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Conan the Barbarian
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Followed by
Conan the Destroyer (1984)
Version of
"Conan: The Adventurer" (1992)
"Conan" (1997)
Conan (2011)
Spin off
"Conan" (1997)
Conan (2004) (VG)
 -  Game based on "Conan the Barbarian" and on a few R. E. Howard stories.
References
Triumph des Willens (1935)
Aleksandr Nevskiy (1938)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Shichinin no samurai (1954)
The Searchers (1956)
Ben-Hur (1959)
Spartacus (1960)
One-Eyed Jacks (1961)
Kaidan (1964)
Referenced in
"Saturday Night Live: Olivia Newton-John (#7.20)" (1982)
 -  Title mentioned during SNL Newsbreak
Gunan il guerriero (1982)
Where the Boys Are '84 (1984)
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (1984)
 -  The intro with the forging of the sword and the Morgana scene mirror the intro and witch scene from Conan the Barbarian.
The Lost Empire (1985)
"Punky Brewster: Changes: Part 5 (#2.21)" (1986)
 -  mentioned by Earl Boen
"Knight Rider: Fright Knight (#4.19)" (1986)
 -  Michael: There's enough stuff in here to make Conan 3, 4 and 5
Hangmen (1987)
Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell (1988) (V)
 -  The opening "village massacre" scene is modelled after a similar scene in 'Conan the Barbarian (1982)'.
Iron Eagle II (1988)
 -  One of the Americans says one of the Russians looks like Arnold Schwarzenegger. The Russian responds with that he knows Arnold Schwarzenegger from the Conan movie.
The Karate Kid, Part III (1989)
Tango & Cash (1989)
 -  Tango says to one of the jail inmates, "I loved you in Conan the Barbarian"
Lik Wong (1991)
"Saved by the Bell: Wicked Stepbrother: Part 2 (#3.14)" (1991)
 -  Jessie refers to Slater as "Curly Conan."
Prime Suspect 2 (1992) (TV)
 -  The DCI is compared to Conan
American Samurai (1992)
Beneath a Steel Sky (1994) (VG)
 -  Vincent has a handheld game called "Oman the Barbarian", a title pun
Braveheart (1995)
The Making of 'E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial' (1996) (V)
 -  is also mentioned as a competitor at the box office
Basil Poledouris: His Life and Music (1997) (V)
Karnevolucija (1997)
"I'm Alan Partridge: Basic Alan (#1.4)" (1997)
 -  Someone tries to annoy Alan over an incident with a traffic cone by asking if hes seen the movie "Cone-an the Barbarian"
Free Enterprise (1998)
Rurôni Kenshin: Meiji kenkaku roman tan: Tsuioku hen (1999) (V)
The Bridge on the River Kwai: An Appreciation by Filmmaker John Milius (2000) (V)
 -  mentioned once
El corazón del guerrero (2000)
Other Voices: Creating 'The Terminator' (2001) (V)
The Scorpion King (2002)
Eight Legged Freaks (2002)
Exhumed (2003) (V)
 -  similar "pit-fighting" sequence
Superior Firepower: The Making of 'Aliens' (2003) (V)
 -  Mention once
Van Helsing (2004)
 -  The body of the heroine is burned on a funeral pyre
The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)
 -  After Conan kills Thulsa Doom, Doom's army bows to him as new ruler.
Unseen Evil 2 (2004) (V)
 -  Biggs is called "Conan the Barbarian"
"Stargate: Atlantis: Epiphany (#2.12)" (2005)
 -  Ronon is referred to as Conan by Rodney
Bloodmyth (2006)
 -  Mentioned in conversation.
Dünyayi Kurtaran Adam'in oglu (2006)
 -  Conan the Barbarian mentioned
Death Row (2007) (V)
 -  mentioned on Fire and Ice ad
The Nines (2007)
 -  "Conan sword"
The Hills Have Eyes II (2007)
 -  when a man crawls out of the pit from the port o potty he is called "shitman the barbarian"
"The Apprentice: Soap Gets in Your Eyes (#6.9)" (2007)
 -  Mentioned by Arnold Schwarzenegger during meeting.
End of the Line (2007/II)
 -  "Just because you're carrying an axe doesn't make you King Conan."
"Coupling: Gymnes alitheies (#1.3)" (2007)
 -  Referenced by Stefanos
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner (2007) (V)
 -  Mentioned once.
"Neues aus der Anstalt: Mental-Training vor der Fußball-EM (#2.5)" (2008)
 -  Volker Pispers refers to Arnold Schwarzenegger as "Conan the barbarian"
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
 -  Prince Nuada says a line about how humanity will learn why it fears the dark.
La conjura de El Escorial (2008)
 -  Opening scene, tha making of an arrow and the final sentence "... But there is anothe story"
"The O'Reilly Factor: (2008-09-10)" (2008)
 -  Dennis Miller referenced a scene from this film in the 'Miller Time' segment.
"The Big Bang Theory: The Barbarian Sublimation (#2.3)" (2008)
 -  The "Age of Conan" online game that Sheldon and Penny play is based on "Conan the Barbarian."
"Saturday Night Live: Rosario Dawson/Fleet Foxes (#34.13)" (2009)
 -  Mentioned on Weekend Update
Featured in
Precious Images (1986)
The Making of 'True Lies' (1994) (TV)
 -  clip shown
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan' (2000) (V)
 -  clips shown
Zemlja istine, ljubavi i slobode (2000)
Frazetta: Painting with Fire (2003)
 -  film footage used as example of Frazetta's influence
Rated 'R': Republicans in Hollywood (2004) (TV)
 -  featured in documentary
Conan: The Rise of a Fantasy Legend (2005) (V)
 -  This documentary shows scenes from Conan the Barbarian.
Manolito Espinberg, une vie de cinéma (2005)
 -  A clip of this film is featured as part of the short
Bigger Stronger Faster* (2008)
 -  Several brief clips
"The O'Reilly Factor: (2008-09-14)" (2008)
 -  Dennis Miller makes reference to this film.
15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2009) (TV)
 -  Clips featured during James Earl Jones tribute.
Spoofed in
Lordan, o varvaros (1987)
 -  The title and the plot spoof this movie
The Princess Bride (1987)
UHF (1989)
 -  Conan the Librarian TV show
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Viking Women vs. the Sea Serpent (#4.17)" (1991)
Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
"Grim & Evil: Test of Time/A Kick in the Asgard (#3.11)" (2004)
 -  The closing credits for this episode parodies that of this movie
"Robot Chicken: Boo Cocky (#3.16)" (2008)
 -  Why say what is best in in life, when you can express it in song

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