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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  1. 52 -

    The Howards of Virginia

    1940 — a.k.a. The Tree of Liberty, in 0 top lists Check
  2. 56 -

    Andersonville

    1996, in 0 top lists Check
  3. 49 -

    The Crossing

    2000, in 0 top lists Check
  4. 48 -

    Revolution

    1985, in 1 top list Check
  5. 22 -

    Robin Hood

    1991, in 0 top lists Check
  6. 89 -

    Ghosts of Mississippi

    1996, in 0 top lists Check
  7. 63 -

    Gods and Generals

    2003, in 0 top lists Check
  8. 66 -

    C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America

    2004, in 0 top lists Check
  9. 53 -

    Drums Along the Mohawk

    1939, in 0 top lists Check
  10. 80 -

    Enigma

    2001, in 1 top list Check
  11. 29 -

    The Agony and the Ecstasy

    1965, in 0 top lists Check
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    The Fall of the Roman Empire

    1964, in 1 top list Check
  13. 58 -

    The Red Badge of Courage

    1951, in 3 top lists Check
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    Robin and Marian

    1976, in 0 top lists Check
  15. 61 -

    Ride with the Devil

    1999, in 3 top lists Check
  16. 59 -

    Shenandoah

    1965, in 0 top lists Check
  17. 14 -

    El Cid

    1961, in 1 top list Check
  18. 18 -

    Richard III

    1955, in 6 top lists Check
  19. 30 -

    1492: Conquest of Paradise

    1992, in 0 top lists Check
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    Quo Vadis

    1951, in 1 top list Check
  21. 37 -

    The Four Feathers

    1939, in 1 top list Check
  22. 47 -

    1776

    1972, in 0 top lists Check
  23. 44 -

    Amazing Grace

    2006, in 0 top lists Check
  24. 55 -

    Gettysburg

    1993, in 0 top lists Check
  25. 65 -

    The Civil War

    1990, in 3 top lists Check
  26. 46 -

    Gunga Din

    1939, in 7 top lists Check
  27. 38 -

    A Passage to India

    1984, in 5 top lists Check
  28. 25 -

    The Hunchback of Notre Dame

    1939, in 4 top lists Check
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    Cleopatra

    1963, in 5 top lists Check
  30. 92 -

    We Were Soldiers

    2002, in 0 top lists Check
  31. 70 -

    The Caine Mutiny

    1954, in 3 top lists Check
  32. 17 -

    Henry V

    1989, in 2 top lists Check
  33. 12 -

    Alexander

    2004, in 0 top lists Check
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    Catch-22

    1970, in 5 top lists Check
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    I, Claudius

    1976, in 2 top lists Check
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    The Big Red One

    1980, in 10 top lists Check
  37. 96 -

    Reds

    1981, in 9 top lists Check
  38. 64 -

    La rivière du hibou

    1961 — a.k.a. Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, in 1 top list Check
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    Mutiny on the Bounty

    1935, in 6 top lists Check
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    Clash of the Titans

    1981, in 3 top lists Check
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    John Adams

    2008, in 0 top lists Check
  42. 34 -

    Zulu

    1964, in 8 top lists Check
  43. 72 -

    The Longest Day

    1962, in 6 top lists Check
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    Romeo and Juliet

    1968, in 5 top lists Check
  45. 8 -

    Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

    1916, in 24 top lists Check
  46. 19 -

    A Man for All Seasons

    1966, in 14 top lists Check
  47. 32 -

    The Mission

    1986, in 6 top lists Check
  48. 60 -

    Cold Mountain

    2003, in 1 top list Check
  49. 15 -

    The Lion in Winter

    1968, in 4 top lists Check
  50. 95 -

    Woodstock

    1970, in 13 top lists Check
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