Greek Mythology Movies

A dive into the contemporay void: a passage from life to death

When Eros shoots his arrows on the god Apollo, he falls madly in love with Daphne. But the nymph does not correspond to his love and escapes as she...

The story of the titan Prometheus, who stole fire from Olympus for people and was severely punished for this by Zeus: Prometheus' friend the...

A modern retelling of the Orpheus myth where Euridice, code number BA 2037, is trapped in a metaphorical hell-house, waiting for rescue from her...

An early horror treatment of the hero's encounter with the one-eyed man-eating Cyclops.

Pioneer of silhouette animation, Lotte Reiniger, uses this technique in a retelling of the Greek legend in which the sculptor, Pygmalion, brings a...

The Wanderer Marcus Griffin assumes the Heroic name Dynamics Plus as he leaves his homeland in search of adventure. On his quest to discover his...

Set in Ancient Greece, a street clown Cockian is hired by a Roman Commander to impersonate an imprisoned Christian leader in order to learn the...

In a Greek museum, a visitor gets lost in the ancient story of Ariadne through a painting on a plate. She takes Ariadne's place and confronts the...

This work is a retelling of the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice in the style of a Greek vase. When his wife Eurydice dies, Orpheus descends into Hell...

Intrigues and entanglements before Prince Paris wins the heart of beautiful Helena. It all happens in the small kingdom of Arcadia at the time of the...

Shot entirely on vintage VHS-C tapes and loosely following the greek myth, The One and Only Aethon is a surrealist nightmare. The story follows...

In a queer-positive retelling of the Greco-Roman myth of Iphis and Ianthe, a young transgender man named Iphis falls for a young cisgender woman...

Eminent classical historian Robin Lane Fox embarks on a journey in search of the origins of the Greek myths. He firmly believes that these...

A reframing of the classic tale of Narcissus, the director draws on snippets of conversation with a trusted friend to muse on gender and identity....

A modern low-budget adaptation of the myth of Sisyphus, made by film students as an school project.

Fascinating new translations and fresh research are transforming the myth of Atlantis from the realm of fantasy into an incredible reality. Travel...

What if the original myth was a lie?

Trauma and redemption through the lens of Greek mythology.

They have traveled the length and breadth, taught us to read and write, told us their fantastic stories. But who are these ancient Greeks we no...