| Zulu (1964) | 7.7 | |
| Band of Brothers (2001) | 9.4 | |
| Kingdom (2012) | 8.8 | |
| Vikings (2013) | 8.5 | |
| Ran (1985) | 8.2 |
Epic war movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant epic war movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out epic war, captivating, serious, realistic, epic and period drama films and TV shows about / with war, battles, military, soldier, army, violence, world war two, historical event, courage and combat plots mostly in War, Drama and History genres shot in USA, UK, Japan and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as epic war: Zulu (1964), The Patriot (2000), Come and See (1985), Kingdom 2: Far and Away (2022), Fighter (2024), Water Gate Bridge (2022), The Battle at Lake Changjin (2021), Lines of Wellington (2012), All the Light We Cannot See (2023), Vikings: Valhalla (2022).
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46K
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
In 1879, during the Zulu wars, man of the people Lt. John Chard (Stanley Baker) and snooty Lt Gonville Bromhead (Michael Caine) were in charge of defending the isolated Natal outpost of Rorke's Drift from tribal hordes, holding out during an ...
Style:
realistic, epic, period piece, factual, suspense ...
Plot:
war, british colonialism, military, british empire, siege, british army, zulu, human spirit, historical event, battles, colonialism, epic battle ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, ancient times, 1800s, 1870s ...
Place:
africa, south africa, britain, united kingdom, england
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311K
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 165 min.
Story:
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, ...
Style:
period piece, dramatic, sincere, rough, inspirational ...
Audience:
family friendly, kids, manly, boys' night, girls' night ...
Plot:
american revolution, war, military, revolution, battles, vengeance, lone hero, violence, freedom, rebellion, revenge, wartime ...
Time:
18th century, year 2000, y2k, georgian era, 1780s ...
Place:
boston, southern usa, america, virginia, britain ...
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121K
Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
The invasion of a village in Byelorussia by German forces sends young Florya into the forest to join the weary Resistance fighters, against his family's wishes. There he meets a girl, Glasha, who accompanies him back to his village. On ...
Style:
bleak, harsh, thought provoking, rough, brutal ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
world war two, genocide, war crime, against humanity, brutality, holocaust, nazi, atrocity, occupation, children in wartime, massacre, teenage girl ...
Time:
1940s, year 1943, 20th century, year 1985, near future ...
Place:
germany, persia, europe, soviet union, russia ...
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Genre: Action, History, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
To defend their kingdom against a sudden invasion, a mighty general returns to the battlefield alongside a war orphan, now grown up, who dreams of glory.
Style:
captivating, epic war
Plot:
battles, war, protector, fight, epic battle, ancient history, throne, country, mammal, chancellor, falling from height, child ...
Place:
japan, china, asia, ancient china
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Genre: Action, Adventure, History, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
It follows a young man who dreams of becoming a general and Ying Zheng, whose goal is unification.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, captivating, epic war
Plot:
battles, warrior, direction and purpose, officer, ambition, master warrior, fight, japanese soldier, martial arts, army general, throne, epic battle ...
Place:
japan, china, asia, ancient china
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54K
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 166 min.
Story:
Top IAF aviators come together in the face of imminent danger, to form Air Dragons. Fighter unfolds their camaraderie, brotherhood and battles, internal and external.
Style:
epic, epic war
Plot:
military, helicopter pilot, airplane, fighter pilot, helicopter, behind enemy lines, armed conflict, retribution, military aviation, commando, weapons, commander ...
Place:
kashmir
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: China
Duration: 153 min.
Story:
In the follow-up to "The Battle At Lake Changjin", brothers Wu Qianli and Wu Wanli undertake a new task for the People's Volunteer Army, defending a bridge part of the American troops' escape route from the advancing Chinese.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, tense, period piece ...
Plot:
korean war, communist, communist propaganda, military, battles, wartime, historical event, fight, war, japanese soldier, commando, commander ...
Time:
1950s, 20th century, year 1950, 50s
Place:
china, north korea, japan
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: China
Duration: 176 min.
Story:
Korean War, winter 1950. In the frozen and snowy area of Changjin Lake, a bloody battle is about to begin between the elite troops of the United States and China.
Style:
captivating, thought provoking, disturbing, suspense, tense ...
Plot:
korean war, chinese army, propaganda, soldier, army, historical event, heroism, cold weather, courage, war, battles, river battle ...
Time:
year 1950, 1950s, 20th century
Place:
china, korea, asia, north korea
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Portugal, France
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Passionate romance, brutal treachery, and selfless nobility are set against the background of Napoleon’s 1810 invasion of Portugal in Valeria Sarmiento’s intimate epic.
Style:
serious, stylized, exciting, realistic, historical drama ...
Plot:
napoleonic wars, troops, soldier, invasion, battle zone, wartime life, on the run, life is a bitch, military, war, napoleonic era, anti war ...
Time:
19th century, georgian era
Place:
portugal, europe, lisbon portugal
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of Marie-Laure, a blind teenager, and Werner, a German soldier, whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II.
Style:
epic war, light, period drama
Plot:
world war two, british man, evil man, young woman, resistance, young man, museum, teenager, blindness, teenage girl, soldier, violence ...
