Che: Part Two
2008 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 701 votes
Seven years after his triumph in Cuba, Che winds up in Bolivia, where he tries to ignite the same revolutionary fires as before. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
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History Movies
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
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Eligible titles are ranked using TMDB popularity, audience rating, and vote count. Streaming availability and ratings can change over time.
The Trial of the Chicago 7
2020 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 3,400 votes
What was supposed to be a peaceful protest turned into a violent clash with the police. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Judgment at Nuremberg
1961 · TMDB 8.0/10 · 965 votes
In 1947, four German judges who served on the bench during the Nazi regime face a military tribunal to answer charges of crimes against humanity. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Seabiscuit
2003 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 950 votes
True story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the team behind it but also those of their nation. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Best of Youth
2003 · TMDB 8.0/10 · 614 votes
After a fateful encounter in the summer of 1966, the lifepaths of two brothers from a middle-class Roman family diverge, intersecting with some of the most significant events of postwar Italian history in the following decades. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Young Woman and the Sea
2024 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 444 votes
This is the extraordinary true story of Trudy Ederle, the first woman to successfully swim the English Channel. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Selena
1997 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 1,327 votes
In this biographical drama, Selena Quintanilla is born into a musical Mexican-American family in Texas. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Cadillac Records
2008 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 484 votes
The story of sex, violence, race and rock and roll in 1950s Chicago, and the exciting but turbulent lives of some of America's musical legends, including Muddy Waters, Leonard Chess, Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf, Etta James and Chuck Berry. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Man with the Iron Heart
2017 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 826 votes
With the Third Reich at its peak in 1942, the Czech resistance in London plans the most ambitious military operation of WWII – Anthropoid. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Decameron
1971 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 358 votes
A young Sicilian is swindled twice, but ends up rich; a man poses as a deaf-mute in a convent of curious nuns; a woman must hide her lover when her husband comes home early; a scoundrel fools a priest on his deathbed; three brothers take revenge on their sister's lover; a young girl sleeps on the roof to meet her boyfriend at night; a group of painters wait for inspiration; a crafty priest attempts to seduce his friend's wife; and two friends make a pact to find out what happens after death. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
True Spirit
2023 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 271 votes
When the tenacious young sailor Jessica Watson sets out to be the youngest person to sail solo, nonstop and unassisted around the world, many expect her to fail. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Free State of Jones
2016 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 1,680 votes
In 1863, Mississippi farmer Newt Knight serves as a medic for the Confederate Army. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Unstoppable
2024 · TMDB 5.3/10 · 174 votes
With the unwavering love and support of his devoted mother Judy and the encouragement of his coaches, Anthony Robles fights through adversity to earn a spot on the Arizona State Wrestling team. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Killing Fields
1984 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 840 votes
New York Times reporter Sydney Schanberg is on assignment covering the Cambodian Civil War, with the help of local interpreter Dith Pran and American photojournalist Al Rockoff. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Quiz Show
1994 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 999 votes
Herbert Stempel's transformation into an unexpected television personality unfolds as he secures victory on the cherished American game show, 'Twenty-One.' However, when the show introduces the highly skilled contestant Charles Van Doren to replace Stempel, it compels Stempel to let out his frustrations and call out the show as rigged. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
War and Peace
1956 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 280 votes
The love story of young Countess Natasha Rostova and Count Pierre Bezukhov is interwoven with the Great Patriotic War of 1812 against Napoleon's invading army. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Risen
2016 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 965 votes
Clavius, a powerful Roman military tribune, and his aide, Lucius, are tasked with solving the mystery of what happened to Jesus in the weeks following the crucifixion, in order to disprove the rumors of a risen Messiah and prevent an uprising in Jerusalem. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Devils
1971 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 443 votes
In 1634 France, charismatic Father Urbain Grandier becomes the target of a sexually obsessed nun’s witchcraft accusations, which corrupt church and state officials are all too happy to exploit. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
All the Money in the World
2017 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 2,441 votes
The story of the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III and the desperate attempt by his devoted mother to convince his billionaire grandfather Jean Paul Getty to pay the ransom. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Chariots of Fire
1981 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 1,051 votes
In the class-obsessed and religiously divided UK of the early 1920s, two determined young runners train for the 1924 Paris Olympics. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.