The best history titles on HBO Max

59 history titles are streaming on HBO Max in the US. These are the top 20 by score, rebuilt every day from the live catalogue, so nothing here has already left.

Hidden Figures poster

Top pick

Hidden Figures (2016)

BN 79.52h 7mFilm

The untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson – brilliant African-American women working at NASA and serving as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history – the launch of astronaut John Glenn…

80Hidden Figures (2016) posterHidden Figures2016 · Film76The Wind Rises (2013) posterThe Wind Rises2013 · Film74The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) posterThe Passion of Joan of Arc1928 · Film74Night and Fog (1956) posterNight and Fog1956 · Film74Throne of Blood (1957) posterThrone of Blood1957 · Film73The Battle of Algiers (1966) posterThe Battle of Algiers1966 · Film73The Last Emperor (1987) posterThe Last Emperor1987 · Film72Battleship Potemkin (1925) posterBattleship Potemkin1925 · Film72Paris Is Burning (1991) posterParis Is Burning1991 · Film72Les Misérables (2012) posterLes Misérables2012 · Film72Temple Grandin (2010) posterTemple Grandin2010 · Film72Pather Panchali (1955) posterPather Panchali1955 · Film71Häxan (1922) posterHäxan1922 · Film70Conspiracy (2001) posterConspiracy2001 · Film69For All Mankind (1989) posterFor All Mankind1989 · Film69Babette's Feast (1987) posterBabette's Feast1987 · Film69Goodbye Christopher Robin (2017) posterGoodbye Christopher Robin2017 · Film69Quo Vadis (1951) posterQuo Vadis1951 · Film

Best history movies on HBO Max

#TitleBNIMDbRTRuntime
1Hidden Figures (2016)79.5n/an/a2h 7m
2The Wind Rises (2013)75.7n/an/a2h 6m
3The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)74.4n/an/a1h 21m
4Night and Fog (1956)73.6n/an/a32m
5Throne of Blood (1957)73.6n/an/a1h 48m
6The Battle of Algiers (1966)73.4n/an/a2h 2m
7The Last Emperor (1987)73.3n/an/a2h 43m
8Battleship Potemkin (1925)72.4n/an/a1h 15m
9Paris Is Burning (1991)72.4n/an/a1h 18m
10Les Misérables (2012)72.2n/an/a2h 38m
11Temple Grandin (2010)72.1n/an/a1h 48m
12Pather Panchali (1955)71.5n/an/a2h 5m
13Häxan (1922)70.6n/an/a1h 45m
14Conspiracy (2001)69.7n/an/a1h 36m
15For All Mankind (1989)69.4n/an/a1h 20m

Questions about history on HBO Max

What is the best history movie on HBO Max?

Hidden Figures (2016) is the highest-scoring history movie on HBO Max right now, at 79.5/100 on our blend of critic and audience ratings.

How many history titles are on HBO Max?

We count 59 history titles on HBO Max in the US, checked against the live catalogue every day.

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