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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Hotel Rwanda movie poster 7.7

Hotel Rwanda

2004 · Drama
The Count of Monte Cristo movie poster 7.7

The Count of Monte Cristo

2002 · Adventure
October Sky movie poster 7.7

October Sky

1999 · Drama
Apocalypto movie poster 7.7

Apocalypto

2006 · Action
The Trial of the Chicago 7 movie poster 7.7

The Trial of the Chicago 7

2020 · Drama
Memoirs of a Geisha movie poster 7.6

Memoirs of a Geisha

2005 · Drama
Nuremberg movie poster 7.6

Nuremberg

2025 · History
JFK movie poster 7.6

JFK

1991 · Drama
King Richard movie poster 7.6

King Richard

2021 · Drama
The Last Emperor movie poster 7.6

The Last Emperor

1987 · Drama
Coach Carter movie poster 7.6

Coach Carter

2005 · Drama
Cinderella Man movie poster 7.6

Cinderella Man

2005 · Romance
The Irishman movie poster 7.6

The Irishman

2019 · Crime
The Woman King movie poster 7.6

The Woman King

2022 · Action
Malcolm X movie poster 7.6

Malcolm X

1992 · Drama
Gandhi movie poster 7.6

Gandhi

1982 · Drama
Spartacus movie poster 7.5

Spartacus

1960 · History
Hotel Mumbai movie poster 7.5

Hotel Mumbai

2019 · Thriller
Empire of the Sun movie poster 7.5

Empire of the Sun

1987 · Drama
Hero movie poster 7.5

Hero

2002 · Drama

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.