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Das Boot
1981· 2h 30m· Drama, History, War· de
8.12.6K
Best German History Movies
This collection ranks 990 german 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 Das Boot.
990 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data
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Downfall
2004· 2h 35m· Drama, History, War· de
7.94.4K - 3
Enemy at the Gates
2001· 2h 11m· War, History· en
7.44.1K - 4
Ennio
2022· 2h 36m· Documentary, Music, History· it
8.3385 - 5
Kingdom of Heaven
2005· 2h 24m· Drama, Action, Adventure· en
7.15.2K - 6
Coach Carter
2005· 2h 16m· Drama, History· en
7.63.4K - 7
The Promised Land
2023· 2h 7m· Action, Drama, History· da
7.7621 - 8
The Patriot
2000· 2h 45m· Drama, History, War· en
7.24.4K - 9
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
1972· 1h 35m· History, Adventure, Drama· de
7.41.3K - 10
We Were Soldiers
2002· 2h 18m· Action, History, War· en
7.12.3K - 11
Never Look Away
2018· 3h 8m· Drama, Romance, History· de
7.7766 - 12
Quo Vadis, Aida?
2021· 1h 44m· War, Drama, History· sr
7.6486 - 13
A Royal Affair
2012· 2h 17m· Drama, History, Romance· da
7.3957 - 14
Land of Mine
2015· 1h 40m· War, Drama, History· da
7.81.5K - 15
Stalingrad
1993· 2h 14m· Drama, History, War· de
7.3645 - 16
Man on the Moon
1999· 1h 58m· Comedy, Drama, History· en
7.22.0K - 17
Snowden
2016· 2h 15m· Drama, History, Crime· en
7.14.7K - 18
A Hidden Life
2019· 2h 53m· History, Drama, War· en
7.2801 - 19
Les Misérables
1998· 2h 14m· Crime, Drama, History· en
7.2696 - 20
The People vs. Fritz Bauer
2015· 1h 45m· History, Drama, Mystery· de
6.8214 - 21
1900
1976· 5h 17m· Drama, History· it
7.8688 - 22
The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan
2023· 2h 1m· Adventure, Action, Drama· fr
6.91.5K - 23
Colonia
2016· 1h 46m· Drama, History· de
7.32.0K - 24
The Tin Drum
1979· 2h 42m· Drama, History, War· de
7.0538 - 25
The Captain
2018· 1h 58m· War, Drama, History· de
7.2505 - 26
The Old Gun
1975· 1h 43m· Drama, History· fr
7.5296 - 27
The Bridge
1959· 1h 43m· Drama, History, War· de
7.6202 - 28
The Physician
2013· 2h 35m· Adventure, Drama, History· en
7.31.2K - 29
Cross of Iron
1977· 2h 13m· Drama, Action, History· en
7.1496 - 30
Queen Margot
1994· 2h 18m· Drama, History, Romance· fr
7.2433 - 31
Charlie Wilson's War
2007· 1h 42m· Comedy, Drama, History· en
6.51.7K - 32
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
2007· 1h 54m· Drama, History, Romance· en
6.71.3K - 33
Europa Europa
1990· 1h 52m· History, Drama, War· de
7.2281 - 34
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
1974· 1h 49m· Drama, History· de
7.3379 - 35
Firebird
2021· 1h 47m· Drama, Romance, History· en
7.4236 - 36
September 5
2024· 1h 34m· Thriller, Drama, History· en
7.0592 - 37
Sophie Scholl: The Final Days
2005· 1h 57m· Drama, History· de
7.1462 - 38
Joyeux Noel
2005· 1h 56m· Drama, War, Romance· fr
7.4926 - 39
The Ghost and the Darkness
1996· 1h 49m· Adventure, Thriller, History· en
6.81.2K - 40
Ulysses' Gaze
1995· 2h 49m· Drama, History, War· el
7.5126 - 41
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
2002· 1h 53m· Comedy, Crime, Drama· en
6.71.3K - 42
Shooting Dogs
2006· 1h 55m· Drama, History· en
7.5165 - 43
Race
2016· 2h 14m· Drama, History· en
7.31.6K - 44
Balloon
2018· 2h 5m· Thriller, Drama, History· de
7.5482 - 45
The Damned
1969· 2h 38m· Drama, History· it
7.3233 - 46
K-19: The Widowmaker
2002· 2h 18m· Drama, History, Thriller· en
6.61.2K - 47
The Round Up
2010· 1h 55m· Drama, History, War· fr
7.51.0K - 48
Frantz
2016· 1h 53m· History, Drama, Romance· fr
7.4724 - 49
Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan
2007· 2h 5m· History, War, Action· ru
6.8770 - 50
Kidnapped
2023· 2h 14m· Drama, History· it
7.3385
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Frequently asked questions
How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?
990 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?
Das Boot currently holds the top position in this collection.
How often is this list updated?
Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.