We found 115 history movies streaming on Foxtel Now in Australia as of October 2026. These are the best of them, ranked by IMDb score, plus the newest additions.
9.0Schindler's List
8.2The Great Escape
8.0Citizenfour
8.0In the Shadow of the Moon
7.9Spartacus
7.9The Normal Heart
7.9Bill Cunningham New York
7.8Breaker Morant
7.8And the Band Played On
7.8Sometimes in April
7.7Black Hawk Down
7.7Apollo 13
7.7Man on Wire
7.7Zulu
7.761*
7.7Cocaine Cowboys
7.7Larry Kramer In Love & Anger
7.6Conspiracy
7.6The Gatekeepers
7.6Not Quite Hollywood
IMDb 9.01993 · Movie · Rated R · 195 min
The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.
Where to watch Schindler's ListIMDb 8.21963 · Movie · Rated Approved · 172 min
The Nazis, exasperated at the number of escapes from their prison camps by a relatively small number of Allied prisoners, relocate them to a high-security 'escape-proof' camp to sit out the remainder of the war. Undaunted, the prisoners plan one of the most ambitious escape attempts of World War II. Based on a true...
Where to watch The Great EscapeIMDb 8.02014 · Movie · Rated R · 114 min
In June 2013, Laura Poitras and reporter Glenn Greenwald flew to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with Edward Snowden. She brought her camera with her.
Where to watch CitizenfourIMDb 8.02006 · Movie · Rated G · 95mins
Archival material from the original NASA film footage - much of it seen for the first time - plus interviews with the surviving astronauts, including Jim Lovell, Dave Scott, John Young, Gene Cernan, Mike Collins, Buzz Aldrin, Alan Bean, Edgar Mitchell, Charlie Duke and Harrison Schmitt.
Where to watch In the Shadow of the MoonIMDb 7.91960 · Movie · Rated M · 197mins
The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena, Spartacus turns on his owners and leads the other slaves in rebellion. As the rebels move from town to town, their numbers swell as escaped slaves join their ranks...
Where to watch Spartacus
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