Best History Movies to Watch

The highest rated history movies according to audience votes, each with a trailer, full cast and where to stream it.

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Braveheart movie poster 7.9

Braveheart

1995 · Drama
12 Years a Slave movie poster 7.9

12 Years a Slave

2013 · Drama
Dallas Buyers Club movie poster 7.9

Dallas Buyers Club

2013 · Drama
Raging Bull movie poster 7.9

Raging Bull

1980 · Drama
Ben-Hur movie poster 7.9

Ben-Hur

1959 · History
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind movie poster 7.9

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

2019 · Drama
Downfall movie poster 7.9

Downfall

2004 · Drama
Just Mercy movie poster 7.8

Just Mercy

2019 · Drama
The Bridge on the River Kwai movie poster 7.8

The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957 · Drama
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas movie poster 7.8

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

2008 · Drama
Spotlight movie poster 7.8

Spotlight

2015 · Drama
The Ten Commandments movie poster 7.8

The Ten Commandments

1956 · Drama
Land of Mine movie poster 7.8

Land of Mine

2015 · War
The Wind Rises movie poster 7.8

The Wind Rises

2013 · Animation
Straight Outta Compton movie poster 7.8

Straight Outta Compton

2015 · Drama
Ip Man movie poster 7.8

Ip Man

2008 · Drama
Tetris movie poster 7.8

Tetris

2023 · Thriller
The Untouchables movie poster 7.8

The Untouchables

1987 · Crime
The King's Speech movie poster 7.7

The King's Speech

2010 · Drama
RRR movie poster 7.7

RRR

2022 · Action

How we rank the best history movies

This list shows history movies with the highest audience scores on TMDB, limited to films with a large number of votes so a handful of fans cannot push an obscure title to the top. Open any movie to see its cast, trailer, runtime and the services where you can stream, rent or buy it.