Last Updated on 25 March 2024

I searched the Internet for lists of the best or greatest medieval movies of all time. Criteria included the movies being ranked, not just listed, and generally created by groups, whether teams or committees or based on general public voting (like Ranker.com).

I was able to find 25 lists. I took the 25 lists and added all their content into a spreadsheet, noting the rank of every film. I ended up averaging the rankings each movie got (there were 99 that were on at least 2 lists) and dividing that average by a factor of the number of lists that movie was on. The lowest score meant a high ranking average on many lists. The complete spreadsheet is attached at the bottom.

The movies that were on the most lists (out of 25) were:

  • Braveheart (1995) – 20 lists
  • Kingdom of Heaven (2005) – 19 lists
  • Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) – 17 lists
  • Excalibur (1981) – 16 lists
  • A Knight’s Tale (2001) – 16 lists
  • The Seventh Seal (1957) – 14 lists
  • The Name of the Rose (1986) – 14 lists
  • Henry V (1989) – 14 lists
  • The Lion in Winter (1968) – 12 lists
  • Ran (1985) – 12 lists
  • El Cid (1961) – 12 lists

Here are links to the lists I used along with dates the lists were created:

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