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Historical Epic

Subgenre
The historical epic subgenre features grand and sweeping stories set around significant historical events, providing insight into how individuals were affected by or influenced those events. Historical epics aim to depict important events, eras, or figures from history in a larger-than-life manner.
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Trending in Historical Epic movies
L'Odyssée (2026)
#1

L'Odyssée

Expected Jul 15, 2026
Cillian Murphy in Oppenheimer (2023)
#2

Oppenheimer

2023
3h
Tous publics
8.2 (993K)
La Liste de Schindler (1993)
#3

La Liste de Schindler

1993
3h 15m
Tous publics
9.0 (1.6M)
Orlando Bloom in Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
#4

Kingdom of Heaven

2005
2h 24m
Tous publics
7.3 (348K)
Alexander Skarsgård in The Northman (2022)
#5

The Northman

2022
2h 17m
12 avec avertissement
7.0 (295K)
Timothée Chalamet in Le Roi (2019)
#6

Le Roi

2019
2h 20m
16
7.3 (174K)
L'Odyssée (2026)
#1

L'Odyssée

Expected Jul 15, 2026
After the Trojan War, Odysseus faces a dangerous voyage back to Ithaca, meeting creatures like the Cyclops Polyphemus, Sirens, and Circe along the way.
Cillian Murphy in Oppenheimer (2023)
#2

Oppenheimer

2023
3h
Tous publics
8.2 (993K)
A dramatization of the life story of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the physicist who had a large hand in the development of the atomic bombs that brought an end to World War II.
La Liste de Schindler (1993)
#3

La Liste de Schindler

1993
3h 15m
Tous publics
9.0 (1.6M)
In German-occupied Poland during World War II, industrialist Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis.
Orlando Bloom in Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
#4
Kingdom of Heaven
Alexander Skarsgård in The Northman (2022)
#5
The Northman
Timothée Chalamet in Le Roi (2019)
#6
Le Roi
Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Jodie Comer, and Adam Driver in Le Dernier Duel (2021)
#7
Le Dernier Duel
Dunkerque (2017)
#8
Dunkerque
Sunny Deol, Ahan Shetty, Varun Dhawan, and Diljit Dosanjh in Border 2 (2026)
#9
Border 2
Josh Hartnett in La Chute du faucon noir (2001)
#10
La Chute du faucon noir
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Top rated movies

IMDb top rated Historical Epic movies
La Liste de Schindler
9.0
La Liste de Schindler
Trailer
Hamilton
8.3
Hamilton
Trailer
Oppenheimer
8.2
Oppenheimer
Trailer
Le message
8.1
Le message
Trailer
Andreï Roublev
8.0
Andreï Roublev
Trailer
Spartacus
7.9
Spartacus
Trailer
Le cuirassé Potemkine
7.9
Le cuirassé Potemkine
Trailer
Dunkerque
7.8
Dunkerque
Trailer
L'étoffe des héros
7.8
L'étoffe des héros
Trailer
La Chute du faucon noir
7.7
La Chute du faucon noir
Trailer
Malcolm X
7.7
Malcolm X
Trailer
Le dernier empereur
7.7
Le dernier empereur
Trailer
Le Jour le plus long
7.7
Le Jour le plus long
Trailer
La Ligne rouge
7.6
La Ligne rouge
Trailer
Le Dernier Roi d'Écosse
7.6
Le Dernier Roi d'Écosse
Trailer
Un pont trop loin
7.4
Un pont trop loin
Trailer
Mission
7.4
Mission
Trailer
Kingdom of Heaven
7.3
Kingdom of Heaven
Trailer
Le Roi
7.3
Le Roi
Trailer
Le Dernier Duel
7.3
Le Dernier Duel
Trailer
Les 3 royaumes
7.3
Les 3 royaumes
Trailer
Silence
7.2
Silence
Trailer
Mongol
7.2
Mongol
Trailer
Kon-Tiki
7.1
Kon-Tiki
Trailer
The Northman
7.0
The Northman
Trailer
Outlaw King : Le Roi hors-la-loi
6.9
Outlaw King : Le Roi hors-la-loi
Trailer
The Woman King
6.9
The Woman King
Trailer
Rob Roy
6.9
Rob Roy
Trailer
Napoléon
6.3
Napoléon
Trailer

