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Best History Movies

of the 1990s

The 20 highest-rated history movies released between 1990 and 1999, ranked by IMDb score.

1

Schindler's List(1993)

9 IMDb98% RT95 Meta

The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.

2

Saving Private Ryan(1998)

8.6 IMDb94% RT91 Meta

As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating

3

Braveheart(1995)

8.3 IMDb76% RT68 Meta

Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of the local English lord's soldiers. This leads the village to revolt and, event

4

When We Were Kings(1996)

7.9 IMDb100% RT83 Meta

It's 1974. Muhammad Ali is 32 and thought by many to be past his prime. George Foreman is ten years younger and the heavyweight champion of the world. Promoter Don King wants to make a name for himsel

5

Ed Wood(1994)

7.8 IMDb92% RT71 Meta

The mostly true story of the legendary "worst director of all time", who, with the help of his strange friends, filmed countless B-movies without ever becoming famous or successful.

6

Apollo 13(1995)

7.7 IMDb94% RT78 Meta

The true story of technical troubles that scuttle the Apollo 13 lunar mission in 1970, risking the lives of astronaut Jim Lovell and his crew, with the failed journey turning into a thrilling saga of

7

Malcolm X(1992)

7.7 IMDb89% RT73 Meta

A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nati

8

The Thin Red Line(1998)

7.6 IMDb80% RT78 Meta

The story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer, and ultimately make essential discoveries about themselves during the fierce World War II battle of Guadalc

9

The Last of the Mohicans(1992)

7.6 IMDb88% RT76 Meta

In war-torn colonial America, in the midst of a bloody battle between British, the French and Native American allies, the aristocratic daughter of a British Colonel and her party are captured by a gro

10

Land and Freedom(1995)

7.5 IMDb79% RT

David Carr is a British Communist who is unemployed. In 1936, when the Spanish Civil War begins, he decides to fight for the Republican side, a coalition of liberals, communists and anarchists, so he

11

Quiz Show(1994)

7.5 IMDb97% RT92 Meta

Herbert Stempel's transformation into an unexpected television personality unfolds as he secures victory on the cherished American game show, 'Twenty-One.' However, when the show introduces the highly

12

Rudy(1993)

7.5 IMDb80% RT71 Meta

Rudy grew up in a steel mill town where most people ended up working, but wanted to play football at Notre Dame instead. There were only a couple of problems. His grades were a little low, his athleti

13

Stalingrad(1993)

7.5 IMDb

A German Platoon is explored through the brutal fighting of the Battle of Stalingrad. After half of their number is wiped out and they're placed under the command of a sadistic captain, the platoon li

14

Europa Europa(1990)

7.5 IMDb95% RT75 Meta

A Jewish boy separated from his family in the early days of WWII poses as a German orphan and is taken into the heart of the Nazi world as a 'war hero' and eventually becomes a Hitler Youth.

15

Cyrano de Bergerac(1990)

7.5 IMDb100% RT79 Meta

Famed swordsman and poet Cyrano de Bergerac is in love with his cousin Roxane. He has never expressed his love for her as he his large nose undermines his self-confidence. Then he finds a way to expre

16

Les Misérables(1998)

7.4 IMDb77% RT65 Meta

In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the m

17

Queen Margot(1994)

7.4 IMDb82% RT

Paris, Kingdom of France, August 18, 1572. To avoid the outbreak of a religious war, the Catholic princess Marguerite de Valois, sister of the feeble King Charles IX, marries the Huguenot King Henry I

18

What's Love Got to Do with It(1993)

7.4 IMDb97% RT76 Meta

Singer Tina Turner rises to stardom while mustering the courage to break free from her abusive husband Ike.

19

Amistad(1997)

7.3 IMDb78% RT64 Meta

In 1839, the slave ship Amistad set sail from Cuba to America. During the long trip, Cinque leads the slaves in an unprecedented uprising. They are then held prisoner in Connecticut, and their release

20

The Doors(1991)

7.2 IMDb57% RT62 Meta

The story of the famous and influential 1960s rock band and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison.

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