Subgenre Sampler
Epic: 199 Films to Buy & Rent
- Exodus - Gods and Kings (2014)
- Dir. Ridley Scott
Feat. Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, John Turturro…
- Ridley Scott directs this biblical epic in which a defiant Moses rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses and sets 600,000 slaves on a monumental…
- Hobbit, The - Battle of Five Armies (2014)
- Dir. Peter Jackson
Feat. Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage…
- Spectacular concluding chapter of the trilogy has Bilbo and company forced to engage in a war against an array of combatants and keep the Lonely…
- Interstellar (2014)
- Dir. Christopher Nolan
Feat. Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain…
- Christopher Nolan's space epic has a team of explorers travel through a wormhole in an attempt to ensure humanity's survival.
- Noah (2014)
- Dir. Darren Aronofsky
Feat. Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Ray Winstone…
- This thought–provoking religious epic from dir. Darren Aronofsky tackles the biblical story of Noah's Ark with seriousness and gusto.
- Hobbit, The - The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
- Dir. Peter Jackson
Feat. Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage…
- Chapter two of Peter Jackson's epic adaptation of The Hobbit, which sees the party's quest to reclaim their homeland from Smaug continue. Bilbo…
- Hobbit, The - An Unexpected Journey (2012)
- Dir. Peter Jackson
Feat. Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage…
- Peter Jackson returns to Middle Earth with this epic first chapter in The Hobbit saga, which follows Bilbo Baggins' quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf…
- John Carter (2012)
- Dir. Andrew Stanton
Feat. Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Samantha Morton…
- Edgar Rice Burroughs's classic sci–fi novel is the basis for this hulking intergalactic adventure extravagantly financed by Disney studios,…
- Lord of the Elves (Clash of the Empires) (2012)
- Dir. Joseph J. Lawson
Feat. Christopher Judge, Ling Bai
- A bargain bin knock off of LORD OF THE RINGS featuring has–been actors, lame–ass direction, and a cast of Thai midgets, this is best…
- Red Eagle (2012)
- Dir. Jose Ramon Ayerra Diaz
Feat. David Janer
- Based on a popular Spanish TV show about a dashing teacher, who by night is a sort of Ninja–Zorro, fighting injustice and saving King and…
- World Without End (TV Series) (2012)
- Dir. Michael Caton-Jones
Feat. Ben Chaplin, Charlotte Riley, Nora von Waldstätten…
- Thinly drawn companion piece to THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH nonetheless makes for essential viewing for fans of the original historical series. Also…