20+ Best History Movies or Tv Shows to watch online (December 2024)

2019-10-10 | FlixCatalog Staff

So what are some of the best movies or tvshows you can watch online? We compiled a list of all the movies or tvshows you can watch on some of your favourite OTT platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Hotstar. There are a total of 200 movies or tvshows in this list and to make your life easier we have a filter and sort option for you to navigate through the list.

9.9/10\N min

Available in 1 platform(s).

9.7/10\N min

Available in 3 platform(s).

Documentary,History
Stateless (2014)

In the late 1980's, on the brink of the collapse of the Soviet Union, tens of thousands of Soviet Jews were finally allowed to leave the USSR. What these people did not expect was that ...

9.6/1086 min

Available in 1 platform(s).

9.6/10120 min

Available in 1 platform(s).

Drama,History,Music
Julius Caesar (2005)

9.5/10186 min

Available in 1 platform(s).

Drama,History,Thriller
Chernobyl (2019)

In April 1986, an explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics becomes one of the world's worst man-made catastrophes.

9.4/10330 min

Available in 8 platform(s).

Drama,History,War
Band of Brothers (2001)

The story of Easy Company of the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division, and their mission in World War II Europe, from Operation Overlord, through V-J Day.

9.4/10594 min

Available in 10 platform(s).

Documentary,Family,History
Finding Family (2013)

Born with water on the brain, abandoned at birth and given just months to live, Oggi Tomic did not get the best start in life.

9.3/1056 min

Available in 5 platform(s).

Drama,History,News
Acqua fuori dal ring (2012)

History repeats itself in an intertwined story of two boxers struggling to survive inside and outside of the ring.

9.3/10113 min

Available in 3 platform(s).

Documentary,Family,History
Sindhustan (2019)

Sindhustan is the story of the largest migration of a culture in history told through ink (tattoos). NOW STREAMING WORLDWIDE. NORTH AMERICA ON AMAZON PRIME/SINDHUSTAN AND THE REST OF THE WORLD ON MOVIESAINTS/SINDHUSTAN

9.2/1064 min

Available in 1 platform(s).

Documentary,History,News
Evolution of Organic (2017)

Evolution of Organic brings us the story of organic agriculture, told by those who built the movement. A motley crew of back-to-the-landers, spiritual seekers, and farmers' sons and ...

9.2/1077 min

Available in 3 platform(s).

Biography,Documentary,History
Dateline: Saigon (2016)

How does a nation slip into war? Dateline-Saigon profiles the controversial reporting of five Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists -The New York Times' David Halberstam, the Associated Press'...

9.2/1095 min

Available in 2 platform(s).

Documentary,History
The Lessons of Hayti (2013)

The ''Lessons of Hayti'' is a one-hour documentary which examines the unique history of Black self-sufficiency and political power in the United States from its origins just following ...

9.2/1054 min

Available in 3 platform(s).

Documentary,History,Sport
Baseball (1994)

A documentary on the history of the sport with major topics including Afro-American players, player/team owner relations and the resilience of the game.

9.2/101140 min

Available in 3 platform(s).

Documentary,History
Eyes on the Prize (1987)

A documentary about the American Civil Rights Movement from 1952 to 1965.

9.2/10360 min

Available in 2 platform(s).

Documentary,History,War
The World at War (1973)

A groundbreaking 26-part documentary series narrated by the actor Laurence Olivier about the deadliest conflict in history, World War II.

9.2/1052 min

Available in 3 platform(s).

Biography,Documentary,History
The Last Dance (2020)

Charting the rise of the 1990's Chicago Bulls, led by Michael Jordan, one of the most notable dynasties in sports history.

9.1/10491 min

Available in 4 platform(s).

Documentary,History,Sport
Nuyorican Básquet (2017)

The dramatic story of Puerto Rico's 1979 National Basketball Team, whose players were mainly born or raised in New York.

9.1/10108 min

Available in 6 platform(s).

Documentary,History,War
The Vietnam War (2017)

A comprehensive history of the United States' involvement in the bitterly divisive armed conflict in Southeast Asia.

9.1/10990 min

Available in 7 platform(s).

Biography,Documentary,History
Edge of Obedience (2017)

Ahmad Zakii Anwar wants to paint the nude and other taboos in homeland Malaysia. The film touches on current issues in the Muslim world surrounding artistic expression and religious freedoms, through the personal journey of Malaysia's most internationally acclaimed artist.

9.1/1052 min

Available in 7 platform(s).

Documentary,History
Cartas para Angola (2012)

Brazil and Angola while on either side of the Atlantic Ocean have the same language, a common colonial past and many shared stories. In this film, correspondence is exchanged between these ...

9.1/1076 min

Available in 1 platform(s).

Documentary,History,News
The Children's War (2010)

A lost generation of Ugandan youth is the result of a 24 year long civil war, where a vicious rebel army leads a massive and coldly systematic child abduction machine.

9.1/1064 min

Available in 1 platform(s).

Documentary,History,War
The Civil War (1990)

A comprehensive survey of the American Civil War.

9.1/10680 min

Available in 6 platform(s).

A series featuring stories from former members of the Church of Scientology whose lives have been affected by the Church's harmful practices.

9/1047 min

Available in 10 platform(s).

Explore the history and flavors of regional Indian cuisine, from traditional Kashmiri feasts to the vegetarian dishes of Gujarat.

9/1045 min

Available in 3 platform(s).

