Best History Movies on Amazon Prime Video in the UK
The top 50 of 430 history movies streaming on Amazon Prime Video in the UK, ranked by smart score, updated October 24, 2026.
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8.68.6 · 18K votes - 2
7.97.9 · 5K votes - 3
The Passion of Joan of Arc 1928Directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, JustWatch TV Free, Tubi TV7.88.0 · 1.1K votes - 4
7.87.9 · 942 votes - 5
The Untouchables 1987Directed by Brian De Palma · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Paramount Plus, Sky Go7.77.8 · 6.4K votes - 6
7.77.8 · 784 votes - 7
7.67.8 · 517 votes - 8
The World's Fastest Indian 2005Directed by Roger Donaldson · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon MX Player7.57.7 · 939 votes - 9
7.57.6 · 2K votes - 10
7.57.7 · 665 votes - 11
7.47.6 · 561 votes - 12
7.47.9 · 218 votes - 13
Häxan 1922Directed by Benjamin Christensen · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, JustWatch TV Free, Tubi TV7.47.6 · 465 votes - 14
7.47.4 · 4.1K votes - 15
7.37.4 · 5.7K votes - 16
7.37.4 · 939 votes - 17
7.37.3 · 1.2K votes - 18
Kalashnikov AK-47 2020Directed by Konstantin Buslov · Streaming on Tubi TV, Amazon Prime Video, Amazon MX Player7.37.5 · 406 votes - 19
7.27.7 · 221 votes - 20
7.27.3 · 2.5K votes - 21
7.27.4 · 552 votes - 22
7.28.1 · 113 votes - 23
7.27.4 · 592 votes - 24
7.27.5 · 302 votes - 25
Birdman of Alcatraz 1962Directed by John Frankenheimer · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Tubi TV, YouTube Free7.27.5 · 365 votes - 26
7.17.7 · 153 votes - 27
7.17.7 · 168 votes - 28
7.17.2 · 979 votes - 29
7.17.1 · 4.8K votes - 30
7.17.8 · 125 votes - 31
7.17.4 · 250 votes - 32
7.17.2 · 536 votes - 33
7.17.1 · 1.2K votes - 34
7.07.4 · 260 votes - 35
7.07.5 · 175 votes - 36
7.07.3 · 389 votes - 37
7.07.2 · 515 votes - 38
7.07.0 · 5.9K votes - 39
7.07.1 · 1.1K votes - 40
7.07.0 · 2K votes - 41
7.07.0 · 3.5K votes - 42
7.07.1 · 635 votes - 43
7.07.1 · 620 votes - 44
7.07.0 · 2.6K votes - 45
7.07.1 · 871 votes - 46
7.07.1 · 663 votes - 47
7.07.5 · 146 votes - 48
Cross of Iron 1977Directed by Sam Peckinpah · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Cultpix, Studiocanal Presents7.07.1 · 511 votes - 49
6.97.0 · 1.6K votes - 50
6.97.7 · 99 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 27 votes so smaller films can show.
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6.87.8 · 57 votes - 2
6.77.7 · 49 votes - 3
6.77.5 · 66 votes - 4
6.57.7 · 33 votes - 5
Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror 2021Directed by Kier-La Janisse · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Plex, Shudder6.57.6 · 34 votes - 6
9/11: The Day the World Stood Still 2025Directed by Finlay Bald · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Plex, YouTube Free6.48.3 · 17 votes - 7
6.57.3 · 53 votes - 8
6.47.7 · 25 votes - 9
Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress 2019Directed by Jean-Robert Viallet · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video6.47.7 · 24 votes - 10
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood 2003Directed by Kenneth Bowser · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video6.57.1 · 63 votes
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