<Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Judgment at Nuremberg </Td> <Td> 1961 </Td> </Tr> <P> AFI defines "epic" as a genre of large - scale films set in a cinematic interpretation of the past . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> #</Th> <Th> Film </Th> <Th> Year </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Lawrence of Arabia </Td> <Td> 1962 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Ben - Hur </Td> <Td> 1959 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Schindler's List </Td> <Td> 1993 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Gone with the Wind </Td> <Td> 1939 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> Spartacus </Td> <Td> 1960 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Titanic </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> All Quiet on the Western Front </Td> <Td> 1930 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Saving Private Ryan </Td> <Td> 1998 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> Reds </Td> <Td> 1981 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> The Ten Commandments </Td> <Td> 1956 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> #</Th> <Th> Film </Th> <Th> Year </Th> </Tr>

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