Apocalypse: The Second World War(2009) is a six-part French documentary about the Second World War. The documentary is composed exclusively of actual footage of the war as filmed by war ...

9/10312 min

Available in 5 platform(s).

In the 1700's, while the glory of Venice was to the apex of its splendor but to the beginning of its express decline, Carlo Goldoni anticipated the French revolution renewing the European ...

9/1072 min

Available in 2 platform(s).

Documentary,History,War
The War (2007)

A seven-part series focusing on the many ways in which the Second World War impacted the lives of American families.

9/10124 min

Available in 4 platform(s).

Documentary,History,Music
The Pikme-Up (2006)

In the mid-1980's the coffeehouse movement in Los Angeles was beginning with wild promise. A tattered Hollywood storefront called The Pikme-up became the prototype for a new subculture that...

9/1072 min

Available in 1 platform(s).

Biography,Drama,History
Schindler's List (1993)

In German-occupied Poland during World War II, industrialist Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis.

9/10195 min

Available in 13 platform(s).

Members of Canada's Ukrainian community discuss the history and legacy of WWI internment camps.

8.9/1078 min

Available in 7 platform(s).

Colorized historical footage in ascending order of World War 1. Not only the relatively known Flanders and France battles, but also the generally unknown Italian-Austrian, ...

8.9/10260 min

Available in 4 platform(s).

Former Daily Show host and correspondent John Oliver brings his persona to this weekly news satire program.

8.9/1030 min

Available in 7 platform(s).

Biography,Documentary,History
Alumbrones (2013)

This documentary feature looks at the work and lives of twelve contemporary Cuban artists, living in Havana today. Through in-depth interviews, the film covers a diverse range of subjects ...

8.9/1075 min

Available in 2 platform(s).

Documentary,History,Music
The Creators (2012)

Born into separate areas of the formerly-segregated country, The Creators recraft history in their own artistic languages. Weaving through the lives of Faith47 (street art), Warongx (...

8.9/1089 min

Available in 5 platform(s).

Documentary,Family,History
Travel Thru History (2012)

Travel Thru History (or TTH for short) is a new educational/informational (E/I) series designed to spark interest and enthusiasm in viewers to learn about our country's rich and fascinating...

8.9/1029 min

Available in 3 platform(s).

This is a TV show about history as told by the Harley riding Stan Ellsworth, as he travels around the country on his bike.

8.9/1022 min

Available in 1 platform(s).

Documentary,History
Cut Poison Burn (2010)

The Film tells the grim tale of the half century War on Cancer and focuses on the character of Thomas Navarro. In 1999, the four year old boy was diagnosed with brain cancer and thrust into...

8.9/1092 min

Available in 6 platform(s).

Documentary,Family,History
Drive Thru History (2005)

David Stotts travels to various locations in the United States, Europe, and the Holyland explaining the history behind each place and how Christianity has changed it.

8.9/10\N min

Available in 1 platform(s).

Biography,Drama,History
I, Claudius (1976)

The history of the Roman Empire as experienced by one of its rulers.

8.9/10669 min

Available in 6 platform(s).

Drama,History,Music
Winter Begonia (2020)

The story sets in 30s which was a period of chaotic time for China. It mainly focuses on the relationship between the patriotic businessman Cheng Fengtai and Shang Xirui who was a Peking Opera actor.

8.8/1045 min

Available in 1 platform(s).

Biography,Documentary,History
Jeronimo (2019)

Born to Korean immigrant parents freed from indentured servitude in early twentieth century Mexico, Jerónimo Lim Kim joins the Cuban Revolution with his law school classmate Fidel Castro ...

8.8/1093 min

Available in 3 platform(s).

A journey through Italy's most beautiful and important UNESCO World Heritage sights.

8.8/10100 min

Available in 3 platform(s).

After returning home from battlefields in Iraq and Afghanistan, American soldiers are developing serious illnesses as a result of past exposure to open-air burn pits on their own military bases.

8.8/1055 min

Available in 4 platform(s).

Documentary,History,War
Okinawa: Urizun no ame (2015)

A major hit in Japanese theaters since its release in June, 'Okinawa: The Afterburn' is the first documentary film to provide a comprehensive picture of the 1945 Battle of Okinawa and the ...

8.8/10148 min

Available in 2 platform(s).

Documentary,History
Breaking Point (2015)

The worst ecological disaster in US history is quickly approaching, yet very little is being done to stop it. A casualty of the 'water wars' in the Southwest, California's largest lake is ...

8.8/1057 min

Available in 2 platform(s).

Documentary,Drama,History
The Breach (2014)

In creating The Breach I began to think of the symbiotic agreement Native Peoples had with salmon for millennia and how that has been compromised. There are hopeful restoration projects for...

8.8/1090 min

Available in 6 platform(s).

Biography,Documentary,History
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (2014)

A documentary that weaves together the stories of Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, three members of one of the most prominent and influential families in American politics.

8.8/10795 min

Available in 6 platform(s).

An emotional documentary about the last gay piano bar in the directors neighborhood of Silver Lake, it was the CHEERS for the older set. The film interweaves personal interviews and ...

8.8/1060 min

Available in 1 platform(s).

Like many in Nigeria, Shmuel consistently heard that the Igbo people were once Jews. When an Internet café opens in his town, he begins to research this further and starts a journey ...

8.8/1093 min

Available in 2 platform(s).

