Top rated philosophical movies on History Vault
Check out today’s highest ranked philosophical movies on History Vault! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best philosophical 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
- 7.847
2 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
- 7.583
3 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
- 7.249
4 In the Shadow of the Moon (2007)
Archival material from the original NASA film footage – much of it seen for the first time – plus interviews with the surviving astronauts, including Jim Lovell, Dave Scott, John Young, Gene Cernan, Mike Collins, Buzz Aldrin, Alan Bean, Edgar Mitchell, Charlie Duke and Harrison Schmitt.
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- 2007-01-19 | Documentary / History
Cast
- Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins
Rating
- 7.479
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5 Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)
A few decades after the destruction of the Inca Empire, a Spanish expedition led by the infamous Aguirre leaves the mountains of Peru and goes down the Amazon River in search of the lost city of El Dorado. When great difficulties arise, Aguirre’s men start to wonder whether their quest will lead them to prosperity or certain death.
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- 1972-12-29 | Adventure / History
Cast
- Klaus Kinski, Helena Rojo
Rating
- 7.5
6 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
- 8.0
7 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
- 7.044
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
- 5.864
9 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
- 6.648
10 Flirting with Disaster (1996)
Adopted as a child, new father Mel Colpin decides he cannot name his son until he knows his birth parents, and determines to make a cross-country quest to find them. Accompanied by his wife, Nancy, and an inept yet gorgeous adoption agent, Tina, he departs on an epic road trip that quickly devolves into a farce of mistaken identities, wrong turns, and overzealous and love-struck ATF agents.
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- 1996-03-22 | Comedy
Cast
- Ben Stiller, Patricia Arquette
Rating
- 6.159