Top rated perfunctory movies that are also historically accurate
Check out today’s highest ranked perfunctory and historically accurate movies! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best movies that are perfunctory and historically accurate, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country. Maimovie provides context-aware recommendation based on extensive data gathered and analyzed by AI.
Last Update Apr 12 2021
1 Cromwell (1970)
Disgusted with the policies of King Charles I, Oliver Cromwell plans to take his family to the New World. But on the eve of their departure, Cromwell is drawn into the tangled web of religion and politics that will result in the English Civil War.
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- 1970-09-16 | Drama / History
Cast
- Richard Harris, Alec Guinness
Rating
6.6
2 K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)
When Russia's first nuclear submarine malfunctions on its maiden voyage, the crew must race to save the ship and prevent a nuclear disaster.
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- 2002-07-19 | Drama / History
Cast
- Harrison Ford, Liam Neeson
Rating
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6.4
3 Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
The true story of Texas congressman Charlie Wilson's covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels in their war with the Soviets had some unforeseen and long-reaching effects.
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- 2007-12-19 | Comedy / Drama
Cast
- Tom Hanks, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Rating
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6.6
4 The War Between Us (1995)
The Story of a Japanese-Canadian woman who finds friendship after her family is interned to a small town during World War II.
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- 1995-12-10 | Drama / History
Cast
- Shannon Lawson, Robert Wisden
Rating
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6.0
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5 Gladiator (2000)
In the year 180, the death of emperor Marcus Aurelius throws the Roman Empire into chaos. Maximus is one of the Roman army's most capable and trusted generals and a key advisor to the emperor. As Marcus' devious son Commodus ascends to the throne, Maximus is set to be executed. He escapes, but is captured by slave traders. Renamed Spaniard and forced to become a gladiator, Maximus must battle to the death with other men for the amusement of paying audiences.
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- 2000-05-01 | Action / Drama
Cast
- Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix
Rating
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8.2
6 Hidden Figures (2016)
The untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson – brilliant African-American women working at NASA and serving as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history – the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.
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- 2016-12-10 | Drama / History
Cast
- Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer
Rating
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8.0
7 Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born in the stench of 18th century Paris, develops a superior olfactory sense, which he uses to create the world's finest perfumes. However, his work takes a dark turn as he tries to preserve scents in the search for the ultimate perfume.
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- 2006-09-13 | Crime / Fantasy
Cast
- Ben Whishaw, Alan Rickman
Rating
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7.3
8 13 Assassins (2010)
A bravado period action film set at the end of Japan's feudal era in which a group of unemployed samurai are enlisted to bring down a sadistic lord and prevent him from ascending to the throne and plunging the country into a war-torn future.
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- 2010-09-09 | Adventure / Drama
Cast
- Koji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada
Rating
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7.3
9 13th (2016)
An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.
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- 2016-10-07 | Documentary
Cast
- Jelani Cobb, Angela Davis
Rating
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8.1
10 Hugo (2011)
Orphaned and alone except for an uncle, Hugo Cabret lives in the walls of a train station in 1930s Paris. Hugo's job is to oil and maintain the station's clocks, but to him, his more important task is to protect a broken automaton and notebook left to him by his late father. Accompanied by the goddaughter of an embittered toy merchant, Hugo embarks on a quest to solve the mystery of the automaton and find a place he can call home.
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- 2011-11-22 | Adventure / Drama
Cast
- Asa Butterfield, Chloë Grace Moretz
Rating
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7.2
