Best History Movies
Browse 22,993 history movies in our catalog. The ranked collection below combines audience ratings, vote volume and popularity into a single weighted score, and you can explore history movies by year, language and country.
Top History movies
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Schindler's List
1993(17.8K votes)
- 8.2
Saving Private Ryan
1998(17.7K votes)
- 8.2
Green Book
2018(13.1K votes)
- 8.5
Harakiri
1962(1.3K votes)
- 8.2
I Swear
2025(470 votes)
- 8.2
Hacksaw Ridge
2016(15.2K votes)
- 8.0
Oppenheimer
2023(12.3K votes)
- 7.9
Braveheart
1995(11.4K votes)
- 8.0
The Imitation Game
2014(18.3K votes)
- 8.0
Lawrence of Arabia
1962(3.5K votes)
- 8.0
Ford v Ferrari
2019(9.2K votes)
- 8.0
1917
2019(13.8K votes)
- 8.0
Hidden Figures
2016(10.6K votes)
- 8.0
Amadeus
1984(4.9K votes)
- 8.1
Das Boot
1981(2.6K votes)
- 7.9
12 Years a Slave
2013(12.1K votes)
- 8.2
Come and See
1985(1.9K votes)
- 8.1
The Elephant Man
1980(4.0K votes)
- 7.9
Ben-Hur
1959(3.2K votes)
- 7.9
I'm Still Here
2024(1.1K votes)
- 7.7
The King's Speech
2010(9.5K votes)
- 7.7
Apocalypto
2006(6.6K votes)
- 7.8
Spotlight
2015(8.9K votes)
- 8.0
Ran
1985(1.9K votes)
- 7.8
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
2008(7.8K votes)
- 7.9
Raging Bull
1980(4.8K votes)
- 7.8
The Untouchables
1987(6.3K votes)
- 7.9
Downfall
2004(4.4K votes)
- 8.3
Night and Fog
1956(574 votes)
- 8.0
Barry Lyndon
1975(3.3K votes)
- 7.8
The Ten Commandments
1956(1.9K votes)
- 7.8
Straight Outta Compton
2015(4.3K votes)
- 7.9
Dallas Buyers Club
2013(9.2K votes)
- 7.4
Black Hawk Down
2001(6.5K votes)
- 7.5
Hero
2002(2.6K votes)
- 7.7
The Count of Monte Cristo
2002(2.1K votes)
- 7.7
RRR
2022(1.7K votes)
- 7.6
Nuremberg
2025(1.4K votes)
- 7.4
Enemy at the Gates
2001(4.1K votes)
- 7.8
The Wind Rises
2013(3.5K votes)
- 7.8
Pressure
2026(321 votes)
- 7.6
The Irishman
2019(7.7K votes)
- 7.8
The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957(2.4K votes)
- 7.4
Killers of the Flower Moon
2023(4.3K votes)
- 8.0
Judgment at Nuremberg
1961(978 votes)
- 7.5
Apollo 13
1995(6.1K votes)
- 8.0
Society of the Snow
2023(3.6K votes)
- 8.1
Togo
2019(2.3K votes)
- 7.5
Spartacus
1960(2.4K votes)
- 8.0
A Taxi Driver
2017(1.2K votes)
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