The 50 best History movies

Ranked by weighted audience rating: among 562 movies with at least 300 votes on TMDb, the formula balances the score with the vote count, so a barely-rated title cannot leap past a classic. A Lista de Schindler leads, rated 8.4 (1993). The average release year on the list is 2003. The list is recalculated weekly; each title links to its full page, including where to watch in Brazil.

Page updated on 09/20/2026.

1

Schindler's List (1993)

directed by Steven Spielberg · 195 min · 8.6 17,865 votes
2

Saving Private Ryan (1998)

directed by Steven Spielberg · 170 min · 8.2 17,724 votes
3

Hacksaw Ridge (2016)

directed by Mel Gibson · 140 min · 8.2 15,256 votes
4

Green Book (2018)

directed by Peter Farrelly · 131 min · 8.2 13,200 votes
5

The Imitation Game (2014)

directed by Morten Tyldum · 113 min · 8.0 18,376 votes
6

1917 (2019)

directed by Sam Mendes · 119 min · 8.0 13,860 votes
7

Oppenheimer (2023)

directed by Christopher Nolan · 181 min · 8.0 12,423 votes
8

Hidden Figures (2016)

directed by Theodore Melfi · 127 min · 8.0 10,638 votes
9

Ford v Ferrari (2019)

directed by James Mangold · 153 min · 8.0 9,261 votes
10

12 Years a Slave (2013)

directed by Steve McQueen · 134 min · 7.9 12,194 votes
11

Braveheart (1995)

directed by Mel Gibson · 178 min · 7.9 11,394 votes
12

Dallas Buyers Club (2013)

directed by Jean-Marc Vallée · 116 min · 7.9 9,251 votes
13

The Elephant Man (1980)

directed by David Lynch · 124 min · 8.1 4,040 votes
14

Amadeus (1984)

directed by Miloš Forman · 180 min · 8.0 4,896 votes
15

Spotlight (2015)

directed by Tom McCarthy · 129 min · 7.8 8,955 votes
16

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008)

directed by Mark Herman · 94 min · 7.8 7,813 votes
17

Raging Bull (1980)

directed by Martin Scorsese · 129 min · 7.9 4,878 votes
18

The Untouchables (1987)

directed by Brian De Palma · 119 min · 7.8 6,306 votes
19

The King's Speech (2010)

directed by Tom Hooper · 118 min · 7.7 9,494 votes
20

Society of the Snow (2023)

directed by J. A. Bayona · 144 min · 8.0 3,609 votes
21

Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

directed by David Lean · 216 min · 8.0 3,563 votes
22

Downfall (2004)

directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel · 156 min · 7.9 4,435 votes
23

Barry Lyndon (1975)

directed by Stanley Kubrick · 185 min · 8.0 3,271 votes
24

Das Boot (1981)

directed by Wolfgang Petersen · 209 min · 8.1 2,620 votes
25

Apocalypto (2006)

directed by Mel Gibson · 138 min · 7.7 6,644 votes
26

Straight Outta Compton (2015)

directed by F. Gary Gray · 147 min · 7.8 4,287 votes
27

Togo (2019)

directed by Ericson Core · 113 min · 8.1 2,354 votes
28

Ip Man (2008)

directed by Wilson Yip · 106 min · 7.8 4,236 votes
29

Ben-Hur (1959)

directed by William Wyler · 212 min · 7.9 3,249 votes
30

Loving Vincent (2017)

directed by Hugh Welchman · 94 min · 8.0 2,647 votes
31

Come and See (1985)

directed by Elem Klimov · 142 min · 8.2 1,945 votes
32

The Irishman (2019)

directed by Martin Scorsese · 209 min · 7.6 7,691 votes
33

The Wind Rises (2013)

directed by Hayao Miyazaki · 126 min · 7.8 3,464 votes
34

Harakiri (1962)

directed by Masaki Kobayashi · 135 min · 8.5 1,272 votes
35

BlacKkKlansman (2018)

directed by Spike Lee · 128 min · 7.5 8,248 votes
36

The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)

directed by Aaron Sorkin · 129 min · 7.7 3,437 votes
37

Ran (1985)

directed by Akira Kurosawa · 162 min · 8.0 1,900 votes
38

Hotel Rwanda (2004)

directed by Terry George · 122 min · 7.7 3,264 votes
39

Just Mercy (2019)

directed by Destin Daniel Cretton · 136 min · 7.8 2,545 votes
40

Apollo 13 (1995)

directed by Ron Howard · 140 min · 7.5 6,090 votes
41

The Favourite (2018)

directed by Yorgos Lanthimos · 120 min · 7.5 6,029 votes
42

There's Still Tomorrow (2023)

directed by Paola Cortellesi · 118 min · 8.1 1,554 votes
43

The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

directed by David Lean · 161 min · 7.8 2,439 votes
44

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019)

directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor · 113 min · 7.9 1,920 votes
45

Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)

directed by Rob Marshall · 146 min · 7.6 3,449 votes
46

Coach Carter (2005)

directed by Thomas Carter · 136 min · 7.6 3,387 votes
47

The Impossible (2012)

directed by J. A. Bayona · 114 min · 7.4 6,839 votes
48

Black Hawk Down (2001)

directed by Ridley Scott · 145 min · 7.4 6,561 votes
49

Tetris (2023)

directed by Jon S. Baird · 118 min · 7.8 2,013 votes
50

King Richard (2021)

directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green · 144 min · 7.6 2,933 votes