Jack Strong
2014 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 138 votes
Poland, 1970. 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.
A Midnight Clear
1992 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 128 votes
In 1944 France, an American Intelligence Squad locates a German Platoon wishing to surrender rather than die in Germany's final war offensive. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
WILL
2023 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 117 votes
Two young police officers find themselves torn between collaboration and resistance as they navigate Nazi-occupied Antwerp during World War II. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Ret
2015 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 325 votes
A strong audience pick This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Miss Marx
2020 · TMDB 5.9/10 · 130 votes
In her public persona, Eleanor “Tussy” Marx was a translator, actress, a children’s rights activist and a persuasive labour organizer, a tireless powerhouse determined to carry on her father’s work. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Coven
2020 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 318 votes
French Basque Country, year 1609. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
A Twelve-Year Night
2018 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 305 votes
Uruguay, 1973. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
61*
2001 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 149 votes
In 1961, Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle played for the New York Yankees. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Alexander Nevsky
1938 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 235 votes
When German knights invade Russia, Prince Alexander Nevsky must rally his people to resist the formidable force. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Hunchback of Paris
1959 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 104 votes
Duke Philippe de Nevers is an influential and popular man who is married to a beautiful wife called Aurore. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Rosewood
1997 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 123 votes
Spurred by a white woman's lie, vigilantes destroy a black Florida town and slay inhabitants in 1923. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Latin Blood – The Ballad of Ney Matogrosso
2025 · TMDB 8.0/10 · 146 votes
From a repressive childhood to artistic revolution, Ney Matogrosso transforms Brazil's stages — and himself — through music, creativity and inner fire. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Emigrants
1971 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 130 votes
Karl and Kristina Nilsson work on a farm in a cold and desolate area of 19th century rural Sweden. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Blackadder: Back & Forth
1999 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 189 votes
What was a cunning plan from Lord Edmund Blackadder V to fake a time machine on his gullibly incompetent friends, turns out to be the real thing and hurls him and his imbecile underling, Baldrick, through the course of human history. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Becoming Astrid
2018 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 177 votes
When Astrid Lindgren was very young something happened that affected her profoundly, and this combination of both miracle and calamity came to shape her entire life. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Shooting Dogs
2006 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 165 votes
Two westerners, a priest and a teacher find themselves in the middle of the Rwandan genocide and face a moral dilemna. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
No Dogs or Italians Allowed
2023 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 179 votes
Early 20th century, in the Ughetto family's home village, Ughettera, Northern Italy. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Woman in Black
1989 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 145 votes
A lawyer travels to a small seaside town to settle the estate of a recently deceased woman, but soon becomes ensnared in something much more sinister. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Burn!
1969 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 133 votes
The professional mercenary Sir William Walker instigates a slave revolt on the Caribbean island of Queimada in order to help improve the British sugar trade. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
One Nation, One King
2018 · TMDB 5.6/10 · 177 votes
„Un peuple et son roi" crosses the destinies of the men and women of the population, and those of historical figures. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.