Russian Ark
2002 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 509 votes
A ghost and a French marquis wander through the Winter Palace in St Petersburg, encountering scenes from many different periods of its history. 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
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.
Munich - The Edge of War
2021 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 672 votes
At the tense 1938 Munich Conference, former friends who now work for opposing governments become reluctant spies racing to expose a Nazi secret. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Nixon
1995 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 403 votes
A look at President Richard M. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Queen Margot
1994 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 427 votes
Paris, Kingdom of France, August 18, 1572. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Plan A
2021 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 104 votes
Germany 1945, Max, a Jewish Holocaust survivor, meets a radical group of Jewish resistance fighters, who, like him, lost all hope for their future after they were robbed of their existence and their entire families were killed by the Nazis. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Narvik
2022 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 453 votes
April, 1940. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
2021 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 543 votes
The extraordinary true story of eccentric British artist Louis Wain, whose playful, sometimes even psychedelic pictures helped to transform the public's perception of cats forever. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Amina
2021 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 137 votes
In 16th-century Zazzau, now Zaria, Nigeria, Amina must utilize her military skills and tactics to defend her family's kingdom. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Titus
1999 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 291 votes
Titus Andronicus returns from the wars and sees his sons and daughters taken from him, one by one. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Air Strike
2018 · TMDB 5.1/10 · 289 votes
An American pilot is sent to a Chinese province to teach a crew of would-be pilots how to fly war planes against the Japanese during World War II. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Trial of Joan of Arc
1963 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 153 votes
Rouen, Normandy, 1431, during the Hundred Years' War. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Backstabbing for Beginners
2018 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 220 votes
An idealistic young employee at the U.N. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Girl with the Needle
2024 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 370 votes
Struggling to survive in post-WWI Copenhagen, a newly unemployed and pregnant young woman is taken in by a charismatic elder to help run an underground adoption agency. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Brexit: The Uncivil War
2019 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 364 votes
Political strategist Dominic Cummings leads a popular but controversial campaign to convince British voters to leave the European Union from 2015 up until the present day. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
First They Killed My Father
2017 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 718 votes
A 5-year-old girl embarks on a harrowing quest for survival amid the sudden rise and terrifying reign of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Chevalier
2023 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 133 votes
The illegitimate son of an African slave and a French plantation owner, Joseph Bologne rises to improbable heights in French society as a celebrated violinist-composer and fencer, complete with an ill-fated love affair and a falling out with Marie Antoinette and her court. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
No Man of God
2021 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 337 votes
The complicated relationship that formed between the FBI analyst Bill Hagmaier and serial killer Ted Bundy during Bundy's final years on death row. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Fortress
2017 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 160 votes
Ancient Korea, 17th century. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Female Agents
2008 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 279 votes
May 1944, a group of French servicewomen and resistance fighters are enlisted into the British Special Operations Executive commando group under the command of Louise Desfontaines and her brother Pierre. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Supersonic
2016 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 244 votes
Supersonic charts the meteoric rise of Oasis from the council estates of Manchester to some of the biggest concerts of all time in just three short years. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.