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List of epic battle movies

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Soukou Kihei Votoms: Pailsen Files Movie (2009)
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 118 min.
Story: Set after the 1988 OVA movie Red Shoulder Document: Roots of Ambition and months before the events of the VOTOMS television series, Pailsen Files explores the origins of Chirico Cuvie as explained by the Red Shoulder Battalion's now-disgraced ...
Style: mecha, anime, tense, futuristic, captivating
Plot: epic battle, battles, heroes, robot, problem, superhero, protector, warrior, fight, robot as menace, robot fighting
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Samurai Warriors (2014)
Genre: Animation, Action, History
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: In late 16th century, the era of civil war that tore Japan over two centuries is nearing its end and the regional warlords who survived the bloodsheds are ready for a final showdown. In the battlefield where your best ally turns out to be your worst ...
Style: anime, captivating, entertaining
Plot: battles, warrior, martial arts, ninja, showdown, epic battle, ninja master, ninja warrior, fight, fencing, fight for supremacy, swordplay ...
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The Asterisk War (2015)
Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: Invertia was a meteor storm that caused an unprecedented disaster during the 20th century. Because of this disaster, numerous cities around the world were destroyed. However, within the meteor, an unknown element called mana was discovered. It ...
Style: anime, ecchi, captivating, exciting, bleak ...
Audience: teens
Plot: couples, danger, rivalry, harem, friendship, violence, love and romance, destiny, battles, showdown, fight for supremacy, fight ...
Time: future
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Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress (2016)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: Compilation film of the first half of the TV series.
Style: anime, suspenseful, stylized, exciting, intense ...
Audience: teen drama
Plot: courage, extinction, chase, mutation, steampunk, post apocalypse, murder, danger, death, brutality, fight scenes, monster ...
Place: japan
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 7.7
 54K
Hard Boiled (1992)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 128 min.
Story: A cop who loses his partner in a shoot-out with gun smugglers goes on a mission to catch them. In order to get closer to the leaders of the ring he joins forces with an undercover cop who's working as a gangster hitman. They use all means of ...
Style: stylized, bloody, intense, neo noir, exciting ...
Audience: manly, boys' night
Plot: gun fu, gunfight, gangster, violence, martial arts, organized crime, heroic bloodshed, mafia, triad, buddy cop, murder, partnership ...
Time: 90s, year 1992
Place: hong kong, china, asia
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 7.9
 714K
District 9 (2009)
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: South Africa, USA, New Zealand, Canada
Duration: 112 min.
Story: Aliens land in South Africa and, with their ship totally disabled, have no way home. Years later, after living in a slum and wearing out their welcome the 'Non-Humans' are being moved to a new tent city overseen by Multi-National United ...
Style: mockumentary, serious, suspense, biting, futuristic ...
Audience: chick flick, manly, boys' night, adult
Plot: alien, alien invasion, extraterrestrial, distopia, space and aliens, alien encounter, apocalypse, transformation, mutation, metamorphosis, refugee, society ...
Time: year 2009, future, 2000s, year 2000, year 1982 ...
Place: africa, south africa, johannesburg south africa
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: New Zealand, USA
Duration: 178 min.
Story: Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil creator. Along the way, a fellowship is formed to protect the ringbearer and make ...
Style: epic, atmospheric, scenic, breathtaking, stylized ...
Audience: teens, kids, family outing, manly, girls' night ...
Plot: sword fight, friendship, fantasy world, wizard, sword and sorcery, magic, good versus evil, mythology, middle earth, magical, river, hobbit ...
Time: year 2001, future, 2000s, prehistory, prehistoric times
Place: new zealand, iran, detroit
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 7.6
 31K
Gettysburg (1993)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 271 min.
Story: Summer 1863. The Confederacy pushes north into Pennsylvania. Union divisions converge to face them. The two great armies clash at Gettysburg, site of a theology school. For three days, through such legendary actions as Little Round Top and ...
Style: epic, factual, realistic, captivating, serious ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: american civil war, military, battles, war, civil war, slavery, civil rights, soldier, usa history, battlefield, prejudice, infantry ...
