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All 1,028 Ranked History Movies, Best First
1,028 of the 6,614 history films on the site are ranked, and this list starts with the best: The Passion of Joan of Arc (1929), then Dead to Rights (2025). Filter by decade, year, language, box office or plot summary; the list updates as you choose.
- history films on the site
- 6,614
- ranked by score
- 1,028
- worldwide gross of 1,729 films
- $29.2B
- with a plot summary
- 1,427
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Filter History Movies by Decade, Language & Box Office
Ranked by Echo Score; 606 of these 1,028 films have none (released before 2017, when Echo Scores start) and are ranked by a blend of their Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings. 1,028 of the 6,614 history films are ranked. Switch the sort to see the newest releases, the biggest box office hits or every film from A to Z.
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The Full History List: Questions & Answers
How the 1,028 ranked history films on this list are ordered, why the other 5,586 are not ranked and how to narrow the list down.
How is the full list of history movies ranked?
Best first. Ranked by Echo Score; 606 of these 1,028 films have none (released before 2017, when Echo Scores start) and are ranked by a blend of their Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings. The Passion of Joan of Arc (1929) is #1, ahead of Dead to Rights (2025). A film is ranked when it runs at least an hour and has a score, box office, an award nomination or enough votes.
The history ranking Why are only 1,028 of the 6,614 history films ranked?
A film is ranked when it runs at least an hour and has a score, box office, an award nomination or enough votes; shorts, films with too few ratings and re-release records stay off the ranking, which leaves 5,586 history films unranked. They are still on the site: sort the list by newest, oldest or title A–Z to reach them.
How do I filter history movies by decade or language?
Use the filters above the list: a decade or year, an original language, or only films with a plot summary, the ending explained or an after-credits scene; the sort switches between rating, release date, box office, budget and title. The 2010s have the most ranked history films (469), then the 2020s (283). Outside English, French (547 films) and Spanish (344 films) have the most history films.
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