Time:
year 1934, year 1944, 1940s, year 1940, 1930s ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Dramatizes the legendary adventures of some of the most famous Vikings who ever lived – Leif Eriksson, Freydis Eriksdotter, Harald Hardrada and the Norman King William the Conqueror. These men and women will blaze a path as they fight for survival ...
Style:
tense, costume drama, exciting, historical drama, heroic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
viking, medieval, norse mythology, battles, ancient, warrior, heroes, female nudity, revenge, war, legends and myths, fight ...
Time:
medieval times, middle ages, 11th century
Place:
scandinavia, ukraine, lithuania, latvia, europe
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: UK
Duration: 63 min.
TV show
Story:
Sumptuous BBC mini-series following the fortunes and the rise and fall of five aristocratic families in the waning days of imperial Russia.
Style:
epic, historical drama, emotional, costume drama, captivating ...
Plot:
napoleonic wars, imperial russia, society, inheritance, love story, couple relations, tragic love, wartime life, couples, love and romance, illegitimate son, aristocracy ...
Time:
1800s, 18th century, 19th century, regency period, georgian era
Place:
russia
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Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 373 min.
Story:
Seven-hour epic based on the eponymous book by Leo Tolstoy. Two main story-lines are complex and intertwined. One is the love story of young Countess Natasha Rostova and Count Pierre Bezukhov, who is unhappy in his marriage. Another is the ...
Style:
epic, romantic, fairy tale, inspirational, smart ...
Plot:
napoleonic wars, nobility, true love, nationalism, russian history, battles, medieval, historical epic, war, napoleonic era, russian empire, passion ...
Time:
19th century, 1810s, 1800s, year 1966, regency period ...
Place:
russia, soviet union, ussr, europe
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Finland
Duration: 197 min.
Story:
Second silver screen adaption of the Finnish war book by Väinö Linna. The story is based on Linna's experiences as an infantry man in the Finnish army during the so called "Continuation War" (1941-1944).
Style:
realistic, serious, exciting, captivating, rough ...
Plot:
infantry, russo finnish war, world war two, female nudity, nude girl, conservative, eastern front, world war one, soldier, escapades, state affairs, danger ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1941, year 1942, year 1943 ...
Place:
finland, europe, eastern europe, tokyo
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Warlords Kagetora and Takeda each wish to prevent the other from gaining hegemony in feudal Japan. The two samurai leaders pursue one another across the countryside, engaging in massive battles of cavalry and infantry. Younger and less brutal, ...
Style:
psychotronic, visually appealing, cult classic, epic, serious ...
Plot:
samurai, medieval, japanese history, katana, fight, legends and myths, ancient, siege, strong violent content, battles, family relations, chaos ...
Time:
medieval times, 16th century
Place:
japan, asia
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18K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 109 min.
TV show
Story:
An English navigator becomes both pawn and player in the deadly political games in feudal Japan.
Style:
atmospheric, mythical, costume drama, epic, serious ...
Plot:
samurai, shogun, jesuit, battles, chivalry, renaissance, historical event, tokugawa shogunate, martial arts, japanese history, samurai sword, interracial relations ...
Time:
17th century, medieval times, 20th century
Place:
japan, portugal, asia
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: France, USA
Duration: 173 min.
Story:
The title is Adolf Hitler's question to his chief of staff Alfred Jodl on the eve of the liberation of Paris (August 25): the military governor of Paris, General Dietrich von Choltitz, had been ordered to destroy Paris rather than let it fall ...
Style:
harsh, factual, tense, suspense, emotional ...
Plot:
french resistance, world war two, resistance, holocaust, nazi, ss, moral ambiguity, military, moral dilemma, totalitarianism, rescue, against the odds ...
Time:
1940s, year 1966, year 1944
Place:
france, paris france, europe, germany, warsaw poland
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Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
TV show
Story:
After the destruction of the Second Temple, 900 Jewish zealots hold out against a 5000 man Roman legion on the mountaintop fortress of Masada.
Style:
captivating, serious, tense, exciting, biblical ...
Plot:
ancient history, battles, desert, ancient rome, tragic hero, ancient world, siege, military, ancient, roman empire, rebelliousness, human spirit ...
Time:
1st century
Place:
israel, holy land, middle east, palestine, rome italy
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44K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: Australia
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
As World War I rages, brave and youthful Australians Archy and Frank, both agile runners, become friends and enlist in the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps together. They later find themselves part of the Dardanelles Campaign on the Gallipoli ...
Style:
atmospheric, harsh, touching, emotional, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war one, military, friendship, anti war, politics, idealism, human spirit, wartime, desert, great war, british army, running ...
Time:
1910s, year 1915, 20th century, year 1981, 1920s ...
Place:
australia, egypt, ottoman empire, gallipoli, turkey ...
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17K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 182 min.
Story:
Epic film of the legendary Spanish hero, Rodrigo Diaz ("El Cid" to his followers), who, without compromising his strict sense of honour, still succeeds in taking the initiative and driving the Moors from Spain.
Style:
breathtaking, epic, stylized, historically accurate, phantasmagoric ...
