Heroic movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant heroic movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out heroic, exciting, serious, stylized, epic and captivating films and TV shows about / with violence, heroes, betrayal, fight, courage, battles, warrior, blood, death and survival plots mostly in Action, Drama and Adventure genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
heroic movies
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TOP 10 movies tagged as heroic: The Last Warrior (2018), Legend of the Seeker (2008), Spartacus (2010), The Book of Eli (2010), We Were Soldiers (2002), Edge of Tomorrow (2014), Machine Gun Preacher (2011), Band of Brothers (2001), Strike Back (2010), 300: Rise of an Empire (2014).

List of heroic movies

The Last Warrior (2018)
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, History
Country: Russia
Duration: 105 min.
Story: These are times when one civilization is replacing another. A new era is about to begin in Central Eurasia. Scythians, the proud warriors, are all but gone. The few of their descendants have become ruthless mercenary assassins, the “waves of ...
Style: heroic, epic, exciting, stylized, captivating ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: legend, rivalry, ancient history, warrior, danger, murder, culture clash, vengeance, medieval, violence, battles, fight ...
Time: medieval times, middle ages, 11th century
Place: russia
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Legend of the Seeker (2008)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, New Zealand
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: The adventures of woodsman Richard Cypher, who discovers that he was born to fulfill a prophecy of becoming a guardian hero to oppressed people. With the help of a mysterious woman named Kahlan and a wise old wizard named Zedd, he must stop a ...
Style: exciting, serious, heroic, dark fantasy, entertaining ...
Audience: teens
Plot: sword and sorcery, witch, imaginary kingdom, good versus evil, chosen one, wizards and magicians, ancient, imaginary, witchcraft, magical, forbidden love, magical power ...
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 8.4
 294K
Spartacus (2010)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Spartacus is an American television series inspired by the historical figure of Spartacus, a Thracian gladiator who from 73 to 71 BCE led a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic departing from Capua.
Style: epic, sexy, historical drama, sexual, exciting ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: ancient rome, ancient history, roman empire, gladiator, sword fight, rebellion, battles, swords and armor, friendship between men, sex, slavery, medieval ...
Time: ancient times, 1st century b.c., 1st century, 2000s
Place: ancient greece
Is relevant?
 6.8
 359K
The Book of Eli (2010)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind.
Style: futuristic, serious, apocalyptic, road movie, heroic ...
Audience: manly, boys' night, adult
Plot: survival, apocalypse, post apocalypse, post apocalyptic, dystopian future, lone hero, religion, protector, end of the world, dystopia, dystopic future, chaos ...
Time: future, year 2010, near future, distant future, 2040s ...
Place: indiana, usa, san francisco
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We Were Soldiers (2002)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, France, Germany, USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story: The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War and the soldiers on both sides that fought it.
Style: factual, heroic, realistic, epic, intense ...
Audience: boys' night, manly
Plot: military, vietnam war, war, soldier, battles, battlefield, ambush, military life, heroic mission, infantry, wartime, justice ...
Time: 20th century, year 2002, 60s, 2000s
Place: vietnam, america, asia, usa, iraq ...
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Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada, India, Australia
Duration: 113 min.
Story: Major Bill Cage is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously demoted and dropped into combat. Cage is killed within minutes, managing to take an alpha alien down with him. He awakens back at the beginning of the same ...
Style: futuristic, mind bending, exciting, clever, captivating ...
Audience: teens, boys' night, family friendly, chick flick
Plot: time loop, time travel, alien invasion, alien, invasion, battles, space and aliens, changing the past or future, evil alien, soldier, repeated event, foreknowledge ...
Time: future, near future, year 2014, 2020s, 2010s ...
Place: united kingdom, france, paris france, europe, big ben london ...
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Machine Gun Preacher (2011)
Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story: The true story of Sam Childers, a former drug-dealing biker who finds God and became a crusader for hundreds of Sudanese children who've been kidnapped and pressed into duty as soldiers.
Style: inspirational, heroic, touching, realistic, biblical ...