Time: 19th century, 1800s, 1860s
Place: usa, pennsylvania, maryland
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 7.9
 810K
Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story: Thor is on the other side of the universe and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok, the prophecy of destruction to his homeworld and the end of Asgardian civilization, at the hands of an all-powerful new ...
Style: entertaining, action comedy, funny, action adventure, saga ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, kids, family friendly
Plot: superhero, female villain, monster, alien planet, supernatural power, deity, rebellion, goddess, warrior, norse mythology, superpower, norse god ...
Time: year 2017, 2010s, 21st century
Place: new york
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 6.7
 105K
Ali (2001)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 157 min.
Story: In 1964, a brash, new pro boxer, fresh from his Olympic gold medal victory, explodes onto the scene: Cassius Clay. Bold and outspoken, he cuts an entirely new image for African Americans in sport with his proud public self-confidence and his ...
Style: inspirational, uplifting, sincere, touching, thought provoking ...
Plot: boxing, muslim, african american, racism, civil rights, biopic, friendship, islam, black history, black, boxer, human spirit ...
Time: 70s, year 2001, 60s, year 1964, year 1974 ...
Place: africa, usa, nigeria, louisville kentucky
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The Bourne Identity (2002)
Genre: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, Czech Republic
Duration: 119 min.
Story: Wounded to the brink of death and suffering from amnesia, Jason Bourne is rescued at sea by a fisherman. With nothing to go on but a Swiss bank account number, he starts to reconstruct his life, but finds that many people he encounters want him ...
Style: political thriller, intense, exciting, suspenseful, entertaining ...
Audience: manly, boys' night, girls' night, teens, chick flick
Plot: spy, amnesia, cia, secret agent, secret service, hitman, tough heroes, espionage, one against many, on the run, escape, black ops ...
Time: year 2002, 2000s, 21st century
Place: paris france, hamburg germany, greece, europe, langley virginia ...
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 7.5
 194K
Battle Royale (2000)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 114 min.
Story: In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.
Style: disturbing, suspense, bleak, bloody, exciting ...
Audience: teens, boys' night, adult
Plot: game of death, survival, death, dystopia, suicide, gory, desperation, cruelty, social commentary, school class, dystopian future, contests and competitions ...
Time: future, year 2000, distant future, 2000s, near future
Place: japan, asia, east asia
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Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: An assassin is shot at the altar by her ruthless employer, Bill and other members of their assassination circle – but 'The Bride' lives to plot her vengeance. Setting out for some payback, she makes a death list and hunts down those who ...
Style: non-linear, bloody, tense, cult classic, suspense ...
Audience: girls' night, chick flick, manly, boys' night, adult
Plot: revenge, vengeance, martial arts, mentor, one man army, female protagonist, heroine, yakuza, hitman, sword, dark hero, violence ...
Time: year 2003, 2000s, 20th century, 80s, 90s ...
Place: japan, tokyo, persia, austin texas, texas ...
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 8.4
 196K
24 (2001)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: 24 is an American television series produced for the Fox network and syndicated worldwide, starring Kiefer Sutherland as Counter Terrorist Unit agent Jack Bauer. Each 24-episode season covers 24 hours in the life of Bauer, using the real time method ...
Style: exciting, cliffhanger, serious, stylized, realistic ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: terrorism, president, political conspiracy, secret service, terrorist, terrorist plot, government agency, race against time, assassination of president, investigation, assassination attempt, twists and turns ...
Time: 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place: los angeles, california, new york, usa, middle east
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 7.9
 187K
Hero (2002)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 120 min.
Story: One man defeated three assassins who sought to murder the most powerful warlord in pre-unified China.
Style: breathtaking, epic, visually stunning, serious, visual ...
Plot: martial arts, sword fight, wuxia, kung fu, swords and armor, master warrior, female warrior, betrayal, vengeance, twists and turns, desert, wu shu ...
Time: year 2002, ancient times, medieval times, middle ages, 2000s
Place: china, ancient china, east asia, asia
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 7.4
 78K
Open Range (2003)
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story: A former gunslinger is forced to take up arms again when he and his cattle crew are threatened by a corrupt lawman.
Style: atmospheric, stylized, intense, realistic, contemplative ...
