Movies Like The Name of the Rose (1986)

The Name of the Rose is a 1986 drama, mystery, thriller film from Jean-Jacques Annaud with a MovieMagicScore of 7.5/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Black Death and Season of the Witch.

Drama Mystery Thriller

Black Death

2010

As the plague decimates medieval Europe, rumours circulate of a village immune from the plague. There is talk of a necromancer who leads the village and is able to raise the dead. A fearsome knight joined by a cohort of soldiers and a young monk are charged by the church to investigate. Their journey is filled with danger, but it's upon entering the village that their true horror begins.

6.0

MagicScore

Season of the Witch

2011

A 14th century Crusader returns with his comrade to a homeland devastated by the Black Plague. The Church commands the two knights to transport a witch to a remote abbey, where monks will perform a ritual in hopes of ending the pestilence.

5.5

MagicScore

William Tell

2025

The narrative unfolds in the 14th Century, when the European nations vie for supremacy within the Holy Roman Empire. The ambitious Austrian Empire, desiring more land, invades neighbouring Switzerland, a serene and pastoral nation. Protagonist William Tell, a formerly peaceful hunter, finds himself forced to take action as his family and homeland come under threat from the oppressive Austrian King and his ruthless warlords.

6.2

MagicScore

The Garden of Allah

1936

The star-crossed desert romance of a cloistered woman and a renegade monk.

5.8

MagicScore

Black Knight

2001

Martin Lawrence plays Jamal, an employee in Medieval World amusement park. After nearly drowning in the moat, he awakens to find himself in 14th century England.

5.3

MagicScore

Sword of God

2020

In the early Middle Ages, two Christian knights set off to christen a small pagan village hidden deep in the mountains. Despite the differences in their views and perspectives on religion, the two men become travel companions and create a father-son relationship. As they settle into the local community, their faith, belief system and the bond between them are all put to the test. Soon, love is confronted with hate, dialogue with violence, madness with rules and many will have to die.

4.0

MagicScore

Andrei Rublev

1966

An expansive Russian drama, this film focuses on the life of revered religious icon painter Andrei Rublev. Drifting from place to place in a tumultuous era, the peace-seeking monk eventually gains a reputation for his art. But after Rublev witnesses a brutal battle and unintentionally becomes involved, he takes a vow of silence and spends time away from his work. As he begins to ease his troubled soul, he takes steps towards becoming a painter once again.

8.0

MagicScore

Léon Morin, Priest

1961

Barny, although a Marxist, is intrigued by the mysteries of religion. In confession, she teases a priest, Léon Morin, but he is a young and intelligent man and ready to discuss anything.

7.0

MagicScore

The Reckoning

2004

In 14th Century England, this tale of murder and mystery follows a fugitive priest who falls in with a troupe of actors. As they arrive in a small town, the actors encounter a woman being sentenced to death for practicing witchcraft and murder. Discarding the expected bible stories, the actors now stage a performance based on the crime. Through the performance of the play, they discover a mystery.

6.4

MagicScore

#10

The Little Hours

2017

Garfagnana, Italy, 1347. The handsome servant Masseto, fleeing from his vindictive master, takes shelter in a nunnery where three young nuns, Sister Alessandra, Sister Ginevra and Sister Fernanda, try unsuccessfully to find out what their purpose in life is, a conundrum that each of them faces in different ways.

5.9

MagicScore

#11

Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo

2020

After growing up enduring criticism from his father, a young man finds his world shaken upon learning he was switched at birth with a millionaire's son.

6.6

MagicScore

#12

Narcissus and Goldmund

2020

In the dark middle ages, young unruly Goldmund is sent to a monastery by his father to atone for the sins of his mother, who abandoned them. There, he meets Narcissus, a brilliant, scholarly novice who is introverted and aloof. A unique and deep life-long friendship is born. Narcissus chooses to remain detached from the world in prayer and meditation. Goldmund, passionate, sensual and impulsive, runs away from the monastery to live a picaresque wanderer’s life, his amorous and artistic adventures leading him to discover the extremes of both ecstasy and pain. Several thrilling years pass until one day these friends cross paths again...

6.3

MagicScore

#13

The Pit and the Pendulum

1961

In the sixteenth century, Francis Barnard travels to Spain to clarify the strange circumstances of his sister's death after she had married the son of a cruel Spanish Inquisitor.

6.8

MagicScore

#14

The Da Vinci Code

2006

A murder in Paris’ Louvre Museum and cryptic clues in some of Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous paintings lead to the discovery of a religious mystery. For 2,000 years a secret society closely guards information that — should it come to light — could rock the very foundations of Christianity.

6.7

MagicScore

#15

The Physician

2013

England, 1021. Rob Cole, a boy born in a miserable mining town, swears to become a physician and vanquish disease and death. His harsh path of many years, a quest for knowledge besieged by countless challenges and sacrifices, leads him to the remote Isfahan, in Persia, where he meets Ibn Sina, the greatest healer of his time.

7.3

MagicScore

#16

Junk Head

2022

Mankind can no longer reproduce because of gene manipulation aimed at making life longer. The clones ruling the bottomless underworld may have become fertile. Parton is selected to go on a mission through a subterranean labyrinth crawling with monsters to secure humanity's future.

6.6

MagicScore

#17

Murder She Said

1961

Miss Marple believes she's seen a murder in a passing-by train, yet when the police find no evidence she decides to investigate it on her own.

7.3

MagicScore

#18

Häxan

1922

Grave robbing, torture, possessed nuns, and a satanic Sabbath: Benjamin Christensen's legendary film uses a series of dramatic vignettes to explore the scientific hypothesis that the witches of the Middle Ages suffered the same hysteria as turn-of-the-century psychiatric patients. But the film itself is far from serious-- instead it's a witches' brew of the scary, gross, and darkly humorous.

7.6

MagicScore

#19

Marketa Lazarová

1967

Mikolás and his brother Adam end up with a young German hostage of noble blood during a robbery. While their clan prepares for the wrath of the German king, Mikolás is sent to pressure his neighbor Lazar into a defense pact. Persuasion fails and he abducts Lazar's daughter Marketa on the eve of her initiation as a nun in an act of vengeance.

7.7

MagicScore

#20

The Reckoning

2021

In the aftermath of the Great Plague and amidst the subsequent witch-hunts against women, a young widow grapples with the tragic death of her husband in a society completely consumed by fear and death. Because she rejects the advances of her landlord, she is falsely accused of being a witch and thrown in jail for a crime she didn’t commit. She must endure physical persecution at the hands of England’s most ruthless witch-hunter and face her own inner demons as the devil himself starts to work his way into her mind.

6.4

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Name of the Rose?

The top films similar to The Name of the Rose by MovieMagicScore are Black Death (6.0), Season of the Witch (5.5), William Tell (6.2). Each shares drama/mystery/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Name of the Rose worth watching?

The Name of the Rose holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.5/10 from 3,191 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is The Name of the Rose?

The Name of the Rose (1986) is a drama, mystery, thriller film directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud, starring Sean Connery, F. Murray Abraham, Christian Slater.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Name of the Rose?

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This ranked list pairs The Name of the Rose (1986), a drama and mystery and thriller film from Jean-Jacques Annaud, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Sean Connery take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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