Best History Movies of All Time

1. 1
   Schindler's List 1993

   Directed by Steven Spielberg
   8.6

   8.6 · 18K votes
2. 2
   Harakiri 1962

   Directed by Masaki Kobayashi · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   8.3

   8.5 · 1.3K votes
3. 3
   Saving Private Ryan 1998

   Directed by Steven Spielberg · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Peacock Premium
   8.2

   8.2 · 18K votes
4. 4
   Green Book 2018

   Directed by Peter Farrelly · Streaming on Netflix
   8.2

   8.2 · 13K votes
5. 5
   Hacksaw Ridge 2016

   Directed by Mel Gibson · Streaming on fuboTV, Angel Studios, Lionsgate+
   8.2

   8.2 · 15K votes
6. 6
   Come and See 1985

   Directed by Elem Klimov
   8.1

   8.2 · 2K votes
7. 7
   Togo 2019

   Directed by Ericson Core
   8.1

   8.1 · 2.4K votes
8. 8
   Hidden Figures 2016

   Directed by Theodore Melfi · Streaming on HBO Max, Cinemax
   8.0

   8.1 · 11K votes
9. 9
   I Swear 2025

   Directed by Kirk Jones · Streaming on Netflix
   8.0

   8.3 · 641 votes
10. 10
    Das Boot 1981

    Directed by Wolfgang Petersen · Streaming on fuboTV
    8.0

    8.1 · 2.7K votes
11. 11
    Night and Fog 1956

    Directed by Alain Resnais · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel
    8.0

    8.3 · 594 votes
12. 12
    Oppenheimer 2023

    Directed by Christopher Nolan · Streaming on Peacock Premium, YouTube TV, Fandango at Home Free
    8.0

    8.0 · 13K votes
13. 13
    The Elephant Man 1980

    Directed by David Lynch
    8.0

    8.0 · 4.1K votes
14. 14
    Amadeus 1984

    Directed by Miloš Forman
    8.0

    8.0 · 5K votes
15. 15
    Ford v Ferrari 2019

    Directed by James Mangold · Streaming on fuboTV, YouTube TV, FXNow
    8.0

    8.0 · 9.4K votes
16. 16
    1917 2019

    Directed by Sam Mendes · Streaming on Netflix
    8.0

    8.0 · 14K votes
17. 17
    The Imitation Game 2014

    Directed by Morten Tyldum · Streaming on Kanopy, Lionsgate+, Tubi TV
    8.0

    8.0 · 19K votes
18. 18
    There's Still Tomorrow 2023

    Directed by Paola Cortellesi · Streaming on Kanopy
    8.0

    8.1 · 1.6K votes
19. 19
    Lawrence of Arabia 1962

    Directed by David Lean · Streaming on Netflix, Philo, Sony Pictures Core
    8.0

    8.0 · 3.6K votes
20. 20
    Barry Lyndon 1975

    Directed by Stanley Kubrick · Streaming on YouTube Free
    8.0

    8.0 · 3.3K votes
21. 21
    Braveheart 1995

    Directed by Mel Gibson · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    7.9

    7.9 · 12K votes
22. 22
    Loving Vincent 2017

    Directed by DK Welchman · Streaming on Netflix, Kanopy, Hoopla
    7.9

    8.0 · 2.7K votes
23. 23
    Society of the Snow 2023

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

    8.0 · 3.7K votes
24. 24
    Ran 1985

    Directed by Akira Kurosawa · Streaming on Kanopy, Plex, Plex Channel
    7.9

    8.0 · 2K votes
25. 25
    12 Years a Slave 2013

    Directed by Steve McQueen
    7.9

    7.9 · 12K votes
26. 26
    Ennio 2022

    Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, JustWatch TV Free, Brew
    7.9

    8.3 · 392 votes
27. 27
    Dallas Buyers Club 2013

    Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée · Streaming on Netflix
    7.9

    7.9 · 9.3K votes
28. 28
    A Taxi Driver 2017

    Directed by Jang Hoon · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Kanopy
    7.9

    8.0 · 1.2K votes
29. 29
    Raging Bull 1980

    Directed by Martin Scorsese · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Hoopla
    7.9

