# The best Greek mythology movies

Heroes, gods and monsters: from Ray Harryhausen's Jason and the Argonauts and Clash of the Titans to Disney's Hercules and Troy. The films that come up most in the rankings of SlashFilm and Superprof.

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- Feb 1, 2026 · danielapuebla
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## Top 12

1. **Jason and the Argonauts (1963)** (96 · ▲102 ▼6) — Don Chaffey: the quest for the Golden Fleece, with Harryhausen's giant Talos and skeletons.
2. **Hercules (1997)** (78 · ▲87 ▼9) — Disney: Zeus's son wants to be a true hero, with gospel-singing Muses.
3. **Clash of the Titans (1981)** (71 · ▲80 ▼9) — Perseus against Medusa and the Kraken: Ray Harryhausen's last great work.
4. **The Return (2024)** (59 · ▲69 ▼10) — Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche: Odysseus finally comes home to Ithaca.
5. **Troy (2004)** (49 · ▲59 ▼10) — Wolfgang Petersen: Brad Pitt is Achilles in the Trojan War.
6. **Immortals (2011)** (49 · ▲58 ▼9) — Tarsem Singh: Henry Cavill as Theseus against King Hyperion.
7. **300 (2006)** (46 · ▲54 ▼8) — Zack Snyder: Leonidas's Spartans at Thermopylae, from Frank Miller.
8. **Ulysses (1954)** (45 · ▲51 ▼6) — Kirk Douglas in Homer's Odyssey, in Technicolor.
9. **Clash of the Titans (2010)** (40 · ▲47 ▼7) — The remake with Sam Worthington as Perseus and digital effects.
10. **Hercules (2014)** (35 · ▲45 ▼10) — Dwayne Johnson as a mercenary Hercules.
11. **Iphigenia (1977)** (32 · ▲43 ▼11) — Michael Cacoyannis adapts Euripides, with Irene Papas.
12. **Minotaur (2006)** (25 · ▲41 ▼16) — Tom Hardy enters the labyrinth.
13. **Hercules in New York (1969)** (22 · ▲35 ▼13) — Arnold Schwarzenegger's first role, an unintentional cult comedy.

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