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Best movies — histoire on Netflix : our Top 20

At Stream Tracker, we’ve put together a concise selection of the best History films currently available on Netflix. We focus on titles that offer compelling storytelling, thoughtful treatment of historical events, or a strong cultural perspective. Each pick includes a short synopsis and up-to-date availability information for Netflix in your region. Catalogues change regularly, so we update this page to reflect new arrivals and departures — check the individual entries for the latest details.

Updated on 02/09/2026

#01
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

2007 · Julie Taymor

A chance reunion with Gwen Stacy propels Brooklyn’s young Spider-Man into the Multiverse, where he encounters the Spider Society — a coalition of spider-powered heroes tasked with defending reality itself. When the group fractures over how to confront a dangerous new threat, Miles finds himself opposed to his fellow Spiders and must strike out on his own to protect the people he loves.

With Evan Rachel Wood, Jim Sturgess, Joe Anderson, Dana Fuchs, Martin Luther McCoy, T.V. Carpio and Spencer Liff

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#02
The Trial of the Chicago 7
The Trial of the Chicago 7

2020 · Aaron Sorkin

A demonstration intended to remain peaceful erupted into a brutal confrontation with police, precipitating one of the most notorious trials in history.

With Eddie Redmayne, Sacha Baron Cohen, Mark Rylance, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Frank Langella, Jeremy Strong and John Carroll Lynch

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#03
Apollo 13
Apollo 13

1995 · Ron Howard

In 1970, a critical malfunction turns an Apollo lunar expedition into a desperate survival mission, leaving Commander Jim Lovell and his crewmates stranded more than 200,000 miles from Earth. With the Moon landing abandoned, the astronauts and Mission Control must improvise, conserve dwindling supplies and devise bold technical fixes in a tense, high-stakes effort to bring the crew home—a pulse-pounding story of ingenuity and bravery.

With Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon, Gary Sinise, Ed Harris, Kathleen Quinlan and Roger Corman

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#04
Glory
Glory

1989 · Edward Zwick

Robert Gould Shaw is appointed to lead the Union's first volunteer regiment of Black soldiers, struggling to forge unity and courage among his men while confronting entrenched racism within his own army and the fierce hostility of the Confederacy.

With Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes, Morgan Freeman, Jihmi Kennedy, Andre Braugher and John Finn

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#05
Blue Jay
Blue Jay

2023 · Georgia Oakley

Back in their tiny California hometown by chance, two former high‑school sweethearts run into each other and revisit the memories, regrets and lingering what‑ifs of their shared past.

With Rosy McEwen, Kerrie Hayes, Lucy Halliday, Lydia Page, Stacy Abalogun, Amy Booth-Steel and Aoife Kennan

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#06
The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die
The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die

2023 · Edward Bazalgette

After King Edward's death, Uhtred of Bebbanburg and his loyal companions traverse a fractured realm, fighting foes and forging alliances as they strive to reunify England.

With Alexander Dreymon, Mark Rowley, Arnas Fedaravicius, Harry Gilby, Laurie Davidson, Cavan Clerkin and James Northcote

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#07
The Six Triple Eight
The Six Triple Eight

2024 · Tyler Perry

Set against the backdrop of World War II, the U.S. Army’s only all-Black, all-female battalion is handed an extraordinary assignment: they must sort through a three-year backlog of seventeen million undelivered letters and packages meant for American soldiers—and complete the task in just six months.

With Kerry Washington, Sam Waterston, Susan Sarandon, Oprah Winfrey, Ebony Obsidian, Milauna Jackson and Kylie Jefferson

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#08
The Swedish Connection
The Swedish Connection

2026 · Thérèse Ahlbeck

Gösta Engzell, a largely overlooked official in Sweden’s Foreign Ministry during World War II, quietly used diplomatic channels to save thousands of lives, turning his country’s declared neutrality into an unexpected moral force. His determined challenge to bureaucratic indifference changed policy and left a durable humanitarian legacy.

With Henrik Dorsin, Sissela Benn, Jonas Karlsson, Johan Glans, Olle Jansson, Oscar Töringe and Loa Falkman

#09
The Other Boleyn Girl
The Other Boleyn Girl

2008 ·

Set amid the upheaval of a decisive era in European history, this lavish, sensuous drama unfolds a world of courtly scheming, illicit longing and bitter treachery. Two Boleyn sisters, Anne and Mary, propelled by their family’s unyielding thirst for advancement, find themselves locked in a dangerous rivalry as they compete for the favor of the charismatic, tempestuous King Henry VIII.

With Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson, Eric Bana, Jim Sturgess, Mark Rylance, Kristin Scott Thomas and David Morrissey

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#10
Mixed by Erry
Mixed by Erry

2023 · Sydney Sibilia

In 1980s Naples, three brothers parlay a backyard cassette hobby into a sprawling bootleg mixtape network that fills clubs, streets and car radios with their sound — but as money, fame and outside pressures grow, rivalries, corruption and shifting music scenes ignite betrayals that bring their empire crashing down.

