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At History Hit we obviously love all things history and that includes any film that’s based on history which, let’s face it, includes a lot of films. To celebrate the launch of our new Culture section, History Hit gave you the chance to vote for your favourite historical film.
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. After totting up your votes, the results are in!
Read on to find out which film has been crowned the winner of History Hit’s top historical film.
50. Pearl Harbor (2001)
As its title suggests, based on the surprise attack Japan made on Hawaii on 7 December, 1941, Pearl Harbor follows Rafe Mcawley (Ben Affleck), Danny Walker (Josh Hartnett) and Evelyn Johnson (Kate Beckinsale) during the events of World War Two. The two male protagonists are pilots who are at first separated by Affleck’s character going to get real combat experience in Kent fighting the Luftwaffe, whilst Josh Hartnett goes to Hawaii to train at Pearl Harbor. In the middle of the movie, they find each other again, and are also engaged in a love triangle with
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So what did make the final list of the 100 best historical movies?
Our historians' brief was simple: choose up to five movies they deemed great, and make the case for them. To count, the movie had to have a cinema release, but beyond that our experts were not limited in what they could choose.
Then we put it to you – and this is how you voted.
The best historical movies: the top 25
25. Braveheart (1995)
Nominated by Luke Pepera | Directed by Mel Gibson
Braveheart is a film for which the term ‘historical epic’ must’ve been coined. Thirteenth-century Scotland: in the face of decades of English oppression and the murder of his beloved wife, Scottish farmer William Wallace (played expertly by Mel Gibson) leads a rebellion against English king Edward I. Patrick McGoohan, who plays Edward, delivers one of the best performances as a villain in cinematic history.
The film doesn’t earn many points for sticking to historical facts – the real Wallace was a minor aristocrat, not a farmer, and he wasn’t as flawlessly noble and skilled in battle as Gibson’s counterpart. Still, Braveheart reflects how the Scottish have seen, and arguably continue to see, themselves, especially in contrast to the English.
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24. Downfall (2004)
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