Top rated historical movies with a riveting finish

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

1 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
    emotionally compelling
  2. Ranked #1 for
    gut-wrenching
  3. Ranked #1 for
    realistic portrayal

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2 A Call to Spy (2020)

The story of Vera Atkins, a crafty spy recruiter, and two of the first women she selects for Churchill's "secret army": Virginia Hall, a daring American undaunted by a disability and Noor Inayat Khan, a pacifist. These civilian women form an unlikely sisterhood while entangled in dangerous missions to turn the tide of the war.

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2020-10-02 | History / Crime

Cast

Sarah Megan Thomas, Stana Katic

Rating

rating icon 6.9
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    incredibly brave
  2. Ranked #1 for
    big scale
  3. Ranked #1 for
    wide scope

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3 The Endless Trench (2019)

A small village in Huelva, Andalusia, Spain, 1936. Higinio and Rosa have been married only for a few months when the Civil War breaks out. Higinio, being afraid of possible reprisals from the rebel faction, decides to use a hole dug in his own house as a temporary hideout.

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2019-10-31 | Drama / History

Cast

Antonio de la Torre, Belén Cuesta

Rating

rating icon 6.908
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    pacifism
  2. Ranked #1 for
    never-ending
  3. Ranked #2 for
    seemingly endless

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4 Emancipation (2022)

Inspired by the gripping true story of a man who would do anything for his family—and for freedom. When Peter, an enslaved man, risks his life to escape and return to his family, he embarks on a perilous journey of love and endurance.

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2022-12-02 | Drama / War

Cast

Will Smith, Ben Foster

Rating

rating icon 7.856
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    desaturated
  2. Ranked #1 for
    muted colors
  3. Ranked #2 for
    sepia tone

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Emancipation trailer
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5 Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan (2019)

Vietnam War, 1966. Australia and New Zealand send troops to support the United States and South Vietnamese in their fight against the communist North. Soldiers are very young men, recruits and volunteers who have never been involved in a combat. On August 18th, members of Delta Company will face the true horror of a ruthless battle among the trees of a rubber plantation called Long Tân. They are barely a hundred. The enemy is a human wave ready to destroy them.

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2019-08-08 | War / Action

Cast

Travis Fimmel, Luke Bracey

Rating

rating icon 6.82
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    brave character
  2. Ranked #2 for
    true representation
  3. Ranked #2 for
    heroic acting

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6 The Forgotten Battle (2021)

November 1944. On the flooded isle of Walcheren, Zeeland, thousands of Allied soldiers are battling the German army. Three young lives become inextricably connected. A Dutch boy fighting for the Germans, an English glider pilot and a girl from Zeeland connected to the resistance against her will, are forced to make crucial choices that impact both their own freedom and the freedom of others.

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2021-06-05 | War / History

Cast

Gijs Blom, Jamie Flatters

Rating

rating icon 7.109
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    epic battle sequence
  2. Ranked #1 for
    very well executed
  3. Ranked #1 for
    high-quality directing

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7 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
    dynamite
  3. Ranked #2 for
    large cast

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8 It Ain't Over (2023)

The life and times of Yankee Yogi Berra, whose unique personality and unforgettable Yogi-isms sometimes got in the way of his being recognized as one of baseball’s very greatest catchers.

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2023-05-12 | Documentary

Cast

Yogi Berra, Lindsay Berra

Rating

rating icon 6.667
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    good-natured
  2. Ranked #1 for
    all-star cast
  3. Ranked #1 for
    riveting finish

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9 Mr. Jones (2019)

In 1933, Welsh journalist Gareth Jones travels to Ukraine, where he experiences the horrors of a famine. Everywhere he goes he meets henchmen of the Soviet secret service who are determined to prevent news about the catastrophe from getting out. Stalin’s forced collectivisation of agriculture has resulted in misery and ruin—the policy is tantamount to mass murder.

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2019-10-03 | Thriller / Drama

Cast

James Norton, Vanessa Kirby

Rating

rating icon 6.755
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    like a history lesson
  2. Ranked #2 for
    evil tyrant
  3. Ranked #2 for
    biblical proportion

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10 Hunt (2022)

After a high-ranking North Korean official requests asylum, KCIA Foreign Unit chief Park Pyong-ho and Domestic Unit chief Kim Jung-do are tasked with uncovering a North Korean spy, known as Donglim, who is deeply embedded within their agency. When the spy begins leaking top secret intel that could jeopardize national security, the two units are each assigned to investigate each other.

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2022-08-10 | Action / Mystery

Cast

Lee Jung-jae, Jung Woo-sung

Rating

rating icon 6.679
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    high pace
  2. Ranked #1 for
    the jewel in the crown
  3. Ranked #1 for
    thickened plot

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Hunt trailer
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