History Through Film
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This list organizes films depicting historical events and our historical figures generally in chronological order (although some films have been grouped together by topic instead).
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Noah
2014, in 1 top list Check -
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Exodus: Gods and Kings
2014, in 1 top list Check -
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The Ten Commandments
1956, in 12 top lists Check -
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Jesus of Nazareth
1977, in 1 top list Check -
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The Passion of the Christ
2004, in 4 top lists Check -
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Troy
2004, in 3 top lists Check -
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Alexander
2004, in 0 top lists Check -
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Spartacus
1960, in 19 top lists Check -
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Cleopatra
1963, in 5 top lists Check -
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Caligola
1979 — a.k.a. Caligula, in 1 top list Check -
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Gladiator
2000, in 25 top lists Check -
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The Last Legion
2007, in 0 top lists Check -
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King Arthur
2004, in 1 top list Check -
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El Cid
1961, in 1 top list Check -
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Braveheart
1995, in 20 top lists Check -
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Shichinin no samurai
1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check -
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A Man for All Seasons
1966, in 15 top lists Check -
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Elizabeth
1998, in 5 top lists Check -
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Amadeus
1984, in 23 top lists Check -
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Immortal Beloved
1994, in 0 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 Last of the Mohicans
1992, in 9 top lists Check -
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The Patriot
2000, in 2 top lists Check -
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Gangs of New York
2002, in 5 top lists Check -
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Lincoln
2012, in 5 top lists Check -
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Gone with the Wind
1939, in 31 top lists Check -
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12 Years a Slave
2013, in 22 top lists Check -
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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969, in 21 top lists Check -
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Dances with Wolves
1990, in 18 top lists Check -
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The Last Samurai
2003, in 2 top lists Check -
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Titanic
1997, in 25 top lists Check -
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Michael Collins
1996, in 1 top list Check -
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Gandhi
1982, in 15 top lists Check -
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All Quiet on the Western Front
1930, in 19 top lists Check -
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Lawrence of Arabia
1962, in 40 top lists Check -
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J. Edgar
2011, in 0 top lists Check -
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Public Enemies
2009, in 1 top list Check -
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Patton
1970, in 13 top lists Check -
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Saving Private Ryan
1998, in 28 top lists Check -
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The King's Speech
2010, in 13 top lists Check -
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The Imitation Game
2014, in 5 top lists Check -
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Schindler's List
1993, in 35 top lists Check -
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La vita è bella
1997 — a.k.a. Life Is Beautiful, in 22 top lists Check -
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The Pianist
2002, in 21 top lists Check -
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The Reader
2008, in 1 top list Check -
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Pearl Harbor
2001, in 2 top lists Check -
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From Here to Eternity
1953, in 13 top lists Check -
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Flags of Our Fathers
2006, in 2 top lists Check -
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Letters from Iwo Jima
2006, in 5 top lists Check -
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The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957, in 32 top lists Check
Last updated on Jun 1, 2016; source