We found 633 history movies streaming on Apple TV in Australia as of October 2026. These are the best of them, ranked by IMDb score, plus the newest additions.
9.0Schindler's List
8.7Rocketry: The Nambi Effect
8.4The Cove
8.4The Salt of the Earth
8.3Braveheart
8.3Lawrence of Arabia
8.2Gone with the Wind
8.2The Elephant Man
8.2The Great Escape
8.2Pather Panchali
8.112 Years a Slave
8.1Hacksaw Ridge
8.1The Bridge on the River Kwai
8.1Ben-Hur
8.1Barry Lyndon
8.1The Battle of Algiers
8.0The Revenant
8.0The King's Speech
8.0Gandhi
8.0Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
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 8.72022 · Movie · Rated M · 155mins
Based by the life of ISRO Scientist Nambi Narayanan who was falsely accused of being a spy and arrested in 1994. Though free, he is still fighting for justice, with those police officials alleged to have falsely implicated him, still free.
Where to watch Rocketry: The Nambi EffectIMDb 8.42009 · Movie · Rated M · 87mins
The Cove tells the amazing true story of how an elite team of individuals, films makers and free divers embarked on a covert mission to penetrate the hidden cove in Japan, shining light on a dark and deadly secret. The shocking discoveries were only the tip of the iceberg.
Where to watch The CoveIMDb 8.42014 · Movie · Rated PG-13 · 110 min
During the last forty years, the photographer Sebastião Salgado has been travelling through the continents, in the footsteps of an ever-changing humanity. He has witnessed the major events of our recent history: international conflicts, starvations and exodus… He is now embarking on the discovery of pristine...
Where to watch The Salt of the EarthIMDb 8.31995 · Movie · Rated R · 178 min
Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of the local English lord's soldiers. This leads the village to revolt and, eventually, the entire country to rise up against English rule.
Where to watch Braveheart
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