The 83 best history movies according to critics

The 15 critics' lists picked 83 history movies. Here they all are, starting with those picked by the most lists.

The decades with the most picks: the 1980s (15), the 2010s (13) and the 1960s (9).

The most frequent directors: Sergei Eisenstein (3), David Lean (2) and Werner Herzog (2).

The lists that pick it most: Roger Ebert (27), Sight & Sound (23) and Oscars (21).