30 Best Knight Movies For Medieval Fans
Even before superheroes took big screens by storm, people were always looking to see heroes on the big screen. And which heroes could be more heroic than knights? In this article, we are bringing you the best knight movies, most set in medieval times.
Some of the knight movies from this list are well-known blockbusters, while others are movies about knights you probably haven’t heard of but have to watch. Whichever you choose, you can’t go wrong if you like knights.
Check the best movies about knights below and choose your next watch.
The Last Duel (2021)
Set in medieval France, the film stars Damon as Jean de Carrouges, a knight who challenges his former friend, squire Jacques Le Gris (Adam Driver) to a judicial duel after Jean’s wife, Marguerite (Jodie Comer), accuses Jacques of raping her.
The events leading up to the duel are divided into three distinct chapters, reflecting the contradictory perspectives of the three main characters.
The Kid Who Would Be King (2019)
In a suburban London school, twelve-year-old Alex (Louis Ashbourne Serkis) stands up for his best friend Bedders (Dean Chaumoo), who is being bullied by older students Lance (Tom Taylor) and Kaye (Rihanna Doris).
Lance and Kaye are now planning to take revenge on Alex, for whom they are in prison, and attack him on the same night. On the way home, Alex hides at a nearby construction site, where he finds and pulls out a mysterious sword stuck in concrete.
The 13th Warrior (1999)
Year 922. Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan (A. Banderas), an Arab courtier, falls in love with the wife of a high-ranking court officer, and because of this, he is sent to the diplomatic service far to the northwest – to Europe. On the way, he meets a group of Vikings who at the inn learn the news that their village of Waldon is being attacked by a cannibal group from the bear totem.
A prophetess and a legend say that only thirteen warriors can save a remote village, but the thirteenth warrior must not be from the north. So Ahmed is recruited into the group and heads to the far north. In a merciless fight, evil was defeated, and Ahmed left the north, having made great friends, whose barbaric customs he was horrified at the beginning of the journey.
The Sword in the Stone (1963)
After the death of the king, who left no heir, the new ruler will become the one who pulls the sword from the stone in London Cathedral. After numerous unsuccessful attempts by known and unknown people, it seems that no one is destined to sit on the royal throne.
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)
When Arthur’s father is killed, Vortigern, Arthur’s uncle, takes his crown. Having lost his inheritance, Arthur finds himself in the dark streets of the city.
But when he pulls the sword out of the stone, his life changes completely and he is forced to learn the truth about his origins…whether he likes it or not.
Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
Medieval France in 1184. The striking Balian (O. Bloom) is a young blacksmith who, after the tragic death of his child and the suicide of his wife, learns that his real father is the influential crusader nobleman Godfrey of Ibelin (L. Neeson). Forced to flee because of the priest’s murder, Balian joins his father and sets out with him on a long journey to Messina.
He learns how to wield a sword and fight, and eventually receives the title of Crusader Knight. Godfrey was mortally wounded in one conflict, and his last wish was for Balian to go to Jerusalem accompanied by his loyal assistant Hospitaler (D. Thewlis). There, Balian soon gains the respect of the Arabs and Christians, especially the ailing King Baldwin IV (E. Norton) and the Jerusalem army commander Tiberias (J. Irons). And when he becomes the lover of Baldwin’s sister Sybilla (E. Green), Balian gains an open and powerful enemy in her wife Guy of Lusignan (M. Csokas) and his friend Reynald of Chatillon (B. Gleeson).
The two of them, despite all the peace-making efforts of Balian and King Baldwin IV, will cause a war between the Christians and the outnumbered Saracens led by Saladin (G. Massoud). The decisive battle in that war will be exactly that for the city of Jerusalem….
Willow (1988)
In the captivity of the powerful sorceress queen Bavmorda (J. Marsh), a little girl Elora was born, who according to the prophecy should take the queen’s place, and she had her executed. However, the nanny manages to escape with the little girl and lets her float down the river. The water washes Elora into the dwarven village, and she is found by farmer Willow (W. Davis) and his two children.
As the child’s stay in the village poses a danger to its inhabitants, Willow is entrusted with the difficult task of guarding little Elora and taking her back to her homeland to the Daikin race, making sure that she does not fall into the wrong hands, and to fulfill the written prophecy. Along the way, he is joined by the warrior Madmartigan (V. Kilmer), the Brownies elves, and the sorceress Raziel (P. Hayes)…
The Knight Before Christmas (2019)
Brooke is disappointed in love and does not believe that she will ever find her “prince on a white horse”. A chance to meet with a knight from the 14th century will change everything! Cole has magically arrived from the past to fulfill his destiny and become a true knight and it seems he is all Brooke has ever wanted.
