This is a list of films based on Germanic mythology.
See main article: List of translations and artistic depictions of Beowulf.
| Title | Release date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Grendel Grendel Grendel | 1981 | |
| Animated Epics: Beowulf | 1998 | |
| Beowulf | 1999 | a science-fiction/fantasy film starring Christopher Lambert. |
| The 13th Warrior | 1999 | action movie directed by John McTiernan mixing Beowulf with the travels of Ibn Fadlan. |
| Beowulf & Grendel | 2005 | starring Gerard Butler and directed by the Icelandic-Canadian Sturla Gunnarsson. |
| Grendel | 2007 | a made-for television movie on the Sci Fi Channel (United States). |
| Beowulf | 2007 | a DVD release of a performance of Beowulf by Benjamin Bagby in the original Old English |
| Beowulf | 2007 | an animated film directed by Robert Zemeckis and created through motion capture, a technique similar to that used by Zemeckis in The Polar Express. The manuscript was written by Roger Avary and Neil Gaiman. It deviates significantly from the original poem, most notably by making the dragon fought in the finale the offspring of Beowulf and Grendel's mother, whom he did not slay.[1] [2] |
| 2007 | ||
| Outlander | 2008 | a science fiction film starring James Caviezel. |
See main article: Gesta Danorum.
See also: Hamlet on screen.
| Title | Release date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Hagbard and Signe | 1967 | |
| Prince of Jutland | 1994 | |
| The Northman | 2022 |
| Title | Release date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Meister Eder und sein Pumuckl | 1982–1989 | |
| Tomte Tummetott and the Fox | 2007 | |
| The Spiderwick Chronicles | 2008 | |
| Thale | 2012 | |
| The Tomten and the Fox | 2019 | |
See main article: Kraken in popular culture.
| Title | Release date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Clash of the Titans | 1981 | |
| 2003 | ||
| 2006 | ||
| 2006 | ||
| Clash of the Titans | 2010 | |
| 2018 | ||
See main article: Frau Holle.
| Title | Release date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Mother Holly | 1906 | Germany |
| Frau Holle | 1953 | East Germany |
| Mother Holly | 1954 | West Germany |
| Mother Holly | 1961 | West Germany |
| Mother Holly | 1963 | East Germany |
| Once Upon a Time | 1973 | West Germany |
| The Feather Fairy | 1985 | Czechoslovakia |
| Frau Holle | 2008 | Germany |
| Title | Release date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Die Nibelungen | 1924 | |
| The Dragon's Blood | 1957 | |
| Die Nibelungen | 1966/1967 | |
| 2004 | ||
| Title | Release date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| En vikingafilm : Filmspex i 5 avdelningar[3] | 1922 | |
| The Virgin Spring | 1960 | |
| 1985 | ||
| Valhalla | 1986 | |
| Erik the Viking | 1989 | |
| The Runestone | 1991 | |
| Berserker | 2004 | |
| Son of the Mask | 2005 | |
| Hammer of the Gods | 2009 | |
| Almighty Thor | 2011 | |
| 2011 | ||
| Vicky and the Treasure of the Gods | 2011 | |
| Vikingdom | 2013 | |
| Gåten Ragnarok | 2013 | |
| Kung Fury | 2015 | |
| Valhalla[4] | 2019 | |
See main article: Thor (Marvel Comics) in other media.
| Title | Release date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| The Marvel Super Heroes | 1966 | |
| Hulk Vs. Thor | 2009 | |
| Thor | 2011 | |
| Thor: Tales of Asgard | 2011 | |
| 2013 | ||
| Team Thor | 2016 | |
| 2017 | ||
| 2017 | ||
See main article: Ragnar Lodbrok.
See main article: Troll and Jötunn.
| Title | Release date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Sotlugg och Linlugg[5] | 1948 | |
| The Last Farm in the Valley[6] | 1950 | |
| Karius and Bactus | 1954 | |
| The Ashlad and the Hungry Troll[7] | 1967 | |
| The Trolls and the Christmas Express | 1981 | |
| The Boy Who Loved Trolls | 1984 | |
| Troll | 1986 | |
| The Little Troll Prince | 1987 | |
| Ernest Scared Stupid | 1991 | |
| 1991 | ||
| Det var en gang | 1994 | |
| A Troll in Central Park | 1994 | |
| Rollo and the Spirit of the Woods | 2001 | |
| Quest for a Heart | 2007 | |
| 2008 | ||
| Trollhunter | 2010 | |
| Frozen | 2013 | |
| Rölli ja kultainen avain | 2013 | |
| The Boxtrolls | 2014 | |
| Rölli ja kaikkien aikojen salaisuus | 2016 | |
| Trolls | 2016 | |
| 2017 | ||
| The Ritual | 2017 | |
| Border | 2018 | |
| Askeladden - I Soria Moria slott | 2019 | |
See main article: Völsung Cycle and Nibelungenlied.
| Title | Release date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| I Nibelunghi[8] | 1910 | |
| Siegfried | 1912 | |
| Die Nibelungen | 1924 | |
| The Dragon's Blood | 1957 | |
| Treasure of the Petrified Forest | 1965 | |
| Die Nibelungen | 1966/1967 | |
| / The Erotic Adventures of Siegfried[9] | 1970 | |
| Sigurd Fafnersbane[10] | 1981 | |
| 2004 | ||
| The Charlemagne Code | 2008 | |