Best Epic Film

Masaki Kobayashi’s *The Human Condition* is a monumental three-part epic film exploring the devastating effects of World War II on ordinary Japanese citizens. The trilogy, spanning nearly ten hours, meticulously depicts the moral compromises and psychological trauma experienced by soldiers and civil...

Return of the Jedi represents the climactic conclusion to George Lucas’s Star Wars saga. The film details the final confrontation between the Rebel Alliance and the Galactic Empire, culminating in a decisive battle on the forest moon of Endor. It showcases the destruction of the second Death Star an...

*Ponniyin Selvan: II* is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language epic historical action drama film directed by Mani Ratnam. It serves as the concluding chapter to the two-part cinematic adaptation of Kalki Krishnamurthy's 1955 novel, which centers on the power struggles of the Chola dynasty. The film continues...

"War of the Arrows" is a 2011 South Korean historical action film directed by Kim Han-min, set during the Second Manchu invasion of Korea in 1636. The story follows Nam-yi, a highly skilled archer who uses his bow to pursue Qing soldiers after they kidnap his younger sister during a raid. The film h...

"Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith" is a 2005 American epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas. It is the final installment of the "Star Wars" prequel trilogy, bridging the gap between the prequel and original eras. The narrative depicts the collapse of the Galactic Rep...

Urumi is a 2011 Indian Malayalam-language historical epic directed and cinematographed by Santosh Sivan. Set in the 16th century, the film presents a fictionalized narrative of local resistance against Portuguese colonization in the Malabar region following the arrival of Vasco da Gama. Featuring an...

The Fortress is a 2017 South Korean historical drama directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk. Set during the Second Manchu invasion of Korea in 1636, the film depicts the tense standoff as King Injo and his royal court seek refuge inside the mountainous Namhansanseong fortress. The narrative focuses on the inte...

Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens is a 2015 American epic space opera film directed, co-produced, and co-written by J. J. Abrams. It is the seventh film in the main Star Wars Skywalker Saga and the first installment of the sequel trilogy, set thirty years after the events of "Return of the...

The Great Battle is a 2018 South Korean historical action film directed by Kim Kwang-sik. It chronicles the 645 AD Siege of Ansi Fortress, where Goguryeo forces successfully repelled a massive invasion by the Tang dynasty. The narrative focuses on the defense led by the military commander Yang Manch...

"Pazhassi Raja" is a 2009 Indian Malayalam-language historical epic film directed by Hariharan and written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair. The film chronicles the life and times of Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja, a king who led a fierce armed rebellion against the British East India Company in the late 18th ce...

"Hansan: Rising Dragon" is a 2022 South Korean historical war film directed by Kim Han-min. The movie depicts the Battle of Hansan Island, a pivotal naval engagement that took place in 1592 during the Japanese invasions of Korea. It stars Park Hae-il as the legendary Admiral Yi Sun-sin, who utilizes...

Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language historical action film directed by Om Raut, depicting the 1670 Battle of Sinhagad in which Maratha commander Tanaji Malusare led forces against the Mughal-held Kondhana fort. The film stars Ajay Devgn in the title role, with Saif Ali Khan a...

"Colonel Wolodyjowski" is a 1969 Polish historical drama directed by Jerzy Hoffman. It adapts Henryk Sienkiewicz's novel "Pan Wolodyjowski," the final installment of the author's renowned "Trilogy" set in the 17th-century Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The narrative follows a retired military offic...

Kesari is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language war film directed by Anurag Singh and starring Akshay Kumar. It dramatizes the Battle of Saragarhi, fought in 1897 by 21 Sikh soldiers of the British Indian Army against a much larger attacking force on the North-West Frontier. The film presents the historical...

Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language historical action film directed by Surender Reddy and starring Chiranjeevi in the title role. It presents a dramatized account of Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy, a regional leader who resisted the British East India Company's authority in the 1840...

Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi is a 2017 American space-opera film written and directed by Rian Johnson. The second installment of the sequel trilogy follows Rey as she seeks instruction from the self-exiled Luke Skywalker, while the Resistance fleet attempts to escape the First Order. Mark...

Libertador is a 2013 historical drama directed by Alberto Arvelo and starring Édgar Ramírez as Simón Bolívar, the 19th-century leader who played a central role in the independence of several South American nations from Spain. The film chronicles Bolívar's military campaigns across the continent and...

The Battleship Island is a 2017 South Korean historical action drama written and directed by Ryoo Seung-wan. Set during the Japanese colonial era, it follows Korean people forced to work in the coal mines of Hashima Island, also known as Battleship Island, and their attempt to escape. The film uses...

Asoka is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language epic historical drama directed and co-written by Santosh Sivan, with Shah Rukh Khan in the title role. The film dramatizes the early life of the Mauryan emperor Ashoka, combining political conflict, romance, and warfare with the turning point represented by the...

Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language historical drama about Rani Lakshmibai, the queen of Jhansi. The film portrays her transformation from a royal consort into a military leader during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 against British rule. Kangana Ranaut plays the title role...

Brahmāstra: Part One - Shiva is a 2022 Indian fantasy adventure film written and directed by Ayan Mukerji. It follows Shiva, a young man who discovers a connection to powerful astras, or supernatural weapons rooted in Indian mythic traditions. The film introduces the planned Astraverse setting and c...

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace is a 1999 science-fiction film written and directed by George Lucas. It is the first chronological chapter of the Star Wars saga and a prequel to the original trilogy. The story follows Jedi Knights Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi as they become involved in...

Panipat is a 2019 Indian historical drama directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. The film dramatizes the Third Battle of Panipat, fought in 1761 between the Maratha Confederacy and forces led by Ahmad Shah Abdali, the Afghan ruler also known as Ahmad Shah Durrani. It is centered on the Maratha campaign in...

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones is a 2002 American space-opera film written and directed by George Lucas. It is the second chronological entry in the Star Wars prequel trilogy and depicts the political crisis that leads to the creation of the clone army and the beginning of the Clone Wa...

Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker is a 2019 American science-fiction film directed by J. J. Abrams and co-written by Abrams, Chris Terrio, and others. It follows Rey, Finn, Poe Dameron, and their allies during the final conflict between the Resistance and the First Order. The film conclu...

Mohenjo Daro is a 2016 Indian adventure film directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. The story is set in the ancient Indus Valley city of Mohenjo-daro and combines historical adventure with a romantic plot. Its setting draws on one of the best-known archaeological sites of the Indus Valley Civilization, whi...

Kochadaiiyaan, also known as Kochadaiiyaan: The Legend, is a 2014 Tamil-language Indian animated period action film directed by Soundarya Rajinikanth. It stars Rajinikanth and Deepika Padukone and was produced using performance-capture technology, with animated characters based on the actors' record...

Samrat Prithviraj is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language historical action drama written and directed by Chandraprakash Dwivedi and produced by Aditya Chopra for Yash Raj Films. Akshay Kumar plays Prithviraj Chauhan, while Manushi Chhillar plays Princess Sanyogita and Manav Vij plays Mohammed Ghori. The st...

Adipurush is a 2023 Indian mythological action film directed and co-written by Om Raut and based on the Hindu epic Ramayana. It was produced by T-Series and Retrophiles and shot simultaneously in Hindi and Telugu. The story follows Raghav, an exiled prince based on Rama, as he seeks to rescue Janaki...