Best History on Prime Video, ranked by IMDb rating
245 history titles on Prime Video rate 6.0+ on IMDb — the top 50 are ranked below.
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Jai Bhim (2021)
★ 8.6 IMDb 🍅 100%
A pregnant woman from a primitive tribal community, searches desperately for her husband, who is missing from police custody. So as to find her husband and seek justice for them, as their voice, a High Court advocate ris
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Sita Ramam (2022)
★ 8.5 IMDb 🍅 86%
Afreen, a rebellious Pakistani student sets ablaze the car of an Indian in London. Angered Afreen returns to Pakistan to ask for money from her grandfather that she has to pay in a month's time as damages. However, she g
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Sarpatta Parambarai (2021)
★ 8.5 IMDb
When Sarpatta Parambarai is challenged to a do-or-die match, Kabilan, a young labourer, must choose whether to put on the gloves himself and lead his clan to victory, or be dissuaded by his disapproving mother and danger
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Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
★ 8.3 IMDb 🍅 93%
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 hears evidence and testimony not only from lead defe
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Downfall (2004)
★ 8.2 IMDb 🍅 90%
In April of 1945, Germany stands at the brink of defeat with the Russian Army closing in from the east and the Allied Expeditionary Force attacking from the west. In Berlin, capital of the Third Reich, Adolf Hitler procl
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Zeitgeist: Addendum (2008)
★ 8.2 IMDb
Director Peter Joseph examines examples of economic subjugation and offers solutions based on alignment with nature.
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Ennio (2022)
★ 8.2 IMDb 🍅 91%
A portrait of Ennio Morricone, the most popular and prolific film composer of the 20th century, the one most loved by the international public, a two-time Oscar winner and the author of over five hundred unforgettable sc
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Hotel Rwanda (2004)
★ 8.1 IMDb 🍅 91%
Inspired by true events, this film takes place in Rwanda in the 1990s when more than a million Tutsis were killed in a genocide that went mostly unnoticed by the rest of the world. Hotel owner Paul Rusesabagina houses ov
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Apocalypto (2006)
★ 7.9 IMDb 🍅 65%
Set in the Mayan civilization, when a man's idyllic presence is brutally disrupted by a violent invading force, he is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression where a harrowing end awaits him.
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No Man's Land (2001)
★ 7.9 IMDb 🍅 93%
Two soldiers from opposite sides get stuck between the front lines in the same trench. The UN is asked to free them and both sides agree on a ceasefire, but will they stick to it?
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A Taxi Driver (2017)
★ 7.9 IMDb 🍅 97%
May, 1980. Man-seob is a taxi driver in Seoul who lives from hand to mouth, raising his young daughter alone. One day, he hears that there is a foreigner who will pay big money for a drive down to Gwangju city. Not knowi
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Thirteen Lives (2022)
★ 7.8 IMDb 🍅 85%
Based on the true nail-biting mission that captivated the world. Twelve boys and the coach of a Thai soccer team explore the Tham Luang cave when an unexpected rainstorm traps them in a chamber inside the mountain. Entom
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Breaker Morant (1980)
★ 7.8 IMDb 🍅 100%
During the Boer War, three Australian lieutenants are on trial for shooting Boer prisoners. Though they acted under orders, they are being used as scapegoats by the General Staff, who hopes to distance themselves from th
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In This Corner of the World (2016)
★ 7.8 IMDb 🍅 97%
Japan, 1943, during World War II. Young Suzu leaves her village near Hiroshima to marry and live with her in-laws in Kure, a military harbor. Her creativity to overcome deprivation quickly makes her indispensable at home
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Zulu (1964)
★ 7.7 IMDb 🍅 97%
In 1879, during the Anglo-Zulu War, man-of-the-people Lt. Chard and snooty Lt. Bromhead are in charge of defending the isolated and vastly outnumbered Natal outpost of Rorke's Drift from tribal hordes.
