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Best History Movies on Hulu

Top 20 history movies available to stream on Hulu right now, ranked by ratings.

1

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)(2021)

8.8 IMDb

During the same summer as Woodstock, over 300,000 people attended the Harlem Cultural Festival, celebrating African American music and culture, and promoting Black pride and unity. The footage from th

2

Hacksaw Ridge(2016)

8.1 IMDb84% RT71 Meta

WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to receive the Congressional

3

12 Years a Slave(2013)

8.1 IMDb95% RT96 Meta

In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as well as unexpected kindnesses Solomon struggles not on

4

Ip Man(2008)

8 IMDb86% RT59 Meta

A semi-biographical account of Yip Man, the first martial arts master to teach the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun. The film focuses on events surrounding Ip that took place in the city of Foshan bet

5

Prayers for Bobby(2009)

8 IMDb73% RT

Bobby Griffith was his mother's favorite son, the perfect all-American boy growing up under deeply religious influences in Walnut Creek, California. Bobby was also gay. Struggling with a conflict no o

6

The Promised Land(2023)

7.7 IMDb97% RT77 Meta

Denmark, 1755. Captain Ludvig Kahlen sets out to conquer a Danish heath reputed to be uncultivable, with an impossible goal: to establish a colony in the name of the king, in exchange for a royal titl

7

Ip Man 2(2010)

7.5 IMDb97% RT67 Meta

Having defeated the best fighters of the Imperial Japanese army in occupied Shanghai, Ip Man and his family settle in post-war Hong Kong. Struggling to make a living, Master Ip opens a kung fu school

8

Air(2023)

7.4 IMDb93% RT73 Meta

Discover the game-changing partnership between a then undiscovered Michael Jordan and Nike's fledgling basketball division which revolutionized the world of sports and culture with the Air Jordan bran

9

Memoirs of a Geisha(2005)

7.3 IMDb35% RT54 Meta

In the years before World War II, a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as a maid in a geisha house.

10

The Last Duel(2021)

7.3 IMDb85% RT67 Meta

King Charles VI declares that Knight Jean de Carrouges settle his dispute with his squire, Jacques Le Gris, by challenging him to a duel.

11

The Death of Stalin(2017)

7.3 IMDb94% RT88 Meta

When dictator Joseph Stalin dies, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle to become the next Soviet leader. As they bumble, brawl and back-stab their way to the top, the question

12

Ip Man 3(2015)

7 IMDb76% RT57 Meta

When a band of brutal gangsters led by a crooked property developer make a play to take over the city, Master Ip is forced to take a stand.

13

Ip Man 4: The Finale(2019)

7 IMDb85% RT62 Meta

Following the death of his wife, Ip Man travels to San Francisco to ease tensions between the local kung fu masters and his star student, Bruce Lee, while searching for a better future for his son.

14

The Woman King(2022)

6.9 IMDb94% RT76 Meta

The story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness unlike anything the world has ever seen, and General Nan

15

Lee(2024)

6.9 IMDb68% RT62 Meta

The true story of photographer Elizabeth "Lee" Miller, a fashion model who became an acclaimed war correspondent for Vogue magazine during World War II.

16

Flamin' Hot(2023)

6.8 IMDb58 Meta

The inspiring true story of Richard Montañez, the Frito Lay janitor who channeled his Mexican American heritage and upbringing to turn the iconic Flamin' Hot Cheetos into a snack that disrupted the fo

17

Big George Foreman(2023)

6.7 IMDb45 Meta

Fueled by an impoverished childhood, George Foreman channeled his anger into becoming an Olympic Gold medalist and World Heavyweight Champion, followed by a near-death experience that took him from th

18

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody(2022)

6.6 IMDb43% RT51 Meta

The joyous, emotional, heartbreaking celebration of the life and music of Whitney Houston, the greatest female R&B pop vocalist of all time. Tracking her journey from obscurity to musical superstardom

19

Resistance(2020)

6.5 IMDb57% RT53 Meta

The story of mime Marcel Marceau as he works with a group of Jewish boy scouts and the French Resistance to save the lives of ten thousand orphans during World War II.

20

Call Jane(2022)

6.5 IMDb82% RT62 Meta

A married woman with an unwanted pregnancy lives in a time in America where she can't get a legal abortion and works with a group of suburban women to find help.

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