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A genre of film that deals with a major historical event and the actual historical figures involved in it. Often great liberties are taken with the facts to facilitate a 2-hour running time or a particular political agenda. These films pay a great deal of attention to re-creating events that live mostly in our memories or in textbooks. Earlier historical films tended to concentrate on eras and political figures who were far from the present and put little emphasis on undermining the accepted mythologies of history. Some films dealing with historical past would fall into some other genres and types: westerns, musicals, fantasy, war dramas, biographies, etc.

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  1. 11 -

    12 Years a Slave

    2013, in 22 top lists Check
  2. 21 -1

    Persepolis

    2007, in 9 top lists Check
  3. 2 -

    Ningen no jôken

    1961 — a.k.a. The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer, in 12 top lists Check
  4. 4 -

    Ningen no jôken

    1959 — a.k.a. The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity, in 12 top lists Check
  5. 3 -

    Ningen no jôken

    1959 — a.k.a. The Human Condition I: No Greater Love, in 13 top lists Check
  6. 29 -

    Kagemusha

    1980, in 10 top lists Check
  7. 42 new

    The Devils

    1971, in 12 top lists Check
  8. 8 -

    Der Untergang

    2004 — a.k.a. Downfall, in 14 top lists Check
  9. 16 -1

    La passion de Jeanne d'Arc

    1928 — a.k.a. The Passion of Joan of Arc, in 27 top lists Check
  10. 47 -1

    Apollo 13

    1995, in 6 top lists Check
  11. 14 +7

    Andrey Rublyov

    1966 — a.k.a. Andrei Rublev, in 29 top lists Check
  12. 20 -1

    Gandhi

    1982, in 15 top lists Check
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    Schindler's List

    1993, in 35 top lists Check
  14. 43 -1

    Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes

    1972 — a.k.a. Aguirre, the Wrath of God, in 18 top lists Check
  15. 26 -

    Il gattopardo

    1963 — a.k.a. The Leopard, in 18 top lists Check
  16. 19 -1

    The King's Speech

    2010, in 13 top lists Check
  17. 48 -1

    Black Hawk Down

    2001, in 5 top lists Check
  18. 24 -

    All the President's Men

    1976, in 21 top lists Check
  19. 49 -1

    Argo

    2012, in 8 top lists Check
  20. 44 -1

    Becket

    1964, in 5 top lists Check
  21. 32 -

    The Big Short

    2015, in 4 top lists Check
  22. 45 -1

    'Breaker' Morant

    1980 — a.k.a. Breaker Morant, in 5 top lists Check
  23. 41 -

    Changeling

    2008, in 1 top list Check
  24. 35 -

    Glory

    1989, in 5 top lists Check
  25. 10 -

    Hacksaw Ridge

    2016, in 6 top lists Check
  26. 34 -

    Hidden Figures

    2016, in 4 top lists Check
  27. 12 -

    Hotel Rwanda

    2004, in 10 top lists Check
  28. 28 -

    In Cold Blood

    1967, in 8 top lists Check
  29. 15 -1

    Inherit the Wind

    1960, in 4 top lists Check
  30. 18 -1

    JFK

    1991, in 13 top lists Check
  31. 38 -

    The Killing Fields

    1984, in 12 top lists Check
  32. 39 -

    Letters from Iwo Jima

    2006, in 5 top lists Check
  33. 27 -

    The Lion in Winter

    1968, in 4 top lists Check
  34. 13 -

    The Message

    1976 — a.k.a. Mohammad: Messenger of God, in 7 top lists Check
  35. 9 -

    Napoléon vu par Abel Gance

    1927 — a.k.a. Napoleon, in 24 top lists Check
  36. 25 -

    A Night to Remember

    1958, in 3 top lists Check
  37. 36 -

    Pride

    2014, in 3 top lists Check
  38. 40 -

    The Right Stuff

    1983, in 13 top lists Check
  39. 23 -

    Spartacus

    1960, in 19 top lists Check
  40. 37 -

    Straight Outta Compton

    2015, in 4 top lists Check
  41. 22 -

    The Ten Commandments

    1956, in 12 top lists Check
  42. 31 -

    Tombstone

    1993, in 2 top lists Check
  43. 17 -1

    Vredens dag

    1943 — a.k.a. Day of Wrath, in 13 top lists Check
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