Best historical movies of 2026

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Best historical movies of 2026

Discover the best historical movies of 2026, ranked from best to worst.

Based on 0 votes, the movie By Any Means, starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Mark Wahlberg, came in first as the best historical movie of 2026, followed by De Gaulle: Liberté and De Gaulle: Résistance from 2026. Scroll down for the top 10 historical movies of 2026, recommended by movie fans in 2026.

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By Any Means 1
By Any Means
2026 - Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Mark Wahlberg, Nicole Beharie, Josh Lucas, David Strathairn...
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In Mississippi in the '60s, a young black FBI agent is forced to team up with a notorious mob hitman to investigate a series of killings targeting civil rights leaders. Yahya Abdul-Mateen •••
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De Gaulle: Liberté
2026 - Simon Abkarian, Niels Schneider, Thierry Lhermitte, Karim Leklou, Anamaria Vartolomei...
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The second part of Charles de Gaulle's biography traces the years 1940–1945, from his leadership of Free France to the country's liberation. The film shows how the general becomes the •••
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De Gaulle: Résistance
2026 - Simon Abkarian, Simon Russell Beale, Florian Lesieur, Benoît Magimel, Mathieu Kassovitz...
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June 1940: France collapses and signs the armistice. In the midst of the chaos, an almost unknown general, Charles de Gaulle, refuses to give up and leaves for London to continue the •••
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Fatherland
2026 - Sandra Hüller, Hanns Zischler, August Diehl, Anna Madeley, Devid Striesow, David Menkin...
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In 1949, writer Thomas Mann and his daughter Erika drive through a ruined Germany from American-controlled Frankfurt to Soviet-controlled Weimar. Sandra Hüller stars in the drama directed •••
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Mexico 86
2026 - Diego Luna, Karla Souza, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Álvaro Guerrero, Memo Villegas, Davor...
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In 1986, Mexico manages to host the World Cup, although it has to overcome many obstacles. The historical comedy shows how it was possible. Diego Luna and Karla Souza star.
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Pressure
2026 - Andrew Scott, Brendan Fraser, Kerry Condon, Chris Messina, Damian Lewis, Tamsin...
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72 hours before D-Day, General Dwight D. Eisenhower and meteorologist James Stagg must make a huge decision: launch the largest landing in history or risk losing the war to the weather. •••
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Tenzing
2026 - Genden Phuntsok, Tom Hiddleston, Willem Dafoe, Samdrup Dorje Lama, Bhuchung Kata, Johnny...
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The story of Tenzing Norgay, the Sherpa who wanted all his life to be the first to reach the top of Everest. In 1953, alongside Edmund Hillary, he achieved the seemingly impossible. Tom •••
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The King's Warden
2026 - Yoo Hai-jin, Park Ji-hoon, Yoo Ji-tae, Jeon Mi-do, Kim Min, Park Ji-hwan, Lee Jun-hyuk...
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In the fifteenth century, in a mountain village in Korea, Chief Heung-do hears that the village hosting an exiled noble will have good luck and plenty. He asks to receive such a guest, not •••
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The Money Maker
2026 - Reda Kateb, Sara Giraudeau, Bastien Bouillon, Quentin Dolmaire, Pierre Lottin, Camille...
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A Polish engineer settles in France and becomes a legendary forger. Working alone, he spends 14 years printing millions' worth of fake francs, notes so convincing that he becomes known as •••
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The Rays and Shadows
2026 - Jean Dujardin, Nastya Golubeva Carax, August Diehl, Olivier Chantreau, Anna Próchniak...
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Jean Luchaire, a well-known journalist, and his daughter, Corinne, a movie star, live in Nazi-occupied France. He is friends with Otto Abetz, the German ambassador in Paris. Jean Dujardin •••
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