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Best History Movies on Netflix

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

1

1917(2019)

8.2 IMDb88% RT78 Meta

At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers.

2

I'm Still Here(2024)

8.2 IMDb85 Meta

A woman married to a former politician during the 1971 military dictatorship in Brazil is forced to reinvent herself and chart a new course for her family after a violent and arbitrary act.

3

Ford v Ferrari(2019)

8.1 IMDb92% RT81 Meta

American car designer Carroll Shelby and the British-born driver Ken Miles work together to battle corporate interference, the laws of physics, and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary r

4

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

5

Apollo 11(2019)

8.1 IMDb99% RT88 Meta

A look at the Apollo 11 mission to land on the moon led by commander Neil Armstrong and pilot Buzz Aldrin.

6

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

7

Glory(1989)

7.8 IMDb95% RT78 Meta

Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own Union army and the Confederates.

8

Society of the Snow(2023)

7.8 IMDb90% RT72 Meta

On October 13, 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, chartered to take a rugby team to Chile, crashes into a glacier in the heart of the Andes.

9

The Irishman(2019)

7.8 IMDb95% RT94 Meta

Pennsylvania, 1956. Frank Sheeran, a war veteran of Irish origin who works as a truck driver, accidentally meets mobster Russell Bufalino. Once Frank becomes his trusted man, Bufalino sends him to Chi

10

The Trial of the Chicago 7(2020)

7.7 IMDb89% RT76 Meta

What was supposed to be a peaceful protest turned into a violent clash with the police. What followed was one of the most notorious trials in history.

11

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind(2019)

7.6 IMDb86% RT68 Meta

Against all the odds, a thirteen year old boy in Malawi invents an unconventional way to save his family and village from famine.

12

The Two Popes(2019)

7.6 IMDb89% RT75 Meta

Frustrated with the direction of the church, Cardinal Bergoglio requests permission to retire in 2012 from Pope Benedict. Instead, facing scandal and self-doubt, the introspective Pope Benedict summon

13

Hotel Mumbai(2019)

7.6 IMDb76% RT62 Meta

Mumbai, India, November 26, 2008. While several terrorists spread hatred and death through the city, others attack the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel. Both hotel staff and guests risk their lives, making unth

14

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

15

Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins(2012)

7.4 IMDb

In 1868, after the Bakumatsu war ends, the ex-assassin Kenshin Himura traverses Japan with an inverted sword, to defend the needy without killing.

16

The Shadow in My Eye(2021)

7.3 IMDb

On March 21st, 1945, the British Royal Air Force set out on a mission to bomb Gestapo's headquarters in Copenhagen. The raid had fatal consequences as some of the bombers accidentally targeted a schoo

17

Rurouni Kenshin: The Final(2021)

7.2 IMDb100% RT

In 1879, Kenshin and his allies face their strongest enemy yet: his former brother-in-law Enishi Yukishiro and his minions, who've vowed their revenge.

18

Mixed by Erry(2023)

7.1 IMDb

The rise and fall of the pirate mixtape empire of three brothers from Naples, Italy, during the '80s.

19

Dance of the Forty One(2020)

6.8 IMDb73% RT

Mexico City, November 1901. The police raid a private home where a secret party is being held. Among those attending is the son-in-law of President Porfirio Díaz.

20

The Six Triple Eight(2024)

6.7 IMDb56% RT51 Meta

During World War II, the US Army's only all-Black, all-women battalion takes on an impossible mission: sorting through a three-year backlog of 17 million pieces of mail that hadn't been delivered to A

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