Movies Like Ponniyin Selvan: Part I

If you liked Ponniyin Selvan: Part I (2022), a action and adventure movie directed by Mani Ratnam, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
End of the Spear (2005)
★ 6.3/10Also adventure and history
"End of the Spear" is the story of Mincayani, a Waodani tribesman from the jungles of Ecuador. When five young missionaries, among them Jim Elliot and Nate Saint, are speared to death by the Waodani in 1956, a series…
2
Medieval (2022)
★ 6.8/10Also action and history
The story of fifteenth century Czech icon and warlord, Jan Zizka, who defeated armies of the Teutonic Order and the Holy Roman Empire.
3
Ironclad (2011)
★ 6.2/10Also adventure and action
In the year 1215, the rebel barons of England have forced their despised King John to put his royal seal on the Magna Carta, a seminal document that upheld the rights of free men. Yet within months of pledging himself…
4
The Lost City of Z (2017)
★ 6.4/10Also adventure and history
A true-life drama in the 1920s, centering on British explorer Col. Percy Fawcett, who discovered evidence of a previously unknown, advanced civilization in the Amazon and disappeared whilst searching for it.
5
The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die (2023)
★ 7.2/10Also action and adventure
In the wake of King Edward's death, Uhtred of Bebbanburg and his comrades adventure across a fractured kingdom in the hopes of uniting England at last.
6
The Legion (2020)
★ 6.2/10Also adventure and history
Noreno, a half-Roman, is entrusted with the mission of crossing the snowy mountains of Armenia, swarming with Parthian patrols, to seek help for his slowly dying men.
7
Dragonheart: Vengeance (2021)
★ 6.8/10Also action and adventure
Lukas, a young farmer whose family is killed by savage raiders in the countryside, sets out on an epic quest for revenge, forming an unlikely trio with a majestic dragon and a swashbuckling, sword-fighting mercenary…
8
Outlaws - For Greater Glory (2012)
★ 7/10Also history and action
A chronicle of the Cristeros War (1926-1929), which was touched off by a rebellion against the Mexican government's attempt to secularize the country.
9
Conan the Barbarian (1982)
★ 6.8/10Also adventure and action
A horde of rampaging warriors massacre the parents of young Conan and enslave the young child for years on The Wheel of Pain. As the sole survivor of the childhood massacre, Conan is released from slavery and taught…
10
The Odyssey (2026)
★ 8/10Also adventure and action
Odysseus, the legendary King of Ithaca, embarks on a long and perilous journey home following the Trojan War. Throughout his voyage, he is forced to confront the whims of gods, mythological monsters, and trials that…
11
The 13th Warrior (1999)
★ 6.7/10Also adventure and history
A Muslim ambassador exiled from his homeland joins a group of Vikings, initially offended by their behavior but growing to respect them. As they travel together, they learn of a legendary evil closing in and must unite…
12
The Postman (1997)
★ 6.3/10Also adventure and action
In 2013, there are no highways, no I-ways, no dreams of a better tomorrow, only scattered survivors across what was once the United States. Into this apocalyptic wasteland comes an enigmatic drifter with a mule, a…
13
Mountains of the Moon (1990)
★ 6.6/10Also adventure and history
The story of Captain Richard Francis Burton's and Lt. John Hanning Speke's expedition to find the source of the Nile river in the name of Queen Victoria's British Empire.
14
Shout at the Devil (1976)
★ 6/10Also adventure and action
During World War One an English adventurer, an American elephant poacher and the latter's attractive young daughter, set out to destroy a German battle-cruiser which is awaiting repairs in an inlet just off Zanzibar…
15
The Wind and the Lion (1975)
★ 6.5/10Also action and adventure
At the beginning of the 20th century an American woman is abducted in Morocco by Berbers, and the attempts to free her range from diplomatic pressure to military intervention.
16
Pilgrimage (2017)
★ 6/10Also action and adventure
In 13th century Ireland a group of monks must escort a sacred relic across a landscape fraught with peril.
17
Desert Warrior (2026)
★ 5.9/10Also history and action
In 7th-century Arabia, Princess Hind becomes a warrior to defy the ruthless Emperor Kisra. Forged into a warrior and aided by legendary bandit Hanzala, Hind unites warring tribes for a last stand—the historic Battle of…
18
Triple Cross (1966)
★ 6.1/10Also adventure and action
Safecracker Eddie Chapman is languishing in prison on the island of Jersey when the Nazis arrive. An adept manipulator of situations, Chapman convinces the Germans to use him to spy on the British. And when the…
19
William Tell (2025)
★ 6.2/10Also action and adventure
The narrative unfolds in the 14th Century, when the European nations vie for supremacy within the Holy Roman Empire. The ambitious Austrian Empire, desiring more land, invades neighbouring Switzerland, a serene and…
20
The 5th Wave (2016)
★ 5.9/10Also adventure and action
16-year-old Cassie Sullivan tries to survive in a world devastated by the waves of an alien invasion that has already decimated the population and knocked mankind back to the Stone Age.