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53 Best History Movies To Watch

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The best history movies streaming right now.

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Topsy-Turvy (1999)

7.4

hbo max

criterion channel

History

A meticulous and whimsical account of the making of the influential comic opera The Mikado

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Land and Freedom (1995)

7.0

roku channel

film rise

History

A sober and dignified account of Marxist fighters in the Spanish Civil War

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Even the Rain (2010)

7.4

netflix

History

An intriguing critique on the delusions of urban filmmaking

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The Nightingale (2018)

7.1

netflix

hulu

History

An unsettling but important social horror from the director of The Babadook

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Shattered Glass (2003)

7.1

tubi tv

amazon

History

An incisive look at the rise and fall of a celebrated journalist

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Prophet’s Prey (2015)

8.4

showtime

amazon

History

An incisive documentary on Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints cult leader Warren Jeffs

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Ran (1985)

8.4

amazon

amc theatres on demand

History

Akira Kurosawa’s adaptation of King Lear is an epic historical drama set in sixteenth-century Japan, abundant with blood, betrayal, and battles for ultimate power.

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Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood (2022)

7.2

netflix

History

A wistful and playful throwback to the turbulent 1960s

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In This Corner of the World (2016)

7.0

tubi tv

peacock

History

War-torn Hiroshima through the eyes of an everyday but spirited young woman

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The Wind Rises (2013)

7.9

hbo max

amazon

History

An illuminative interpretation of the life of Jiro Horikoshi, a Japanese aviation engineer responsible for many World War II fighter designs, including the Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter