Top movies with a fresh take that have an epic story

Check out today’s highest ranked movies with a fresh take and an epic story! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best movies with a fresh take and an epic story, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.

1 The Woman King (2022)

The story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness unlike anything the world has ever seen, and General Nanisca as she trains the next generation of recruits and readies them for battle against an enemy determined to destroy their way of life.

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2022-09-16 | Action / Drama

Cast

Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu

Rating

rating icon 7.7
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    fierce
  2. Ranked #1 for
    accurate
  3. Ranked #2 for
    historically accurate

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2 Aniara (2019)

A ship carrying settlers to a new home on Mars after Earth is rendered uninhabitable is knocked off-course, causing the passengers to consider their place in the universe.

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2019-05-17 | Science Fiction / Drama

Cast

Emelie Jonsson, Arvin Kananian

Rating

rating icon 6.0
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    brightly lit imagery
  2. Ranked #1 for
    vast story
  3. Ranked #1 for
    interplanetary

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3 Mulan (2020)

When the Emperor of China issues a decree that one man per family must serve in the Imperial Chinese Army to defend the country from Huns, Hua Mulan, the eldest daughter of an honored warrior, steps in to take the place of her ailing father. She is spirited, determined and quick on her feet. Disguised as a man by the name of Hua Jun, she is tested every step of the way and must harness her innermost strength and embrace her true potential.

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2020-09-04 | Adventure / Fantasy

Cast

Liu Yifei, Donnie Yen

Rating

rating icon 6.9
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #3 for
    sorely disappointing
  2. Ranked #7 for
    negative view
  3. Ranked #7 for
    fiercely loyal

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4 The Green Knight (2021)

An epic fantasy adventure based on the timeless Arthurian legend, The Green Knight tells the story of Sir Gawain, King Arthur's reckless and headstrong nephew, who embarks on a daring quest to confront the eponymous Green Knight, a gigantic emerald-skinned stranger and tester of men.

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2021-07-29 | Adventure / Drama

Cast

Dev Patel, Alicia Vikander

Rating

rating icon 6.593
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    chivalry
  2. Ranked #1 for
    arthurian
  3. Ranked #1 for
    epic story

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5 The Forgotten Battle (2021)

November 1944. On the flooded isle of Walcheren, Zeeland, thousands of Allied soldiers are battling the German army. Three young lives become inextricably connected. A Dutch boy fighting for the Germans, an English glider pilot and a girl from Zeeland connected to the resistance against her will, are forced to make crucial choices that impact both their own freedom and the freedom of others.

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2021-06-05 | War / History

Cast

Gijs Blom, Jamie Flatters

Rating

rating icon 7.097
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    epic battle sequence
  2. Ranked #1 for
    very well executed
  3. Ranked #1 for
    high-quality directing

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6 You Won't Be Alone (2022)

In an isolated mountain village in 19th century Macedonia, a young feral witch accidentally kills a peasant. She assumes the peasant's shape to see what life is like in her skin, igniting a deep seated curiosity to experience life inside the bodies of others.

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2022-04-01 | Horror / Drama

Cast

Sara Klimoska, Anamaria Marinca

Rating

rating icon 6.6
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    allusive
  2. Ranked #1 for
    stretch of imagination
  3. Ranked #1 for
    scintillating

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7 The Northman (2022)

Prince Amleth is on the verge of becoming a man when his father is brutally murdered by his uncle, who kidnaps the boy's mother. Two decades later, Amleth is now a Viking who's on a mission to save his mother, kill his uncle and avenge his father.

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2022-04-07 | Action / Adventure

Cast

Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman

Rating

rating icon 7.066
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    epic
  2. Ranked #2 for
    epic feeling
  3. Ranked #2 for
    mythic

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8 Two Heads Creek (2019)

A timid butcher and his drama queen twin sister quit the hostile confines of post-Brexit Britain and venture to Australia in search of their birth mother, but the seemingly tolerant townsfolk are hiding a dark, meaty secret.

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2019-10-12 | Horror / Comedy

Cast

Kerry Armstrong, Kathryn Wilder

Rating

rating icon 5.2
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    audience pleaser
  2. Ranked #2 for
    whippy and smart dialogue
  3. Ranked #3 for
    rocky start

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9 Cyrano (2021)

A man ahead of his time, Cyrano de Bergerac dazzles whether with ferocious wordplay at a verbal joust or with brilliant swordplay in a duel. But, convinced that his appearance renders him unworthy of the love of a devoted friend, the luminous Roxanne, Cyrano has yet to declare his feelings for her—and Roxanne has fallen in love, at first sight, with Christian.

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2021-12-17 | Drama / Romance

Cast

Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett

Rating

rating icon 6.424
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    faithful to original
  2. Ranked #1 for
    with gravitas
  3. Ranked #1 for
    booming voice

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10 Dune (2021)

Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence-a commodity capable of unlocking humanity's greatest potential-only those who can conquer their fear will survive.

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2021-09-15 | Science Fiction / Adventure

Cast

Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson

Rating

rating icon 7.8
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    epic feeling
  2. Ranked #1 for
    eagerly waited
  3. Ranked #1 for
    epic scope

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