Drama,History,Romance
Dastaan (2010)

Bano and her fiance face the trials and tribulations caused by the 1947 Indian partition.

8.8/10\N min

Available in 1 platform(s).

A devoted community of artists, volunteers and patrons transform a politically subversive little neighborhood coffee house and restaurant into a unique American music institution.

8.8/1086 min

Available in 1 platform(s).

Biography,Documentary,History
30 for 30 (2009)

ESPN Films' 30 for 30 is an unprecedented documentary series featuring today's finest storytellers from inside and outside of the sports world. What started as a celebration of ESPN's 30th ...

8.8/1060 min

Available in 5 platform(s).

Comedy,Family,History
Horrible Histories (2003)

A group of British comedians show the sides of history they don't teach you in school. From the 'Savage Stone Age' to the 'Troublesome 20th Century', you see the full side to history.

8.8/1028 min

Available in 7 platform(s).

Narrated by award-winning actor Gary Sinise, WHEN WE LEFT EARTH is the incredible story of humankind's greatest adventure, as it happened, told by the people who were there. From the early ...

8.8/1048 min

Available in 3 platform(s).

A series of three documentaries about the use of fear for political gain.

8.8/10157 min

Available in 2 platform(s).

Story of the emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire, Lord Krishnadevaraya who presided over the empire at its zenith.

8.8/10216 min

Available in 2 platform(s).

Drama,History,Musical
Freedom of NC (2021)

The Jones family are enslaved at Somerset Plantation in Creswell, North Carolina in 1863. Sarah Jones (14) will lead her family on a land called REGUR where Black Kings and Queens RULE.

8.7/10137 min

Available in 6 platform(s).

Documentary,Drama,History
Dark Side of the Ring (2019)

From backstage controversies to mysterious deaths and unsolved homicides, this series explores the darkest stories from the golden age of professional wrestling, and tries to find truth at the intersection of fantasy and reality.

8.7/1060 min

Available in 4 platform(s).

A series of colorized archive footage of important events during World War II.

8.7/1050 min

Available in 1 platform(s).

Action,Drama,History
Mr. Sunshine (2018)

A young boy who ends up in the U.S. after the 1871 Shinmiyangyo incident returns to Korea at a historical turning point and falls for a noblewoman.

8.7/1080 min

Available in 1 platform(s).

Adventure,Fantasy,History
The Taoism Grandmaster (2018)

8.7/1046 min

Available in 5 platform(s).

Documentary,History,News
We Are One (2017)

In Peace We Trust. This documentary shows us how animal rights and human rights & the environment are all related. And the diverse effects that they have on each other and the planet. We ...

8.7/1086 min

Available in 4 platform(s).

Biography,Drama,History
The Crown (2016)

Follows the political rivalries and romance of Queen Elizabeth II's reign and the events that shaped the second half of the twentieth century.

8.7/1058 min

Available in 1 platform(s).

This documentary outlines how the new environmental law can affect the whole Brazilian ecosystem, specially the water sources.

8.7/1078 min

Available in 3 platform(s).

A series examining entrepreneurship and technological advances in the U.S.

8.7/10\N min

Available in 5 platform(s).

Documentary,History
They Are We (2014)

Can a family separated by the transatlantic slave trade sing and dance its way back together? In Perico, Cuba is an Afro-Cuban group that has kept alive songs and dances brought aboard a ...

8.7/1077 min

Available in 3 platform(s).

Dame Penelope Keith visits England's picturesque villages to see how they're holding up in the 21st century. For the most part, she finds them quirky, resilient, and, well, picturesque.

8.7/10\N min

Available in 3 platform(s).

What is rock & roll success? How is it measured? The story of Drivin N Cryin, a band that has enjoyed a loyal following for nearly 30 years in the southeast, but remains unknown to the rest of the world, is examined for clues and answers.

8.7/10116 min

Available in 5 platform(s).

Mumbai. India. In a country often described as Football's last untapped frontier, two children are selected from a possible 1700 hopefuls for a once in a lifetime opportunity. To be taken ...

8.7/1053 min

Available in 5 platform(s).

Documentary,History,War
A Very Short War (2010)

"A VERY SHORT WAR" is a deeply personal story, exploring the ramifications of loss. It follows the short life of early Australian aviator, Cliff Carpenter, using his narrative as a template...

8.7/1055 min

Available in 3 platform(s).

Action,Drama,History
Chuno (2010)

Dae-gil is the leader of a group of slave hunters that are hired to find a runaway slave named Tae-ha, who was once a great warrior.

8.7/10\N min

Available in 2 platform(s).

Documentary,History,War
WWII in HD (2009)

Follow the lives of soldiers who lived World War II, through previously unseen color footage.

8.7/1060 min

Available in 9 platform(s).

Documentary,History,War
World War II in Colour (2009)

Recounts the events of world War II in color.

8.7/10663 min

Available in 2 platform(s).

Documentary,History
Victorian Farm (2009)

Victorian Farm historical observational documentary series following a team who live the life of Victorian Farmers for a year. Wearing period clothes and using only the materials that would...

8.7/1060 min

Available in 4 platform(s).

Recalls the two week manhunt for John Wilkes Booth, the actor who shot and killed President Abraham Lincoln at Fords Theater in April 1865.

8.7/10\N min

Available in 1 platform(s).

