Top Historical Movies


The Top Historical Movies List is calculated by overall movie ratings and members' "Top Historical List". Lists are calculated daily.

401. Westward Ho

Year of Release: 1935
Overall Rating: 2.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Robert N. Bradbury
Actors: John Wayne, Sheila Bromley, Frank McGlynn Jr., Jim Farley, Jack Curtis, Bradley Metcalfe

402. Swordsman ( Xiao ao jiang hu )

Year of Release: 1990
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: Cantonese
Genre: Action/Historical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: King Hu
Actors: Samuel Hui, Cecilia Yip, Jacky Cheung, Sharla Cheung, Fennie Yuen, Siu-Ming Lau

403. City of Glass ( Boli zhi cheng )

Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 3.5 out of 4 stars
Language: Mandarin
Genre: Romance/Historical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Alex Law
Actors: Qi Shu, Daniel Wu, Leon Lai, Audrey Mak, Nicola Cheung, Eason Chan
Plot: City of Glass follows two romances: one in the past and one in the present. The present one is between Wooly Suzie (Nicola Cheung) and David (Daniel Wu), who first meet at the police station following the deaths of their parents in a car wreck. The kicker: the two were not married, and were carrying on an affair. As played by Leon Lai and Shu Qi, the two parents were star-crossed lovers in their youth who drifted as politics and distance drove a wedge in their burgeoning romance. Yet their love was apparently a stronger power because years later it drew them back together. Meanwhile, the present holds conflicts for Suzie and David. Unable to get along at first, they bond as both discover the little details they have in common.

404. Money For Nothing: Inside The Federal Reserve

Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 3.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Historical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jim Bruce
Actors: Liev Schreiber, Paul Volcker, Janet Yellen, Peter Atwater, Alan Blinder, Tony Boeckh
Plot: Even though the Federal Reserve is one of the most powerful financial institutions in the world, the workings of this institution - and the policies that shape our lives - are almost unknown to the common man. Money for Nothing takes a look inside the inner workings and how it shapes the world of finance - both for good and bad.

405. The Plow That Broke the Plains

Year of Release: 1936
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Historical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Pare Lorentz
Actors: Thomas Chalmers

406. December 7th

Year of Release: 1943
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: War/Historical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: John Ford, Gregg Toland
Actors: Walter Huston, Harry Davenport, Dana Andrews, Paul Hurst, George O'Brien, James Kevin McGuinness

407. Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics

Year of Release: 2010
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Historical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Mac Carter
Actors: Ryan Reynolds, Zack Snyder, Frank Miller, Bryan Singer, George Reeves, David Cronenberg
Plot: Documentary narrated by Ryan Reynolds discussing the history of our favorite superheroes.

408. Passchendaele

Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Paul Gross
Actors: Paul Gross, Caroline Dhavernas, Joe Dinicol, Meredith Bailey, Jim Mezon, Adam Harrington

409. The Crisis

Year of Release: 1916
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Colin Campbell
Actors: George Fawcett, Matt Snyder, Bessie Eyton, Tom Santschi, Sam D. Drane, Eugenie Besserer

410. Billy the Kid

Year of Release: 1930
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Historical/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: King Vidor
Actors: Johnny Mack Brown, Wallace Beery, Kay Johnson, Karl Dane, Wyndham Standing, Warner Richmond

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