Best History Movies on Crave in Canada

1. 1
   Oppenheimer 2023

   Directed by Christopher Nolan · Streaming on Crave
   8.0

   8.0 · 13K votes
2. 2
   The Imitation Game 2014

   Directed by Morten Tyldum · Streaming on Crave, CBC Gem, Starz
   8.0

   8.0 · 19K votes
3. 3
   Dallas Buyers Club 2013

   Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Paramount Plus, Paramount+
   7.9

   7.9 · 9.3K votes
4. 4
   Flamin' Hot 2023

   Directed by Eva Longoria · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus, Crave
   7.8

   8.0 · 882 votes
5. 5
   I'm Still Here 2024

   Directed by Walter Salles · Streaming on Crave
   7.8

   7.9 · 1.2K votes
6. 6
   Spotlight 2015

   Directed by Tom McCarthy · Streaming on Crave
   7.8

   7.8 · 9.1K votes
7. 7
   Paris Is Burning 1991

   Directed by Jennie Livingston · Streaming on Crave, Tubi TV, Plex
   7.8

   8.0 · 574 votes
8. 8
   The Battle of Algiers 1966

   Directed by Gillo Pontecorvo · Streaming on Crave, Plex
   7.8

   7.9 · 942 votes
9. 9
   In This Corner of the World 2016

   Directed by Sunao Katabuchi · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, Crunchyroll
   7.7

   7.9 · 659 votes
10. 10
    Temple Grandin 2010

    Directed by Mick Jackson · Streaming on Crave
    7.7

    7.9 · 599 votes
11. 11
    One Life 2023

    Directed by James Hawes · Streaming on Netflix, JustWatch TV Free, JustWatch TV Plus
    7.6

    7.8 · 1K votes
12. 12
    Selena 1997

    Directed by Gregory Nava · Streaming on Crave, Starz
    7.6

    7.7 · 1.3K votes
13. 13
    Gandhi 1982

    Directed by Richard Attenborough · Streaming on Crave, Sony Pictures Core
    7.5

    7.6 · 2.6K votes
14. 14
    Malcolm X 1992

    Directed by Spike Lee · Streaming on Crave, Starz
    7.5

    7.6 · 2K votes
15. 15
    The Diving Bell and the Butterfly 2007

    Directed by Julian Schnabel · Streaming on Crave, Lionsgate+
    7.5

    7.6 · 1.3K votes
16. 16
    Dunkirk 2017

    Directed by Christopher Nolan · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Crave
    7.4

    7.5 · 18K votes
17. 17
    The Iron Claw 2023

    Directed by Sean Durkin · Streaming on Crave
    7.4

    7.5 · 1.4K votes
18. 18
    Gangs of New York 2002

    Directed by Martin Scorsese · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, Crave
    7.3

    7.3 · 7.5K votes
19. 19
    Brooklyn 2015

    Directed by John Crowley · Streaming on Hoopla, Paramount Plus, Paramount+
    7.3

    7.3 · 3.3K votes
20. 20
    The Zookeeper's Wife 2017

    Directed by Niki Caro · Streaming on Crave
    7.3

    7.3 · 1.6K votes
21. 21
    Air 2023

    Directed by Ben Affleck · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Crave
    7.2

    7.3 · 2.5K votes
22. 22
    The Most Precious of Cargoes 2024

    Directed by Michel Hazanavicius · Streaming on Crave
    7.2

    7.7 · 208 votes
23. 23
    Detroit 2017

    Directed by Kathryn Bigelow · Streaming on Crave, Tubi TV
    7.2

    7.2 · 1.8K votes
24. 24
    Invictus 2009

    Directed by Clint Eastwood · Streaming on Crave
    7.2

    7.2 · 4.5K votes
25. 25
    Irena's Vow 2024

    Directed by Louise Archambault · Streaming on Crave
    7.1

    7.7 · 153 votes
26. 26
    The Long Walk Home 1990

    Directed by Richard Pearce · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Crave, Tubi TV
    7.1

    7.7 · 168 votes
27. 27
    Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence 1983

    Directed by Nagisa Ōshima · Streaming on Crave, Tubi TV, Plex
    7.1

    7.3 · 552 votes
28. 28
    Conspiracy 2001

    Directed by Frank Pierson · Streaming on Crave
    7.1

    7.3 · 511 votes
29. 29
    Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris 2022

