Best Historical War movies of recent years

Actors : Ayushmann Khurrana, Rashmika Mandanna, Nawazuddin Siddiqui,
Directors : Aditya Sarpotdar,

Two destined lovers battle supernatural forces, family ties, and nature itself to defend their forbidden romance in a mystical world where ancient powers and prophecies threaten to keep them apart.

Actors : Siobhan Finneran, Cuyler Ballenger, Jeremiah Knupp, Duncan Vezain, Joe Cole, Odessa Young,
Directors : Thordur Palsson, Roberto Minervini,

In the winter of 1862, during the Civil War, the U.S. Army sends a volunteer company to patrol the uncharted Western territories.

Actors : Andrea Marsanich, Tihomir Buterin, Albano Vucetic,
Directors : Igor Bezinovic,

Citizens of Rijeka, which Italians call Fiume, retell, reconstruct, and reinterpret the bizarre story about the 16-month occupation of their city in 1919 by the Italian poet, a dandy and preacher of war Gabriele D'Annunzio.

Actors : Kit Harington, Sophie Turner, Marcia Gay Harden,
Directors : Natasha Kermani,

The Dreadful follows Anne and her mother-in-law Morwen who live a solitary, harsh life on the outskirts of society - but when a man from their past returns, he will set off a sequence of events that become a turning point for Anne.

Actors : Fatima Hassouna, Sepideh Farsi,
Directors : Sepideh Farsi,

A filmmaker connects with a Palestinian woman in Gaza who documents life under bombardment. Their 200+ days of digital exchanges, the meaning shifts after Fatem's death in an Israeli attack on 16/ April 2025.

Actors : Rashmika Mandanna, Akshaye Khanna, Vicky Kaushal,
Directors : Laxman Utekar,

After the death of his father, warrior-king Sambhaji Maharaj battles Mughal forces led by Aurangzeb to keep the Maratha Empire alive.

Actors : Salman Khan, Riteish Deshmukh, Sanjay Dutt,
Directors : Riteish Deshmukh,

The journey of the young Shivaji, who fought against the powers that be and was crowned as Chhatrapati monarch.

Actors : Christina Orjalo, Daniel Bernhardt, Patton Oswalt,
Directors : Steven Kostanski,

A remake of the cult classic 1983 sword and sorcery film.

Actors : Olga Kurylenko, Andy Beckwith, Tim Barber,
Directors : Jesse V. Johnson,

The eponymous Celtic warrior who rules the Iceni people alongside her husband, Prasutagus. The King dies at the hands of Roman soldiers, leaving Boudica's kingdom without a male heir, and the Romans seize her land and property.

Actors : François Civil, Pio Marmaï, Vincent Cassel, Romain Duris,
Directors : Martin Bourboulon,

D'Artagnan arrives in Paris trying to find his attackers after being left for dead, which leads him to a real war where the future of France is at stake. He aligns himself with Athos, Porthos and Aramis, three musketeers of the King.

Actors : Suraj Venjaramoodu, Mamitha Baiju, Dhanush,
Directors : Vignesh Raja,

In 1991 Ramanathapuram during the Gulf War, Karasamy faces his abandoned past while protecting those who depend on him. An action thriller about a man torn between sin and virtue, fighting to save his family against all odds.

Actors : Jess Alexander, Luis Bermudez, Troy Kotsur, Omar Chaparro, Raymond Cruz, Johnny Sequoyah,
Directors : Juan Jose Meza-Leon, Johannes Roberts,

A young Aztec boy experiences tragedy when his father is murdered by Spanish Conquistadors. Yohualli escapes to Tenochtitlan to warn King Moctezuma and his high priest, Yoka, of imminent danger.

Actors : Billy Zane, Darin Scott, Eugene Brave Rock,
Directors : Darin Scott,

400 A.D., in a forgotten time of Ancient America, a lone Hebraic fugitive must preserve the history of his fallen nation while being hunted by a ruthless tyrant. But rescuing the King's abused mistress could awaken a warrior's past.

Actors : Nashi, Huang Bo, Yosh Yu,
Directors : Wuershan,

Taishi Wen Zhong led the army of Shang Dynasty including Deng Chanyu and four generals of the Mo Family to Xiqi. With the help of Kunlun immortals such as Jiang Ziya, Ji Fa led the army and civilians of Xiqi to defend their homeland.

Actors : Sophie Cookson, Alba August, Claes Bang,
Directors : Mikael Håfström,

Anne and Freja seek revenge on the men who murdered their family. They end up in Stockholm, where they are drawn into a political power struggle between Sweden and Denmark which culminates in a mass execution.

Actors : Amara Zaragoza, Kelvin John Davis, Matt Trudeau,
Directors : Jack C. Newell,

When an idealistic reporter is assigned a puff piece about a Christmas toy manufacturer over the holidays, a charming toymaker inspires her to search her heart to find true happiness.

Actors : Mark O'Brien, Shaun Johnston, Jacqueline Byers,
Directors : Michael Peterson,

While performing an unauthorized exorcism on his father, an elite exorcist suspects the entity he's doing battle with might be a holy being - perhaps even God.

Actors : Ahn Bo-hyun, Kim Beom-soo, Jeong-Tae Choi,
Directors : Han-min Kim,

Winter of 1598, the story of Yi Sun-shin's last naval battle during the Japanese invasions of Korea that happened in the Noryang Strait.

Actors : Suzanne Packer, Rosanna Miles, Stuart Brennan,
Directors : Stuart Brennan,

A group of guardians are tasked with protecting a messenger who must deliver vital information to their king. On their journey through an ancient land, they face a battle filled with plagues, dark magic and vile monsters.

Actors : Yulduz Rajabova, Christian Mortensen, Mahesh Jadu,
Directors : Jacob Schwarz,

As the Mongol Empire crumbles, a battle-scarred Timur Barlas must confront a haunting destiny and renounce his loyalties to protect the fate of the Silk Road.