Plot: christian, child in peril, violence, christianity, civil war, religion, gunfight, lone hero, children, brutality, atrocity, biopic ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, year 2003, 21st century
Place: sudan, uganda, africa, pennsylvania, california
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Band of Brothers (2001)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Drawn from interviews with survivors of Easy Company, as well as their journals and letters, Band of Brothers chronicles the experiences of these men from paratrooper training in Georgia through the end of the war. As an elite rifle company ...
Style: heroic, captivating, epic, historical drama, period piece ...
Audience: boys' night, manly
Plot: world war two, combat, military, war, battles, soldier, american soldier, paratrooper, courage, behind enemy lines, infantry, nazi germany ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century, y2k, 2000s, post world war two
Place: germany, europe, belgium, netherlands, austria ...
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 8.1
 35K
Strike Back (2010)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: UK, USA, Thailand
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: The series follows John Porter, a former British Special Forces soldier, who is drafted back into service by Section 20, a fictional branch of the Secret Intelligence Service.
Style: sexy, erotic, exciting, realistic, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: top secret, soldier, terrorist, swat team, heroes, mission, military, undercover, one man army, daring rescue, heroic mission, teamwork ...
Time: 2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place: pakistan, middle east, afghanistan, sudan, chicago ...
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300: Rise of an Empire (2014)
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, Bulgaria
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Based on Frank Miller's latest graphic novel Xerxes and told in the breathtaking visual style of the blockbuster "300," this new chapter of the epic saga takes the action to a fresh battlefield--on the sea--as Greek general ...
Style: epic, entertaining, bloody, heroic, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: sword fight, ancient history, greek, mythology, survival, king, ancient, medieval, sword and shield, warrior, antiquity, swords and armor ...
Time: middle ages, ancient times, year 2014, 5th century, 2010s
Place: ancient greece, greece, middle east, europe, persia ...
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 7.5
 579K
Source Code (2011)
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, France, Germany
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Decorated soldier Captain Colter Stevens wakes up in the body of an unknown man, discovering he's involved in a mission to find the bomber of a Chicago commuter train. He learns he's part of a top-secret experimental program that enables ...
Style: surprise ending, suspense, mind bending, clever, captivating ...
Audience: boys' night, teens, chick flick
Plot: time loop, time travel, train, alternate reality, parallel universe, twists and turns, memory, save the day, changing the past or future, destiny, terrorism, time ...
Time: future, year 2011, 2010s, 21st century
Place: chicago, usa, somalia, afghanistan, illinois
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 8.0
 242K
Ip Man (2008)
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, War
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 106 min.
Story: A semi-biographical account of Yip Man, the first martial arts master to teach the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun. The film focuses on events surrounding Ip that took place in the city of Foshan between the 1930s to 1940s during the Second ...
Style: tense, captivating, heroic, epic, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night, manly, adult
Plot: martial arts, wing chun, human spirit, master warrior, kung fu, warrior, courage, bravery, training, martial artist, fistfight, sino japanese war ...
Time: year 2008, 2000s, 20th century, 1940s, year 1937 ...
Place: china, east asia, seattle, asia, ancient china ...
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 9.2
 2.5M
Game of Thrones (2011)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 60 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: dragon, medieval, intrigue, fantasy world, incest, kingdom, power struggle, peril, abuse of power, political intrigue, conflict, rivalry ...
Time: ancient times, middle ages, medieval times, year 2011, 2000s ...
Place: idaho, former yugoslavia, hawaii
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 6.6
 295K
Robin Hood (2010)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story: When soldier Robin happens upon the dying Robert of Loxley, he promises to return the man's sword to his family in Nottingham. There, he assumes Robert's identity; romances his widow, Marion; and draws the ire of the town's sheriff ...
Style: exciting, epic, period piece, entertaining, costume drama ...
Audience: boys' night, manly
Plot: medieval, robin hood, knight, archer, folk hero, love and romance, sword fight, fighting the system, bow and arrow, hopes, throne, sword and shield ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, ancient times, year 2010, 12th century ...
Place: england, britain, france, europe, london
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The Last King (2016)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Ireland, Hungary
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Norway, 1204. A civil war between the birkebeiners —the king's men— and the baglers —supporters of the Norwegian aristocracy and the Church— ravages the country. Two men must protect a baby, the illegitimate son of King Håkon, who will ...
