Mrs. Jones chose the 1939 Mr. Smith Goes To Washington as her favorite. James Stewart stars as Jefferson Smith, a young man who fights against corruption in the U.S. Senate.

A well known and loved masterpiece, Mr. Kidd placed Gone with the Wind (1939) among his favorites.

Mr. Patterson and Mr. Kidd both love Mel Gibson’s Braveheart (1995).

Mr. Chandler chose Seabiscut (2003), led by Tobey Maguire (AKA Spider-Man).

Mrs. Depugh adamantly chose Stephen Spielberg’s Schindler’s List (1993) as her #1 favorite. Liam Neeson portrays Oskar Schindler, a German businessman who saved over 1,100 Jewish people from facing death at Auschwitz. Schindler’s List is an immensely powerful true story, also included in Mr. Kidd’s top ten.

A film by renowned director Akira Kurosawa, most well known for Seven Samurai (1954) , Mr. Davies chose Yôjinbô (1961) to be in his top three. This film is in Japanese.

Russell Crowe stars as Maximus, a vengeful gladiator in Ridley Scott’s Gladiator (2000), a film from Mr. Kidd’s list.

Directed by Sergei M. Eisenstein, famous for his historical epics, including the silent classic Battleship Potemkin (1925), Mr. Davies included his work Aleksandr Nevskiy (1938) in his top three. This film is in Russian.

Mr. Patterson picked Tears of the Sun (2003), starring Bruce Willis.

Patton (1970) follows controversial American general, George S. Patton through his endeavors during World War II. Mr. Kidd included this in his top 10.

Glory (1989) depicts the times of the Civil War’s first all black volunteer group. Another choice of Mr. Kidd.

Mr. Chandler, Mr. Lawill and Mr. Kidd all chose We Were Soldiers (2002), a powerful Vietnam war movie showing how everyone involved is effected.

A Bridge Too Far (1977), lead by Sean Connery (AKA James Bond) is another WWII drama highlighted by Mr. Kidd.

Another Ridley Scott film from Mr. Kidd is Black Hawk Down (2001).

Another pick from Lawill’s list is 2003’s Civil War drama, Gods and Generals.

Mr. Davies chose the WWII drama Soldaat van Oranje (Solider of Orange) (1977).

A favorite of Mr. Lawill and Mr. Patterson is 1998’s Saving Private Ryan, another Steven Spielberg classic.

A love letter to modern history, and included in Mr. Lawill’s top 5, is Forrest Gump (1994), one of the most well known and loved movies of all time.

Flyboys (2006), a tale of WWI aerial warfare, is led by James Franco and picked by Mr. Lawill.

Another Russell Crowe led film is Cinderella Man (2005), picked by Mr. Chandler.