Jai Bhim
2021 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 240 votes
A pregnant woman from a primitive tribal community, searches desperately for her husband, who is missing from police custody. 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 Four Feathers
1939 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 106 votes
A disgraced officer risks his life to help his childhood friends in battle. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Cromwell
1970 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 104 votes
Disgusted with the policies of King Charles I, Oliver Cromwell plans to take his family to the New World. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
There Be Dragons
2011 · TMDB 5.1/10 · 143 votes
Arising out of the horror of the Spanish Civil War, a candidate for canonization is investigated by a journalist who discovers his own estranged father had a deep, dark and devastating connection to the saint's life.While researching the life of Josemaria Escriva, the controversial founder of Opus Dei, the young journalist Robert uncovers hidden stories of his estranged father Manolo, and is taken on a journey through the dark, terrible secrets of his family’s past. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Princess of Montpensier
2010 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 277 votes
Set in the high courts of 16th Century France, where the wars of religion between Catholics and Protestants are raging. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Evilenko
2004 · TMDB 5.8/10 · 132 votes
For years, Andrei Evilenko eluded the obsessive Detective Lesiev and the psychiatric profiler Aron Richter. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Hammer of the Gods
2013 · TMDB 4.4/10 · 168 votes
Action epic sees a passionate young man transform into a brutal warrior as he travels the unforgiving landscape in search of his long lost brother Hakan The Ferrocious, whose people are relying on him to restore order to their kingdom. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Black Venus
2010 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 122 votes
The true story of Saartje Baartman, a black South African worker who moves to London with her master in the early 19th century. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Eichmann
2007 · TMDB 6.0/10 · 100 votes
Based upon the final confession of Adolf Eichmann, made before his execution in Israel, of his role in Hitler's plan for the final solution. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
King and the Clown
2005 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 119 votes
Two clowns living in Korea's Chosun Dynasty get arrested for staging a play that satirizes the king. 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.
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.
Ethel & Ernest
2016 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 131 votes
This hand drawn animated film, based on the award winning graphic novel by Raymond Briggs, is an intimate and affectionate depiction of the life and times of his parents, two ordinary Londoners living through extraordinary events. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Lucky Ones
2008 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 196 votes
The story revolves around three soldiers — Colee, T.K. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Consent
2023 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 238 votes
In 2013, Vanessa Springora recounts how she found herself under the influence of a famous writer. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Zoo
2018 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 110 votes
Young Tom and his misfit friends fight to save 'Buster' the baby elephant during the German air raid bombings of Belfast in 1941. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Girl You Know It's True
2023 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 136 votes
The rise and fall of Milli Vanilli, a studio group assembled by German producer Frank Farian and fronted by nightclub dancers Robert Pilatus and Fabrice Morvan. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Jimmy's Hall
2014 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 208 votes
In Depression-era Ireland, Jimmy Gralton returns home after ten years of exile in America. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Cut
2014 · TMDB 5.9/10 · 106 votes
In 1915, a man survives the Armenian genocide in the Ottoman Empire, but loses his family, speech and faith. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Spirit of St. Louis
1957 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 146 votes
In 1927, Charles Lindbergh struggles to finance and design an airplane that will make his New York to Paris flight the first solo transatlantic crossing. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.