Style: epic, exciting, captivating, tense, breathtaking ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: medieval, norse mythology, viking, snow, winter, warrior, civil war, graphic violence, courage, power struggle, king, leader ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, ancient times, 13th century
Place: scandinavia, europe, denmark
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 7.3
 610K
Troy (2004)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: UK, Malta, Bulgaria, USA
Duration: 163 min.
Story: In year 1250 B.C. during the late Bronze age, two emerging nations begin to clash. Paris, the Trojan prince, convinces Helen, Queen of Sparta, to leave her husband Menelaus, and sail with him back to Troy. After Menelaus finds out that his wife was ...
Style: epic, exciting, heroic, sexy, period piece ...
Audience: boys' night, date night, manly, teens, girls' night ...
Plot: sword fight, mythology, ancient history, ancient, vengeance, battlefield, courage, greek mythology, warrior, war, ancient world, king ...
Time: ancient times, year 2004, middle ages, 2000s
Place: greece, ancient greece, britain, hellas, europe ...
Is relevant?
 7.6
 907K
300 (2006)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA, Canada, Bulgaria
Duration: 117 min.
Story: Based on Frank Miller's graphic novel, "300" is very loosely based the 480 B.C. Battle of Thermopylae, where the King of Sparta led his army against the advancing Persians; the battle is said to have inspired all of Greece to band ...
Style: epic, exciting, visually stunning, visual, stylized ...
Audience: boys' night, manly, adult
Plot: sword fight, warrior, ancient, war, courage, battles, mythology, military, human spirit, gory, legends and myths, ancient world ...
Time: middle ages, ancient times, 2000s, year 2006, 5th century
Place: ancient greece, greece, hellas, persia, rome italy ...
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 7.5
 116K
Ip Man 2 (2010)
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Having defeated the best fighters of the Imperial Japanese army in occupied Shanghai, Ip Man and his family settle in post-war Hong Kong.Struggling to make a living, Master Ip opens a kung fu school to bring his celebrated art of Wing Chun to the ...
Style: heroic, exciting, suspenseful, tense, captivating ...
Audience: manly, boys' night
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, wing chun, master warrior, warrior, contests and competitions, fight, fistfight, medieval, pride and honor, mentor, wuxia ...
Time: 2010s, year 2010, 1950s, 50s, 1940s ...
Place: hong kong, china, east asia, asia, tokyo ...
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Genre: 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, breathtaking, atmospheric, captivating, exciting ...
Audience: teens, kids, family outing, manly, chick flick ...
Plot: sword fight, magic, wizard, magical, battles, good versus evil, courage, monster, creature, friendship, sword and sorcery, ancient ...
Time: year 2003, 2000s, prehistoric times, prehistory
Place: iran, new zealand
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: New Zealand, USA, UK
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, scenic, atmospheric, breathtaking, exciting ...
Audience: teens, kids, family outing, manly, chick flick ...
Plot: sword fight, fantasy world, friendship, sword and sorcery, good versus evil, wizard, magic, middle earth, lord of the rings, mythology, hobbit, magical ...
Time: year 2001, future, 2000s, prehistoric times, prehistory
Place: iran, detroit, new zealand
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That Demon Within (2014)
Genre: Action, Crime, Horror
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 111 min.
Story: By a strange twist of fate, dutiful Hong Kong policeman Dan saves the life of the leader of a violent gang of armed robbers. When they commit another crime, Dan is determined to put an end to their activities. He works with the leader, whom the ...
Style: psychological, heroic, detective, tense, atmospheric ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: heroic bloodshed, redemption, tough law enforcer, gang, law enforcement, urban, police officer, blood donor, police officer killed, police shootout, obsession, guilt ...
Time: 21st century
Place: china, hong kong
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 7.0
 337K
RED (2010)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: When his peaceful life is threatened by a high-tech assassin, former black-ops agent, Frank Moses reassembles his old team in a last ditch effort to survive and uncover his assailants.
