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    The Big Country 1958 POSTER

    The Big Country

    1958

    English

    7.9

    18

    100%

    91%

    Action

    Drama

    epic

    fistfight

    honor

    love triangle

    parent child relationship

    ranch

    Romance

    Western

    William Wyler William Wyler Director Shailar Coby Shailar Coby as Buck Hannassey Gregory Peck Gregory Peck as James McKay Jean Simmons Jean Simmons as Julie Maragon Chuck Hayward Chuck Hayward as Rafe Hannassey
    Retired wealthy sea captain Jim McKay arrives in the Old West, where he becomes embroiled in a feud between his future father-in-law, Major Terrill, and the rough and lawless Hannasseys over a valuable patch of land.
    Ran 1985 POSTER

    Ran

    1985

    Japanese

    8.2

    102

    96%

    95%

    Action

    assassination

    castle

    Drama

    epic

    greed

    gun

    kingdom

    War

    Akira Kurosawa Akira Kurosawa Director Yûichi Hibi Yûichi Hibi as Masuo Amada Masuo Amada as Susumu Terajima Susumu Terajima as Foot soldier Mieko Harada Mieko Harada as Lady Kaede
    Shakespeare's King Lear is reimagined as a singular historical epic set in sixteenth-century Japan where an aging warlord divides his kingdom between his three sons.
    Eragon 2006 POSTER

    Eragon

    2006

    English

    5.1

    77

    15%

    46%

    Action

    Adventure

    based on novel or book

    elves

    epic

    Family

    Fantasy

    kingdom

    magic

    princess

    Stefen Fangmeier Stefen Fangmeier Director Joss Stone Joss Stone as Angela John Malkovich John Malkovich as Galbatorix Garrett Hedlund Garrett Hedlund as Murtagh Rachel Weisz Rachel Weisz as Saphira
    In his homeland of Alagaesia, a farm boy happens upon a dragon's egg -- a discovery that leads him on a predestined journey where he realized he's the one person who can defend his home against an evil king.
    The Robe 1953 POSTER

    The Robe

    1953

    English

    6.7

    9

    38%

    69%

    Action

    bible

    christianity

    crucifixion

    Drama

    epic

    History

    palestine

    Romance

    roman empire

    Henry Koster Henry Koster Director Cameron Mitchell Cameron Mitchell as Jesus Christ Michael Ansara Michael Ansara as Judas Michael Rennie Michael Rennie as Peter Roy Jenson Roy Jenson as Soldier
    Drunk and disillusioned Roman, Marcellus Gallio, wins Jesus' robe in a dice game after the crucifixion. Marcellus has never been a man of faith like his slave, Demetrius, but when Demetrius escapes with the robe, Marcellus experiences disturbing visions and feels guilty for his actions. Convinced that destroying the robe will cure him, Marcellus sets out to find Demetrius — and discovers his Christian faith along the way.
    Satantango 1994 POSTER

    Satantango

    1994

    Hungarian

    8.2

    41

    Action

    based on novel or book

    cat

    countryside

    cult film

    Drama

    epic

    farm

    Béla Tarr Béla Tarr Director Miklós Székely B. Miklós Székely B. as Futaki Alfréd Járai Alfréd Járai as Halics Peter Berling Peter Berling as Orvos Péter Dobai Péter Dobai as Százados
    Inhabitants of a small village in Hungary deal with the effects of the fall of Communism. The town's source of revenue, a factory, has closed, and the locals, who include a doctor and three couples, await a cash payment offered in the wake of the shuttering. Irimias, a villager thought to be dead, returns and, unbeknownst to the locals, is a police informant. In a scheme, he persuades the villagers to form a commune with him.
    The Three Treasures 1959 POSTER

    The Three Treasures

    1959

    Japanese

    6.4

    6

    4th century

    Action

    Adventure

    Comedy

    Drama

    emperor

    epic

    Fantasy

    prince

    Hiroshi Inagaki Hiroshi Inagaki Director Setsuko Hara Setsuko Hara as Amaterasu, the Sun Goddess Nobuko Otowa Nobuko Otowa as Goddess of Anenouzume Eijirô Tôno Eijirô Tôno as Ootomo Toshirô Mifune Toshirô Mifune as Prince Yamato Takeru
    The legend of the birth of Shintoism. In Fourth Century Japan, the Emperor's son Ouso expects to succeed his father on the throne, but Otomo, the Emperor's vassal, prefers Ouso's stepbrother, and conspires to have Ouso die on a dangerous mission he has contrived. But Ouso prevails in the mission and returns to his father's castle under a new name, Prince Yamato Takeru. Otomo plots to have the Prince sent into even greater danger, but Otomo is unaware that the gods have favored the Prince and the outcome is far from what any of them expected.
    Conan the Destroyer 1984 POSTER

