Top rated History movies with a plenty of action

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

1 Mat Kilau (2022)

The rise of a Malay warrior named Mat Kilau and his friends against the British colonialists who came to Pahang in 1892. The greed of British officials and policies, which have imposed excessive taxes, confiscated land belonging to the Malays to reap the treasures of Pahang and disrupted the Islamic way in Pahang has caused dissatisfaction among the rulers and the Malays. The patriotic spirit of Mat Kilau and his friends who rose up against British violence had caused Captain Syers to launch an attack on Mat Kilau. Witness the heroic spirit of Mat Kilau, Tok Gajah and Mat Kilau's best friends use their wisdom to fight in the jungle against the British soldiers. Did Mat Kilau and his friends succeed in driving out the barbaric and greedy British army to reap gold and tin in Pahang?

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2022-06-23 | Action / History

Cast

Adi Putra, Fattah Amin

Rating

rating icon 6.9
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    unique camera angle
  2. Ranked #1 for
    choppy editing
  3. Ranked #1 for
    atmospheric lighting

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Mat Kilau trailer
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2 The Eight Hundred (2020)

In 1937, eight hundred Chinese soldiers fight under siege from a warehouse in the middle of the Shanghai battlefield, completely surrounded by the Japanese army.

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2020-08-14 | War / History

Cast

Wang Qian-Yuan, Zhang Yi

Rating

rating icon 6.926
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    herky-jerky camera work
  2. Ranked #1 for
    jingoistic
  3. Ranked #1 for
    patriotic

Trailer

The Eight Hundred trailer
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3 Ford v Ferrari (2019)

American car designer Carroll Shelby and the British-born driver Ken Miles work together to battle corporate interference, the laws of physics, and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary race car for Ford Motor Company and take on the dominating race cars of Enzo Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France in 1966.

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2019-11-13 | Drama / Action

Cast

Christian Bale, Matt Damon

Rating

rating icon 8.006
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    dead-on
  2. Ranked #1 for
    right on mark
  3. Ranked #1 for
    absolutely superb

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Ford v Ferrari trailer
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4 The Woman King (2022)

The story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness unlike anything the world has ever seen, and General Nanisca as she trains the next generation of recruits and readies them for battle against an enemy determined to destroy their way of life.

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2022-09-16 | Action / Drama

Cast

Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu

Rating

rating icon 7.686
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    fierce
  2. Ranked #1 for
    accurate
  3. Ranked #2 for
    historically accurate

Trailer

The Woman King trailer
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5 Ip Man 4: The Finale (2019)

Following the death of his wife, Ip Man travels to San Francisco to ease tensions between the local kung fu masters and his star student, Bruce Lee, while searching for a better future for his son.

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2019-12-19 | Action / Drama

Cast

Donnie Yen, Wu Yue

Rating

rating icon 7.3
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    Zen
  2. Ranked #1 for
    grand finale
  3. Ranked #1 for
    teaching tool

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Ip Man 4: The Finale trailer
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6 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
    different point of angle
  2. Ranked #1 for
    like The Book Thief
  3. Ranked #1 for
    subjective view

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The Last Duel trailer
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7 The Outpost (2020)

A small unit of U.S. soldiers, alone at the remote Combat Outpost Keating, located deep in the valley of three mountains in Afghanistan, battles to defend against an overwhelming force of Taliban fighters in a coordinated attack. The Battle of Kamdesh, as it was known, was the bloodiest American engagement of the Afghan War in 2009 and Bravo Troop 3-61 CAV became one of the most decorated units of the 19-year conflict.

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2020-06-24 | War / Drama

Cast

Scott Eastwood, Caleb Landry Jones

Rating

rating icon 6.896
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    authentic
  2. Ranked #1 for
    indefensible character
  3. Ranked #2 for
    most realistic

Trailer

The Outpost trailer
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8 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 6.819
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    brave character
  2. Ranked #2 for
    gung-ho
  3. Ranked #2 for
    true representation

Trailer

Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan trailer
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9 The Climbers (2019)

May 1960. Mount Everest, the second step under the cliff. The four members of the China Everest Climbing Commando are attacking the most difficult and most difficult "second step". This is their fifth assault. The first four failures have cost them too much physical strength - finally, the wind and snow stop the gap.

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2019-09-30 | Adventure / Action

Cast

Wu Jing, Zhang Ziyi

Rating

rating icon 6.531
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    pleasing fans
  2. Ranked #2 for
    incredibly realistic acting
  3. Ranked #2 for
    realistic

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The Climbers trailer
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10 The Survivor (2022)

Harry Haft is a boxer who fought fellow prisoners in the concentration camps to survive. Haunted by the memories and his guilt, he attempts to use high-profile fights against boxing legends like Rocky Marciano as a way to find his first love again.

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2022-04-07 | History / Action

Cast

Ben Foster, Billy Magnussen

Rating

rating icon 6.955
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    concise
  2. Ranked #1 for
    lengthy conversation
  3. Ranked #2 for
    everything fitting together

Trailer

The Survivor trailer
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