Best History Movies of the 2020s

1. 1
   I Swear 2025

   Directed by Kirk Jones · Streaming on Netflix
   8.0

   8.3 · 641 votes
2. 2
   Oppenheimer 2023

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

   8.0 · 13K votes
3. 3
   There's Still Tomorrow 2023

   Directed by Paola Cortellesi · Streaming on Kanopy
   8.0

   8.1 · 1.6K votes
4. 4
   Society of the Snow 2023

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

   8.0 · 3.7K votes
5. 5
   Ennio 2022

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

   8.3 · 392 votes
6. 6
   Flamin' Hot 2023

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

   8.0 · 882 votes
7. 7
   I'm Still Here 2024

   Directed by Walter Salles · Streaming on Netflix
   7.8

   7.9 · 1.2K votes
8. 8
   The Voice of Hind Rajab 2025

   Directed by Kaouther Ben Hania · Streaming on Hulu, The Roku Channel, Plex
   7.7

   8.1 · 385 votes
9. 9
   Tetris 2023

   Directed by Jon S. Baird · Streaming on Apple TV
   7.7

   7.8 · 2.1K votes
10. 10
    The Trial of the Chicago 7 2020

    Directed by Aaron Sorkin · Streaming on Netflix
    7.7

    7.7 · 3.5K votes
11. 11
    Argentina 1985 2022

    Directed by Santiago Mitre · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.7

    7.8 · 784 votes
12. 12
    RRR 2022

    Directed by S. S. Rajamouli · Streaming on Netflix
    7.6

    7.7 · 1.7K votes
13. 13
    One Life 2023

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

    7.8 · 1K votes
14. 14
    Emancipation 2022

    Directed by Antoine Fuqua · Streaming on Apple TV
    7.6

    7.7 · 1.3K votes
15. 15
    Young Woman and the Sea 2024

    Directed by Joachim Rønning · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.6

    7.9 · 470 votes
16. 16
    Simone: Woman of the Century 2022

    Directed by Olivier Dahan · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Kanopy
    7.6

    7.9 · 386 votes
17. 17
    The Uprising 2026

    Directed by Paul Greengrass
    7.6

    7.9 · 364 votes
18. 18
    The Shadow in My Eye 2021

    Directed by Ole Bornedal · Streaming on Netflix
    7.6

    7.8 · 575 votes
19. 19
    King Richard 2021

    Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green
    7.5

    7.6 · 3K votes
20. 20
    Nuremberg 2025

    Directed by James Vanderbilt · Streaming on Netflix
    7.5

    7.6 · 1.5K votes
21. 21
    The Woman King 2022

    Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood · Streaming on Hulu, fuboTV, YouTube TV
    7.5

    7.6 · 2.4K votes
22. 22
    Rurouni Kenshin: The Final 2021

    Directed by Keishi Otomo · Streaming on Netflix
    7.5

    7.7 · 569 votes
23. 23
    Tenzing 2026

    Directed by Jennifer Peedom · Streaming on Apple TV
    7.5

    8.3 · 154 votes
24. 24
    Pressure 2026

    Directed by Anthony Maras · Streaming on Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus
    7.5

    7.7 · 519 votes
25. 25
    The Promised Land 2023

    Directed by Nikolaj Arcel · Streaming on Hulu, Kanopy, Hoopla
    7.5

    7.7 · 665 votes
26. 26
    David 2025

    Directed by Phil Cunningham · Streaming on Netflix, Angel Studios
    7.5

    8.0 · 204 votes
27. 27
    The Six Triple Eight 2024

    Directed by Tyler Perry · Streaming on Netflix
    7.4

    7.6 · 748 votes
28. 28
    The Iron Claw 2023

    Directed by Sean Durkin · Streaming on The Roku Channel, YouTube Free, Plex Channel
    7.4

    7.5 · 1.4K votes
29. 29
    Quo Vadis, Aida? 2021

    Directed by Jasmila Žbanić · Streaming on Kanopy, Plex, Plex Channel
    7.4

    7.6 · 501 votes
30. 30
    Elvis 2022

    Directed by Baz Luhrmann
    7.4

    7.4 · 4.1K votes
31. 31
    A Million Miles Away 2023

    Directed by Alejandra Márquez Abella · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon MX Player
    7.4

