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Best History Movies

of the 2010s

The 20 highest-rated history movies released between 2010 and 2019, ranked by IMDb score.

1

O.J.: Made in America(2016)

8.9 IMDb100% RT

A chronicle of the rise and fall of O.J. Simpson, whose high-profile murder trial exposed the extent of American racial tensions, revealing a fractured and divided nation.

2

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.

3

Green Book(2018)

8.2 IMDb77% RT69 Meta

Tony Lip, a bouncer in 1962, is hired to drive pianist Don Shirley on a tour through the Deep South in the days when African Americans, forced to find alternate accommodations and services due to segr

4

The Look of Silence(2014)

8.2 IMDb96% RT92 Meta

An optician grapples with the Indonesian mass killings of 1965-1966, during which his older brother was exterminated.

5

Temple Grandin(2010)

8.2 IMDb100% RT

A biopic of Temple Grandin, an autistic American who has become one of the leading scientists in humane livestock handling.

6

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.

7

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

8

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

9

Spotlight(2015)

8.1 IMDb97% RT93 Meta

The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.

10

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

11

The Imitation Game(2014)

8 IMDb90% RT71 Meta

Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the film portrays the nail-biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant team of code-breakers at Britain's top-secret Govern

12

A Taxi Driver(2017)

7.9 IMDb97% RT69 Meta

May, 1980. Man-seob is a taxi driver in Seoul who lives from hand to mouth, raising his young daughter alone. One day, he hears that there is a foreigner who will pay big money for a drive down to Gwa

13

Loving Vincent(2017)

7.8 IMDb84% RT62 Meta

A young man arrives at the last hometown of painter Vincent van Gogh to deliver the troubled artist's final letter and ends up investigating his final days there.

14

In This Corner of the World(2016)

7.8 IMDb97% RT73 Meta

Japan, 1943, during World War II. Young Suzu leaves her village near Hiroshima to marry and live with her in-laws in Kure, a military harbor. Her creativity to overcome deprivation quickly makes her i

15

Hidden Figures(2016)

7.8 IMDb93% RT74 Meta

The untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson – brilliant African-American women working at NASA and serving as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history

16

Straight Outta Compton(2015)

7.8 IMDb89% RT72 Meta

In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful weapon they had: thei

17

Land of Mine(2015)

7.8 IMDb91% RT75 Meta

In the days following the surrender of Germany in May 1945, a group of young German prisoners of war is handed over to the Danish authorities and subsequently sent to the West Coast, where they are or

18

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.

19

My Way(2011)

7.6 IMDb19% RT30 Meta

During the invasion of Normandy the photograph of a slim Korean man in German uniform was found. It transpired that the man had served as a soldier in the Japanese, Russian and German armies. His incr

20

Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero(2018)

6.9 IMDb89% RT58 Meta

The true story of the most decorated dog in American military history - Sgt. Stubby - and the enduring bonds he forged with his brothers-in-arms in the trenches of World War I.

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