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The Best PG-13 History Movies

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List of PG-13 history movies, ranked from best to worst with movie trailers when available. This list takes the best PG-13 history movies and pits them against each other to see once and for all what the greatest PG-13 History movie of all time is. This list of popular PG-13 history movies includes information like who directed the film, when it was released and which actors starred in the movie. If you think the top PG-13 History movie isn't as high as it should be then be sure to vote it up so it can take its rightful place among the other great PG-13 History films on this list. If you're trying to find a specific PG-13 History film you can search this list and filter to find what you're looking for.

This list below has everything from The Social Network to Seabiscuit.

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Apollo 13
Tom Hanks, Bryce Dallas Howard
Released: 1995
Directed by: Ron Howard
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Australia
Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman
Released: 2008
Directed by: Baz Luhrmann
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Titanic
Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet
Released: 1997
Directed by: James Cameron
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Seabiscuit
Elizabeth Banks, Jeff Bridges
Released: 2003
Directed by: Gary Ross
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Marie Antoinette
Kirsten Dunst, Tom Hardy
Released: 2006
Directed by: Sofia Coppola
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Red Tails
Daniela Ruah, Bryan Cranston
Released: 2012
Directed by: Anthony Hemingway
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Lincoln
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Daniel Day-Lewis
Released: 2012
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
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The Tuskegee Airmen
John Lithgow, Cuba Gooding Jr.
Released: 1995
Directed by: Robert Markowitz
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The Duchess
Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes
Released: 2008
Directed by: Saul Dibb
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The Social Network
Justin Timberlake, Rashida Jones
Released: 2010
Directed by: David Fincher
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The New World
Christian Bale, Colin Farrell
Released: 2005
Directed by: Terrence Malick
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Gods and Generals
Robert Duvall, Mira Sorvino
Released: 2003
Directed by: Ronald F. Maxwell
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Man on Wire
Paul McGill, Robert Sciglimpaglia
Released: 2008
Directed by: James Marsh
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Flight 93
Laura Mennell, Ty Olsson
Released: 2006
Directed by: Peter Markle
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Little Big Man
Dustin Hoffman, Faye Dunaway
Released: 1970
Directed by: Arthur Penn
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Les Misérables
Uma Thurman, Claire Danes
Released: 1998
Directed by: Bille August
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Thirteen Days
Kevin Costner, Bruce Greenwood
Released: 2000
Directed by: Roger Donaldson
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Flyboys
James Franco, Jean Reno
Released: 2006
Directed by: Tony Bill
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Shattered Glass
Rosario Dawson, Hayden Christensen
Released: 2003
Directed by: Billy Ray
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The Other Boleyn Girl
Scarlett Johansson, Natalie Portman
Released: 2008
Directed by: Justin Chadwick
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Matewan
James Earl Jones, Chris Cooper
Released: 1987
Directed by: John Sayles
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The Newton Boys
Cameron Diaz, Matthew McConaughey
Released: 1998
Directed by: Richard Linklater
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Kundun
Sonam Phuntsok, Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong
Released: 1997
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
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Hotel Rwanda
Nick Nolte, Joaquin Phoenix
Released: 2004
Directed by: Terry George
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Project Nim
Bern Cohen, Reagan Leonard
Released: 2011
Directed by: James Marsh
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