Epic battle movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant epic battle movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, exciting, epic, serious, entertaining and visually appealing films and TV shows about / with epic battle, battles, fight, warrior, sword fight, violence, heroes, danger, betrayal and combat plots mostly in Action, Adventure and Drama genres shot in USA, Japan, New Zealand and other countries.
epic battle
TOP 10 movies tagged as epic battle: The Legion (2020), Avengers: Endgame (2019), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Alexander (2004), Gods and Generals (2003), Adormidera (2013), Warriors of Heaven and Earth (2003), Wolf Totem (2015), Dune (2021), Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011).
Best films
List of epic battle movies
Genre: Action, Adventure, History
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Noreno, a half-Roman, is entrusted with the mission of crossing the snowy mountains of Armenia, swarming with Parthian patrols, to seek help for his slowly dying men.
Style:
exciting, atmospheric, captivating, epic, serious
Plot:
roman empire, epic battle, mission, murder, rivalry, suspense, combat, warrior, sword fight, heroes, uninhibited rivalry, battles ...
Time:
1st century
Place:
armenia
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Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: New Zealand, USA
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
Immediately after the events of The Desolation of Smaug, Bilbo and the dwarves try to defend Erebor's mountain of treasure from others who claim it: the men of the ruined Laketown and the elves of Mirkwood. Meanwhile an army of Orcs led by Azog ...
Style:
epic, exciting, suspenseful, entertaining, serious ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids, chick flick
Plot:
fantasy world, battles, dragon, sword fight, sword and sorcery, good versus evil, wizards, imaginary kingdom, elf, wizards and magicians, adventurer, knight ...
Time:
future, 2010s
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 181 min.
Story:
After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War (2018), the universe is in ruins due to the efforts of the Mad Titan, Thanos. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers must assemble once more in order to undo Thanos' actions and ...
Style:
exciting, sad, epic, entertaining, captivating ...
Audience:
teens, kids, adult
Plot:
superhero, time travel, heroes, alternate timeline, invasion, superhero team, alien, mission, revenge, tony stark character, fight scenes, epic battle ...
Time:
future, year 1970, year 2012, year 2014, near future ...
Place:
new york, new jersey, japan, tokyo, san francisco ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 149 min.
Story:
As the Avengers and their allies have continued to protect the world from threats too large for any one hero to handle, a new danger has emerged from the cosmic shadows: Thanos. A despot of intergalactic infamy, his goal is to collect all six ...
Style:
epic, exciting, surprise ending, sad, captivating ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, kids, chick flick, adult
Plot:
superhero, space, invasion, alien, super powers, fight scenes, team, supernatural power, super strength, power, universe, tragedy ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york, africa, manhattan new york city, scotland
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172K
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, UK, Germany, Netherlands, France, Italy
Duration: 175 min.
Story:
Alexander, the King of Macedonia, leads his legions against the giant Persian Empire. After defeating the Persians, he leads his army across the then known world, venturing farther than any westerner had ever gone, all the way to India.
Style:
epic, breathtaking, serious, factual, sexy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
war, ancient history, conquering, battles, gay, warlord, ambition, ruler, military, greek, courage, destiny ...
Time:
ancient times, middle ages
Place:
ancient greece, greece, persia, alexandria egypt, egypt ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 219 min.
Story:
The film centers mostly around the personal and professional life of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, a brilliant if eccentric Confederate general, from the outbreak of the American Civil War until its halfway point when Jackson is killed ...
Style:
intense, sincere, rough, serious, sexy ...
Plot:
american civil war, military, confederate soldier, battles, civil war, confederate army, war, war hero, military life, epic battle, battlefield, social relations ...
Time:
19th century, 1860s
Place:
virginia, maine, west virginia, usa, washington d.c.
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Malta
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Malta, the late 1300s. Five soldiers are returning home from battle. Hungry and exhausted, they stumble upon a fort. What was meant to be a one-night stopover rapidly escalades into a whirlwind of intrigue and an epic sword fight for retribution. ...
Style:
serious, stylized, emotional, scenic, breathtaking ...
Plot:
forbidden love, epic battle, fight scenes, betrayal, medieval, heroic mission, justice, power, peril, morality, camaraderie, vengeance ...
Time:
14th century
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A Chinese emissary is sent to the Gobi desert to execute a renegade soldier. When a caravan transporting a Buddhist monk and a valuable treasure is threatened by thieves, however, the two warriors might unite to protect the travelers.
Style:
epic, breathtaking, exciting, serious, lyrical ...
Plot:
martial arts, vengeance, desert, fight, sword fight, survival, escapades, rivalry, uninhibited rivalry, medieval, epic battle, warrior ...
Time:
8th century
Place:
china, japan, tokyo, asia, ancient china
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 68 min.
Story:
Half a year after the events of the series "Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress", the team attempt to take back Unato castle.
