10 best Historical fiction movies of all time to watch 

Editor: Manish Jain

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Saving Private Ryan (1998) revolves around Captain John H. Miller who leads a platoon of GIs during the D-Day invasion of Normandy. 

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Gladiator (2000) is based on the Roman Empire, in which Maximus is a general who wins the favour of Emperor Marcus Aurelius.

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Schindler’s List (1993) revolves around the Oskar Schindler, who is a German industrialist along with his wife Emilie Schindler.

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Blood Diamond (2006) focuses on the trade that has been taking place in Sierra Leone, West Africa which is responsible for funding the civil war.

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Black Hawk Down (2001) is based on the 1999 non-fiction book of the same name by journalist Mark Bowden. 

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Braveheart (1995) is based on the tale of William Wallace, a freedom fighter who rose to liberate Scotland from the rule of King Edward.

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Apollo 13 (I) (1995) is based on the true story of the ill-fated 13th Apollo mission bound for the moon. 

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Joyeux Noel (2005) inspired by the Christmas truce of 1914, which is a miraculous occurrence of peace for two days when men laid down their arms.

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Ben-Hur (1959) shows how a man takes on the tyranny of the Romans, with all sorts of horrible consequences to himself and his family.

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Hotel Rwanda (2004) is based on the events in a Rwandan hotel during the 1994 Rwandan genocide.