Top rated violent movies that are also historical

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

1 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 6.968
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People's Taste Ranking

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

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The Eight Hundred trailer
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2 The Night of the Generals (1967)

A German intelligence officer investigates a prostitute's killing in Warsaw during World War II. He lands on three major Nazi generals as suspects, two of whom are also involved in a plot to kill Adolf Hitler.

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1967-01-29 | Crime / Mystery

Cast

Peter O'Toole, Omar Sharif

Rating

rating icon 6.757
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #20 for
    violent
  2. Ranked #26 for
    monomaniacal
  3. Ranked #38 for
    bludgeoned to death

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The Night of the Generals trailer
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3 Sisu (2022)

Deep in the wilderness of Lapland, Aatami Korpi is searching for gold but after he stumbles upon Nazi patrol, a breathtaking and gold-hungry chase through the destroyed and mined Lapland wilderness begins.

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2022-09-09 | Action / War

Cast

Jorma Tommila, Aksel Hennie

Rating

rating icon 7.479
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    indefatigable character
  2. Ranked #2 for
    violent
  3. Ranked #2 for
    defying

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Sisu trailer
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4 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 7.3
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    atmospheric lighting
  2. Ranked #1 for
    unique camera angle
  3. Ranked #1 for
    fluid camera movement

Trailer

Mat Kilau trailer
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5 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 6.82
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    brave character
  2. Ranked #2 for
    gung-ho
  3. Ranked #2 for
    honest portrayal

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Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan trailer
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6 Escape from Mogadishu (2021)

Diplomats from the North and South Korean embassies in Somalia attempt a daring joint escape from Mogadishu when the outbreak of civil war leaves them stranded.

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2021-07-28 | War / Action

Cast

Kim Yoon-seok, Jo In-sung

Rating

rating icon 7.1
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    close call
  2. Ranked #2 for
    improbable situation
  3. Ranked #2 for
    top form

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Escape from Mogadishu 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 6.876
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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 Torpedo: U-235 (2019)

World War II: Resistance fighters accept a suicide mission to deliver a stolen Nazi submarine carrying atomic uranium. Hunted by Hitler’s army, the crew must outwit the German Navy to bring the cargo safely to America.

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2019-10-23 | Action / War

Cast

Koen De Bouw, Ella-June Henrard

Rating

rating icon 6.4
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    simple plot
  2. Ranked #1 for
    desperately hoping
  3. Ranked #1 for
    overly serious

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9 Raging Fire (2021)

Cheung Sung-bong is a highly respected cop with a long history of success in dangerous cases. However, his past soon comes back to haunt him when a former protégé resurfaces, seeking revenge.

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2021-07-28 | Action / Adventure

Cast

Donnie Yen, Nicholas Tse

Rating

rating icon 6.894
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    lengthy sequence
  2. Ranked #1 for
    brilliantly staged
  3. Ranked #1 for
    dramatic

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Raging Fire trailer
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10 Greyhound (2020)

A first-time captain leads a convoy of allied ships carrying thousands of soldiers across the treacherous waters of the "Black Pit" to the front lines of WWII. With no air cover protection for 5 days, the captain and his convoy must battle the surrounding enemy Nazi U-boats in order to give the allies a chance to win the war.

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2020-07-09 | War / Action

Cast

Tom Hanks, Stephen Graham

Rating

rating icon 7.41
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    tense and exciting
  2. Ranked #2 for
    shocking moment
  3. Ranked #2 for
    lean

Trailer

Greyhound trailer
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