5,200 | Gross: $0.09M
14. Detective Dee: The Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010)
PG-13 | 119 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
An exiled detective is recruited to solve a series of mysterious deaths that threaten to delay the inauguration of Empress Wu.
Director: Hark Tsui | Stars: Tony Ka Fai Leung, Chao Deng, Carina Lau, Bingbing Li
Votes: 11,891 | Gross: $0.46M
15. Muhammad: The Last Prophet (2002)
TV-G | 95 min | Animation, Biography, Drama
An account of the birth of Islam.
Director: Richard Rich | Stars: Nicholas Kadi, Richard Epcar, Eli Allem, David Llewellyn
Votes: 1,536
16. Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings (2018)
TV-MA | 132 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Detective Dee is forced to defend himself against the accusations of Empress Wu while investigating a crime spree.
Director: Hark Tsui | Stars: Kenny Lin, Carina Lau, Ethan Juan, Mark Chao
Votes: 3,054 | Gross: $0.26M
17. Al Hajjaj (2003)
Action, Biography, Drama
This is the biography of Al Hajjaj Bin Youssef AL Thaqafi, the distinguished character whom a lot controversy was raised around him during one of history's most turbulent eras.
Stars: Fethi Haddaoui, Eyad Nassar, Abed Fahed, Nahed Halaby
Votes: 415
18. The Empress of China (2014–2015)
45 min | Biography, Drama, History
Harem inner life and female rivalry story based on events of life of Wu Zetian; the only female Emperor in the Chinese history.
Stars: Bingbing Fan, Baoping Shen, Huichun Wang, Yuan Gao
Votes: 442
19. The King's Dream (2012–2013)
Drama, History
Story of king Muyeol, who led the unification of three ancient Korean kingdoms.
Stars: Choi Su-jong, Kim Yu-suk, Lee Young-ah, Jung Dong-hwan
Votes: 109
20. The Shaolin Temple (1982)
Not Rated | 100 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
A young man, hounded by a psychopathic general, learns martial arts at the Shaolin temple to avenge his father's death. To achieve this he forgoes a budding romance with his kungfu master's daughter, a shepherdess.
Director: Hsin-Yen Chang | Stars: Jet Li, Hai Yu, Chenghui Yu, Lan Ding
Votes: 4,780
21. Dae Jo Yeong (2006–2007)
60 min | Biography, Drama, History
The drama tells the story of the life of Dae Jo-yeong, also known as the founder of the kingdom of Balhae, from birth to his death.
Stars: Choi Su-jong, Park Yejin, Jeong Bo-seok, Lee Deok-hwa
Votes: 237
22. Alakazam the Great (1960)
Not Rated | 84 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
An arrogant monkey is forced to go on a journey where he learns about gluttony, greed, love and humility.
Directors: Daisaku Shirakawa, Taiji Yabushita, Osamu Tezuka | Stars: Kiyoshi Komiyama, Noriko Shindô, Hideo Kinoshita, Setsuo Shinoda
Votes: 515
23. Gye Baek (2011)
Drama, History, Romance
General Gye-Baek of Baekje and his 5,000 soldiers go up against the Silla and Tang Dynasties. Their combined forces are 10 times the size of Bekjae's army.
Stars: Lee Joo-eun, Lee Seo-jin, Cho Jae-hyun, Song Ji-hyo
Votes: 228
24. Hussein, Who Said No (2014)
160 min | Drama, History, War
The story of Imam Hossein's battle in Karbala, an unfair war which made one the most important effects in Islam history.
Director: Ahmad Reza Darvish | Stars: Arash Aasefi, Farhad Ghaemian, Hassan Pourshirazi, Pouria Poursorkh
Votes: 1,446
25. Xuan Zang (2016)
90 min | Biography, History
During the Tang Dynasty's during the era of "Zhen Guan" (era name during rule of Emperor Taizong), the young Xuan Zang monk, in his quest for the knowledge in Buddhism, embarked on a ... See full summary »
Director: Jianqi Huo | Stars: Xiaoming Huang, Zheng Xu, Purba Rgyal, Jin Luo
Votes: 511
26. The Knight and the Princess (2019)
97 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
An unwavering young warrior's determination to save women and children abducted by pirates, leads him to his sweetheart and to confront a brutal tyrant and his devious sorcerer.
