# Name "epic" movies for me

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 3, 2003, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-epic-movies-for-me/152408 "2003-02-03T02:13:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Albert\_Rose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de053/32.png) [@Albert\_Rose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Albert_Rose)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2003, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-epic-movies-for-me/152408/41 "2003-02-04T16:39:48Z")

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I’ll go with Kurosawa’s _Seven Samauri_, along with _Thief of Baghdad_ and _The English Patient_, although that last one might not fit your fancy.

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**Author:** ![CyberPundit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@CyberPundit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CyberPundit)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2003, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-epic-movies-for-me/152408/42 "2003-02-04T18:02:19Z")

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I haven’t seen it myself but the silent film Napoleon is widely considered a masterpiece.

Princess Mononoke: it’s animated but definintely an epic and a great one.

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**Author:** ![jesseboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/90ced4/32.png) [@jesseboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jesseboy)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2003, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-epic-movies-for-me/152408/43 "2003-02-04T18:49:37Z")

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Bertolucci’s ‘The Last emperor’ definitely qualifies as epic.

What about Papillon with Steve McQueen??  
Each of said movies spans time and has visually arresting cinematography

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**Author:** ![cherry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cherry)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2003, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-epic-movies-for-me/152408/44 "2003-02-04T19:13:16Z")

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shogun

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**Author:** ![Toffe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e19adc/32.png) [@Toffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toffe)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2003, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-epic-movies-for-me/152408/45 "2003-02-04T19:13:39Z")

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“Waterloo” is epic. Gigantic battle scenes.

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