Best History Movies on Stan in Australia

1. 1
   Saving Private Ryan 1998

   Directed by Steven Spielberg · Streaming on Foxtel Now, Stan
   8.2

   8.2 · 18K votes
2. 2
   Hacksaw Ridge 2016

   Directed by Mel Gibson · Streaming on Stan
   8.2

   8.2 · 15K votes
3. 3
   The Imitation Game 2014

   Directed by Morten Tyldum · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Stan, Britbox
   8.0

   8.0 · 19K votes
4. 4
   12 Years a Slave 2013

   Directed by Steve McQueen · Streaming on Stan
   7.9

   7.9 · 12K votes
5. 5
   Ennio 2022

   Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore · Streaming on Stan
   7.9

   8.3 · 392 votes
6. 6
   Apocalypto 2006

   Directed by Mel Gibson · Streaming on Stan
   7.7

   7.7 · 6.7K votes
7. 7
   JFK 1991

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

   7.6 · 2.5K votes
8. 8
   Cinderella Man 2005

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

   7.6 · 2.5K votes
9. 9
   Nuremberg 2025

   Directed by James Vanderbilt · Streaming on Stan
   7.5

   7.6 · 1.5K votes
10. 10
    The Woman King 2022

    Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood · Streaming on BINGE, Foxtel Now, Stan
    7.5

    7.6 · 2.4K votes
11. 11
    Hotel Mumbai 2019

    Directed by Anthony Maras · Streaming on Stan
    7.5

    7.5 · 1.8K votes
12. 12
    Dunkirk 2017

    Directed by Christopher Nolan · Streaming on Stan
    7.4

    7.5 · 18K votes
13. 13
    Only the Brave 2017

    Directed by Joseph Kosinski · Streaming on Stan
    7.4

    7.5 · 2K votes
14. 14
    The Iron Claw 2023

    Directed by Sean Durkin · Streaming on Stan
    7.4

    7.5 · 1.4K votes
15. 15
    The Impossible 2012

    Directed by J. A. Bayona · Streaming on Stan
    7.4

    7.4 · 6.9K votes
16. 16
    The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society 2018

    Directed by Mike Newell · Streaming on Stan
    7.3

    7.4 · 1.4K votes
17. 17
    The Zookeeper's Wife 2017

    Directed by Niki Caro · Streaming on Stan
    7.3

    7.3 · 1.6K votes
18. 18
    Race 2016

    Directed by Stephen Hopkins · Streaming on Stan
    7.2

    7.3 · 1.7K votes
19. 19
    Suffragette 2015

    Directed by Sarah Gavron · Streaming on JustWatch TV Free, JustWatch TV Plus, Foxtel Now
    7.1

    7.2 · 1.7K votes
20. 20
    The Founder 2016

    Directed by John Lee Hancock · Streaming on Stan
    7.1

    7.2 · 5.6K votes
21. 21
    Silence 2016

    Directed by Martin Scorsese · Streaming on Stan, SBS On Demand, Beamafilm
    7.1

    7.1 · 3.4K votes
22. 22
    Midway 2019

    Directed by Roland Emmerich · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Stan
    7.1

    7.1 · 2.8K votes
23. 23
    We Were Soldiers 2002

    Directed by Randall Wallace · Streaming on Stan
    7.1

    7.1 · 2.4K votes
24. 24
    Supersonic 2016

    Directed by Mat Whitecross · Streaming on Foxtel Now, Stan, DocPlay
    7.1

    7.4 · 252 votes
25. 25
    Kidnapped 2023

    Directed by Marco Bellocchio · Streaming on Stan, SBS On Demand
    7.1

    7.3 · 394 votes
26. 26
    Monsieur Aznavour 2024

    Directed by Grand Corps Malade · Streaming on Stan
    7.0

    7.2 · 372 votes
27. 27
    Cadillac Records 2008

    Directed by Darnell Martin · Streaming on Stan
    6.9

    7.1 · 496 votes
28. 28
    Rabbit-Proof Fence 2002

    Directed by Phillip Noyce · Streaming on Stan
    6.9

    7.0 · 409 votes
29. 29
    Borg vs McEnroe 2017

    Directed by Janus Metz · Streaming on Stan, Beamafilm
    6.8

    6.9 · 1.2K votes
30. 30
    Defiance 2008

    Directed by Edward Zwick · Streaming on Stan
    6.8

    6.8 · 2K votes
31. 31
    Jeanne du Barry 2023

    Directed by Maïwenn · Streaming on Stan
    6.8

    6.9 · 730 votes
32. 32
    In the Heart of the Sea 2015

    Directed by Ron Howard · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Stan
    6.8

