The Best Epics On Streaming

Use this JustWatch streaming guide to find a list of all epic movies available on streaming. Find the best epic movies, the most popular, and those epics that you might have missed. Regardless of which streaming platforms you use—Netflix, Max, Paramount+, Prime Video, Apple TV+, Disney+, or any other—JustWatch shows you all the available options.

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Epic movies that must be seen

Epic movies are defined by huge set pieces in beautiful landscapes, historical and sometimes mythological narratives, and powerful performances from an ensemble cast. The best movies in this genre include Titanic, Doctor Zhivago, The Ten Commandments, Ben-Hur,Gladiator, Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings, The Two Towers, The Return of the King, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Gangs of New York, The Godfather, Apollo 13, The Last of the Mohicans, Gallipoli, Black Hawk Down, Gettysburg, Braveheart, Lawrence of Arabia, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Passion of the Christ, Jurassic Park,Apocalypse Now,Once Upon a Time in America, Lincoln, Apocalypto, and Kingdom of Heaven. These are a few unmissable sci-fi epics: Inception, Aliens, Interstellar, Dune, Dune: Part Two, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Blade Runner, Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi.

Hidden gems of the epic movie genre

These epic movies are the best hidden gems of the genre. Stanley Kubrick’s often overlooked adventure war movie, Barry Lyndon; The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc, directed by Luc Besson; Gandhi, starring Ben Kingsley in an iconic role; Spike Lee’s political epic Malcolm X; and The Last Temptation of Christ, directed by Martin Scorsese.