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The List of Historical Films

A incomplete list of films based on true historical events some of them are very close to the reality and some have exaggerated parts of the story they're depicting.
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Ben Hur (1907)
Ben Hur (1907)
1
4.9
Napoleon (1927)
Napoleon (1927)
2
88%8.2
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
3
98%8.1
Richard III (1955)
Richard III (1955)
4
84%7.4
The Ten Commandments (1956)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
5
84%7.9
Ben Hur (1959)
Ben Hur (1959)
6
Spartacus (1960)
Spartacus (1960)
7
93%7.9
Judgement at Nuremburg (1961)
Judgement at Nuremburg (1961)
8
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
9
94%8.3
Cleopatra (1963)
Cleopatra (1963)
10
60%7.0
A Man for All Seasons (1966)
A Man for All Seasons (1966)
11
84%7.7
Start the Revolution Without Me (1970)
Start the Revolution Without Me (1970)
12
83%6.5
Antony and Cleopatra (1972)
Antony and Cleopatra (1972)
13
5.8
All the President's Men (1976)
All the President's Men (1976)
14
94%8.0
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
15
62%7.4
Caligula (1979)
Caligula (1979)
16
22%5.3
All Quiet on the Western Front (1979)
All Quiet on the Western Front (1979)
17
100%7.1
The Last Emperor (1987)
The Last Emperor (1987)
18
89%7.7
Lincoln (1988)
Lincoln (1988)
19
7.1
Glory (1989)
Glory (1989)
20
93%7.8
Nouvelle Vague (1990)
Nouvelle Vague (1990)
21
67%6.7
JFK (1991)
JFK (1991)
22
84%8.0
The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
23
93%7.7
Malcolm X (1992)
Malcolm X (1992)
24
89%7.7
Cool Runnings (1993)
Cool Runnings (1993)
25
76%7.0
Gettysburg (1993)
Gettysburg (1993)
26
77%7.6
Schindler's List (1993)
Schindler's List (1993)
27
98%9.0
Tombstone (1993)
Tombstone (1993)
28
74%7.8
Braveheart (1995)
Braveheart (1995)
29
78%8.3
Apollo 13 (1995)
Apollo 13 (1995)
30
96%7.6
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
31
93%8.6
Elizabeth (1998)
Elizabeth (1998)
32
83%7.4
Shakespeare in Love (1998)
Shakespeare in Love (1998)
33
92%7.1
The Thin Red Line (1998)
The Thin Red Line (1998)
34
81%7.6
The Insider (1999)
The Insider (1999)
35
96%7.8
Gladiator (2000)
Gladiator (2000)
36
77%8.5
Nuremberg (2000)
Nuremberg (2000)
37
7.3
Black Hawk Down (2001)
Black Hawk Down (2001)
38
77%7.7
We Were Soldiers (2002)
We Were Soldiers (2002)
39
64%7.2
Master and Commander (2003)
Master and Commander (2003)
40
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