Plot: old west, cowboy, gunfight, violence, shootout, revenge, showdown, gunslinger, civil war veteran, vengeance, friendship, corruption ...
Time: 19th century, year 2003, 1800s, 2000s, 1880s
Place: montana
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 7.5
 702K
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story: Peter Parker is going through a major identity crisis. Burned out from being Spider-Man, he decides to shelve his superhero alter ego, which leaves the city suffering in the wake of carnage left by the evil Doc Ock. In the meantime, Parker still ...
Style: exciting, action packed, intense, saga, serious ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, boys' night, date night, kids ...
Plot: superhero, mad scientist, double life, superhuman powers, disguise, friendship, vigilante, fantasy world, multiverse, super villain, fight, life philosophy ...
Time: year 2004, 2000s, y2k, 21st century
Place: new york, usa, manhattan new york city
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 8.6
 796K
City of God (2002)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Brazil, France, Germany
Duration: 130 min.
Story: Cidade de Deus is a shantytown that started during the 1960s and became one of Rio de Janeiro’s most dangerous places in the beginning of the 1980s. To tell the story of this place, the movie describes the life of various characters, all seen by ...
Style: disturbing, rough, bleak, hood, stylized ...
Audience: teen drama, adult
Plot: gang, coming of age, storytelling, organized crime, society, gang war, juvenile delinquency, life is a bitch, photographer, journalism, favela, police corruption ...
Time: 2000s, 70s, year 2002, 20th century, year 2003 ...
Place: latin america, rio de janeiro, brazil, south america
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 6.7
 36K
Blood and Bone (2009)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: In Los Angeles, an ex-con (White) takes the underground fighting world by storm in his quest to fulfill a promise to a dead friend.
Style: exciting, inspirational, brutal, harsh, rough ...
Audience: manly, boys' night
Plot: martial arts, streetfighting, prison fight, kickboxing, prison, hand to hand combat, kung fu, revenge, boxing, fight, gangster, boxer ...
Time: year 2009, 21st century
Place: los angeles, california, usa
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 8.0
 197K
Cinderella Man (2005)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 144 min.
Story: The true story of boxer, Jim Braddock who, in the 1920’s after his retirement, has a surprise comeback in order to get him and his family out of a socially poor state.
Style: touching, inspirational, motivational, sentimental, uplifting ...
Audience: boys' night, teens, manly
Plot: boxing, underdog, human spirit, great depression, biopic, boxer, athlete's life, poverty, depression, motivation, financial problem, family bonds ...
Time: 1930s, year 2005, year 2006, 2000s, 1920s ...
Place: new jersey, netherlands, usa, madison square garden manhattan new york city, manhattan new york city ...
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 7.2
 444K
King Kong (2005)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Romance
Country: USA, New Zealand, Germany
Duration: 187 min.
Story: In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to mysterious Skull Island, where they encounter Kong, a giant ape who is immediately smitten with the leading lady.
Style: sentimental, scenic, suspense, emotional, epic ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, kids, manly, boys' night ...
Plot: creature, jungle, dinosaur, king kong, monster, beast, gorilla, giant ape, island, rescue, giant animal, monkey ...
Time: year 2005, 1930s, prehistoric times, jurassic, 20th century ...
Place: new york, empire state building manhattan new york city, fictional island, usa, manhattan new york city ...
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Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior (2003)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Thailand, France, Hong Kong
Duration: 108 min.
Story: When the head of a statue sacred to a village is stolen, a young martial artist goes to the big city and finds himself taking on the underworld to retrieve it.
Style: intense, stylized, harsh, suspenseful, realistic ...
Audience: manly, boys' night
Plot: martial arts, muay thai, chase, kung fu, one man army, gangster, fighter, martial arts tournament, good versus evil, violence, brutality, master warrior ...
Time: year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place: thailand, asia, bangkok thailand
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 7.6
 330K
3:10 to Yuma (2007)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story: In Arizona in the late 1800s, infamous outlaw Ben Wade and his vicious gang of thieves and murderers have plagued the Southern Railroad. When Wade is captured, Civil War veteran Dan Evans, struggling to survive on his drought-plagued ranch, ...
Style: suspense, psychological, tense, harsh, dramatic ...
