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Films About History and Those That Aspire to Be Historical

'History is bunk' said Henry Ford allegedly, and unfortunately that might be an apt description of several films on this list.The great films on this list focus on great people or great events. I omitted King Arthur and Robin Hood as no one can definitely prove they existed outside their own legends.it is also impossible to include every film that is labelled 'based on a true story'. Certain historical eras like Tudor England,and Julio Claudian Rome, have had rather too many films made about them, so film makers eventually decided to poke fun at their cliches. Some of these films bear grandiose titles, and have run times of grandiose length. For these reasons, it seemed appropriate to include some films that are also intentionally funny about history
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The Birth of a Nation (1915)
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
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The Birth of a Nation (2016)
The Birth of a Nation (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
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Intolerance (1916)
Intolerance (1916)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
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Battleship Potemkin (1925)
Battleship Potemkin (1925)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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October: Ten Days That Shook the World (1928) (1928)
October: Ten Days That Shook the World (1928) (1928)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
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Abraham Lincoln (1930)
Abraham Lincoln (1930)
Rotten Tomatoes®   75%
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The Ten Commandments (1923)
The Ten Commandments (1923)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
8
Ben Hur (1907)
Ben Hur (1907)
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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
10
Napoleon (1927)
Napoleon (1927)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
11
Alexander the Great (1956)
Alexander the Great (1956)
12
Alexander (2004)
Alexander (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   16%
13
The 300 Spartans (1962)
The 300 Spartans (1962)
14
300 (2006)
300 (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   61%
15
Genghis Khan (1965)
Genghis Khan (1965)
16
Troy (2004)
Troy (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   54%
17
The Sign of the Cross (1932)
The Sign of the Cross (1932)
Rotten Tomatoes®   55%
18
The Secret Life of Brian (2007)
The Secret Life of Brian (2007)
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The Crusades (1935)
The Crusades (1935)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
20
Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   39%
21
Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)
Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   30%
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The Ten Commandments (1956)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
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Cleopatra (1934)
Cleopatra (1934)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
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Cleopatra (1963)
Cleopatra (1963)
Rotten Tomatoes®   60%
25
Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)
Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)
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Carry on Cleo (Gerald Thomas)
Carry on Cleo (Gerald Thomas)
27
Julius Caesar (1953)
Julius Caesar (1953)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
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Julius Caesar (1970)
Julius Caesar (1970)
Rotten Tomatoes®   40%
29
Antony and Cleopatra (1972)
Antony and Cleopatra (1972)
30
The Last Days of Pompeii (1935)
The Last Days of Pompeii (1935)
31
Pompeii (2014)
Pompeii (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   27%
32
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
33
Up Pompeii (1971)
Up Pompeii (1971)
34
Fellini Satyricon (1969)
Fellini Satyricon (1969)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
35
The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
Rotten Tomatoes®   42%
36
The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
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The Robe (1953)
The Robe (1953)
Rotten Tomatoes®   38%
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Quo Vadis (1951)
Quo Vadis (1951)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
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Gladiator (2000)
Gladiator (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
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Spartacus (1960)
Spartacus (1960)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
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