Top rated least expected movies on History Vault

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

1 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 7.85
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    great cinematic achievement
  2. Ranked #1 for
    tremendous
  3. Ranked #1 for
    most astonishing

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2 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 7.252
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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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Milk trailer
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3 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 #55 for
    feeling motion sickness

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4 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 7.581
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #28 for
    chivalry
  2. Ranked #68 for
    with mercenaries
  3. Ranked #243 for
    spectacular action sequence

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The Last Samurai trailer
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5 The Fire Within: Requiem for Katia and Maurice Krafft (2022)

Filmmaker Werner Herzog combs through the film archives of volcanologists Katia and Maurice Krafft to create a film that celebrates their legacy.

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2022-06-26 | Documentary

Cast

Werner Herzog, Katia Krafft

Rating

rating icon 8.0
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    sheerly powerful directing
  2. Ranked #2 for
    lucky character
  3. Ranked #2 for
    most telling

Trailer

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6 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 7.836
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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

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7 The Gathering Storm (2002)

A love story offering an intimate look inside the marriage of Winston and Clementine Churchill during a particularly troubled, though little-known, moment in their lives.

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2002-04-22 | Drama / History

Cast

Albert Finney, Vanessa Redgrave

Rating

rating icon 6.648
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #47 for
    hubristic
  2. Ranked #89 for
    history buff
  3. Ranked #91 for
    crème de la crème

Trailer

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8 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 5.846
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    true genius
  2. Ranked #1 for
    omniscient
  3. Ranked #1 for
    patented style directing

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9 Sleeping Giant (2015)

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

Info

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

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Sleeping Giant trailer
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10 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 7.121
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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

Trailer

Candy trailer
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