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

rating icon 7.847
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    great cinematic achievement
  2. Ranked #1 for
    incredible
  3. Ranked #1 for
    staggering

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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

rating icon 7.583
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #28 for
    chivalry
  2. Ranked #68 for
    with mercenaries
  3. Ranked #244 for
    spectacular action sequence

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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

rating icon 7.249
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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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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

rating icon 7.479
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #85 for
    with anecdotal evidence
  2. Ranked #114 for
    trailblazer
  3. Ranked #133 for
    neon-drenched

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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

rating icon 7.5
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #17 for
    monomaniacal
  2. Ranked #98 for
    implacable
  3. Ranked #181 for
    iconoclast

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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

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

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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

rating icon 7.044
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #37 for
    travelogue
  2. Ranked #79 for
    young adulthood
  3. Ranked #177 for
    stoic

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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 5.864
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    Impressionism
  2. Ranked #1 for
    omniscient
  3. Ranked #1 for
    true genius

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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

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

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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

rating icon 6.159
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #18 for
    madcap comedy
  2. Ranked #44 for
    goofball
  3. Ranked #73 for
    prissy

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