Best History Movies on Netflix in Australia

1. 1
   1917 2019

   Directed by Sam Mendes · Streaming on Netflix, Lionsgate+
   8.0

   8.0 · 14K votes
2. 2
   Society of the Snow 2023

   Directed by J. A. Bayona · Streaming on Netflix
   7.9

   8.0 · 3.7K votes
3. 3
   The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2019

   Directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor · Streaming on Netflix
   7.8

   7.9 · 1.9K votes
4. 4
   Spotlight 2015

   Directed by Tom McCarthy · Streaming on Netflix
   7.8

   7.8 · 9.1K votes
5. 5
   The Bridge on the River Kwai 1957

   Directed by David Lean · Streaming on Netflix, SBS On Demand, Britbox
   7.8

   7.8 · 2.5K votes
6. 6
   The Wind Rises 2013

   Directed by Hayao Miyazaki · Streaming on Netflix
   7.8

   7.8 · 3.5K votes
7. 7
   The Trial of the Chicago 7 2020

   Directed by Aaron Sorkin · Streaming on Netflix
   7.7

   7.7 · 3.5K votes
8. 8
   RRR 2022

   Directed by S. S. Rajamouli · Streaming on Netflix, Zee5
   7.6

   7.7 · 1.7K votes
9. 9
   They Shall Not Grow Old 2018

   Directed by Peter Jackson · Streaming on Netflix
   7.6

   7.8 · 711 votes
10. 10
    The Shadow in My Eye 2021

    Directed by Ole Bornedal · Streaming on Netflix
    7.6

    7.8 · 575 votes
11. 11
    The Irishman 2019

    Directed by Martin Scorsese · Streaming on Netflix
    7.6

    7.6 · 7.8K votes
12. 12
    King Richard 2021

    Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green · Streaming on Netflix
    7.5

    7.6 · 3K votes
13. 13
    Rurouni Kenshin: The Final 2021

    Directed by Keishi Otomo · Streaming on Netflix
    7.5

    7.7 · 569 votes
14. 14
    The Two Popes 2019

    Directed by Fernando Meirelles · Streaming on Netflix
    7.5

    7.5 · 3.2K votes
15. 15
    David 2025

    Directed by Phil Cunningham · Streaming on Netflix
    7.5

    8.0 · 204 votes
16. 16
    The Six Triple Eight 2024

    Directed by Tyler Perry · Streaming on Netflix
    7.4

    7.6 · 748 votes
17. 17
    Glory 1989

    Directed by Edward Zwick · Streaming on Netflix, SBS On Demand, Sony Pictures Core
    7.4

    7.5 · 1.9K votes
18. 18
    Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins 2012

    Directed by Keishi Otomo · Streaming on Netflix
    7.4

    7.5 · 958 votes
19. 19
    Elvis 2022

    Directed by Baz Luhrmann · Streaming on Netflix, Foxtel Now, HBO Max
    7.4

    7.4 · 4.1K votes
20. 20
    Dance of the Forty One 2020

    Directed by David Pablos · Streaming on Netflix
    7.4

    7.8 · 227 votes
21. 21
    Latin Blood – The Ballad of Ney Matogrosso 2025

    Directed by Esmir Filho · Streaming on Netflix
    7.3

    8.0 · 154 votes
22. 22
    The Swimmers 2022

    Directed by Sally El Hosaini · Streaming on Netflix
    7.3

    7.4 · 667 votes
23. 23
    Mixed by Erry 2023

    Directed by Sydney Sibilia · Streaming on Netflix
    7.2

    7.4 · 503 votes
24. 24
    First They Killed My Father 2017

    Directed by Angelina Jolie · Streaming on Netflix
    7.2

    7.4 · 736 votes
25. 25
    The Best of Enemies 2019

    Directed by Robin Bissell · Streaming on Netflix
    7.2

    7.4 · 505 votes
26. 26
    The Patriot 2000

    Directed by Roland Emmerich · Streaming on Netflix, BINGE, Foxtel Now
    7.2

    7.2 · 4.5K votes
27. 27
    The King 2019

    Directed by David Michôd · Streaming on Netflix
    7.1

    7.2 · 3.7K votes
28. 28
    Mexico 86 2026

    Directed by Gabriel Ripstein · Streaming on Netflix
    7.1

    7.8 · 121 votes
29. 29
    Finding Forrester 2000

    Directed by Gus Van Sant · Streaming on Netflix, Sony Pictures Core
    7.0

    7.1 · 1.3K votes
30. 30
    The Forgotten Battle 2021

    Directed by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. · Streaming on Netflix
    7.0

