Movies Like Nero and Poppea - An Orgy of Power

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Caligula

1979·2h 36m·★ 5.4·Tinto Brass

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Quo Vadis

1951·2h 54m·★ 7.1·Mervyn LeRoy

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The Sign of the Cross

1932·2h 6m·★ 6.8·Cecil B. DeMille

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Caligula and Messalina

1981·1h 41m·★ 3.6·Bruno Mattei

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Ben-Hur

1959·3h 32m·★ 8.1·William Wyler

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The Last Samurai

2003·2h 34m·★ 7.8·Edward Zwick

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The Mattei Affair

1972·1h 56m·★ 7.6·Francesco Rosi

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Carol

2015·1h 58m·★ 7.3·Todd Haynes

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Once Were Warriors

1994·1h 39m·★ 7.9·Lee Tamahori

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Troy

2004·2h 43m·★ 7.3·Wolfgang Petersen

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Irreversible

2002·1h 33m·★ 7.3·Gaspar Noé

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Bound

1996·1h 45m·★ 7.3·Lilly Wachowski

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Desert Hearts

1985·1h 31m·★ 7.1·Donna Deitch

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Sissi: The Young Empress

1956·1h 47m·★ 6.7·Ernst Marischka

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Munich – The Edge of War

2021·2h 10m·★ 6.8·Christian Schwochow

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Cruel Intentions

1999·1h 37m·★ 6.8·Roger Kumble

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The Robe

1953·2h 15m·★ 6.7·Henry Koster

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The Decameron

1971·1h 51m·★ 7.0·Pier Paolo Pasolini

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Vincere

2009·2h 8m·★ 6.9·Marco Bellocchio

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Girl with a Pearl Earring

2003·1h 41m·★ 6.9·Peter Webber

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How Good Is Nero and Poppea - An Orgy of Power?

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