Best History Movies on Disney Plus in the UK

1. 1
   Hidden Figures 2016

   Directed by Theodore Melfi · Streaming on Disney Plus
   8.0

   8.1 · 11K votes
2. 2
   Ford v Ferrari 2019

   Directed by James Mangold · Streaming on Apple TV, Disney Plus
   8.0

   8.0 · 9.4K votes
3. 3
   Braveheart 1995

   Directed by Mel Gibson · Streaming on Disney Plus
   7.9

   7.9 · 12K votes
4. 4
   Flamin' Hot 2023

   Directed by Eva Longoria · Streaming on Disney Plus, Channel 4 Plus
   7.8

   8.0 · 882 votes
5. 5
   Young Woman and the Sea 2024

   Directed by Joachim Rønning · Streaming on Disney Plus
   7.6

   7.9 · 470 votes
6. 6
   JFK 1991

   Directed by Oliver Stone · Streaming on Disney Plus, JustWatch TV Free, Rakuten TV
   7.5

   7.6 · 2.5K votes
7. 7
   Cinderella Man 2005

   Directed by Ron Howard · Streaming on Disney Plus
   7.5

   7.6 · 2.5K votes
8. 8
   The Favourite 2018

   Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos · Streaming on Disney Plus
   7.5

   7.5 · 6.1K votes
9. 9
   The Thin Red Line 1998

   Directed by Terrence Malick · Streaming on Disney Plus
   7.4

   7.4 · 3.5K votes
10. 10
    The Last Duel 2021

    Directed by Ridley Scott · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus
    7.4

    7.4 · 4.1K votes
11. 11
    Saving Mr. Banks 2013

    Directed by John Lee Hancock · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.3

    7.3 · 3.6K votes
12. 12
    Glory Road 2006

    Directed by James Gartner · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.3

    7.4 · 831 votes
13. 13
    Hamilton 2025

    Directed by Thomas Kail · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.3

    7.9 · 170 votes
14. 14
    LA 92 2017

    Directed by T.J. Martin · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.2

    7.8 · 149 votes
15. 15
    Safety 2020

    Directed by Reginald Hudlin · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.1

    7.5 · 211 votes
16. 16
    Kingdom of Heaven 2005

    Directed by Ridley Scott · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.1

    7.1 · 5.3K votes
17. 17
    A Hidden Life 2019

    Directed by Terrence Malick · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.1

    7.2 · 818 votes
18. 18
    Supersonic 2016

    Directed by Mat Whitecross · Streaming on Disney Plus, Sundance Now, Lionsgate+
    7.1

    7.4 · 252 votes
19. 19
    Miracle 2004

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

    7.1 · 710 votes
20. 20
    Invincible 2006

    Directed by Ericson Core · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.0

    7.0 · 1.1K votes
21. 21
    Goodbye Christopher Robin 2017

    Directed by Simon Curtis · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.9

    7.0 · 924 votes
22. 22
    What's Love Got to Do with It 1993

    Directed by Brian Gibson · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.9

    7.1 · 386 votes
23. 23
    Notorious 2009

    Directed by George Tillman Jr. · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.9

    7.0 · 831 votes
24. 24
    Borg vs McEnroe 2017

    Directed by Janus Metz · Streaming on Disney Plus, Curzon
    6.8

    6.9 · 1.2K votes
25. 25
    Chariots of Fire 1981

    Directed by Hugh Hudson · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.7

    6.8 · 1.1K votes
26. 26
    Anna and the King 1999

    Directed by Andy Tennant · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.7

    6.8 · 844 votes
27. 27
    Battle of the Sexes 2017

    Directed by Jonathan Dayton · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.7

    6.7 · 2K votes
28. 28
    The 13th Warrior 1999

    Directed by John McTiernan · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.7

    6.7 · 2.2K votes
29. 29
    Red Tails 2012

    Directed by Anthony Hemingway · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.6

    6.7 · 752 votes
30. 30
    Australia 2008

    Directed by Baz Luhrmann · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.6

