The best medieval movies
The top 3 according to 111 votes from people: The Seventh Seal (1957) · The Name of the Rose (1986) · Excalibur (1981). (Updated Jul 9, 2025.)
Knights, monasteries, crusades and the odd comedy: the best films set in the Middle Ages, according to DOD Magazine, El Cine en la Sombra and Agenda Medieval.
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Top 10
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1
The Seventh Seal (1957)
A knight plays chess with Death, by Bergman.
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2
The Name of the Rose (1986)
William of Baskerville and the murders in an abbey.
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3
Excalibur (1981)
The whole Arthurian legend, by John Boorman.
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4
Braveheart (1995)
William Wallace against the English.
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5
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
The quest for the Grail, Monty Python style.
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6
A Knight's Tale (2001)
A squire who poses as a nobleman at tournaments.
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7
The Last Duel (2021)
France's last judicial duel, by Ridley Scott.
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8
Lancelot du Lac (1974)
The Grail knights according to Robert Bresson.
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9
El Cid (1961)
Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, with Charlton Heston.
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10
Andrei Rublev (1966)
The icon painter in 15th-century Russia, by Tarkovsky.
Candidates
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11
The Green Knight (2021)
Sir Gawain and his trial, by David Lowery.
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12
Henry V (1989)
Agincourt according to Shakespeare and Kenneth Branagh.
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13
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)
The Maid of Orléans, by Luc Besson.
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14
Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
A blacksmith in crusader Jerusalem.
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