Best History Movies on Disney Plus in Australia

1. 1
   Hidden Figures 2016

   Directed by Theodore Melfi · Streaming on Disney Plus
   8.0

   8.1 · 11K votes
2. 2
   Ford v Ferrari 2019

   Directed by James Mangold · Streaming on Apple TV, Disney Plus
   8.0

   8.0 · 9.4K votes
3. 3
   Braveheart 1995

   Directed by Mel Gibson · Streaming on Disney Plus
   7.9

   7.9 · 12K votes
4. 4
   Flamin' Hot 2023

   Directed by Eva Longoria · Streaming on Disney Plus
   7.8

   8.0 · 882 votes
5. 5
   Young Woman and the Sea 2024

   Directed by Joachim Rønning · Streaming on Disney Plus
   7.6

   7.9 · 470 votes
6. 6
   JFK 1991

   Directed by Oliver Stone · Streaming on Disney Plus, Stan
   7.5

   7.6 · 2.5K votes
7. 7
   Cinderella Man 2005

   Directed by Ron Howard · Streaming on Disney Plus, Stan
   7.5

   7.6 · 2.5K votes
8. 8
   The Favourite 2018

   Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos · Streaming on Disney Plus
   7.5

   7.5 · 6.1K votes
9. 9
   Ed Wood 1994

   Directed by Tim Burton · Streaming on Disney Plus
   7.4

   7.5 · 2.6K votes
10. 10
    The Thin Red Line 1998

    Directed by Terrence Malick · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.4

    7.4 · 3.5K votes
11. 11
    The Last Duel 2021

    Directed by Ridley Scott · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.4

    7.4 · 4.1K votes
12. 12
    Patton 1970

    Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.4

    7.4 · 1.3K votes
13. 13
    Saving Mr. Banks 2013

    Directed by John Lee Hancock · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.3

    7.3 · 3.6K votes
14. 14
    Glory Road 2006

    Directed by James Gartner · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.3

    7.4 · 831 votes
15. 15
    Hamilton 2025

    Directed by Thomas Kail · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.3

    7.9 · 170 votes
16. 16
    Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) 2021

    Directed by Questlove · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.2

    7.6 · 236 votes
17. 17
    LA 92 2017

    Directed by T.J. Martin · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.2

    7.8 · 149 votes
18. 18
    Quiz Show 1994

    Directed by Robert Redford · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.2

    7.2 · 1K votes
19. 19
    Eddie the Eagle 2016

    Directed by Dexter Fletcher · Streaming on Disney Plus, SBS On Demand
    7.1

    7.2 · 2.4K votes
20. 20
    Newsies 2017

    Directed by Brett Sullivan · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.1

    8.0 · 101 votes
21. 21
    Safety 2020

    Directed by Reginald Hudlin · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.1

    7.5 · 211 votes
22. 22
    Kingdom of Heaven 2005

    Directed by Ridley Scott · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.1

    7.1 · 5.3K votes
23. 23
    A Hidden Life 2019

    Directed by Terrence Malick · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.1

    7.2 · 818 votes
24. 24
    Tora! Tora! Tora! 1970

    Directed by Richard Fleischer · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.1

    7.2 · 639 votes
25. 25
    The Bible: In the Beginning... 1966

    Directed by John Huston · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.0

    7.3 · 305 votes
26. 26
    Miracle 2004

    Directed by Gavin O'Connor · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.0

    7.1 · 710 votes
27. 27
    Seabiscuit 2003

    Directed by Gary Ross · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.0

    7.1 · 974 votes
28. 28
    Cleopatra 1963

    Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.0

    7.1 · 897 votes
29. 29
    Invincible 2006

    Directed by Ericson Core · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.0

    7.0 · 1.1K votes
30. 30
    Goodbye Christopher Robin 2017

    Directed by Simon Curtis · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.9

    7.0 · 924 votes
31. 31
    What's Love Got to Do with It 1993

    Directed by Brian Gibson · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.9

