Best History Movies on Netflix in the UK

1. 1
   Green Book 2018

   Directed by Peter Farrelly · Streaming on Netflix
   8.2

   8.2 · 13K votes
2. 2
   I Swear 2025

   Directed by Kirk Jones · Streaming on Netflix
   8.0

   8.3 · 641 votes
3. 3
   1917 2019

   Directed by Sam Mendes · Streaming on Netflix
   8.0

   8.0 · 14K votes
4. 4
   Society of the Snow 2023

   Directed by J. A. Bayona · Streaming on Netflix
   7.9

   8.0 · 3.7K votes
5. 5
   The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2019

   Directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor · Streaming on Netflix
   7.8

   7.9 · 1.9K votes
6. 6
   The Bridge on the River Kwai 1957

   Directed by David Lean · Streaming on Netflix
   7.8

   7.8 · 2.5K votes
7. 7
   The Wind Rises 2013

   Directed by Hayao Miyazaki · Streaming on Netflix
   7.8

   7.8 · 3.5K votes
8. 8
   The Trial of the Chicago 7 2020

   Directed by Aaron Sorkin · Streaming on Netflix
   7.7

   7.7 · 3.5K votes
9. 9
   RRR 2022

   Directed by S. S. Rajamouli · Streaming on Netflix
   7.6

   7.7 · 1.7K votes
10. 10
    The Shadow in My Eye 2021

    Directed by Ole Bornedal · Streaming on Netflix
    7.6

    7.8 · 575 votes
11. 11
    The Irishman 2019

    Directed by Martin Scorsese · Streaming on Netflix
    7.6

    7.6 · 7.8K votes
12. 12
    Rurouni Kenshin: The Final 2021

    Directed by Keishi Otomo · Streaming on Netflix
    7.5

    7.7 · 569 votes
13. 13
    The Two Popes 2019

    Directed by Fernando Meirelles · Streaming on Netflix
    7.5

    7.5 · 3.2K votes
14. 14
    The Six Triple Eight 2024

    Directed by Tyler Perry · Streaming on Netflix
    7.4

    7.6 · 748 votes
15. 15
    Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins 2012

    Directed by Keishi Otomo · Streaming on Netflix
    7.4

    7.5 · 958 votes
16. 16
    Dance of the Forty One 2020

    Directed by David Pablos · Streaming on Netflix
    7.4

    7.8 · 227 votes
17. 17
    Latin Blood – The Ballad of Ney Matogrosso 2025

    Directed by Esmir Filho · Streaming on Netflix
    7.3

    8.0 · 154 votes
18. 18
    Brooklyn 2015

    Directed by John Crowley · Streaming on Netflix, Lionsgate+
    7.3

    7.3 · 3.3K votes
19. 19
    The Swimmers 2022

    Directed by Sally El Hosaini · Streaming on Netflix
    7.3

    7.4 · 667 votes
20. 20
    Rudy 1993

    Directed by David Anspaugh · Streaming on Netflix
    7.2

    7.4 · 795 votes
21. 21
    Mixed by Erry 2023

    Directed by Sydney Sibilia · Streaming on Netflix
    7.2

    7.4 · 503 votes
22. 22
    First They Killed My Father 2017

    Directed by Angelina Jolie · Streaming on Netflix
    7.2

    7.4 · 736 votes
23. 23
    The Best of Enemies 2019

    Directed by Robin Bissell · Streaming on Netflix
    7.2

    7.4 · 505 votes
24. 24
    Sully 2016

    Directed by Clint Eastwood · Streaming on Netflix, HBO Max, Now TV Cinema
    7.2

    7.2 · 8K votes
25. 25
    Irena's Vow 2024

    Directed by Louise Archambault · Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video
    7.1

    7.7 · 153 votes
26. 26
    The King 2019

    Directed by David Michôd · Streaming on Netflix
    7.1

    7.2 · 3.7K votes
27. 27
    The Damned United 2009

    Directed by Tom Hooper · Streaming on Netflix, Sony Pictures Core
    7.1

    7.2 · 741 votes
28. 28
    The Man Who Knew Infinity 2016

    Directed by Matt Brown · Streaming on Netflix, HBO Max, Now TV Cinema
    7.1

    7.2 · 1.6K votes
29. 29
    Mexico 86 2026

    Directed by Gabriel Ripstein · Streaming on Netflix
    7.1

    7.8 · 121 votes
30. 30
    Finding Forrester 2000

    Directed by Gus Van Sant · Streaming on Netflix
    7.0

    7.1 · 1.3K votes
31. 31
    Good Night, and Good Luck. 2005

    Directed by George Clooney · Streaming on Netflix
    7.0

    7.1 · 1.2K votes
32. 32
    The Forgotten Battle 2021

    Directed by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. · Streaming on Netflix
    7.0

