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Best History on Hulu, ranked by IMDb rating

26 history titles on Hulu rate 6.0+ on IMDb — the top 26 are ranked below.

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Ip Man (2008)
★ 8.0 IMDb   🍅 86%   MC 59   R · 1h 46m · Drama · Action · History
A semi-biographical account of Yip Man, the first martial arts master to teach the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun. The film focuses on events surrounding Ip that took place in the city of Foshan between the 1930s to 19
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Apocalypto (2006)
★ 7.9 IMDb   🍅 65%   MC 68   R · 2h 19m · Action · Drama · History
Set in the Mayan civilization, when a man's idyllic presence is brutally disrupted by a violent invading force, he is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression where a harrowing end awaits him.
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The Promised Land (2023)
★ 7.7 IMDb   🍅 97%   MC 77   R · 2h 7m · Action · Drama · History
Denmark, 1755. Captain Ludvig Kahlen sets out to conquer a Danish heath reputed to be uncultivable, with an impossible goal: to establish a colony in the name of the king, in exchange for a royal title. A single-minded a
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Ip Man 2 (2010)
★ 7.5 IMDb   🍅 97%   MC 67   R · 1h 48m · Action · History · Drama
Having defeated the best fighters of the Imperial Japanese army in occupied Shanghai, Ip Man and his family settle in post-war Hong Kong. Struggling to make a living, Master Ip opens a kung fu school to bring his celebra
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Miracle (2004)
★ 7.5 IMDb   🍅 80%   MC 68   PG · 2h 15m · Drama · History
When college coach Herb Brooks is hired to helm the 1980 U.S. men's Olympic hockey team, he brings a unique and brash style to the ice. After assembling a team of hot-headed college all-stars, who are humiliated in an ea
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The Last Duel (2021)
★ 7.3 IMDb   🍅 85%   MC 67   R · 2h 32m · Drama · History
King Charles VI declares that Knight Jean de Carrouges settle his dispute with his squire, Jacques Le Gris, by challenging him to a duel.
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Testament of Youth (2015)
★ 7.2 IMDb   🍅 84%   MC 76   PG-13 · 2h 9m · History · Drama · War
Testament of Youth is a powerful story of love, war and remembrance, based on the First World War memoir by Vera Brittain, which has become the classic testimony of that war from a woman’s point of view. A searing journe
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The First Wave (2021)
★ 7.1 IMDb   🍅 98%   MC 85   R · 1h 33m · Documentary · History
When Covid-19 hit New York City in 2020, filmmaker Matthew Heineman gained unique access to one of New York’s hardest-hit hospital systems. The resulting film focuses on the doctors, nurses, and patients on the frontline
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Ip Man 3 (2015)
★ 7.0 IMDb   🍅 76%   MC 57   PG-13 · 1h 45m · Action · Drama · History
When a band of brutal gangsters led by a crooked property developer make a play to take over the city, Master Ip is forced to take a stand.
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Miss Austen Regrets (2008)
★ 7.0 IMDb   TV-G · 1h 30m · Drama · History · TV Movie
Jane Austen is about to turn 40, but she still hasn't found her ideal man. When Jane is approached by her niece Fanny and asked to help select the perfect husband for the young girl, the aging spinster begins to wonder w
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The Woman King (2022)
★ 6.9 IMDb   🍅 94%   MC 76   PG-13 · 2h 15m · Action · Drama · History · War
The story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness unlike anything the world has ever seen, and General Nanisca as she trains t
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Lee (2024)
★ 6.9 IMDb   🍅 68%   MC 62   R · 1h 57m · History · Drama · War
The true story of photographer Elizabeth "Lee" Miller, a fashion model who became an acclaimed war correspondent for Vogue magazine during World War II.
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Mr. Jones (2019)
★ 6.9 IMDb   🍅 86%   MC 68   1h 59m · Thriller · Drama · History
In 1933, Welsh journalist Gareth Jones travels to Ukraine, where he experiences the horrors of a famine. Everywhere he goes he meets henchmen of the Soviet secret service who are determined to prevent news about the cata
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Dumb Money (2023)
★ 6.8 IMDb   🍅 84%   MC 66   R · 1h 45m · History · Comedy · Drama
Vlogger Keith Gill sinks his life savings into GameStop stock and posts about it. When social media starts blowing up, so do his life and the lives of everyone following him. As a stock tip becomes a movement, everyone g
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Flamin' Hot (2023)
★ 6.8 IMDb   MC 58   PG-13 · 1h 39m · Drama · History
The 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 beca
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Big George Foreman (2023)
★ 6.7 IMDb   MC 45   PG-13 · 2h 9m · History · Drama
Fueled by an impoverished childhood, George Foreman channeled his anger into becoming an Olympic Gold medalist and World Heavyweight Champion, followed by a near-death experience that took him from the boxing ring to the
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Miranda's Victim (2023)
★ 6.7 IMDb   2h 7m · Drama · History
The true story of Trish Weir who in 1963 was kidnapped and brutally raped by Ernesto Miranda. Committed to putting her assailant in prison, Trish’s life is destroyed by America’s legal system as she triggers a law that t
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Boston Strangler (2023)
★ 6.5 IMDb   🍅 66%   MC 58   R · 1h 52m · Crime · Mystery · Thriller · History
Reporters Loretta McLaughlin and Jean Cole bravely pursue the story of the Boston Strangler at great personal risk, putting their own lives on the line in their quest to uncover the truth.
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Swiped (2025)
★ 6.5 IMDb   🍅 44%   MC 42   TV-MA · 1h 50m · History · Drama
Whitney Wolfe uses extraordinary grit and ingenuity to break into the male-dominated tech industry.
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Call Jane (2022)
★ 6.5 IMDb   🍅 82%   MC 62   R · 2h 1m · Drama · History
A married woman with an unwanted pregnancy lives in a time in America where she can't get a legal abortion and works with a group of suburban women to find help.
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Parkland (2013)
★ 6.4 IMDb   🍅 51%   MC 51   PG-13 · 1h 33m · History · Drama
November 22nd, 1963 was a day that changed the world forever — when young American President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. This film follows, almost in real time, a handful of individuals forced to m
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The Testament of Ann Lee (2025)
★ 6.4 IMDb   🍅 86%   MC 80   R · 2h 16m · History · Drama · Music
The extraordinary true legend of Ann Lee, founder of the devotional sect known as the Shakers, who preached gender and social equality and was revered by her followers as the female Christ.
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The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021)
★ 6.3 IMDb   🍅 55%   MC 52   R · 2h 6m · Music · Drama · History
Billie Holiday spent much of her career being adored by fans. In the 1940s, the government targeted Holiday in a growing effort to racialize the war on drugs, ultimately aiming to stop her from singing her controversial
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Gautamiputra Satakarni (2017)
★ 6.3 IMDb   Not Rated · 2h 11m · History · Drama · Action
The emperor of Satavahana kingdom, Satakarni comes across many challenges when he attempts to convince his wife that their son is bound to take part in battles and vanquish his enemies.
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Harbin (2024)
★ 6.3 IMDb   🍅 89%   1h 48m · Action · Thriller · History · War
In 1909, several years after Korea is forced into becoming a Japanese colony, freedom fighters plot the daring assassination of Japan's prime minister during their quest for independence.
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The Luckiest Man in America (2025)
★ 6.2 IMDb   🍅 67%   MC 68   R · 1h 31m · Drama · History · Comedy
1984; Michael Larson, an unemployed ice-cream truck driver from Ohio, steps onto the game show "Press Your Luck" harboring a secret: the key to endless amounts of money. But his winning streak is threatened when the exec

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