CRAIG'S TOP 10 GENRE SERIES - HISTORY

"The historical drama is a film genre in which stories are based upon historical events and famous persons. Some historical dramas attempt to accurately portray a historical event or biography, to the degree that the available historical research will allow."

#1. THE KING'S SPEECH - 2010

Director: Tom Hooper

Starring: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter

#2. SCHINDLER'S LIST - 1993

 Director: Steven Spielberg

Starring: Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes

#3. BRAVEHEART - 1995

 Director: Mel Gibson

Starring: Mel Gibson, Sophie Marcerau, Patrick McGoohan

#4. MUNICH - 2005

 Director: Steven Spielberg

Starring: Eric Bana, Daniel Craig, Geoffrey Rush

#5. GANDHI - 1982

 Director: Richard Attenborough

Starring: Ben Kingsley, Martin Sheen

#6. UNITED 93 - 2006

 Director: Paul Greengrass

Starring: N/A

#7. MADE IN DAGENHAM - 2010

Director: Nigel Cole

Starring: Sally Hawkins, Bob Hoskins, Miranda Richardson

#8. THE KILLING FIELDS - 1984

Director: Roland Joffe

Starring: Sam Waterston, Niang S. Ngor, John Malkovich

#9. TITANIC - 1997

 Director: James Cameron

Starring: Leonardo Di-Caprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane

#10. GLORY - 1989

 Director: Edward Zwick

Starring: Matthew Broderick, Morgan Freeman, Denzil Washington

This list had many contenders and though there are some terrific films on here, some of them are placed in strange rankings that are down to me. I will be lynched for placing King's Speech as number 1 ahead of Schindler's List but I do believe both films are astonishing but I did overall enjoy Speech more. Also most of these films aren't necessarily accurate but they still display a lot of significance with the historical period they were set in.