Best History Movies of 2023
2023 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. There's Still Tomorrow sits at the top with 8.1, and the list averages 7.6 across the board.
20 titles · average score 7.6 ·
The top 5 picks
- 1
There's Still Tomorrow (2023)
★ 8.1 · 1,542 ratingsIn postwar Rome, a working-class woman dreams of a better future for herself and her daughter while facing abuse at the hands of her domineering husband. When a mysterious letter arrives, she discovers the courage to…
- 2
Oppenheimer (2023)
★ 8.0 · 12,257 ratingsThe story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.
- 3
Society of the Snow (2023)
★ 8.0 · 3,573 ratingsOn October 13, 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, chartered to take a rugby team to Chile, crashes into a glacier in the heart of the Andes.
- 4
Flamin' Hot (2023)
★ 7.9 · 845 ratingsThe inspiring true story of Richard Montañez, the Frito Lay janitor who channeled his Mexican American heritage and upbringing to turn the iconic Flamin' Hot Cheetos into a snack that disrupted the food industry and…
- 5
One Life (2023)
★ 7.8 · 978 ratingsBritish stockbroker Nicholas Winton visits Czechoslovakia in the 1930s and forms plans to assist in the rescue of Jewish children before the onset of World War II, in an operation that came to be known as the…
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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 7.6. 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 2023?
There's Still Tomorrow is the highest-rated history film of 2023 with a 8.1 audience score from 2K ratings. Oppenheimer and Society of the Snow follow closely behind.
How are these 2023 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 7.6.
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.