The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots
1895 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 129 votes
A short film depicting the execution of Mary, Queen of the Scots. 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 2026-08-05 · 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.
Capri-Revolution
2018 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 170 votes
In 1914, with Italy on the cusp of joining World War I, a group of foreign artists establishes a commune on the rural island of Capri, catching the attention of young Lucia, a local illiterate shepherdess who soon falls under their spell. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Untold History Of The United States
2012 · TMDB 8.2/10 · 111 votes
Oliver Stone charts the history of the United States from the Second World War to the present. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Dark House
2009 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 112 votes
Poland, 1978. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Caramuru: Brazil Reinvented
2001 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 120 votes
Diogo Álvares, a Portuguese map illustrator, reaches the Brazilian coast, after his caravel sinks. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Last Family
2016 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 112 votes
Beksiński is a gentle man with arachnophobia, despite his hardcore sexual fantasies and his fondness for painting disturbing dystopian works. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Ip Man 2
2010 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 2,527 votes
Having defeated the best fighters of the Imperial Japanese army in occupied Shanghai, Ip Man and his family settle in post-war Hong Kong. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Fort Apache Napoli
2009 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 174 votes
The story of Giancarlo Siani, a journalist killed by the Neapolitan Mafia in 1985. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Illusion
2025 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 127 votes
1860. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Tim Maia
2014 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 167 votes
Biopic of Brazilian singer Tim Maia, from his childhood in Rio de Janeiro until his death at age 55, including his passage by the US, where he discovers a new style of music and is arrested for theft and drug possession. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Aferim!
2015 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 121 votes
Set in early 19th century Wallachia, Romania, a policeman, Costandin, is hired by a nobleman to find a Gypsy slave who has run away from his estate after having an affair with his wife. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Why We Fight
2005 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 124 votes
Is American foreign policy dominated by the idea of military supremacy? This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Cazuza: Time Doesn't Stop
2004 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 248 votes
Inspired by the moving book “Só as Mães São Felizes”, by Lucinha Araújo, Cazuza's mother, the film covers a little more than 10 years of the singer’s crazy and brief life – from the beginning of his career in the Circo Voador venue, in 1981, to the huge success and the apotheosis of his shows with the Barão Vermelho band, his solo career, his relations with his parents, friends, lovers and passions, and the courage he had to face his final years, with HIV, until his death, in 1990. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Mia Martini - I Am Mia
2019 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 182 votes
The movie is a biopic about Mia Martini, an italian singer who died in 1995. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Hammamet
2020 · TMDB 5.9/10 · 412 votes
The last years of Bettino Craxi, one of the most important and controversial italian leader of the 1980's. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Dear Basketball
2017 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 248 votes
An animated telling of Kobe Bryant's titular poem, signaling his retirement from the sport that made his name. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Fabrizio De André: Principe libero
2018 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 357 votes
A biopic on the personal and artistic life of Italian songwriter Fabrizio De André. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Legend Is Born: Ip Man
2010 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 735 votes
The remarkable true story of the early life of Ip Man, the formidable kung fu genius who would become Bruce Lee's mentor; beginning at the start of his journey from his initial training through to the ultimate battle to become supreme master of the art of Wing Chun. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The King of Laughter
2021 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 206 votes
In early 20th-century Naples, a theatrical parody lands beloved thespian and playwright Eduardo Scarpetta in court, facing a malicious lawsuit that could compromise his freedom of expression and the economic security of his extended family—including his son's, young Eduardo De Filippo. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
For freedom and justice
1949 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 162 votes
A picture of the life of the Danish people from the late 1820s to the introduction of the free constitution in 1849. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.