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1. Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
PG | 118 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
A teenager discovers he's the descendant of a Greek god and sets out on an adventure to settle an on-going battle between the gods.
Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Logan Lerman, Kevin McKidd, Steve Coogan, Brandon T. Jackson
Votes: 203,044 | Gross: $88.76M
2. My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
PG | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young Greek woman falls in love with a non-Greek and struggles to get her family to accept him while she comes to terms with her heritage and cultural identity.
Director: Joel Zwick | Stars: Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Michael Constantine, Christina Eleusiniotis
Votes: 144,663 | Gross: $241.44M
3. Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)
G | 155 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
A shy, withdrawn English schoolteacher falls for a flashy showgirl.
Director: Herbert Ross | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Petula Clark, Michael Redgrave, George Baker
Votes: 3,836 | Gross: $2.55M
4. The Two Faces of January (2014)
PG-13 | 96 min | Crime, Mystery, Romance
A thriller centered on a con artist, his wife, and a stranger who flee Athens after one of them is caught up in the death of a private detective.
Director: Hossein Amini | Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Kirsten Dunst, Oscar Isaac, Daisy Bevan
Votes: 33,679 | Gross: $0.51M
5. Pretty Smart (1987)
R | 84 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Two private girls' school cliques, one rebellious, the other pristine-join forces to expose their corrupt headmaster who videotapes the girls in their rooms with a hidden surveillance camera and sells drugs on the side.
Director: Dimitri Logothetis | Stars: Tricia Leigh Fisher, Lisa Lörient, Dennis Cole, Patricia Arquette
Votes: 658
6. The Chipmunk Adventure (1987)
G | 77 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The Chipmunks compete with the Chipettes in a round-the-world race.
Director: Janice Karman | Stars: Ross Bagdasarian Jr., Janice Karman, Dody Goodman, Susan Tyrrell
Votes: 5,973 | Gross: $6.80M
7. Sky High (1985)
109 min | Adventure, Comedy
A group of American students traveling in Greece find themselves accidentally involved with a new type of drug--and the gang that wants it.
Director: Nico Mastorakis | Stars: Daniel Hirsch, Clayton Norcross, Frank Schultz, Lauren Taylor
Votes: 1,284
8. Byron (2003 TV Movie)
147 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
Following the success of his poem "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage", Byron becomes the toast of London.
Director: Julian Farino | Stars: Stephen Campbell Moore, Oliver Milburn, Michael Elwyn, Jonny Lee Miller
Votes: 1,157
9. Deception (1992)
PG-13 | 90 min | Mystery, Thriller
After her businessman husband dies suspiciously in a Mexican plane crash, his widow begins to investigate his labyrinthine financial dealings, not all of which are legal.
Director: Graeme Clifford | Stars: Andie MacDowell, Liam Neeson, Viggo Mortensen, Jack Thompson
Votes: 2,579 | Gross: $0.61M
10. The Trip to Greece (2020)
Not Rated | 103 min | Comedy, Drama
Actors Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan travel from Troy to Ithaca following in the footsteps of the Odysseus.
Director: Michael Winterbottom | Stars: Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon, Claire Keelan, Rebecca Johnson
Votes: 4,750
11. Hercules Returns (1993)
82 min | Comedy
When Brad quits his job at a large cinema chain, to open his own picture theatre, his ex-boss sabotages the opening night by switching the Italian film with a non-subtitled version. Brad ... See full summary »
Director: David Parker | Stars: David Argue, Michael Carman, Mary Coustas, Bruce Spence
Votes: 1,614
12. Donald in Mathmagic Land (1959)
Approved | 27 min | Animation, Short, Family
Donald's goes on an adventure in which it is explained how mathematics can be useful in real life. Through this journey it is shown how numbers are more than graphs and charts, they are geometry, music and magical living things.
Directors: Les Clark, Joshua Meador, Wolfgang Reitherman, Hamilton Luske, Norman Ferguson, Clyde Geronimi, Jack Hannah, Wilfred Jackson, Ben Sharpsteen | Stars: Jane Fowler, Paul Frees, Clarence Nash, Roman Yanez
Votes: 2,461
13. On a volé la cuisse de Jupiter (1980)
PG | 100 min | Comedy
Antoine, a professor of Greek, and Lise, a police inspector, honeymoon in Greece. There they meet a young couple, Charles, an archaeologist, and Agnes, a dishy flirt. Charles unearths the ... See full summary »
Director: Philippe de Broca | Stars: Annie Girardot, Philippe Noiret, Francis Perrin, Catherine Alric
Votes: 998
14. Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson Youth (1988)
Not Rated | 71 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
The Sun God Abel returns to life, bent on punishing the humans and cleansing Earth from their presence. When Athena joins him, leaving humans to their fate, the Bronze Saints must defend the world in their greatest battle yet.
