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Greatest Movies Based on Historical Events

A list of the greatest movies that are based on or have included particularly important historical events. *Not including documentaries*
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Spartacus (1960)
Spartacus (1960)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
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Cleopatra (1963)
Cleopatra (1963)
Rotten Tomatoes®   60%
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Zulu (1964)
Zulu (1964)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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Battleship Potemkin (1925)
Battleship Potemkin (1925)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
5
Glory (1989)
Glory (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
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All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
7
Schindler's List (1993)
Schindler's List (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
8
The Pianist (2002)
The Pianist (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
9
Life Is Beautiful (1997)
Life Is Beautiful (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
10
Amistad (1997)
Amistad (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
11
12 Years a Slave (2013)
12 Years a Slave (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
12
Race (2016)
Race (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   63%
13
Malcolm X (1992)
Malcolm X (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
14
The Last King of Scotland (2006)
The Last King of Scotland (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
15
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   62%
16
Cry Freedom (1987)
Cry Freedom (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   76%
17
Hotel Rwanda (2004)
Hotel Rwanda (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
18
Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan (2007)
Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
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The Last Emperor (1987)
The Last Emperor (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
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Kundun (1997)
Kundun (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   75%
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Mao's Last Dancer (2009)
Mao's Last Dancer (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   56%
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Empire of the Sun (1987)
Empire of the Sun (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   75%
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The Killing Fields (1984)
The Killing Fields (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
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The Act of Killing (2012)
The Act of Killing (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
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Silence (2016)
Silence (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
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Grave of the Fireflies
Grave of the Fireflies
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The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)
The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
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Michael Collins (1996)
Michael Collins (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
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In the Name of the Father (1993)
In the Name of the Father (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
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Hunger (2008)
Hunger (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
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The Battle of Algiers (1966)
The Battle of Algiers (1966)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
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Salvador (1986)
Salvador (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
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Dunkirk (2017)
Dunkirk (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
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Lion of the Desert (1981)
Lion of the Desert (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   75%
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Gandhi (1982)
Gandhi (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
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Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
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JFK (1991)
JFK (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
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The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002)
Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
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Suffragette (2015)
Suffragette (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
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