15 best movies about gods

Mythology is a bottomless source for compelling stories. Moreover, how many peoples - so many different beliefs and cultural characteristics. Collected 15 best films about gods: Greek, Egyptian, Scandinavian and Christian!

1. Gods of Egypt (2016)

During the ceremony of transferring power of Osiris to Horus (Nikolai Coster-Waldau), the rebel Seth (Gerard Butler) kills Osiris and takes over Egypt. Horus tries to take revenge, but loses, and he is miraculously saved by the goddess of love.

2. Hercules (2014)

Hera has been trying to get rid of Hercules since his birth, because she is sickened by the very existence of the illegitimate son of Zeus. Despite her efforts, Hercules (Dwayne Johnson) grows up and becomes a real hero.

3. Thor (2011)

The original interpretation of Scandinavian mythology in the Marvel universe is definitely noteworthy. Moreover, Thor is played by Chris Hemsworth, Loki is played by Tom Hiddleston, Odin is played by Anthony Hopkins, and Heimdall is played by Idris Elba.

4. Dogma (1999)

The cult film tells the story of the adventures of two fallen angels Loki and Bartleby (Matt Damon and Ben Affleck), who dream of returning home. And now they find a loophole on how to outwit God, but so far they do not even suspect that they are endangering the whole world.

5. War of the Gods: Immortals (2011)

Theseus (Henry Cavill) is a simple peasant guy who learns to wield a gun in his spare time. He doesn't even really believe in gods. But King Hyperion (Mickey Rourke) declares war on these gods, and wants to free the titans. Zeus (Luke Evans), who all this time was hiding under the guise of a mentor Theseus, convinces the Olympians that they do not need to interfere in the affairs of mortals.

6. Bruce Almighty (2003)

Bruce Nolan (Jim Carrey) is a popular journalist and public favorite, but even so, he is disastrously dissatisfied with his life. Once at work, he meets a strange man who introduces himself as God (Morgan Freeman) and says that Bruce's nagging tired him a lot ...

7. Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)

Do I need to talk about the film adaptation of the story of Moses from director Ridley Scott something else? Unless this: the role of Moses in this film was played by Christian Bale.

8. Son of the Mask (2005)

Despite the fact that the film can be called a sequel to the first "Mask" with Jim Carrey, we would like to mention it separately. Odin and Loki's (Alan Cumming) difficult family relationship is definitely worth it!

9. Legion (2010)

Archangel Michael (Paul Bettany) falls to Earth, gets rid of the wings and searches for weapons. One of the cops who try to stop him gets possessed and kills his partner. After that, Mikhail himself deals with him. How do you like this tie?

10. Clash of the titans (2010)

Fisherman Spyros finds a chest with a dead woman and a child. Together with his wife, they call the boy Perseus and raise him like a native. Years later, Perseus (Sam Worthington) witnesses the death of his family due to the fact that people defied the gods.

11. Immortals: War of the Worlds (2004)

In the ancient pyramid, the gods Anubis and Bast decide the fate of Horus. And all would be fine, but the action takes place in the air over the futuristic New York of the future, in which genetically modified people live. This film by Enki Bilal can be safely attributed to the original biopunk genre.

12.With the Gods: Two Worlds (2015)

You probably already know how far forward modern Korean thrillers and science fiction have come. So this story about a firefighter who is trying to achieve reincarnation at the angelic court turned out to be at least very curious.

13. Wrath of the Titans (2012)

After his exploits, Perseus (Sam Worthington) lives a simple family life. But one day Zeus (Liam Neeson) comes to him and asks for help, because people less and less believe in gods, and their strength will weaken.

14. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)

Percy Jackson (Logan Lerman) is unaware of his origins and is constantly in trouble.He tries to hide in a camp for demigods from the attack of mythical creatures, but on the way the Minotaur kidnaps his mother. By the way, Zeus was played by Sean Bean!

15. Hercules: The Beginning of a Legend (2014)

Hera herself gives a blessing to Alcmene so that Zeus would give the queen a demigod son. Only the mother knows the real name of the child, and for everyone else he remains Alcid. And now the adult Alcides (Kellan Lutz) falls in love with Gebu (Gaia Weiss), the daughter of the Cretan king. But she was promised as a wife to his brother Iphicles, and, of course, he is unhappy ...