Best History Acting in Film — Rated 4/4 on Quartile

Quartile rates every film 1–4 across Plot, Acting, Cinematography, Novelty and Ending. These history films earned a 4 — Well Above Average — for Acting, ranked by their overall Q score.

1. Valley Uprising (2014) — Q 9.5
2. Lawrence of Arabia (1962) — Q 9
3. Oppenheimer (2023) — Q 9
4. Braveheart (1995) — Q 9
5. Ran (1985) — Q 9
6. Troy (2004) — Q 9
7. Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021) — Q 9
8. Schindler's List (1993) — Q 9
9. Ford v Ferrari (2019) — Q 8.5
10. The Imitation Game (2014) — Q 8.5
11. Saving Private Ryan (1998) — Q 8.5
12. 12 Years a Slave (2013) — Q 8.5
13. Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) — Q 8.5
14. The Battle of Chernobyl (2007) — Q 8.5
15. Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) — Q 8.5
16. Das Boot (1981) — Q 8.5
17. Hamilton (2020) — Q 8.5
18. Amadeus (1984) — Q 8.5
19. The Best of Youth (2003) — Q 8.5
20. I Swear (2025) — Q 8.5
21. Harakiri (1962) — Q 8.5
22. All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) — Q 8
23. Out of Africa (1985) — Q 8
24. Straight Outta Compton (2015) — Q 8
25. One Life (2023) — Q 8
26. Hacksaw Ridge (2016) — Q 8
27. Hidden Figures (2016) — Q 8
28. The King's Speech (2010) — Q 8
29. Dallas Buyers Club (2013) — Q 8
30. Green Book (2018) — Q 8

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