Director: Bashir El Deek | Stars: Aiemzy, Mohamed El Dafrawy, Lekaa El Khamisy, Maged El-Kidwani
Votes: 506
27. Temptation of a Monk (1993)
118 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Near the beginning of the Tang dynasty, in 7th century China, General Shi Yan-sheng is tricked into leaving the crown prince unguarded. The crown prince is murdered by one of his brothers ... See full summary »
Director: Clara Law | Stars: Joan Chen, Hsing-Kuo Wu, Fengyi Zhang, Ming-Yang Li
Votes: 389
28. Le bon roi Dagobert (1984)
112 min | Comedy
The caravan of the lazy king Dagobert is attacked by robbers who massacre the guards and rape the women. Dagobert escapes and becomes a penitent on a pilgrimage to Rome with the Pope.
Director: Dino Risi | Stars: Coluche, Michel Serrault, Ugo Tognazzi, Carole Bouquet
Votes: 511
29. Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders (1974 TV Movie)
100 min | Mystery
China, 7th century. On their way to a provincial centre Judge Dee and his three wives spend the night at a taoist monastery. Soon the judge discovers that the secluded place holds a secret ... See full summary »
Director: Jeremy Kagan | Stars: Khigh Dhiegh, Mako, Soon-Tek Oh, Miiko Taka
Votes: 155
30. Empress Wu (1963)
120 min | Drama, History
Wu Ze Tian rules as empress during the Tang and Wu Zhao dynasties.
Director: Han Hsiang Li | Stars: Li Hua Li, Chun Yen, Lei Zhao, Diana Chung-Wen Chang
Votes: 264
31. Al Hasan and Al Husein (2011)
Approved | 40 min | Action, Crime, Drama
It revolves around the two grandsons of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, Hassan and Hussein, and their relationship with their companions, sedition that occurred between them and their companions after the killing of Usman ibn Affan.
Stars: Mahmoud Nasr, Mahmood Khalili, Muhannad Qatesh, Alaa Qassem
Votes: 24
32. Can't Buy Me Love (2010– )
Comedy, Romance
Family drama and conflict ensues when Princess Chiu Yeung, known for her beauty but also her unreasonable and stubborn personality, moves in with her newly arranged husband.
Stars: Moses Chan, Raymond Ho-Yin Wong, Fala Chen, Louis Siu Cheung Yuen
Votes: 78
33. Zhen guan zhi zhi (2006– )
45 min | Drama, History
Emperor Taizong of the Tang appoints capable and incorruptible people to important positions because he knows his ministers well, and he understands how to harness them. Taizong often ... See full summary »
Stars: Yue Ma, Shih-Chieh King, Shaohua Ma, Zhijun Ge
Votes: 26
34. Aszparuh (1981)
323 min | Drama, History, War
This is an epic screen presentation showing the creation, the consolidation and the power of First Bulgarian Kingdom and the first Bulgarian ruler Khan Asparuh.
Director: Ludmil Staikov | Stars: Stoyko Peev, Antony Genov, Vassil Mihajlov, Vania Tzvetkova
Votes: 957
35. Morine (2018)
115 min | Drama, History
The year is 620 A.D., North Lebanon. Living with God is men's privilege and the most unreachable women's right. Stubborn as she is, the 20 year-old revolutionary girl breaks the rules and endures all the consequences.
Director: Tony Farjallah | Stars: Carmen Bsaibes, Mounir Maasri, Ghassan Massoud, Takla Chamoun
Votes: 1,372
36. Palace of Desire (2000– )
47 min | Drama, History
The series tells the tragic story of the most famous and influential princess of the Tang dynasty, princess Taiping, the youngest daughter of Empress Wu Zetian and Emperor Gaozong.
Stars: Ah-Lei Gua, Hong Chen, Winston Chao, Biao Fu
Votes: 150
37. Khalid ibn el Walid (1958)
142 min | Drama, History, War
The story of Khalid Ibn Al-Walid (592-642) the greatest military leader in the dawn of Islam during the life of prophet Muhammad and his caliphs Abu Bakr and Omar.
