Best History Movies of 2025
2025 gave us a lot of history movies and not all of them were worth the ticket. These 14 are the ones that landed, ranked by the score real viewers gave them rather than by opening weekend. I Swear sits at the top with 8.2, and the list averages 7.0 across the board.
14 titles · average score 7.0 ·
The top 5 picks
- 1
I Swear (2025)
★ 8.2 · 470 ratingsDiagnosed with Tourette Syndrome at 15, John Davidson navigates his way against the odds through troubled teenage years and into adulthood, finding inspiration in the kindness of others to discover his true purpose in…
- 2
The Voice of Hind Rajab (2025)
★ 8.1 · 342 ratingsJanuary 29, 2024. Red Crescent volunteers receive an emergency call. A five-year old girl is trapped in a car under fire in Gaza, pleading for rescue. While trying to keep her on the line, they do everything they can to…
- 3
David (2025)
★ 8.0 · 180 ratingsFrom the songs of his mother’s heart to the whispers of a faithful God, David’s story begins in quiet devotion. When the giant Goliath rises to terrorize a nation, a young shepherd armed with only a sling, a few stones,…
- 4
Nuremberg (2025)
★ 7.6 · 1,333 ratingsIn postwar Germany, an American psychiatrist must determine whether Nazi prisoners are fit to go on trial for war crimes, and finds himself in a complex battle of intellect and ethics with Hermann Göring, Hitler's…
- 5
Nouvelle Vague (2025)
★ 7.2 · 259 ratingsAfter writing for Cahiers du cinéma, young Godard decides making films is the best film criticism. He gets Beauregard to fund a low-budget feature, creating a treatment with Truffaut about a gangster couple.
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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 — 14 titles averaging 7.0. 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 2025?
I Swear is the highest-rated history film of 2025 with a 8.2 audience score from 470 ratings. The Voice of Hind Rajab and David follow closely behind.
How are these 2025 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 7.0.
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.