| 8.4 |  | Hacksaw Ridge | 2016 | Biography Drama History History War | Mel Gibson | Andrew Garfield Sam Worthington Luke Bracey | * 4.2/5 |
| 8.3 | | 12 Years a Slave | 2013 | Biography Drama History | Steve McQueen | Chiwetel Ejiofor Michael Kenneth Williams Michael Fassbender | * 4.0/5 |
| 8.2 | | Straight Outta Compton | 2015 | Biography Drama History History Music | F. Gary Gray | O'Shea Jackson Jr. Corey Hawkins Jason Mitchell | * 3.9/5 |
| 8.2 | | Dunkirk | 2017 | Action Drama History History Thriller War | Christopher Nolan | Fionn Whitehead Barry Keoghan Mark Rylance | * 3.8/5 |
| 8.2 | | Les Miserables | 2012 | Drama History Musical Musical Romance War | Tom Hooper | Hugh Jackman Russell Crowe Anne Hathaway | * 3.6/5 |
| 8.1 | | Hidden Figures | 2016 | Biography Drama History | Theodore Melfi | Taraji P. Henson Octavia Spencer Janelle Monae | * 4.4/5 |
| 8.0 | | The Big Short | 2015 | Biography Comedy Drama Drama History | Adam McKay | Christian Bale Steve Carell Ryan Gosling | * 4.3/5 |
| 8.0 | | Changeling | 2008 | Biography Crime Drama Drama History Mystery Thriller | Clint Eastwood | Angelina Jolie Colm Feore Amy Ryan | * 3.8/5 |
| 7.9 | | The Impossible | 2012 | Drama History Thriller | J.A. Bayona | Naomi Watts Ewan McGregor Tom Holland | * 3.9/5 |
| 7.9 | | Frost Nixon | 2008 | Biography Drama History | Ron Howard | Frank Langella Michael Sheen Kevin Bacon | * 3.7/5 |
| 7.9 | | Good Night and Good Luck | 2005 | Biography Drama History | George Clooney | David Strathairn George Clooney Patricia Clarkson | * 3.6/5 |
| 7.9 | | The Favourite | 2018 | Biography Comedy Drama Drama History | Yorgos Lanthimos | Olivia Colman Emma Stone Rachel Weisz | * 3/5 |
| 7.8 | | Woman in Gold | 2015 | Biography Drama History UK | Simon Curtis | Helen Mirren Ryan Reynolds Daniel Bruhl | * 4.4/5 |
| 7.8 | | Bridge of Spies | 2015 | Drama History Thriller | Steven Spielberg | Tom Hanks Mark Rylance Alan Alda | * 4.1/5 |
| 7.8 | | Recount | 2008 | Drama History | Jay Roach | Kevin Spacey Bob Balaban Denis Leary | * 3.6/5 |
| 7.8 | | Quiz Show | 1994 | Biography Drama History | Robert Redford | Ralph Fiennes John Turturro Rob Morrow | * 3.6/5 |
| 7.7 | | Invictus | 2009 | Biography Drama History History Sport | Clint Eastwood | Morgan Freeman Matt Damon Tony Kgoroge | * 3.7/5 |
| 7.7 | | Too Big to Fail | 2011 | Biography Drama History | Curtis Hanson | James Woods John Heard William Hurt | * 3.7/5 |
| 7.7 | | Mrs Brown | 1997 | Biography Drama History History Romance | John Madden | Judi Dench Billy Connolly Geoffrey Palmer | * 3.7/5 |
| 7.6 | | Seabiscuit | 2003 | Drama History Sport | Gary Ross | Tobey Maguire Jeff Bridges Elizabeth Banks | * 3.8/5 |
| 7.5 | | Amistad | 1997 | Drama History | Steven Spielberg | Djimon Hounsou Matthew McConaughey Anthony Hopkins | * 3.8/5 |
| 7.5 | | Bobby | 2006 | Biography Drama History | Emilio Estevez | Anthony Hopkins Demi Moore Sharon Stone | * 1.9/5 |
| 7.2 | | The Tuskegee Airmen | 1995 | Drama History War | Robert Markowitz | Laurence Fishburne Allen Payne Malcolm-Jamal Warner | * 3.7/5 |
| 7.2 | | Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee | 2007 | Drama History Western | Yves Simoneau | Aidan Quinn Adam Beach August Schellenberg | * 3.6/5 |
| 7.2 | | A Mighty Heart | 2007 | Biography Drama History History Thriller War | Michael Winterbottom | Angelina Jolie Dan Futterman Irrfan Khan | * 3.3/5 |
| 7.0 | | Robin Hood | 2010 | Action Drama History History Romance | Ridley Scott | Russell Crowe Cate Blanchett Matthew Macfadyen | |
| 6.9 | | Jackie | 2016 | Biography Drama History | Pablo Larraín | Natalie Portman Peter Sarsgaard Greta Gerwig | * 3.6/5 |
| 6.8 | | Confirmation | 2016 | Biography Drama History | Rick Famuyiwa | Kerry Washington Wendell Pierce Greg Kinnear | * 3.6/5 |
| 6.7 | | The Special Relationship | 2010 | Biography Drama History | Richard Loncraine | Michael Sheen Demetri Goritsas Adam Godley | * 3.3/5 |
| 6.4 | | Mary Queen of Scots | 2018 | Biography Drama History | Josie Rourke | Saoirse Ronan Margot Robbie Jack Lowden | * 3.1/5 |
| 6.2 | | King Lear | 2018 | Drama History | Richard Eyre | Jim Broadbent Jim Carter Tobias Menzies | |
| 6.0 | | Killing Kennedy | 2013 | Biography Drama History History Thriller | Nelson McCormick | Rob Lowe Will Rothhaar Jack Noseworthy | * 3.4/5 |
| 5.4 | | The Day Reagan Was Shot | 2001 | Biography Drama History | Cyrus Nowrasteh | Richard Dreyfuss Richard Crenna Yannick Bisson | |
| 3.9 | | The Butler | 2013 | Biography Biography Documentary History Short Talk-Show | | Charles Allen Mariah Carey John Cusack | |