Style:
anime, unusual plot structure, captivating, exciting, suspenseful
Plot:
survival, epic battle, zombie apocalypse, team, friends, escapades, fight, vengeance, castle, youth, friendship, society ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: China, France
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
In 1969, a young Beijing student, Chen Zhen, is sent to live among the nomadic herdsmen of Inner Mongolia. Caught between the advance of civilization from the south and the nomads' traditional enemies - the marauding wolves - to the north; ...
Style:
captivating, exciting, touching, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
wolf, forces of nature, survival, nature, dog, animals, wilderness, tradition versus modernity, horse, society, chinese, wolf pack ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, year 1967, year 1969
Place:
china, mongolia
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
The next installment in the franchise and the conclusion of the “Star Wars“ sequel trilogy as well as the “Skywalker Saga“.
Style:
entertaining, surprise ending, tense, enigmatic, exciting ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
star wars, space opera, space battle, space, evil, disney, robot, space travel, female protagonist, villain turns good, spacecraft, epic battle ...
Time:
2010s, future
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: New Zealand, USA
Duration: 201 min.
Story:
Aragorn is revealed as the heir to the ancient kings as he, Gandalf and the other members of the broken fellowship struggle to save Gondor from Sauron's forces. Meanwhile, Frodo and Sam bring the ring closer to the heart of Mordor, the dark ...
Style:
epic, atmospheric, breathtaking, stylized, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, chick flick
Plot:
sword fight, magic, battles, friendship, courage, good versus evil, magical, monster, army, sword and sorcery, warrior, wizards ...
Time:
prehistory, prehistoric times
Place:
new zealand
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656K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
A mythic and emotionally charged hero’s journey, “Dune” tells the story of Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure ...
Style:
epic, cerebral, captivating, tense, atmospheric ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
desert, alien planet, messiah, space opera, destiny, prophecy, space, water shortage, premonition, betrayal, politics, spy ...
Time:
future, distant future, 2020s
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 154 min.
Story:
Sam Witwicky takes his first tenuous steps into adulthood while remaining a reluctant human ally of Autobot-leader Optimus Prime. The film centers around the space race between the USSR and the USA, suggesting there was a hidden Transformers role in ...
Style:
exciting, heroic, absurd, humorous, psychotronic ...
Audience:
teens, kids, boys' night
Plot:
robot, androids and robots, alien, alien invasion, transforming robot, space, good versus evil, warrior, giant robots, battles, fight, transformation ...
Time:
year 1969, year 2011, year 1961, 60s, 2010s ...
Place:
washington d.c., egypt, wisconsin, chicago illinois, middle east ...
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1.4M
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
When an unexpected enemy emerges and threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. ...
Style:
exciting, heroic, epic, entertaining, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, kids, girls' night, family outing, chick flick ...
Plot:
superhero, heroes, alien invasion, good versus evil, monster, superhuman powers, teamwork, team, partners, heroic mission, female assassin, save the world ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
manhattan new york city, usa, grand central station manhattan new york city, new york, berlin germany ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: New Zealand, USA
Duration: 179 min.
Story:
Frodo and Sam are trekking to Mordor to destroy the One Ring of Power while Gimli, Legolas and Aragorn search for the orc-captured Merry and Pippin. All along, nefarious wizard Saruman awaits the Fellowship members at the Orthanc Tower in Isengard.
Style:
atmospheric, epic, captivating, exciting, dark fantasy ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, kids, chick flick
Plot:
sword fight, fantasy world, magic, mission, friendship, wizards, magical, monster, warrior, good versus evil, creature, elf ...
Time:
prehistoric times, prehistory
Place:
new zealand
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 219 min.
Story:
Harvard graduate James Averill (Kris Kristofferson) is the sheriff of prosperous Jackson County, Wyo., when a battle erupts between the area's poverty-stricken immigrants and its wealthy cattle farmers. The politically connected ranch owners ...
Style:
epic, captivating, talky, atmospheric, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
violence, immigrants, love triangle, culture clash, prostitute, brothel, cattle ranch, ranch, female nudity, gunfight, justice, civil war ...
Time:
19th century, 1890s, 1870s, 18th century
Place:
montana, wyoming, usa, harvard university, asia ...
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
After encounters with a dragon and a princess on her own mission, a Dragon Knight becomes embroiled in events larger than he could have ever imagined.
Style:
anime, entertaining, captivating, perverse, bloody ...
Plot:
magic, magician, warrior, knight, dragon, violence, sword, fight, battles, religions or cults, morphing, epic battle ...
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
War of the Holy Grail - Pursuing the power of the "Holy Grail" which grants a miracle, this is a contest in which seven magi summon seven Heroic Spirits to compete for it. In that battle whose conclusion was postponed three times, now, the ...
