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Best History Movies

The 50 highest-rated history movies among the 3,045 with at least 1,000 IMDb votes, ranked by IMDb rating and votes. Ratings are IMDb’s. Badges show the services that carry each title in your country; pick one to keep only its titles. Open a title for every way to watch it, or run it as a live search to see the badges on every card.

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1. 1
   Schindler's List(1993)

   ★ 9.0 · 1.6M votes · Biography, Drama, History, War · 196m

2. 2
   Saving Private Ryan(1998)

   ★ 8.6 · 1.7M votes · Drama, War, History · 169m

3. 3
   Braveheart(1995)

   ★ 8.3 · 1.2M votes · Drama, War, Action, History · 178m

4. 4
   Oppenheimer(2023)

   ★ 8.2 · 1.1M votes · Biography, Drama, History · 180m

5. 5
   Amadeus(1984)

   ★ 8.4 · 476K votes · Biography, Drama, Music, History · 160m

6. 6
   1917(2019)

   ★ 8.2 · 792K votes · Drama, War, History · 119m

7. 7
   Green Book(2018)

   ★ 8.2 · 711K votes · Biography, Comedy, Drama, History · 130m

8. 8
   12 Years a Slave(2013)

   ★ 8.1 · 798K votes · Biography, Drama, History · 134m

9. 9
   Lawrence of Arabia(1962)

   ★ 8.3 · 348K votes · Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, War · 227m

10. 10
    Hacksaw Ridge(2016)

    ★ 8.1 · 703K votes · Biography, Drama, History, War · 139m

11. 11
    Das Boot(1981)

    ★ 8.3 · 292K votes · Drama, War, History · 149m

12. 12
    The Imitation Game(2014)

    ★ 8.0 · 889K votes · Biography, Drama, Thriller, History, War · 114m

13. 13
    Ford v Ferrari(2019)

    ★ 8.1 · 592K votes · Action, Biography, Drama, History · 152m

14. 14
    Downfall(2004)

    ★ 8.2 · 406K votes · Biography, Drama, History, War · 156m

15. 15
    Spotlight(2015)

    ★ 8.1 · 543K votes · Biography, Crime, Drama, History · 129m

16. 16
    The King's Speech(2010)

    ★ 8.0 · 739K votes · Biography, Drama, History · 118m

17. 17
    Harakiri(1962)

    ★ 8.6 · 96K votes · Drama, Mystery, Action, History · 133m

18. 18
    Raging Bull(1980)

    ★ 8.1 · 416K votes · Biography, Drama, Sport, History · 129m

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    The Elephant Man(1980)

    ★ 8.2 · 286K votes · Biography, Drama, History · 124m

20. 20
    Hotel Rwanda(2004)

    ★ 8.1 · 396K votes · Biography, Drama, History, War · 121m

21. 21
    Hamilton(2020)

    ★ 8.3 · 144K votes · Biography, Drama, History · 160m

22. 22
    Ben-Hur(1959)

    ★ 8.1 · 275K votes · Adventure, Drama, History · 212m

23. 23
    Dunkirk(2017)

    ★ 7.8 · 832K votes · Action, Drama, History, War · 106m

24. 24
    Dallas Buyers Club(2013)

    ★ 7.9 · 555K votes · Biography, Drama, History · 117m

25. 25
    The Bridge on the River Kwai(1957)

    ★ 8.1 · 253K votes · Adventure, Drama, War, History · 161m

26. 26
    Come and See(1985)

    ★ 8.3 · 128K votes · Drama, Thriller, War, Horror, History · 142m

27. 27
    Ran(1985)

    ★ 8.2 · 156K votes · Action, Drama, War, History · 160m

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    Barry Lyndon(1975)

    ★ 8.1 · 210K votes · Adventure, Drama, War, History · 185m

29. 29
    Apocalypto(2006)

    ★ 7.9 · 366K votes · Action, Adventure, Drama, History · 139m

30. 30
    Judgment at Nuremberg(1961)

    ★ 8.3 · 99K votes · Drama, History, War · 179m

31. 31
    Gandhi(1982)

    ★ 8.0 · 248K votes · Biography, Drama, History · 191m

32. 32
    Ip Man(2008)

    ★ 8.0 · 246K votes · Action, Biography, Drama, History · 106m

33. 33
    I'm Still Here(2024)

    ★ 8.1 · 173K votes · Biography, Drama, History · 137m

34. 34
    The Irishman(2019)

    ★ 7.8 · 483K votes · Biography, Crime, Drama, History · 209m

35. 35
    Argo(2012)

    ★ 7.7 · 676K votes · Biography, Drama, History, Thriller · 120m

36. 36
    Cinderella Man(2005)

    ★ 8.0 · 212K votes · Biography, Drama, Romance, History · 144m

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    JFK(1991)

    ★ 8.0 · 184K votes · Drama, History, Thriller · 189m

38. 38
    Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India(2001)

    ★ 8.1 · 131K votes · Drama, Musical, Sport, Adventure, History · 224m

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    The Untouchables(1987)

    ★ 7.8 · 359K votes · Crime, Drama, Thriller, History · 119m

40. 40
    I Swear(2025)

    ★ 8.3 · 74K votes · Biography, Drama, History · 120m

41. 41
    Black Hawk Down(2001)

    ★ 7.7 · 462K votes · Action, Drama, History, War · 144m

42. 42
    Hidden Figures(2016)

    ★ 7.8 · 296K votes · Biography, Drama, History · 127m

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    Hero(2002)

    ★ 7.9 · 196K votes · Action, Adventure, Drama, History · 94m

44. 44
    O.J.: Made in America(2016)

    ★ 8.9 · 24K votes · Biography, Crime, Documentary, History · 467m

45. 45
    Tosun Pasha(1976)

    ★ 8.8 · 27K votes · Comedy, History · 90m

46. 46
    Apollo 13(1995)

    ★ 7.7 · 345K votes · Adventure, Drama, History · 140m

47. 47
    Straight Outta Compton(2015)

    ★ 7.8 · 237K votes · Biography, Drama, History, Music · 147m

48. 48
    RRR(2022)

    ★ 7.8 · 229K votes · Action, Adventure, Drama, History · 187m

49. 49
    The Diving Bell and the Butterfly(2007)

    ★ 8.0 · 113K votes · Biography, Drama, History · 112m

50. 50
    Spartacus(1960)

    ★ 7.9 · 153K votes · Adventure, Biography, Drama, History · 184m