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Discover popular and highly rated history movies. This page focuses on useful, popular choices for viewers in the United States.
Updated 2026-08-05 · Ratings from TMDB
Eligible titles are ranked using TMDB popularity, audience rating, and vote count. Streaming availability and ratings can change over time.
2018 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 107 votes
The imperial guard and his three traitorous childhood friends ordered to hunt him down get accidentally buried and kept frozen in time. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1961 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 148 votes
During World War II, French Commandos join forces with a German officer in order to survive the African desert. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1914 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 145 votes
Young Cabiria is kidnapped by pirates and sold as a slave in Carthage. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2019 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 126 votes
In 1897, an army of 21 Sikhs battles 10,000 Afghans to prevent the Saragarhi Fort from being taken down. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2012 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 241 votes
On December 12, 1969, a bomb kills 17 people at the Piazza Fontana national bank in Milan, Italy, marking the beginning of the Years of Lead. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2006 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 116 votes
Elba island, 1814. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1966 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 161 votes
During the Napoleonic wars, a Spanish officer and an opposing officer find a book written by the former's grandfather. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1962 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 121 votes
Sicilian bandit Salvatore Giuliano's bullet-riddled corpse is found facedown in a courtyard in Castelvetrano, a handgun and rifle by his side. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2012 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 118 votes
In an unprecedented and candid series of interviews, six former heads of the Shin Bet — Israel's intelligence and security agency — speak about their role in Israel's decades-long counterterrorism campaign, discussing their controversial methods and whether the ends ultimately justify the means. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2022 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 216 votes
Based on true events of the late 60s in Italy, poet, playwright and myrmecologist Aldo Braibanti is prosecuted and sentenced to prison for the love he shares with his barely-of-age pupil and friend, Ettore. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2022 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 115 votes
In 1938 Italy, after Jews are banned from public life, fascist-abiding restaurateur Luciano nonetheless believes he can still live by his own rules. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2008 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 268 votes
Director Peter Joseph examines examples of economic subjugation and offers solutions based on alignment with nature. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2016 · TMDB 5.9/10 · 116 votes
They loved each other with the ardor of thirteen-year-old boys. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2024 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 129 votes
Loosely based on real events that took place during Matteo Messina Denaro's thirty years on the run. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1998 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 102 votes
This Oscar-winning documentary recounts the harrowing stories of five Hungarian Jews who endured the horrors of the Holocaust and Hitler's reign. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2024 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 182 votes
Secretary of the most influential Communist Party in the Western world, Enrico Berlinguer challenged the international balance by seeking to bring the Communists to government in Italy and achieve socialism in a democratic country. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1950 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 101 votes
In a series of simple and joyous vignettes, director Roberto Rossellini and co-writer Federico Fellini lovingly convey the universal teachings of the People’s Saint: humility, compassion, faith, and sacrifice. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1997 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 1,440 votes
In 1839, the slave ship Amistad set sail from Cuba to America. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2013 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 164 votes
The Square looks at the hard realities faced day-to-day by people working to build Egypt’s new democracy. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2019 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 106 votes
For decades, a nice Jewish couple ran Circus of Books, a porn shop and epicenter for gay LA. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.