Best History Movies & TV Shows
History covers dramatisations of real events and periods. Accuracy varies enormously between titles — a history tag is a setting, not a guarantee of fidelity.
The television side maps to war and politics, which is where most long-form historical drama sits.
Popular History Movies
Ranked by current audience demand, limited to titles with at least 150 recorded ratings.
Oppenheimer
2023★ 8.0
Troy
2004★ 7.2
Schindler's List
1993★ 8.6
Hacksaw Ridge
2016★ 8.2
The Imitation Game
2014★ 8.0
Killers of the Flower Moon
2023★ 7.4
Saving Private Ryan
1998★ 8.2
Green Book
2018★ 8.2
Kingdom of Heaven
2005★ 7.1
Pressure
2026★ 7.8
9th Company
2005★ 6.7
Black Hawk Down
2001★ 7.4
The Untouchables
1987★ 7.8
1917
2019★ 8.0
Nuremberg
2025★ 7.6
Braveheart
1995★ 7.9
Apocalypto
2006★ 7.7
Ford v Ferrari
2019★ 8.0
I Swear
2025★ 8.2
David
2025★ 8.0
Popular History Series
Series carrying the same genre tag, ordered by current demand.
Lioness
2023★ 8.1
SEAL Team
2017★ 8.0
Vikings
2013★ 8.1
Homeland
2011★ 7.6
For All Mankind
2019★ 7.7
Kuruluş Osman
2019★ 7.9
Hogan's Heroes
1965★ 7.6
M*A*S*H
1972★ 7.9
The Last Kingdom
2015★ 8.3
Madam Secretary
2014★ 7.0
Shōgun
2024★ 8.4
Band of Brothers
2001★ 8.6
Designated Survivor
2016★ 7.2
Fauda
2015★ 7.4
Veep
2012★ 7.5
86 EIGHTY-SIX
2021★ 8.1
Saga of Tanya the Evil
2017★ 8.2
Vikings: Valhalla
2022★ 7.6
The Diplomat
2023★ 7.6
Masters of the Air
2024★ 7.8