    6.6 · 2.5K votes
31. 31
    The Finest Hours 2016

    Directed by Craig Gillespie · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.6

    6.6 · 1.8K votes
32. 32
    Newsies 1992

    Directed by Kenny Ortega · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.6

    6.7 · 312 votes
33. 33
    MARS: Inside SpaceX 2018

    Directed by Julia Reagan · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.6

    7.5 · 46 votes
34. 34
    Mary Queen of Scots 2018

    Directed by Josie Rourke · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.5

    6.5 · 2K votes
35. 35
    Cleopatra's Final Secret 2025

    Directed by Alex Kiehl · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.5

    7.8 · 26 votes
36. 36
    Apollo: Missions to the Moon 2019

    Directed by Tom Jennings · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.4

    7.3 · 40 votes
37. 37
    Swiped 2025

    Directed by Rachel Lee Goldenberg · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.4

    6.6 · 194 votes
38. 38
    My Generation 2017

    Directed by David Batty · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.4

    7.0 · 59 votes
39. 39
    Twin Sisters 2002

    Directed by Ben Sombogaart · Streaming on Netflix, Disney Plus
    6.4

    6.8 · 87 votes
40. 40
    The Eyes of Tammy Faye 2021

    Directed by Michael Showalter · Streaming on Disney Plus, Channel 4 Plus
    6.4

    6.4 · 711 votes
41. 41
    Carla 2021

    Directed by Emanuele Imbucci · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.4

    7.2 · 34 votes
42. 42
    King Arthur 2004

    Directed by Antoine Fuqua · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.3

    6.3 · 3K votes
43. 43
    Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 2017

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

    6.6 · 57 votes
44. 44
    Fantastic Lies 2016

    Directed by Marina Zenovich · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.3

    7.2 · 21 votes
45. 45
    Chevalier 2023

    Directed by Stephen Williams · Streaming on Disney Plus, Channel 4
    6.3

    6.4 · 136 votes
46. 46
    Le Mans 1955 2018

    Directed by Quentin Baillieux · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.3

    7.3 · 18 votes
47. 47
    Forbidden School 2019

    Directed by Francesco Miccichè · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.3

    7.5 · 15 votes
48. 48
    True Story 2015

    Directed by Rupert Goold · Streaming on Disney Plus, JustWatch TV Free, Rakuten TV
    6.3

    6.3 · 2.1K votes
49. 49
    Ruby Bridges 1998

    Directed by Euzhan Palcy · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.3

    6.8 · 33 votes
50. 50
    Chiara Lubich - L'amore vince tutto 2021

    Directed by Giacomo Campiotti · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.3

    7.2 · 19 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.

1. 1
   The First Wave 2021

   Directed by Matthew Heineman · Streaming on Disney Plus
   6.2

   6.7 · 31 votes
2. 2
   Titanic's Final Mystery 2012

   Directed by Nigel Levy · Streaming on Disney Plus
   6.2

   7.3 · 10 votes
3. 3
   The Testament of Ann Lee 2025

   Directed by Mona Fastvold · Streaming on Disney Plus
   6.2

   6.3 · 193 votes
4. 4
   The Saturn V Story 2014

   Directed by Elliot Weaver · Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus
   6.1

   6.6 · 17 votes
5. 5
   Buried Truth of the Maya 2020

   Directed by Bengt Anderson · Streaming on Disney Plus
   6.1

   6.6 · 16 votes
6. 6
   Nazis at Nuremberg: The Lost Testimony 2022

   Directed by Liz Reph · Streaming on Disney Plus
   6.1

   6.6 · 10 votes
7. 7
   13 Hours That Saved Britain 2011

   Directed by Stephen Saunders · Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus
   6.1

   6.3 · 11 votes
8. 8
   Drain The Sunken Pirate City 2017

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

   6.2 · 11 votes
9. 9
   Desert Warrior 2026

   Directed by Rupert Wyatt · Streaming on Disney Plus
   6.0

   6.0 · 54 votes
10. 10
    Seul 2024

    Directed by Pierre Isoard · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.0

    5.9 · 21 votes