Greek Mythology Movies

A cut-out animation depicting the Twelve Labours of Hercules.

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....

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

A professor takes a group of students on a trip to an abandoned stage in a park, with the intention of finding a scenic setting for the production of...

Before the Trojan War, Agamemnon gathered the Greek armies at the port of Aulis. The goddess Diane sent unfavorable winds to prevent the Greeks from...

A modernized telling of the Greek Mythology romantic tragedy of Orpheus and Eurydice.

A modern version of the famous myth of Plato's Cave, told in the seventh book of his work "Politéia".

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...

A hallucinatory retelling of the Greek myth about Pan and Syrinx's brutalist romantic love. Inspired by the short films of Maya Deren, Curtis...

An ancient Greek legend comes to life, courtesy of the Gaumont studios.

Based on the harrowing love story of Greek soldier Achilles and his 'brother-in-arms' Patroclus, this modern retelling explores Achilles' grief and...

A man has his routine reduced to his monotonous work and the suspicious relationship with his wife, until objects, places and people mysteriously...

When Troy has fallen and Ulysses sets sail for home, his ships are driven to different lands, where his adventures are numerous, keeping him away...

What if the original myth was a lie?

Animated short film of the myth of Syrinx

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

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...

The story of Daedalus and Icarus

In this early adaptation of the Odyssey, three Olympian goddesses compete for beauty.