Top rated historical movies on HBO Now
Check out today’s highest ranked historical movies on HBO Now! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best historical movies on HBO Now, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.
1 News of the World (2020)
A Texan traveling across the wild West bringing the news of the world to local townspeople, agrees to help rescue a young girl who was kidnapped.
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- 2020-12-25 | Drama / Western
Cast
- Tom Hanks, Helena Zengel
Rating
6.971
2 Bad Education (2019)
A superintendent of a school district works for the betterment of the student’s education when an embezzlement scheme is discovered, threatening to destroy everything.
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- 2019-09-08 | Drama / Crime
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- Hugh Jackman, Allison Janney
Rating
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6.8
3 The Janes (2022)
Defying the state legislature that outlawed abortion, the Catholic Church that condemned it, and the Chicago Mob that was profiting from it, the members of “Jane” risked their personal and professional lives to support women with unwanted pregnancies. In the pre-Roe v. Wade era — a time when abortion was a crime in most states and even circulating information about abortion was a felony in Illinois — the Janes provided low-cost and free abortions to an estimated 11,000 women.
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- 2022-05-03 | Documentary
Cast
- Heather Booth, Judith Arcana
Rating
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5.7
4 The Apollo (2019)
The history of New York City's Apollo Theater in Harlem is given the full treatment.
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- 2019-04-24 | Documentary
Cast
- Pharrell Williams, Jamie Foxx
Rating
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6.1
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5 Promising Young Woman (2020)
A young woman, traumatized by a tragic event in her past, seeks out vengeance against those who crossed her path.
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- 2020-12-13 | Thriller / Crime
Cast
- Carey Mulligan, Bo Burnham
Rating
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7.447
6 Anna Karenina (2012)
In Imperial Russia, Anna, the wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the way, she meets the charming cavalry officer Vronsky to whom she is immediately attracted. But in St. Petersburg’s high society, a relationship like this could destroy a woman’s reputation.
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- 2012-09-06 | Drama / Romance
Cast
- Keira Knightley, Jude Law
Rating
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6.725
7 Alabama Snake (2020)
The story of Pentecostal minister Glenn Summerford — a man accused of attempting to murder his wife with a rattlesnake in the sleepy town of Scottsboro, Alabama — and the investigation and trial that haunted Southern Appalachia for decades.
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- 2020-12-09 | Documentary / Crime
Cast
- Glenn Summerford, Darlene Summerford
Rating
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6.2
8 Game Change (2012)
During the Republican run of the 2008 Presidential election, candidate John McCain picks a relative unknown, Alaskan governor Sarah Palin, to be his running mate. As the campaign kicks into high gear, her lack of experience, in both political and media savvy, becomes a drain upon McCain and his strategists.
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- 2012-02-28 | TV Movie / Drama
Cast
- Julianne Moore, Woody Harrelson
Rating
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6.9
9 The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (2020)
The story of the triumphs and hurdles of brothers Barry, Maurice, and Robin Gibb, otherwise known as the Bee Gees. The iconic trio, who found early fame in the 1960s, went on to write over 1,000 songs and have 20 No. 1 hits throughout their career, transcending more than five decades of changing tastes and styles.
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- 2020-10-08 | Music / Documentary
Cast
- Barry Gibb, Andy Gibb
Rating
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7.67
10 Iron Jawed Angels (2004)
Defiant young activists take the women's suffrage movement by storm, putting their lives at risk to help American women win the right to vote.
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- 2004-01-16 | Drama / TV Movie
Cast
- Hilary Swank, Vera Farmiga
Rating
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7.0
