Best History Movies of the 2000s

1. 1
   Prayers for Bobby 2009

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

   8.1 · 659 votes
2. 2
   Downfall 2004

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

   7.9 · 4.5K votes
3. 3
   The Best of Youth 2003

   Directed by Marco Tullio Giordana
   7.8

   8.0 · 623 votes
4. 4
   The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas 2008

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

   7.8 · 7.9K votes
5. 5
   Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War 2004

   Directed by Kang Je-kyu
   7.8

   8.0 · 805 votes
6. 6
   Ip Man 2008

   Directed by Wilson Yip · Streaming on Hulu, fuboTV, Peacock Premium
   7.7

   7.8 · 4.3K votes
7. 7
   Hotel Rwanda 2004

   Directed by Terry George · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Hoopla, YouTube Free
   7.7

   7.7 · 3.3K votes
8. 8
   Apocalypto 2006

   Directed by Mel Gibson · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Peacock Premium
   7.7

   7.7 · 6.7K votes
9. 9
   The Count of Monte Cristo 2002

   Directed by Kevin Reynolds · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
   7.6

   7.7 · 2.1K votes
10. 10
    One Hundred Steps 2000

    Directed by Marco Tullio Giordana
    7.6

    7.8 · 747 votes
11. 11
    Memoirs of a Geisha 2005

    Directed by Rob Marshall
    7.6

    7.6 · 3.5K votes
12. 12
    Coach Carter 2005

    Directed by Thomas Carter · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
    7.5

    7.6 · 3.4K votes
13. 13
    The World's Fastest Indian 2005

    Directed by Roger Donaldson · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo
    7.5

    7.7 · 939 votes
14. 14
    Cinderella Man 2005

    Directed by Ron Howard
    7.5

    7.6 · 2.5K votes
15. 15
    The Diving Bell and the Butterfly 2007

    Directed by Julian Schnabel · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla
    7.5

    7.6 · 1.3K votes
16. 16
    Hero 2002

    Directed by Zhang Yimou
    7.5

    7.5 · 2.6K votes
17. 17
    Enemy at the Gates 2001

    Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud · Streaming on MGM Plus, Hoopla
    7.4

    7.4 · 4.2K votes
18. 18
    Black Hawk Down 2001

    Directed by Ridley Scott · Streaming on Apple TV, MGM Plus, Kanopy
    7.4

    7.4 · 6.7K votes
19. 19
    Sword of the Stranger 2007

    Directed by Masahiro Ando · Streaming on Crunchyroll
    7.4

    7.6 · 493 votes
20. 20
    Gangs of New York 2002

    Directed by Martin Scorsese · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.3

    7.3 · 7.5K votes
21. 21
    No Man's Land 2001

    Directed by Danis Tanović · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
    7.3

    7.5 · 526 votes
22. 22
    Glory Road 2006

    Directed by James Gartner · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus
    7.3

    7.4 · 831 votes
23. 23
    The Magdalene Sisters 2002

    Directed by Peter Mullan · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla
    7.3

    7.5 · 493 votes
24. 24
    Joyeux Noel 2005

    Directed by Christian Carion · Streaming on The Roku Channel, YouTube Free, Fawesome
    7.2

    7.3 · 961 votes
25. 25
    Frost/Nixon 2008

    Directed by Ron Howard · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.2

    7.3 · 1.4K votes
26. 26
    The Patriot 2000

    Directed by Roland Emmerich · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    7.2

    7.2 · 4.5K votes
27. 27
    Milk 2008

    Directed by Gus Van Sant · Streaming on History Vault, YouTube Free
    7.2

    7.2 · 2.5K votes
28. 28
    Invictus 2009

    Directed by Clint Eastwood
    7.2

    7.2 · 4.5K votes
29. 29
    Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India 2001

