Top movies with a historical significance that have an old-fashioned story

Check out today’s highest ranked movies with a historical significance and an old-fashioned story! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best movies with a historical significance and an old-fashioned story, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.

1 Farha (2021)

Palestine, 1948. After the withdrawal of the British occupiers, tensions rise between Arabs and Jews. Meanwhile, Farha, the smart daughter of the mayor of a small village, unaware of the coming tragedy, dreams of going to study in the big city.

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2021-09-14 | Drama / History

Cast

Ashraf Barhom, Karam Taher

Rating

rating icon 7.343
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    masterstroke
  2. Ranked #1 for
    harrowing
  3. Ranked #1 for
    gut-wrenching

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2 Edge of the World (2021)

Sarawak, in the northeast of the island of Borneo, 1839. Almost by chance, the British adventurer James Brooke is appointed rajah by the Sultan of Brunei, and as an independent ruler he embarks on a personal crusade to eradicate piracy, slavery and headhunting, while trying to curb the malevolent expansionist ambitions of the British Empire.

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2021-08-27 | Drama / Adventure

Cast

Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Josie Ho

Rating

rating icon 5.493
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    pleaser
  2. Ranked #1 for
    for historical research
  3. Ranked #1 for
    typical hollywood fare

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3 The Last Duel (2021)

King Charles VI declares that Knight Jean de Carrouges settle his dispute with his squire, Jacques Le Gris, by challenging him to a duel.

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2021-10-13 | History / Drama

Cast

Jodie Comer, Matt Damon

Rating

rating icon 7.441
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    distorted view
  2. Ranked #1 for
    new perspective
  3. Ranked #1 for
    like The Book Thief

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4 Radioactive (2020)

The story of Nobel Prize winner Marie Curie and her extraordinary scientific discoveries—through the prism of her marriage to husband Pierre—and the seismic and transformative effects their discovery of radium had on the 20th century.

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2020-03-11 | Drama / Romance

Cast

Rosamund Pike, Sam Riley

Rating

rating icon 6.612
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    scientific genius
  2. Ranked #1 for
    quick shot
  3. Ranked #2 for
    directorial achievement

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5 Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend (2022)

Follow the launch of Lamborghini’s career as a manufacturer of tractors, a creator of military vehicles during World War II, and the designer of Lamborghini cars, which he launched in 1963 as the high-end sports car company Automobili Lamborghini.

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2022-11-17 | Drama / History

Cast

Frank Grillo, Romano Reggiani

Rating

rating icon 6.462
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    stuff of legend
  2. Ranked #1 for
    snarling character
  3. Ranked #2 for
    peeved

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6 Mat Kilau (2022)

The rise of a Malay warrior named Mat Kilau and his friends against the British colonialists who came to Pahang in 1892. The greed of British officials and policies, which have imposed excessive taxes, confiscated land belonging to the Malays to reap the treasures of Pahang and disrupted the Islamic way in Pahang has caused dissatisfaction among the rulers and the Malays. The patriotic spirit of Mat Kilau and his friends who rose up against British violence had caused Captain Syers to launch an attack on Mat Kilau. Witness the heroic spirit of Mat Kilau, Tok Gajah and Mat Kilau's best friends use their wisdom to fight in the jungle against the British soldiers. Did Mat Kilau and his friends succeed in driving out the barbaric and greedy British army to reap gold and tin in Pahang?

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2022-06-23 | Action / History

Cast

Adi Putra, Fattah Amin

Rating

rating icon 6.9
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    choppy editing
  2. Ranked #1 for
    fluid camera movement
  3. Ranked #1 for
    unique camera angle

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7 The Woman King (2022)

The story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness unlike anything the world has ever seen, and General Nanisca as she trains the next generation of recruits and readies them for battle against an enemy determined to destroy their way of life.

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2022-09-16 | Action / Drama

Cast

Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu

Rating

rating icon 7.674
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    fierce
  2. Ranked #1 for
    accurate
  3. Ranked #2 for
    historically accurate

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8 Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan (2019)

Vietnam War, 1966. Australia and New Zealand send troops to support the United States and South Vietnamese in their fight against the communist North. Soldiers are very young men, recruits and volunteers who have never been involved in a combat. On August 18th, members of Delta Company will face the true horror of a ruthless battle among the trees of a rubber plantation called Long Tân. They are barely a hundred. The enemy is a human wave ready to destroy them.

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2019-08-08 | War / Action

Cast

Travis Fimmel, Luke Bracey

Rating

rating icon 6.819
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    brave character
  2. Ranked #2 for
    true representation
  3. Ranked #2 for
    honest portrayal

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9 The Dig (2021)

As WWII looms, a wealthy widow hires an amateur archaeologist to excavate the burial mounds on her estate. When they make a historic discovery, the echoes of Britain's past resonate in the face of its uncertain future‎.

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2021-01-14 | Drama / History

Cast

Carey Mulligan, Ralph Fiennes

Rating

rating icon 6.872
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    slowly developing
  2. Ranked #1 for
    tangential
  3. Ranked #1 for
    first-rate cinematography

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10 The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)

What was supposed to be a peaceful protest turned into a violent clash with the police. What followed was one of the most notorious trials in history.

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2020-09-25 | Drama / History

Cast

Eddie Redmayne, Sacha Baron Cohen

Rating

rating icon 7.702
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    depicting social justice
  2. Ranked #2 for
    with memorable moments
  3. Ranked #2 for
    top-notch casting

Trailer

The Trial of the Chicago 7 trailer
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