This download includes 4 separate handouts (in PDF and MS WORD) for film extra credit, one for each quarter of High School World History. Lists are in order of IMDB rank, including ratings, year, and brief synopses. Directions are included for students to write about historical accuracy and other themes. Can be used for a regular assignment or extra credit. Enjoy!
 
Quarter 1 (ancient, medieval, up to WWI) -
Gladiator
Braveheart
Lawrence of Arabia
All Quiet on the Western Front
Gandhi
Last of the Mohicans
The Last Samurai
Les Misarables
Elizabeth
Shakespeare in Love
Kingdom of Heaven
War Horse
The Patriot
Elizabeth: Golden Age
An American Tail
Robin Hood
Luther
Tale of Two Cities
Marie Antoinette
Alexander
 
Quarter 2 (World War 2) -
Band of Brothers (1-2)
Band of Brothers (3-4)
Band of Brothers (5-6)
Band of Brothers (7-8)
Band of Brothers (9-10)
Schindler’s List
Casablanca
Saving Private Ryan
The Pianist
Life is Beautiful
Bridge on the River Kwai
Downfall
Inglorious Bastards
Letters from Iwo Jima
The Thin Red Line
Enemy at the Gates
The English Patient
Flags of our Fathers
Defiance
Windtalkers
Pearl Harbor
 
Quarter 3 (Cold War) -
Forrest Gump
Dr. Strangelove
Apocalypse Now
Full Metal Jacket
The Third Man
The Deer Hunter
Platoon
Manchurian Candidate
Trinity and Beyond
The Motorcycle Diaries
The Iron Giant
Good Bye Lenin!
The Hunt for Red October
Good Night, & Good Luck
Miracle
Radio Bikini
From Russia With Love
Thirteen Days
Crimson Tide
Born on the 4th of July
Good Morning Vietnam
We Were Soldiers
War Games
Tinker, Tailor, Solider, Spy
Top Gun
Rocky IV
K-19: The Widowmaker
Fidel
Red Dawn
Rambo: First Blood Part II
 
Quarter 4 (Modern History Themes -
Hotel Rwanda
Life of Pi
Crash
Captain Phillips
The Social Network
Black Hawk Down
United 93
Last Train Home
The Blind Side
Traffic
The Kite Runner
The Hurt Locker
Babel
Zero Dark Thirty
Invictus
Mandela
Battle in Seattle
Day After Tomorrow
World Trade Center
Invisible Children