Documentary,History
The Universe (2007)

This educational show explores many scientific questions and topics about the universe (Big Bang, the Sun, the planets, black holes, other galaxies, astrobiology etc.) through latest CGI, data and interviews with scientists.

8.7/1045 min

Available in 9 platform(s).

Action,Drama,History
Rome (2005)

A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.

8.7/1052 min

Available in 10 platform(s).

A fascinating view of the largest World's Fair in history held in 1904. Hundreds of images, early film footage, and engaging interviews bring to life stories of dog-eating tribes on exhibit...

8.7/10116 min

Available in 5 platform(s).

Documentary,History,Mystery
History Detectives (2003)

Researchers identify how historical significance gathered them into wondering how past events occurred.

8.7/1060 min

Available in 5 platform(s).

A documentary that explores man's enduring fascination with the vampire legend by examining historical accounts, literary works, and as they are portrayed in film and television.

8.7/10\N min

Available in 13 platform(s).

Documentary,History,War
Battlefield (1995)

Major battles of World War II are recounted in depth.

8.7/10\N min

Available in 1 platform(s).

Documentary,Family,History
Really Wild Animals (1993)

Kids join a wild African safari with Spin, National Geographic's animated globe-on-the-go to experience the amazing ways that animals like cheetahs, crocodiles, rhinos and elephants survive...

8.7/1022 min

Available in 2 platform(s).

Documentary,History,War
Shoah (1985)

Claude Lanzmann's epic documentary recounts the story of the Holocaust through interviews with witnesses - perpetrators as well as survivors.

8.7/10566 min

Available in 4 platform(s).

Biography,Drama,History
Elizabeth R (1971)

When Elizabeth Tudor comes to the throne, her (male) advisers know she has to marry. Doesn't she? Thus starts a decades-long political/ matrimonial game, during an age of high passions and high achievement.

8.7/1085 min

Available in 3 platform(s).

Drama,History,Romance
You Are My Sunshine (2021)

The affectionate story of the lifelong romance between Tom and Joe, from their first humble meeting in the 1970s, a world only just waking up to homosexuality, through to their heartbreaking final days, decades later.

8.7/10\N min

Available in 2 platform(s).

Adventure,Documentary,History
Godspeed, Los Polacos! (2020)

8.7/1088 min

Available in 7 platform(s).

The Untold Story of Hockey Legends

8.6/1090 min

Available in 1 platform(s).

Documentary,History
Chasing the Moon (2019)

An unprecedented look at the decade-long odyssey to land a man on the moon that pulls back the curtain on the familiar narrative of the moonshot that we think we know, revealing a ...

8.6/10342 min

Available in 5 platform(s).

8.6/10\N min

Available in 10 platform(s).

"America's War on Drugs" is an immersive trip through the last five decades, uncovering how the CIA, obsessed with keeping America safe in the fight against communism, allied itself with the mafia and foreign drug traffickers.

8.6/10480 min

Available in 10 platform(s).

Documentary,History,War
Remember Pearl Harbor (2016)

Narrated by Tom Selleck: Sunday, December 7, 1941 was a beautiful morning on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. A few sailors and soldiers were already up and playing a game of football near ...

8.6/1081 min

Available in 6 platform(s).

Documentary,History
East LA Interchange (2015)

East LA Interchange follows the evolution of working-class, immigrant Boyle Heights from multicultural to predominantly Latino and a center of Mexican-American culture. Boyle Heights was ...

8.6/1057 min

Available in 12 platform(s).

A reunion 40 years in the making. After decades of wondering what became of their combat interpreter, a group of U.S. Navy SEALs attempts to find Nguyen Hoang Minh, left behind in the ...

8.6/10105 min

Available in 14 platform(s).

Chasing American Legends follows the dynamic Green family and comedian Brad Stine, as well as other special guests in their investigations of America's heroes, legends, and legacies.

8.6/10\N min

Available in 2 platform(s).

Documentary,History,Mystery
A Question of Humanity (2014)

A young Ugandan woman emerges as an unlikely heroine as she races against time to save the next generation of her people from a mysterious, deadly disease that is attacking thousands of children leaving them in a zombie-like state.

8.6/1064 min

Available in 2 platform(s).

The story of the Writers Guild of America strike of 2007-08 that pitted Hollywood's writers against the major studios.

8.6/1086 min

Available in 8 platform(s).

Biography,Documentary,History
Pershing's Last Patriot (2013)

Frank Buckles, a humble man who found himself in extraordinary places. He fought during WWI. In the 20's and 30's, he sailed the world. In the 40's, he was a prisoner during WWII. In the 50...

8.6/1097 min

Available in 6 platform(s).

Documentary,History
Flake and Flames (2013)

Flake & Flames is a fantastic adventure in to the Kustom Kulture movement around the globe. The filmmakers seek out the hottest Kustom Kulture spots in U.S, and Europe. If you are new to ...

8.6/1080 min

Available in 4 platform(s).

Documentary,History
Natural Curiosities (2013)

David Attenborough presents a collection of his favourite natural curiosities found throughout the animal kingdom from armoured giants to crafty insects.

8.6/10\N min

Available in 5 platform(s).

Crime,Documentary,History
Raid of the Rainbow Lounge (2012)

A full length documentary film recounting the events surrounding the widely publicized and controversial raid of a Fort Worth, Texas gay bar in 2009. Following a sordid aftermath, Fort ...

8.6/10103 min

Available in 5 platform(s).

