100 All-Time Best Movies for History Buffs
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History isn’t marked by years, but events. Being a history buff means looking at the way major ideas or happenings played out and how they had an effect on everything from politics to the economy.
War, invention, discovery, love: the history of the world has been shaped by the way we deal with these things. The movies on this list are great ways to take a closer look at the moments that changed history.
NOTE: The list is constructed out of seven minor lists, as noted below:
#01 - 13: Ancient History
#14 - 29: Medieval Times
#30 - 46: Exploration & Colonization
#47 - 53: The American Revolution
#54 - 68: The American Civil War
#69 - 81: World War II
#82 - 100: The 20th Century
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Schindler's List
1993, in 35 top lists Check -
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Gladiator
2000, in 25 top lists Check -
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Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo
1966 — a.k.a. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, in 28 top lists Check -
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Saving Private Ryan
1998, in 28 top lists Check -
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The Pianist
2002, in 21 top lists Check -
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Braveheart
1995, in 19 top lists Check -
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300
2006, in 6 top lists Check -
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To Kill a Mockingbird
1962, in 18 top lists Check -
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Raging Bull
1980, in 34 top lists Check -
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Lawrence of Arabia
1962, in 40 top lists Check -
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Gone with the Wind
1939, in 31 top lists Check -
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Platoon
1986, in 21 top lists Check -
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Barry Lyndon
1975, in 24 top lists Check -
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Das Boot
1981 — a.k.a. The Boat, in 15 top lists Check -
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Dances with Wolves
1990, in 17 top lists Check -
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The Thin Red Line
1998, in 14 top lists Check -
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Apollo 13
1995, in 6 top lists Check -
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Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes
1972 — a.k.a. Aguirre, the Wrath of God, in 18 top lists Check -
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Troy
2004, in 3 top lists Check -
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La passion de Jeanne d'Arc
1928 — a.k.a. The Passion of Joan of Arc, in 27 top lists Check -
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Milk
2008, in 3 top lists Check -
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Ben-Hur
1959, in 22 top lists Check -
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Gandhi
1982, in 15 top lists Check -
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Black Hawk Down
2001, in 5 top lists Check -
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All the President's Men
1976, in 21 top lists Check -
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Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
2003, in 8 top lists Check -
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The Grapes of Wrath
1940, in 24 top lists Check -
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Spartacus
1960, in 19 top lists Check -
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Empire of the Sun
1987, in 9 top lists Check -
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The Best Years of Our Lives
1946, in 30 top lists Check -
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The Patriot
2000, in 2 top lists Check -
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Patton
1970, in 13 top lists Check -
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All Quiet on the Western Front
1930, in 19 top lists Check -
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The Last King of Scotland
2006, in 1 top list Check -
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The Last of the Mohicans
1992, in 9 top lists Check -
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The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938, in 17 top lists Check -
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The New World
2005, in 10 top lists Check -
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Capote
2005, in 3 top lists Check -
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The Last Emperor
1987, in 15 top lists Check -
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Glory
1989, in 5 top lists Check -
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Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
1991, in 3 top lists Check -
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The Outlaw Josey Wales
1976, in 11 top lists Check -
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The Dirty Dozen
1967, in 8 top lists Check -
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The Right Stuff
1983, in 13 top lists Check -
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Malcolm X
1992, in 7 top lists Check -
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The Ten Commandments
1956, in 12 top lists Check -
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October Sky
1999, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Man Who Would Be King
1975, in 5 top lists Check -
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Inherit the Wind
1960, in 4 top lists Check -
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Elizabeth
1998, in 5 top lists Check
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