Best History Movies of 2024
2024 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. I'm Still Here sits at the top with 7.9, and the list averages 7.1 across the board.
20 titles · average score 7.1 ·
The top 5 picks
- 1
I'm Still Here (2024)
★ 7.9 · 1,120 ratingsA woman married to a former politician during the 1971 military dictatorship in Brazil is forced to reinvent herself and chart a new course for her family after a violent and arbitrary act.
- 2
Young Woman and the Sea (2024)
★ 7.9 · 448 ratingsThis is the extraordinary true story of Trudy Ederle, the first woman to successfully swim the English Channel. Through the steadfast support of her older sister and supportive trainers, she overcame adversity and the…
- 3
The Most Precious of Cargoes (2024)
★ 7.7 · 202 ratingsOnce upon a time, a poor woodcutter and his wife lived in a great forest. Cold, hunger, poverty, and a war raging all around them meant their lives were very hard. One day, the woodcutter's wife rescues a baby. A baby…
- 4
Cabrini (2024)
★ 7.7 · 170 ratingsItalian immigrant Francesca Cabrini arrives in 1889 New York City and is greeted by disease, crime, and impoverished children. Cabrini sets off on a daring mission to convince the hostile mayor to secure housing and…
- 5
The Six Triple Eight (2024)
★ 7.6 · 711 ratingsDuring World War II, the US Army's only all-Black, all-women battalion takes on an impossible mission: sorting through a three-year backlog of 17 million pieces of mail that hadn't been delivered to American soldiers…
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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 7.1. 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 2024?
I'm Still Here is the highest-rated history film of 2024 with a 7.9 audience score from 1K ratings. Young Woman and the Sea and The Most Precious of Cargoes follow closely behind.
How are these 2024 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 7.1.
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.