Director: Shigeyasu Yamauchi | Stars: Tôru Furuya, Hirotaka Suzuoki, Hideyuki Hori, Ryô Horikawa
Votes: 1,455
15. Um Filme Falado (2003)
Not Rated | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, History
Lisbon, Marseilles, Naples, Athens, Istanbul, Cairo, Aden and Bombay. Along with a university teacher and her little daughter, we embark on a long journey, experiencing different cultures and civilizations.
Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: Leonor Silveira, Filipa de Almeida, John Malkovich, Catherine Deneuve
Votes: 2,091 | Gross: $0.01M
16. Orpheus & Eurydice (2000)
124 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Retelling one of the most famous Greek myths, Orpheus and Eurydice is considered the ultimate tragic love story. Orpheus, believed to be the son of Apollo, fell in love with beautiful Eurydice. However, their love was not meant to last.
Director: Paul Pissanos | Stars: Andrew Bullock, Carolina Liriti, David Bowles, Francesca De Luca
Votes: 333
17. In the Cool of the Day (1963)
Not Rated | 89 min | Drama, Romance
After he mends a marital rift between a vacationing young couple, the bored, fragile wife falls hopelessly in love with the husband's ex-colleague who is married to a long-suffering and ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Stevens | Stars: Peter Finch, Jane Fonda, Angela Lansbury, Arthur Hill
Votes: 642
18. Lysistrata (1972)
100 min | Comedy, Musical
During the Peloponnesian War, two resourceful women, idealistic Athenian Lysistrata and courageous Spartan Labito, declare abstinence from lovemaking until men come to their senses and make peace. For everyone's sake, will they succeed?
Director: George Zervoulakos | Stars: Jenny Karezi, Kostas Kazakos, Anna Fonsou, Dionysis Papagiannopoulos
Votes: 151
19. Epiheirisis Apollon (1968)
88 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
When a handsome prince spots a beautiful Greek tour-guide, he decides to pose as an elegant tourist to mingle with her group. Will the wandering Apollo return to his duties once he takes a sip of powerful Eros' intoxicating elixir?
Director: Giorgos Skalenakis | Stars: Elena Nathanail, Thomas Fritsch, Athinodoros Prousalis, Hristos Tsaganeas
Votes: 230
20. Love Stories (1959)
100 min | Drama, Romance
Rabid desires and ungovernable passions rule the lives of mortals, as impatient wishes and blind hopes interweave in this triptych of disastrous human flaws. The glowing fire of love, or the lack of it, engulfs us. Can we have it all?
Director: Sokrates Kapsaskis | Stars: Eleni Zafeiriou, Sasa Katsarou, Dionysis Papagiannopoulos, Kostas Ploumbis
Votes: 117
21. The Rescue of a Monument (1987)
100 min | Documentary
In the face of an irreversible disaster, Costas Vrettakos chronicles the fears, the responsibility, and the hopes of both the scientific team and the technicians during the restoration of Acropolis, from 1973 to 1986.
Director: Costas Vrettakos
Votes: 6
22. An Italian in Greece (1958)
119 min | Comedy, Romance
Charming, affluent--with his father's money--and self-assured, a frivolous son who can have any woman he desires falls head over heels for a beautiful Italian student; however, she is a hard nut to crack. Will he manage to impress her?
Director: Umberto Lenzi | Stars: Wandisa Guida, Andreas Barkoulis, Dionysis Papagiannopoulos, Stavros Xenidis
Votes: 63
23. The Hustler (1964)
74 min | Comedy
A hapless young man decides to fill in for his ill tour-guide cousin; however, a string of unforeseen situations and the cousins' synonymity will lead to a betrayed ex and her tough brother. Now, how will he manage to get out of this mess?
Director: Kostas Strantzalis | Stars: Thanasis Vengos, Simoni Kyriakidou, Tasos Giannopoulos, Nikos Fermas
Votes: 144
24. The Seven Sages of Antiquity (2010 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The Seven Wisest Men of Ancient Greece did not include Socrates, Plato or Aristotle. However, even the Seven Sages would choose only One as the Wisest of All.