Director: Husain Sidqi | Stars: Husain Sidqi, Maryam Fakhruddin, Madihah Yusri, Umar El-Hariri
Votes: 33
38. Battlefield Heroes (2011)
118 min | Comedy, Drama
This story unfolds 8 years after 'Battle of Hwangsanbeol', which destroyed Baekjae, when Silla-Tang Dynasty union attacks Goguryeo.
Director: Lee Joon-ik | Stars: Jung Jin-young, Lee Mun-shik, Ryu Seung-ryong, Yun Je-mun
Votes: 348
39. Ballad of Seo Dong (2005–2006)
60 min | Romance
Seodong is just a commoner, a technician who grew up in Baekje's prestigious science and technology institute Taehaksa, but his life is on the brink of extraordinary change. He meets and ... See full summary »
Stars: Jo Hyeon-jae, Lee Bo-young, Kim Young-ho, Jeong Seon-kyeong
Votes: 30
40. Shentan Di Renjie (2004– )
45 min | Crime, Drama, History
The drama tells about the research done by Detective Di Renjie to solve crimes.
Stars: Yan Xu, Xinsheng Wang, Diana Pang, Xin Jiang
Votes: 126
41. Qamar Bani Hashem (2008)
1,290 min | Biography, History, War
A historical series that narrates the biography of the Prophet since the birth of Abd al-Muttalib, the grandfather of the Prophet, through the history of Mecca and the Prophet's biography, and ending with the death of the Prophet Muhammad.
Stars: Rashid Assaf, Bassem Yakhour, Assaad Feddah, Najah Safkuni
Votes: 36
42. The Blade and Petal (2013)
70 min | Drama, Romance
In the final years of the Goguryeo kingdom, a deep unrest stirs within the court. General Yun Gae Soo Moon (Choi Min Soo), a voracious political player, sets his eyes on the throne, forcing... See full summary »
Stars: Kim Ok-bin, Choi Min-soo, No Min-woo, Uhm Tae-woong
Votes: 48
43. Thief of Damascus (1952)
Approved | 78 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
A young man gathers a group of friends and adventurers to help battle an evil sultan.
Director: Will Jason | Stars: Paul Henreid, John Sutton, Jeff Donnell, Lon Chaney Jr.
Votes: 192
44. Di Renjie: The Headless General (2018)
87 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In A.D. 684, The Headless General, A giant killing party at the imperial palace of the Great Reich. One day ahead of the grand coronation of the first empress WU in Chinese history, a giant... See full summary »
Director: Yulong Guo | Stars: Ping'an Li, Zeyu Li, Yichen Liu, Yanfei Pan
Votes: 9
45. Hwangsanbul (2003)
Not Rated | 104 min | Comedy
The leaders of Baekje, Silla, Tang China and Goguryeo meet to discuss why the southern kingdoms have to pay tribute to China.
Director: Lee Joon-ik | Stars: Park Joong-hoon, Jung Jin-young, Ji-myeong Oh, Kim Seon-a
Votes: 307
46. Romance of Red Dust (2006– )
History, Romance
Stars: Shu Qi, Wallace Huo, Rongguang Yu, Kent Cheng
Votes: 7
47. Taiping Gongzhu mi shi (2012– )
Action, Drama, History
Stars: Alyssa Chia, Shuang Zheng, Xiang Li, Hans Zhang
Votes: 16
48. Wu Zetian (1995)
45 min | Drama, History
Documentary about the only woman in China's history who occupied the imperial throne, the Empress Wu Zetian.
Stars: Guoan Bao, Baoguo Chen, Jianqun Li, Li Liang
Votes: 14
49. Cennet fedaileri (1965)
81 min | Drama
Director: Mehmet Dinler | Stars: Ahmet Mekin, Tijen Par, Oktar Durukan, Atif Kaptan
Votes: 10
50. Wu Ze Tian mi shi (2011– )
Drama, History
Stars: Winston Chao, Jiming Chen, Gillian Chung, Chong Ding
Votes: 16