23 Films & TV Shows Set In United States of America During The Middle Ages
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The Knight Before Christmas
Ohio The 2010s The 14th CenturyA modern day romance with a medieval twist โ A medieval English knight is magically transported to present day where he ends up falling for a high school science teacher.
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Transformers: The Last Knight
Illinois South Dakota District of Columbia England ๐จ๐บ Cuba ๐ฉ๐ช Germany ๐ณ๐ฆ Namibia The Middle AgesFor one world to live, the other must die. โ Autobots and Decepticons are at war, with humans on the sidelines. Optimus Prime is gone. The key to saving our future lies buried in the secrets of the past, in the hidden history of Transformers on Earth.
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Assassin's Creed
๐ฒ๐ฝ Mexico Texas England ๐ช๐ธ Spain The 1980s The 2010s The 14th CenturyYour destiny is in your blood. โ Through unlocked genetic memories that allow him to relive the adventures of his ancestor in 15th century Spain, Callum Lynch discovers he's a descendant of the secret 'Assassins' society. After gaining incredible knowledge and skills, he is now poised to take on the oppressive Knights Templar in the present day.
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Mr. Peabody & Sherman
New York Texas ๐ฌ๐ท Greece ๐ฎ๐น Italy ๐น๐ท Turkey Ancient History The 18th Century The 16th CenturyHe's Leaving His Mark On History โ A young boy and his dog, who happens to have a genius-level IQ, spring into action when their time-machine is stolen and moments in history begin to be changed.
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Thor
New Mexico ๐ณ๐ด Norway The 2010s The 10th CenturyTwo worlds. One hero. โ Against his father Odin's will, The Mighty Thor - a powerful but arrogant warrior god - recklessly reignites an ancient war. Thor is cast down to Earth and forced to live among humans as punishment. Once here, Thor learns what it takes to be a true hero when the most dangerous villain of his world sends the darkest forces of Asgard to invade Earth.
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The Smurfs
New York The 2010s The Middle AgesSmurf Happens. โ When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the tiny blue Smurfs out of their village, they tumble from their magical world and into ours -- in fact, smack dab in the middle of Central Park. Just three apples high and stuck in the Big Apple, the Smurfs must find a way to get back to their village before Gargamel tracks them down.
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The Sorcerer's Apprentice
New York England The 2010s The 2000s The 8th CenturyIt's The Coolest Job Ever. โ Balthazar Blake is a master sorcerer in modern-day Manhattan trying to defend the city from his arch-nemesis, Maxim Horvath. Balthazar can't do it alone, so he recruits Dave Stutler, a seemingly average guy who demonstrates hidden potential, as his reluctant protรฉgรฉ. The sorcerer gives his unwilling accomplice a crash course in the art and science of magic, and together, these unlikely partners work to stop the forces of darkness.
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The Forbidden Kingdom
Massachusetts ๐จ๐ณ China The 7th CenturyThe battle for eternity is the fantasy of a lifetime. โ An American teenager who is obsessed with Hong Kong cinema and kung-fu classics makes an extraordinary discovery in a Chinatown pawnshop: the legendary stick weapon of the Chinese sage and warrior, the Monkey King. With the lost relic in hand, the teenager unexpectedly finds himself travelling back to ancient China to join a crew of warriors from martial arts lore on a dangerous quest to free the imprisoned Monkey King.
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Dasavatharam
Nevada ๐ฎ๐ณ India Tokyo Prefecture The 12th CenturyBio-technologist Govind K Somaiyya sets about on a precarious journey to India to retrieve a vial containing a deadly virus and prevent it from reaching the wrong hands of an ex-CIA agent and deadly assassins.
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Lost Colony: The Legend of Roanoke
North Carolina The 16th CenturyThey came from England to tame the New World, only to become the prey of an ancient evil. โ English colonists arriving on Roanoke Island in 1587 find the fort built years before deserted. Soon after, members of the colony begin to die in horrible ways. Before returning to England for provisions, leader John White puts his son-in-law Ananais Dare in charge, and Dare realizes the island is haunted by Norse spirits. Enlisting the aid of a friendly Native American, Dare attempts to free the spirits from their earthly captivity before the entire colony is lost.
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Timeline
๐ซ๐ท France New Mexico The 14th CenturyThey had to travel into the past to save the future โ A group of archaeological students become trapped in the past when they go there to retrieve their professor. The group must survive in 14th century France long enough to be rescued.
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Just Visiting
Illinois England The 12th CenturyThey're not just from another time, they're from France. โ A knight and his valet are plagued by a witch, and to repair the damage they make use of the services of a wizard. However, something goes wrong and they are transported from the 12th century to the year 2000. There the knight meets some of his family and slowly learns what this new century is like. However, he still needs to get back to the 12th century to deal with the witch, so he starts looking for a wizard. Remake of 1993 French film Les Visiteurs (The Visitors).