Adventure,Documentary,History
Symphony of the Soil (2012)

Drawing from ancient knowledge and cutting edge science, Symphony of the Soil is an artistic exploration of the miraculous substance soil. By understanding the elaborate relationships and ...

8.6/10103 min

Available in 1 platform(s).

Biography,Documentary,History
Green Guild (2011)

A Documentary of the everyday life of a medical marijuana dispensary in Los Angeles, CA.

8.6/1045 min

Available in 5 platform(s).

Featuring Jaeson Ma, MC Jin, Van Ness Wu, MC Hammer. '1040' focuses on the rapid socioeconomic expansion in Asia and the significant shift of religious landscape in an area known as the '10...

8.6/1078 min

Available in 2 platform(s).

Crime,Documentary,History
Youngstown: Still Standing (2010)

Youngstown, Ohio is a city with a negative reputation. It has been called Steel Town, Crime Town USA & Murder Town Ohio, but these days, residents just call it Ytown. This documentary ...

8.6/1089 min

Available in 2 platform(s).

The history of Hollywood film from the medium's invention to the birth of the New Hollywood in 1970.

8.6/10\N min

Available in 3 platform(s).

Documentary,Drama,History
The Great War (2010)

This twelve hour-long documentary depicts the most important events and battles of World War II on the Eastern Front. The series illustrate the history of the war by means of ...

8.6/1050 min

Available in 3 platform(s).

Crime,Drama,History
Boardwalk Empire (2010)

An Atlantic City politician plays both sides of the law by conspiring with gangsters during the Prohibition era.

8.6/1055 min

Available in 10 platform(s).

The history of the U.S. National Parks system, including the initial ideas which led to the world's first national parks and the expansion of the system over 150 years.

8.6/10120 min

Available in 6 platform(s).

Biography,Drama,History
The Great Queen Seondeok (2009)

Story of Queen Seondeok who was born a princess, brought up among commoners and overcame many trials to become the ruler of Silla.

8.6/1060 min

Available in 2 platform(s).

The Internationally Multi-Award Winning Feaure In the Shadow of the Palms is the Only documentary filmed in Iraq prior to, during, and after the fall of Saddam Hussein. It documents the ...

8.6/1090 min

Available in 1 platform(s).

Crime,Drama,History
Deadwood (2004)

A show set in the late 1800s, revolving around the characters of Deadwood, South Dakota; a town of deep corruption and crime.

8.6/1055 min

Available in 10 platform(s).

Documentary,History,War
The First World War (2003)

A comprehensive survey of the history of World War I.

8.6/10500 min

Available in 7 platform(s).

Documentary,History,Music
Jazz (2001)

A survey of the musical form's history and major talents.

8.6/10114 min

Available in 6 platform(s).

Dramatized portrayal of the Apollo manned space program.

8.6/1060 min

Available in 9 platform(s).

Documentary,History
My Classic Car (1997)

Dennis Gage travels around North America, and occasionally overseas, visiting car shows and meeting interesting collectors with all sorts of cool vehicles.

8.6/1030 min

Available in 7 platform(s).

A nine part series depicting the varying fortunes of four friends, Nicky, Geordie, Mary, and Tosker, from the optimistic times of 1964 to the uncertainties of 1995. Taking nine pivotal ...

8.6/10623 min

Available in 2 platform(s).

Biography,Documentary,History
American Experience (1987)

A series showcasing documentaries on American history.

8.6/1060 min

Available in 9 platform(s).

Action,Drama,History
Babruvahana (1977)

Tells the story of Babruvahana, son of Arjuna and the events that eventually lead to a battle between them.

8.6/10160 min

Available in 2 platform(s).

Drama,History,War
Secret Army (1977)

During World War II, a Belgian resistance movement called Lifeline, based in Brussels, organises the return of Allied airmen who have been shot down by the Luftwaffe to the United Kingdom.

8.6/1050 min

Available in 2 platform(s).

Documentary,History
America (1972)

An account of the birth and development of the United States.

8.6/1060 min

Available in 1 platform(s).

Drama,History,Mystery
Masterpiece Classic (1971)

An anthology drama series featuring primarily British productions.

8.6/10\N min

Available in 6 platform(s).

Documentary,History
Uncle Tom (2020)

An oral history of the American black conservative.

8.5/10106 min

Available in 10 platform(s).

Seen by over 120 million people worldwide one of the world's most popular musicals. Now cinema audiences can experience a live broadcast of the musical phenomenon which broke box office records and sold out its entire 16-week season.

8.5/10145 min

Available in 7 platform(s).

An alternative history version of one of the Three kingdoms era plots focusing on the rivalry between the last Han emperor and Cao family.

8.5/10\N min

Available in 1 platform(s).

Four days before the outbreak of World War ll, Dr. Wilhelm Reich - a prominent Austrian psychiatrist, physician and outspoken anti-Nazi - arrived in New York with a teaching visa from the ...

8.5/10110 min

Available in 1 platform(s).

This series tells world history through a few major dates, revisited through the prism of memory. Driven by the accessible and passionate delivery of historian Patrick Boucheron, history ...

8.5/10\N min

Available in 5 platform(s).

Adventure,Documentary,History
Dinosaurs in the Outback (2016)

Dinosaurs in the Outback features the often dramatic evidence which proves that Australia was once a place where dinosaurs roamed in vast numbers.

8.5/1043 min

Available in 5 platform(s).

