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Jan 3, 2022 · Published Jan 3, 2022. Link copied to clipboard. The past has always fascinated audiences, and while time travel isn't an option, cinema offers a glimpse of what life, times, people, and customs were like years ago. Historical fiction movies have become a mainstay in yearly movie rosters, and catching them is easy on Netflix.
Our team of editorial experts, passionate historians and enthusiasts spent hours assessing our favourite historical films from the last 50 years. We compiled an editorial selection of 50, then handed the final decision on the order of the top 20 over to you.
1. Saving Private Ryan (1998) R | 169 min | Drama, War. 8.6. Rate. 91 Metascore. Following the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action. Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns.
89 Metascore. In 1984 East Berlin, an agent of the secret police conducting surveillance on a writer and his lover finds himself becoming increasingly absorbed by their lives. Director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck Stars Ulrich Mühe Martina Gedeck Sebastian Koch. 7. The Pianist.
Sep 19, 2023 · Movies Lists Historical Fiction Augusto Pinochet wasn’t a vampire. Obviously, there’s no way to prove that; he died nearly two decades ago and we still don’t know how to prove someone is a ...
Mar 16, 2023 · 10 Best Historical Fiction Epics. 10 Best Historical Epics Not Based on a True Story. By Ty Weinert. Published Mar 16, 2023. True epics, fake stories. While the genre is not as prevalent...
Nov 22, 2023 · Schindler's List (1994) Historical setting: World War II-era Germany, Poland, and Czechoslovakia. Steven Spielberg earned his first directing Oscar for this wrenching, essential film set during...
