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Best English History Movies

This collection ranks 5,115 English history movies. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. At the top of the list is Schindler's List.

5,115 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  8. 58

    October Sky

    1999· 1h 47m

    7.71.5K
  16. 66

    Air

    2023· 1h 52m

    7.32.4K
  19. 69

    One Life

    2023· 1h 49m

    7.8977
  25. 75

    The Patriot

    2000· 2h 45m

    7.24.4K
  26. 76

    Elvis

    2022· 2h 39m

    7.44.0K
  27. 77

    Tetris

    2023· 1h 58m

    7.72.0K
  29. 79

    Malcolm X

    1992· 3h 22m

    7.62.0K
  33. 83

    Apollo 11

    2019· 1h 33m

    7.9721
  36. 86

    Ed Wood

    1994· 2h 7m

    7.52.6K
  39. 89

    Hotel Mumbai

    2019· 2h 3m

    7.51.8K
  40. 90

    The Heiress

    1949· 1h 55m

    7.8281
  45. 95

    Gandhi

    1982· 3h 12m

    7.62.5K
  48. 98

    Munich

    2005· 2h 44m

    7.13.1K
  49. 99

    Sully

    2016· 1h 36m

    7.27.8K

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

5,115 movies with real rating data match this collection.

How are these movies ranked?

By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.

Which movie is ranked #1?

Schindler's List currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.