    7.9 · 5K votes
30. 30
    Ben-Hur 1959

    Directed by William Wyler · Streaming on Plex Channel, Tubi TV
    7.8

    7.9 · 3.3K votes
31. 31
    O.J.: Made in America 2016

    Directed by Ezra Edelman
    7.8

    8.4 · 268 votes
32. 32
    Judgment at Nuremberg 1961

    Directed by Stanley Kramer · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
    7.8

    8.0 · 1K votes
33. 33
    The Passion of Joan of Arc 1928

    Directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer · Streaming on JustWatch TV Free, HBO Max, The Roku Channel
    7.8

    8.0 · 1.1K votes
34. 34
    Prayers for Bobby 2009

    Directed by Russell Mulcahy · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus, Hoopla
    7.8

    8.1 · 659 votes
35. 35
    Downfall 2004

    Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Kanopy, Hoopla
    7.8

    7.9 · 4.5K votes
36. 36
    The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2019

    Directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor · Streaming on Netflix
    7.8

    7.9 · 1.9K votes
37. 37
    The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer 1961

    Directed by Masaki Kobayashi · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.8

    8.4 · 233 votes
38. 38
    Flamin' Hot 2023

    Directed by Eva Longoria · Streaming on Disney Plus, Hulu, The Roku Channel
    7.8

    8.0 · 882 votes
39. 39
    The Best of Youth 2003

    Directed by Marco Tullio Giordana
    7.8

    8.0 · 623 votes
40. 40
    The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas 2008

    Directed by Mark Herman · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, YouTube Free
    7.8

    7.8 · 7.9K votes
41. 41
    Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War 2004

    Directed by Kang Je-kyu
    7.8

    8.0 · 805 votes
42. 42
    I'm Still Here 2024

    Directed by Walter Salles · Streaming on Netflix
    7.8

    7.9 · 1.2K votes
43. 43
    Spotlight 2015

    Directed by Tom McCarthy · Streaming on fuboTV, Kanopy, Shout! Factory TV
    7.8

    7.8 · 9.1K votes
44. 44
    Throne of Blood 1957

    Directed by Akira Kurosawa · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel
    7.8

    7.9 · 1K votes
45. 45
    Just Mercy 2019

    Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton
    7.8

    7.8 · 2.6K votes
46. 46
    Mirror 1975

    Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky · Streaming on Plex, Plex Channel
    7.8

    7.9 · 1.1K votes
47. 47
    Paris Is Burning 1991

    Directed by Jennie Livingston · Streaming on HBO Max, Shout! Factory TV, YouTube Free
    7.8

    8.0 · 574 votes
48. 48
    The Bridge on the River Kwai 1957

    Directed by David Lean · Streaming on YouTube Free, Sony Pictures Core
    7.8

    7.8 · 2.5K votes
49. 49
    The Wind Rises 2013

    Directed by Hayao Miyazaki · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.8

    7.8 · 3.5K votes
50. 50
    Andrei Rublev 1966

    Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky · Streaming on Darkroom
    7.8

    7.9 · 991 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.

1. 1
   The Visual Bible: Matthew 1993

   Directed by Regardt van den Bergh · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, Pluto TV
   6.8

   8.8 · 31 votes
2. 2
   How Did I Come to Fall in Love With You? 1990

   Directed by Sergio Olhovich
   6.7

   8.8 · 28 votes
3. 3
   Les Misérables: 10th Anniversary Concert at the Royal Albert Hall 1995

   Directed by Gavin Taylor
   6.7

   8.8 · 25 votes
4. 4
   Vajont 9 ottobre '63 1997
   6.6

   9.3 · 17 votes
5. 5
   Fireflies at El Mozote 2025

   Directed by Ernesto Melara
   6.6

   8.5 · 24 votes
6. 6
   Expendable Assets 2016

   Directed by Tino Struckmann · Streaming on Fawesome
   6.5

   8.8 · 18 votes
7. 7
   Chavín de Huántar, el rescate del siglo 2025

   Directed by Diego de León
   6.6

   8.1 · 31 votes
8. 8
   Stranded: I've Come from a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains 2007

   Directed by Gonzalo Arijón
   6.6

   8.0 · 34 votes
9. 9
   Kira & El Gen 2022

   Directed by Marwan Hamed · Streaming on Shahid VIP
   6.6

   8.0 · 35 votes
10. 10
    The Yellow Tie 2025

    Directed by Serge Ioan Celebidachi
    6.5

    8.3 · 21 votes