IMDb: Genre: History

Most Popular History Feature Films

1.		Selma (2014) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.6/10 X A chronicle of Martin Luther King's campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1965. Dir: Ava DuVernay With: David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Tim Roth Biography \| Drama \| History 128 mins.
2.		Schindler's List (1993) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.9/10 X In Poland during World War II, Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis. Dir: Steven Spielberg With: Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Kingsley Biography \| Drama \| History 195 mins.
3.		12 Years a Slave (2013) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.1/10 X In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Dir: Steve McQueen With: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Kenneth Williams, Michael Fassbender Biography \| Drama \| History 134 mins.
4.		Mr. Turner (2014) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.0/10 X An exploration of the last quarter century of the great, if eccentric, British painter J.M.W. Turner's life. Dir: Mike Leigh With: Timothy Spall, Paul Jesson, Dorothy Atkinson Biography \| Drama \| History 150 mins.
5.		Zero Dark Thirty (2012) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.4/10 X A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L.s Team 6 in May 2011. Dir: Kathryn Bigelow With: Jessica Chastain, Joel Edgerton, Chris Pratt Drama \| History \| Thriller 157 mins.
6.		Braveheart (1995) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.4/10 X When his secret bride is executed for assaulting an English soldier who tried to rape her, William Wallace begins a revolt and leads Scottish warriors against the cruel English tyrant who rules Scotland with an iron fist. Dir: Mel Gibson With: Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau, Patrick McGoohan Action \| Biography \| Drama \| History \| War 177 mins.
7.		In the Heart of the Sea (2015) Based on the 1820 event, a whaling ship is preyed upon by a sperm whale, stranding its crew at sea for 90 days, thousands of miles from home. Dir: Ron Howard With: Chris Hemsworth, Cillian Murphy, Brendan Gleeson Action \| Adventure \| Drama \| History 121 mins.
8.		The King's Speech (2010) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.1/10 X The story of King George VI of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, his impromptu ascension to the throne and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch become worthy of it. Dir: Tom Hooper With: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter Biography \| Drama \| History 118 mins.
9.		King Arthur (2004) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.3/10 X A demystified take on the tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Dir: Antoine Fuqua With: Clive Owen, Stephen Dillane, Keira Knightley Action \| Adventure \| Drama \| History \| War 126 mins.
10.		Pompeii (2014) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.6/10 X A slave-turned-gladiator finds himself in a race against time to save his true love, who has been betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator. As Mount Vesuvius erupts, he must fight to save his beloved as Pompeii crumbles around him. Dir: Paul W.S. Anderson With: Kit Harington, Emily Browning, Kiefer Sutherland Action \| Adventure \| Drama \| History \| Romance 105 mins.
11.		Kingdom of Heaven (2005) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.2/10 X Balian of Ibelin travels to Jerusalem during the crusades of the 12th century, and there he finds himself as the defender of the city and its people. Dir: Ridley Scott With: Orlando Bloom, Eva Green, Liam Neeson Action \| Adventure \| Drama \| History \| War 144 mins.
12.		Saving Mr. Banks (2013) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.6/10 X Author P.L. Travers reflects on her childhood after reluctantly meeting with Walt Disney, who seeks to adapt her Mary Poppins books for the big screen. Dir: John Lee Hancock With: Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks, Annie Rose Buckley Biography \| Comedy \| Drama \| History \| Music 125 mins.
13.		Marie Antoinette (2006) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.4/10 X The retelling of France's iconic but ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette. From her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at 15 to her reign as queen at 19 and to the end of her reign as queen and ultimately the fall of Versailles. Dir: Sofia Coppola With: Kirsten Dunst, Jason Schwartzman, Rip Torn Biography \| Drama \| History 123 mins.
14.		Gangs of New York (2002) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.5/10 X In 1863, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points area of New York City seeking revenge against Bill the Butcher, his father's killer. Dir: Martin Scorsese With: Leonardo DiCaprio, Cameron Diaz, Daniel Day-Lewis Crime \| Drama \| History 167 mins.
15.		Black Hawk Down (2001) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.7/10 X 123 elite U.S. soldiers drop into Somalia to capture two top lieutenants of a renegade warlord and find themselves in a desperate battle with a large force of heavily-armed Somalis. Dir: Ridley Scott With: Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Tom Sizemore Drama \| History \| Thriller \| War 144 mins.
16.		Lincoln (2012) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.4/10 X As the Civil War continues to rage, America's president struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on the decision to emancipate the slaves. Dir: Steven Spielberg With: Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Strathairn Biography \| Drama \| History \| War 150 mins.
17.		The Great Escape (1963) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.3/10 X Allied P.O.W.s plan for several hundred of their number to escape from a German camp during World War II. Dir: John Sturges With: Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough Adventure \| Drama \| History \| War 172 mins.
18.		Robin Hood (2010) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.7/10 X In 13th century England, Robin and his band of marauders confront corruption in a local village and lead an uprising against the crown that will forever alter the balance of world power. Dir: Ridley Scott With: Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Matthew Macfadyen Action \| Adventure \| Drama \| History 140 mins.
19.		The Last Samurai (2003) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.7/10 X An American military advisor embraces the Samurai culture he was hired to destroy after he is captured in battle. Dir: Edward Zwick With: Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, Billy Connolly Action \| Drama \| History \| War 154 mins.
20.		We Were Soldiers (2002) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.1/10 X The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War and the soldiers on both sides that fought it. Dir: Randall Wallace With: Mel Gibson, Madeleine Stowe, Greg Kinnear Action \| Drama \| History \| War 138 mins.
21.		Downfall (2004) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.3/10 X Traudl Junge, the final secretary for Adolf Hitler, tells of the Nazi dictator's final days in his Berlin bunker at the end of WWII. Dir: Oliver Hirschbiegel With: Bruno Ganz, Alexandra Maria Lara, Ulrich Matthes Biography \| Drama \| History \| War 156 mins.
22.		Tombstone (1993) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.8/10 X A successful lawman's plans to retire anonymously in Tombstone, Arizona, are disrupted by the kind of outlaws he was famous for eliminating. Dir: George P. Cosmatos With: Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, Sam Elliott Action \| Drama \| History \| Romance \| Western 130 mins.
23.		The Way Back (2010) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.3/10 X Siberian gulag escapees travel 4,000 miles by foot to freedom in India. Dir: Peter Weir With: Jim Sturgess, Ed Harris, Colin Farrell Adventure \| Drama \| History 133 mins.
24.		Public Enemies (2009) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.0/10 X The Feds try to take down notorious American gangsters John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson and Pretty Boy Floyd during a booming crime wave in the 1930s. Dir: Michael Mann With: Christian Bale, Johnny Depp, James Russo Biography \| Crime \| Drama \| History 140 mins.
25.		Romeo & Juliet (2013) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.7/10 X Romeo and Juliet secretly wed despite the sworn contempt their families hold for each another. It is not long, however, before a chain of fateful events changes the lives of both families forever. Dir: Carlo Carlei With: Hailee Steinfeld, Douglas Booth, Damian Lewis Drama \| History \| Romance 118 mins.