Top rated movies with breakout performance that have for historical research

Check out today’s highest ranked movies with breakout performance and for historical research! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best movies with breakout performance and for historical research, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.

1 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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  1. Ranked #1 for
    depicting social justice
  2. Ranked #2 for
    with memorable moments
  3. Ranked #2 for
    crisp dialogue

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2 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
    like Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

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3 The Mauritanian (2021)

The true story of the Mauritanian Mohamedou Ould Slahi, who was held at the U.S military's Guantanamo Bay detention center without charges for over a decade and sought help from a defense attorney for his release.

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2021-02-12 | Drama / Thriller

Cast

Tahar Rahim, Jodie Foster

Rating

rating icon 7.427
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    absolutely astonishing
  2. Ranked #1 for
    truly unforgettable
  3. Ranked #2 for
    defensive

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4 Nitram (2021)

Based on true events, "Nitram" lives with his parents in suburban Australia in the mid-90s. He lives a life of isolation and frustration at never fitting in. As his anger grows, he begins a slow descent into a nightmare that culminates in the most heinous of acts.

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2021-09-30 | Mystery / Thriller

Cast

Caleb Landry Jones, Judy Davis

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rating icon 6.955
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    confronting
  2. Ranked #1 for
    disturbed man
  3. Ranked #1 for
    deeply disturbing

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5 Just Mercy (2019)

The powerful true story of Harvard-educated lawyer Bryan Stevenson, who goes to Alabama to defend the disenfranchised and wrongly condemned — including Walter McMillian, a man sentenced to death despite evidence proving his innocence. Bryan fights tirelessly for Walter with the system stacked against them.

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2019-12-25 | Drama / Crime

Cast

Michael B. Jordan, Brie Larson

Rating

rating icon 7.9
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    miscarriage of justice
  2. Ranked #1 for
    innocent man
  3. Ranked #2 for
    impactful

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6 The Two Popes (2019)

Frustrated with the direction of the church, Cardinal Bergoglio requests permission to retire in 2012 from Pope Benedict. Instead, facing scandal and self-doubt, the introspective Pope Benedict summons his harshest critic and future successor to Rome to reveal a secret that would shake the foundations of the Catholic Church.

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2019-11-27 | Drama / History

Cast

Jonathan Pryce, Anthony Hopkins

Rating

rating icon 7.499
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    humanized
  2. Ranked #1 for
    for Catholic contemplation
  3. Ranked #1 for
    absolutely magnificent

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7 The Lost King (2022)

An amateur historian defies the academic establishment in her efforts to find King Richard III's remains, which were lost for over 500 years.

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2022-10-07 | Comedy / Drama

Cast

Sally Hawkins, Steve Coogan

Rating

rating icon 6.525
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    virtuoso performance
  2. Ranked #1 for
    excellent supporting cast
  3. Ranked #1 for
    academic

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8 The Report (2019)

The story of Daniel Jones, lead investigator for the US Senate’s sweeping study into the CIA's Detention and Interrogation Program, which was found to be brutal, immoral and ineffective. With the truth at stake, Jones battled tirelessly to make public what many in power sought to keep hidden.

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2019-09-12 | Drama

Cast

Adam Driver, Annette Bening

Rating

rating icon 7.038
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    unaccountable
  2. Ranked #2 for
    traditional method directing
  3. Ranked #3 for
    principled

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9 Ammonite (2020)

In 1840s England, palaeontologist Mary Anning and a young woman sent by her husband to convalesce by the sea develop an intense relationship. Despite the chasm between their social spheres and personalities, Mary and Charlotte discover they can each offer what the other has been searching for: the realisation that they are not alone. It is the beginning of a passionate and all-consuming love affair that will defy all social bounds and alter the course of both lives irrevocably.

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2020-11-13 | Romance / Drama

Cast

Kate Winslet, Saoirse Ronan

Rating

rating icon 6.991
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    glum
  2. Ranked #1 for
    veteran actress
  3. Ranked #2 for
    dour subject

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10 She Said (2022)

New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor break one of the most important stories in a generation — a story that helped launch the #MeToo movement and shattered decades of silence around the subject of sexual assault in Hollywood.

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2022-11-17 | Drama / History

Cast

Zoe Kazan, Carey Mulligan

Rating

rating icon 7.253
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    intrepid
  2. Ranked #1 for
    crusading
  3. Ranked #1 for
    heartfelt drama

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