Top Historical Movies


The Top Historical Movies List is calculated by overall movie ratings and members' "Top Historical List". Lists are calculated daily.

231. The Oklahoma Kid

Year of Release: 1939
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Historical/Western
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Lloyd Bacon
Actors: James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart, Rosemary Lane, Donald Crisp, Harvey Stephens, Hugh Sothern

232. The Moderns

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Alan Rudolph
Actors: Keith Carradine, Linda Fiorentino, John Lone, Wallace Shawn, Geneviève Bujold, Kevin J. O'Connor

233. Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey

Year of Release: 1995
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Historical
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Steven M. Martin
Actors: Leon Theremin, Robert Moog, Clara Rockmore, Nicolas Slonimsky, Paul Shure, Brian Wilson

234. Harvest of Empire

Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Historical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Peter Getzels, Eduardo Lopez
Actors: Juan Gonzalez
Plot: Documentary released in conjunction with journalist Juan Gonzalez's book, Harvest of Empire explores the history between America's involvement in Latin America and how it correlates to the current immigration crisis in the U.S.

235. Les miserables

Year of Release: 1978
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Glenn Jordan
Actors: Richard Jordan, Anthony Perkins, Cyril Cusack, Claude Dauphin, John Gielgud, Ian Holm

236. Princess of Montpensier, The ( princesse de Montpensier, La )

Year of Release: 2011
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Bertrand Tavernier
Actors: Mélanie Thierry, Lambert Wilson, Gaspard Ulliel, Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet, Raphaël Personnaz, Anatole de Bodinat

237. The Great Battle

Year of Release: 2018
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Korean
Genre: Historical/War
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Kwang-shik Kim
Actors: Joo-Hyuk Nam, In-sung Jo, Seol-Hyun Kim, Dong-il Sung, Sung-woong Park, Oh-seong Yu

238. Origin

Year of Release: 2024
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Ava DuVernay
Actors: Vera Farmiga, Niecy Nash, Blair Underwood, Finn Wittrock, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Jon Bernthal

239. The Promise

Year of Release: 2017
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Terry George
Actors: Christian Bale, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Oscar Isaac, Angela Sarafyan, James Cromwell, Jean Reno
Plot: As the Ottoman Empire nears it end, the sophisticated Ana finds herself torn between two men - brilliant medical student Michael and a renowned American journalist.

240. The Countess

Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Julie Delpy
Actors: Julie Delpy, Daniel Brühl, William Hurt, Anamaria Marinca, Sebastian Blomberg , Charly Hübner
Plot: Erzebet Bathory was an infamous Hungarian Countess, feared by many for her strong will and envied for her wealth and estate holdings. It is said that Erzebet Bathroy becomes obsessed with her desire for youth and believes the blood of young female virgins will help sustain her youth and beauty. Was vanity to be the ultimate undoing of this countess or was it betrayal by her royal counterparts?

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