Free History Movies

The Dig is a movie starring Carey Mulligan, Ralph Fiennes, and Lily James. An archaeologist embarks on the historically important excavation of Sutton Hoo in 1938.

The Trial of the Chicago 7 is a movie starring Eddie Redmayne, Alex Sharp, and Sacha Baron Cohen. The story of 7 people on trial stemming from various charges surrounding the uprising at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in...

The Glorias is a movie starring Julianne Moore, Alicia Vikander, and Janelle Monáe. The story of feminist icon Gloria Steinem's itinerant childhood's influence on her life as a writer, activist and organizer for women's rights...

Greyhound is a movie starring Tom Hanks, Stephen Graham, and Elisabeth Shue. Early in World War II, an inexperienced U.S. Navy captain must lead an Allied convoy being stalked by Nazi U-boat wolfpacks.

Hamilton is a movie starring Lin-Manuel Miranda, Phillipa Soo, and Leslie Odom Jr.. The real life of one of America's foremost founding fathers and first Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton. Filmed live on Broadway from...

Legionnaire's Trail is a movie starring Mark Aaron, Marta Castellví, and Joaquim de Almeida. Noreno, a half-Roman, is entrusted with the mission of crossing the snowy mountains of Armenia, swarming with Parthian patrols, to seek...

Misbehaviour is a movie starring Keira Knightley, Jessie Buckley, and Gugu Mbatha-Raw. A group of women hatch a plan to disrupt the 1970 Miss World beauty competition in London.

Yip Man 4 is a movie starring Scott Adkins, Donnie Yen, and Kwok-Kwan Chan. The Kung Fu master travels to the U.S. where his student has upset the local martial arts community by opening a Wing Chun school.

Vikings is a TV series starring Gustaf Skarsgård, Katheryn Winnick, and Alexander Ludwig. Vikings transports us to the brutal and mysterious world of Ragnar Lothbrok, a Viking warrior and farmer who yearns to explore - and raid -...

Midway is a movie starring Ed Skrein, Patrick Wilson, and Woody Harrelson. The story of the Battle of Midway, told by the leaders and the sailors who fought it.

The Great Alaskan Race is a movie starring Brian Presley, Treat Williams, and Brad Leland. In 1925's historic great race of mercy, a group of brave mushers travel 700 miles to save the small children of Nome, Alaska from a deadly...

Dark Waters is a movie starring Anne Hathaway, Mark Ruffalo, and William Jackson Harper. A corporate defense attorney takes on an environmental lawsuit against a chemical company that exposes a lengthy history of pollution.

Harriet is a movie starring Cynthia Erivo, Leslie Odom Jr., and Joe Alwyn. The extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America's greatest heroes, whose courage, ingenuity, and...

Judy is a movie starring Renée Zellweger, Jessie Buckley, and Finn Wittrock. Legendary performer Judy Garland arrives in London in the winter of 1968 to perform a series of sold-out concerts.

The Report is a movie starring Adam Driver, Annette Bening, and Jon Hamm. Idealistic Senate staffer Daniel J. Jones, tasked by his boss to lead an investigation into the CIA's post 9/11 Detention and Interrogation Program, uncovers...

The Crown is a TV series starring Claire Foy, Matt Smith, and Olivia Colman. Follows the political rivalries and romance of Queen Elizabeth II's reign and the events that shaped the second half of the twentieth century.

The King is a movie starring Timothée Chalamet, Joel Edgerton, and Tom Fisher. Hal, wayward prince and heir to the English throne, is crowned King Henry V after his tyrannical father dies. Now the young king must navigate palace...

The Terror is a TV series starring Jared Harris, Tobias Menzies, and Paul Ready. In 1848, two real life warships, HMS Terror and HMS Erebus, sent on a Royal Naval expedition to find the treacherous Northwest Passage become trapped...

The Birdcatcher is a movie starring August Diehl, Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, and Jakob Cedergren. On her attempt to flee the Nazi round-up in Norway, Esther finds herself alone, on an occupied farm forced to conceal her identity;...

The Spy is a TV mini-series starring Sacha Baron Cohen, Hadar Ratzon Rotem, and Yael Eitan. Based on the life of the Israeli spy, Eli Cohen.

Poldark is a TV series starring Aidan Turner, Eleanor Tomlinson, and Jack Farthing. Ross Poldark returns home after American Revolutionary War and rebuilds his life with a new business venture, making new enemies and finding a new...

Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans is a movie starring Sebastian Croft, Emilia Jones, and Nick Frost. Atti, a smart and quick-witted Roman teenager, manages to upset Emperor Nero with one of his schemes. For punishment,...

Operation Brothers is a movie starring Chris Evans, Haley Bennett, and Alona Tal. Israel's Mossad agents attempt to rescue Ethiopian Jewish refugees in Sudan in 1977.

Based on the true story of the ill-fated 13th Apollo mission bound for the moon. Astronauts Lovell, Haise and Swigert were scheduled to fly Apollo 14, but are moved up to 13. It&#39s 1970, and America have already achieved their lunar landing goal, so there&#39s little interest in this "routine" flight.. until that is, things go very wrong, and prospects of a safe return fade.

The Best of Enemies is a movie starring Taraji P. Henson, Sam Rockwell, and Babou Ceesay. Civil rights activist Ann Atwater faces off against C.P. Ellis, Exalted Cyclops of the Ku Klux Klan, in 1971 Durham, North Carolina over the...

Warrior is a TV series starring Jason Tobin, Andrew Koji, and Olivia Cheng. Set during the Tong Wars in the late 1800s, Ah Sahm, a martial arts prodigy originating from China to San Francisco, ends up becoming a hatchet man for the...

Te Ata (TAY' AH-TAH) is based on the inspiring, true story of Mary Thompson Fisher, a woman who traversed cultural barriers to become one of the greatest Native American performers of all time. Born in Indian Territory, and raised on the songs and stories of her Chickasaw tribe, Te Ata's journey to find her true calling led her through isolation, discovery, love and a stage career that culminated in performances for a United States president, European royalty and audiences across the world. Yet of all the stories she shared, none are more inspiring than her own.

Hotel Mumbai is a movie starring Dev Patel, Armie Hammer, and Nazanin Boniadi. The true story of the Taj Hotel terrorist attack in Mumbai. Hotel staff risk their lives to keep everyone safe as people make unthinkable sacrifices to...

The story takes place on a film set in the American Civil War.. It is about the life of four people who must fight for survival and for the truth in a place without rules.

Johnny Tremain is a movie starring Hal Stalmaster, Luana Patten, and Jeff York. Johnny Tremain is drawn into the Revolutionary War, and becomes a patriot fighting to free the colonies from England. Along the way he learns about life...

Al midan is a movie starring Ahmed Hassan, Khalid Abdalla, and Magdy Ashour. A group of Egyptian revolutionaries battle leaders and regimes, risking their lives to build a new society of conscience.

Caligari in the Desert is a short starring Roger Ball. In the midst of the desert, a retired gold miner follows his passions of silent movies, local history and sign painting, creating a unique menagerie in his house with no...

The Spanish Princess is a TV mini-series starring Charlotte Hope, Aaron Cobham, and Elliot Cowan. The beautiful Spanish princess, Catherine of Aragon, navigates the royal lineage of England with an eye on the throne.

Knightfall is a TV series starring Simon Merrells, Tom Cullen, and Pádraic Delaney. A look at the final days of the Knights Templar during the 14th century.

Shoah is a movie starring Simon Srebnik, Michael Podchlebnik, and Motke Zaïdl. Claude Lanzmann's epic documentary recounts the story of the Holocaust through interviews with witnesses - perpetrators as well as survivors.

L'albero degli zoccoli is a movie starring Luigi Ornaghi, Francesca Moriggi, and Omar Brignoli. The life inside a farm in Italy at the end of the 19th century. Many poor country families live there, and the owner pays them by their...

Yang jia jiang is a movie starring Fan Xu, Adam Cheng, and Ekin Cheng. Northeast China, early Northern Song dynasty, AD 986. The Khitan army takes its revenge for a past massacre, abducting General Yang Ye (Adam Cheng) and leaving...

Vice is a movie starring Christian Bale, Amy Adams, and Steve Carell. The story of Dick Cheney, an unassuming bureaucratic Washington insider, who quietly wielded immense power as Vice President to George W. Bush, reshaping the...

Mlyn i krzyz is a movie starring Rutger Hauer, Michael York, and Charlotte Rampling. The film focuses on a dozen of the 500 characters depicted in Bruegel's painting. The theme of Christ's suffering is set against religious...