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The Best PG History Movies

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List of PG history movies, ranked from best to worst with movie trailers when available. This list takes the best PG history movies and pits them against each other to see once and for all what the greatest PG History movie of all time is. This list of popular PG 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 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 History films on this list. If you're trying to find a specific PG History film you can search this list and filter to find what you're looking for.

This is a list that features movies like The Right Stuff and Chariots of Fire.

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Apollo 13
Tom Hanks, Bryce Dallas Howard
Released: 1995
Directed by: Ron Howard
Apollo 13 is a 1995 American historical docudrama film directed by Ron Howard. The film stars... more
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The Right Stuff
Jeff Goldblum, Ed Harris
Released: 1983
Directed by: Philip Kaufman
The Right Stuff is a 1983 American drama film that was adapted from Tom Wolfe's best-selling... more
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Mrs Brown
Gerard Butler, Judi Dench
Released: 1997
Directed by: John Madden
Mrs Brown, also theatrically released as Her Majesty, Mrs Brown, is a 1997 British drama film... more
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All the President's Men
Richard Nixon, Dustin Hoffman
Released: 1976
Directed by: Alan J. Pakula
All the President's Men is a 1976 American political thriller film directed by Alan J. Pakula.... more
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Secretariat
Diane Lane, John Malkovich
Released: 2010
Directed by: Randall Wallace
Secretariat is a 2010 biographical sports drama film produced and released by Walt Disney... more
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Chariots of Fire
Stephen Fry, Kenneth Branagh
Released: 1981
Directed by: Hugh Hudson
Chariots of Fire is a 1981 British historical drama film. It tells the fact-based story of two... more
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Breaker Morant
Edward Woodward, Bryan Brown
Released: 1980
Directed by: Bruce Beresford
Breaker Morant is a 1980 Australian film about the 1902 court martial of Breaker Morant,... more
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Deep Water
Tilda Swinton, Simon Russell Beale
Released: 2006
Directed by: Louise Osmond, Jerry Rothwell
Deep Water is a documentary film, directed by Jerry Rothwell and Louise Osmond, produced by... more
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Young Einstein
Mikey Robins, John Howard
Released: 1988
Directed by: Yahoo Serious
Young Einstein is an Australian comedy film directed by and starring Yahoo Serious, released... more
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The Elephant Man
Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt
Released: 1980
Directed by: David Lynch
The Elephant Man is a 1980 American-British biographical film about Joseph Merrick, a severely... more
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Missing
Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek
Released: 1982
Directed by: Costa-Gavras
Missing is a 1982 American drama film directed by Costa-Gavras, starring Jack Lemmon, Sissy... more
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Anne Frank Remembered
Glenn Close, Kenneth Branagh
Released: 1995
Directed by: Jon Blair
Anne Frank Remembered is a 1995 documentary film by Jon Blair about the life of the diarist... more
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The Young Victoria
Emily Blunt, Mark Strong
Released: 2009
Directed by: Jean-Marc Vallée
The Young Victoria is a 2009 British-American period drama film directed by Jean-Marc Vallée... more
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Nicholas and Alexandra
Laurence Olivier, Brian Cox
Released: 1971
Directed by: Franklin J. Schaffner
Nicholas and Alexandra is a 1971 biographical film which partly tells the story of the last... more
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The Art of the Steal
The Art of the Steal is a 2009 documentary film directed by Don Argott “…openly, generously... more
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Good Night, and Good Luck
George Clooney, Robert Downey Jr.
Released: 2005
Directed by: George Clooney
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Gandhi
Daniel Day-Lewis, Ben Kingsley
Released: 1982
Directed by: Richard Attenborough
Gandhi is a 1982 epic biographical film which dramatises the life of Mohandas Karamchand... more
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The Greatest Game Ever Played
Shia LaBeouf, Peyton List
Released: 2005
Directed by: Bill Paxton
The Greatest Game Ever Played is a 2005 biographical sports film based on the early life of... more
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Amazing Grace
Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Gambon
Released: 2006
Directed by: Michael Apted
Amazing Grace is a 2006 American-British biographical drama film directed by Michael Apted,... more
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Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport
Judi Dench, Lore Segal
Released: 2000
Directed by: Mark Jonathan Harris
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Elvira Madigan
Pia Degermark, Thommy Berggren
Released: 1967
Directed by: Bo Widerberg
Elvira Madigan is a 1967 Swedish film directed by Bo Widerberg, based on the tragedy of the... more
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In the Shadow of the Moon
In the Shadow of the Moon is a 2007 British documentary film about the United States' manned... more
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Rabbit-Proof Fence
Kenneth Branagh, Jason Clarke
Released: 2002
Directed by: Phillip Noyce
Rabbit-Proof Fence is a 2002 Australian drama film directed by Phillip Noyce based on the book... more

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The Sorrow and the Pity
The Sorrow and the Pity is a two-part 1969 documentary film by Marcel Ophüls about the... more
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Ghosts of the Abyss
Ghosts of the Abyss is a 2003 documentary film released by Walt Disney Pictures and Walden... more