Top rated adaptive movies that are also like a history lesson

Check out today’s highest ranked adaptive and like a history lesson movies! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best movies that are adaptive and like a history lesson, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.

1 The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)

What was supposed to be a peaceful protest turned into a violent clash with the police. What followed was one of the most notorious trials in history.

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2020-09-25 | Drama / History

Cast

Eddie Redmayne, Sacha Baron Cohen

Rating

rating icon 7.711
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    depicting social justice
  2. Ranked #2 for
    with memorable moments
  3. Ranked #2 for
    top-notch casting

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2 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 7.348
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    ably played
  2. Ranked #1 for
    impactful
  3. Ranked #1 for
    potent

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3 The Last Duel (2021)

King Charles VI declares that Knight Jean de Carrouges settle his dispute with his squire, Jacques Le Gris, by challenging him to a duel.

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2021-10-13 | History / Drama

Cast

Jodie Comer, Matt Damon

Rating

rating icon 7.444
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    new perspective
  2. Ranked #1 for
    different point of angle
  3. Ranked #1 for
    subjective view

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4 Official Secrets (2019)

The true story of British intelligence whistleblower Katharine Gun who—prior to the 2003 Iraq invasion—leaked a top-secret NSA memo exposing a joint US-UK illegal spying operation against members of the UN Security Council. The memo proposed blackmailing member states into voting for war.

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2019-08-30 | Thriller / History

Cast

Keira Knightley, Matt Smith

Rating

rating icon 7.231
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    moral
  2. Ranked #1 for
    shaking head in disbelief
  3. Ranked #2 for
    moderately entertaining

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Official Secrets trailer
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5 The Dig (2021)

As WWII looms, a wealthy widow hires an amateur archaeologist to excavate the burial mounds on her estate. When they make a historic discovery, the echoes of Britain's past resonate in the face of its uncertain future‎.

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2021-01-14 | Drama / History

Cast

Carey Mulligan, Ralph Fiennes

Rating

rating icon 6.878
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    historically important
  2. Ranked #1 for
    flawless directing
  3. Ranked #1 for
    fine

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6 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 6.621
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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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7 Ophelia (2019)

Ophelia comes of age as lady-in-waiting for Queen Gertrude, and her singular spirit captures Hamlet's affections. As lust and betrayal threaten the kingdom, Ophelia finds herself trapped between true love and controlling her own destiny.

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2019-06-28 | Drama / Romance

Cast

Daisy Ridley, Naomi Watts

Rating

rating icon 7.18
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    great look
  2. Ranked #1 for
    luminous atmosphere
  3. Ranked #2 for
    radiant

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8 Air (2023)

Discover the game-changing partnership between a then undiscovered Michael Jordan and Nike's fledgling basketball division which revolutionized the world of sports and culture with the Air Jordan brand.

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2023-04-05 | Drama

Cast

Matt Damon, Ben Affleck

Rating

rating icon 7.4
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    popular
  2. Ranked #1 for
    actor of hidden talents
  3. Ranked #1 for
    slam-dunk

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9 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 7.499
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    humanized
  2. Ranked #1 for
    for Catholic contemplation
  3. Ranked #1 for
    splendid

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10 Farha (2021)

Palestine, 1948. After the withdrawal of the British occupiers, tensions rise between Arabs and Jews. Meanwhile, Farha, the smart daughter of the mayor of a small village, unaware of the coming tragedy, dreams of going to study in the big city.

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2021-09-14 | Drama / History

Cast

Ashraf Barhom, Karam Taher

Rating

rating icon 7.663
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    gut-wrenching
  2. Ranked #1 for
    leaving lasting impact
  3. Ranked #1 for
    harrowing

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Farha trailer
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