History movies on Netflix in the US

Top 20: History movies on Netflix in the US

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. The Founder (2016) · ★ 7.2/10 · Drama, History
   The true story of how Ray Kroc, a salesman from Illinois, met Mac and Dick McDonald, who were running a burger operation in 1950s Southern California. Kroc was impressed…
6. Lawrence of Arabia (1962) · ★ 8.0/10 · Adventure, History, War
   During World War I, English officer Thomas Edward 'T.E.' Lawrence sets out to unite and lead the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes to fight the Turks.
7. The Impossible (2012) · ★ 7.4/10 · Drama, Thriller, History
   In December 2004, close-knit family Maria, Henry and their three sons begin their winter vacation in Thailand. But the day after Christmas, the idyllic holiday turns…
8. 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.
9. David (2025) · ★ 8.0/10 · Animation, Family, Drama
   From the songs of his mother’s heart to the whispers of a faithful God, David’s story begins in quiet devotion. When the giant Goliath rises to terrorize a nation, a…
10. Blue Moon (2025) · ★ 6.6/10 · Music, History, Drama
    On the evening of March 31, 1943, legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart confronts his shattered self-confidence in Sardi’s bar as his former collaborator, Richard Rodgers,…
11. 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.
12. Nuremberg (2025) · ★ 7.6/10 · History, Drama
    In postwar Germany, an American psychiatrist must determine whether Nazi prisoners are fit to go on trial for war crimes, and finds himself in a complex battle of…
13. Dallas Buyers Club (2013) · ★ 7.9/10 · Drama, History
    Loosely based on the true-life tale of Ron Woodroof, a drug-taking, women-loving, homophobic man who in 1986 was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and given thirty days to live.
14. Seven Years in Tibet (1997) · ★ 7.2/10 · Adventure, Drama, History
    Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer journeys to the Himalayas without his family to head an expedition in 1939. But when World War II breaks out, the arrogant Harrer…
15. The Good Shepherd (2006) · ★ 6.4/10 · Drama, Thriller, History
    Edward Wilson, the only witness to his father's suicide and member of the Skull and Bones Society while a student at Yale, is a morally upright young man who values…
16. 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.
17. I'm Still Here (2024) · ★ 7.9/10 · Drama, History
    A woman married to a former politician during the 1971 military dictatorship in Brazil is forced to reinvent herself and chart a new course for her family after a…
18. She Said (2022) · ★ 7.2/10 · Drama, History
    New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor break one of the most important stories in a generation — a story that helped launch the #MeToo movement and…
19. Straight Outta Compton (2015) · ★ 7.8/10 · Drama, Music, History
    In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most…
20. Downton Abbey (2019) · ★ 7.2/10 · Drama, Romance, History
    The beloved Crawleys and their intrepid staff prepare for the most important moment of their lives. A royal visit from the King and Queen of England will unleash…

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