    7.1 · 808 votes
33. 33
    22 July 2018

    Directed by Paul Greengrass · Streaming on Netflix
    7.0

    7.1 · 1.3K votes
34. 34
    Number 24 2024

    Directed by John Andreas Andersen · Streaming on Netflix
    6.9

    7.1 · 388 votes
35. 35
    NYAD 2023

    Directed by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi · Streaming on Netflix
    6.9

    7.1 · 583 votes
36. 36
    Raazi 2018

    Directed by Meghna Gulzar · Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video
    6.9

    7.3 · 209 votes
37. 37
    Dolemite Is My Name 2019

    Directed by Craig Brewer · Streaming on Netflix
    6.9

    7.0 · 1.4K votes
38. 38
    The Photographer of Mauthausen 2018

    Directed by Mar Targarona · Streaming on Netflix
    6.8

    6.9 · 767 votes
39. 39
    Munich - The Edge of War 2021

    Directed by Christian Schwochow · Streaming on Netflix
    6.8

    6.9 · 693 votes
40. 40
    The Last Days 1998

    Directed by James Moll · Streaming on Netflix
    6.8

    7.4 · 107 votes
41. 41
    Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood 2022

    Directed by Richard Linklater · Streaming on Netflix
    6.8

    7.0 · 347 votes
42. 42
    Paskal 2018

    Directed by Adrian Teh · Streaming on Netflix
    6.8

    7.6 · 82 votes
43. 43
    Marco Polo: One Hundred Eyes 2015

    Directed by Alik Sakharov · Streaming on Netflix
    6.8

    7.3 · 147 votes
44. 44
    Outlaw King 2018

    Directed by David Mackenzie · Streaming on Netflix
    6.8

    6.8 · 1.8K votes
45. 45
    The Dig 2021

    Directed by Simon Stone · Streaming on Netflix
    6.8

    6.8 · 1.4K votes
46. 46
    Kingdom 2019

    Directed by Shinsuke Sato · Streaming on Netflix
    6.8

    7.2 · 159 votes
47. 47
    True Spirit 2023

    Directed by Sarah Spillane · Streaming on Netflix
    6.8

    7.0 · 277 votes
48. 48
    Hitler: A Career 1977

    Directed by Joachim Fest · Streaming on Netflix, Cultpix
    6.8

    7.4 · 88 votes
49. 49
    Uprising 2024

    Directed by Kim Sang-man · Streaming on Netflix
    6.7

    7.0 · 227 votes
50. 50
    Padmaavat 2018

    Directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali · Streaming on Netflix
    6.7

    6.9 · 330 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 Swedish Connection 2026

   Directed by Thérèse Ahlbeck · Streaming on Netflix
   6.7

   7.4 · 89 votes
2. 2
   The Match 2025

   Directed by Kim Hyung-joo · Streaming on Netflix
   6.7

   7.2 · 91 votes
3. 3
   Kesari 2019

   Directed by Anurag Singh · Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video
   6.7

   7.1 · 127 votes
4. 4
   Silent Wedding 2008

   Directed by Horațiu Mălăele · Streaming on Netflix
   6.6

   7.2 · 91 votes
5. 5
   Everlasting Moments 2008

   Directed by Jan Troell · Streaming on Netflix
   6.6

   7.2 · 81 votes
6. 6
   A Man There Was 1917

   Directed by Victor Sjöström · Streaming on Netflix, Filmtap
   6.6

   7.1 · 87 votes
7. 7
   Apollo 13: Survival 2024

   Directed by Pete Middleton · Streaming on Netflix
   6.5

   7.2 · 69 votes
8. 8
   Good News 2025

   Directed by Byun Sung-hyun · Streaming on Netflix
   6.6

   7.0 · 105 votes
9. 9
   Gold 2018

   Directed by Reema Kagti · Streaming on Netflix
   6.5

   7.0 · 86 votes
10. 10
    Golden Kamuy -The Abashiri Prison Raid- 2026

    Directed by Kenji Katagiri · Streaming on Netflix
    6.5

    7.4 · 39 votes