Plot:
knight, medieval, barbarian, sword fight, sword and shield, epic battle, spanish history, war, duel, swashbuckler, islam, battles ...
Time:
middle ages, 11th century, medieval times, year 1961
Place:
spain, europe, valencia spain, africa
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: West Germany, France, UK, Italy
Duration: 98 min.
TV show
Story:
Life aboard a German U-Boat during World War II.
Style:
gloomy, bleak, cult classic, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
world war two, submarine, underwater, navy, torpedo, sinking ship, battles, male male relationship, military, naval battle, german soldier, military life ...
Time:
year 1941, 20th century, 1940s
Is relevant?
635K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Ireland, Canada
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Vikings follows the adventures of Ragnar Lothbrok, the greatest hero of his age. The series tells the sagas of Ragnar's band of Viking brothers and his family, as he rises to become King of the Viking tribes. As well as being a fearless ...
Style:
exciting, atmospheric, heroic, captivating, historical drama ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
viking, battles, king, medieval, warrior, sword and shield, sword fight, legends and myths, myth, norse mythology, historical character, adventurer ...
Time:
middle ages, ancient times, medieval times, 7th century, 9th century ...
Place:
scandinavia, chicago, ireland, europe, greenland ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
The early Middle Ages. A time of heavy swords and dark blood law. The ruling clan is in discord. The guilt for the accidental death of the brother has fallen on the Grand Duke. According to the law, revenge must be taken by the younger brother, a ...
Style:
saga, suspense, serious, atmospheric, disturbing ...
Plot:
cold weather, russian history, murder, revenge, viking, barbarian, sex scene, fratricide, betrayal, death, heroes, danger ...
Time:
middle ages, ancient times, 10th century
Place:
ukraine, russia
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Genre: History, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
After months of exhausting trench warfare, most of Major Belyaev's battalion was destroyed. The area is ruled by German aces snipers. Hope for replenishment collapses when the convoy, in which the Soviet snipers were traveling, falls under a ...
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, tense, serious, epic war
Plot:
sniper, world war two, soviet soldier, world war, gunslinger, shooter, war, russian soldier, shooting, military, soldier, eastern front ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
soviet union
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Genre: War
Country: South Korea, Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Korean War, September 1950. In order to fight the enemy forces based in the South of the peninsula, General MacArthur orders the start of the Incheon Landing Operation, deploying diversionary attacks in other locations. Without real military forces ...
Style:
bleak, suspense, tense, epic, disturbing ...
Plot:
korean war, combat, military, infantry, mission, soldier, battles, female reporter, heroism, bravery, courage, battle zone ...
Time:
50s, 1950s, year 1950
Place:
korea
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
This four-part historical drama follows the end of Catherine the Great's reign and her affair with Russian military leader Grigory Potemkin that helped shape the future of Russian politics.
Style:
period piece, historical drama, realistic, stylized, disturbing ...
Plot:
russian history, palace intrigue, imperial russia, historical character, monarchy, empress, power struggle, state affairs, russian empire, female protagonist, monarch, politics ...
Time:
18th century, 1790s, 1780s, 1770s, georgian era
Place:
russia, ottoman empire
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Australia
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The unique, and rarely told true stories of Australian and New Zealand nurses serving at Gallipoli and the Western Front during the First World War.
Style:
costume drama, captivating, realistic, emotional, serious ...
Plot:
world war one, war, human spirit, love and romance, nurse, hopes, military, battles, fall in love, tragic love, wartime life, life is a bitch ...
Time:
1910s, 20th century
Place:
cairo egypt, australia, greece, france, new zealand ...
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Italy
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
The film shows the history of the Neapolitan popular revolt against the invading Germans, during the second world war. During the four days in Naples the revolt turns over in just few hours. Neapolitans slinged on rifles and guns, and they armed ...
Style:
historical drama, epic war, political drama
Plot:
world war two, fascism, war, resistance movement, nazi soldier, anti nazi, german army, partisan, italian history, civil war, resistance, boy ...
Time:
1940s, year 1962, year 1943
Place:
italy, naples italy
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
The men of Bravo Company are facing a battle that's all uphill… up Hamburger Hill. Fourteen war-weary soldiers are battling for a mud-covered mound of earth so named because it chews up soldiers like chopped meat. They are fighting for their ...
Style:
cult classic, realistic, black and white, action adventure, independent film ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
vietnam war, soldier, combat, war, military, jungle, gunfight, anti war, conflict, great war, wartime, battles ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, year 1969
Place:
vietnam, the philippines, asia, indochina
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Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 227 min.
Story:
The story of British officer T.E. Lawrence's mission to aid the Arab tribes in their revolt against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. Lawrence becomes a flamboyant, messianic figure in the cause of Arab unity but his psychological ...
Style:
epic, breathtaking, visually appealing, visually stunning, historical drama ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, date night, kids
Plot:
world war one, desert, military, british empire, camel, islam, great war, imperialism, politics, historical character, battles, quicksand ...
Time:
1910s, 20th century, 1930s, 1920s, year 1962 ...
Place:
middle east, saudi arabia, arabia, ottoman empire, jordan ...
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