Best historical movies of 2025

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Discover the best historical movies of 2025, ranked from best to worst.

Based on 0 votes, the movie Blue Moon, starring Ethan Hawke and Bobby Cannavale, came in first as the best historical movie of 2025, followed by Christy and Colours of Time from 2025. Scroll down for the top 10 historical movies of 2025, recommended by movie fans in 2026.

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Blue Moon

2025 - Ethan Hawke, Bobby Cannavale, Andrew Scott, Margaret Qualley, Patrick Kennedy, Jonah...

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On March 31, 1943, lyricist Lorenz Hart sits in Sardi's bar in New York as his former partner, composer Richard Rodgers, celebrates the premiere of the musical Oklahoma!. In one night •••

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Christy

2025 - Sydney Sweeney, Ben Foster, Merritt Wever, Katy O'Brian, Ethan Embry, Jess Gabor, Chad...

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Christy Martin grows up in a small town in West Virginia and discovers she has a talent for boxing. Trained by Jim, who also becomes her husband, she becomes one of the most famous boxers •••

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Colours of Time

2025 - Suzanne Lindon, Abraham Wapler, Vincent Macaigne, Julia Piaton, Zinedine Soualem, Paul...

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Four cousins inherit an abandoned house and find there the traces of a forgotten relative, Adèle. In 1895, at the age of 20, she left Normandy for Paris. Cédric Klapisch's French film •••

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David

2025 - Brandon Engman, Brian Stivale, Shahar Taboch, Aaron Tavaler, Hector, Miri Mesika, Jack...

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The biblical story of the young shepherd David, who grows up with his mother's songs and faith in God. When the giant Goliath terrorizes an entire nation, David stands up to him with only •••

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Dead to Rights

2025 - Liu Haoran, Wang Chuanjun, Gao Ye, Wang Xiao, Zhou You, Yang Enyou, Daichi Harashima...

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In 1937, during the Japanese occupation of Nanjing, a postman poses as a photo developer to stay alive. In secret, he hides refugees and keeps photos that can prove what happened in the •••

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Eden

2025 - Sydney Sweeney, Daniel Brühl, Jude Law, Ana de Armas, Vanessa Kirby, Felix Kammerer...

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Several Europeans, dissatisfied with the modern world, move to an uninhabited island in the Galápagos archipelago in the '30s to start a new life. Their dream quickly falls apart, because •••

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I Swear

2025 - Robert Aramayo, Maxine Peake, Peter Mullan, Shirley Henderson, Scott Ellis Watson, David...

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John Davidson learns at age 15 that he has Tourette syndrome, a condition that causes motor and vocal tics. The film follows his difficult teenage years and his journey to adulthood, where •••

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Nouvelle Vague

2025 - Guillaume Marbeck, Zoey Deutch, Aubry Dullin, Adrien Rouyard, Antoine Besson, Jodie...

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Young film critic Jean-Luc Godard decides that the best film criticism is to make a film yourself. With a small budget and the help of friends, he begins filming À bout de souffle, which •••

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Prisoner of War

2025 - Scott Adkins, Peter Shinkoda, Michael Copon, Gabbi Garcia, Michael Rene Walton, Masanori...

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In World War II, a British officer is captured by the Japanese and taken to a camp. There he is forced to fight to the death. Scott Adkins stars in the action flick.

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Swiped

2025 - Lily James, Ben Schnetzer, Myha'la, Jackson White, Dan Stevens, Ian Colletti, Mary...

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Whitney Wolfe Herd, an ambitious young woman, starts a company that changes the way people meet each other on the Internet. The film tells the true story of the founder of the dating app •••

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