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Gladiator

by Ridley Scott Director
DVD, 2010
Tags
epic, fiction, period story, action, movie, period drama, Ancient Rome, gladiators, slavery, war story, revenge story — 7 more, Academy Award (best picture), Golden Globe (best drama), BAFTA Award (best film), Golden Globe (best original score), Satellite Award (best original score), fight to the death, dying for entertainment

The King's Speech

by Tom Hooper Director
DVD, 2014
Tags
fiction, movie, history, historical fiction, WW2, oratory, unlikely friends, drama, period drama, period story, Great Britain — 10 more, nation building, biography, true story, 1940s, Academy Award (best picture), Academy Award (best original screenplay), BAFTA Award (best film), BAFTA Award (best original screenplay), BAFTA Award (best original music), Satellite Award (best original screenplay)

The Golden Compass

by Chris Weitz Director
DVD, 2008
Tags
fiction, movie, based-on-books, His Dark Materials, fantasy, fanaticism, childhood, failed franchise attempt, state religion, authoritarianism, rightful ruler — 3 more, escaped experiment, unfinished story, snow and ice adventure

The Secret of NIMH

by Don Bluth Director
DVD, 2014
Tags
fiction, movie, animation, escaped experiment, Don Bluth, animal stories, fantasy, science fiction, based-on-books, gifts from Ørjan, hidden world — 3 more, parenthood, deus ex machina, Saturn Award (best animated film)
Collection
Loki's Top 12 animated films
Series
Secret of NIMH (1)

I, Claudius

by Herbert Wise Director
DVD, 2000
Tags
fiction, based-on-books, period story, period drama, TV show, BBC, 50 minute format, political intrigue, Ancient Rome, family business, assassination — 5 more, miniseries, box set, Augustus, Julio-Claudian dynasty, based-on-ancient-text
Series
I, Claudius. BBC (1-7)

Tomb Raider

by Roar Uthaug Director
Blu-ray, 2018
Tags
fiction, movie, tomb raiding, Tomb Raider, based-on-video-games, reboot, action, the sins of the father, gifts from Ørjan's family, mystery, treasure hunt

Good Omens

by Douglas Mackinnon Director
Blu-ray, 2019
Tags
fiction, TV show, miniseries, full hour format, BBC, Amazon Prime, fantasy, based-on-books, unlikely friends, frenemies, demons — 16 more, angels, hellhound, anti-Christ, prophecy, determinism, apocalypse, dangerously powerful child, narrator with personality, gifts from Sarah, box set, steelbook cover, comedy drama, Hugo Award (best dramatic presentation), Ray Bradbury Award, Chosen One trope, Dragon Award (best science fiction or fantasy TV Series)
Series
Good Omens (Season 1)

Jim Henson's the Storyteller – The Definitive Collection

by Anthony Minghella
DVD, 2006
Tags
fiction, TV show, box set, Storyteller, Jim Henson Company, Jim Henson, fairy tales, fantasy, Ancient Greece, Olympian gods in fiction, based-on-ancient-text — 4 more, narrator with personality, ITV, 20 minute format, video anthology
Collection
Esoteric Endorsements
Series
Jim Henson's The Storyteller [TV Show] (1-2)
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