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Most Popular History Feature Films

1.		Loading J. Edgar (2011) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.9/10 X As the face of law enforcement in America for almost 50 years, J. Edgar Hoover was feared and admired, reviled and revered. But behind closed doors, he held secrets that would have destroyed his image, his career and his life. Dir: Clint Eastwood With: Leonardo DiCaprio, Armie Hammer, Naomi Watts Biography \| Crime \| Drama \| History 137 mins.
2.		Loading War Horse (2011) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.2/10 X Young Albert enlists to serve in World War I after his beloved horse is sold to the cavalry. Albert's hopeful journey takes him out of England and across Europe as the war rages on. Dir: Steven Spielberg With: Jeremy Irvine, Emily Watson, David Thewlis Drama \| History \| War 146 mins.
3.		Loading Conquest 1453 (2012) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.3/10 X In 1453, the Byzantine capital of Constantinople is surrounded by Ottoman Turks. The city is but a shadow... Dir: Faruk Aksoy With: Devrim Evin, Ibrahim Celikkol, Dilek Serbest Action \| Adventure \| Drama \| History \| War 160 mins.
4.		Loading Titanic (1997) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.5/10 X A boy and a girl from differing social backgrounds meet during the ill-fated maiden voyage of the RMS Titanic. Dir: James Cameron With: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane Adventure \| Drama \| History \| Romance 194 mins.
5.		Loading The King's Speech (2010) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.2/10 X The story of King George VI of Britain, his impromptu ascension to the throne and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch become worthy of it. Dir: Tom Hooper With: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter Biography \| Drama \| History 118 mins.
6.		Loading Schindler's List (1993) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.9/10 X In Poland during World War II, Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis. Dir: Steven Spielberg With: Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Kingsley Biography \| Drama \| History \| War 195 mins.
7.		Loading 300 (2006) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.7/10 X King Leonidas and a force of 300 men fight the Persians at Thermopylae in 480 B.C. Dir: Zack Snyder With: Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, David Wenham Action \| Fantasy \| History \| War 117 mins.
8.		Loading Gladiator (2000) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.4/10 X When a Roman general is betrayed and his family murdered by an emperor's corrupt son, he comes to Rome as a gladiator to seek revenge. Dir: Ridley Scott With: Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen Action \| Adventure \| Drama \| History 155 mins.
9.		Loading Saving Private Ryan (1998) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.5/10 X Following the Normandy Landings, a group of US soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action. Dir: Steven Spielberg With: Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore Action \| Drama \| History \| War 169 mins.
10.		Loading Braveheart (1995) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.4/10 X William Wallace, a commoner, unites the 13th Century Scots in their battle to overthrow English rule. Dir: Mel Gibson With: Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau, Patrick McGoohan Action \| Biography \| Drama \| History \| War 177 mins.
11.		Loading The Pianist (2002) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.5/10 X A Polish Jewish musician struggles to survive the destruction of the Warsaw ghetto of World War II. Dir: Roman Polanski With: Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay Biography \| Drama \| History \| War 150 mins.
12.		Loading Red Tails (2012) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.8/10 X A crew of African American pilots in the Tuskegee training program, having faced segregation while kept mostly on the ground during World War II, are called into duty under the guidance of Col. A.J. Bullard. Dir: Anthony Hemingway With: Cuba Gooding Jr., Gerald McRaney, David Oyelowo Action \| Adventure \| Drama \| History \| War 125 mins.
13.		Loading Ip Man (2008) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.1/10 X A semi-biographical account of Yip Man, the first martial arts master to teach the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun. Dir: Wilson Yip With: Donnie Yen, Simon Yam, Siu-Wong Fan Action \| Biography \| Drama \| History 106 mins.
14.		Loading Downfall (2004) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.3/10 X Traudl Junge, the final secretary for Adolf Hitler, tells of the Nazi dictator's final days in his Berlin bunker at the end of WWII. Dir: Oliver Hirschbiegel With: Bruno Ganz, Alexandra Maria Lara, Ulrich Matthes Biography \| Drama \| History \| War 156 mins.
15.		Loading Black Hawk Down (2001) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.7/10 X 123 elite U.S. soldiers drop into Somalia to capture two top lieutenants of a renegade warlord and find themselves in a desperate battle with a large force of heavily-armed Somalis. Dir: Ridley Scott With: Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Tom Sizemore Action \| Drama \| History \| War 144 mins.
16.		Loading Public Enemies (2009) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.0/10 X The Feds try to take down notorious American gangsters John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson and Pretty Boy Floyd during a booming crime wave in the 1930s. Dir: Michael Mann With: Christian Bale, Johnny Depp, James Russo Biography \| Crime \| Drama \| History 140 mins.
17.		Loading The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.8/10 X Set during World War II, a story seen through the innocent eyes of Bruno, the eight-year-old son of the commandant at a concentration camp, whose forbidden friendship with a Jewish boy on the other side of the camp fence has startling and unexpected consequences. Dir: Mark Herman With: Asa Butterfield, David Thewlis, Rupert Friend Drama \| History \| War 94 mins.
18.		Loading Kingdom of Heaven (2005) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.1/10 X Balian of Ibelin travels to Jerusalem during the crusades of the 12th century, and there he finds himself as the defender of the city and its people. Dir: Ridley Scott With: Orlando Bloom, Eva Green, Liam Neeson Action \| Adventure \| History \| War 144 mins.
19.		Loading Lincoln (2012) Not yet released The sixteenth President of the United States guides the North to victory during the Civil War. Dir: Steven Spielberg With: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Daniel Day-Lewis, Tommy Lee Jones Biography \| Drama \| History \| War
20.		Loading The Last Samurai (2003) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.7/10 X An American military advisor embraces the Samurai culture he was hired to destroy after he is captured in battle. Dir: Edward Zwick With: Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, Billy Connolly Action \| Adventure \| Drama \| History \| War 154 mins.
21.		Loading Gangs of New York (2002) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.4/10 X In 1863, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points area of New York City seeking revenge against Bill the Butcher, his father's killer. Dir: Martin Scorsese With: Leonardo DiCaprio, Cameron Diaz, Daniel Day-Lewis Crime \| Drama \| History 167 mins.
22.		Loading Texas Killing Fields (2011) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.6/10 X In the Texas bayous, a local homicide detective teams up with a cop from New York City to investigate a series of unsolved murders. Dir: Ami Canaan Mann With: Sam Worthington, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Chloë Grace Moretz Crime \| Drama \| History \| Thriller 105 mins.
23.		Loading The Right Stuff (1983) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.9/10 X The original US Mercury 7 astronauts and their macho, seat-of-the-pants approach to the space program. Dir: Philip Kaufman With: Sam Shepard, Scott Glenn, Ed Harris Adventure \| Drama \| History 193 mins.
24.		Loading The Flowers of War (2011) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.4/10 X A Westerner finds refuge with a group of women in a church during Japan's rape of Nanking in 1937. Posing as a priest, he attempts to lead the women to safety. Dir: Yimou Zhang With: Christian Bale, Ni Ni, Xinyi Zhang Drama \| History 146 mins.
25.		Loading Once Upon a Time in America (1984) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.4/10 X A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to Brooklyn over 30 years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life. Dir: Sergio Leone With: Robert De Niro, James Woods, Elizabeth McGovern Crime \| Drama \| History 229 mins.