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Schindler's List
1993· 3h 15m· Drama, History, War· en
8.617.8K
Best History Movies of the 1990s
This collection ranks 976 history movies released in the 1990s. 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. The #1 film is Schindler's List.
976 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data
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Saving Private Ryan
1998· 2h 49m· War, Drama, History· en
8.217.7K - 3
Braveheart
1995· 2h 58m· Action, Drama, History· en
7.911.4K - 4
Apollo 13
1995· 2h 20m· Drama, History· en
7.56.1K - 5
JFK
1991· 3h 9m· Drama, Thriller, History· en
7.62.5K - 6
The Thin Red Line
1998· 2h 51m· Drama, History, War· en
7.43.4K - 7
October Sky
1999· 1h 47m· Drama, History, Family· en
7.71.5K - 8
The Last of the Mohicans
1992· 1h 52m· History, War, Drama· en
7.43.5K - 9
Ninja Scroll
1993· 1h 34m· Fantasy, Animation, Action· ja
7.8762 - 10
Malcolm X
1992· 3h 22m· Drama, History· en
7.62.0K - 11
Paris Is Burning
1991· 1h 18m· Documentary, History· en
8.0559 - 12
Ed Wood
1994· 2h 7m· Comedy, Drama, History· en
7.52.6K - 13
Red Dawn
1990· 1h 36m· Drama, Thriller, History· es
8.2143 - 14
Seven Years in Tibet
1997· 2h 16m· Adventure, Drama, History· en
7.23.2K - 15
Elizabeth
1998· 2h 3m· Drama, History· en
7.21.5K - 16
Stalingrad
1993· 2h 14m· Drama, History, War· de
7.3645 - 17
Man on the Moon
1999· 1h 58m· Comedy, Drama, History· en
7.22.0K - 18
Les Misérables
1998· 2h 14m· Crime, Drama, History· en
7.2696 - 19
Gettysburg
1993· 4h 14m· Drama, History, War· en
7.0335 - 20
Alive
1993· 2h 7m· Adventure, Drama, History· en
6.91.6K - 21
Quiz Show
1994· 2h 13m· History, Drama· en
7.3993 - 22
Queen Margot
1994· 2h 18m· Drama, History, Romance· fr
7.2433 - 23
Colonel Kwiatkowski
1996· 2h 3m· Comedy, History· pl
6.732 - 24
Selena
1997· 2h 7m· Drama, Music, History· en
7.71.3K - 25
Rudy
1993· 1h 54m· Drama, History· en
7.3766 - 26
Shakespeare in Love
1998· 2h 4m· Romance, History, Comedy· en
6.83.3K - 27
What's Love Got to Do with It
1993· 1h 58m· Drama, Music, History· en
7.0379 - 28
Europa Europa
1990· 1h 52m· History, Drama, War· de
7.2281 - 29
Border
1997· 2h 56m· History, Action, War· hi
6.577 - 30
The Ghost and the Darkness
1996· 1h 49m· Adventure, Thriller, History· en
6.81.2K - 31
The Long Walk Home
1990· 1h 37m· Drama, History· en
7.6161 - 32
Ulysses' Gaze
1995· 2h 49m· Drama, History, War· el
7.5126 - 33
Cyrano de Bergerac
1990· 2h 17m· Drama, Comedy, History· fr
7.3818 - 34
Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician
1992· 1h 48m· Drama, History· it
6.735 - 35
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
1993· 1h 59m· Drama, History, Action· en
6.9814 - 36
Nixon
1995· 3h 12m· Drama, History· en
6.8409 - 37
The 13th Warrior
1999· 1h 43m· Adventure, History, Action· en
6.72.1K - 38
All Things Fair
1995· 2h 5m· Drama, Romance, History· sv
6.4176 - 39
Michael Collins
1996· 2h 12m· War, Drama, Thriller· en
6.9532 - 40
Anna and the King
1999· 2h 28m· Drama, Romance, History· en
6.8836 - 41
Iruvar
1997· 2h 20m· History, Drama· ta
7.451 - 42
Land and Freedom
1995· 1h 49m· War, Drama, History· en
7.3301 - 43
Blackadder: Back & Forth
1999· 33m· Comedy, History, Science Fiction· en
7.0190 - 44
David Macaulay: Roman City
1994· 56m· Documentary, History· en
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An Angel at My Table
1990· 2h 38m· Drama, History· en
7.0190 - 46
Four Days in September
1997· 1h 50m· Thriller, Drama, History· pt
7.5140 - 47
Amistad
1997· 2h 35m· Drama, History, Mystery· en
7.01.4K - 48
Newsies
1992· 2h 1m· Drama, History· en
6.7296 - 49
The Tuskegee Airmen
1995· 1h 46m· War, History, Drama· en
7.1136 - 50
The Barber of Siberia
1998· 3h 0m· Comedy, Drama, Romance· ru
7.0157
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Frequently asked questions
How many history movies came out in the 1990s?
976 history movies from the 1990s carry real rating data.
How are these history films 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.
What is the highest-rated history movie of the 1990s?
Schindler's List holds the top position in this collection.