Flyboys
2006 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 860 votes
The adventures of the Lafayette Escadrille, young Americans who volunteered for the French military before the U.S. 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
How we chose these titles
Eligible titles are ranked using TMDB popularity, audience rating, and vote count. Streaming availability and ratings can change over time.
Radioactive
2020 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 928 votes
The story of Nobel Prize winner Maria Skłodowska-Curie and her extraordinary scientific discoveries—through the prism of her marriage to husband Pierre—and the seismic and transformative effects their discovery of radium had on the 20th century. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Against the Ice
2022 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 627 votes
In 1909, two explorers fight to survive after they're left behind while on a Danish expedition in ice-covered Greenland. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The King and I
1956 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 410 votes
Widowed Welsh mother Anna Leonowens becomes a governess and English tutor to the wives and many children of the stubborn King Mongkut of Siam. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Lady Jane
1986 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 114 votes
The death of King Henry VIII throws his kingdom into chaos because of succession disputes. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
In This Corner of the World
2016 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 639 votes
Japan, 1943, during World War II. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Krays
1990 · TMDB 6.0/10 · 122 votes
Twins Ronnie and Reggie Kray are raised in east London, under the influence of their hateful but doting mother Violet. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Old Gun
1975 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 296 votes
In Montauban in 1944, Julien Dandieu is a surgeon in the local hospital. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Legend of Tomiris
2019 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 179 votes
This is the story of the life of the great queen of the steppe - legendary Tomiris. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Red Sea Diving Resort
2019 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 869 votes
Sudan, East Africa, 1980. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Anna and the King
1999 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 831 votes
The story of the romance between the King of Siam (now Thailand) and the widowed British school teacher Anna Leonowens during the 1860s. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society
2018 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 1,413 votes
Free-spirited writer Juliet Ashton forms a life-changing bond with the delightful and eccentric Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, when she decides to write about the book club they formed during the occupation of Guernsey in WWII. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Kingdom
2019 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 151 votes
Set in Qin Dynasty during the warring states period in ancient China. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Ivanhoe
1952 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 203 votes
Sir Walter Scott's classic story of the chivalrous Ivanhoe who joins with Robin of Locksley in the fight against Prince John and for the return of King Richard the Lionheart. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Hunger
2008 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 1,230 votes
The story of Bobby Sands, the IRA member who led the 1981 hunger strike during The Troubles in which Irish Republican prisoners tried to win political status. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
55 Days at Peking
1963 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 187 votes
Diplomats, soldiers and other representatives of a dozen nations fend off the siege of the International Compound in Peking during the 1900 Boxer Rebellion. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Wilde
1997 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 290 votes
Oscar Wilde is a married playwright who has occasionally indulged his weakness for male suitors. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Kagemusha
1980 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 748 votes
Akira Kurosawa's lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersonate Shingen, an aging warlord, in order to avoid attacks by competing clans. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
My Friend Dahmer
2017 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 653 votes
Jeffrey Dahmer struggles with a difficult family life as a young boy. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Misbehaviour
2020 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 305 votes
A group of women involved in the Women's Liberation Movement hatched a plan to invade the stage and disrupt the live broadcast at the 1970 Miss World competition in London, resulting in overnight fame for the newly-formed organization. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.