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. Southside with You Score 46.5 · IMDb 6.3 · Tomatometer 92% · Metascore 74
  2. Risen Score 44.2 · IMDb 6.4 · Tomatometer 53% · Metascore 51
  3. The Last King Score 43.8 · IMDb 6.1 · Tomatometer 89%
  4. The Exception Score 42.9 · IMDb 6.8 · Tomatometer 75% · Metascore 60
  5. Battle for Incheon: Operation Chromite Score 40.9 · IMDb 6.2 · Tomatometer 40% · Metascore 50
  6. 61 Days Score 40.9 · IMDb 7.3
  7. Elvis & Nixon Score 38.0 · IMDb 6.3 · Tomatometer 76% · Metascore 59
  8. LBJ Score 37.8 · IMDb 6.5 · Tomatometer 55% · Metascore 54
  9. Sour Apples Score 36.8 · IMDb 7.1
  10. Alone in Berlin Score 33.1 · IMDb 6.5 · Tomatometer 58% · Metascore 52