R-Point
2004 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 188 votes
On 07 January 1972, the South Korean base in Nha-Trang, Vietnam, receives a radio transmission from a missing platoon presumed dead. 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.
Black Robe
1991 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 125 votes
Missionary Father LaForgue travels to the New World in hopes of converting Algonquin Indians to Catholicism. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Face Reader
2013 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 106 votes
An exceptionally talented face reader becomes entangled in a bloody power struggle between a child king and his uncle who plans to usurp the throne. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Lost Bladesman
2011 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 119 votes
During the warring period of the three kingdoms, ancient China is in turmoil. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Kidnapped
2023 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 381 votes
The story of Edgardo Mortara, a young Jewish boy living in Bologna, Italy, who in 1858, after being secretly baptized, was forcibly taken from his family to be raised as a Christian. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Marighella
2021 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 135 votes
Afro-Brazilian poet and politician, the legendary Carlos Marighella. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Blitz
2024 · TMDB 6.0/10 · 259 votes
In World War II London, nine-year-old George is evacuated to the countryside by his mother, Rita, to escape the bombings. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Argentina 1985
2022 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 754 votes
In the 1980s, a team of lawyers takes on the heads of Argentina's bloody military dictatorship in a battle against odds and a race against time. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Youth
2017 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 113 votes
A group of performing art troupe members each face their own trials and tribulations in Chengdu; from escaping a family scandal to dealing with unrequited love, each experiences rejection that shapes their lives. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Dam Busters
1955 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 160 votes
The story of the conception of a new British weapon for smashing the German dams in the Ruhr industrial complex and the execution of the raid by 617 Squadron 'The Dam Busters'. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The First King
2019 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 1,131 votes
Romulus and Remus, two shepherds and loyal brothers, end up taking part to a journey that will lead one of them to be the founder of the greatest nation ever seen. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Bilal: A New Breed of Hero
2016 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 169 votes
A thousand years ago, one boy with a dream of becoming a great warrior is abducted with his sister and taken to a land far away from home. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Antwone Fisher
2002 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 565 votes
A sailor prone to violent outbursts is sent to a naval psychiatrist for help. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Long Walk Home
1990 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 160 votes
Two women, black and white, in 1955 Montgomery Alabama, must decide what they are going to do in response to the famous bus boycott led by Martin Luther King. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Golda
2023 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 215 votes
Set during the tense 19 days of the Yom Kippur War in 1973, Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir is faced with the potential of Israel’s complete destruction. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Ragtime
1981 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 191 votes
A young black pianist becomes embroiled in the lives of an upper-class white family set among the racial tensions, infidelity, violence, and other nostalgic events in early 1900s New York City. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Lola Montès
1955 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 153 votes
Lola Montes, previously a great adventuress, is reduced to being the attraction of a circus after having been the lover of various important men. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Diplomacy
2014 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 234 votes
On the night of August 24, 1944, the fate of Paris rests with General von Choltitz, who plans to destroy the city on Hitler's orders. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Napoleon
1927 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 221 votes
A biopic of Napoleon Bonaparte, tracing the Corsican's career from his schooldays (where a snowball fight is staged like a military campaign) to his flight from Corsica, through the French Revolution (where a real storm is intercut with a political storm) and the Terror, culminating in his triumphant invasion of Italy in 1797. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Lost City
2005 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 124 votes
In Havana, Cuba in the late 1950's, a wealthy family, one of whose sons is a prominent nightclub owner, is caught in the violent transition from the oppressive regime of Batista to the Marxist government of Fidel Castro. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.