Top rated movies with masterful directing that have an epic story

Check out today’s highest ranked movies with masterful directing and an epic story! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best movies with masterful directing 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
    like Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

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The Woman King trailer
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2 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
    mythic
  3. Ranked #2 for
    sweeping

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The Northman trailer
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3 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
    remarkable
  2. Ranked #1 for
    great sound effects
  3. Ranked #1 for
    sweeping

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

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The Green Knight trailer
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5 The Last Duel (2021)

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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2021-10-13 | History / Drama

Cast

Jodie Comer, Matt Damon

Rating

rating icon 7.445
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    new perspective
  2. Ranked #1 for
    subjective view
  3. Ranked #1 for
    distorted view

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6 Benediction (2021)

Poet Siegfried Sassoon survived the horrors of fighting in the First World War and was decorated for his bravery, but became a vocal critic of the government's continuation of the war when he returned from service. Adored by members of the aristocracy as well as stars of London's literary and stage world, he embarked on affairs with several men as he attempted to come to terms with his homosexuality.

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2021-12-23 | Drama / History

Cast

Jack Lowden, Peter Capaldi

Rating

rating icon 6.13
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    sublime
  2. Ranked #1 for
    pure poetry
  3. Ranked #1 for
    waspish dialogue

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7 The Irishman (2019)

Pennsylvania, 1956. Frank Sheeran, a war veteran of Irish origin who works as a truck driver, accidentally meets mobster Russell Bufalino. Once Frank becomes his trusted man, Bufalino sends him to Chicago with the task of helping Jimmy Hoffa, a powerful union leader related to organized crime, with whom Frank will maintain a close friendship for nearly twenty years.

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2019-11-01 | Crime / Drama

Cast

Robert De Niro, Al Pacino

Rating

rating icon 7.608
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    like Scarface
  2. Ranked #2 for
    last hurrah
  3. Ranked #2 for
    absolutely nothing happening

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The Irishman trailer
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8 A Hidden Life (2019)

Austrian farmer Franz Jägerstätter faces the threat of execution for refusing to fight for the Nazis during World War II.

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2019-12-11 | Drama / War

Cast

August Diehl, Valerie Pachner

Rating

rating icon 7.127
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    transcendent
  2. Ranked #1 for
    conscientious
  3. Ranked #1 for
    stretched plot

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9 Babylon (2022)

A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, tracing the rise and fall of multiple characters in an era of unbridled decadence and depravity during Hollywood's transition from silent films to sound films in the late 1920s.

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2022-12-22 | Drama / Comedy

Cast

Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie

Rating

rating icon 7.4
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    ostentatious
  2. Ranked #1 for
    ambitious
  3. Ranked #1 for
    bloated

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10 Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)

Determined to ensure Superman's ultimate sacrifice was not in vain, Bruce Wayne aligns forces with Diana Prince with plans to recruit a team of metahumans to protect the world from an approaching threat of catastrophic proportions.

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2021-03-18 | Action / Adventure

Cast

Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill

Rating

rating icon 8.163
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    epic masterpiece
  2. Ranked #1 for
    fleshed out character
  3. Ranked #2 for
    slow-mo shot

Trailer

Zack Snyder's Justice League trailer
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