The Black Cauldron (1985)
Centuries ago, a young man, Taran, was tasked with protecting a magical prophetic pig that knows the location of the mystical Black Cauldron. It’s not an easy task because the evil Horned King will stop at nothing to get his hands on the cauldron.
Fantasy, magic and fun are mixed together in the legendary “Disney” adventure “The Black Cauldron”. Whoever unleashes the powers of the mysterious Black Cauldron will be invincible! The fearsome Horned King will do anything to possess it, but is challenged by an unlikely rival: a young swineherd assistant named Taran who dreams of heroic deeds.
With a mixed crew that includes the brave princess Eilonwy, the troubadour Fflewddur Fflam, and Hen Wen, an amazing pig who can predict the future, Taran begins a mission to stop the evil of the Black Cauldron once and for all. Will he have the courage to succeed?
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
England, Middle Ages. King Richard the Lionheart is captured on his way back from the Crusades, and his younger brother, Prince John, does not want to pay the ransom, but plans, with the support of Guy of Gisbourne, the Sheriff of Nottingham, and other supporters to take over the throne.
Prince John and the other Normans abuse the Saxon population, and they are confronted by the renegade Saxon nobleman Robin of Locksley, better known as Robin Hood, with his band from Sherwood Forest. The maiden Marian arrives to visit Prince John, who intends to marry her to Guy of Gisbourne, however, Robin falls in love with her, and she returns his feelings.
Braveheart (1995)
After witnessing as a young man the cruel liquidations of the Scottish nobles, who were cheated and cheated many times by the English occupiers, and after both his father and brother were killed in battles against the English, William Wallace became a man growing up with his uncle Argyle, who taught him everything he knows.
Because of the law that allows English lords to sleep with Scottish brides on their first wedding night, William marries Murron in secret, but she is later killed in a conflict with the nobility. Embarrassed by everything he has seen all his life and enraged by the death of his love, William gathers an army of the bravest Scots and goes to war against the English.
Although underestimated by the English leaders as a commoner who has no knowledge of war tactics, Wallace manages to lead his soldiers all the way to the York fortress but is later betrayed by his closest comrades.
The Eagle (2011)
Twenty years after the inexplicable disappearance of the Ninth Legion in the mountains of Scotland, the young centurion Marcus Aquila arrives from Rome to explain the mystery and restore the good name of his father, the commander of the Ninth Legion. Marcus heads over Hadrian’s Wall into the wilds of Caledonia to recover the long-lost eagle emblem of the Ninth Legion.
Last Knights (2015)
Clive Owen is Raiden, a skilled warrior who, after years of exile, reunites his old comrades to destroy the corrupt emperor and thus finally avenge their deceased master.
Les visiteurs (1993)
This time-travel comedy follows a mad medieval knight and his faithful servant who suddenly find themselves in the present day. On their return, they begin an attack with all their might on their “old castle”, now a luxury hotel.
In 1123, they save their king from death, and for their courage, the king promises him the woman he loves, the beautiful Frénégonde de Pouille. On the way to the castle, where the wedding awaits him, the count drank a potion made by the witch with whom he was imprisoned. He begins to hallucinate, and Duke Pouille, the father of his future wife, appears to him as a furious bear and kills him…
King Arthur (2004)
In the 5th century AD, the Roman Empire is threatened with destruction and most of the Roman troops withdraw from distant colonies, including England. However, the law is still enforced on the island by a few knights, led by Commander Arthurius (C. Owen) under Roman tutelage. Their forced fifteen-year service in the Roman army is about to end, but before they deserve their freedom, the knights must go on one last mission and save a Roman priest and his son from the invasion of the Saxons from the north.
While rescuing the Roman family, Arthur and his knights also rescue Guinevere (K. Knightley), a young British warrior who has been fighting the Romans for years under the guidance of the shaman Merlin (S. Dillane). In spending time with her, Arthur will question his views.
A Knight’s Tale (2001)
After the death of his master, the young servant William (Heath Ledger) is left to fend for himself and, apart from his knight’s armor, he has no possessions. Discovering that he is extremely skilled with weapons and particularly eloquent with the ladies, William sets out on a journey in the company of his eccentric companions Roland (Mark Addy ), Kate (Laura Fraser), Wat (Alan Tudyk) and Geoffrey Chaucer (Paul Bettany).
