Top movies with an artistic approach that have historical interest

Check out today’s highest ranked movies with an artistic approach and historical interest! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best movies with an artistic approach and historical interest, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.

1 The Two Popes (2019)

Frustrated with the direction of the church, Cardinal Bergoglio requests permission to retire in 2012 from Pope Benedict. Instead, facing scandal and self-doubt, the introspective Pope Benedict summons his harshest critic and future successor to Rome to reveal a secret that would shake the foundations of the Catholic Church.

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2019-11-27 | Drama / Comedy

Cast

Jonathan Pryce, Anthony Hopkins

Rating

rating icon 7.5
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    absolutely magnificent
  2. Ranked #1 for
    for Catholic contemplation
  3. Ranked #1 for
    splendid

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2 Radioactive (2020)

The story of Nobel Prize winner Marie Curie and her extraordinary scientific discoveries—through the prism of her marriage to husband Pierre—and the seismic and transformative effects their discovery of radium had on the 20th century.

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2020-03-11 | Drama / Romance

Cast

Rosamund Pike, Sam Riley

Rating

rating icon 6.614
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    quick shot
  2. Ranked #1 for
    scientific genius
  3. Ranked #2 for
    directorial achievement

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3 Harriet (2019)

The extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America's greatest heroes. Her courage, ingenuity and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history.

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2019-11-01 | Drama / History

Cast

Cynthia Erivo, Leslie Odom Jr.

Rating

rating icon 7.332
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    ingenuine directing
  2. Ranked #2 for
    like a history lesson
  3. Ranked #2 for
    accurate

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4 Tesla (2020)

The story of the Promethean struggles of Nikola Tesla, as he attempts to transcend entrenched technology—including his own previous work—by pioneering a system of wireless energy that would change the world.

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2020-08-14 | History / Drama

Cast

Ethan Hawke, Eve Hewson

Rating

rating icon 5.88
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    patented style directing
  2. Ranked #1 for
    super-charging
  3. Ranked #1 for
    true genius

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5 Chess Story (2021)

1938. While the Nazi troops march into Vienna, the lawyer Josef Bartok hastily tries to escape to the USA with his wife but is arrested by the Gestapo. Bartok remains steadfast and refuses to cooperate with the Gestapo that requires confidential information from him. Thrown into solitary confinement, Bartok is psychologically tormented for months and begins to weaken. However, when he steals an old book about chess it sets him on course to overcome the mental suffering inflicted upon him, until it becomes a dangerous obsession.

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2021-09-23 | History / Drama

Cast

Oliver Masucci, Albrecht Schuch

Rating

rating icon 7.086
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    fruitful
  2. Ranked #2 for
    artistic approach
  3. Ranked #3 for
    underacting

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6 A Hidden Life (2019)

Austrian farmer Franz Jägerstätter faces the threat of execution for refusing to fight for the Nazis during World War II.

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2019-12-11 | Drama / War

Cast

August Diehl, Valerie Pachner

Rating

rating icon 7.136
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    lush green scenery
  2. Ranked #1 for
    ultimate sacrifice
  3. Ranked #1 for
    conscientious

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7 Waiting for the Barbarians (2019)

At an isolated frontier outpost, a colonial magistrate suffers a crisis of conscience when an army colonel arrives looking to interrogate the locals about an impending uprising, using cruel tactics that horrify the magistrate.

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2019-09-06 | Drama / History

Cast

Mark Rylance, Johnny Depp

Rating

rating icon 5.928
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    inhumane character
  2. Ranked #1 for
    snail pace
  3. Ranked #1 for
    barbaric

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8 The East (2021)

A young Dutch soldier deployed to suppress post-WWII independence efforts in the Netherlands’ colony of Indonesia finds himself torn between duty and conscience when he joins an increasingly ruthless commander’s elite squad.

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2021-08-13 | War / Drama

Cast

Martijn Lakemeier, Marwan Kenzari

Rating

rating icon 5.98
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    room for improvement
  2. Ranked #2 for
    historical
  3. Ranked #3 for
    evil deeds

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9 Joan of Arc (2019)

In the 15th century, both France and England stake a blood claim for the French throne. Believing that God had chosen her, young Joan leads the army of the King of France. When she is captured, the Church sends her for trial on charges of heresy. Refusing to accept the accusations, the graceful Joan will stay true to her mission.

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2019-09-11 | Drama / War

Cast

Lise Leplat Prudhomme, Fabrice Luchini

Rating

rating icon 6.0
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    work in progress
  2. Ranked #1 for
    ham
  3. Ranked #1 for
    unprofessionally produced

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10 Judas and the Black Messiah (2021)

Bill O'Neal infiltrates the Black Panthers on the orders of FBI Agent Mitchell and J. Edgar Hoover. As Black Panther Chairman Fred Hampton ascends—falling for a fellow revolutionary en route—a battle wages for O’Neal’s soul.

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2021-02-12 | Drama / History

Cast

Lakeith Stanfield, Daniel Kaluuya

Rating

rating icon 7.3
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    impactful
  2. Ranked #1 for
    ably played
  3. Ranked #1 for
    real deal

Trailer

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