Top rated like a history lesson movies with a riveting finish

Check out today’s highest ranked like a history lesson movies with a riveting finish! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best like a history lesson movies with a riveting finish, 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
    leaving lasting impact
  2. Ranked #1 for
    realistic portrayal
  3. Ranked #1 for
    heart-wrenching

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2 A Call to Spy (2020)

The story of Vera Atkins, a crafty spy recruiter, and two of the first women she selects for Churchill's "secret army": Virginia Hall, a daring American undaunted by a disability and Noor Inayat Khan, a pacifist. These civilian women form an unlikely sisterhood while entangled in dangerous missions to turn the tide of the war.

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2020-10-02 | History / Crime

Cast

Sarah Megan Thomas, Stana Katic

Rating

rating icon 6.845
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    with crowning moments
  2. Ranked #1 for
    big scale
  3. Ranked #1 for
    ballsy

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3 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
    honest portrayal
  3. Ranked #2 for
    heroic acting

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4 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
    excellent casting
  3. Ranked #2 for
    dynamite

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The Trial of the Chicago 7 trailer
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5 Mr. Jones (2019)

In 1933, Welsh journalist Gareth Jones travels to Ukraine, where he experiences the horrors of a famine. Everywhere he goes he meets henchmen of the Soviet secret service who are determined to prevent news about the catastrophe from getting out. Stalin’s forced collectivisation of agriculture has resulted in misery and ruin—the policy is tantamount to mass murder.

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2019-10-03 | Thriller / Drama

Cast

James Norton, Vanessa Kirby

Rating

rating icon 6.753
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    like a history lesson
  2. Ranked #2 for
    evil tyrant
  3. Ranked #2 for
    biblical proportion

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6 Judas and the Black Messiah (2021)

Bill O'Neal infiltrates the Black Panthers on the orders of FBI Agent Mitchell and J. Edgar Hoover. As Black Panther Chairman Fred Hampton ascends—falling for a fellow revolutionary en route—a battle wages for O’Neal’s soul.

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2021-02-12 | Drama / History

Cast

Lakeith Stanfield, Daniel Kaluuya

Rating

rating icon 7.346
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    real deal
  2. Ranked #1 for
    impactful
  3. Ranked #1 for
    electrifying

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7 The Forgotten Battle (2021)

In WWII's final years, a soldier in the German army, a British glider pilot, and a Dutch resistance fighter's paths intertwine. Their choices shape destinies, impacting not only their freedom but also that of others.

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2021-06-05 | Action / War

Cast

Gijs Blom, Jamie Flatters

Rating

rating icon 7.1
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    very well executed
  2. Ranked #1 for
    high-quality directing
  3. Ranked #1 for
    epic battle sequence

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8 Official Secrets (2019)

The true story of British intelligence whistleblower Katharine Gun who—prior to the 2003 Iraq invasion—leaked a top-secret NSA memo exposing a joint US-UK illegal spying operation against members of the UN Security Council. The memo proposed blackmailing member states into voting for war.

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2019-08-30 | Thriller / History

Cast

Keira Knightley, Matt Smith

Rating

rating icon 7.242
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    shaking head in disbelief
  2. Ranked #1 for
    moral
  3. Ranked #2 for
    intrepid

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Official Secrets trailer
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9 Margrete: Queen of the North (2021)

1402. Queen Margrete I has gathered the Nordic kingdoms in a union, ruled through her adopted son, Erik. But a conspiracy is in the making and Margrete finds herself in an impossible dilemma that could shatter her life's work: The Kalmar Union.

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2021-09-16 | History / Drama

Cast

Trine Dyrholm, Søren Malling

Rating

rating icon 6.521
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    rosy
  2. Ranked #1 for
    seductive
  3. Ranked #1 for
    wonderfully executed

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10 Argentina, 1985 (2022)

In the 1980s, a team of lawyers takes on the heads of Argentina's bloody military dictatorship in a battle against odds and a race against time.

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2022-09-29 | Drama / History

Cast

Ricardo Darín, Peter Lanzani

Rating

rating icon 7.889
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    nearly perfect
  2. Ranked #1 for
    practically flawless
  3. Ranked #1 for
    humorous tone

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