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Raazi (2018)
★ 7.7 IMDb 🍅 100%
An Indian spy is married to a Pakistani military officer during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
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Becket (1964)
★ 7.7 IMDb 🍅 75%
Thomas Becket, Henry II's longtime advisor, finds his friendship with the debauched king corroding when he is unwillingly appointed as Archbishop of Canterbury in an attempt to gain absolute loyalty from the Church.
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The Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats Its Young (2014)
★ 7.7 IMDb 🍅 60%
In its first 25 years only 10 people have finished The Barkley Marathons. Based on a historic prison escape, this cult like race tempts people from around the world to test their limits of physical and mental endurance i
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The French Revolution (1989)
★ 7.7 IMDb
A history of the French Revolution beginning from the decision of the king to convene the Etats-Generaux in 1789 in order to deal with France's debt problem. Part one spans the event until August 10, 1792 (when the King
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Housewife, 49 (2006)
★ 7.7 IMDb
Downtrodden wife and mother Nella's life takes an unexpected turn for the better after she joins the Women's Voluntary Service office in Barrow-in-Furness during the Second World War. However, her new-found happiness is
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The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
★ 7.6 IMDb 🍅 88%
In war-torn colonial America, in the midst of a bloody battle between British, the French and Native American allies, the aristocratic daughter of a British Colonel and her party are captured by a group of Huron warriors
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Argentina 1985 (2022)
★ 7.6 IMDb 🍅 96%
In the 1980s, a team of lawyers takes on the heads of Argentina's bloody military dictatorship in a battle against odds and a race against time.
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Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)
★ 7.6 IMDb 🍅 98%
The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history.
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My Way (2011)
★ 7.6 IMDb 🍅 19%
During the invasion of Normandy the photograph of a slim Korean man in German uniform was found. It transpired that the man had served as a soldier in the Japanese, Russian and German armies. His incredible story inspire
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Hatred (2016)
★ 7.6 IMDb
Summer of 1939. Zosia is a young Polish girl who is deeply in love with Ukrainian Petro. Their great love will be put to the test when her father decides to marry her to a wealthy widower Skiba. Right after wedding she i
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Best of Enemies (2015)
★ 7.6 IMDb 🍅 93%
A documentary about the legendary series of nationally televised debates in 1968 between two great public intellectuals, the liberal Gore Vidal and the conservative William F. Buckley Jr. Intended as commentary on the i
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Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004)
★ 7.6 IMDb 🍅 100%
A documentary on the Z Channel, one of the first pay cable stations in the US, and its programming chief, Jerry Harvey. Debuting in 1974, the LA-based channel's eclectic slate of movies became a prime example of the unta
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Milk (2008)
★ 7.5 IMDb 🍅 93%
The true story of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man ever elected to public office. In San Francisco in the late 1970s, Harvey Milk becomes an activist for gay rights and inspires others to join him in his fight for e
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Ip Man 2 (2010)
★ 7.5 IMDb 🍅 97%
Having defeated the best fighters of the Imperial Japanese army in occupied Shanghai, Ip Man and his family settle in post-war Hong Kong. Struggling to make a living, Master Ip opens a kung fu school to bring his celebra
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The Flowers of War (2011)
★ 7.5 IMDb 🍅 41%
A Westerner finds refuge with a group of women in a church during Japan's rape of Nanking in 1937. Posing as a priest, he attempts to lead the women to safety.
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Ponniyin Selvan: Part I (2022)
★ 7.5 IMDb 🍅 87%
The Chola kingdom is under threat from forces both internal and external, and with crown prince Aaditha Karikalan, his younger brother Arunmozhi Varman and the emperor, Sundara Cholar separated by situations, it is up to
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Henry V (1989)
★ 7.5 IMDb 🍅 98%
In 1415, in the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France.
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Bilal: A New Breed of Hero (2016)
★ 7.5 IMDb 🍅 58%
A thousand years ago, one boy with a dream of becoming a great warrior is abducted with his sister and taken to a land far away from home. Thrown into a world where greed and injustice rule all, Bilal finds the courage t
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Frantz (2016)
★ 7.5 IMDb 🍅 91%
In the aftermath of WWI, a young German who grieves the death of her fiancé in France meets a mysterious French man who visits the fiance’s grave to lay flowers.