    7.1 · 386 votes
32. 32
    Notorious 2009

    Directed by George Tillman Jr. · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.9

    7.0 · 831 votes
33. 33
    Antwone Fisher 2002

    Directed by Denzel Washington · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.8

    7.0 · 584 votes
34. 34
    Chariots of Fire 1981

    Directed by Hugh Hudson · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.7

    6.8 · 1.1K votes
35. 35
    Anna and the King 1999

    Directed by Andy Tennant · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.7

    6.8 · 844 votes
36. 36
    Battle of the Sexes 2017

    Directed by Jonathan Dayton · Streaming on Disney Plus, Stan
    6.7

    6.7 · 2K votes
37. 37
    The 13th Warrior 1999

    Directed by John McTiernan · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.7

    6.7 · 2.2K votes
38. 38
    Nixon 1995

    Directed by Oliver Stone · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.7

    6.8 · 416 votes
39. 39
    Red Tails 2012

    Directed by Anthony Hemingway · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.6

    6.7 · 752 votes
40. 40
    Viva Zapata! 1952

    Directed by Elia Kazan · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.6

    6.8 · 253 votes
41. 41
    Woman Walks Ahead 2018

    Directed by Susanna White · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.6

    6.8 · 213 votes
42. 42
    Australia 2008

    Directed by Baz Luhrmann · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.6

    6.6 · 2.5K votes
43. 43
    The Finest Hours 2016

    Directed by Craig Gillespie · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.6

    6.6 · 1.8K votes
44. 44
    Newsies 1992

    Directed by Kenny Ortega · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.6

    6.7 · 312 votes
45. 45
    MARS: Inside SpaceX 2018

    Directed by Julia Reagan · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.6

    7.5 · 46 votes
46. 46
    The Crucible 1996

    Directed by Nicholas Hytner · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.5

    6.6 · 584 votes
47. 47
    Cleopatra's Final Secret 2025

    Directed by Alex Kiehl · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.5

    7.8 · 26 votes
48. 48
    Apollo: Missions to the Moon 2019

    Directed by Tom Jennings · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.4

    7.3 · 40 votes
49. 49
    Swiped 2025

    Directed by Rachel Lee Goldenberg · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.4

    6.6 · 194 votes
50. 50
    The Eyes of Tammy Faye 2021

    Directed by Michael Showalter · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.4

    6.4 · 711 votes

Smart score = (votes × rating + 82 × 6.03) ÷ (votes + 82): the TMDB rating, pulled toward the catalog average as if every film had 82 extra average votes. Streaming data by JustWatch.

1. 1
   Julia 1977

   Directed by Fred Zinnemann · Streaming on Disney Plus
   6.3

   6.5 · 175 votes
2. 2
   Hoffa 1992

   Directed by Danny DeVito · Streaming on Disney Plus
   6.3

   6.3 · 383 votes
3. 3
   Squanto: A Warrior's Tale 1994

   Directed by Xavier Koller · Streaming on Disney Plus
   6.3

   6.8 · 47 votes
4. 4
   Chevalier 2023

   Directed by Stephen Williams · Streaming on Disney Plus
   6.3

   6.4 · 136 votes
5. 5
   The Testament of Ann Lee 2025

   Directed by Mona Fastvold · Streaming on Disney Plus
   6.2

   6.3 · 193 votes
6. 6
   Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 2017

   Directed by Thomas C. Grane · Streaming on Disney Plus
   6.3

   6.6 · 57 votes
7. 7
   Fantastic Lies 2016

   Directed by Marina Zenovich · Streaming on Disney Plus
   6.3

   7.2 · 21 votes
8. 8
   Ruby Bridges 1998

   Directed by Euzhan Palcy · Streaming on Disney Plus
   6.3

   6.8 · 33 votes
9. 9
   The First Wave 2021

   Directed by Matthew Heineman · Streaming on Disney Plus
   6.2

   6.7 · 31 votes
10. 10
    Blaze 2018

    Directed by Ethan Hawke · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.1

    6.3 · 62 votes