Best History Movies on Amazon Prime Video in the US
The top 50 of 527 history movies streaming on Amazon Prime Video in the US, ranked by smart score, updated October 24, 2026.
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7.98.3 · 392 votes - 2
7.98.0 · 1.2K votes - 3
Raging Bull 1980Directed by Martin Scorsese · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Hoopla7.97.9 · 5K votes - 4
Prayers for Bobby 2009Directed by Russell Mulcahy · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus, Hoopla7.88.1 · 659 votes - 5
7.87.9 · 4.5K votes - 6
7.77.8 · 4.3K votes - 7
In This Corner of the World 2016Directed by Sunao Katabuchi · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Crunchyroll, Hoopla7.77.9 · 659 votes - 8
7.77.8 · 784 votes - 9
7.77.7 · 6.7K votes - 10
7.67.7 · 2.1K votes - 11
7.67.9 · 468 votes - 12
Simone: Woman of the Century 2022Directed by Olivier Dahan · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Kanopy7.67.9 · 386 votes - 13
The World's Fastest Indian 2005Directed by Roger Donaldson · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo7.57.7 · 939 votes - 14
7.57.8 · 327 votes - 15
7.47.5 · 2K votes - 16
7.47.5 · 2.6K votes - 17
7.47.5 · 1.1K votes - 18
A Million Miles Away 2023Directed by Alejandra Márquez Abella · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon MX Player7.47.6 · 561 votes - 19
7.37.7 · 299 votes - 20
The Flowers of War 2011Directed by Zhang Yimou · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Kanopy7.37.4 · 939 votes - 21
7.37.4 · 831 votes - 22
The Physician 2013Directed by Philipp Stölzl · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Kanopy7.37.3 · 1.2K votes - 23
Kalashnikov AK-47 2020Directed by Konstantin Buslov · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Fandango at Home Free, Plex7.37.5 · 406 votes - 24
7.37.3 · 1.6K votes - 25
The Champion 2021Directed by Maciej Barczewski · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Plex, Plex Channel7.27.7 · 221 votes - 26
7.27.3 · 2.5K votes - 27
Ip Man 4: The Finale 2019Directed by Wilson Yip · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Peacock Premium7.27.3 · 2.2K votes - 28
7.27.3 · 765 votes - 29
The Swordsman 2020Directed by Choi Jae-hoon · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, The Roku Channel7.27.5 · 303 votes - 30
7.27.3 · 1.4K votes - 31
7.27.4 · 592 votes - 32
Birdman of Alcatraz 1962Directed by John Frankenheimer · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, MGM Plus, Hoopla7.27.5 · 365 votes - 33
Lost Illusions 2021Directed by Xavier Giannoli · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, JustWatch TV Free, Brew7.27.4 · 580 votes - 34
1942: Unknown Battle 2019Directed by Igor Kopylov · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Fandango at Home Free, Tubi TV7.27.7 · 183 votes - 35
The Long Walk Home 1990Directed by Richard Pearce · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, The Roku Channel7.17.7 · 168 votes - 36
Escape from Pretoria 2020Directed by Francis Annan · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Hoopla7.17.2 · 1.6K votes - 37
7.17.2 · 979 votes - 38
Rescue at Dongji 2025Directed by Guan Hu · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Hi-YAH7.18.3 · 71 votes - 39
7.17.8 · 125 votes - 40
7.17.1 · 3.1K votes - 41
12.12: The Day 2023Directed by Kim Sung-soo · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Kanopy7.17.6 · 160 votes - 42
7.17.2 · 639 votes - 43
The Captain 2018Directed by Robert Schwentke · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, JustWatch TV Free, Brew7.17.2 · 536 votes - 44
The Keeper 2018Directed by Marcus H. Rosenmüller · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Kanopy7.17.4 · 246 votes - 45
The Professor and the Madman 2019Directed by Farhad Safinia · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Kanopy, Hoopla7.17.1 · 1.3K votes - 46
7.07.4 · 260 votes - 47
7.07.3 · 389 votes - 48
7.07.1 · 3K votes - 49
Marighella 2021Directed by Wagner Moura · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Kanopy, Criterion Channel7.07.6 · 138 votes - 50
7.07.1 · 926 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.
Hidden gems
Highly rated but with 69 votes or fewer (the median for this list), ranked with a lighter prior of 28 votes so smaller films can show.
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The Visual Bible: Matthew 1993Directed by Regardt van den Bergh · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, Pluto TV6.88.8 · 31 votes - 2
6.87.8 · 57 votes - 3
6.77.7 · 61 votes - 4
6.77.7 · 49 votes - 5
6.77.5 · 66 votes - 6
The Battle: Roar to Victory 2019Directed by Won Shin-yun · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Kanopy, Hoopla6.67.5 · 53 votes - 7
6.57.7 · 33 votes - 8
MAL·MO·E: The Secret Mission 2019Directed by Eom Yu-na · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Kanopy, Hoopla6.57.8 · 29 votes - 9
Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror 2021Directed by Kier-La Janisse · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, AMC Plus6.57.6 · 34 votes - 10
9/11: The Day the World Stood Still 2025Directed by Finlay Bald · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, The CW6.48.3 · 17 votes
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