    7.6 · 561 votes
32. 32
    De Gaulle: Résistance 2026

    Directed by Antonin Baudry
    7.4

    7.8 · 250 votes
33. 33
    The Last Duel 2021

    Directed by Ridley Scott · Streaming on fuboTV, YouTube TV, FXNow
    7.4

    7.4 · 4.1K votes
34. 34
    Killers of the Flower Moon 2023

    Directed by Martin Scorsese · Streaming on Apple TV
    7.4

    7.4 · 4.4K votes
35. 35
    Dance of the Forty One 2020

    Directed by David Pablos · Streaming on Netflix
    7.4

    7.8 · 227 votes
36. 36
    The Girl with the Needle 2024

    Directed by Magnus von Horn · Streaming on MUBI
    7.3

    7.6 · 413 votes
37. 37
    The Hill 2023

    Directed by Jeff Celentano · Streaming on Angel Studios
    7.3

    7.7 · 326 votes
38. 38
    Big George Foreman 2023

    Directed by George Tillman Jr. · Streaming on Hulu, fuboTV, YouTube TV
    7.3

    7.6 · 388 votes
39. 39
    Latin Blood – The Ballad of Ney Matogrosso 2025

    Directed by Esmir Filho · Streaming on Netflix
    7.3

    8.0 · 154 votes
40. 40
    De Gaulle: Liberté 2026

    Directed by Antonin Baudry
    7.3

    7.8 · 202 votes
41. 41
    To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb 2023

    Directed by Christopher Cassel · Streaming on Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus
    7.3

    7.7 · 234 votes
42. 42
    The Swimmers 2022

    Directed by Sally El Hosaini · Streaming on Netflix
    7.3

    7.4 · 667 votes
43. 43
    Hamilton 2025

    Directed by Thomas Kail · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.3

    7.9 · 170 votes
44. 44
    Kalashnikov AK-47 2020

    Directed by Konstantin Buslov · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Fandango at Home Free, Plex
    7.3

    7.5 · 406 votes
45. 45
    The Champion 2021

    Directed by Maciej Barczewski · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Plex, Plex Channel
    7.2

    7.7 · 221 votes
46. 46
    Air 2023

    Directed by Ben Affleck · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV, Amazon MX Player
    7.2

    7.3 · 2.5K votes
47. 47
    Mixed by Erry 2023

    Directed by Sydney Sibilia · Streaming on Netflix
    7.2

    7.4 · 503 votes
48. 48
    The Most Precious of Cargoes 2024

    Directed by Michel Hazanavicius
    7.2

    7.7 · 208 votes
49. 49
    Judas and the Black Messiah 2021

    Directed by Shaka King
    7.2

    7.3 · 1.8K votes
50. 50
    Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) 2021

    Directed by Questlove · Streaming on Disney Plus, Hulu
    7.2

    7.6 · 236 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
   Mi Canción 2021

   Directed by Demetrius Navarro
   6.8

   8.1 · 45 votes
2. 2
   Fireflies at El Mozote 2025

   Directed by Ernesto Melara
   6.6

   8.5 · 24 votes
3. 3
   Chavín de Huántar, el rescate del siglo 2025

   Directed by Diego de León
   6.6

   8.1 · 31 votes
4. 4
   25 Years of Innocence 2020

   Directed by Jan Holoubek
   6.7

   7.8 · 46 votes
5. 5
   Kira & El Gen 2022

   Directed by Marwan Hamed · Streaming on Shahid VIP
   6.6

   8.0 · 35 votes
6. 6
   The Book of Fish 2021

   Directed by Lee Joon-ik · Streaming on Philo, Fawesome, Cineverse
   6.6

   7.8 · 40 votes
7. 7
   The Yellow Tie 2025

   Directed by Serge Ioan Celebidachi
   6.5

   8.3 · 21 votes
8. 8
   Color of Victory 2024

   Directed by Abdullah Oğuz
   6.5

   8.2 · 23 votes
9. 9
   Atatürk II 1881 – 1919 2024

   Directed by Mehmet Ada Öztekin
   6.5

   8.2 · 21 votes
10. 10
    Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan 2020

    Directed by Julien Temple · Streaming on Philo, Kanopy, Hoopla
    6.5

    8.0 · 24 votes