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Highlander: Endgame
New York Scotland The 16th Century The 1990s The 2000sIt will take two immortals to defeat the ultimate evil. But in the end, there can be only one. โ Immortals Connor and Duncan Macleod join forces against a man from Connor's distant past in the highlands of Scotland, Kell, an immensely powerful immortal who leads an army of equally powerful and deadly immortal swordsmen and assassins. No immortal alive has been able to defeat Kell yet, and neither Connor nor Duncan are skilled enough themselves to take him on and live. The two of them eventually come to one inevitable conclusion; one of them must die so that the combined power of both the Highlanders can bring down Kell for good. There can be only one... the question is, who will it be?
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Highlander III: The Sorcerer
New York Scotland ๐ฏ๐ต Japan ๐ฒ๐ฆ Morocco The 1990s The 18th Century The 16th CenturyThroughout time they have hunted each other fulfilling the prophecy, that there can be only one. โ Starts off in the 15th century, with Connor McLeod training with another immortal swordsman, the Japanese sorcerer Nakano. When an evil immortal named Kane kills the old wizard, the resulting battle leaves him buried in an underground cave. When Kane resurfaces in the 20th century to create havoc, it's up to McLeod to stop him.
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Mannequin Two: On the Move
Pennsylvania The 14th CenturyA lively comedy about a living doll! โ Although Jason works as a department store clerk, he is also a reincarnated prince. Long ago, his beloved Jessie was snatched away from him by an evil wizard who used his powers to transform her into wooden statue. Now Jessie is in Jason's department store as a mannequin. When he encounters her, she awakens from her thousand-year sleep. They quickly revive their romance, but the evil wizard has been reincarnated as well, and he's up to no good.
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The Three Muscatels
Georgia The 14th CenturyRichard Pryor stars in this parody of The Three Musketeers follows a coed who falls asleep while reading the book and dreams about a trio of swashbuckling heroes. โ Donna Bon Viant (Belaine) is a college student, who has to complete an assignment on the 14th century for her African American literature class. She chooses to base her writings on The Three Musketeers, a famous novel by Alexandre Dumas, pรจre. Donna begins to read the novel and falls asleep in the process. She dreams a zany dream involving the adventures of "The Three Muscatels". The adventures include a number of people in Donna's life including students in her class, members of her family, and an alcoholic she met earlier in the day named Russell (Pryor).
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Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
๐ฆ๐น Austria California New Mexico England The 1870s The 1860s The 1800s The 1900s The 1980s The 1st Century BC The 14th Century The 13th Century The FutureHistory is about to be rewritten by two guys who can't spell. โ Bill and Ted are high school buddies starting a band. They are also about to fail their history classโwhich means Ted would be sent to military schoolโbut receive help from Rufus, a traveller from a future where their band is the foundation for a perfect society. With the use of Rufus' time machine, Bill and Ted travel to various points in history, returning with important figures to help them complete their final history presentation.
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Highlander
New York Scotland ๐ช๐ธ Spain The 1980s The 1940s The 16th Century The 18th CenturyThere can be only one. โ He fought his first battle on the Scottish Highlands in 1536. He will fight his greatest battle on the streets of New York City in 1986. His name is Connor MacLeod. He is immortal.
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Knightriders
Pennsylvania England The Middle AgesThe Games...The Romance...The Spirit...Camelot is a state of mind. โ George Romero's unusual story of a modern-day Renaissance troupe whose participants follow a medieval code of honor.
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Robin and the 7 Hoods
Illinois England The 1920s The Middle AgesLike we've taken the Robin Hood legend and changed the bows and arrows to machine guns!... Like with songs yet!... Like WILD! โ In prohibition-era Chicago, the corrupt sheriff and Guy Gisborne, a south-side racketeer, knock off the boss Big Jim. Everyone falls in line behind Guy except Robbo, who controls the north side. Although he's out-gunned, Robbo wants to keep his own territory. A pool-playing dude from Indiana and the director of a boys' orphanage join forces with Robbo; and, when he gives some money to the orphanage, he becomes the toast of the town as a hood like Robin Hood. Meanwhile, Guy schemes to get rid of Robbo, and Big Jim's heretofore unknown daughter Marian appears and goes from man to man trying to find an ally in her quest to run the whole show. Can Robbo hold things together?
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Princess of the Nile
Louisiana The 13th CenturyShalimar, THE FLAME THAT IGNITED EGYPT! โ Shalimar, an Egyptian princess, striving to rid her country of its Bedouin conquerors, forms an alliance with Prince Haidi, son of the Caliph of Bagdad. She practices her intrigues both at the court and, disguised as a dancing girl, in the market place.
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Hurricane Island
Florida The 16th CenturyThat Lady pirate's on the loose! โ Ponce de Leon searches for the Fountain of Youth, but it's not an easy quest, thanks to bad weather, a treacherous lady pirate, warring Florida tribesmen, and a ship's cargo of man-hungry, marriage-minded maidens.
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Woman
๐บ๐ธ United States of America ๐ฎ๐น Italy The 1860s The 12th Century The 1st CenturyA series of stories reflecting the changing position of women in the world, including the familiar tales of Adam and Eve, Messalina and Claudius, Abelard and Heloise, Cyrene and the Fisherman, as well as that of a young girl and an officer in the American Civil War.