History movies on Paramount Plus Premium in the US

Top 20: History movies on Paramount Plus Premium 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. Saving Private Ryan (1998) · ★ 8.2/10 · War, Drama, History
   As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven…
2. Braveheart (1995) · ★ 7.9/10 · Drama, History, War
   Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of the local English lord's soldiers. This leads…
3. The Untouchables (1987) · ★ 7.8/10 · Crime, History, Thriller
   Elliot Ness, an ambitious prohibition agent, is determined to take down Al Capone. In order to achieve this goal, he forms a group given the nickname “The Untouchables”.
4. The King's Speech (2010) · ★ 7.7/10 · Drama, History
   The King's Speech tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George ('Bertie') reluctantly…
5. The Patriot (2000) · ★ 7.2/10 · Drama, History, War
   After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants nothing more to do with such things, preferring the simple life of a…
6. The Ten Commandments (1956) · ★ 7.8/10 · Drama, History
   Escaping death, a Hebrew infant is raised in a royal household to become a prince. Upon discovery of his true heritage, Moses embarks on a personal quest to reclaim his…
7. Gangs of New York (2002) · ★ 7.3/10 · Drama, History, Crime
   In early 1860s New York, Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon is released from prison and returns to the Five Points, seeking revenge against his father's killer, William…
8. The Return (2024) · ★ 6.6/10 · History, Drama, Adventure
   After twenty years away, Odysseus washes up on the shores of Ithaca, haggard and unrecognizable. The king has finally returned home, but much has changed in his kingdom…
9. The Death of Stalin (2017) · ★ 7.0/10 · Comedy, Drama, History
   When dictator Joseph Stalin dies, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle to become the next Soviet leader. As they bumble, brawl and back-stab…
10. We Were Soldiers (2002) · ★ 7.1/10 · Action, History, War
    The year is 1965 and America is at war with North Vietnam. Commanding the air cavalry is Lt. Col. Hal Moore (Gibson), a born leader committed to his troops. His…
11. Bob Marley: One Love (2024) · ★ 6.6/10 · Music, History, Drama
    Jamaican singer-songwriter Bob Marley overcomes adversity to become the most famous reggae musician in the world.
12. 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…
13. September 5 (2024) · ★ 7.0/10 · Thriller, Drama, History
    During the 1972 Munich Olympics, an American sports broadcasting crew finds itself thrust into covering the hostage crisis involving Israeli athletes.
14. Shakespeare in Love (1998) · ★ 6.8/10 · Romance, History, Comedy
    Young William Shakespeare is forced to stage his latest comedy, 'Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter', before it's even written. When lovely noblewoman Viola de…
15. Queen of the Desert (2015) · ★ 5.8/10 · Drama, Adventure, History
    A chronicle of Gertrude Bell's life, a traveler, writer, archaeologist, explorer, cartographer, and political attaché for the British Empire in the Near and Middle East…
16. Anna Karenina (2012) · ★ 6.7/10 · Drama, Romance, History
    In Imperial Russia, Anna, wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the way, she meets charming cavalry officer Vronsky, to whom she's…
17. The Ghost and the Darkness (1996) · ★ 6.9/10 · Adventure, Thriller, History
    Sir Robert Beaumont is behind schedule on a railroad in Africa. Enlisting noted engineer John Henry Patterson to right the ship, Beaumont expects results. Everything…
18. War and Peace (1956) · ★ 6.6/10 · War, Romance, Drama
    The love story of young Countess Natasha Rostova and Count Pierre Bezukhov is interwoven with the Great Patriotic War of 1812 against Napoleon's invading army.
19. Before Dawn (2024) · ★ 6.9/10 · War, Drama, History
    After leaving his family's sheep farm in the Australian outback, a young man joins his countrymen on the western front of World War I with hopes of helping expedite an…
20. Outlaws - For Greater Glory (2012) · ★ 6.9/10 · History, Drama, Action
    A chronicle of the Cristeros War (1926-1929), which was touched off by a rebellion against the Mexican government's attempt to secularize the country.

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