Movies like Hercules Against the Sons of the Sun (1964)
The best movies like Hercules Against the Sons of the Sun (1964) are Hercules in the Haunted World (1961), Hercules (2014) and Hercules and the Circle of Fire (1994). If Hercules Against the Sons of the Sun hooked you with its adventure, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedThe Odyssey (2026)8.0/10 from 4,792 votes
- NewestThe Odyssey (2026)Released 2026
- In ItalianHercules in the Haunted World (1961)Also in Italian
Hercules in the Haunted World (1961)
Upon his return from battle in the previous film, the great warrior Hercules learns that his lover, Daianara, has lost her senses. According to the oracle Medea, Dianara's only hope is the Stone of Forgetfulness which lies deep in the realm of Hades. Hercules, with two companions, Theseus and Telemachus, embarks on a dangerous quest for the stone, while he is unaware that Dianara's guardian, King Lico, is the one responsible for her condition and plots to have the girl for himself as his bride upon her revival.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHercules (2014)
When a new enemy threatens the innocent, Hercules must lead his fearless team of warriors in a battle against overwhelming odds.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure
SnoozefestMovies like thisHercules and the Circle of Fire (1994)
When all the earth's fire begins to go out, Hercules and Deianeira must go in search for fire to stop the world from cold. "Hercules and the Circle of Fire" is the third movie-length pilot episode of the television series "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys".
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHercules and the Lost Kingdom (1994)
Hercules comes to the aid of a young woman who is seeking the lost city of Troy. Eventually, Hercules leads her to a camp of refugees from the city, which has been taken over by Hera's Blue Priests. Hercules helps the refugees take back the city. "Hercules and the Lost Kingdom" is the second movie-length pilot episode of the television series "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys".
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHercules and the Amazon Women (1994)
Hercules and Iolaus take time out from Iolaus' wedding preparations, to help a distant village under attack from "monsters". When they reach their destination, they find the monsters are in fact Amazonian women who are controlled by Hera. "Hercules and the Amazon Women" is the first movie-length pilot episode of the television series "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys".
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Last Days of Pompeii (1959)
Glaucus, a demobilized centurion returns home to Pompeii to find his father murdered by a gang of black-hooded Christian robbers that terrorizes the city and he decides to investigate the matter while the nearby volcano threatens to erupt.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSuper Stooges vs the Wonder Women (1974)
Three men with supernatural powers interfere in a tribal warfare to prevent evil Amazons destroying the inhabitants of a village.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Legion (2020)
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.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHercules: Zero to Hero (1999)
After defeating Hades for good, Hercules marries Meg and revisits his teenage years. In particular, it shows an adolescent Hercules's enrollment and the beginning of his adventures at the Prometheus Academy, a school for gods and mortals, which Herc supposedly attended during the time when he was training to be a hero with his mentor, the satyr Philoctetes. A compilation of Hercules: The Animated Series episodes 47, 49, 53 and 54.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJack Hunter and the Quest for Akhenaten's Tomb (2008)
Adventurer Jack Hunter sets off in pursuit of a legendary tomb, meeting dangerous old adversaries, and even more dangerous old flames, along the way.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEnd of the Spear (2005)
"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 of events unfold to change the lives of not only the slain missionaries' families, but also Mincayani and his people.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once again as the journey of Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron continues. With the power and knowledge of generations behind them, the final battle begins.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSeized (2020)
Hiding out with his son Taylor on the Mexican coast, Nero hopes to put his violent Special Forces career behind him. But after Nero’s home is attacked and Taylor is abducted, the mysterious Mzamo orders Nero to slaughter the members of three rival crime syndicates. If he fails, Taylor will die. Now, with bullets flying and bodies dropping as Nero completes his mission, he races to find Mzamo’s hideout and seek revenge.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSlumberland (2022)
A young girl discovers a secret map to the dreamworld of Slumberland, and with the help of an eccentric outlaw, she traverses dreams and flees nightmares, with the hope that she will be able to see her late father again.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Odyssey (2026)
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 stretch both his cunning and his humanity to the breaking point.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisRobin and Marian (1976)
Robin Hood, aging none too gracefully, returns exhausted from the Crusades to woo and win Maid Marian one last time.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKings of the Sun (1963)
