The 30 best History movies of the 1990s

1. 1

   Schindler's List (1993)

   directed by Steven Spielberg · 195 min · 8.6 17,865 votes

2. 2

   Saving Private Ryan (1998)

   directed by Steven Spielberg · 170 min · 8.2 17,724 votes

3. 3

   Braveheart (1995)

   directed by Mel Gibson · 178 min · 7.9 11,394 votes

4. 4

   Apollo 13 (1995)

   directed by Ron Howard · 140 min · 7.5 6,090 votes

5. 5

   JFK (1991)

   directed by Oliver Stone · 188 min · 7.6 2,485 votes

6. 6

   Malcolm X (1992)

   directed by Spike Lee · 202 min · 7.6 1,977 votes

7. 7

   October Sky (1999)

   directed by Joe Johnston · 108 min · 7.7 1,490 votes

8. 8

   Ed Wood (1994)

   directed by Tim Burton · 127 min · 7.5 2,581 votes

9. 9

   Selena (1997)

   directed by Gregory Nava · 127 min · 7.7 1,338 votes

10. 10

    The Last of the Mohicans (1992)

    directed by Michael Mann · 115 min · 7.4 3,532 votes

11. 11

    The Thin Red Line (1998)

    directed by Terrence Malick · 171 min · 7.4 3,412 votes

12. 12

    Ninja Scroll (1993)

    directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri · 94 min · 7.8 774 votes

13. 13

    Paris Is Burning (1991)

    directed by Jennie Livingston · 77 min · 8.0 566 votes

14. 14

    Seven Years in Tibet (1997)

    directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud · 136 min · 7.2 3,192 votes

15. 15

    Man on the Moon (1999)

    directed by Miloš Forman · 118 min · 7.2 2,041 votes

16. 16

    Elizabeth (1998)

    directed by Shekhar Kapur · 123 min · 7.2 1,530 votes

17. 17

    Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)

    directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau · 137 min · 7.3 846 votes

18. 18

    Rudy (1993)

    directed by David Anspaugh · 114 min · 7.3 785 votes

19. 19

    Quiz Show (1994)

    directed by Robert Redford · 133 min · 7.2 1,015 votes

20. 20

    Stalingrad (1993)

    directed by Joseph Vilsmaier · 134 min · 7.3 654 votes

21. 21

    Les Misérables (1998)

    directed by Bille August · 134 min · 7.2 707 votes

22. 22

    Amistad (1997)

    directed by Steven Spielberg · 155 min · 7.0 1,455 votes

23. 23

    Queen Margot (1994)

    directed by Patrice Chéreau · 138 min · 7.2 435 votes

24. 24

    Alive (1993)

    directed by Frank Marshall · 126 min · 6.9 1,631 votes

25. 25

    Land and Freedom (1995)

    directed by Ken Loach · 109 min · 7.3 308 votes

26. 26

    What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)

    directed by Brian Gibson · 117 min · 7.1 380 votes

27. 27

    Shakespeare in Love (1998)

    directed by John Madden · 124 min · 6.8 3,273 votes

28. 28

    Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993)

    directed by Rob Cohen · 120 min · 6.9 815 votes

29. 29

    Gettysburg (1993)

    directed by Ronald F. Maxwell · 271 min · 7.0 339 votes

30. 30

    Michael Collins (1996)

    directed by Neil Jordan · 132 min · 6.9 534 votes

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Method: TMDb audience rating weighted by vote count, with a vote floor per list. No position is editorial opinion; it is the catalogue, ordered.

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