Time for My TOP FIFTEEN EPIC MOVIES

My concept of an EPIC is that it must be extraordinary in size and scope and have a unique and dynamic story; and may or may not have heroes or legends and be longer than usual provided it holds your interest.( This list is limited to American movies as I don’t feel qualified to pick Foreign Films for this category)

1. Gone With the Wind (1939)
2. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
3. Dr. Zhivago (1965)
4. Titanic (1997)
5. Star Wars (1977)
6. Ben Hur (1959)
7. Braveheart (1995)
8. Godfather II (1974)
9. Longest Day (1962)
10. 2001 A Space Odyssey (1968)
11. Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
12. Dances with Wolves (1990)
13. Schindler’s list (1993)
14. Giant (1956)
15. Saving Private Ryan (1998)


HONORABLE MENTIONS (in no ranked order)

Apocalypse Now (1979)
Gladiator (2000)
How the West was Won (1962)
Patton (1970)
Reds (1981)
Ten Commandments (1956)
Jurassic Park I (1993)
Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
Spartacus (1960)
The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
The Lord of the Rings (2001)
The Great Escape