13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
2016 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 4,008 votes
An American Ambassador is killed during an attack at a 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.
The Apprentice
2024 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 995 votes
A young Donald Trump, eager to make his name as a hungry scion of a wealthy family in 1970s New York, comes under the spell of Roy Cohn, the cutthroat attorney who would help create the Donald Trump we know today. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Nickel Boys
2024 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 358 votes
Chronicles the powerful friendship between two young Black teenagers navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Impossible
2012 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 6,763 votes
In December 2004, close-knit family Maria, Henry and their three sons begin their winter vacation in Thailand. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Last Emperor
1987 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 1,944 votes
A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by half a billion people; through his abdication, his decline and dissolute lifestyle; his exploitation by the invading Japanese, and finally to his obscure existence as just another peasant worker in the People's Republic. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Ten Commandments
1956 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 1,896 votes
Escaping death, a Hebrew infant is raised in a royal household to become a prince. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
All Things Fair
1995 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 176 votes
In 1943 Malmö, 15-year-old Stig is attracted to his teacher Viola, 22 years his senior, who, drawn to his youth and innocence, believes the lad is a God-sent relief from her miserable marriage to a drunken, unfaithful lout. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Enemy at the Gates
2001 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 4,113 votes
A Russian and a German sniper play a game of cat-and-mouse during the Battle of Stalingrad in WWII. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
King Arthur
2004 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 2,959 votes
The story of the Arthurian legend, based on the 'Sarmatian hypothesis' which contends that the legend has a historical nucleus in the Sarmatian heavy cavalry troops stationed in Britain, and that the Roman-British military commander, Lucius Artorius Castus is the historical person behind the legend. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Lee
2024 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 658 votes
The true story of photographer Elizabeth "Lee" Miller, a fashion model who became an acclaimed war correspondent for Vogue magazine during World War II. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Amadeus
1984 · TMDB 8.0/10 · 4,829 votes
Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the hedonistic and remarkably talented young Salzburger composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
War Horse
2011 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 3,732 votes
On the brink of the First World War, Albert's beloved horse Joey is sold to the Cavalry by his father. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Harakiri
1962 · TMDB 8.4/10 · 1,243 votes
Down-on-his-luck veteran Tsugumo Hanshirō enters the courtyard of the prosperous House of Iyi. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Darkest Hour
2017 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 5,576 votes
In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
12 Years a Slave
2013 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 12,102 votes
In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Six Triple Eight
2024 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 701 votes
During World War II, the US Army's only all-Black, all-women battalion takes on an impossible mission: sorting through a three-year backlog of 17 million pieces of mail that hadn't been delivered to American soldiers and finish within six months. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Woman King
2022 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 2,399 votes
The story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness unlike anything the world has ever seen, and General Nanisca as she trains the next generation of recruits and readies them for battle against an enemy determined to destroy their way of life. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Last of the Mohicans
1992 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 3,483 votes
In war-torn colonial America, in the midst of a bloody battle between British, the French and Native American allies, the aristocratic daughter of a British Colonel and her party are captured by a group of Huron warriors. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan
2023 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 1,431 votes
D'Artagnan, a spirited young Gascon, is left for dead after trying to save a noblewoman from being kidnapped. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Downfall
2004 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 4,386 votes
In April of 1945, Germany stands at the brink of defeat with the Russian Army closing in from the east and the Allied Expeditionary Force attacking from the west. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.