    6.8 · 4.5K votes
33. 33
    Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom 2013

    Directed by Justin Chadwick · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Stan
    6.8

    6.9 · 596 votes
34. 34
    Battle of the Sexes 2017

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

    6.7 · 2K votes
35. 35
    All Eyez on Me 2017

    Directed by Benny Boom · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Stan
    6.7

    6.7 · 1.3K votes
36. 36
    The Current War 2018

    Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Stan
    6.7

    6.7 · 1.2K votes
37. 37
    Dumb Money 2023

    Directed by Craig Gillespie · Streaming on Stan
    6.6

    6.7 · 879 votes
38. 38
    The Dish 2000

    Directed by Rob Sitch · Streaming on Stan, HBO Max
    6.6

    6.8 · 245 votes
39. 39
    Kill the Messenger 2014

    Directed by Michael Cuesta · Streaming on Stan
    6.6

    6.6 · 957 votes
40. 40
    Maria Montessori 2023

    Directed by Léa Todorov · Streaming on Stan
    6.6

    7.0 · 105 votes
41. 41
    A United Kingdom 2016

    Directed by Amma Asante · Streaming on Foxtel Now, Stan, SBS On Demand
    6.6

    6.6 · 556 votes
42. 42
    Hamlet 1990

    Directed by Franco Zeffirelli · Streaming on Stan
    6.5

    6.6 · 452 votes
43. 43
    The Lost City of Z 2017

    Directed by James Gray · Streaming on Stan
    6.4

    6.4 · 3.2K votes
44. 44
    12 Strong 2018

    Directed by Nicolai Fuglsig · Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Stan
    6.4

    6.4 · 3.3K votes
45. 45
    Caravaggio's Shadow 2022

    Directed by Michele Placido · Streaming on Stan
    6.3

    6.4 · 165 votes
46. 46
    The Shadow of the Day 2022

    Directed by Giuseppe Piccioni · Streaming on Stan
    6.2

    6.4 · 117 votes
47. 47
    The Auschwitz Report 2021

    Directed by Peter Bebjak · Streaming on Stan
    6.2

    6.4 · 91 votes
48. 48
    Against the Law 2017

    Directed by Fergus O'Brien · Streaming on Stan
    6.2

    6.8 · 27 votes
49. 49
    11 Flowers 2012

    Directed by Wang Xiaoshuai · Streaming on Stan
    6.2

    6.6 · 28 votes
50. 50
    Original Sin 2001

    Directed by Michael Cristofer · Streaming on Stan, MGM
    6.1

    6.2 · 937 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
   Ironclad 2011

   Directed by Jonathan English · Streaming on Foxtel Now, Stan, Beamafilm
   6.1

   6.2 · 839 votes
2. 2
   Hammarskjöld: Fight for Peace 2023

   Directed by Per Fly · Streaming on Stan
   6.1

   6.3 · 45 votes
3. 3
   Sisi & I 2023

   Directed by Frauke Finsterwalder · Streaming on Stan
   6.1

   6.2 · 54 votes
4. 4
   Evita 1996

   Directed by Alan Parker · Streaming on Stan
   6.0

   6.1 · 543 votes
5. 5
   Burn All My Letters 2022

   Directed by Björn Runge · Streaming on Stan
   6.0

   5.6 · 15 votes
6. 6
   The Cup 2011

   Directed by Simon Wincer · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Stan
   6.0

   5.7 · 21 votes
7. 7
   Alma and Oskar 2023

   Directed by Dieter Berner · Streaming on Stan
   5.8

   4.8 · 17 votes
8. 8
   Van Diemen's Land 2009

   Directed by Jonathan auf der Heide · Streaming on Stan, ABC iview
   5.8

   5.4 · 54 votes
9. 9
   Queen of the Desert 2015

   Directed by Werner Herzog · Streaming on Foxtel Now, BritBox, Stan
   5.8

   5.8 · 313 votes