Best History Movies on Foxtel Now in Australia

The top 50 of 106 history movies streaming on Foxtel Now in Australia, ranked by smart score, updated October 24, 2026.

1
Schindler's List 1993
Directed by Steven Spielberg · Streaming on BINGE, Foxtel Now
8.6
8.6 · 18K votes
2
Saving Private Ryan 1998
Directed by Steven Spielberg · Streaming on Foxtel Now, Stan
8.2
8.2 · 18K votes
3
The Untouchables 1987
Directed by Brian De Palma · Streaming on BINGE, Foxtel Now
7.7
7.8 · 6.4K votes
4
Temple Grandin 2010
Directed by Mick Jackson · Streaming on Foxtel Now, HBO Max
7.7
7.9 · 599 votes
5
The Act of Killing 2012
Directed by Joshua Oppenheimer · Streaming on Foxtel Now, DocPlay, Beamafilm
7.5
7.7 · 794 votes
6
The Woman King 2022
Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood · Streaming on BINGE, Foxtel Now, Stan
7.5
7.6 · 2.4K votes
7
Spartacus 1960
Directed by Stanley Kubrick · Streaming on BINGE, Foxtel Now
7.5
7.5 · 2.5K votes
8
The Look of Silence 2014
Directed by Joshua Oppenheimer · Streaming on Foxtel Now, DocPlay, Beamafilm
7.5
7.8 · 327 votes
9
Apollo 13 1995
Directed by Ron Howard · Streaming on Foxtel Now
7.4
7.5 · 6.2K votes
10
Elvis 2022
Directed by Baz Luhrmann · Streaming on Netflix, Foxtel Now, HBO Max
7.4
7.4 · 4.1K votes
11
Black Hawk Down 2001
Directed by Ridley Scott · Streaming on BINGE, Foxtel Now, Hoopla
7.4
7.4 · 6.7K votes
12
Les Misérables 2012
Directed by Tom Hooper · Streaming on BINGE, Foxtel Now
7.3
7.3 · 5.7K votes
13
Brooklyn 2015
Directed by John Crowley · Streaming on Foxtel Now, ABC iview, Beamafilm
7.3
7.3 · 3.3K votes
14
Colonia 2016
Directed by Florian Gallenberger · Streaming on JustWatch TV Free, JustWatch TV Plus, Foxtel Now
7.2
7.3 · 2K votes
15
Zulu 1964
Directed by Cy Endfield · Streaming on BINGE, Foxtel Now, Beamafilm
7.2
7.4 · 592 votes
16
The Patriot 2000
Directed by Roland Emmerich · Streaming on Netflix, BINGE, Foxtel Now
7.2
7.2 · 4.5K votes
17
Suffragette 2015
Directed by Sarah Gavron · Streaming on JustWatch TV Free, JustWatch TV Plus, Foxtel Now
7.1
7.2 · 1.7K votes
18
Testament of Youth 2015
Directed by James Kent · Streaming on JustWatch TV Free, JustWatch TV Plus, Foxtel Now
7.1
7.2 · 814 votes
19
Conspiracy 2001
Directed by Frank Pierson · Streaming on Foxtel Now, HBO Max
7.1
7.3 · 511 votes
20
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris 2022
Directed by Anthony Fabian · Streaming on Foxtel Now, 7plus
7.1
7.3 · 535 votes
21
The Man Who Knew Infinity 2016
Directed by Matt Brown · Streaming on Foxtel Now, SBS On Demand
7.1
7.2 · 1.6K votes
22
Downton Abbey 2019
Directed by Michael Engler · Streaming on BINGE, Paramount Plus, Paramount+
7.1
7.2 · 1.3K votes
23
Supersonic 2016
Directed by Mat Whitecross · Streaming on Foxtel Now, Stan, DocPlay
7.1
7.4 · 252 votes
24
The Professor and the Madman 2019
Directed by Farhad Safinia · Streaming on JustWatch TV Free, JustWatch TV Plus, Foxtel Now
7.1
7.1 · 1.3K votes
25
She Said 2022
Directed by Maria Schrader · Streaming on BINGE, Foxtel Now
7.0
7.2 · 771 votes
26
Belfast 2021
Directed by Kenneth Branagh · Streaming on BINGE, Foxtel Now
7.0
7.0 · 1.8K votes
27
Jesus Christ Superstar 1973
Directed by Norman Jewison · Streaming on BINGE, Foxtel Now
7.0
7.1 · 635 votes
28
Coal Miner's Daughter 1980
Directed by Michael Apted · Streaming on BINGE, Foxtel Now
7.0
7.2 · 293 votes
29
In the Shadow of the Moon 2007
Directed by David Sington · Streaming on Foxtel Now, DocPlay, Beamafilm
6.9
7.6 · 118 votes
30
Gallipoli 1981
Directed by Peter Weir · Streaming on BINGE, Foxtel Now
6.9
7.1 · 581 votes
31
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat 2024
Directed by Johan Grimonprez · Streaming on Foxtel Now, DocPlay
6.9
7.8 · 76 votes
32
You Don't Know Jack 2010
Directed by Barry Levinson · Streaming on Foxtel Now, HBO Max
6.9
7.0 · 457 votes
33
Beyond Utopia 2023
Directed by Madeleine Gavin · Streaming on Foxtel Now, DocPlay
6.8
7.7 · 72 votes
34
Waterloo 1970
Directed by Sergei Bondarchuk · Streaming on BINGE, Foxtel Now
6.8
7.1 · 237 votes
35
Shakespeare in Love 1998
Directed by John Madden · Streaming on BINGE, Foxtel Now
6.8
6.8 · 3.3K votes
36
Colette 2018
Directed by Wash Westmoreland · Streaming on JustWatch TV Free, JustWatch TV Plus, Foxtel Now
6.8
6.9 · 964 votes
37
The Duke 2021
Directed by Roger Michell · Streaming on Foxtel Now, Britbox
6.7
6.9 · 383 votes
38
Breaker Morant 1980
Directed by Bruce Beresford · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Foxtel Now, ABC iview
6.7
7.1 · 164 votes
39
Too Big to Fail 2011
Directed by Curtis Hanson · Streaming on Foxtel Now, HBO Max
6.7
6.9 · 280 votes
40
The Railway Man 2013
Directed by Jonathan Teplitzky · Streaming on Foxtel Now, ABC iview, Beamafilm
6.7
6.8 · 800 votes
41
Into the White 2012
Directed by Petter Næss · Streaming on Foxtel Now
6.7
6.9 · 346 votes
42
The Tuskegee Airmen 1995
Directed by Robert Markowitz · Streaming on Foxtel Now, HBO Max
6.7
7.1 · 139 votes
43
Anna Karenina 2012
Directed by Joe Wright · Streaming on BINGE, Foxtel Now
6.7
6.7 · 2.5K votes
44
Elizabeth: The Golden Age 2007
Directed by Shekhar Kapur · Streaming on BINGE, Foxtel Now
6.7
6.7 · 1.4K votes
45
61* 2001
Directed by Billy Crystal · Streaming on Foxtel Now, HBO Max
6.6
7.0 · 153 votes
46
Barabbas 1961
Directed by Richard Fleischer · Streaming on Foxtel Now
6.6
6.9 · 190 votes
47
Confirmation 2016
Directed by Rick Famuyiwa · Streaming on Foxtel Now, HBO Max
6.6
6.9 · 161 votes
48
Sometimes in April 2005
Directed by Raoul Peck · Streaming on Foxtel Now, HBO Max
6.6
7.1 · 92 votes
49
Einstein and Eddington 2008
Directed by Philip Martin · Streaming on Foxtel Now, HBO Max
6.6
6.8 · 168 votes
50
Muscle Shoals 2013
Directed by Greg 'Freddy' Camalier · Streaming on Foxtel Now, DocPlay
6.6
7.2 · 71 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.

