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12 Most Epic Movie Battles in Film History

12 Most Epic Movie Battles in Film History

Are you in the mood to watch an epic battle movie? There are so many to choose from! Click through the slideshow for the most epic movie battles ever filmed. Did we miss any?

“Braveheart” (1995)

68th Academy Awards (1995): Braveheart | Mel Gibson, Tommy Flanagan, Brendan Gleeson, and David O'Hara in Braveheart (1995)
Courtesy of Paramount Pictures
  • Director: Mel Gibson
  • Cast: Sophie Marceau, Patrick McGoohan, Catherine McCormack and Angus Macfadyen
  • Release Date: May 24, 1995

“Saving Private Ryan” (1998)

Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Courtesy of Dreamworks Distribution
  • Director: Steven Spielberg
  • Cast: Tom Hanks, Edward Burns, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore, and Jeremy Davies
  • Release Date: July 24, 1998

“Full Metal Jacket” (1987)

Courtesy of Warner Bros.
  • Director: Stanley Kubrick
  • Cast: Matthew Modine, R. Lee Ermey, Vincent D’Onofrio, Adam Baldwin, Dorian Harewood, and Arliss Howard
  • Release Date: June 26, 1987

“Pearl Harbor” (2001)

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  • Director: Michael Bay
  • Cast: Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett, Kate Beckinsale, Cuba Gooding Jr., Tom Sizemore, Jon Voight, Colm Feore, and Alec Baldwin
  • Release Date: May 25, 2001

“Gladiator” (2000)

Courtesy of Dreamworks Distribution
  • Director: Ridley Scott
  • Cast: Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed, Derek Jacobi, Djimon Hounsou, and Richard Harris
  • Release Date: May 5, 2000

“300” (2006)

300 (2006) | Gerard Butler in 300 (2006)
Courtesy of Warner Bros.
  • Director: Zack Snyder
  • Cast: Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, David Wenham, and Dominic West
  • Release Date: March 9, 2007

“Enemy at the Gates” (2001)

Courtesy of Paramount Pictures
  • Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud
  • Cast: Jude Law, Joseph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Bob Hoskins, Ed Harris, Ron Perlman, Eva Mattes, Gabriel Marshall Thomson, and Matthias Habich
  • Release Date: March 16, 2001

“Troy” (2004)

Courtesy of Warner Bros.
  • Director: Wolfgang Petersen
  • Cast: Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Peter O’Toole, Sean Bean, Diane Kruger, Brian Cox, Brendan Gleeson, Rose Byrne, Saffron Burrows and Orlando Bloom
  • Release Date: May 14, 2004

“Hacksaw Ridge” (2016)

Courtesy of Lionsgate Films
  • Director: Mel Gibson
  • Cast: Andrew Garfield, Sam Worthington, Luke Bracey, Teresa Palmer, Hugo Weaving, Rachel Griffiths, and Vince Vaughn
  • Release Date: November 4, 2016

“The Magnificent Seven” (1960)

Courtesy of United Artists
  • Director: John Sturges
  • Cast: Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, Robert Vaughn, Brad Dexter, James Coburn, and Horst Buchholz
  • Release Date: October 12, 1960

“Gory” (1989)

Courtesy of Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
  • Director: Edward Zwick
  • Cast: Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes, and Morgan Freeman
  • Release Date: December 15, 1989

“The Last Samurai” (2003)

Courtesy of Warner Bros.
  • Director: Edward Zwick
  • Cast: Tom Cruise, Timothy Spall, Ken Watanabe, Billy Connolly, Tony Goldwyn, Hiroyuki Sanada, and Koyuki Kato
  • Release Date: December 5, 2003
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