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Hollywood constantly rewrites history in order to tell the story they want to tell, no matter how untrue or over-embellished. With that in mind, here's a look at some Historical Films Historians Can't Stand To Watch.

Mel Gibson's 2000 film is pretty blatant about its intentions — you don't call a movie The Patriot if you're offering up a fair and balanced view of the American Revolution.

On the plus side, Gibson and director Roland Emmerich did consult with the Smithsonian Institution to get the details right, and the sets and costumes are pretty spot-on as a result. And the story, about Gibson's South Carolina farmer and war veteran who reluctantly joins the rebels when his family is violently and brutally attacked, is affecting and well-done.

But when it comes to the portrayal of both the British and Black Americans, The Patriot goes a bit off the rails. Every British person in the film is a sadist and a war criminal, in that order, which clearly wasn't true.

Mel Gibson's character, meanwhile, is shown treating enslaved Black Americans as equals who are offered their freedom in return for military service in the American cause.

In fact, enslaved people had a much better chance of gaining their freedom fighting for the British than the Americans - which is why more than twice as many Black people joined the British cause over the course of the war.

Watch the video for more historical movies historians can't stand to watch.

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The Patriot | 0:00
Amadeus | 1:12
Pearl Harbor | 2:18
Windtalkers | 2:55
Flyboys | 3:50
Alexander | 4:21
Pocahontas | 5:14
Shakespeare in Love | 5:59
Black Hawk Down | 6:33
The Alamo | 7:34

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