History movies on Tubi TV in the UK

Top 20: History movies on Tubi TV 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. The Last Emperor (1987) · ★ 7.6/10 · Drama, History
   A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by half a billion…
2. The Physician (2013) · ★ 7.3/10 · Adventure, Drama, History
   England, 1021: Born in a miserable mining town, Robert Cole swears to become a physician and vanquish disease and death. His harsh path of many years, a quest for…
3. Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983) · ★ 7.3/10 · Drama, History, War
   Island of Java, 1942, during World War II. British Major Jack Celliers arrives at a Japanese prison camp, run by the strict Captain Yonoi. Colonel John Lawrence, who has…
4. Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) · ★ 8.0/10 · Drama, History
   In 1947, four German judges who served on the bench during the Nazi regime face a military tribunal to answer charges of crimes against humanity. Chief Justice Haywood…
5. True Story (2015) · ★ 6.3/10 · Crime, Drama, History
   A drama centered on the relationship between journalist Michael Finkel and Christian Longo, an FBI Most Wanted List murderer who for years lived outside the U.S. under…
6. Thirteen Days (2000) · ★ 7.0/10 · History, Thriller
   The story of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962—the nuclear standoff with the USSR sparked by the discovery by the Americans of missile bases established on the…
7. The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) · ★ 8.0/10 · Drama, History
   A classic of the silent age, this film tells the story of the doomed but ultimately canonized 15th-century teenage warrior. On trial for claiming she'd spoken to God,…
8. My Friend Dahmer (2017) · ★ 6.5/10 · History, Drama, Crime
   Jeffrey Dahmer struggles with a difficult family life as a young boy. During his teenage years he slowly transforms, edging closer to the serial killer he was to become.
9. Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) · ★ 7.5/10 · Drama, Crime, History
   After killing a prison guard, convict Robert Stroud faces life imprisonment in solitary confinement. Driven nearly mad by loneliness and despair, Stroud's life gains new…
10. The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) · ★ 6.4/10 · Drama, History
    From his birth in Bethlehem to his death and eventual resurrection, the life of Jesus Christ is given the all-star treatment in this epic retelling. Major aspects of…
11. The Bounty (1984) · ★ 6.8/10 · Action, Drama, History
    An idyllic voyage to Tahiti in 1789 turns a crew aboard the H.M.S. Bounty against its captain when they find a tropical paradise.
12. The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981) · ★ 6.5/10 · Drama, Romance, History
    In this story-within-a-story, Anna is an actress starring opposite Mike in a period piece about the forbidden love between their respective characters, Sarah and…
13. Female Agents (2008) · ★ 6.6/10 · War, History
    May 1944, a group of French servicewomen and resistance fighters are enlisted into the British Special Operations Executive commando group under the command of Louise…
14. Legionnaire (1998) · ★ 5.9/10 · Action, War, Adventure
    Alain Lefevre is a boxer paid by a Marseille mobster to take a dive. When he wins the fight he attempts to flee to America with the mobster's girlfriend Katrina. This…
15. Dalíland (2022) · ★ 5.9/10 · History, Drama
    In 1973, a young gallery assistant goes on a wild adventure behind the scenes as he helps aging genius Salvador Dali prepare for a big show in New York.
16. Häxan (1922) · ★ 7.6/10 · Documentary, Horror, History
    Grave robbing, torture, possessed nuns, and a satanic Sabbath: Benjamin Christensen's legendary film uses a series of dramatic vignettes to explore the scientific…
17. The Book of Daniel (2013) · ★ 7.0/10 · Drama, History
    Taken into slavery after the fall of Jerusalem in 605 B.C., Daniel is forced to serve the most powerful king in the world, King Nebuchadnezzar. Faced with imminent…
18. Rommel (2012) · ★ 6.0/10 · Action, War, History
    The story of the final seven months in the life of German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel.
19. Mark of the Devil (1970) · ★ 6.1/10 · Horror, Drama, History
    In 1700s Austria, a witch-hunter's apprentice has doubts about the righteousness of witch-hunting when he witnesses the brutality, the injustice, the falsehood, the…
20. Fortress of War (2010) · ★ 7.1/10 · War, Drama, History
    The film covers the heroic defence of the Brest Fortress, which was attacked during the first strike of German invaders on June 22 1941. The story describes the events…

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