Documentary,History
A Wing and a Prayer (2015)

A Wing and a Prayer tells the virtually unknown story of the Al Schwimmer-led secret, illegal operation to give the newborn Jewish state a chance to survive. The film features an exclusive ...

8.5/1060 min

Available in 6 platform(s).

Documentary,History
Shadow Nation (2015)

The journey of a group of renowned Rock musicians, led by George Lynch (Dokken/Lynch Mob) on a journey of discovery through music; exposing the injustices done to native Americans.

8.5/1067 min

Available in 5 platform(s).

Action,Drama,History
The Last Kingdom (2015)

As Alfred the Great defends his kingdom from Norse invaders, Uhtred - born a Saxon but raised by Vikings - seeks to claim his ancestral birthright.

8.5/1060 min

Available in 6 platform(s).

Biography,Documentary,History
Children of the Light (2014)

A documentary on the life story of Desmond Tutu and his journey during the crucial years of anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa.

8.5/1092 min

Available in 7 platform(s).

Drama,History
The Knick (2014)

A look at the professional and personal lives of the staff at New York's Knickerbocker Hospital during the early part of the twentieth century.

8.5/1058 min

Available in 9 platform(s).

Black and White and Dead All Over is an in-depth look at the newspaper industry as it struggles to remain financially viable and to keep the presses rolling. Through the voices of prominent...

8.5/1084 min

Available in 3 platform(s).

Action,Drama,History
The Empress Ki (2013)

A Korea-born warrior girl had to be a servant at the Mongol Yuan court but somehow overcame her low status to become an empress in another land.

8.5/10\N min

Available in 2 platform(s).

Biography,Documentary,History
The Men Who Built America (2012)

Miniseries shines a spotlight on the influential builders, dreamers and believers whose feats transformed the United States, a nation decaying from the inside after the Civil War, into the ...

8.5/10120 min

Available in 9 platform(s).

Harvard educator Henry Louis Gates Jr. hosts this enlightening PBS series that examines "the DNA of American culture" through an extensive discovery of the ancestors of today's celebrities....

8.5/1053 min

Available in 8 platform(s).

Chronicles the lives of a group of midwives living in East London in the late-1950s to mid-1960s.

8.5/1060 min

Available in 8 platform(s).

Oliver Stone 's re-examination of under-reported events in American history.

8.5/1058 min

Available in 5 platform(s).

At a certain distance, the Berlenga Island reveals the only evidence of human presence, the tall tower of its lighthouse. Berlenga is a very small island near the Portuguese shore and has ...

8.5/1098 min

Available in 1 platform(s).

Drama,History,Musical
Billy Bishop Goes to War (2010)

Pajama-clad and elderly, WWI Flying Ace Billy Bishop wanders around his relic-filled attic reminiscing about his battle years.

8.5/1086 min

Available in 1 platform(s).

Sergeant R. Lee Ermey tells of the historical value and origin of the worlds most prevelant guns and other military weaponry!

8.5/1060 min

Available in 2 platform(s).

Biography,Drama,History
John Adams (2008)

The life of one of the USA's Founding Fathers, its second President, and his role in the nation's first 50 years.

8.5/1071 min

Available in 10 platform(s).

Documentary,History
The Story of India (2007)

Michael Wood visits places and interviews experts all over India to cover the great chapters of the subcontinent's history.

8.5/1055 min

Available in 1 platform(s).

Biography,Documentary,History
The Presidents (2005)

A historical compendium of the 42 men who have served as the chief executive of the United States taking us from George Washington to George W. Bush. Each segment discusses the highlights and often lowlights of the men who have served.

8.5/1045 min

Available in 3 platform(s).

At the Winter Olympics of 1980, after two tense weeks amidst growing Cold War fears, the U.S. Olympic hockey team found themselves playing improbably against the legendary unbeatable Soviet...

8.5/1060 min

Available in 2 platform(s).

Animation,Documentary,History
Walking with Dinosaurs (1999)

Documentary-style series about the era of the dinosaurs, mixing real locations and CGI.

8.5/1030 min

Available in 4 platform(s).

Action,Drama,History
Kaalapani (1996)

Govardhan, a doctor by profession, is wrongly accused of bombing a train and is jailed by the British in Cellular Jail, also known as Kala Pani, in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. He witnesses the sufferings of hundreds of Indian prisoners there.

8.5/10178 min

Available in 2 platform(s).

Documentary,History
Time Team (1994)

A group of archaeologists have 3 days to discover historical artifacts in different sites around Britain.

8.5/1055 min

Available in 5 platform(s).

The story of Winston Churchill's life between 1929, when he lost his cabinet position, and 1939, when he joined Great Britain's War Cabinet - a period he described as the most difficult in his life.

8.5/1060 min

Available in 1 platform(s).

Action,Drama,History
Danger UXB (1979)

Brian Ash is a young lieutenant who is assigned to a UXB unit in the early days of World War II. UXB (UneXploded Bomb) is the signal that an aerial bomb has not exploded. Ash's job is to ...

8.5/1060 min

Available in 2 platform(s).

Biography,Drama,History
Jesus of Nazareth (1977)

Beginning before the Nativity and extending through the Crucifixion and Resurrection, this mini-series brings to life all of the sweeping drama in the life of Jesus, as told by the Gospels.

8.5/10382 min

Available in 11 platform(s).

Set in Gallowshields on Tyneside between the 2 World Wars, this story follows the life of ex-sergeant Jack Ford and the Seaton family as they deal with the aftermath of the Great War, the Great 1920s Depression and trade union activists.

