Curated by SceneIt · United States
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.
2017 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 105 votes
India’s first underwater war film tries to decode the mystery behind the sinking of Pakistani submarine PNS Ghazi during the Indo-Pak war of 1971. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2023 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 492 votes
The rise and fall of the pirate mixtape empire of three brothers from Naples, Italy, during the '80s. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2021 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 144 votes
1936. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2022 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 139 votes
The 1978 kidnapping and assassination of former Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro by Red Brigades terrorists. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1997 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 119 votes
In pre-WWII Holland, the penniless, illegitimate son of a powerful bailiff sets out to become a lawyer as he spends a lifetime struggling to prove his worth to his relentlessly spiteful father. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2022 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 360 votes
During a trip to Sicily in 1920, Luigi Pirandello meets two gravediggers-turned-playwrights rehearsing a play with their amateur dramatics. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2007 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 132 votes
An investigation of the massacre of 24 men, women and children in Haditha, Iraq allegedly shot by 4 U.S. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2004 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 204 votes
Based upon the true story of Olga Benário, the German-born wife of Brazilian communist leader Luís Carlos Prestes. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2011 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 113 votes
April 1988, Ouvéa Island, New Caledonia. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1921 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 104 votes
France, on the eve of the French Revolution. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2015 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 111 votes
The daughter of a Scottish farmer comes of age in the early 1900s. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2024 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 112 votes
1759, Mauritius Island, Indian Ocean. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2018 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 159 votes
A young Viking called Vitharr arrives in Britain with dreams of conquest and adventure, but when his family and clan are ambushed and killed, he must survive alone in this strange,dangerous new land as he searches for his Uncle's settlement. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1990 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 188 votes
Based on the autobiographical work of New Zealand writer Janet Frame, this production depicts the author at various stage of her life. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2008 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 138 votes
The tragic story of French naïve painter Séraphine Louis aka Séraphine de Senlis (1864-1942), a humble servant who becomes a gifted self-taught painter. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1955 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 191 votes
Bewildered, Don Camillo learns that Peppone intends to stand for parliament. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2014 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 173 votes
Set in communist Poland of the 80s the movie depicts early career of cardio surgeon Zbigniew Religa. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2014 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 147 votes
One-time Maori speed-chess champ, Genesis Potini, lives with a bi-polar disorder and must overcome prejudice and violence in the battle to save his struggling chess club, his family and ultimately, himself. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2014 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 670 votes
In 19th-century Italy, Giacomo Leopardi channels his debilitating illness and isolation into poetry. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2013 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 109 votes
The life of a working-class boy in Rome through the '70s and '80s, choosing his own path with his friends and family. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.