The best historical films of 2025

19 historical films from 2025, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. Kesari Chapter 2: The Untold Story of Jallianwala Bagh Score 42.9 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 35%
  2. 120 Bahadur Score 40.7 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 73%
  3. The Bengal Files Score 40.6 · IMDb 6.9
  4. The Choral Score 38.6 · IMDb 6.4 · Tomatometer 66% · Metascore 59
  5. Ground Zero Score 36.6 · IMDb 6.6
  6. The Big Fake Score 36.2 · IMDb 6.6
  7. Swiped Score 34.6 · IMDb 6.5 · Tomatometer 44% · Metascore 42
  8. Kesari Veer Score 20.3 · IMDb 4.6
  9. Emergency Score 18.7 · IMDb 5.1 · Tomatometer 30%