Popular TV shows

Trending in Historical Epic TV shows
Chernobyl (2019)
#1

Chernobyl

2019
5 eps
12
9.3 (1M)
Travis Fimmel in Vikings (2013)
#2

Vikings

2013–2020
89 eps
12
8.5 (634K)
Scott Grimes, Damian Lewis, Ron Livingston, Shane Taylor, and Peter Youngblood Hills in Frères d'armes (2001)
#3

Frères d'armes

2001
10 eps
Tous publics
9.4 (585K)
Matt Smith and Claire Foy in The Crown (2016)
#4

The Crown

2016–2023
60 eps
16
8.6 (278K)
Death by Lightning (2025)
#5

Death by Lightning

2025
4 eps
TV-MA
7.7 (15K)
Akio Ôtsuka, Naoya Uchida, Kenshô Ono, Ken'ichirô Matsuda, Yûto Uemura, and Aleks Le in Vinland Saga (2019)
#6

Vinland Saga

2019–2023
48 eps
13
8.8 (125K)
Chernobyl (2019)
#1

Chernobyl

2019
5 eps
12
9.3 (1M)
In April 1986, the city of Chernobyl in the Soviet Union suffers one of the worst nuclear disasters in the history of mankind. Consequently, many heroes put their lives on the line in the following days, weeks and months.
Travis Fimmel in Vikings (2013)
#2

Vikings

2013–2020
89 eps
12
8.5 (634K)
Vikings transports us to the brutal and mysterious world of Ragnar Lothbrok, a Viking warrior and farmer who yearns to explore--and raid--the distant shores across the ocean.
Scott Grimes, Damian Lewis, Ron Livingston, Shane Taylor, and Peter Youngblood Hills in Frères d'armes (2001)
#3

Frères d'armes

2001
10 eps
Tous publics
9.4 (585K)
The story of Easy Company of the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division and their mission in World War II Europe, from Operation Overlord to V-J Day.
Matt Smith and Claire Foy in The Crown (2016)
#4
The Crown
Death by Lightning (2025)
#5
Death by Lightning
Akio Ôtsuka, Naoya Uchida, Kenshô Ono, Ken'ichirô Matsuda, Yûto Uemura, and Aleks Le in Vinland Saga (2019)
#6
Vinland Saga
Alexander Dreymon in The Last Kingdom (2015)
#7
The Last Kingdom
The Chosen (2017)
#8
The Chosen
Victoria (2016)
#9
Victoria
Nicholas Hoult and Elle Fanning in The Great (2020)
#10
The Great
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IMDb top rated Historical Epic TV shows
Frères d'armes
9.4
Frères d'armes
Trailer
Chernobyl
9.3
Chernobyl
Trailer
The Chosen
9.1
The Chosen
Trailer
Vinland Saga
8.8
Vinland Saga
Trailer
Rocket Boys
8.8
Rocket Boys
Trailer
The Crown
8.6
The Crown
Trailer
Deadwood
8.6
Deadwood
Trailer
Vikings
8.5
Vikings
Trailer
The Last Kingdom
8.5
The Last Kingdom
Trailer
Jésus de Nazareth
8.5
Jésus de Nazareth
Trailer
Band of Brothers: L'enfer du Pacifique
8.3
Band of Brothers: L'enfer du Pacifique
Trailer
Cent ans de solitude
8.3
Cent ans de solitude
Trailer
Victoria
8.2
Victoria
Trailer
The Great
8.1
The Great
Trailer
Les Tudors
8.1
Les Tudors
Trailer
Guerre et Paix
8.1
Guerre et Paix
Trailer
Nord et sud
8.1
Nord et sud
Trailer
The Borgias
7.9
The Borgias
Trailer
Marco Polo
7.9
Marco Polo
Trailer
Versailles
7.9
Versailles
Trailer
Dirilis: Ertugrul
7.9
Dirilis: Ertugrul
Trailer
Les Médicis: Maîtres de Florence
7.8
Les Médicis: Maîtres de Florence
Trailer
Death by Lightning
7.7
Death by Lightning
Trailer
The White Queen
7.7
The White Queen
Trailer
Chief of War
7.5
Chief of War
Trailer
The White Princess
7.5
The White Princess
Trailer
Vikings: Valhalla
7.4
Vikings: Valhalla
Trailer
Six
7.3
Six
Trailer
Frontier
7.1
Frontier
Trailer
L'odyssée
7.0
L'odyssée
Trailer

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