Best Historical Event Movies & TV Series

The 29 best-rated historical event movies and TV series on 3eyedraven, ranked by a weighted audience score so the genuinely great rises above one-off perfect ratings. Every title has cast, ratings, trailers and where to watch.

Oppenheimer 2023 ★ 8.0
A Taxi Driver 2017 ★ 8.0
Titanic 1997 ★ 7.9
1987: When the Day Comes 2017 ★ 8.0
9/11: One Day in America 2021 ★ 8.4
Machuca 2004 ★ 7.7
Trainwreck: Woodstock '99 2022 ★ 7.3
The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari 2022 ★ 7.2
125 Years Memory 2015 ★ 7.8
First Man 2018 ★ 7.0
Collapse 2009 ★ 7.2
United 2011 ★ 6.9
Roman Empire 2016 ★ 6.9
May 18 2007 ★ 6.9
Britannic 2000 ★ 6.8
Fukushima: A Nuclear Nightmare 2026 ★ 7.0
Katyn 2007 ★ 6.7
Chisum 1970 ★ 6.7
Pompeii: The Last Day 2003 ★ 6.8
Pompeii: Secrets of the Dead 2019 ★ 6.7
Medium Cool 1969 ★ 6.7
The American West 2016 ★ 6.7
Notre-Dame on Fire 2022 ★ 6.6
The Hindenburg 1975 ★ 6.3