Best 2010s History Movies

Looking for the best 2010s History movies? These are the 48 highest-rated 2010s History titles in our catalogue, led by Chasing Red, National Theatre Live: The Audience and Hacksaw Ridge. The list is ranked by audience score; open any title for its cast, trailer and legal places to watch.

1. Chasing Red (2015)

★ 10.0/10

Everyone has heard of Pamplona's Running of the Bulls, yet so few know much about it. Even fewer know that there is an elite group of runners who brave dozens of bull runs each year, risking their life to run inches…
2. National Theatre Live: The Audience (2013)

★ 8.3/10

For sixty years, Elizabeth II has met each of her twelve Prime Ministers in a weekly audience at Buckingham Palace, a meeting like no other in British public life, it is private.
3. Hacksaw Ridge (2016)

★ 8.2/10

WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.
4. Green Book (2018)

★ 8.2/10

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 accommodations and services due to segregation laws below…
5. Hidden Figures (2016)

★ 8.1/10

The untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson – brilliant African-American women working at NASA and serving as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history – the launch of…
6. Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)

★ 8.1/10

On an isolated island in Brittany at the end of the eighteenth century, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman.
7. Ford v Ferrari (2019)

★ 8.0/10

American car designer Carroll Shelby and the British-born driver Ken Miles work together to battle corporate interference, the laws of physics, and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary race car for Ford…
8. The Imitation Game (2014)

★ 8.0/10

Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the film portrays the nail-biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant team of code-breakers at Britain's top-secret Government Code and…
9. 1917 (2019)

★ 8.0/10

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.
10. A Taxi Driver (2017)

★ 8.0/10

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…
11. Ayla: The Daughter of War (2017)

★ 8.0/10

In 1950, amidst the ravages of the Korean War, Sergeant Süleyman stumbles upon a a half-frozen little girl, with no parents and no help in sight and he risks his own life to save her, smuggling her into his army base…
12. Little Women (2019)

★ 7.9/10

Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.
13. 12 Years a Slave (2013)

★ 7.9/10

In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as well as unexpected kindnesses Solomon struggles not only to stay alive…
14. In This Corner of the World (2016)

★ 7.9/10

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…
15. My Way (2011)

★ 7.9/10

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…
16. Apollo 11 (2019)

★ 7.9/10

A look at the Apollo 11 mission to land on the moon led by commander Neil Armstrong and pilot Buzz Aldrin.
17. Just Mercy (2019)

★ 7.9/10

The powerful true story of Harvard-educated lawyer Bryan Stevenson, who goes to Alabama to defend the disenfranchised and wrongly condemned — including Walter McMillian, a man sentenced to death despite evidence…
18. Dallas Buyers Club (2013)

★ 7.9/10

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.
19. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019)

★ 7.9/10

Against all the odds, a thirteen year old boy in Malawi invents an unconventional way to save his family and village from famine.
20. Spotlight (2015)

★ 7.8/10

The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.
21. The Wind Rises (2013)

★ 7.8/10

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.
22. Never Look Away (2018)

★ 7.8/10

German artist Kurt Barnert has escaped East Germany and now lives in West Germany, but is tormented by his childhood under the Nazis and the GDR regime.
23. Straight Outta Compton (2015)

★ 7.8/10

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 powerful weapon they had: their music. Taking us…
24. The Attorney (2013)

★ 7.8/10

Song Woo-seok is a lawyer with no clients. When his friend's son is falsely accused of a crime and tortured, he takes up the case and the course of his life changes for good.
25. Temple Grandin (2010)

★ 7.8/10

A biopic of Temple Grandin, an autistic American who has become one of the leading scientists in humane livestock handling.
26. Land of Mine (2015)

★ 7.8/10

In the days following the surrender of Germany in May 1945, a group of young German prisoners of war is handed over to the Danish authorities and subsequently sent to the West Coast, where they are ordered to remove…
27. They Shall Not Grow Old (2018)

★ 7.8/10

A documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of Armistice Day, and the end of the war.
28. 9/11: Escape from the Towers (2018)

★ 7.8/10

Each World Trade Center tower consisted of 110 floors. Each floor has a story. In this two-hour special, survivors from two of those floors, many speaking publicly for the first time, tell their stories. Focusing on…
29. The Look of Silence (2014)

★ 7.8/10

An optician grapples with the Indonesian mass killings of 1965-1966, during which his older brother was exterminated.
30. The King's Speech (2010)

★ 7.7/10

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 assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stutter and…
31. The Tiger (2015)

★ 7.7/10

In 1925 Korea, Japanese rulers demand the last remaining tiger be killed. The tiger easily defeats his pursuers until a legendary hunter takes him on.
32. The Irishman (2019)

★ 7.6/10

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 man, Bufalino sends him to Chicago with the task…
33. A Man Called Ahok (2018)

★ 7.6/10

An indonesian biopic movie on the controversial former Jakarta governor Ahok.
34. Kya Dilli Kya Lahore (2014)

★ 7.6/10

In 1948, a cross-fire erupts at an isolated stretch of Indo-Pak border, leaving only two soldiers alive. One is an Indian soldier of Pakistani origin while the other happens to be a Pakistani soldier of Indian origin…
35. BlacKkKlansman (2018)

★ 7.5/10

Colorado Springs, late 1970s. Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer, and Flip Zimmerman, his Jewish colleague, run an undercover operation to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan.
36. Hotel Mumbai (2019)

★ 7.5/10

Mumbai, India, November 26, 2008. While several terrorists spread hatred and death through the city, others attack the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel. Both hotel staff and guests risk their lives, making unthinkable sacrifices…
37. The Two Popes (2019)

★ 7.5/10

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 introspective Pope Benedict summons his harshest…
38. Ip Man 2 (2010)

★ 7.5/10

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…
39. The Round Up (2010)

★ 7.5/10

A faithful retelling of the 1942 "Vel' d'Hiv Roundup" and the events surrounding it.
40. Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013)

★ 7.5/10

The true story of the "Flying Sikh" world champion runner and Olympian Milkha Singh who overcame the massacre of his family, civil war during the India-Pakistan partition, and homelessness to become one of India's most…
41. The Favourite (2018)

★ 7.5/10

England, early 18th century. The close relationship between Queen Anne and Sarah Churchill is threatened by the arrival of Sarah's cousin, Abigail Hill, resulting in a bitter rivalry between the two cousins to be the…
42. Cyrano, My Love (2018)

★ 7.5/10

Paris, France, December 1897. The young playwright Edmond Rostand feels like a failure. Inspiration has abandoned him. Married and father of two children, desperate and penniless, he persuades the great actor Constant…
43. Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012)

★ 7.5/10

In 1868, after the Bakumatsu war ends, the ex-assassin Kenshin Himura traverses Japan with an inverted sword, to defend the needy without killing.
44. Balloon (2018)

★ 7.5/10

Two families attempt a daredevil plan to escape the GDR with a homemade hot air balloon, but it crashes just before the border. The Stasi finds traces of this attempt to escape and immediately starts investigations…
45. Fabrizio De André: Principe libero (2018)

★ 7.5/10

A biopic on the personal and artistic life of Italian songwriter Fabrizio De André.
46. Selma (2014)

★ 7.4/10

"Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous statement by President Lyndon B. Johnson that ultimately led to the signing…
47. Darkest Hour (2017)

★ 7.4/10

In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire.
48. The Impossible (2012)

★ 7.4/10

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 into an incomprehensible nightmare when a terrifying…