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Discover popular and highly rated history movies. This page focuses on useful, popular choices for viewers in the United States.
Updated 2026-08-03 · Ratings from TMDB
Eligible titles are ranked using TMDB popularity, audience rating, and vote count. Streaming availability and ratings can change over time.
2007 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 1,663 votes
A Texas congressman sets a series of events in motion when he conspires with a CIA operative to aid Afghan mujahideen rebels fighting the Soviets. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2016 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 1,772 votes
The Coast Guard makes a daring rescue attempt off the coast of Cape Cod after a pair of oil tankers are destroyed during a blizzard in 1952. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2019 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 477 votes
In 1933, Welsh journalist Gareth Jones travels to Ukraine, where he experiences the horrors of a famine. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2015 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 3,291 votes
In 1950s Ireland and New York, young Eilis Lacey has to choose between two men and two countries. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1995 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 717 votes
In the highlands of Scotland in the 1700s, Rob Roy tries to lead his small town to a better future, by borrowing money from the local nobility to buy cattle to herd to market. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2003 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 338 votes
During the early 16th century, idealistic German monk Martin Luther, disgusted by the materialism in the church, begins the dialogue that will lead to the Protestant Reformation. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2021 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 371 votes
In 1961, a 60-year-old taxi driver stole Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2008 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 900 votes
In 208 A.D., in the final days of the Han Dynasty, shrewd Prime Minster Cao convinced the fickle Emperor Han the only way to unite all of China was to declare war on the kingdoms of Xu in the west and East Wu in the south. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2002 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 1,286 votes
Television made him famous, but his biggest hits happened off screen. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2006 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 1,443 votes
The Queen is an intimate behind the scenes glimpse at the interaction between HM Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Tony Blair during their struggle, following the death of Diana, to reach a compromise between what was a private tragedy for the Royal family and the public's demand for an overt display of mourning. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2006 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 2,047 votes
There were five Marines and one Navy Corpsman photographed raising the U.S. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2011 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 1,907 votes
A look at the life of Margaret Thatcher, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, with a focus on the price she paid for power. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2013 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 993 votes
Ip Man's peaceful life in Foshan changes after Gong Yutian seeks an heir for his family in Southern China. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1951 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 457 votes
After fierce Roman commander Marcus Vinicius becomes infatuated with beautiful Christian hostage Lygia, he begins to question the tyrannical leadership of the despotic emperor Nero. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2019 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 3,181 votes
Frustrated with the direction of the church, Cardinal Bergoglio requests permission to retire in 2012 from Pope Benedict. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1993 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 770 votes
Rudy grew up in a steel mill town where most people ended up working, but wanted to play football at Notre Dame instead. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2012 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 723 votes
The story of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African-American pilots to fly in a combat squadron during World War II. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2011 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 814 votes
In the year 1215, the rebel barons of England have forced their despised King John to put his royal seal on the Magna Carta, a seminal document that upheld the rights of free men. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2016 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 1,602 votes
Growing up poor in Madras, India, Srinivasa Ramanujan Iyengar earns admittance to Cambridge University during WWI, where he becomes a pioneer in mathematical theories with the guidance of his professor, G.H. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2005 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 905 votes
The life story of New Zealander Burt Munro, who spent years building a 1920 Indian motorcycle—a bike which helped him set the land-speed world record at Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats in 1967. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.