8.5/1050 min

Available in 1 platform(s).

8.5/1030 min

Available in 1 platform(s).

Documentary,Drama,History
The Trouble with Wolves (2018)

Death threats, court battles, and an iconic endangered species in the middle, The Trouble With Wolves takes an up close look at the most heated and controversial wildlife conservation ...

8.4/1057 min

Available in 11 platform(s).

Biography,Drama,History
Hamilton (2020)

The real life of one of America's foremost founding fathers and first Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton. Captured live on Broadway from the Richard Rodgers Theater with the original Broadway cast.

8.4/10160 min

Available in 1 platform(s).

Biography,Documentary,History
Motherload (2019)

Motherload is a crowdsourced documentary about a new mom's quest to understand and promote the cargo bike movement in a gas-powered, digital and divided world. As Liz explores the ...

8.4/1081 min

Available in 2 platform(s).

Biography,Documentary,History
The Field Afar (2019)

The life story of Vincent Capodanno, a Catholic Priest who received the Medal of Honor for his valor as a chaplain to the Marine Corps during some of the most harrowing battles of the Vietnam war.

8.4/1052 min

Available in 3 platform(s).

Food will tell the unknown stories of innovation and rivalries behind food industry tycoons Milton Hershey, John and Will Kellogg, Henry Heinz, C.W. Post, the McDonald brothers and more.

8.4/1043 min

Available in 9 platform(s).

The Pacific War in Color immerses viewers in a graphic and dramatic look through an unfiltered lens.

8.4/10\N min

Available in 8 platform(s).

Drama,History,Romance
Tian sheng chang ge (2018)

The story of power, desire, lust and love among people of different kingdoms in ancient China. No matter who you are, you have to rise from the mud to become The Great Phoenix.

8.4/1060 min

Available in 1 platform(s).

The birth of the church. Follow the small band of early Christian believers as they boldly proclaim Christ and His message in the face of great opposition resulting in the growth of the ...

8.4/1070 min

Available in 3 platform(s).

Biography,Documentary,History
Man in Red Bandana (2017)

This is a story of how the courageous and selfless actions of one man can touch and inspire thousands. A documentary about Welles Remy Crowther, who saved at least ten people on September 11, 2001 at the cost of his own life.

8.4/1085 min

Available in 8 platform(s).

Soundbreaking explores the history of recorded music. Featuring more than 150 original interviews, the series charts a century's worth of innovation and experimentation, and offers a behind-the-scenes look at the birth of brand new sounds.

8.4/10\N min

Available in 8 platform(s).

Animation,Family,History
Points de Repères (2016)

What would we currently be without Copernicus or Darwin? What would Europe be if Churchill had not gone to war with the Nazis, or if the Fall of the Berlin Wall had not happened? A grain of...

8.4/1026 min

Available in 2 platform(s).

Documentary,History
Raise the Roof (2015)

They set out to reconstruct a lost synagogue. They recovered a lost world.

8.4/1085 min

Available in 1 platform(s).

BOUNCE is a feature documentary that takes us to the far reaches of the globe and the deep recesses of our ancient past to answer the question: Why do we play ball?

8.4/1076 min

Available in 5 platform(s).

Documentary,Drama,History
Sweethearts of the Gridiron (2015)

On September 12, 1940, when they took the field for the first time, the Rangerettes made history, and changed the future of football halftime entertainment across Texas and the United States.

8.4/1087 min

Available in 1 platform(s).

In How 2 Win, we'll examine thousands of secret tactics that can boost your odds in almost everything. Did you know you could become a better public speaker...by carrying a lucky coin?

8.4/10\N min

Available in 4 platform(s).

Documentary,Family,History
Christmas Through the Decades (2015)

Christmas Through the Decades explores the traditions, fads, and gifts of Christmases past. Each episode includes interviews from pop culture experts and celebrities and covers popular ...

8.4/10\N min

Available in 3 platform(s).

On a tenuous border with China, the vanishing medieval culture of Mustang is where a man's wealth is measured in horses and riding is as elemental as breathing. TALKING TO THE AIR tells the...

8.4/1058 min

Available in 4 platform(s).

Biography,Documentary,History
The Salt of the Earth (2014)

The life and work of photographer Sebastião Salgado, who has spent forty years documenting deprived societies in hidden corners of the world.

8.4/10110 min

Available in 11 platform(s).

Adventure,Documentary,History
Who Owns Water (2014)

There's a lot at stake on a few big, slow, brown rivers in the Deep South. The Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin (ACF) is becoming the canary-in-the-coal mine for a looming East ...

8.4/1051 min

Available in 2 platform(s).

Documentary,History
How We Got to Now (2014)

Explores the power and the legacy of great ideas.

8.4/10360 min

Available in 6 platform(s).

Documentary,History
Memory of the Camps (2014)

Cameramen from Britain's Army Film Unit capture footage of concentration camps in German in 1945.

8.4/1070 min

Available in 3 platform(s).

Documentary,History
Capitalism (2014)

In the early days of the system, that came to be known as Capitalism, political economists of all stripes struggled to understand the laws that govern the flow of capital - and of ...

8.4/1052 min

Available in 2 platform(s).

Biography,Documentary,History
Her Aim Is True (2013)

Before Leibovitz, there was Jini... Her Aim Is True brings together musicians and rock photographers in an inspiring and unforgettable journey revealing unlikely rock 'n' roll photographer,...

