Top History Movies List

#60 History Movie

The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)

Against the backdrop of the Irish War of Independence, two brothers fight a guerrilla war against British forces.

Director:

Ken Loach

Writers:

Paul Laverty

Stars:

Cillian Murphy, Pádraic Delaney, Liam Cunningham

#59 History Movie

A Bridge Too Far (1977) PG

Operation Market Garden, September 1944: The Allies attempt to capture several strategically important bridges in the Netherlands in the hope of breaking the German lines. However, mismanagement and poor planning result in its failure.

Director:

Richard Attenborough

Writers:

Cornelius Ryan, William Goldman

Stars:

Sean Connery, Ryan O'Neal, Michael Caine

#58 History Movie

The Young Victoria (1991) R

A dramatization of the turbulent first years of Queen Victoria's rule, and her enduring romance with Prince Albert.

Director:

Jean-Marc Vallée

Writers:

Julian Fellowes

Stars:

Emily Blunt, Rupert Friend, Paul Bettany

#57 History Movie

Battleship Potemkin (1925)

In the midst of the Russian Revolution of 1905, the crew of the battleship Potemkin mutiny against the brutal, tyrannical regime of the vessel's officers. The resulting street demonstration in Odessa brings on a police massacre.

Director:

Sergei M. Eisenstein

Writers:

Nina Agadzhanova

Stars:

Aleksandr Antonov, Vladimir Barskiy, Grigoriy Aleksandrov

#56 History Movie

Zulu (1964)

Outnumbered British soldiers do battle with Zulu warriors at Rorke's Drift.

Director:

Cy Endfield

Writers:

John Prebble, Cy Endfield

Stars:

Stanley Baker, Jack Hawkins, Ulla Jacobsson

#55 History Movie

Chariots of Fire (1981) PG

Two British track athletes, one a determined Jew and the other a devout Christian, compete in the 1924 Olympics.

Director:

Hugh Hudson

Writers:

Colin Welland

Stars:

Ben Cross, Ian Charleson, Nicholas Farrell

#54 History Movie

The Passion of Joan Arc (1928)

A chronicle of the trial of Jeanne d'Arc on charges of heresy, and the efforts of her ecclesiastical jurists to force Jeanne to recant her claims of holy visions.

Director:

Carl Theodor Dreyer

Writers:

Joseph Delteil, Carl Theodor Dreyer

Stars:

Maria Falconetti, Eugene Silvain, André Berley

#53 History Movie

The Last King of Scotland (2006) R

Based on the events of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's regime as seen by his personal physician during the 1970's.

Director:

Kevin Macdonald

Writers:

Peter Morgan, Jeremy Brock

Stars:

James McAvoy, Forest Whitaker, Gillian Anderson

#52 History Movie

Frost/Nixon (2008) R

A dramatic retelling of the post-Watergate television interviews between British talk-show host David Frost and former president Richard Nixon.

Director:

Ron Howard

Writers:

Peter Morgan

Stars:

Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Kevin Bacon

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#51 History Movie

The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) R

The life of Jesus Christ, his journey through life as he faces the struggles all humans do, and his final temptation on the cross.

Director:

Martin Scorsese

Writers:

Nikos Kazantzakis, Paul Schrader

Stars:

Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel, Barbara Hershey

#50 History Movie

Flags of Our Fathers (2006) R

The life stories of the six men who raised the flag at the Battle of Iwo Jima, a turning point in World War II.

Director:

Clint Eastwood

Writers:

William Broyles Jr., Paul Haggis

Stars:

Ryan Phillippe, Barry Pepper, Joseph Cross

#49 History Movie

Woodstock (1970) R

The film chronicle of the legendary 1969 music festival.

Director:

Michael Wadleigh

Stars:

Joan Baez, Richie Havens, Roger Daltrey

#48 History Movie

Seabiscuit (2003) PG-13

True story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the team behind it but also those of their nation.

Director:

Gary Ross

Writers:

Chi Yuan Hsi, Huo An Hsi

Stars:

Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges, Elizabeth Banks

#47 History Movie

Munich (2005) R

Based on the true story of the Black September aftermath, about the five men chosen to eliminate the ones responsible for that fateful day.

Director:

Steven Spielberg

Writers:

Tony Kushner, Eric Roth

Stars:

Eric Bana, Daniel Craig, Marie-Josée Croze

#46 History Movie

Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)

In 1787, British ship Bounty leaves Portsmouth to bring a cargo of bread-fruit from Tahiti but the savage on-board conditions imposed by Captain Bligh trigger a mutiny led by officer Fletcher Christian.

Director:

Lewis Milestone, Carol Reed

Writers:

Charles Lederer, Charles Nordhoff

Stars:

Marlon Brando, Trevor Howard, Richard Harris

#45 History Movie

Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005) PG

Broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow looks to bring down Senator Joseph McCarthy.

Director:

George Clooney

Writers:

George Clooney, Grant Heslov

Stars:

David Strathairn, George Clooney, Patricia Clarkson

#44 History Movie

Miracle (2004) PG

Miracle tells the true story of Herb Brooks (Russell), the player-turned-coach who led the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team to victory over the seemingly invincible Russian squad.

Director:

Gavin O'Connor

Writers:

Eric Guggenheim

Stars:

Kurt Russell, Patricia Clarkson, Nathan West

#43 History Movie

Red Cliff (2008) R

The first chapter of a two-part story centered on a battle fought in China's Three Kingdoms period (220-280 A.D.).

Director:

John Woo

Writers:

John Woo, Khan Chan

Stars:

Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Fengyi Zhang

#42 History Movie

The Battle of Algeris (1966)

In the 1950s, fear and violence escalate as the people of Algiers fight for independence from the French government.

Director:

Gillo Pontecorvo

Writers:

Franco Solinas

Stars:

Brahim Hadjadj, Jean Martin, Yacef Saadi

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#41 History Movie

Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan (2007) R

The story recounts the early life of Genghis Khan who was a slave before going on to conquer half the world in 1206.

Director:

Sergei Bodrov

Writers:

Arif Aliev, Sergei Bodrov

Stars:

Tadanobu Asano, Amadu Mamadakov, Khulan Chuluun

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