Director: Giorgos Petritsis | Stars: Robert MacLean, Iren Theotokatou, Telis Zotos
Votes: 10
25. Treasures of Ancient Hellas: Monuments of the Acropolis (1999 Video)
56 min | Documentary, Family
The Acropolis - marvel at the history and the vivid representations of the unique monuments of the sacred rock of the Acropolis of Athens, the Parthenon, the Erectheion, the Karyatidis, the... See full summary »
Director: Paul Pissanos
Votes: 8
26. Enigmas of the Ancient World (2019 Video)
70 min | Documentary
Welcome to a world of mystery and legend. From supposed stargates to powerful deities; from fantastic giants to steampunk style science-fiction. This is not an alien planet or a fantasy land, this is planet Earth of the past.
Director: Philip Gardiner | Stars: Paul Hughes, O.H. Krill
Votes: 41
27. O Kotsos stin E.O.K. (1980)
99 min | Comedy
Shortly after Greece's institutional integration with the European Economic Community in 1979, a typical Greek makes an effort to become an apt student, a good member, and a proper European.
Director: Dimis Dadiras | Stars: Kostas Voutsas, Eleni Erimou, Giannis Vogiatzis, Mary Metaxa
Votes: 103
28. Songs in Greece (1946)
10 min | Documentary, Short, Music
Director: Giannis Hristodoulou | Stars: Petros Epitropakis, Yannis Apostolidis, Lalas Iakovidis, Tena Kotopoulou
29. When Love Hurts (1930)
Romance
The film was supposed to be the first Greek-American movie, recounting a love story in Athens and America. Instead, it was an American film, enriched with minimal Greek scenes.
Director: Ioannis Doungas | Stars: Kaiti Papanikolaou, Thanos Trangas
30. Treasures of Ancient Hellas: Ancient Olympia - The Temple of Zeus (1999 Video)
63 min | Documentary, Family
ANCIENT OLYMPIA & the TEMPLE OF ZEUS - The history of this legendary site which housed the Olympic Games during the glorious era of classical antiquity. Enjoy the customs and traditions of ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Pissanos
31. Treasures of Ancient Hellas: The Parthenon (1999 Video)
50 min | Documentary, Family
The Parthenon - a story of the creation of the glory, and the destruction and drama of the most illustrious monument ever to grace the face of the earth. The period of 'ancient youth' to ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Pissanos
Votes: 10
32. A Word for the Greeks (1951)
Approved | 8 min | Documentary, Short
A visit to Athens, Greece and the island of Rhodes.
Director: James A. FitzPatrick | Star: James A. FitzPatrick
Votes: 87
33. Treasures of Ancient Hellas: Delfi - Mandio: Temple of Apollo (1999 Video)
72 min | Documentary, Family
DELPHI (Delfi) and the Temple of Apollo - travel back in time to the most sacred location of Ancient Hellas...the Temple of Apollo. Marvel also at the shrine of Athena, the Rotunda, the ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Pissanos
34. Treasures of Ancient Hellas: The Apocryphal Harmony (1999 Video)
42 min | Documentary, Family, Short
APOCRYPHAL HARMONY - The geometric and arithmetic revelations concerning the map of Ancient Hellas (Greece) in relation to the map of the Cosmos. The great mysteries of the ancient temples,... See full summary »
Director: Paul Pissanos
Votes: 10
35. Treasures of Ancient Hellas: Temple of Poseidon - Sounion (1999 Video)
56 min | Documentary, Family
TEMPLE OF POSEIDON - The history of the temple from Ancient Times to the present day. The god Poseidon, the construction of the temple, the statues, the fortress, the Propylon, the Barracks... See full summary »
Director: Paul Pissanos
Votes: 8
36. A Walk Through Neoclassical Athens (2000 Video)
90 min | Documentary, Family
Join with travellers through the centuries as we journey and become acquainted with the most important monuments, temples, and archaeological sites of the city of Athens, of Eleusis, and of... See full summary »
Director: Paul Pissanos
37. They Found Atlantis (1976)
G | Documentary
Was the lost continent partly the island of Crete? Doctors Virginia and Jeremy More claim to have unraveled the mystery.
Director: Jeremy More | Stars: Virginia More, Jeremy More
38. Treasures of Ancient Hellas: Epidavros (1999 Video)
59 min | Documentary, Family
EPIDAVROS (including the archaeological site of ASKLIPIEION)- experience the shrine of Asclipius (Asklipieius) on Epidavron land. The ceremony of worship and the methods of healing all ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Pissanos
39.