With Luigi D'Oriano, Giuseppe Arena, Emanuele Palumbo, Francesco Di Leva, Cristiana Dell'Anna, Adriano Pantaleo and Chiara Celotto

#11
The Insider
The Insider

1999 · Michael Mann

A laboratory chemist volunteers to appear on a prime-time 60 Minutes investigation into the tobacco industry and is soon targeted by a ruthless campaign to discredit him, jeopardizing his career, relationships, and safety as he fights to expose the truth.

With Al Pacino, Russell Crowe, Christopher Plummer, Diane Venora, Philip Baker Hall, Lindsay Crouse and Debi Mazar

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#12
She Walks in Darkness
She Walks in Darkness

2025 · Agustín Díaz Yanes

A young operative severs her past to go undercover inside ETA, risking everything and her life to track down the group's safe houses across southern France.

With Susana Abaitua, Andrés Gertrúdix, Iraia Elias, Ariadna Gil, Raúl Arévalo, Anartz Zuazua and Jaime Chávarri

#13
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man

2026 · Tom Harper

When his estranged son is drawn into a Nazi conspiracy, exiled gangster Tommy Shelby must return to Birmingham to protect his family and confront a threat to the nation.

With Cillian Murphy, Tim Roth, Rebecca Ferguson, Barry Keoghan, Sophie Rundle, Stephen Graham and Ned Dennehy

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#14
Rustin
Rustin

2023 · George C. Wolfe

Bayard Rustin, a behind-the-scenes strategist, confronts both racial prejudice and anti-gay hostility while orchestrating the 1963 March on Washington. Against resistance from society and skeptics within the movement, his tactical brilliance helps reshape the struggle for racial equality.

With Colman Domingo, Aml Ameen, Glynn Turman, Chris Rock, Gus Halper, Johnny Ramey and CCH Pounder

#15
The Round Up
The Round Up

2010 · Roselyne Bosch

A rigorously researched, historically grounded dramatization that reconstructs the 1942 Vel' d'Hiv roundup and the circumstances leading up to it as well as its immediate aftermath.

With Jean Reno, Mélanie Laurent, Gad Elmaleh, Raphaëlle Agogué, Sylvie Testud, Hugo Leverdez and Oliver Cywie

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#16
Against the Ice
Against the Ice

2022 · Peter Flinth

Stranded on Greenland's ice in 1909, two members of a Danish expedition must endure brutal cold, dwindling supplies and rising tensions as they battle to stay alive.

With Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Joe Cole, Charles Dance, Heida Reed, Gísli Örn Garðarsson, Sam Redford and Diarmaid Murtagh

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#17
A House of Dynamite
A House of Dynamite

2024 · Bolanle Austen-Peters

A single missile of unknown origin is fired toward the United States, sparking a high-stakes scramble—political, military and diplomatic—to identify the culprit and decide how to respond.

With Femi Branch, Mike Afolarin, Funke Akindele, Femi Adebayo, Ibrahim Chatta, Toyin Abraham and Jide 'JBlaze' Oyegbile

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#18
Nobody Knows I'm Here
Nobody Knows I'm Here

2024 · Walter Salles

On a secluded sheep ranch in Chile, Memo conceals a luminous singing voice behind a life of isolation and small, glittering flourishes. Haunted by old wounds, he retreats into solitude — until an unexpected listener arrives and the carefully guarded past threatens to surface.

With Fernanda Torres, Selton Mello, Fernanda Montenegro, Valentina Herszage, Maeve Jinkings, Dan Stulbach and Humberto Carrão

#19
Reagan
Reagan

2024 · Sean McNamara

Narrated by former KGB operative Viktor Petrovich, the film follows how Soviet interest in a young Hollywood actor named Ronald Reagan entwines their destinies and charts Reagan’s unlikely ascent from movie star to the 40th President of the United States.

With Dennis Quaid, Penelope Ann Miller, Jon Voight, Kevin Dillon, Olek Krupa, David Henrie and Mark Moses

#20
Kingdom III: The Flame of Destiny
Kingdom III: The Flame of Destiny

2023 · Shinsuke Sato

When a surprise invasion threatens the kingdom, a legendary general returns to the front lines, joined by a war orphan—now grown—driven by a hunger for glory.

With Kento Yamazaki, Ryo Yoshizawa, Kanna Hashimoto, Nana Seino, Hiroshi Tamaki, Koichi Sato and Takao Osawa

Best movies Netflix by genre

As the Stream Tracker team, we hope this selection helps you discover the best historical films currently available on Netflix. If you found it useful, we invite you to explore our other Netflix selections by genre to find more titles that match your interests — those pages are regularly updated as catalogs change. We’ll keep this list current so you can easily see what’s available.