    Conan the Destroyer

    1984

    English

    5.9

    89

    29%

    38%

    Action

    Adventure

    epic

    Fantasy

    fight

    gladiator

    magic

    sword

    swordplay

    Richard Fleischer Richard Fleischer Director Mako Mako as Akiro 'The Wizard' Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Schwarzenegger as Conan Tracey Walter Tracey Walter as Malak Pat Roach Pat Roach as Man Ape / Toth-Amon
    Conan is commissioned by the evil queen Taramis to safely escort a teen princess and her powerful bodyguard to a far away castle to retrieve the magic Horn of Dagoth. Unknown to Conan, the queen plans to sacrifice the princess when she returns and inherit her kingdom after the bodyguard kills Conan. The queen's plans fail to take into consideration Conan's strength and cunning and the abilities of his sidekicks: the eccentric wizard Akiro, the warrior woman Zula, and the inept Malak. Together the hero and his allies must defeat both mortal and supernatural foes in this voyage to sword-and-sorcery land.
    War and Peace 1956 POSTER

    War and Peace

    1956

    English

    6.7

    23

    50%

    63%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    epic

    History

    marriage

    napoleon bonaparte

    Romance

    russia

    War

    winter

    King Vidor King Vidor Director Piero Pastore Piero Pastore as Bolkonsky's Servant Jeremy Brett Jeremy Brett as Nikolai Rostov Robert Stephens Robert Stephens as Officer Talking with Natasha Howard Marion-Crawford Howard Marion-Crawford as Prince Bolkonsky
    The love story of young Countess Natasha Rostova and Count Pierre Bezukhov is interwoven with the Great Patriotic War of 1812 against Napoleon's invading army.
    The Great Escape 1963 POSTER

    The Great Escape

    1963

    English

    8.2

    154

    94%

    95%

    Action

    Adventure

    based on a true story

    Drama

    epic

    History

    prison

    prisoner

    swastika

    Thriller

    uniform

    War

    John Sturges John Sturges Director Nigel Stock Nigel Stock as Cavendish 'The Surveyor' Charles Bronson Charles Bronson as Danny 'Tunnel King' Steve McQueen Steve McQueen as Hilts 'The Cooler King' Gordon Jackson Gordon Jackson as MacDonald 'Intelligence'
    The Nazis, exasperated at the number of escapes from their prison camps by a relatively small number of Allied prisoners, relocate them to a high-security 'escape-proof' camp to sit out the remainder of the war. Undaunted, the prisoners plan one of the most ambitious escape attempts of World War II. Based on a true story.
    Lego: The Adventures of Clutch Powers 2010 POSTER

    Lego: The Adventures of Clutch Powers

    2010

    Icelandic

    5.9

    22

    65%

    65%

    Action

    Adventure

    Animation

    based on toy

    Comedy

    epic

    Family

    Fantasy

    lego

    Sci-Fi

    teamwork

    wizard

    Howard E. Baker Howard E. Baker Director Paul Michael Glaser Paul Michael Glaser as Kjeld Playwell Danny Mann Danny Mann as Knights Yvonne Strahovski Yvonne Strahovski as Peg Mooring Christopher Emerson Christopher Emerson as Prince Varen
    Clutch Powers ventures on a mission assigned to him by his boss to solve the chaos that occurred on the Space Police prison planet.
    Padmaavat 2018 POSTER

    Padmaavat

    2018

    Hindi

    131

    53%

    65%

    Action

    delhi, india

    Drama

    epic

    History

    husband wife relationship

    obsession

    obssession

    queen

    Romance

    War

    Sanjay Leela Bhansali Sanjay Leela Bhansali Director Shahid Kapoor Shahid Kapoor as Maharawal Ratan Singh Aditi Rao Hydari Aditi Rao Hydari as Mehrunissa Deepika Padukone Deepika Padukone as Padmavati Ranveer Singh Ranveer Singh as Sultan Alauddin Khilji
    Rajputana, India, 13th century. The tyrannical usurper Alauddin Khilji, sultan of Delhi, becomes obsessed with Queen Padmavati, wife of King Ratan Singh of Mewar, and goes to great lengths to satisfy his greed for her.
    The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader 2010 POSTER

    The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

    2010

    English

    6.3

    164

    50%

    58%

    Action

    Adventure

    anthropomorphism

    based on novel or book

    dragon

    epic

    Family

    Fantasy

    lion

    magic

    Michael Apted Michael Apted Director Liam Neeson Liam Neeson as Aslan Will Poulter Will Poulter as Eustace Scrubb Anna Popplewell Anna Popplewell as Susan Pevensie Tilda Swinton Tilda Swinton as The White Witch
    This time around Edmund and Lucy Pevensie, along with their pesky cousin Eustace Scrubb find themselves swallowed into a painting and on to a fantastic Narnian ship headed for the very edges of the world.
    Braveheart 1995 POSTER

    Braveheart

    1995

    English

    8.3

    358

    76%

    85%

    Action

    based on a true story

    Biography

    Drama

    england

    epic

    History

    individual

    in love with enemy

    scotland

    War

    Mel Gibson Mel Gibson Director Brendan Gleeson Brendan Gleeson as Hamish Catherine McCormack Catherine McCormack as Murron Sophie Marceau Sophie Marceau as Princess Isabelle Mel Gibson Mel Gibson as William Wallace
    Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of the local English lord's soldiers. This leads the village to revolt and, eventually, the entire country to rise up against English rule.
    The Message 1976 POSTER

