The best historical films of 2016

33 historical films from 2016, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. Hacksaw Ridge Score 78.7 · IMDb 8.1 · Tomatometer 84% · Metascore 71 · Drama, History, War
  2. Hidden Figures Score 74.8 · IMDb 7.8 · Tomatometer 93% · Metascore 74 · Drama, History
  3. Sully Score 71.4 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 85% · Metascore 74
  4. Airlift Score 67.2 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 85%
  5. Deepwater Horizon Score 66.6 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 82% · Metascore 68
  6. I Am Not Your Negro Score 65.0 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 99% · Metascore 95
  7. Silence Score 64.1 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 83% · Metascore 79
  8. The Age of Shadows Score 62.6 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 100% · Metascore 78
  9. In This Corner of the World Score 62.0 · IMDb 7.8 · Tomatometer 97% · Metascore 73
  10. 13th Score 61.1 · IMDb 8.2 · Tomatometer 97% · Metascore 81