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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Ben-Hur
1959, in 22 top lists Check -
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The Ten Commandments
1956, in 12 top lists Check -
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Spartacus
1960, in 19 top lists Check -
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Troy
2004, in 3 top lists Check -
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Clash of the Titans
1981, in 3 top lists Check -
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Alexander
2004, in 0 top lists Check -
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El Cid
1961, in 1 top list Check -
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The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938, in 17 top lists Check -
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Robin and Marian
1976, in 0 top lists Check -
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Robin Hood
1991, in 0 top lists Check -
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Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
1991, in 3 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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1492: Conquest of Paradise
1992, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Mission
1986, in 6 top lists Check -
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The Last of the Mohicans
1992, in 9 top lists Check -
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The Man Who Would Be King
1975, in 5 top lists Check -
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Lawrence of Arabia
1962, in 40 top lists Check -
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The Four Feathers
1939, in 1 top list Check -
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A Passage to India
1984, in 5 top lists Check -
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Mutiny on the Bounty
1935, in 6 top lists Check -
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Barry Lyndon
1975, in 24 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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Gunga Din
1939, in 7 top lists Check -
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Revolution
1985, in 1 top list Check -
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La rivière du hibou
1961 — a.k.a. Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, in 1 top list Check -
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Dances with Wolves
1990, in 18 top lists Check -
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The Dirty Dozen
1967, in 8 top lists Check -
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Das Boot
1981 — a.k.a. The Boat, in 15 top lists Check -
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Apollo 13
1995, in 6 top lists Check -
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The Right Stuff
1983, in 13 top lists Check
Last updated on Jan 7, 2012; source