Return of the Hero
2018 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 651 votes
France, 1809. 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.
Aśoka
2001 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 164 votes
A young Prince Asoka works to perfect his skills in battle and also deals with family conflict. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Breaker Morant
1980 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 160 votes
During the Boer War, three Australian lieutenants are on trial for shooting Boer prisoners. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Virgin Spring
1960 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 684 votes
Devout Christians Töre and Märeta send their only daughter, the virginal Karin, and their foster daughter, the unrepentant Ingeri, to deliver candles to a distant church. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Marketa Lazarová
1967 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 158 votes
Mikolás and his brother Adam end up with a young German hostage of noble blood during a robbery. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Arn: The Kingdom at Road's End
2008 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 124 votes
Arn has served his term in the Holy land and returns home to be reunited with his beloved Cecilia. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
2011 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 108 votes
A story set in 19th century China and centered on the lifelong friendship between two girls who develop their own secret code as a way to contend with the rigid cultural norms imposed on women. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Stonewall
2015 · TMDB 6.0/10 · 147 votes
Kicked out by his parents, a gay teenager leaves small-town Indiana for New York's Greenwich Village, where growing discrimination against the gay community leads to riots on June 28, 1969. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Barber of Siberia
1998 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 157 votes
Douglas is a foreign entrepreneur, who ventures to Russia in 1885 with dreams of selling a new, experimental steam-driven timber harvester in the wilds of Siberia. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Rustin
2023 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 220 votes
Activist Bayard Rustin faces racism and homophobia as he helps change the course of Civil Rights history by orchestrating the 1963 March on Washington. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Sad Hill Unearthed
2018 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 115 votes
Province of Burgos, northern Spain, October 2015. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Toast
2010 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 269 votes
Young Nigel Slater has big culinary aspirations, even though all his mother knows how to make is toast. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats Its Young
2014 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 117 votes
In its first 25 years only 10 people have finished The Barkley Marathons. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Max Manus: Man of War
2008 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 280 votes
Max Manus is a Norwegian 2008 biographic war film based on the real events of the life of resistance fighter Max Manus (1914–96), after his contribution in the Winter War against the Soviet Union. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Land of the Pharaohs
1955 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 108 votes
A captured architect designs an ingenious plan to ensure the impregnability of the tomb of a self-absorbed Pharaoh, obsessed with the security of his next life. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Draughtsman's Contract
1982 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 268 votes
R. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
El Cantante
2006 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 129 votes
The rise and fall of salsa singer, Héctor Lavoe (1946-1993), as told from the perspective of his wife Puchi, who looks back from 2002. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Viking
2016 · TMDB 4.8/10 · 176 votes
The early Middle Ages. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Bridge
1959 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 198 votes
A group of German boys are ordered to protect a small bridge in their home village during the waning months of the second world war. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Nothing to Lose
2018 · TMDB 5.2/10 · 111 votes
Authorized biopic of Brazilian evangelical bishop Edir Macedo, founder of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God and owner of Record TV network. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.