
Epic Action movies
Big-scale action movies with city-to-world stakes, massive set pieces, and nonstop spectacle.

11. Predator: Badlands
Action Science Fiction Adventure Epic Action Alien Contact Sci-Fi2025•1h 47min
United States
Director: Dan Trachtenberg
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Cast out from his clan, a young Predator finds an unlikely ally in a damaged android and embarks on a treacherous journey in search of the ultimate adversary.
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12. Avatar: The Way of Water
Action Adventure Science Fiction Epic Action Adventure Epic2022•3h 12min
United States
Director: James Cameron
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Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, learn the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri, and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive, and the tragedies they endure.
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13. Mad Max: Fury Road
Action Adventure Science Fiction Epic Action Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi2015•2h 1min
Australia, United States
Director: George Miller
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An apocalyptic story set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and most everyone is crazed fighting for the necessities of life. Within this world exist two rebels on the run who just might be able to restore order.
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14. Dragon Ball Super: Broly
Action Science Fiction Animation Epic Action Anime2018•1h 41min
Japan
Director: Tatsuya Nagamine
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Earth is peaceful following the Tournament of Power. Realizing that the universes still hold many more strong people yet to see, Goku spends all his days training to reach even greater heights. Then one day, Goku and Vegeta are faced by a Saiyan called 'Broly' who they've never seen before. The Saiyans were supposed to have been almost completely wiped out in the destruction of Planet Vegeta, so what's this one doing on Earth? This encounter between the three Saiyans who have followed completely different destinies turns into a stupendous battle, with even Frieza (back from Hell) getting caught up in the mix.
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15. The Last Duel
History Drama Action Historical Event Historical Drama2021•2h 33min
United States
Director: Ridley Scott
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King Charles VI declares that Knight Jean de Carrouges settle his dispute with his squire, Jacques Le Gris, by challenging him to a duel.
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16. Old Henry
Western Action Drama Revisionist Western Epic Action2021•1h 39min
United States
Director: Potsy Ponciroli
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A widowed farmer and his son warily take in a mysterious, injured man with a satchel of cash. When a posse of men claiming to be the law come for the money, the farmer must decide who to trust. Defending a siege of his homestead, the farmer reveals a talent for gun-slinging that surprises everyone calling his true identity into question.
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17. Prey
Thriller Action Science Fiction Epic Action Alien Contact Sci-Fi2022•1h 40min
United States
Director: Dan Trachtenberg
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When danger threatens her camp, the fierce and highly skilled Comanche warrior Naru sets out to protect her people. But the prey she stalks turns out to be a highly evolved alien predator with a technically advanced arsenal.
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18. The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf
Animation Action Fantasy Adult Animation Dark Fantasy2021•1h 23min
Poland, South Korea
Director: Han Kwang Il
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Escaping from poverty to become a witcher, Vesemir slays monsters for coin and glory, but when a new menace rises, he must face the demons of his past.
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19. Rurouni Kenshin: The Final
Action Adventure History Drama Epic Action2021•2h 18min
Japan
Director: Keishi Otomo
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In 1879, Kenshin and his allies face their strongest enemy yet: his former brother-in-law Enishi Yukishiro and his minions, who've vowed their revenge.
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20. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Science Fiction Adventure Action Dystopian Sci-Fi Coming-of-Age Adventure2024•2h 25min
United States
Director: Wes Ball
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Several generations following Caesar's reign, apes – now the dominant species – live harmoniously while humans have been reduced to living in the shadows. As a new tyrannical ape leader builds his empire, one young ape undertakes a harrowing journey that will cause him to question all he's known about the past and to make choices that will define a future for apes and humans alike.