Best History Movies on Disney Plus in the US

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
   Flamin' Hot 2023

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

   8.0 · 882 votes
3. 3
   Young Woman and the Sea 2024

   Directed by Joachim Rønning · Streaming on Disney Plus
   7.6

   7.9 · 470 votes
4. 4
   Saving Mr. Banks 2013

   Directed by John Lee Hancock · Streaming on Disney Plus
   7.3

   7.3 · 3.6K votes
5. 5
   Glory Road 2006

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

   7.4 · 831 votes
6. 6
   Hamilton 2025

   Directed by Thomas Kail · Streaming on Disney Plus
   7.3

   7.9 · 170 votes
7. 7
   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
8. 8
   Newsies 2017

   Directed by Brett Sullivan · Streaming on Disney Plus, BroadwayHD, Broadway HD
   7.1

   8.0 · 101 votes
9. 9
   Safety 2020

   Directed by Reginald Hudlin · Streaming on Disney Plus
   7.1

   7.5 · 211 votes
10. 10
    Miracle 2004

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

    7.1 · 710 votes
11. 11
    Invincible 2006

    Directed by Ericson Core · Streaming on Disney Plus, Philo, YouTube TV
    7.0

    7.0 · 1.1K votes
12. 12
    Red Tails 2012

    Directed by Anthony Hemingway · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.6

    6.7 · 752 votes
13. 13
    The Finest Hours 2016

    Directed by Craig Gillespie · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.6

    6.6 · 1.8K votes
14. 14
    Newsies 1992

    Directed by Kenny Ortega · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.6

    6.7 · 312 votes
15. 15
    MARS: Inside SpaceX 2018

    Directed by Julia Reagan · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.6

    7.5 · 46 votes
16. 16
    Cleopatra's Final Secret 2025

    Directed by Alex Kiehl · Streaming on Disney Plus, Hulu
    6.5

    7.8 · 26 votes
17. 17
    Apollo: Missions to the Moon 2019

    Directed by Tom Jennings · Streaming on Disney Plus, fuboTV, The Roku Channel
    6.4

    7.3 · 40 votes
18. 18
    Squanto: A Warrior's Tale 1994

    Directed by Xavier Koller · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.3

    6.8 · 47 votes
19. 19
    Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 2017

    Directed by Thomas C. Grane · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.3

    6.6 · 57 votes
20. 20
    Ruby Bridges 1998

    Directed by Euzhan Palcy · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.3

    6.8 · 33 votes
21. 21
    Rock, Weed and Wheels 2025

    Directed by José Manuel Cravioto · Streaming on Disney Plus, Hulu
    6.2

    7.1 · 14 votes
22. 22
    Expedition Amelia 2019

    Directed by Chad Cohen · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.1

    6.7 · 15 votes
23. 23
    Buried Truth of the Maya 2020

    Directed by Bengt Anderson · Streaming on Disney Plus, Kanopy
    6.1

    6.6 · 16 votes
24. 24
    Lost Tombs of the Pyramids 2020

    Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.1

    6.6 · 12 votes
25. 25
    Drain The Sunken Pirate City 2017

    Directed by Sophie Elwin-Harris · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.1

    6.2 · 11 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.