Critically acclaimed Historical War movies

Actors : Emma Stone, Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz, Nicholas Hoult,
Directors : Yorgos Lanthimos,

In early 18th century England, a frail Queen Anne (Colman) occupies the throne and her close friend Lady Sarah (Weisz) governs the country in her stead. When a new servant Abigail (Stone) arrives, her charm endears her to Sarah.

Actors : Billy Boyd, James D'Arcy, Paul Bettany, Russell Crowe,
Directors : Peter Weir,

During the Napoleonic Wars, a brash British captain pushes his ship and crew to their limits in pursuit of a formidable French war vessel around South America.

Actors : Thuso Mbedu, Sheila Atim, Lashana Lynch, Viola Davis,
Directors : Gina Prince-Bythewood,

A historical epic inspired by true events that took place in The Kingdom of Dahomey, one of the most powerful states of Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Actors : David Tennant, Gemma Chan, Saoirse Ronan, Margot Robbie,
Directors : Josie Rourke,

Mary Stuart's attempt to overthrow her cousin Elizabeth I, Queen of England, finds her condemned to years of imprisonment before facing execution.

Actors : Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao, Daisuke Ryû, Jinpachi Nezu,
Directors : Akira Kurosawa,

In Medieval Japan, an elderly warlord retires, handing over his empire to his three sons. However, he vastly underestimates how the new-found power will corrupt them and cause them to turn on each other...and him.

Actors : Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira,
Directors : Ryan Coogler,

The people of Wakanda fight to protect their home from intervening world powers as they mourn the death of King T'Challa.

Actors : Jet Li, Li Gong, Gong Li, Donnie Yen, Yifei Liu,
Directors : Niki Caro,

A young Chinese maiden disguises herself as a male warrior in order to save her father.

Actors : Harriet Walter, Jodie Comer, Matt Damon, Adam Driver,
Directors : Ridley Scott,

King Charles VI declares that Knight Jean de Carrouges settle his dispute with his squire by challenging him to a duel.

Actors : Frank Madigan, Jack Madigan, Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard,
Directors : Justin Kurzel,

Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself.

Actors : Connie Nielsen, Joaquin Phoenix, Oliver Reed, Russell Crowe,
Directors : Ridley Scott,

When a Roman General is betrayed, and his family murdered by an emperor's corrupt son, he comes to Rome as a gladiator to seek revenge.

Actors : Orlando Bloom, Liam Neeson, Eva Green, Martin Hancock,
Directors : Ridley Scott,

Balian of Ibelin travels to Jerusalem during the crusades of the 12th century, and there he finds himself as the defender of the city and its people.

Actors : Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Lesley Manville, Sharlto Copley,
Directors : Robert Stromberg,

A vengeful fairy is driven to curse an infant princess, only to discover that the child may be the one person who can restore peace to their troubled land.

Actors : Skandar Keynes, Georgie Henley, William Moseley, Ben Barnes,
Directors : Andrew Adamson,

The Pevensie siblings return to Narnia, where they are enlisted to once again help ward off an evil king and restore the rightful heir to the land's throne, Prince Caspian.

Actors : Chris Hemsworth, Sam Claflin, Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron,
Directors : Rupert Sanders,

In a twist to the fairy tale, the Huntsman ordered to take Snow White into the woods to be killed winds up becoming her protector and mentor in a quest to vanquish the Evil Queen.

Actors : Eric Bana, Julian Glover, Orlando Bloom, Brad Pitt,
Directors : Wolfgang Petersen,

An adaptation of Homer's great epic, the film follows the assault on Troy by the united Greek forces and chronicles the fates of the men involved.

Actors : Tadanobu Asano, Amadu Mamadakov, Khulan Chuluun, Honglei Sun,
Directors : Sergei Bodrov,

The story recounts the early life of Genghis Khan who was a slave before going on to conquer half the world in 1206.

Actors : Hiroyuki Sanada, Ren Ôsugi, Rie Miyazawa, Nenji Kobayashi,
Directors : Yôji Yamada,

A 19th-century samurai tries to protect a battered wife.

Actors : Billy Connolly, Tom Cruise, William Atherton, Ken Watanabe,
Directors : Edward Zwick,

An American military advisor embraces the Samurai culture he was hired to destroy after he is captured in battle.

Actors : Cate Blanchett, Max von Sydow, Matthew Macfadyen, Russell Crowe,
Directors : Ridley Scott,

In 12th century England, Robin and his band of marauders confront corruption in a local village and lead an uprising against the crown that will forever alter the balance of world power.

Actors : Daisy Ridley, Clive Owen, Tom Felton, Naomi Watts,
Directors : Claire McCarthy,

A re-imagining of Hamlet, told from Ophelia's perspective.