Using the pseudonym Ulrich von Liechtenstein, William blazes and blazes through tournaments across France, until he meets the beautiful Jocelyn (Shannyn Sossamon). But there is also a cruel opponent, Count Adhemar (Rufus Sewell)…
Black Death (2010)
Rumors tell of a village that, under the influence of a powerful sorcerer, manages to resist the plague, and the Church sends the knight Ulric and the young priest Osmund to investigate what is happening in the village.
Excalibur (1981)
The wizard Merlin (N. Williamson) helps Uther Pendragon (G. Byrne) to use the sword Excalibur to defeat the disunited English nobles and unite England into one kingdom of which he is the king. But Uther longs for Igraine (K. Boorman), the wife of his rival, and this brings him downfall. Before he dies, Uther drives Excalibur into a stone from which no one but the rightful heir to the throne can extract it.
A few years later, Uther’s son Arthur (N. Terry), whom he conceived with Igraine, draws the sword, unaware of its power and significance. With Merlin’s help, Arthur is crowned king of England and establishes the Round Table, which will gather all the honorable English knights with the task of restoring the kingdom and fighting against corruption and evil. The honor of the Round Table is tarnished when one knight, Lancelot (N. Clay), commits adultery with Arthur’s wife, Queen Guinevere (C. Lunghi).
Arthur’s half-sister, the witch Morgana (H. Mirren) seduces Arthur using black magic and gives birth to a son, Mordred (R. Addie), with the intention of usurping the throne from Arthur. The kingdom is collapsing due to Arthur’s moral collapse and illness, people are dying from infections and the only salvation for the country is to find a cure for Arthur. All the knights start searching for salvation – the Holy Grail.
Justin and the Knights of Valour (2013)
Justin lives in a great kingdom and dreams of becoming a brave knight like his grandfather. After an inspiring visit to his beloved grandmother and a farewell to his beloved Lara, Justin leaves home and sets out on his way to knighthood. He meets the beautiful Talia, a sorcerer called Melquiades, handsome Sir Clorox and three monks who teach him the ancient customs of brave knights.
Although not exactly the best candidate for knighthood, Justin must quickly rise to the challenge when the exiled former knight Sir Heraclio and his army return and threaten to destroy the kingdom!
The Seventh Seal (1957)
In the middle of the 12th century, the knight Antonius Block (Max von Sydow) and his squire returned to Sweden after a ten-year crusade. A plague is ravaging the land, and Antonius quickly discovers that Death (Bengt Ekerot) has come for him as well. In order to gain time and manage to return home, he challenges Death to a multi-day game of chess. Along the way, playing chess, he travels around the country and tries to figure out the existence of God and the meaning of his own life. His faith is shaken, and it is further undermined by the events around him and the cynical squire.
Along the way, they come across various characters and phenomena of medieval life: flagellants, witch burning, human cruelty and love woes; the criticism of the clergy, which uses fear to control the people, is very emphasized. Antonius increasingly doubts the existence of God and fears the nothingness that may follow death.
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The despair of the knight and the resentment of the squire are contrasted with the happiness and spirituality of a married couple of traveling entertainers. At the end of the chess game, Antonius outsmarts Death and allows the young couple to be saved. As the knight and the rest of the party are drawn into the dance of death, the two continue their journey.
‎DragonHeart (1996)
In the summer of the Lord in 984, the young prince Einon (L. Oakes) witnesses the death of his father in a battle against rebellious peasants. The badly wounded Einon himself is saved by his mentor, the knight Bowen (D. Quaid), who teaches him honor, swordsmanship and knightly behavior from an early age.
Bowen and Einon’s mother, Queen Aislinn (J. Christie), take the mortally wounded prince to the cave where the dragon Draco (voice: Sean Connery) lives to revive him with his breath. Einon survives, but twelve years later, as the new king (D. Thewlis), he turns into a cruel tyrant. Considering the dragon to blame for such a turn, Bowen abandons his protégé and devotes himself to the extermination of dragons.
But he meets Draco again, the last of these mythical creatures, and realizing his mistake, teams up with him to save the kingdom from the ruler’s tyrannical rule.
Ladyhawke (1985)
Damned to eternity, two lovers in medieval France desperately search for a way to be together again. It seems that no earthly force can help them, because at night he becomes a wolf, and during the day she turns into a falcon.
