The best movies
with the theme based on myths, legends or folklore
PocahontasMike Gabriel, Eric Goldberg, 1995108
FaustAleksandr Sokurov, 201153
FaustJan Švankmajer, 199416
The Legend of Suram FortressSergei Parajanov, 19859
Die Nibelungen: SiegfriedFritz Lang, 19249
A Midsummer Night's DreamWilliam Dieterle, Max Reinhardt, 19356
Black OrpheusMarcel Camus, 195912
Clash of the TitansDesmond Davis, 19817
The Green KnightDavid Lowery, 20212
Jason and the ArgonautsDon Chaffey, 19634
The Monkey King: Havoc in HeavenWan Laiming, 19612
Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's RevengeFritz Lang, 19242
Whom the Gods Wish to DestroyHarald Reinl, 19661
Atanarjuat: The Fast RunnerZacharias Kunuk, 20022
The Adventures of Robin HoodMichael Curtiz, William Keighley, 19387
Clash of the TitansLouis Leterrier, 201039
Dante's InfernoGiuseppe de Liguoro, Francesco Bertolini, Adolfo Padovan, 19117
KrampusMichael Dougherty, 20153
Sita Sings the BluesNina Paley, 20081
Mughal-e-AzamK. Asif, 19601
BeowulfGraham Baker, 19992
Ruslan and LudmilaAleksandr Ptushko, 19721
Prince BayayaJiří Trnka, 1951- Grandpa Planted a BeetJiří Trnka, 1945
- The Animals and the BrigandsJiří Trnka, 1947
The GolemJulien Duvivier, 1936- The Golden FishJiří Trnka, 1951
- The Devil's MillJiří Trnka, 1949
I... For IcarusHenri Verneuil, 1979
Raining Cats and FrogsJacques-Rémy Girerd, 2003