Top Historical Movies


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

231. Edward II

Year of Release: 1992
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Derek Jarman
Actors: Steven Waddington, Kevin Collins, Andrew Tiernan, Tilda Swinton
Plot: The new king of England summons his previously banned lover. Although they are filled with joy, they must face the intense opposition towards their relationship which plagues the court.

232. 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

233. Shanks

Year of Release: 1974
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Fantasy/Historical
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: William Castle
Actors: Marcel Marceau, Tsilla Chelton, Philippe Clay, Cindy Eilbacher
Plot: A dying inventor gives a mute puppeteer a device that can animate the dead.

234. 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

235. 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

236. 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
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.

237. 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
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?

238. 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

239. 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

240. 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

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