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40 Must-Watch Historical Movies to Watch at Least Once (Good Housekeeping)

The great thing about movies? There are so many different genres and stories to tell. While we love to have our minds twisted by psychological thrillers, crack up at classic rom-coms or tear up during a heartfelt romance drama, it's also hard to resist an educational historical movie. Some may associate historical movies with high-school social studies class, but the truth is there are so many engaging and insightful movies out there inspired by historical events and real-life accounts. That's why we found the best of the best — whichever you cue up from this list, you'll be engaged and learn something new.
Watch stories about the lives of Harriet Tubman, Margaret Thatcher, Princess Diana or Marie Antoinette as well as inspirational and harrowing accounts about major players during events like the Apollo 13 mission, the search for Osama bin Laden, the Battle of Dunkirk and the Holocaust. Some of these movies are more serious than light-hearted
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Hotel Rwanda (2004)
Hotel Rwanda (2004)
2
Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
3
The Killing Fields (1984)
The Killing Fields (1984)
4
The Pianist (2002)
The Pianist (2002)
5
The Iron Lady (2011)
The Iron Lady (2011)
6
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
7
Reagan (2024)
Reagan (2024)
8
Dunkirk (2017)
Dunkirk (2017)
9
Harriet (2019)
Harriet (2019)
10
Gladiator (2000)
Gladiator (2000)
11
Apollo 13 (1995)
Apollo 13 (1995)
12
The Sound of Music (1965)
The Sound of Music (1965)
13
The Revenant (2015)
The Revenant (2015)
14
Spencer (2021)
Spencer (2021)
15
On the Basis of Sex (2018)
On the Basis of Sex (2018)
16
Schindler's List (1993)
Schindler's List (1993)
17
Hidden Figures (2016)
Hidden Figures (2016)
18
Argo (2012)
Argo (2012)
19
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008)
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008)
20
The Butler (2013)
The Butler (2013)
21
Marie Antoinette (2006)
Marie Antoinette (2006)
22
12 Years a Slave (2013)
12 Years a Slave (2013)
23
I, Tonya (2017)
I, Tonya (2017)
24
Lincoln (2012)
Lincoln (2012)
25
The Book Thief (2013)
The Book Thief (2013)
26
Midway (2019)
Midway (2019)
27
Unbroken (2014)
Unbroken (2014)
28
Loving (2016)
Loving (2016)
29
The Young Victoria (2009)
The Young Victoria (2009)
30
Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
31
Anna Karenina (2012)
Anna Karenina (2012)
32
Behind Enemy Lines (2001)
Behind Enemy Lines (2001)
33
The King's Speech (2010)
The King's Speech (2010)
34
Elizabeth (1998)
Elizabeth (1998)
35
Spotlight (2015)
Spotlight (2015)
36
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
37
Public Enemies (2009)
Public Enemies (2009)
38
Mary Queen of Scots (2018)
Mary Queen of Scots (2018)
40
The Post (2017)
The Post (2017)
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