In order to flee from powerful enemies, young Mayan king Balam leads his people north across the Gulf of Mexico to the coast of what will become the United States. They build a home in the new land but come into conflict with a tribe of Native Americans led by their chief, Black Eagle, while both Balam and Black Eagle fall in love the beautiful Mayan princess Ixchel.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024)
A sudden attack by Wulf, a clever and traitorous lord of Rohan seeking vengeance for the death of his father, forces Helm Hammerhand, the King of Rohan, and his people to make a daring last stand in the ancient stronghold of the Hornburg.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDragonheart: Vengeance (2021)
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, Darius.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRobin Hood (2018)
A war-hardened Crusader and his Moorish commander mount an audacious revolt against the corrupt English crown.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure
SnoozefestMovies like thisIvanhoe (1952)
Sir Walter Scott's classic story of the chivalrous Ivanhoe who joins with Robin of Locksley in the fight against Prince John and for the return of King Richard the Lionheart.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHercules (1983)
Hercules, a semi-divine being, squares off against King Minos, who is attempting to use science to gain power and take over the world. With the help of a benevolent sorceress, Circe, Hercules tries to save his beloved Cassiopeia from being sacrificed by Minos, and struggles against laser-breathing creatures and an evil sorceress.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both adventure
SnoozefestMovies like thisBeastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time (1991)
The Beastmaster Dar is forced to travel to earth to stop his evil brother from stealing an atomic bomb, and turning their native land from a desert into... well... a desert!
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both adventure
SnoozefestMovies like thisWarriors of Heaven and Earth (2003)
A Chinese emissary is sent to the Gobi desert to execute a renegade soldier. When a caravan transporting a Buddhist monk and a valuable treasure is threatened by thieves, however, the two warriors might unite to protect the travelers.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Warrior Empress (1960)
The poetess Sappho led an uprising against the corrupt government of the island of Lesbos.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both adventure
Hercules in New York (1970)
Hercules is sent from Mount Olympus to modern-day Manhattan, where he takes up professional wrestling before getting mixed up with a gang of mobsters.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both adventure
SnoozefestMovies like thisSeven Slaves Against the World (1964)
Tribune Marcus Aulus, out of favor in Rome because of his alleged sympathy for Christians, arrives to take charge of an aqueduct project on the hot, arid fringes of the Empire. Centurion Gaius, cruel and corrupt, resents being replaced by Marcus. He instigates a revolt by his slave-workers, then blames the situation on Marcus. During the revolt, five muscular slaves escape. They meet up with fellow escapee Balisten, a farmer unjustly condemned to the aqueduct project. Balisten, impressed by Marcus's enlightened attitudes, has rescued the Tribune from the revolt. The six slaves, with Marcus's advice, plan to gain their freedom using their prowess as gladiators. Marcus plans to clear his name and to re-unite with his fiancée, Claudia, recently arrived from Rome. Gaius plans to kill Marcus and thus hide the truth about the slave revolt. Brawls and fights both inside and outside the arena come thick and fast.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both adventure
3 Avengers (1964)
Ursus and his sword-wielding companions run head-on against a usurper of a throne.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both adventure
Hercules of the Desert (1964)
A fabulous land of green pastures is protected from invasion by the mysterious Valley of the Thundering Echo. Queen Farida draws together the desert tribes to conquer the land, even though a prophecy has promised the land to the Gameli tribe. The Gameli journey to the Silver Temple, where the High Priest summons the legendary Maciste from the mountain rock to defeat their enemies and guide them to their promised land.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both adventure
Rome Against Rome (1964)
A fantastic yarn about a plot to conquer the world with an army of zombies!
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both adventure
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Hercules Against the Sons of the Sun?
The closest matches to Hercules Against the Sons of the Sun are Hercules in the Haunted World (1961), Hercules (2014) and Hercules and the Circle of Fire (1994). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Hercules Against the Sons of the Sun?
Start with Hercules in the Haunted World (1961), the closest match to Hercules Against the Sons of the Sun.
What is the highest-rated movie like Hercules Against the Sons of the Sun?
The Odyssey (2026), rated 8.0/10 by 4,792 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Hercules Against the Sons of the Sun?
The Odyssey (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Italian movies like Hercules Against the Sons of the Sun?
Yes: Hercules in the Haunted World (1961), The Last Days of Pompeii (1959) and Super Stooges vs the Wonder Women (1974).
How are movies similar to Hercules Against the Sons of the Sun chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Hercules Against the Sons of the Sun, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.