    Directed by Anthony Fabian · Streaming on Crave
    7.1

    7.3 · 535 votes
30. 30
    Till 2022

    Directed by Chinonye Chukwu · Streaming on Crave
    7.1

    7.3 · 377 votes
31. 31
    The Conductor 2018

    Directed by Maria Peters · Streaming on Crave, Tubi TV
    7.1

    7.6 · 167 votes
32. 32
    The Young Victoria 2009

    Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée · Streaming on Crave, Britbox, BBC Select
    7.1

    7.2 · 1.1K votes
33. 33
    Colours of Time 2025

    Directed by Cédric Klapisch · Streaming on Crave
    7.1

    7.3 · 300 votes
34. 34
    She Said 2022

    Directed by Maria Schrader · Streaming on Crave
    7.0

    7.2 · 771 votes
35. 35
    Finding Forrester 2000

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

    7.1 · 1.3K votes
36. 36
    Monsieur Aznavour 2024

    Directed by Grand Corps Malade · Streaming on Crave
    7.0

    7.2 · 372 votes
37. 37
    The Zone of Interest 2023

    Directed by Jonathan Glazer · Streaming on Crave
    7.0

    7.0 · 2.8K votes
38. 38
    Belfast 2021

    Directed by Kenneth Branagh · Streaming on Crave
    7.0

    7.0 · 1.8K votes
39. 39
    Capitalism: A Love Story 2009

    Directed by Michael Moore · Streaming on Hoopla, Crave, Tubi TV
    7.0

    7.1 · 594 votes
40. 40
    Love & Mercy 2015

    Directed by Bill Pohlad · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Crave, Hollywood Suite
    7.0

    7.1 · 791 votes
41. 41
    Devotion 2022

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

    7.1 · 871 votes
42. 42
    Nouvelle Vague 2025

    Directed by Richard Linklater · Streaming on Crave
    6.9

    7.2 · 295 votes
43. 43
    Cold Mountain 2003

    Directed by Anthony Minghella · Streaming on Crave, Hollywood Suite, Lionsgate+
    6.9

    6.9 · 2K votes
44. 44
    The Queen 2006

    Directed by Stephen Frears · Streaming on Crave
    6.9

    6.9 · 1.5K votes
45. 45
    September 5 2024

    Directed by Tim Fehlbaum · Streaming on Crave
    6.9

    7.0 · 620 votes
46. 46
    Alive 1993

    Directed by Frank Marshall · Streaming on Disney Plus, Crave
    6.9

    6.9 · 1.7K votes
47. 47
    Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat 2024

    Directed by Johan Grimonprez · Streaming on Crave
    6.9

    7.8 · 76 votes
48. 48
    The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan 2023

    Directed by Martin Bourboulon · Streaming on Crave
    6.9

    6.9 · 1.5K votes
49. 49
    You Don't Know Jack 2010

    Directed by Barry Levinson · Streaming on Crave
    6.9

    7.0 · 457 votes
50. 50
    Rabbit-Proof Fence 2002

    Directed by Phillip Noyce · Streaming on Crave
    6.9

    7.0 · 409 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
   Game Change 2012

   Directed by Jay Roach · Streaming on Crave
   6.7

   6.9 · 352 votes
2. 2
   Too Big to Fail 2011

   Directed by Curtis Hanson · Streaming on Crave
   6.7

   6.9 · 280 votes
3. 3
   The Tuskegee Airmen 1995

   Directed by Robert Markowitz · Streaming on Crave
   6.7

   7.1 · 139 votes
4. 4
   61* 2001

   Directed by Billy Crystal · Streaming on Crave
   6.6

   7.0 · 153 votes
5. 5
   Confirmation 2016

   Directed by Rick Famuyiwa · Streaming on Crave
   6.6

   6.9 · 161 votes
6. 6
   The Survivor 2022

   Directed by Barry Levinson · Streaming on Crave
   6.6

   6.8 · 213 votes
7. 7
   Sometimes in April 2005

   Directed by Raoul Peck · Streaming on Crave
   6.6

   7.1 · 92 votes
8. 8
   Einstein and Eddington 2008

   Directed by Philip Martin · Streaming on Crave
   6.6

   6.8 · 168 votes
9. 9
   Recount 2008

   Directed by Jay Roach · Streaming on Crave
   6.6

   6.8 · 190 votes
10. 10
    All the Way 2016

    Directed by Jay Roach · Streaming on Crave
    6.5

    6.7 · 328 votes