Best History Movies of 2018
2018 gave us a lot of history movies and not all of them were worth the ticket. These 20 are the ones that landed, ranked by the score real viewers gave them rather than by opening weekend. Green Book sits at the top with 8.2, and the list averages 7.5 across the board.
20 titles · average score 7.5 ·
The top 5 picks
- 1
Green Book (2018)
★ 8.2 · 13,111 ratingsTony 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…
- 2
Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero (2018)
★ 7.9 · 217 ratingsThe true story of the most decorated dog in American military history - Sgt. Stubby - and the enduring bonds he forged with his brothers-in-arms in the trenches of World War I.
- 3
They Shall Not Grow Old (2018)
★ 7.8 · 684 ratingsA documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of Armistice Day, and the end of the war.
- 4
Never Look Away (2018)
★ 7.7 · 765 ratingsGerman 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.
- 5
The Conductor (2018)
★ 7.6 · 166 ratingsUnited States, 1926: Dutch 24-year-old Willy Wolters has immigrated to the American continent with her parents as a child. She dreams of becoming a conductor, but this is an ambition that no one takes seriously.…
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How this list is ranked
Nothing on this page is hand-picked to hit a word count. We pull films matching this list's criteria from TMDB, require a real audience behind each score, and rank by that score — 20 titles averaging 7.5. The page rebuilds daily, so new releases appear here as soon as enough people have rated them.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best history movie of 2018?
Green Book is the highest-rated history film of 2018 with a 8.2 audience score from 13K ratings. Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero and They Shall Not Grow Old follow closely behind.
How are these 2018 movies ranked?
By average audience score on TMDB, restricted to films with at least 150 ratings so that a handful of votes cannot push an obscure title to the top. The list averages 7.5.
Is this list updated?
Yes — it rebuilds every day from TMDB, so newly released movies appear as soon as enough people have rated them. You do not need an account to browse it, and there is no paywall on anything at MovieAI.