Style:
anime, exciting, suspenseful, stylized, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
master warrior, epic battle, king arthur, sword fight, supernatural, escapades, ambition, rivalry, mortal combat, priest, hopes, heroes ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan
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Genre: Fantasy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The movie follows the story of Jonah Thomas, a US senator, who gets trapped in an epic battle fought between life and death.
Style:
christian film, captivating, suspenseful, serious, exciting
Plot:
angel, good versus evil, epic battle, faith, senator, supernatural power, fight, politics, terrorist, terrorism, religion, government ...
Place:
washington d.c.
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Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Philippines
TV show
Story:
300 years ago, a group of powerful clan came to this island. They were known as vampires or blood drinkers. They quickly grew in numbers and their violence increased. Unknown to them another powerful clan lived in the island, the werewolves. Sensing ...
Style:
gothic, captivating, serious, exciting, sinister ...
Plot:
vampire, werewolf, opposites attract, femme fatale, secret organization, prophecy, mass murder, mysterious man, secret society, transformation, supernatural power, epic battle ...
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268K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: China, USA, Canada, Japan
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
The peaceful realm of Azeroth stands on the brink of war as its civilization faces a fearsome race of invaders: orc warriors fleeing their dying home to colonize another. As a portal opens to connect the two worlds, one army faces destruction and ...
Style:
exciting, dark fantasy, psychotronic, captivating, breathtaking ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
sword and sorcery, magic, warrior, wizards, monster, sorcerer, fantasy world, good versus evil, invasion, video game, betrayal, creature ...
Time:
future
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Germany, Italy, USA
Duration: 172 min.
TV show
Story:
Mara and Manoa are both upstanding and religious Israelites living under the harsh and unjust rule of the Philistines. One day, a mysterious stranger appears to Mara and promises her that she will bear a son whom she is to call Samson.
Style:
serious, epic, biblical, christian film, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
ancient history, good versus evil, betrayal, femme fatale, heroes, tragic hero, human spirit, vengeance, heroic mission, redemption, estrangement, religions or cults ...
Time:
ancient times
Place:
persia
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
An ordinary man is recruited by time travellers from 30 years in the future to fight in a war against deadly aliens.
Style:
futuristic, exciting, anamorphic, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
time travel, alien invasion, alien, future war, military, soldier, evil alien, resistance, father daughter relationship, struggle for survival, future dystopia, alien encounter ...
Time:
future
Place:
dominican republic, usa, north america, russia, bahamas ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
A rogue band of resistance fighters unite for a mission to steal the Death Star plans and bring a new hope to the galaxy.
Style:
futuristic, exciting, scenic, tense, dark ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, adult
Plot:
star wars, space opera, robot, female protagonist, rebellion, space travel, space, rebel, strong female lead, jedi, tough girl, good versus evil ...
Time:
future
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 57 min.
TV show
Story:
Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Friction between the houses leads to full-scale war. All while a very ancient evil awakens in the farthest north. Amidst the war, a neglected military order of misfits, the ...
Style:
epic, captivating, atmospheric, dramatic, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, boys' night, adult
Plot:
intrigue, dragon, medieval, warrior, fantasy world, incest, power struggle, conflict, vicious, political intrigue, abuse of power, peril ...
Time:
middle ages, 2010s
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Poland
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Poland's winning battle against Soviet Russia as seen through the eyes of two young protagonists, Ola and Jan. She is a Warsaw cabaret dancer, while he is a cavalry officer and poet who believes in socialist ideals
Style:
captivating, tense, factual
Plot:
battlefield, propaganda, battles, nurse, singer, capture, epic battle, war, showdown, soldier, rivalry, suspense ...
Time:
1920s
Place:
warsaw poland, poland
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164
Genre: Animation
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
This is a fan-made animation and Mastar Media does not work for, operate under, or affiliate with Dragon Ball or One Punch Man. Special thanks to original creators, animators, and studios.
Dragon Ball – Akira Toriyama (Toei Animation & Staff) ...
Style:
entertaining, light
Plot:
showdown, fight, epic battle, magical power, super powers, superhuman powers, supernatural power, battles, super strength, heroes, strength, superhero ...
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Six legendary heroes find themselves on an epic quest as they harness the power of nature's elements to defeat the forces of evil.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, exciting
Audience:
kids
Plot:
lego, epic battle, super powers, adventurer, warrior, friendship, mythical creature, escapades, chase, female warrior, teamwork, alternate timeline ...
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Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Shirou Emiya finds himself an unwilling participant in a deadly competition where seven Mages summon heroic spirits as servants to duel each other to the death. They compete for the chance to make a wish from the Holy Grail, which has the power to ...
Style:
anime, exciting, captivating, tense, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
contests and competitions, magic, rivalry, ambition, mortal combat, young heroes, escapades, supernatural, wizards and magicians, holy grail, epic battle, curses spells and rituals ...
Place:
japan
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