History movies on Netflix in the UK

Top 20: History movies on Netflix in the UK

Updated 9 October 2026 · Ranked by TMDB popularity, which reflects what people are watching and searching for this week · Subscription titles only

1. Green Book (2018) · ★ 8.2/10 · Drama, Comedy, History
   Tony Lip, a bouncer in 1962, is hired to drive pianist Don Shirley on a tour through the Deep South in the days when African Americans, forced to find alternate…
2. 1917 (2019) · ★ 8.0/10 · War, Drama, History
   At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers.
3. I Swear (2025) · ★ 8.3/10 · Drama, History
   Diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome at 15, John Davidson navigates his way against the odds through troubled teenage years and into adulthood, finding inspiration in the…
4. The Irishman (2019) · ★ 7.6/10 · Crime, Drama, History
   Pennsylvania, 1956. Frank Sheeran, a war veteran of Irish origin who works as a truck driver, accidentally meets mobster Russell Bufalino. Once Frank becomes his trusted…
5. Richard Jewell (2019) · ★ 7.4/10 · Drama, History, Crime
   Richard Jewell thinks quick, works fast, and saves hundreds, perhaps thousands, of lives after a domestic terrorist plants several pipe bombs and they explode during a…
6. Robin Hood (2010) · ★ 6.4/10 · Action, Adventure, History
   When soldier Robin happens upon the dying Robert of Loxley, he promises to return the man's sword to his family in Nottingham. There, he assumes Robert's identity;…
7. RRR (2022) · ★ 7.7/10 · Action, History, Drama
   A fictional history of two legendary revolutionaries' journey away from home before they began fighting for their country in the 1920s.
8. Sully (2016) · ★ 7.2/10 · Drama, History
   On 15 January 2009, the world witnessed the 'Miracle on the Hudson' when Captain 'Sully' Sullenberger glided his disabled plane onto the Hudson River, saving the lives…
9. Society of the Snow (2023) · ★ 8.0/10 · Drama, History
   On October 13, 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, chartered to take a rugby team to Chile, crashes into a glacier in the heart of the Andes.
10. Apollo 13 (1995) · ★ 7.5/10 · Drama, History
    The true story of technical troubles that scuttle the Apollo 13 lunar mission in 1970, risking the lives of astronaut Jim Lovell and his crew, with the failed journey…
11. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) · ★ 7.8/10 · Drama, History, War
    The classic story of English POWs in Burma forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their Japanese captors. British and American intelligence officers conspire…
12. The Wind Rises (2013) · ★ 7.8/10 · Animation, Drama, History
    A lifelong love of flight inspires Japanese aviation engineer Jiro Horikoshi, whose storied career includes the creation of the A-6M World War II fighter plane.
13. Rurouni Kenshin: The Final (2021) · ★ 7.7/10 · Action, Adventure, History
    In 1879, Kenshin and his allies face their strongest enemy yet: his former brother-in-law Enishi Yukishiro and his minions, who've vowed their revenge.
14. Marie Antoinette (2006) · ★ 6.7/10 · Drama, History
    A retelling of the story of France’s iconic but ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette - from her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at fifteen to her reign as queen at…
15. The King (2019) · ★ 7.2/10 · Drama, History, War
    England, 15th century. Hal, a capricious prince who lives among the populace far from court, is forced by circumstances to reluctantly accept the throne and become Henry…
16. The Other Boleyn Girl (2008) · ★ 6.7/10 · Drama, Romance, History
    A sumptuous and sensual tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal set against the backdrop of a defining moment in European history: two beautiful sisters, Anne and Mary…
17. The Six Triple Eight (2024) · ★ 7.6/10 · Drama, War, History
    During World War II, the US Army's only all-Black, all-women battalion takes on an impossible mission: sorting through a three-year backlog of 17 million pieces of mail…
18. Charlie Wilson's War (2007) · ★ 6.5/10 · Comedy, Drama, History
    A Texas congressman sets a series of events in motion when he conspires with a CIA operative to aid Afghan mujahideen rebels fighting the Soviets.
19. The Two Popes (2019) · ★ 7.5/10 · Drama, History
    Frustrated with the direction of the church, Cardinal Bergoglio requests permission to retire in 2012 from Pope Benedict. Instead, facing scandal and self-doubt, the…
20. The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) · ★ 7.7/10 · Drama, History
    What was supposed to be a peaceful protest turned into a violent clash with the police. What followed was one of the most notorious trials in history.

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