Inspired by my love for a good movie franchise, I have decided to compile a list of my favorite history films that I have watched throughout the years as if they were all episodes of a sci-fi or superhero cinematic universe.

Are they perfect? No. Are they all historically accurate? Probably not. However, this list aims to provide a list of movies that, when watched together, provide more satisfaction than watching them independently. If you are a director, perhaps my list will provide you with some ideas for untapped periods in history to make a film about

• Glory (1998)
• Lincoln (2012)
• The Last Samurai (2003)
• 1917 (2019)
• All Quiet on the Western Front (2020)
• Iron-Jawed Angles (2004)
• The Highwaymen (2019)
• Race (2016)
• Darkest Hour (2017) – (pause Darkest Hour at around the 1:17:00 mark)
• Dunkirk (2017) – (finish watching Darkest Hour after completing the movie)
• Saving Private Ryan (1998)
• Come and See (1985)
• Oppenheimer (2023)
• Letters From Iwo Jima (2006)
• Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
• The Captain (2017)
• Nuremberg (2025)
• Operation Finale (2018)
• Devotion (2022)
• Bridge of Spies (2015)
• Thirteen Days (2000)
• A Raisin in the Sun (2008)
• Green Book (2018)
• Hidden Figures (2016)
• Belfast (2021)
• Hotel Rawanda (2004)
• 12 Strong (2018)
• Captain Phillips (2013)
• Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant (2023)