In time for an historical Oscars, Dan Snow unveils History Hit's top 50 greatest historical movies of the last 50 years (with one plucky exception that’s somehow avoided all detection and tunnelled its way onto our list). From the CGI battle scenes of Ridley Scott's Napoleon to the realism of Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon, film is the closest medium we have to portray history. Let us know in the comments where you agree or disagree. Discover the past on History Hit with ad-free exclusive podcasts and documentaries released weekly presented by world renowned historians Dan Snow, Suzannah Lipscomb, Lucy Worsely, Mary Beard and more. Watch, listen and read history wherever you are, whenever you want it. Available on all devices: Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video, Android TV, Samsung Smart TV, Roku, Xbox, Chromecast, and iOs & Android. We're offering a special discount to History Hit for our subscribers, get 50% off your first 3 months with code YOUTUBE: https://www.historyhit.com/subscription/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=YouTube2024 00:00:00 Intro 01:57 No. 50 03:00 No. 49 04:08 No. 48 04:30 No. 47 04:59 No. 46 05:28 No. 45 07:11 No. 44 07:51 No. 43 08:25 No. 42 09:36 No. 41 10:23 No. 40 10:52 No. 39 11:13 No. 38 11:33 No. 37 12:00 No. 36 12:30 No. 35 13:43 No. 34 15:03 No. 33 15:25 No. 32 15:41 No. 31 16:14 No. 30 16:51 No. 29 18:35 No. 28 20:22 No. 27 20:51 No. 26 21:21 No. 25 22:16 No. 24 23:24 No. 23 23:55 No. 22 24:57 No. 21 25:32 No. 20 27:02 No. 19 27:26 No. 18 28:28 No. 17 29:02 No. 16 29:51 No. 15 30:18 No. 14 30:49 No. 13 31:15 No. 12 31:54 No. 11 33:26 No. 10 35:23 No. 9 36:55 No. 8 39:04 No. 7 40:30 No. 6 42:47 No. 5 44:31 No. 4 46:00 No. 3 47:33 No. 2 49:19 No. 1 #oscars #historyhit