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The best world history movies

History from every corner of the world, in movies that bring it to life. Gandhi tells the story of a man who changed a nation, Hotel Rwanda is an unforgettable story of courage, and Lawrence of Arabia is as sweeping as epics get.

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  1. Lawrence of Arabia poster Lawrence of Arabia1962
  2. Gandhi poster Gandhi1982
  3. Schindler's List poster Schindler's List1993
  4. Hotel Rwanda poster Hotel Rwanda2004
  5. The Pianist poster The Pianist2002
  6. The Last Samurai poster The Last Samurai2003
  7. Blood Diamond poster Blood Diamond2006
  8. The Last Emperor poster The Last Emperor1987
  9. Doctor Zhivago poster Doctor Zhivago1965
  10. The Killing Fields poster The Killing Fields1984
  11. Munich poster Munich2005
  12. The Last King of Scotland poster The Last King of Scotland2006
  13. In the Name of the Father poster In the Name of the Father1993
  14. Michael Collins poster Michael Collins1996
  15. Hunger poster Hunger2008
  16. Bloody Sunday poster Bloody Sunday2002
  17. The Wind That Shakes the Barley poster The Wind That Shakes the Barley2006
  18. '71 poster '712014
  19. Belfast poster Belfast2021
  20. Invictus poster Invictus2009
  21. Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom poster Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom2013
  22. Cry Freedom poster Cry Freedom1987
  23. Escape from Pretoria poster Escape from Pretoria2020
  24. Goodbye Bafana poster Goodbye Bafana2007
  25. Catch a Fire poster Catch a Fire2006
  26. A Dry White Season poster A Dry White Season1989
  27. The Power of One poster The Power of One1992
  28. A United Kingdom poster A United Kingdom2016
  29. Shooting Dogs poster Shooting Dogs2006
  30. Sometimes in April poster Sometimes in April2005
  31. Beasts of No Nation poster Beasts of No Nation2015
  32. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind poster The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind2019
  33. Empire of the Sun poster Empire of the Sun1987
  34. Seven Years in Tibet poster Seven Years in Tibet1997
  35. The Mission poster The Mission1986
  36. Out of Africa poster Out of Africa1985
  37. Zulu poster Zulu1964
  38. Zulu Dawn poster Zulu Dawn1979
  39. Napoleon poster Napoleon2023
  40. Waterloo poster Waterloo1970
  41. The Woman King poster The Woman King2022
  42. Silence poster Silence2016
  43. Hotel Mumbai poster Hotel Mumbai2018
  44. The Death of Stalin poster The Death of Stalin2017
  45. Operation Finale poster Operation Finale2018
  46. The Red Sea Diving Resort poster The Red Sea Diving Resort2019
  47. Exodus poster Exodus1960
  48. Golda poster Golda2023
  49. The Siege of Jadotville poster The Siege of Jadotville2016
  50. Pride poster Pride2014
  51. Suffragette poster Suffragette2015
  52. Made in Dagenham poster Made in Dagenham2010
  53. Peterloo poster Peterloo2018
  54. Amazing Grace poster Amazing Grace2007
  55. Belle poster Belle2013
  56. Mutiny on the Bounty poster Mutiny on the Bounty1935
  57. Mutiny on the Bounty poster Mutiny on the Bounty1962
  58. The Bounty poster The Bounty1984
  59. Rob Roy poster Rob Roy1995
  60. Breaker Morant poster Breaker Morant1980
  61. The Lost City of Z poster The Lost City of Z2017
  62. Mountains of the Moon poster Mountains of the Moon1990
  63. The New World poster The New World2005
  64. 1492: Conquest of Paradise poster 1492: Conquest of Paradise1992
  65. Black Robe poster Black Robe1991
  66. Kundun poster Kundun1997
  67. The Lady poster The Lady2011
  68. Beyond Rangoon poster Beyond Rangoon1995
  69. The Year of Living Dangerously poster The Year of Living Dangerously1982
  70. The Sand Pebbles poster The Sand Pebbles1966
  71. 55 Days at Peking poster 55 Days at Peking1963
  72. The Inn of the Sixth Happiness poster The Inn of the Sixth Happiness1958
  73. The Wind and the Lion poster The Wind and the Lion1975
  74. Khartoum poster Khartoum1966
  75. The Message poster The Message1976
  76. Lion of the Desert poster Lion of the Desert1981
  77. The Devil's Double poster The Devil's Double2011
  78. A Private War poster A Private War2018
  79. Missing poster Missing1982
  80. Salvador poster Salvador1986
  81. Under Fire poster Under Fire1983
  82. Evita poster Evita1996
  83. Viva Zapata! poster Viva Zapata!1952
  84. Reds poster Reds1981
  85. Nicholas and Alexandra poster Nicholas and Alexandra1971
  86. The Last Command poster The Last Command1928
  87. War and Peace poster War and Peace1956
  88. Mr. Jones poster Mr. Jones2019
  89. The Promise poster The Promise2016
  90. The Magdalene Sisters poster The Magdalene Sisters2002
  91. Black '47 poster Black '472018
  92. Jimmy's Hall poster Jimmy's Hall2014
  93. Land and Freedom poster Land and Freedom1995
  94. Welcome to Sarajevo poster Welcome to Sarajevo1997
  95. Savior poster Savior1998
  96. Viceroy's House poster Viceroy's House2017
  97. A Passage to India poster A Passage to India1984
  98. Rabbit-Proof Fence poster Rabbit-Proof Fence2002

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