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Song for a Raggy Boy (2003)
★ 7.5 IMDb 🍅 67%
William Franklin is a teacher who was born in Ireland and moved to the United States only to repatriate in 1939 after his leftist political views cause him to lose his job. Franklin becomes the first non-cleric instructo
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12.12: The Day (2023)
★ 7.5 IMDb
After the assassination of President Park, martial law has been declared. A coup d'état bursts out by Defense Security Commander Chun Doo-gwang and a private band of officers following him. Capital Defense Commander Lee
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The Scarlet and the Black (1983)
★ 7.5 IMDb
Fr. Hugh O'Flaherty is a Vatican official in 1943-45 who has been hiding downed pilots, escaped prisoners of war, and Italian resistance families. His activities become so large that the Nazis decide to assassinate him t
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Spitfire (2018)
★ 7.5 IMDb 🍅 94%
A feature documentary about the people and the planes that helped win World War War II. Through people personally connected to the events, the film investigates the story of how the Spitfire, its stable-mate, the Hawker
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Air (2023)
★ 7.4 IMDb 🍅 93%
Discover the game-changing partnership between a then undiscovered Michael Jordan and Nike's fledgling basketball division which revolutionized the world of sports and culture with the Air Jordan brand.
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A Bridge Too Far (1977)
★ 7.4 IMDb 🍅 61%
The story of Operation Market Garden—a failed attempt by the allies in the latter stages of WWII to end the war quickly by securing three bridges in Holland allowing access over the Rhine into Germany. A combination of p
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Cross of Iron (1977)
★ 7.4 IMDb 🍅 71%
It is 1943, and the German army—ravaged and demoralised—is hastily retreating from the Russian front. In the midst of the madness, conflict brews between the aristocratic yet ultimately pusillanimous Captain Stransky and
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Kesari (2019)
★ 7.4 IMDb 🍅 38%
In 1897, an army of 21 Sikhs battles 10,000 Afghans to prevent the Saragarhi Fort from being taken down.
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Fortress of War (2010)
★ 7.4 IMDb
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 of the first days of the defence, including the thre
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An Honest Liar (2014)
★ 7.4 IMDb 🍅 98%
An Honest Liar tells the incredible story of the world-famous magician, escape artist, and world-renowned enemy of deception, James 'The Amazing' Randi. The film brings to life Randi's intricate investigations that publi
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Compulsion (1959)
★ 7.4 IMDb 🍅 100%
Two close friends' plan to execute a flawless crime is crushed when one of them inadvertently leaves his glasses at the crime scene.
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Lost Illusions (2021)
★ 7.4 IMDb 🍅 93%
Lucien de Rubempré, a young, lower-class poet, leaves his family's printing house for Paris. Soon, he learns the dark side of the arts business as he tries to stay true to his dreams.
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The Hiding Place (1975)
★ 7.4 IMDb
Corrie and Betsie ten Boom are middle-aged sisters working in their father's watchmaker shop in pre-World War II Holland. Their uneventful lives are disrupted with the coming of the Nazis. Suspected of hiding Jews and ca
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Josep (2020)
★ 7.4 IMDb 🍅 100%
February 1939. Overwhelmed by the flood of Republicans fleeing Franco's dictatorship, the French government's solution consists in confining the Spanish refugees in concentration camps where they have no other choice tha
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The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
★ 7.3 IMDb 🍅 85%
When German police viciously quell a protest against the shah of Iran, popular journalist Ulrike Meinhof rebels against her dishonest marriage, walks away from her children and joins radical anarchist Andreas Baader. Tog
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Max Manus: Man of War (2008)
★ 7.3 IMDb 🍅 79%
Max Manus is a Norwegian 2008 biographic war film based on the real events of the life of resistance fighter Max Manus (1914–96), after his contribution in the Winter War against the Soviet Union. The story follows Manus