Josh500 1,615 Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 Here's the definition of "historical drama" for the purpose of this thread: a film based on or (loosely) inspired by a true story (no fantasy or science fiction!), that takes places in the past. Note that the Indiana Jones movies are not historical dramas because they're clearly fantasy... My list: 1. Schindler's List 2. War Horse 3. Saving Private Ryan 4. Memoirs of a Geisha 5. Born on the Fourth of July 6. JFK 7. Catch Me If You Can 8. The Patriot 9. Munich 10. Empire of the Sun Honourable mentions: 11. Far and Away 12. Seven Years in Tibet 13. Nixon 14. Angela's Ashes 15. Sleepers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 1. Schindler's List 2. Jane Eyre 3. Memoirs of a Geisha 4. The Book Thief 5. Far and Away 6. War Horse 7. Empire of the Sun 8. The Patriot 9. Catch Me If You Can 10. Three way tie: Born on the Fourth of July, JFK, Saving Private Ryan. Josh500 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Oh another top 10. No particular order, again. Historical. OK. Schindler's List Lincoln The Post Amistad Empire of the Sun Rosewood The Patriot Munich Nixon Midway Josh500 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Porkins 53 Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 1. Saving Ryan's Privates 2. The Pats riot 3. Empire on the Sun 4. Schindler's Fist 5. JF(uc)K 6. Born on the 4th In Chu Li 7. Seven Years On A Tablet 8. War Whore 9. Lincoln Logs 10. Midway Mania Smeltington 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 13 minutes ago, Bespin said: Oh another top 10. Forget it, Bespin, it’s Josh500. At least you weren’t around when Indy 4 came out and the guy created 5 new polls every day. So much so he even repeated one without realizing! Jurassic Shark and The Illustrious Jerry 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 3 minutes ago, Darth Porkins said: 1. Saving Ryan's Privates 2. The Pats riot 3. Empire on the Sun 4. Schindler's Fist 5. JF(uc)K 6. Born on the 4th In Chu Li 7. Seven Years On A Tablet 8. War Whore 9. Lincoln Logs 10. Midway Mania Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted April 19, 2018 Author Share Posted April 19, 2018 51 minutes ago, Darth Porkins said: 1. Saving Ryan's Privates 2. The Pats riot 3. Empire on the Sun 4. Schindler's Fist 5. JF(uc)K 6. Born on the 4th In Chu Li 7. Seven Years On A Tablet 8. War Whore 9. Lincoln Logs 10. Midway Mania 2 hours ago, Steve McQueen said: 2. Jane Eyre Good one! Completely forgot about that one. SteveMc and Darth Porkins 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,312 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 1 War Horse 2 Empire of the Sun 3 Lincoln 4 Catch Me If You Can 5 Schindler's List 6 Memoirs of a Geisha 7 Jane Eyre 8 JFK 9 Born on the Fourth of July 10 The Book Thief Josh500 and SteveMc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted April 20, 2018 Author Share Posted April 20, 2018 1 hour ago, Jay said: 10 The Book Thief I've never particularly warmed to this one. Maybe I need to watch the movie again. 1 hour ago, Jay said: 1 War Horse This score is a masterpiece. The more I listen to it, the better it gets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Not everybody has the same sense of historical drama. I had the best list if you want to know! (Midway and JFK where the only two left out from my previous Top 10) War movies are not all historical btw. Now, if you want a list of war movies... 1941 Saving Private Ryan Born on the Fourth of July Monsignor Empire of the Sun War Horse The Book Thief Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 1. Nixon 2. Catch Me if You Can 3. Munich 4. JFK 5. Born on the Fourth of July 6. Schindler's List 7. Memoirs of a Geisha 8. Lincoln 9. Empire of the Sun 10. Monsignor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted April 20, 2018 Author Share Posted April 20, 2018 19 minutes ago, Sharky said: 1. Nixon Which tracks are your favourites? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 6 minutes ago, Josh500 said: Which tracks are your favourites? Hard to choose, but if I had to. Main Title... The White House Gate The 1960s; The Turbulent Years Growing Up in Whittier The Meeting with Mao The Miami Convention 1968 I Am That Sacrifice The Farewell Scene Josh500 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,823 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 On 19/4/2018 at 1:51 AM, Josh500 said: Here's the definition of "historical drama" for the purpose of this thread: a film based on or (loosely) inspired by a true story (no fantasy or science fiction!), that takes places in the past. 11. Far and Away In what way Far & Away is inspired by a true story? 58 minutes ago, Sharky said: 1. Nixon 2. Catch Me if You Can 3. Munich 4. JFK 5. Born on the Fourth of July 6. Memoirs of a Geisha 7. Lincoln 8. Empire of the Sun 9. The Post 10. Monsignor No Schindler's List? You've included The Post and not included Schindler's List? Ok, to each his own but this was out of this world! By the way, i can't make a list right now, because I'm confused about some films, if they fall in this category or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted April 20, 2018 Author Share Posted April 20, 2018 8 minutes ago, filmmusic said: In what way Far & Away is inspired by a true story? Many Irish people immigrated to America. Duh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 22 minutes ago, filmmusic said: No Schindler's List? You've included The Post and not included Schindler's List? Dear Lord! Thanks and post revised. filmmusic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Mortimer 43 Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Far & Away is inspired by a true story of Ron Howard's family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted April 28, 2018 Author Share Posted April 28, 2018 4 hours ago, Darth Wanker said: Far & Away is inspired by a true story of Ron Howard's family. This is such a "common" story, you know there are thousands of such stories that happened back in those days. I mean, two people that came to America struggled to have a good life, then fell in love with each other, and finally got a happy end. That's basically it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,033 Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Exactly. So it's not a historical drama, but a work of fiction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 4,640 Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 35 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said: Exactly. So it's not a historical drama, but a work of fiction. By that standard, every one of the listed films would tend toward the latter category. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,033 Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 9 hours ago, Tom said: By that standard, every one of the listed films would tend toward the latter category. I guess you'd call Star Wars a historical drama because it's about people who fall in love, family issues, and after all, we know it takes place "a long time ago"... Josh500 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted April 29, 2018 Author Share Posted April 29, 2018 It's fiction but against a historical backdrop. By the way, same thing with Saving Private Ryan. The story of a bunch of soldiers tasked with saving another soldier who lost two brothers.... That's admitttedly fiction. It never happened. But it's historical fact that the Americans were involved in fighting the Nazis. Or so we're told, at least. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,033 Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 33 minutes ago, Josh500 said: It's fiction but against a historical backdrop. Indeed - this is a better description than in your first post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,689 Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Never a darling around these parts, I adore Seven Years in Tibet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,033 Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 It's good, both score and film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted April 29, 2018 Author Share Posted April 29, 2018 42 minutes ago, Nick1066 said: Never a darling around these parts, I adore Seven Years in Tibet. Love it too! The main title theme is heartbreakingly gorgeous, with a Tibetan flavour. Nick1Ø66 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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