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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.
2005 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 387 votes
As World War II rages, the elite Sixth Ranger Battalion is given a mission of heroic proportions: push 30 miles behind enemy lines and liberate over 500 American prisoners of war. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2019 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 142 votes
A soldier and member of the Dutch resistance investigates stolen art in the wake of the Second World War, including a Vermeer sold to the Nazis by a flamboyant forger. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2009 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 1,074 votes
As the only legitimate heir of England's King William, teenage Victoria gets caught up in the political machinations of her own family. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1995 · TMDB 5.7/10 · 182 votes
Biopic about famous gunslinger Wild Bill Hickock. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1993 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 303 votes
The Apache Indians have reluctantly agreed to settle on a US Government approved reservation. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2025 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 106 votes
France, 1983. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1959 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 939 votes
The deep conversation between a Japanese architect and a French actress forms the basis of this celebrated French film, considered one of the vanguard productions of the French New Wave. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1955 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 499 votes
Impoverished priest Harihar Ray, dreaming of a better life for himself and his family, leaves his rural Bengal village in search of work. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2007 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 472 votes
Pursued by formidable Chinese assassins, young Kotaro and his dog run into No Name, a mysterious stranger who gets pulled into the chase. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2019 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 1,301 votes
The story of Rudy Ray Moore, who created the iconic big screen pimp character Dolemite in the 1970s. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2016 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 1,637 votes
Based on the story of Jesse Owens, the athlete whose quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history thrusts him onto the world stage of the 1936 Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf Hitler's vision of Aryan supremacy. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2017 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 1,240 votes
All Eyez on Me chronicles the life and legacy of Tupac Shakur, including his rise to superstardom as a hip-hop artist, actor, poet and activist, as well as his imprisonment and prolific, controversial time at Death Row Records. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1988 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 667 votes
The story of Dian Fossey, a scientist who came to Africa to study the vanishing mountain gorillas, and later fought to protect them. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2018 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 217 votes
The true story of the most decorated dog in American military history - Sgt. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2015 · TMDB 5.8/10 · 311 votes
A chronicle of Gertrude Bell's life, a traveler, writer, archaeologist, explorer, cartographer, and political attaché for the British Empire in the Near and Middle East at the dawn of the twentieth century. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2019 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 2,158 votes
Following the death of his wife, Ip Man travels to San Francisco to ease tensions between the local kung fu masters and his star student, Bruce Lee, while searching for a better future for his son. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2011 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 800 votes
Set against the backdrop of the succession of Queen Elizabeth I, and the Essex Rebellion against her, the story advances the theory that it was in fact Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford who penned Shakespeare's plays. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1959 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 106 votes
Near death, King David has a vision that his poet son, Solomon, should succeed him, rather than hot-headed Adonijah. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2005 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 1,123 votes
The story of journalist Edward R. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2010 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 461 votes
The Japanese forces occupy Shanghai and slowly start spreading terror in the city. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.