IMDb: Genre: History

Most Popular History Feature Films

1.		Zero Dark Thirty (2012) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.5/10 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. Team 6 in May 2011. Dir: Kathryn Bigelow With: Jessica Chastain, Joel Edgerton, Chris Pratt Drama \| History \| Thriller 157 mins.
2.		Lincoln (2012) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.6/10 X As the Civil War continues to rage, America's president struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield and 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.
3.		The Impossible (2012) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.6/10 X The story of a tourist family in Thailand caught in the destruction and chaotic aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Dir: Juan Antonio Bayona With: Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor, Tom Holland Drama \| History \| Thriller 114 mins.
4.		Argo (2012) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.9/10 X A dramatization of the 1980 joint CIA-Canadian secret operation to extract six fugitive American diplomatic personnel out of revolutionary Iran. Dir: Ben Affleck With: Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, John Goodman Drama \| History \| Thriller 120 mins.
5.		300 (2006) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.7/10 X King Leonidas and a force of 300 men fight the Persians at Thermopylae in 480 B.C. Dir: Zack Snyder With: Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, David Wenham Action \| Fantasy \| History \| War 117 mins.
6.		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 \| War 195 mins.
7.		Troy (2004) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.1/10 X An adaptation of Homer's great epic, the film follows the assault on Troy by the united Greek forces and chronicles the fates of the men involved. Dir: Wolfgang Petersen With: Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom Adventure \| Drama \| History 163 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 Britain, 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.		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 whom tried to rape her, a commoner 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.
10.		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.
11.		J. Edgar (2011) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.6/10 X J. Edgar Hoover, powerful head of the FBI for nearly 50 years, looks back on his professional and personal life. Dir: Clint Eastwood With: Leonardo DiCaprio, Armie Hammer, Naomi Watts Biography \| Crime \| Drama \| History 137 mins.
12.		Australia (2008) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.6/10 X Set in northern Australia before World War II, an English aristocrat who inherits a sprawling ranch reluctantly pacts with a stock-man in order to protect her new property from a takeover plot. As the pair drive 2,000 head of cattle over unforgiving landscape, they experience the bombing of Darwin, Australia, by Japanese forces firsthand. Dir: Baz Luhrmann With: Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, Shea Adams Adventure \| Drama \| History \| Romance \| War 165 mins.
13.		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 \| War 144 mins.
14.		The Pianist (2002) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.5/10 X A Polish Jewish musician struggles to survive the destruction of the Warsaw ghetto of World War II. Dir: Roman Polanski With: Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay Biography \| Drama \| History \| War 150 mins.
15.		American Hustle (2013) Not yet released The 1970s-set true story of a con artist and his partner in crime, who were forced to work with a federal agent to turn the tables on other cons, mobsters, and politicians - namely, the volatile mayor of impoverished Camden, New Jersey. Dir: David O. Russell With: Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper Drama \| History \| Thriller
16.		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.
17.		We Were Soldiers (2002) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.0/10 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.
18.		Kingdom of Heaven (2005) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.1/10 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.
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 \| Adventure \| Drama \| History \| War 154 mins.
20.		The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.7/10 X Set during World War II, a story seen through the innocent eyes of Bruno, the eight-year-old son of the commandant at a concentration camp, whose forbidden friendship with a Jewish boy on the other side of the camp fence has startling and unexpected consequences. Dir: Mark Herman With: Asa Butterfield, David Thewlis, Rupert Friend Drama \| History \| War 94 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.		Defiance (2008) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.1/10 X Jewish brothers in Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe escape into the Belarussian forests, where they join Russian resistance fighters and endeavor to build a village in order to protect themselves and about 1,000 Jewish non-combatants. Dir: Edward Zwick With: Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber, Jamie Bell Action \| Drama \| History \| Thriller \| War 137 mins.
23.		The Untouchables (1987) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.0/10 X Federal Agent Eliot Ness sets out to stop Al Capone; because of rampant corruption, he assembles a small, hand-picked team. Dir: Brian De Palma With: Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Robert De Niro Crime \| Drama \| History \| Thriller 119 mins.
24.		Walking with the Enemy (2013) Not yet released A young man, separated from his family in WWII, disguises himself as a Nazi SS Officer and uncovers more than just his family whereabouts. Dir: Mark Schmidt With: Jonas Armstrong, Ben Kingsley, Hannah Tointon Action \| Drama \| History \| Romance \| War
25.		Kon-Tiki (2012) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.2/10 X The story of legendary explorer Thor Heyerdal's epic 4,300 miles crossing of the Pacific on a balsa wood raft in 1947, in an effort prove it was possible for South Americans to settle in Polynesia in pre-Columbian times. Dir: Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg With: Pål Sverre Hagen, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Gustaf Skarsgård Action \| Adventure \| Biography \| Drama \| History 118 mins.