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Best History Movies of the 2000s
Downfall (2004)
RBiography, Drama, History2h36Traudl Junge, the final secretary for Adolf Hitler, tells of the Nazi dictator's final days in his Berlin bunker at the end of WWII.
Hotel Rwanda (2004)
PG-13Biography, Drama, History2h01Paul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager, houses over a thousand Tutsi refugees during their struggle against the Hutu militia in Rwanda, Africa.
Cinderella Man (2005)
PG-13Biography, Drama, History2h24The story of James J. Braddock, a supposedly washed-up boxer who came back to challenge for the heavyweight championship of the world.
Hero (2002)
PG-13Action, Adventure, History2h00A defense officer, Nameless, was summoned by the King of Qin regarding his success of terminating three warriors.
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008)
PG-13Drama, History, War1h34Through the innocent eyes of Bruno, the eight-year-old son of the commandant at a German concentration camp, a forbidden friendship with a Jewish boy on the other side of the camp fence has startling and unexpected consequences.
The White Ribbon (2009)
RDrama, History, Mystery2h24Strange events happen in a small village in the north of Germany during the years before World War I, which seem to be ritual punishment. Who is responsible?
Black Hawk Down (2001)
RDrama, History, War2h24160 elite U.S. soldiers drop into Somalia to capture two top lieutenants of a renegade warlord and find themselves in a desperate battle with a large force of heavily-armed Somalis.
Frost/Nixon (2008)
RBiography, Drama, History2h02A dramatic retelling of the post-Watergate television interviews between British talk-show host David Frost and former president Richard Nixon.
The Last King of Scotland (2006)
RBiography, Drama, History2h03Based on the events of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's regime as seen by his personal physician during the 1970s.
Enemy at the Gates (2001)
RDrama, History, War2h11A Russian and a German sniper play a game of cat-and-mouse during the Battle of Stalingrad.
Miracle (2004)
PGBiography, Drama, History2h15The true story of Herb Brooks, the player-turned-coach who led the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team to victory over the seemingly invincible Soviet squad.
Munich (2005)
RAction, Drama, History2h44Based on the true story of the Black September aftermath, about the five men chosen to eliminate the ones responsible for that fateful day.
United 93 (2006)
RAction, Drama, History1h51A real-time account of the events on United Flight 93, one of the planes hijacked on September 11th, 2001 that crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania when passengers foiled the terrorist plot.
Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)
PGBiography, Drama, History1h33Broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow looks to bring down Senator Joseph McCarthy.
Across the Universe (2007)
PG-13Drama, Fantasy, History2h13The music of The Beatles and the Vietnam War form the backdrop for the romance between an upper-class American girl and a poor Liverpudlian artist.
Invictus (2009)
PG-13Biography, Drama, History2h14Nelson Mandela, in his first term as President of South Africa, initiates a unique venture to unite the Apartheid-torn land: enlist the national rugby team on a mission to win the 1995 Rugby World Cup.
Seabiscuit (2003)
PG-13Drama, History, Sport2h20True story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the team behind it but also those of their nation.
The Queen (2006)
PG-13Biography, Drama, History1h43After the death of Princess Diana, Queen Elizabeth II struggles with her reaction to a sequence of events nobody could have predicted.
The Young Victoria (2009)
PGBiography, Drama, History1h45A dramatization of the turbulent first years of Queen Victoria's rule, and her enduring romance with Prince Albert.
Thirteen Days (2000)
PG-13Drama, History, Thriller2h25In October 1962, the Kennedy administration struggles to contain the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Troy (2004)
RDrama, History2h43An adaptation of Homer's great epic, the film follows the assault on Troy by the united Greek forces and chronicles the fates of the men involved.
Cold Mountain (2003)
RAdventure, Drama, History2h34In the waning days of the American Civil War, a wounded soldier embarks on a perilous journey back home to Cold Mountain, North Carolina to reunite with his sweetheart.
Defiance (2008)
RAction, Drama, History2h17Jewish brothers in Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe escape into the Belarussian forests, where they join Russian resistance fighters, and endeavor to build a village, in order to protect themselves and about one thousand Jewish non-combatants.
The Patriot (2000)
RAction, Drama, History2h45Peaceful farmer Benjamin Martin is driven to lead the Colonial Militia during the American Revolution when a sadistic British officer murders his son.
We Were Soldiers (2002)
RAction, Drama, History2h18The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War, and the soldiers on both sides that fought it, while their wives wait nervously and anxiously at home for the good news or the bad news.
Valkyrie (2008)
PG-13Drama, History, Thriller2h01A dramatization of the July 20, 1944 assassination and political coup plot by desperate renegade German Army officers against Adolf Hitler during World War II.
The Duchess (2008)
PG-13Biography, Drama, History1h50A chronicle of the life of 18th-century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was reviled for her extravagant political and personal life.
21 (2008)
PG-13Crime, Drama, History2h03"21" is the fact-based story about six MIT students who were trained to become experts in card counting and subsequently took Vegas casinos for millions in winnings.
Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)
PG-13Biography, Drama, History1h54A mature Queen Elizabeth endures multiple crises late in her reign including court intrigues, an assassination plot, the Spanish Armada, and romantic disappointments.
K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)
PG-13Drama, History, Thriller2h18When Russia's first nuclear submarine malfunctions on its maiden voyage, the crew must race to save the ship and prevent a nuclear disaster.
The Good Shepherd (2006)
RDrama, History, Thriller2h47The tumultuous early history of the Central Intelligence Agency is viewed through the prism of one man's life.
The New World (2005)
PG-13Biography, Drama, History2h15The story of the English exploration of Virginia, and of the changing world and loves of Pocahontas.
The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)
PG-13Biography, Drama, History1h55Two sisters contend for the affection of King Henry VIII.
Marie Antoinette (2006)
PG-13Biography, Drama, History2h03The retelling of France's iconic but ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette. From her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at 15 to her reign as queen at 19 and to the end of her reign as queen, and ultimately the fall of Versailles.