Best History Movies of the 2010s

1. 1
   Green Book 2018

   Directed by Peter Farrelly · Streaming on Netflix
   8.2

   8.2 · 13K votes
2. 2
   Hacksaw Ridge 2016

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

   8.2 · 15K votes
3. 3
   Togo 2019

   Directed by Ericson Core
   8.1

   8.1 · 2.4K votes
4. 4
   Hidden Figures 2016

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

   8.1 · 11K votes
5. 5
   Ford v Ferrari 2019

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

   8.0 · 9.4K votes
6. 6
   1917 2019

   Directed by Sam Mendes · Streaming on Netflix
   8.0

   8.0 · 14K votes
7. 7
   The Imitation Game 2014

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

   8.0 · 19K votes
8. 8
   Loving Vincent 2017

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

   8.0 · 2.7K votes
9. 9
   12 Years a Slave 2013

   Directed by Steve McQueen
   7.9

   7.9 · 12K votes
10. 10
    Dallas Buyers Club 2013

    Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée · Streaming on Netflix
    7.9

    7.9 · 9.3K votes
11. 11
    A Taxi Driver 2017

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

    8.0 · 1.2K votes
12. 12
    O.J.: Made in America 2016

    Directed by Ezra Edelman
    7.8

    8.4 · 268 votes
13. 13
    The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2019

    Directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor · Streaming on Netflix
    7.8

    7.9 · 1.9K votes
14. 14
    Spotlight 2015

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

    7.8 · 9.1K votes
15. 15
    Just Mercy 2019

    Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton
    7.8

    7.8 · 2.6K votes
16. 16
    The Wind Rises 2013

    Directed by Hayao Miyazaki · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.8

    7.8 · 3.5K votes
17. 17
    Straight Outta Compton 2015

    Directed by F. Gary Gray · Streaming on Netflix, Starz
    7.7

    7.8 · 4.3K votes
18. 18
    The King's Speech 2010

    Directed by Tom Hooper · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Britbox
    7.7

    7.7 · 9.6K votes
19. 19
    Land of Mine 2015

    Directed by Martin Zandvliet
    7.7

    7.8 · 1.5K votes
20. 20
    In This Corner of the World 2016

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

    7.9 · 659 votes
21. 21
    Apollo 11 2019

    Directed by Todd Douglas Miller · Streaming on Netflix, Kanopy, History Vault
    7.7

    7.9 · 737 votes
22. 22
    Temple Grandin 2010

    Directed by Mick Jackson · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.7

    7.9 · 599 votes
23. 23
    Ayla: The Daughter of War 2017

    Directed by Can Ulkay
    7.7

    8.0 · 411 votes
24. 24
    My Way 2011

    Directed by Kang Je-kyu · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Kanopy
    7.6

    7.9 · 468 votes
25. 25
    They Shall Not Grow Old 2018

    Directed by Peter Jackson
    7.6

    7.8 · 711 votes
26. 26
    Never Look Away 2018

    Directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
    7.6

    7.7 · 781 votes
27. 27
    The Irishman 2019

    Directed by Martin Scorsese · Streaming on Netflix
    7.6

    7.6 · 7.8K votes
28. 28
    Maudie 2016

    Directed by Aisling Walsh
    7.6

    7.8 · 608 votes
29. 29
    The Act of Killing 2012

    Directed by Joshua Oppenheimer · Streaming on Kanopy, Fawesome
    7.5

    7.7 · 794 votes
30. 30
    BlacKkKlansman 2018

    Directed by Spike Lee
    7.5

    7.5 · 8.3K votes
31. 31
    The Two Popes 2019

    Directed by Fernando Meirelles · Streaming on Netflix
    7.5

    7.5 · 3.2K votes
32. 32
    Hotel Mumbai 2019

    Directed by Anthony Maras · Streaming on JustWatch TV Free, JustWatch TV Plus, Kanopy
    7.5

