The best historical films of 2009

14 historical films from 2009, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. Invictus Score 71.0 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 76% · Metascore 74
  2. The Young Victoria Score 65.7 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 75% · Metascore 64
  3. City of Life and Death Score 58.7 · IMDb 7.7 · Tomatometer 92% · Metascore 85
  4. Capitalism: A Love Story Score 56.5 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 74% · Metascore 61
  5. Polytechnique Score 51.4 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 88% · Metascore 63
  6. Tales from the Golden Age Score 49.1 · IMDb 7.8 · Tomatometer 91% · Metascore 68
  7. Yahsi Bati - The Ottoman Cowboys Score 46.4 · IMDb 7.4
  8. John Rabe Score 44.4 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 75% · Metascore 57
  9. Pope Joan Score 39.8 · IMDb 6.7
  10. Bodyguards and Assassins Score 39.5 · IMDb 6.8 · Tomatometer 50%