    The Message

    1976

    English

    8.1

    104

    92%

    92%

    Action

    angel

    Biography

    Drama

    epic

    History

    islam

    middle east

    mohammed

    muslim

    War

    Moustapha Akkad Moustapha Akkad Director Michael Ansara Michael Ansara as Abu Sofyan Earl Cameron Earl Cameron as Annajashi Ronald Leigh-Hunt Ronald Leigh-Hunt as Heraclius Cyril Shaps Cyril Shaps as Of minor roles
    In sixth-century Mecca, Prophet Muhammad receives his first revelation from God as a messenger. Three years later, he's not alone in his quest and publicly declares his prophecy. Muhammad is fought by Abu Sufian and his wife Hind, rulers of Mecca. Muhammad's followers are hunted and tortured but he continues his calling.
    Ben-Hur 1959 POSTER

    Ben-Hur

    1959

    English

    8.1

    138

    87%

    89%

    Action

    Adventure

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    epic

    governor

    History

    middle east

    politics

    roman empire

    War

    William Wyler William Wyler Director John Le Mesurier John Le Mesurier as Doctor Duncan Lamont Duncan Lamont as Marius Maxwell Shaw Maxwell Shaw as Rower No. 43 Sam Jaffe Sam Jaffe as Simonides
    In 25 AD, Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accused by a Roman childhood friend-turned-overlord of trying to kill the Roman governor, he is put into slavery and his mother and sister are taken away as prisoners.
    The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse 1921 POSTER

    The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

    1921

    English

    7.1

    3

    86%

    74%

    artist

    castle

    Drama

    epic

    nurse

    Romance

    tango

    War

    world war i

    Rex Ingram Rex Ingram Director Virginia Warwick Virginia Warwick as Chichí Desnoyers Alan Hale Alan Hale as Karl von Hartrott Stuart Holmes Stuart Holmes as Otto von Hartrott Fred Kelsey Fred Kelsey as Undetermined Role
    Set in the years before and during World War I, this epic tale tells the story of a rich Argentine family, one of its two descending branches being half of French heritage, the other being half German. Following the death of the family patriarch, the man's two daughters and their families resettle to France and Germany, respectively. In time the Great War breaks out, putting members of the family on opposing sides.
    Saving Private Ryan 1998 POSTER

    Saving Private Ryan

    1998

    English

    8.6

    638

    94%

    95%

    Action

    american flag

    army

    based on a true story

    Drama

    dying and death

    epic

    self sacrifice

    War

    Steven Spielberg Steven Spielberg Director Tom Hanks Tom Hanks as Captain Miller Nathan Fillion Nathan Fillion as Minnesota Ryan Vin Diesel Vin Diesel as Private Caparzo Matt Damon Matt Damon as Private Ryan
    As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.
    Napoleon 2023 POSTER

    Napoleon

    2023

    English

    6.3

    146

    58%

    58%

    Action

    Adventure

    biography

    Biography

    Drama

    empire

    epic

    france

    general

    History

    napoleon bonaparte

    War

    Ridley Scott Ridley Scott Director Maxime Durand Maxime Durand as French Soldier / British Soldier / Egyptian Soldier Jannis Niewöhner Jannis Niewöhner as Hippolyte Charles Vanessa Kirby Vanessa Kirby as Josephine Bonaparte Joaquin Phoenix Joaquin Phoenix as Napoleon Bonaparte
    An epic that details the checkered rise and fall of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and his relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his wife, Josephine.
    Doctor Zhivago 1965 POSTER

    Doctor Zhivago

    1965

    English

    7.9

    78

    82%

    88%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    daughter

    Drama

    epic

    History

    love triangle

    nurse

    Romance

    russian revolution

    War

    David Lean David Lean Director Luis Fernández de Eribe Luis Fernández de Eribe as Lewis Geoffrey Keen Geoffrey Keen as Medical Professor Geraldine Chaplin Geraldine Chaplin as Tonya Omar Sharif Omar Sharif as Yuri
    The life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship during World War I and then the October Revolution.
    Napoleon 1927 POSTER

    Napoleon

    1927

    French

    8.2

    39

    87%

    90%

    Biography

    civil war

    Drama

    epic

    france

    french revolution

    History

    italy

    paris, france

    War

    Abel Gance Abel Gance Director Daniel Mendaille Daniel Mendaille as Fréron Lomon Lomon as Marie Jean Hérault de Séchelles Nicolas Koline Nicolas Koline as Tristan Fleuri Annabella Annabella as Violine Fleuri et Désirée Clary
    A biopic of Napoleon Bonaparte, tracing the Corsican's career from his schooldays (where a snowball fight is staged like a military campaign) to his flight from Corsica, through the French Revolution (where a real storm is intercut with a political storm) and the Terror, culminating in his triumphant invasion of Italy in 1797.
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