Movies Like The Sign of the Cross

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Cleopatra

1934·1h 40m·★ 6.8·Cecil B. DeMille

3 shared cast incl. Claudette Colbert & Ian KeithThemes: ancient rome, pre-codeDir. Cecil B. DeMille

Quo Vadis

1951·2h 54m·★ 7.1·Mervyn LeRoy

4 shared themes: roman army, nero, ancient rome...Fans also likedDrama & History

Paul, Apostle of Christ

2018·1h 48m·★ 6.7·Andrew Hyatt

Themes: nero, christian faith, 1st centuryFans also liked

Demetrius and the Gladiators

1954·1h 41m·★ 6.6·Delmer Daves

Themes: ancient rome, 1st century, historical dramaFans also likedHistory & Drama

Ben-Hur

1959·3h 32m·★ 8.1·William Wyler

Themes: ancient rome, 1st centuryTMDB recommendsHistory & Drama

Pompeii

2014·1h 45m·★ 5.5·Paul W. S. Anderson

4 shared themes: arena, ancient rome, 1st century...History & Drama

Gladiator

2000·2h 35m·★ 8.5·Ridley Scott

Themes: arena, ancient romeTMDB recommends

The Buccaneer

1938·2h 6m·★ 6.6·Cecil B. DeMille

Both star Fredric March & Ian KeithDir. Cecil B. DeMilleDrama & History

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1931·1h 36m·★ 7.6·Rouben Mamoulian

TMDB recommendsDP: Karl StrussStarring Fredric March

Saint Paul

2000·2h 57m·★ 6.5·Roger Young

Themes: christian faith, 1st centuryTMDB recommends

The Robe

1953·2h 15m·★ 6.7·Henry Koster

Themes: ancient rome, 1st centuryFans also likedDrama & History

Spartacus

1960·3h 17m·★ 7.9·Stanley Kubrick

Themes: ancient rome, 1st centuryStarring Charles LaughtonHistory & Drama

Blades of the Guardians: Wind Rises in the Desert

2026·2h 6m·★ 7.3·Yuen Woo-Ping

Themes: historical epic, historical dramaDrama & History

The King of Kings

2025·1h 42m·★ 6.9·Jang Seong-ho

Themes: historical epic, 1st century

Caligula

1979·2h 36m·★ 5.4·Tinto Brass

Themes: ancient rome, 1st centuryDrama & History

Ben-Hur

2016·2h 5m·★ 5.7·Timur Bekmambetov

Themes: ancient rome, 1st centuryHistory & Drama

The Bible: In the Beginning...

1966·2h 55m·★ 6.2·John Huston

TMDB recommendsHistory & Drama

Out of Africa

1985·2h 41m·★ 7.2·Sydney Pollack

TMDB recommendsHistory & Drama

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

1916·3h 17m·★ 7.6·D.W. Griffith

TMDB recommendsDrama & History

Les Misérables

1935·1h 48m·★ 7.6·Richard Boleslawski

Both star Fredric March & Charles LaughtonDrama & History

How Good Is The Sign of the Cross?

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