    Directed by Ashutosh Gowariker
    7.2

    7.3 · 678 votes
30. 30
    Hunger 2008

    Directed by Steve McQueen · Streaming on Philo, AMC Plus, AMC+
    7.1

    7.2 · 1.3K votes
31. 31
    Red Cliff II 2009

    Directed by John Woo
    7.1

    7.3 · 514 votes
32. 32
    The Damned United 2009

    Directed by Tom Hooper · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Howdy
    7.1

    7.2 · 741 votes
33. 33
    Conspiracy 2001

    Directed by Frank Pierson · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.1

    7.3 · 511 votes
34. 34
    Kingdom of Heaven 2005

    Directed by Ridley Scott
    7.1

    7.1 · 5.3K votes
35. 35
    United 93 2006

    Directed by Paul Greengrass
    7.1

    7.1 · 1.7K votes
36. 36
    The Young Victoria 2009

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

    7.2 · 1.1K votes
37. 37
    Munich 2005

    Directed by Steven Spielberg · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.1

    7.1 · 3.1K votes
38. 38
    We Were Soldiers 2002

    Directed by Randall Wallace · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Paramount Plus Premium
    7.1

    7.1 · 2.4K votes
39. 39
    City of Life and Death 2009

    Directed by Lu Chuan · Streaming on Kanopy
    7.1

    7.4 · 250 votes
40. 40
    Russian Ark 2002

    Directed by Aleksandr Sokurov · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, Klassiki
    7.1

    7.2 · 524 votes
41. 41
    Finding Forrester 2000

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

    7.1 · 1.3K votes
42. 42
    Shooting Dogs 2006

    Directed by Michael Caton-Jones
    7.0

    7.5 · 170 votes
43. 43
    Miracle 2004

    Directed by Gavin O'Connor · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.0

    7.1 · 710 votes
44. 44
    Bloody Sunday 2002

    Directed by Paul Greengrass
    7.0

    7.2 · 376 votes
45. 45
    Red Cliff 2008

    Directed by John Woo · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, The Roku Channel
    7.0

    7.1 · 926 votes
46. 46
    Good Night, and Good Luck. 2005

    Directed by George Clooney
    7.0

    7.1 · 1.2K votes
47. 47
    Jodhaa Akbar 2008

    Directed by Ashutosh Gowariker
    7.0

    7.3 · 295 votes
48. 48
    Seabiscuit 2003

    Directed by Gary Ross · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla
    7.0

    7.1 · 974 votes
49. 49
    Alone in the Wilderness 2004

    Directed by Dick Proenneke
    7.0

    7.9 · 86 votes
50. 50
    Capitalism: A Love Story 2009

    Directed by Michael Moore · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, YouTube Free
    7.0

    7.1 · 594 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
   Stranded: I've Come from a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains 2007

   Directed by Gonzalo Arijón
   6.6

   8.0 · 34 votes
2. 2
   St. Giuseppe Moscati: Doctor to the Poor 2007

   Directed by Giacomo Campiotti
   6.6

   7.9 · 32 votes
3. 3
   Bakhita 2009

   Directed by Giacomo Campiotti
   6.5

   8.2 · 21 votes
4. 4
   Castle Under Fiery Skies 2009

   Directed by Mitsutoshi Tanaka
   6.4

   8.6 · 14 votes
5. 5
   The War on Democracy 2007

   Directed by Chris Martin · Streaming on Philo, Fandor, FlixFling
   6.5

   7.5 · 41 votes
6. 6
   Nitaboh 2004

   Directed by Akio Nishizawa
   6.4

   8.2 · 15 votes
7. 7
   S21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine 2003

   Directed by Rithy Panh
   6.5

   7.4 · 36 votes
8. 8
   Tesla: Master of Lightning 2000

   Directed by Robert Uth
   6.4

   7.6 · 27 votes
9. 9
   Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King 2003
   6.4

   8.1 · 15 votes
10. 10
    Baptism of Blood 2007

    Directed by Helvécio Ratton
    6.5

    7.4 · 37 votes