Top rated brilliant movies on History Vault

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

1 Milk (2008)

The true story of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man ever elected to public office. In San Francisco in the late 1970s, Harvey Milk becomes an activist for gay rights and inspires others to join him in his fight for equal rights that should be available to all Americans.

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2008-11-05 | History / Drama

Cast

Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch

Rating

rating icon 7.249
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #23 for
    Oscar-worthy performance
  2. Ranked #49 for
    sad
  3. Ranked #52 for
    hagiography

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2 Apollo 11 (2019)

A look at the Apollo 11 mission to land on the moon led by commander Neil Armstrong and pilot Buzz Aldrin.

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2019-03-01 | Documentary / History

Cast

Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin

Rating

rating icon 7.847
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    gobsmacked
  2. Ranked #1 for
    most astonishing
  3. Ranked #1 for
    enormous

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3 The Last Samurai (2003)

Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them. Pressed to destroy the samurai's way of life in the name of modernization and open trade, Algren decides to become an ultimate warrior himself and to fight for their right to exist.

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2003-12-05 | Drama / Action

Cast

Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe

Rating

rating icon 7.583
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #28 for
    chivalry
  2. Ranked #68 for
    with mercenaries
  3. Ranked #244 for
    spectacular action sequence

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4 Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

Based on the true story of would-be Brooklyn bank robbers John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturile. Sonny and Sal attempt a bank heist which quickly turns sour and escalates into a hostage situation and stand-off with the police. As Sonny's motives for the robbery are slowly revealed and things become more complicated, the heist turns into a media circus.

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1975-09-21 | Crime / Drama

Cast

Al Pacino, John Cazale

Rating

rating icon 7.8
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #33 for
    freak show
  2. Ranked #45 for
    haywire
  3. Ranked #78 for
    ad lib

Trailer

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5 War (2019)

Khalid, entrusted with the task of eliminating former soldier turned rogue Kabir, engages in an epic battle with his mentor who taught him everything.

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2019-10-02 | Action / Thriller

Cast

Hrithik Roshan, Tiger Shroff

Rating

rating icon 6.4
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #39 for
    melodious music
  2. Ranked #46 for
    melodious song
  3. Ranked #54 for
    feeling motion sickness

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6 New World (2013)

An undercover cop has his loyalties tested when the boss of the corporate gang he's spent years infiltrating dies.

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2013-02-21 | Thriller / Crime

Cast

Lee Jung-jae, Choi Min-sik

Rating

rating icon 7.448
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #60 for
    like Scarface
  2. Ranked #75 for
    implacable
  3. Ranked #94 for
    explicit dialogue

Trailer

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7 Candy (2006)

A poet falls in love with an art student, who gravitates to his bohemian lifestyle — and his love of heroin. Hooked as much on one another as they are on the drug, their relationship alternates between states of oblivion, self-destruction, and despair.

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2006-05-25 | Drama / Romance

Cast

Abbie Cornish, Heath Ledger

Rating

rating icon 7.129
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #18 for
    extremely talented
  2. Ranked #44 for
    equally talented cast
  3. Ranked #104 for
    for the fearless

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8 Cleopatra (1963)

Determined to hold on to the throne, Cleopatra seduces the Roman emperor Julius Caesar. When Caesar is murdered, she redirects her attentions to his general, Marc Antony, who vows to take power—but Caesar’s successor has other plans.

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1963-06-12 | Drama / History

Cast

Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton

Rating

rating icon 7.062
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #28 for
    bloated
  2. Ranked #92 for
    glitzy
  3. Ranked #114 for
    historical interest

Trailer

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9 A River Runs Through It (1992)

A River Runs Through It is a cinematographically stunning true story of Norman Maclean. The story follows Norman and his brother Paul through the experiences of life and growing up, and how their love of fly fishing keeps them together despite varying life circumstances in the untamed west of Montana in the 1920s.

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1992-10-09 | Drama / Family

Cast

Craig Sheffer, Brad Pitt

Rating

rating icon 7.044
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #37 for
    travelogue
  2. Ranked #79 for
    young adulthood
  3. Ranked #177 for
    stoic

Trailer

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10 Sleeping Giant (2015)

A coming-of-age tale that turns on three teenagers who are having a vacation by a lakeside.

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2015-05-14 | Drama / Adventure

Cast

Jackson Martin, Nick Serino

Rating

rating icon 6.149
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #88 for
    ad lib
  2. Ranked #129 for
    machismo
  3. Ranked #230 for
    nonchalant

Trailer

Sleeping Giant trailer
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