Epic
"epic" Movies and TV Shows
#1
Napoleon
Synopsis:
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.
Starring:
Ludivine Sagnier,
Joaquin Phoenix,
Vanessa Kirby
Plot:
soldier,
epic,
napoleon bonaparte character,
year 1796,
commander,
weapon,
rifle,
based on real people,
politics,
blood
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#2
Killers of the Flower Moon
Synopsis:
When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one—until the FBI steps in to unravel the mystery.
Starring:
Jesse Plemons,
Robert De Niro,
Leonardo DiCaprio
#3
Dune: Part Two
Synopsis:
Follow the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a warpath of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, Paul endeavors to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee.
Starring:
Dave Bautista,
Florence Pugh,
Timothée Chalamet
Plot:
based on novel or book,
sequel,
distant future,
planet,
desert,
second part,
dune,
exploration,
fight,
monster
...
#4
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Synopsis:
Born under unusual circumstances, Benjamin Button springs into being as an elderly man in a New Orleans nursing home and ages in reverse. Twelve years after his birth, he meets Daisy, a child who flits in and out of his life as she grows up to be a dancer. Though he has all sorts of unusual adventures over the course of his life, it is his relationship with Daisy, and the hope that they will come…
Starring:
Brad Pitt,
Mahershala Ali,
Jared Harris
Plot:
diary,
navy,
funeral,
tea,
travel,
premature aging,
old age,
reverse aging,
no title at beginning,
no opening credits
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#5
Star Trek: Picard
Synopsis:
Set twenty years after the events of Star Trek Nemesis, we follow the now-retired Admiral Picard into the next chapter of his life.
Starring:
Patrick Stewart,
Michelle Hurd,
Jeri Ryan
#6
It
Synopsis:
In 1960, seven outcast kids known as "The Losers' Club" fight an evil demon who poses as a child-killing clown. Thirty years later, they reunite to stop the demon once and for all when it returns to their hometown.
Starring:
Tim Curry,
John Ritter,
Dennis Christopher
Plot:
based on novel or book,
supernatural,
clown,
flashback,
miniseries,
villain,
nerd,
surrealism,
derry maine,
horror icon
...
#7
LEGO Ninjago: Dragons Rising
Synopsis:
Two teenagers from different worlds use their newly discovered Ninja powers to defend dragons from villains who want to use their life-force for evil.
Starring:
Kelly Sheridan,
Paul Dobson,
Sabrina Pitre
Plot:
sequel,
sequel to tv series,
cgi animation,
computer animation,
3d animation,
based on toy,
lego,
master,
ninja,
martial arts
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#8
Nimona
Synopsis:
A knight framed for a tragic crime teams with a scrappy, shape-shifting teen to prove his innocence.
Starring:
Chloë Grace Moretz,
Indya Moore,
Frances Conroy
#9
The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die
Synopsis:
In the wake of King Edward's death, Uhtred of Bebbanburg and his comrades adventure across a fractured kingdom in the hopes of uniting England at last.
Starring:
Laurie Davidson,
Mark Rowley,
James Northcote
Plot:
anglo saxon,
kingdom,
exploration,
warrior,
epic,
weapon,
battle,
epic action,
northumbria,
wessex
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#10
Zulu
Synopsis:
In 1879, during the Anglo-Zulu War, man-of-the-people Lt. Chard and snooty Lt. Bromhead are in charge of defending the isolated and vastly outnumbered Natal outpost of Rorke's Drift from tribal hordes.
Starring:
Patrick Magee,
Michael Caine,
Jack Hawkins
#11
Traffic
Synopsis:
An exploration of the United States of America's war on drugs from multiple perspectives. For the new head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the war becomes personal when he discovers his well-educated daughter is abusing cocaine within their comfortable suburban home. In Mexico, a flawed, but noble policeman agrees to testify against a powerful general in league with a cartel, and i…
Starring:
Dennis Quaid,
Michael Douglas,
Don Cheadle
Plot:
mexico,
judge,
cocaine,
interlinked stories,
drug smuggling,
kidnapping,
drug cartel,
drug trafficking,
color filter,
drug war
...
#12
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Synopsis:
In the summer of 1941, the United States and Japan seem on the brink of war after constant embargos and failed diplomacy come to no end. "Tora! Tora! Tora!", named after the code words use by the lead Japanese pilot to indicate they had surprised the Americans, covers the days leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor, which plunged America into the Second World War.
Starring:
James Whitmore,
Wesley Addy,
Martin Balsam
#13
The Wild Bunch
Synopsis:
An aging group of outlaws look for one last big score as the "traditional" American West is disappearing around them.
Starring:
L. Q. Jones,
Robert Ryan,
Ernest Borgnine
#14
The Vikings
Synopsis:
Einar, brutal son of Ragnar and future heir to his throne, tangles with Eric, a wily slave, for the hand of a beautiful English maiden.
Starring:
Frank Thring,
Kirk Douglas,
Ernest Borgnine
#15
The Thin Red Line
Synopsis:
The story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer, and ultimately make essential discoveries about themselves during the fierce World War II battle of Guadalcanal. It follows their journey, from the surprise of an unopposed landing, through the bloody and exhausting battles that follow, to the ultimate departure of those who survived.
Starring:
John Cusack,
Woody Harrelson,
John C. Reilly
#16
The Sound of Music
Synopsis:
In the years before the Second World War, a tomboyish postulant at an Austrian abbey becomes a governess in the home of a widowed naval captain with seven children, and brings a new love of life and music into the home.
Starring:
Christopher Plummer,
Richard Haydn,
Julie Andrews
#17
The Searchers
Synopsis:
As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his motivation becomes increasingly questionable.
Starring:
Ken Curtis,
Harry Carey, Jr.,
John Wayne
#18
The Prince of Egypt
Synopsis:
This is the extraordinary tale of two brothers named Moses and Ramses, one born of royal blood, and one an orphan with a secret past. Growing up the best of friends, they share a strong bond of free-spirited youth and good-natured rivalry. But the truth will ultimately set them at odds, as one becomes the ruler of the most powerful empire on earth, and the other the chosen leader of his people! T…
Starring:
Martin Short,
Danny Glover,
Helen Mirren
Plot:
hebrew,
ancient egypt,
moses character,
god character,
egypt,
2d animation,
male protagonist,
dreamworks,
genocide,
infanticide
...
#19
The Patriot
Synopsis:
After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants nothing more to do with such things, preferring the simple life of a farmer. But when his son Gabriel enlists in the army to defend their new nation, America, against the British, Benjamin reluctantly returns to his old life to protect his son.
Starring:
Joely Richardson,
Jason Isaacs,
Mel Gibson
#20
The Mission
Synopsis:
When a Spanish Jesuit goes into the South American wilderness to build a mission in the hope of converting the Indians of the region, a slave hunter is converted and joins his mission. When Spain sells the colony to Portugal, they are forced to defend all they have built against the Portuguese aggressors.
Starring:
Liam Neeson,
Robert De Niro,
Jeremy Irons
Plot:
spanish,
jesuit,
mission,
slave,
jungle,
slave trader,
crucifix,
portuguese,
mercenary,
brazil
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