    7.1 · 808 votes
31. 31
    22 July 2018

    Directed by Paul Greengrass · Streaming on Netflix
    7.0

    7.1 · 1.3K votes
32. 32
    The Post 2017

    Directed by Steven Spielberg · Streaming on Netflix, Lionsgate+
    7.0

    7.0 · 5.1K votes
33. 33
    The Death of Stalin 2017

    Directed by Armando Iannucci · Streaming on Netflix, SBS On Demand
    7.0

    7.0 · 2.3K votes
34. 34
    Devotion 2022

    Directed by J.D. Dillard · Streaming on Netflix
    7.0

    7.1 · 871 votes
35. 35
    NYAD 2023

    Directed by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi · Streaming on Netflix
    6.9

    7.1 · 583 votes
36. 36
    Raazi 2018

    Directed by Meghna Gulzar · Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video
    6.9

    7.3 · 209 votes
37. 37
    Dolemite Is My Name 2019

    Directed by Craig Brewer · Streaming on Netflix
    6.9

    7.0 · 1.4K votes
38. 38
    September 5 2024

    Directed by Tim Fehlbaum · Streaming on Netflix
    6.9

    7.0 · 620 votes
39. 39
    The Photographer of Mauthausen 2018

    Directed by Mar Targarona · Streaming on Netflix
    6.8

    6.9 · 767 votes
40. 40
    Munich - The Edge of War 2021

    Directed by Christian Schwochow · Streaming on Netflix
    6.8

    6.9 · 693 votes
41. 41
    The Last Days 1998

    Directed by James Moll · Streaming on Netflix
    6.8

    7.4 · 107 votes
42. 42
    Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood 2022

    Directed by Richard Linklater · Streaming on Netflix
    6.8

    7.0 · 347 votes
43. 43
    Paskal 2018

    Directed by Adrian Teh · Streaming on Netflix
    6.8

    7.6 · 82 votes
44. 44
    Marco Polo: One Hundred Eyes 2015

    Directed by Alik Sakharov · Streaming on Netflix
    6.8

    7.3 · 147 votes
45. 45
    Outlaw King 2018

    Directed by David Mackenzie · Streaming on Netflix
    6.8

    6.8 · 1.8K votes
46. 46
    The Dig 2021

    Directed by Simon Stone · Streaming on Netflix
    6.8

    6.8 · 1.4K votes
47. 47
    Kingdom 2019

    Directed by Shinsuke Sato · Streaming on Netflix
    6.8

    7.2 · 159 votes
48. 48
    True Spirit 2023

    Directed by Sarah Spillane · Streaming on Netflix
    6.8

    7.0 · 277 votes
49. 49
    Hitler: A Career 1977

    Directed by Joachim Fest · Streaming on Netflix, Cultpix
    6.8

    7.4 · 88 votes
50. 50
    Medieval 2022

    Directed by Petr Jákl · Streaming on Netflix
    6.7

    6.8 · 567 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
   The Swedish Connection 2026

   Directed by Thérèse Ahlbeck · Streaming on Netflix
   6.7

   7.4 · 89 votes
2. 2
   Uprising 2024

   Directed by Kim Sang-man · Streaming on Netflix
   6.7

   7.0 · 227 votes
3. 3
   Kesari 2019

   Directed by Anurag Singh · Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video
   6.7

   7.1 · 127 votes
4. 4
   The Match 2025

   Directed by Kim Hyung-joo · Streaming on Netflix
   6.7

   7.2 · 91 votes
5. 5
   The Ghazi Attack 2017

   Directed by Sankalp Reddy · Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video
   6.6

   7.1 · 109 votes
6. 6
   83 2021

   Directed by Kabir Khan · Streaming on Netflix
   6.6

   7.2 · 74 votes
7. 7
   Good News 2025

   Directed by Byun Sung-hyun · Streaming on Netflix
   6.6

   7.0 · 105 votes
8. 8
   Apollo 13: Survival 2024

   Directed by Pete Middleton · Streaming on Netflix
   6.5

   7.2 · 69 votes
9. 9
   Gold 2018

   Directed by Reema Kagti · Streaming on Netflix
   6.5

   7.0 · 86 votes
10. 10
    Before Dawn 2024

    Directed by Jordon Prince-Wright · Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Foxtel Now
    6.5

    6.9 · 107 votes