Hidden gems

Highly rated but with 237 votes or fewer (the median for this list), ranked with a lighter prior of 81 votes so smaller films can show.

1
The Gatekeepers 2012
Directed by Dror Moreh · Streaming on Foxtel Now, DocPlay, Beamafilm
6.6
6.9 · 122 votes
2
Grey Gardens 2009
Directed by Michael Sucsy · Streaming on Foxtel Now, HBO Max
6.5
6.8 · 155 votes
3
Before Dawn 2024
Directed by Jordon Prince-Wright · Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Foxtel Now
6.5
6.9 · 107 votes
4
Oranges and Sunshine 2010
Directed by Jim Loach · Streaming on Foxtel Now
6.5
6.9 · 94 votes
5
My Generation 2017
Directed by David Batty · Streaming on Foxtel Now, DocPlay, SBS On Demand
6.4
7.0 · 59 votes
6
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself 2003
Directed by Bruce Beresford · Streaming on Foxtel Now, HBO Max
6.4
6.7 · 104 votes
7
Oslo 2021
Directed by Bartlett Sher · Streaming on Foxtel Now, HBO Max
6.4
6.6 · 118 votes
8
The Lost King 2022
Directed by Stephen Frears · Streaming on Foxtel Now, BritBox, Britbox
6.4
6.5 · 201 votes
9
The Gathering Storm 2002
Directed by Richard Loncraine · Streaming on Foxtel Now, HBO Max
6.4
6.7 · 81 votes
10
Showbiz Kids 2020
Directed by Alex Winter · Streaming on Foxtel Now, HBO Max
6.3
6.8 · 57 votes