The thief Phillipe Gastone (Matthew Broderick), also known by the nickname Mouse, escapes from the Aquila dungeon. A relentless pursuit led by the Bishop of Aguila (John Wood) soon begins, but the fugitive is rescued by the knight, Captain Navarre (Rutger Hauer). Noble Navarre has also been hunted for two years, ever since he eloped with Lady Isabeau (Michelle Pfeiffer), whom Bishop has always lusted after.
The consequence is the curse that the Bishop cast on the two of them; Navarre turns into a wolf at night, and Isabeau into a falcon during the day. The lovers are constantly tormented by their transformations and can only see each other for a moment, at dawn. Navarre asks Phillipe for help to get inside and kill the well-guarded Bishop. She succeeds in her pleas and the two set out to destroy Bishop and break the evil curse placed on the lovers.
Quest for Camelot (1998)
A beautiful girl who longs to be a knight despite her gender and her mother’s rebuke… A one-eyed hermit whose blindness has stopped his aspirations for a life filled with heroic deeds… An evil knight who stole the king’s sword Excalibur.
Now the unlikely duo sets out with the wizard Merlin’s blessing to retrieve Excalibur, while facing a comical two-headed dragon and an evil griffin, and rescuing a damsel in distress.
So enter the wonderful world of swords and sorcery, music and good humor in this timeless adventure set to music.
Ironclad (2011)
The film takes us back to the 13th century, an extremely violent time in medieval England, when several brave knights, against all odds, fought to save the country from a megalomaniac and bloodthirsty king.
The devastating battle for Rochester is a true story of honor and bloodshed, the pages of which have been torn from history.
Highlander (1986)
Connor MacLeod is an immortal warrior born in 1519 in the hills of Scotland. After being wounded in one of the many battles, Connor manages to survive, but his sudden recovery causes gossip in the village, which is why he is banished. Soon he meets another similar to himself, an immortal named Ramirez. He is a skilled warrior who is determined to teach Connor everything he knows.
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Ramirez explained to him that immortals exist all over the world and that they all have one goal, to be the last survivor. Namely, the one who remains last will receive a fantastic power with which he could rule the world.
Arn: The Knight Templar (2017)
As a Knight Templar, he goes to the Holy Land to fight in the war raging between Christians and Muslims. After twenty years, he returns home and continues the fight for love, as well as for what has become his life’s mission – to unite Sweden into one kingdom.
First Knight (1995)
Without family and friendly ties behind him, without enemies and without fear, Lancelot (Richard Gere) seems to be the ideal warrior and King Arthur (Sean Connery) warmly welcomes him to the golden city of Camelot. Arthur is soon to marry Lady Guinevere (Julia Ormond), who agreed to the marriage not only because the king promised to protect her country, but because she really loves and appreciates him.
On the way to Camelot, Guinevere is jumped by the evil Malagant, but luckily Lancelot is nearby and saves her. The meeting between Lancelot and Guinevere awakens feelings in both of them that the future queen must tame at all costs. Arthur has no idea what kind of drama is taking place in the hearts of his most trusted persons.
The Princess Bride (1987)
A good grandfather (P. Falk) reads a fairy tale to his sick grandson (F. Savage) that his grandfather read to him, and to him his father. The beautiful Buttercup (R. Wright Penn) falls in love with the handsome house servant Westley (C. Elwes). A young man goes to sea to earn money for a wedding, but somewhere along the way he is killed by pirates. At least such news reached the girl, who then becomes engaged to Prince Humperdinck (C. Sarandon), although she is aware that she will never be able to love him.
The future queen is kidnapped by an unusual trio from the underworld and taken to the land across the seven seas and seven mountains. The kidnappers are being followed by the terrible Black Avenger, who saves the beauty. It turns out that it is about her youthful love whose life was spared by the pirates. But the real adventure is just beginning.
The Green Knight (2021)
Before us is an adventure based on the timeless legend of King Arthur, and it tells about the reckless and stubborn nephew of King Arthur, Gawain, who goes in search of a giant green stranger called – The Green Knight.
On his journey, Gawain will confront ghosts, giants and thieves and thus prove his worth to his family and kingdom.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
King Arthur (Graham Chapman) goes in search of brave knights, along with faithful servant Patsy (Terry Gilliam) who bounces around hitting coconut halves behind his master to simulate the tramp of horses.
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They meet peasants with whom they enter into extremely unusual dialogues and engage in a philosophical discussion about migratory birds, to confront the famous, fearless Black Knight, whose severed arm and leg represent a superficial wound. All this happens at the very beginning of the film, which is really hard to find related work.