8.4/1070 min

Available in 3 platform(s).

Biography,Documentary,History
Harlem Street Singer (2013)

Tells the little-known story of Reverend Gary Davis, the great American ragtime, blues and gospel guitarist. Tracing his journey from the tobacco warehouses of the rural south to the ...

8.4/1076 min

Available in 5 platform(s).

Action,Drama,History
Generation War (2013)

Five friends go out to war and promise each other to be back for Christmas.

8.4/10270 min

Available in 8 platform(s).

There is one vibratory field that connects all things. It has been called Akasha, Logos, the primordial OM, the music of the spheres, the Higgs field, dark energy, and a thousand other names throughout history.

8.4/10122 min

Available in 13 platform(s).

Documentary,History,War
Honor Flight (2012)

Honor Flight chronicles a community coming together to honor World War II veterans. The film follows a team of Midwest volunteers as they race against the clock to send every local WWII veterans to see the memorials built in their honor.

8.4/1082 min

Available in 2 platform(s).

Documentary,History,Music
How We Played the Revolution (2012)

It was the year 1984 when a group of architects decided to organize a one night music band as a New Year's party joke in Kaunas, Lithuania. The joke proved to be so good that rumors about ...

8.4/1070 min

Available in 2 platform(s).

Comedy,Documentary,History
The Entertainers (2012)

A heartwarming comedy about six piano players striving to win the World Championship of Old-Time Piano (mostly ragtime). With brilliant showmanship and skill these competitors vie for the ...

8.4/1091 min

Available in 3 platform(s).

Documentary,History,News
Peace Out (2011)

Peace Out seeks to engage those of us who do not connect our daily decisions with global land use issues. It focuses on the North Western Canadian wilderness, however the issues are ...

8.4/1080 min

Available in 1 platform(s).

Documentary,History
Bom (2011)

Malana, a remote village in the Himalayas, isolated from outside civilization for thousands of years has been fostering a primitive existence in harmony with nature and a unique model of ...

8.4/10117 min

Available in 6 platform(s).

A comprehensive history of the medium and art of motion pictures.

8.4/1060 min

Available in 5 platform(s).

Everything around us has a story to tell. Shoes, cans, string, mirrors; everything we see and touch has an epic tale of how it came to be invented or discovered, and the dramatic moments ...

8.4/1088 min

Available in 1 platform(s).

Drama,History,Romance
Empresses in the Palace (2011)

Grand story of the inner workings of the harem of classic China.

8.4/1090 min

Available in 2 platform(s).

Documentary,History,War
Chosin (2010)

After 60 years of silence, the survivors of the Chosin Reservoir Campaign of the Korean War take us on an emotional and heart-pounding journey through one of the most savage battles in American history.

8.4/1086 min

Available in 1 platform(s).

A hundred sixty miles off the coast of Baja California, a team of world-class anglers will land one of the most challenging fish imaginable: the great white shark. Unlike any other catch ...

8.4/1050 min

Available in 4 platform(s).

Using the reflections and analysis of many renowned intellectuals, this documentary draws a portrait of neoliberal ideology and examines the various mechanisms used to impose its dictates throughout the world.

8.4/10160 min

Available in 1 platform(s).

Documentary,History,Music
The Singing Revolution (2006)

Most people don't think about singing when they think about revolutions. But song was the weapon of choice when, between 1986 and 1991, Estonians sought to free themselves from decades of ...

8.4/1094 min

Available in 4 platform(s).

A group of historians and archaeologists prepare a Tudor feast as it would have been over 400 years ago, including the use of period clothes, recipes from the era, food sourced from the land and the absence of modern conveniences.

8.4/1059 min

Available in 1 platform(s).

Where Did It Come From? assesses the earliest examples of human ingenuity and examines their relationships to today's popular inventions.

8.4/1060 min

Available in 3 platform(s).

Comedy,Documentary,History
Mail Call (2002)

Former U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant R. Lee Ermey answers viewers' questions about military technology.

8.4/1030 min

Available in 1 platform(s).

Documentary,History,War
The West (1996)

Stephen Ives' "The West" is a PBS 4-Video Series co-produced by Ken Burns: - "Death Runs Riot" 85 min. - "Fight No More Forever" 85 min. - "Ghost Dance" 58 min. - "The People" 82 min.

8.4/10537 min

Available in 3 platform(s).

Biography,Drama,History
Braveheart (1995)

When his secret bride is executed for assaulting an English soldier who tried to rape her, William Wallace begins a revolt against King Edward I of England.

8.4/10178 min

Available in 12 platform(s).

A 13-part documentary mini-series (directed by Chris Marker) on the significance of ancient Greek culture in the creation of the modern Western Civilization.

8.4/10340 min

Available in 1 platform(s).

Drama,History,Romance
The Jewel in the Crown (1984)

The British Raj: though their position seems secure, thoughtful English men and women know that "their" time in India is coming to an end. The story begins with an unjust arrest for rape, ...

8.4/10778 min

Available in 1 platform(s).

Comedy,History,War
'Allo 'Allo! (1982)

In France during World War II, Rene Artois runs a small café where Resistance fighters, Gestapo men, German Army officers and escaped Allied POWs interact daily, ignorant of one another's true identity or presence, exasperating Rene.

8.4/1045 min

Available in 3 platform(s).