    7.5 · 1.8K votes
33. 33
    The Favourite 2018

    Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
    7.5

    7.5 · 6.1K votes
34. 34
    The Look of Silence 2014

    Directed by Joshua Oppenheimer · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, Fandor
    7.5

    7.8 · 327 votes
35. 35
    Dunkirk 2017

    Directed by Christopher Nolan · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.4

    7.5 · 18K votes
36. 36
    Only the Brave 2017

    Directed by Joseph Kosinski · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Tubi TV
    7.4

    7.5 · 2K votes
37. 37
    Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins 2012

    Directed by Keishi Otomo · Streaming on Netflix
    7.4

    7.5 · 958 votes
38. 38
    Ip Man 2 2010

    Directed by Wilson Yip · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, fuboTV
    7.4

    7.5 · 2.6K votes
39. 39
    The Round Up 2010

    Directed by Roselyne Bosch · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Kanopy, Hoopla
    7.4

    7.5 · 1.1K votes
40. 40
    1987: When the Day Comes 2017

    Directed by Jang Joon-hwan · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Rakuten Viki
    7.4

    8.0 · 187 votes
41. 41
    Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero 2018

    Directed by Richard Lanni
    7.4

    7.9 · 218 votes
42. 42
    Paul, Apostle of Christ 2018

    Directed by Andrew Hyatt · Streaming on YouTube Free, Sony Pictures Core
    7.4

    7.6 · 426 votes
43. 43
    The Impossible 2012

    Directed by J. A. Bayona · Streaming on Netflix, fuboTV, Angel Studios
    7.4

    7.4 · 6.9K votes
44. 44
    The Attorney 2013

    Directed by Yang Woo-seok · Streaming on Amasian TV
    7.3

    7.8 · 234 votes
45. 45
    Darkest Hour 2017

    Directed by Joe Wright
    7.3

    7.4 · 5.7K votes
46. 46
    Selma 2014

    Directed by Ava DuVernay · Streaming on Netflix, Kanopy, Hoopla
    7.3

    7.4 · 2.4K votes
47. 47
    The Tiger 2015

    Directed by Park Hoon-jung · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Pluto TV, YouTube Free
    7.3

    7.7 · 299 votes
48. 48
    The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society 2018

    Directed by Mike Newell · Streaming on Netflix
    7.3

    7.4 · 1.4K votes
49. 49
    The Flowers of War 2011

    Directed by Zhang Yimou · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Kanopy
    7.3

    7.4 · 939 votes
50. 50
    Saving Mr. Banks 2013

    Directed by John Lee Hancock · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.3

    7.3 · 3.6K 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
   My Name Is Eftihia 2019

   Directed by Angelos Frantzis
   6.8

   8.2 · 41 votes
2. 2
   Argentine Soldier Only Known by God 2017

   Directed by Rodrigo Fernández Engler
   6.7

   8.2 · 39 votes
3. 3
   Expendable Assets 2016

   Directed by Tino Struckmann · Streaming on Fawesome
   6.5

   8.8 · 18 votes
4. 4
   ITIS Galileo 2012
   6.4

   8.7 · 14 votes
5. 5
   Revolution and Land 2019

   Directed by Gonzalo Benavente Secco
   6.5

   8.2 · 21 votes
6. 6
   Iyobinte Pusthakam 2014

   Directed by Amal Neerad
   6.6

   7.7 · 42 votes
7. 7
   Strokes of Genius 2018

   Directed by Andrew Douglas
   6.5

   7.8 · 33 votes
8. 8
   125 Years Memory 2015

   Directed by Mitsutoshi Tanaka
   6.5

   7.8 · 32 votes
9. 9
   Irmã Dulce 2014

   Directed by Vicente Amorim
   6.5

   7.7 · 34 votes
10. 10
    Papusza 2013

    Directed by Krzysztof Krauze
    6.5

    7.7 · 35 votes