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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 2026-08-03 · Ratings from TMDB
Eligible titles are ranked using TMDB popularity, audience rating, and vote count. Streaming availability and ratings can change over time.
2026 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 107 votes
When a last-minute chance to host the 1986 World Cup appears, a cunning Mexican bureaucrat, armed with nothing but guts and audacity, cons his way through FIFA to beat the United States, but in a country of power games, every victory has a price. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2023 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 833 votes
Vlogger Keith Gill sinks his life savings into GameStop stock and posts about it. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2025 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 130 votes
Presenting the tale of American founding father Alexander Hamilton, this filmed version of the original Broadway smash hit is the story of America then, told by America now. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1975 · TMDB 8.0/10 · 3,230 votes
An Irish rogue uses his cunning and wit to work his way up the social classes of 18th century England, transforming himself from the humble Redmond Barry into the noble Barry Lyndon. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1988 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 247 votes
An old leper who owned a remote sorghum winery dies. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2003 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 1,995 votes
In this classic story of love and devotion set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, a wounded Confederate soldier named W.P. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1989 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 1,836 votes
Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own Union army and the Confederates. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2002 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 2,322 votes
The year is 1965 and America is at war with North Vietnam. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2015 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 3,418 votes
The story of French high-wire artist Philippe Petit's attempt to cross the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in 1974. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1979 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 540 votes
In 1924, Oskar Matzerath is born in the Free City of Danzig. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2019 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 2,522 votes
The powerful true story of Harvard-educated lawyer Bryan Stevenson, who goes to Alabama to defend the disenfranchised and wrongly condemned — including Walter McMillian, a man sentenced to death despite evidence proving his innocence. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2016 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 2,885 votes
In the aftermath of an unspeakable act of terror, Police Sergeant Tommy Saunders joins courageous survivors, first responders and investigators in a race against the clock to hunt down the Boston Marathon bombers before they strike again. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2006 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 1,651 votes
A real-time account of the events on United Flight 93, one of the planes hijacked on 9/11 that crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania when passengers foiled the terrorist plot. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2025 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 661 votes
In the late 1990s, up-and-coming mixed martial artist Mark Kerr aspires to become the greatest fighter in the world. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2016 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 3,359 votes
In the 17th century, two Portuguese Jesuit priests travel to Japan in an attempt to locate their mentor, who is rumored to have committed apostasy, and to propagate Catholicism. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2005 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 3,041 votes
During the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, eleven Israeli athletes are taken hostage and murdered by a Palestinian terrorist group known as Black September. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1999 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 1,622 votes
In 1429, a French teenager stood before her King with a message she claimed came from God; that she would defeat the world's greatest army and liberate her country from its political and religious turmoil. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2013 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 3,423 votes
A lifelong love of flight inspires Japanese aviation engineer Jiro Horikoshi, whose storied career includes the creation of the A-6M World War II fighter plane. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2012 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 286 votes
As the Japanese surrender at the end of WWII, Gen. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2005 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 2,453 votes
The true story of boxer Jim Braddock who, following his retirement in the 1930s, makes a surprise comeback in order to lift his family out of poverty. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.