Top Historical Movies


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

401. Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst ( aka Neverland: The Rise and Fall of the Symbionese Liberation Army )

Year of Release: 2004
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Historical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Robert Stone
Actors: Russ Little, Michael Bortin, Timothy Findley, Dan Grove, Ludlow Kramer, John Lester

402. Ballets Russes

Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Historical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Daniel Geller, Dayna Goldfine
Actors: Marian Seldes, Alicia Markova, Yvonne Craig, Nathalie Krassovska, Tania Riabouchinskaya, Frederick Franklin

403. Shake Hands with the Devil

Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Historical
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Roger Spottiswoode
Actors: Roy Dupuis, Owen Sejake, James Gallanders, Michel Mongeau, Robert Lalonde, John Sibi-Okumu
Plot: In the early 1990s Canadian General Romeo Dallaire is appointed by the
U.N. to lead troops into Rwanda. By 1994 there is a full-scale genocide
taking place and Gen. Dallaire, despite his best efforts, cannot stop the
massacre in large part due to the lack of support from the Western World.

404. 17 Miracles

Year of Release: 2011
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Historical
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: T.C. Christensen
Actors: Jasen Wade, Jason Celaya, Natalie Blackman, Bruce Newbold, Savanna Kylie Lewis, Caitlin E.J. Meyer

405. Hecho en México

Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: Spanish
Genre: Documentary/Historical
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Duncan Bridgeman
Actors: Rubén Albarrán, Don Cheto, Amandititita, Diego Luna, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Julieta Venegas
Plot: Duncan Bridgeman's documentary explores the state of contemporary Mexico by examining the top performers, artists and musicians who call the country their home.

406. Swordsman ( Xiao ao jiang hu )

Year of Release: 1990
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: Cantonese
Genre: Action/Historical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: King Hu
Actors: Samuel Hui, Cecilia Yip, Jacky Cheung, Sharla Cheung, Fennie Yuen, Siu-Ming Lau

407. The Plow That Broke the Plains

Year of Release: 1936
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Historical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Pare Lorentz
Actors: Thomas Chalmers

408. December 7th

Year of Release: 1943
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: War/Historical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: John Ford, Gregg Toland
Actors: Walter Huston, Harry Davenport, Dana Andrews, Paul Hurst, George O'Brien, James Kevin McGuinness

409. Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics

Year of Release: 2010
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Historical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Mac Carter
Actors: Ryan Reynolds, Zack Snyder, Frank Miller, Bryan Singer, George Reeves, David Cronenberg
Plot: Documentary narrated by Ryan Reynolds discussing the history of our favorite superheroes.

410. Westward Ho

Year of Release: 1935
Overall Rating: 2.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Robert N. Bradbury
Actors: John Wayne, Sheila Bromley, Frank McGlynn Jr., Jim Farley, Jack Curtis, Bradley Metcalfe

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