Audience: boys' night, manly
Plot: gunfight, old west, honor, runaway, sheriff, morality, gang, outlaw, heroic mission, wild west, violence, righting the wronged ...
Time: 19th century, 1880s, year 2007, 2000s, 1800s
Place: arizona, tucson arizona, usa, yuma arizona, sonora ...
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Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War (2004)
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: South Korea
Duration: 140 min.
Story: When two brothers are forced to fight in the Korean War, the elder decides to take the riskiest missions if it will help shield the younger from battle.
Style: epic, realistic, emotional, tense, sad ...
Plot: war, korean war, military, soldier, combat, survival, idealism, mission, military life, courage, atrocity, patriotism ...
Time: 20th century, 1950s, 50s, 1940s
Place: korea, north korea, south korea, china, east asia ...
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 8.0
 792K
Sin City (2005)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story: Welcome to Sin City. This town beckons to the tough, the corrupt, the brokenhearted. Some call it dark… Hard-boiled. Then there are those who call it home — Crooked cops, sexy dames, desperate vigilantes. Some are seeking revenge, others lust ...
Style: neo noir, atmospheric, surreal, dark, anthology ...
Audience: boys' night, kids, adult
Plot: corruption, vengeance, justice, gory, hitman, revenge, dark hero, comic book, redemption, vigilante, killings, distopia ...
Time: year 2005, y2k, 80s, 90s, 2000s ...
Place: texas, iran
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 7.3
 103K
Running Scared (2006)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story: After a drug-op gone bad, Joey Gazelle is put in charge of disposing the gun that shot a dirty cop. But things goes wrong for Joey after the neighbor kid stole the gun and used it to shoot his abusive father. Now Joey has to find the kid and the gun ...
Style: suspense, brutal, bloody, action packed, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: child abuse, gunfight, gangster, police corruption, mafia, undercover agent, mob boss, violent, racism, gory, police investigation, organized crime ...
Time: year 2006, 2000s, 21st century
Place: new jersey
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Snakes on a Plane (2006)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 105 min.
Story: America is on the search for the murderer Eddie Kim. Sean Jones must fly to L.A. to testify in a hearing against Kim. Accompanied by FBI agent Neville Flynn, the flight receives some unexpected visitors.
Style: scary, suspenseful, exciting, suspense, cult classic ...
Audience: boys' night, manly, chick flick, teens
Plot: airplane, snake, dangerous animal, death, giant snake, cobra, confined, passenger, animal attack, creature feature, danger, panic ...
Time: year 2006, jurassic, 2000s, 21st century
Place: hawaii, honolulu hawaii, los angeles, bali
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 7.0
 39K
The Protector (2005)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Thailand, USA, Hong Kong, France, Australia
Duration: 111 min.
Story: In Bangkok, the young Kham was raised by his father in the jungle with elephants as members of their family. When his old elephant and the baby Kern are stolen by criminals, Kham finds that the animals were sent to Sidney. He travels to Australia, ...
Style: action packed, brutal, stylized, light, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, muay thai, elephant, revenge, chase, gangster, fight scenes, fight, heroes, robbery, power struggle ...
Time: year 2005, 21st century
Place: australia, asia, sydney australia, thailand
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 7.0
 132K
The Kingdom (2007)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 110 min.
Story: A team of U.S. government agents is sent to investigate the bombing of an American facility in the Middle East.
Style: realistic, suspenseful, exciting, suspense, action packed ...
Audience: boys' night, girls' night
Plot: terrorism, investigation, terrorist, fbi, military, deception, islamic terrorism, al qaeda, mission, muslim, evidence, gunfight ...
Time: year 2007, 21st century
Place: middle east, iraq, saudi arabia, usa, washington d.c.
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 5.7
 55K
Samaritan (2022)
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Thirteen year old Sam Cleary suspects that his mysteriously reclusive neighbor Mr. Smith is actually the legendary vigilante Samaritan, who was reported dead 20 years ago. With crime on the rise and the city on the brink of chaos, Sam makes it his ...
Style: intense, captivating, tense, suspense, exciting ...
Plot: superpower, superhero, good versus evil, villain, old man, little boy, heroes, battles, uncover truth, bandit, young boy, cop ...
Time: 2020s
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