Love Street (1994– )
Episode:
Uninhibited Island
(1994)
TV-MA | Drama, Romance
American tourist in Greece wishes she could meet a perfect man, just like in the myths. A Greek sailor puts her on a magical ship that takes her to the right place.
Director: William L. Nagle | Stars: Mary Deno, Timothy Di Pri, Betsy Gardner, Rowland Kerr
40.
Once Upon a Time... Man (1978–1981)
Episode:
Le siècle de Périclès
(1978)
TV-PG | 25 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
The century of Pericles.
Director: Albert Barillé | Stars: Annie Balestra, Albert Barillé, Yves Barsacq, Claude Bertrand
Votes: 78
41.
Super Friends (1973–1985)
Episode:
The Beasts Are Coming/The Giant of Doom
(1978)
TV-Y7-FV | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Bizarro comes up with a scheme to turn himself, Sinestro, Toyman and Captain Cold into 100-foot giants.
Directors: Ray Patterson, Carl Urbano | Stars: Jack Angel, Marlene Aragon, Lewis Bailey, Michael Bell
Votes: 74
42.
Engineering an Empire (2005–2007)
Episode:
Greece
(2006)
TV-PG | 43 min | Documentary, History
The Story about Greece And Some Of Its Achievements.
Directors: Ted Poole, Mark Cannon | Stars: Spyros Bakas, Michael Carroll, Frank Hernandez, J.J. Huckin
Votes: 45
43.
Engineering an Empire (2005–2007)
Episode:
The Maya: Death Empire
(2006)
TV-PG | 43 min | Documentary, History
The story of the Maya and some of its accomplishments.
Directors: Dana Ross, Mark Cannon | Stars: Peter Weller, Michael Carroll
Votes: 44
44.
Amazing Train Journeys (2011– )
Episode:
Grèce
(2014)
Documentary
Beginning of the journey in Athens: Philippe visits the headquarter of the Presidential Guard, the guards are dressed like the evzones (traditional Greek soldiers); Philippe sees how the ... See full summary »
Directors: William Japhet, Yann Staderoli | Star: Philippe Gougler
Votes: 9
45.
Dime Quién Soy: Mistress of War (2020–2021)
Episode:
Albatros
(2021)
TV-MA | 45 min | Drama, Thriller
Athens, 1944. Amelia is sent to Greece to investigate the movements of a high German official, a friend of Max, who has disappeared; she is involved in an action led by Greek partisans that has consequences she never would have envisioned.
Director: Eduard Cortés | Stars: Irene Escolar, Oriol Pla, Pierre Kiwitt, Maria Pia Calzone
Votes: 36
46.
Lost Worlds (2005–2007)
Episode:
Athens: Ancient Supercity
(2006)
TV-PG | 46 min | Documentary, History
The world of Pericles, including the Parthenon, lives again.
Director: Anna Thomson
Votes: 16
47.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Secrets of the Parthenon
(2006)
TV-G | 79 min | Documentary
A highly sophisticated restoration team is painstakingly reassembling the Parthenon of Athens-a classic Greek building that has suffered from wars, earthquakes, and disastrous previous restoration attempts.
Directors: Michael Beckham, Gary Glassman | Stars: Féodor Atkine, Alkibiadis Bakogianis, Alkiviadis Bakogianis, Argirios Bangelis
Votes: 72
48.
George Clarke's National Trust Unlocked (2020– )
Episode:
Ham House
(2020)
Documentary, History
Gorge visits the lavish Jacobian Ham House, whose owners played a role in restoring the monarchy in the 17th-century after the death of Oliver Cromwell, explores Ham's magnificent ... See full summary »
Star: George Clarke
49.
Battles BC (2009– )
Episode:
Judgement Day at Marathon
(2009)
TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary, Action, History
The mighty Persian empire under Darius I is ready to avenge past wrongs done to it by the tiny city state of Athens. Darius sends an overwhelming force commanded by Datis to destroy Athens.... See full summary »
Director: David Padrusch | Stars: Andrew Alandy, Dan McCracken, Bryan McGowan, Brad C. Wilcox
Votes: 27
50.
Rick Steves' Europe (2000–2023)
Episode:
Athens and Side Trips
(2008)
TV-G | 26 min | Documentary, Reality-TV
At a time when Rome was just a village, it was here in Athens that the foundations of our Western civilization were laid. And today, in the mist of such a rich heritage, the vibrant capital of Greece still thrives.
Director: Simon Griffith | Star: Rick Steves
Votes: 26