Style: exciting, action comedy, entertaining, action thriller, satanic ...
Audience: boys' night, chick flick, manly
Plot: assassin, cia, spy, hitman, secret service, chase, female spy, on the run, ex cia agent, mercenary, mission, gunfight ...
Time: year 2010, 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa, new orleans, kansas, langley virginia, new york ...
Is relevant?
 8.5
 635K
Vikings (2013)
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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The Last Warrior: A Messenger of Darkness (2021)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Russia, USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Now that Ivan is about to turn 21, he is now grown up and finally old enough to marry the beautiful Vasilisa. But when Vasilisa is kidnapped and trapped in modern Moscow, Ivan and his friends must travel to the present day to rescue her.
Style: fairy tale, modern fairy tale, exciting, heroic, captivating ...
Plot: wedding, magic, wizards and magicians, abduction, evil, villain, rescue mission, modern life, tradition versus modernity, medieval, fish out of water, friendship ...
Is relevant?
 7.1
 482K
Free Guy (2021)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 115 min.
Story: A bank teller realizes he's a background character in an open world action game.
Style: humorous, entertaining, exciting, action comedy, feel good ...
Audience: teens, boys' night, kids, family friendly, adult
Plot: virtual reality, video game, game, gamer, changing lives, career change, fictional city, heroes, fantasy world, bank teller, programmer, artificial intelligence ...
Time: 2020s, future, 21st century
Place: new york, seattle, tokyo
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Baahubali: The Epic (2025)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 225 min.
Story: When a mysterious child is found by a tribal couple near a roaring waterfall, they raise him as their own. As he grows, Sivudu is drawn to the world beyond the cliffs, where he discovers the ancient kingdom of Mahishmati, ruled by a cruel tyrant, ...
Style: epic, family saga, heroic, absurd, period drama
Plot: revenge, tyranny, betrayal, rebellion, spectacle, historical epic, sacrifice, identity, dynasty, legacy, prophecy, tragedy ...
Is relevant?
 5.7
 192
Captain Avispa (2024)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Sci-Fi
Country: Dominican Republic
Duration: 96 min.
Story: In Avispatropolis, the fearless Captain Avispa emerges as an exemplary protector of the city, whose courage and convictions always prevail over the forces of evil. His unbreakable power is nourished by absolute sincerity, as he would lose his ...
Style: heroic, inspirational, uplifting, colorful, mecha ...
Audience: kids, family friendly
Plot: superhero, good versus evil, honesty, courage, comic book, villain, justice, henchman, sacrifice, innocence, wasp, royal palace ...
Time: 2020s
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The Spectacular Spider-Man: Attack of the Lizard (2008)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Story: Feature-length movie encompassing the first arc of the TV series '"The Spectacular Spider-Man" (2008)'.
Style: heroic, action packed, captivating, entertaining, teen ...
Audience: kids, teens, family friendly, teen drama
Plot: super villain, fighting crime, masked superhero, good versus evil, secret identity, high school, double life, comic book, responsibility, masked hero, lizard, science gone wrong ...
Place: new york
Is relevant?
 6.5
 611
The Last Blood (1990)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Tam is Lui Tai, an Interpol agent assigned to protect a famous religious leader, the Daka Lama, who's targeted for death by the militant Japanese terrorist group, the Red Army. Lui Tai hooks up with the Daka Lama in Singapore, but a Red Army ...
Style: heroic, bloody, fast, realistic, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: heroic bloodshed, gunfight, martial arts, die hard, terrorism, chase, hospital, airport, master criminal, assassination, chases and races, danger ...
Time: 90s
Place: singapore, asia
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Fulltime Killer (2001)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Professional assassin O has resided in an isolated world of killing and loneliness. But his life begins to change once he meets the innocent Chin; hired to clean O's apartment. However, soon the flamboyent and reckless Tok enters Chin's ...
Style: tense, harsh, atmospheric, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: hitman, professional killer, gunfight, dark hero, killer, police detective, assassin, heroic bloodshed, fall in love, rivalry, danger, criminal heroes ...
Time: year 2001, 21st century
Place: japan, hong kong, china, asia, macau ...
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