Best historical movies to watch

History becomes easier to feel through the people living inside it. These films return to major events, public figures and everyday lives shaped by their time, while remaining stories rather than lessons copied from a textbook.

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Tenzing (2026) — movie poster TMDB 8.3
Tenzing
2026 2h 6m 8.3
The Uprising (2026) — movie poster TMDB 8.0
The Uprising
2026 2h 8m 8.0
Return of the Hero (2018) — movie poster TMDB 6.3
Return of the Hero
2018 1h 30m 6.3
Hotel Rwanda (2004) — movie poster TMDB 7.7
Hotel Rwanda
2004 2h 2m 7.7
Ulysses' Gaze (1995) — movie poster TMDB 7.5
Ulysses' Gaze
1995 2h 49m 7.5
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) — movie poster TMDB 6.7
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
2002 1h 53m 6.7
The Last King (2016) — movie poster TMDB 5.7
The Last King
2016 1h 39m 5.7
The Untouchables (1987) — movie poster TMDB 7.8
The Untouchables
1987 1h 59m 7.8
Spartacus (1960) — movie poster TMDB 7.5
Spartacus
1960 3h 17m 7.5
The Ghost and the Darkness (1996) — movie poster TMDB 6.9
The Ghost and the Darkness
1996 1h 49m 6.9
Barry Lyndon (1975) — movie poster TMDB 8.0
Barry Lyndon
1975 3h 8m 8.0
Vabank (1981) — movie poster TMDB 7.7
Vabank
1981 1h 44m 7.7
Woman Walks Ahead (2018) — movie poster TMDB 6.8
Woman Walks Ahead
2018 1h 43m 6.8
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983) — movie poster TMDB 7.3
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1983 2h 4m 7.3
Becoming Astrid (2018) — movie poster TMDB 7.0
Becoming Astrid
2018 2h 3m 7.0
The Catcher Was a Spy (2018) — movie poster TMDB 6.2
The Catcher Was a Spy
2018 1h 34m 6.2
Empire of the Sun (1987) — movie poster TMDB 7.5
Empire of the Sun
1987 2h 33m 7.5
Munich (2005) — movie poster TMDB 7.1
Munich
2005 2h 44m 7.1
The Edge of Love (2008) — movie poster TMDB 6.2
The Edge of Love
2008 1h 50m 6.2
The Last Emperor (1987) — movie poster TMDB 7.6
The Last Emperor
1987 2h 43m 7.6
Red Tails (2012) — movie poster TMDB 6.7
Red Tails
2012 2h 5m 6.7
22 July (2018) — movie poster TMDB 7.1
22 July
2018 2h 23m 7.1
True Story (2015) — movie poster TMDB 6.3
True Story
2015 1h 39m 6.3
The Luckiest Man in America (2025) — movie poster TMDB 6.3
The Luckiest Man in America
2025 1h 30m 6.3