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Peterloo (2018): Dir. Mike Leigh
Feat. Rory Kinnear, Maxine Peake, Pearce Quigley; Elaborate historical drama directed by Mike Leigh (MR TURNER), portraying the infamous 1819 Peterloo Massacre, where British army forces attacked a…
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017): Dir. Guy Ritchie
Feat. Charlie Hunnam, Astrid Allwyn, Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey…; Charlie Hunman plays the Arthur of legend, unaware of his royal lineage until drawing the sword Excalibur from the stone. Director Guy Ritchie brings…
Lost City of Z, The (2016): Dir. James Gray
Feat. Charlie Hunnam, Robert Pattinson, Sienna Miller…; James Gray (THE IMMIGRANT) directs this Amazonian adventure based on a true story and adapted from the novel by David Grann. The early 20th…
Jupiter Ascending (2015): Dir. Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
Feat. Channing Tatum, Mila Kunis, Eddie Redmayne…; A defiantly outlandish sci–fi epic from the Wachowski siblings (THE MATRIX, CLOUD ATLAS) that tells the tale of a young woman who discovers her…
Dead Lands, The (2014): Dir. Toa Fraser
Feat. James Rolleston, Lawrence Makoare, Te Kohe Tuhaka…; After his tribe is slaughtered through an act of treachery, a Maori chieftain's son, must avenge his father's murder in order to bring peace and…
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.
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…
Avatar (2009): Dir. James Cameron
Feat. Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver…; James Cameron’s record–shattering 3D epic is a woozy mix of allegory and special effects (developed at Wellington's Weta studios), set on a…
Beowulf (2007): Dir. Robert Zemeckis
Feat. Angelina Jolie, Ray Winstone, Anthony Hopkins…; Originally earmarked for 3D IMAX cinemas, this groundbreaking animation brings to screen the Old English epic of hero Beowulf (Winstone) and his…
Kingdom of Heaven (2005): Dir. Ridley Scott
Feat. Orlando Bloom, Liam Neeson, Eva Green…; Arch–epic of the 12th century crusades, this follows an honourable French blacksmith (Bloom) into the maelstrom of Jerusalem,…
Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King (2003): Dir. Peter Jackson
Feat. Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen…; Peter Jackson's adaptation of J R R Tolkien's fantasy trilogy of 'Middle Earth' reaches its spectacular climax, drawing the story–threads…
Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers (2002): Dir. Peter Jackson
Feat. Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen…; Peter Jackson’s mammoth adaptation of J R R Tolkien’s fantasy classic continues in grand fashion, with increased visual panache and…
Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring (2001): Dir. Peter Jackson
Feat. Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler…; Monumental fantasy–epic and filmmaking accomplishment for local–boy–made–good Peter Jackson, transmutes the first part of J R…
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000): Dir. Ang Lee
Feat. Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi…; A fantasy–fuelled, Chinese feudal melodrama laced with jaw–dropping combat sequences (arguably the best ever staged), this represents a…
Gladiator (2000): Dir. Ridley Scott
Feat. Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Richard Harris…; As good a Roman Sandal epic as ever there was, with a stoic and be–sandalled Russell Crowe refusing to carry over his loyalty to the new…
Titanic (1997): Dir. James Cameron
Feat. Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane; Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet cross class lines to consummate their passion just before the iceberg severs the stern from the bow in…
Last Emperor, The (1987): Dir. Bernardo Bertolucci
Feat. John Lone, Peter O'Toole; Grand scale interpretation of the true life of Pu Yi (John Lone), the last emperor of China, who ascended the throne at three years–old to live…
Gandhi (1982): Dir. Richard Attenborough
Feat. Ben Kingsley, Candice Bergen, Edward Fox…; Epic retelling of the life of the inspirational Indian leader with Ben Kingsley as 'The Mahatma'. Won eight Academy Awards including Best Picture.
Lawrence of Arabia (1962): Dir. David Lean
Feat. Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn…; Superlative epic biography of enigmatic adventurer T.E. Lawrence played by a charismatic Peter O'Toole in his first leading role. The spectacle is…
Spartacus (1960): Dir. Stanley Kubrick
Feat. Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Charles Laughton…; First–rate epic details the revolt of the ancient Roman slaves as led by Kirk Douglas in the title role. Production spares little expense but…
Quo Vadis? (1951): Dir. Mervyn LeRoy
Feat. Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr, Peter Ustinov…; Lavish Roman epic, set during the decadent reign of Nero, has legionnaire Robert Taylor falling for lion–bait Christian Deborah Kerr, amid…
Gone with the Wind (1939): Dir. Victor Fleming, George Cukor, Sam Wood
Feat. Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Olivia de Havilland…; One of the greatest examples of story–telling on film, this maintains one's firm interest for nearly four hours with its romantic story, strong…

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