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Best History Movies

The 50 highest-rated history movies among the 3,029 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 · 2M votes · Biography, Drama, History, War · 196m

2. 2
   Saving Private Ryan(1998)

   ★ 8.6 · 2M votes · Drama, War, History · 169m

3. 3
   Braveheart(1995)

   ★ 8.3 · 1M votes · Drama, War, Action, History · 178m

4. 4
   Oppenheimer(2023)

   ★ 8.2 · 1M votes · Biography, Drama, History · 180m

5. 5
   Amadeus(1984)

   ★ 8.4 · 473K votes · Biography, Drama, Music, History · 160m

6. 6
   1917(2019)

   ★ 8.2 · 786K votes · Drama, War, History · 119m

7. 7
   Green Book(2018)

   ★ 8.2 · 704K votes · Biography, Comedy, Drama, History · 130m

8. 8
   12 Years a Slave(2013)

   ★ 8.1 · 795K votes · Biography, Drama, History · 134m

9. 9
   Lawrence of Arabia(1962)

   ★ 8.3 · 346K votes · Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, War · 227m

10. 10
    Hacksaw Ridge(2016)

    ★ 8.1 · 697K votes · Biography, Drama, History, War · 139m

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    Das Boot(1981)

    ★ 8.3 · 291K votes · Drama, War, History · 149m

12. 12
    The Imitation Game(2014)

    ★ 8.0 · 885K votes · Biography, Drama, Thriller, History, War · 114m

13. 13
    Downfall(2004)

    ★ 8.2 · 404K votes · Biography, Drama, History, War · 156m

14. 14
    Ford v Ferrari(2019)

    ★ 8.1 · 587K votes · Action, Biography, Drama, History · 152m

15. 15
    Spotlight(2015)

    ★ 8.1 · 541K votes · Biography, Crime, Drama, History · 129m

16. 16
    The King's Speech(2010)

    ★ 8.0 · 737K votes · Biography, Drama, History · 118m

17. 17
    Harakiri(1962)

    ★ 8.6 · 94K votes · Drama, Mystery, Action, History · 133m

18. 18
    Raging Bull(1980)

    ★ 8.1 · 414K votes · Biography, Drama, Sport, History · 129m

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    The Elephant Man(1980)

    ★ 8.2 · 284K votes · Biography, Drama, History · 124m

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    Hotel Rwanda(2004)

    ★ 8.1 · 395K votes · Biography, Drama, History, War · 121m

21. 21
    Ben-Hur(1959)

    ★ 8.1 · 274K votes · Adventure, Drama, History · 212m

22. 22
    Hamilton(2020)

    ★ 8.3 · 143K votes · Biography, Drama, History · 160m

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    Dunkirk(2017)

    ★ 7.8 · 827K votes · Action, Drama, History, War · 106m

24. 24
    Dallas Buyers Club(2013)

    ★ 7.9 · 553K votes · Biography, Drama, History · 117m

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

    ★ 8.1 · 251K votes · Adventure, Drama, War, History · 161m

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    Come and See(1985)

    ★ 8.3 · 127K votes · Drama, Thriller, War, Horror, History · 142m

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    Ran(1985)

    ★ 8.2 · 155K votes · Action, Drama, War, History · 160m

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    Barry Lyndon(1975)

    ★ 8.1 · 208K votes · Adventure, Drama, War, History · 185m

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    Apocalypto(2006)

    ★ 7.9 · 364K votes · Action, Adventure, Drama, History · 139m

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    Gandhi(1982)

    ★ 8.0 · 247K votes · Biography, Drama, History · 191m

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    Judgment at Nuremberg(1961)

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

32. 32
    Ip Man(2008)

    ★ 8.0 · 245K votes · Action, Biography, Drama, History · 106m

33. 33
    I'm Still Here(2024)

    ★ 8.1 · 172K votes · Biography, Drama, History · 137m

34. 34
    The Irishman(2019)

    ★ 7.8 · 480K votes · Biography, Crime, Drama, History · 209m

35. 35
    Argo(2012)

    ★ 7.7 · 673K votes · Biography, Drama, History, Thriller · 120m

36. 36
    Cinderella Man(2005)

    ★ 8.0 · 211K votes · Biography, Drama, Romance, History · 144m

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    JFK(1991)

    ★ 8.0 · 183K 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 · 357K votes · Crime, Drama, Thriller, History · 119m

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    All Quiet on the Western Front(2022)

    ★ 7.8 · 346K votes · Drama, History, War · 148m

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    Tosun Pasha(1976)

    ★ 8.9 · 27K votes · Comedy, History · 90m

42. 42
    Black Hawk Down(2001)

    ★ 7.7 · 460K votes · Action, Drama, History, War · 144m

43. 43
    Hidden Figures(2016)

    ★ 7.8 · 294K votes · Biography, Drama, History · 127m

44. 44
    I Swear(2025)

    ★ 8.3 · 64K votes · Biography, Drama, History · 120m

45. 45
    Hero(2002)

    ★ 7.9 · 195K votes · Action, Adventure, Drama, History · 94m

46. 46
    O.J.: Made in America(2016)

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

47. 47
    Apollo 13(1995)

    ★ 7.7 · 343K votes · Adventure, Drama, History · 140m

48. 48
    Straight Outta Compton(2015)

    ★ 7.8 · 236K votes · Biography, Drama, History, Music · 147m

49. 49
    RRR(2022)

    ★ 7.8 · 227K votes · Action, Adventure, Drama, History · 187m

50. 50
    The Diving Bell and the Butterfly(2007)

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