Best Historical Drama Movies

3eyedraven's 105 top-rated historical drama movies — ordered by how strongly audiences rate them and how many actually voted, so the ranking reflects real consensus. Full details on each.

Schindler's List 1993 ★ 8.6

Society of the Snow 2023 ★ 8.0

Ran 1985 ★ 8.0

Mirror 1975 ★ 8.0

I'm Still Here 2024 ★ 7.9

Blades of the Guardians 2026 ★ 8.0

The Promised Land 2023 ★ 7.7

Pressure 2026 ★ 7.8

Nuremberg 2025 ★ 7.6

The Fog of War 2003 ★ 7.7

The Most Precious of Cargoes 2024 ★ 7.7

Dead to Rights 2025 ★ 8.0

The Last Duel 2021 ★ 7.4

Truth & Treason 2025 ★ 7.9

War and Peace 1968 ★ 7.6

The Butler 2013 ★ 7.3

Les Misérables 2012 ★ 7.3

The Peasants 2023 ★ 7.5

Palestine 36 2025 ★ 7.8

War and Peace, Part I: Andrei Bolkonsky 1966 ★ 7.6

Chang'an 2023 ★ 7.7

Lion of the Desert 1981 ★ 7.3

Out of Africa 1985 ★ 7.2

Young Washington 2026 ★ 8.1