Best History Movies on Paramount Plus Essential in the US

1. 1
   Saving Private Ryan 1998

   Directed by Steven Spielberg · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Peacock Premium
   8.2

   8.2 · 18K votes
2. 2
   Braveheart 1995

   Directed by Mel Gibson · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
   7.9

   7.9 · 12K votes
3. 3
   The Untouchables 1987

   Directed by Brian De Palma · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
   7.7

   7.8 · 6.4K votes
4. 4
   The Ten Commandments 1956

   Directed by Cecil B. DeMille · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
   7.7

   7.8 · 1.9K votes
5. 5
   Dunkirk 2017

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

   7.5 · 18K votes
6. 6
   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
7. 7
   The Patriot 2000

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

   7.2 · 4.5K votes
8. 8
   We Were Soldiers 2002

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

   7.1 · 2.4K votes
9. 9
   Anthropoid 2016

   Directed by Sean Ellis · Streaming on Netflix, JustWatch TV Free, JustWatch TV Plus
   7.1

   7.1 · 1.2K votes
10. 10
    September 5 2024

    Directed by Tim Fehlbaum · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+
    6.9

    7.0 · 620 votes
11. 11
    Borg vs McEnroe 2017

    Directed by Janus Metz · Streaming on Netflix, Paramount Plus Essential, Kanopy
    6.8

    6.9 · 1.2K votes
12. 12
    The Ghost and the Darkness 1996

    Directed by Stephen Hopkins · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    6.8

    6.9 · 1.2K votes
13. 13
    Defiance 2008

    Directed by Edward Zwick · Streaming on Paramount Plus Essential, Kanopy, Hoopla
    6.8

    6.8 · 2K votes
14. 14
    Shakespeare in Love 1998

    Directed by John Madden · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    6.8

    6.8 · 3.3K votes
15. 15
    The Green Book: Guide to Freedom 2019

    Directed by Yoruba Richen · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    6.8

    7.8 · 64 votes
16. 16
    Marie Antoinette 2006

    Directed by Sofia Coppola · Streaming on Netflix, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    6.7

    6.7 · 3K votes
17. 17
    Outlaws - For Greater Glory 2012

    Directed by Dean Wright · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium
    6.7

    7.0 · 184 votes
18. 18
    Anna Karenina 2012

    Directed by Joe Wright · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    6.7

    6.7 · 2.5K votes
19. 19
    Bob Marley: One Love 2024

    Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    6.6

    6.6 · 1K votes
20. 20
    War and Peace 1956

    Directed by King Vidor · Streaming on Paramount Plus Essential, Kanopy, Hoopla
    6.5

    6.6 · 282 votes
21. 21
    Welcome to Sarajevo 1997

    Directed by Michael Winterbottom · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    6.3

    6.5 · 129 votes
22. 22
    Battle of Little Bighorn 2020

    Directed by Molly Hermann · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    6.2

    7.8 · 10 votes
23. 23
    Lilies Not for Me 2025

    Directed by Will Seefried · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium
    6.2

    6.6 · 29 votes
24. 24
    Titanic's Final Mystery 2012

    Directed by Nigel Levy · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    6.2

    7.3 · 10 votes
25. 25
    The Day Hitler Died 2015

    Directed by Craig Collinson · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    6.1

    6.8 · 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.