Collider has published a ranked list of the best epic movies released since 2000, celebrating the genre's blend of high stakes, huge production values and sweeping stories of heroism. The list highlights how varied modern epics have become, spanning superhero blockbusters, fantasy adventures and awards-season dramas, and argues these films will be remembered as defining works of early 21st-century cinema.

Films featured include Avengers: Infinity War (2018), directed by Joe and Anthony Russo, praised as arguably the most ambitious superhero film ever made and Marvel's last true masterpiece, alongside Christopher Nolan's forthcoming The Odyssey (2026) and the Oscar-winning One Battle After Another. The full article text was cut off before further entries could be detailed.