Palm Trees in the Snow
2015 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 546 votes
Spain, 2003. 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 2026-08-04 · 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 French Lieutenant's Woman
1981 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 245 votes
In this story-within-a-story, Anna is an actress starring opposite Mike in a period piece about the forbidden love between their respective characters, Sarah and Charles. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
All the Way
2016 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 317 votes
Lyndon B. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Panfilov's 28 Men
2016 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 181 votes
USSR, November, 1941. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Heaven & Earth
1993 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 288 votes
In a small Vietnamese village torn apart by war, a young woman faces unimaginable horrors before deciding to escape to the city. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Babette's Feast
1987 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 445 votes
A French housekeeper with a mysterious past brings quiet revolution in the form of one exquisite meal to a circle of starkly pious villagers in late 19th century Denmark. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
ICHI
2008 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 140 votes
Ichi is a blind entertainer that travels the countryside with her traditional Japanese guitar and walking stick. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Eight Men Out
1988 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 280 votes
Buck Weaver and Hap Felsch are young idealistic players on the Chicago White Sox, a pennant-winning team owned by Charles Comiskey - a penny-pinching, hands-on manager who underpays his players and treats them with disdain. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Julius Caesar
1953 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 240 votes
The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Jesus Revolution
2023 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 186 votes
In the 1970s, aimless teenager Greg Laurie searches for all the right things in all the wrong places until he meets Lonnie Frisbee, a charismatic hippie/street preacher. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Shock and Awe
2017 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 203 votes
A group of journalists covering George Bush's planned invasion of Iraq in 2003 are skeptical of the presidents claim that Saddam Hussein has "weapons of mass destruction." This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Resistance
2020 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 479 votes
The story of mime Marcel Marceau as he works with a group of Jewish boy scouts and the French Resistance to save the lives of ten thousand orphans during World War II. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Sophie Scholl: The Final Days
2005 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 462 votes
In 1943, as Hitler continues to wage war across Europe, a group of college students mount an underground resistance movement in Munich. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Battle of Britain
1969 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 355 votes
In 1940, the Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle against the might of the Luftwaffe for control of the skies over Britain, thus preventing an attempted Nazi invasion. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Devil's Bath
2024 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 172 votes
In 1750 Austria, a deeply religious woman named Agnes has just married her beloved, but her mind and heart soon grow heavy as her life becomes a long list of chores and expectations. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Anne of the Thousand Days
1969 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 132 votes
Henry VIII of England discards his wife, Katharine of Aragon, who has failed to produce a male heir, in favor of the young and beautiful Anne Boleyn. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Uprising
2024 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 212 votes
In the Joseon Dynasty, two friends who grew up together — one the master and one the servant — reunite post-war as enemies on opposing sides. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Pope Joan
2009 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 363 votes
A 9th century woman of English extraction born in the German city of Ingelheim disguises herself as a man and rises through the Vatican ranks. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Matewan
1987 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 137 votes
Filmed in the coal country of West Virginia, "Matewan" celebrates labor organizing in the context of a 1920s work stoppage. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Ronaldo
2015 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 423 votes
Filmed over 14 months with unprecedented access into the inner circle of the man and the sport, this is the first official and fully authorised film of one of the most celebrated figures in football. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.