Top rated like a history lesson movies on HBO Now

Check out today’s highest ranked like a history lesson movies on HBO Now! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best like a history lesson movies on HBO Now, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.

1 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

Cast

Hugh Jackman, Allison Janney

Rating

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  1. Ranked #1 for
    juicier
  2. Ranked #1 for
    knockout performance
  3. Ranked #1 for
    excellent performance

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2 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

rating icon 6.97
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    ham
  2. Ranked #1 for
    westernized
  3. Ranked #2 for
    perilous journey

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3 Into the Storm (2009)

This powerful follow-up to “The Gathering Storm” follows Churchill from 1940 to 1945 as he guided his beleaguered nation through the crucible of the war years--even as his marriage was encountering its own struggles.

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2009-05-31 | Drama / History

Cast

Brendan Gleeson, Adrian Scarborough

Rating

rating icon 6.5
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #108 for
    most versatile director
  2. Ranked #119 for
    historical point of view
  3. Ranked #244 for
    sabbatical

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4 Confirmation (2016)

Judge Clarence Thomas' nomination to the United States' Supreme Court is called into question when former colleague, Anita Hill, testifies that he had sexually harassed her.

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2016-04-16 | Drama / History

Cast

Kerry Washington, Wendell Pierce

Rating

rating icon 6.843
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #82 for
    shoo in
  2. Ranked #147 for
    scandalous
  3. Ranked #174 for
    vomit-inducing

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5 J. Edgar (2011)

As the face of law enforcement in the United States for almost 50 years, J. Edgar Hoover was feared and admired, reviled and revered. But behind closed doors, he held secrets that would have destroyed his image, his career, and his life.

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2011-11-09 | Drama / Crime

Cast

Leonardo DiCaprio, Naomi Watts

Rating

rating icon 6.224
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #71 for
    Biography
  2. Ranked #113 for
    history buff
  3. Ranked #187 for
    sepia tone

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6 RKO 281 (2000)

In 1939, boy-wonder Orson Welles leaves New York, where he has succeeded in radio and theater, and, hired by RKO Pictures, moves to Hollywood with the purpose of making his first film.

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2000-04-07 | Drama / History

Cast

Liev Schreiber, James Cromwell

Rating

rating icon 6.386
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #138 for
    history buff
  2. Ranked #225 for
    Art Deco
  3. Ranked #266 for
    evil tyrant

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7 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

rating icon 5.7
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    righteous character
  2. Ranked #2 for
    incorruptible character
  3. Ranked #2 for
    inciting

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8 Sometimes in April (2005)

Two brothers are divided by marriage and fate during the 100 horrifying days of the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

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2005-02-17 | Drama / History

Cast

Idris Elba, Carole Karemera

Rating

rating icon 7.117
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #127 for
    bludgeoned to death
  2. Ranked #149 for
    proof positive
  3. Ranked #200 for
    innocent man

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9 Einstein and Eddington (2008)

A look at the evolution of Albert Einstein's theory of relativity, and Einstein's relationship with British scientist Sir Arthur Eddington, the first physicist to understand his ideas.

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2008-11-29 | History / Drama

Cast

David Tennant, Richard McCabe

Rating

rating icon 6.854
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #319 for
    like a history lesson
  2. Ranked #1988 for
    game changer
  3. Ranked #2043 for
    spoon-feeding

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10 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

rating icon 7.7
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    falsetto voice
  2. Ranked #1 for
    gifted
  3. Ranked #1 for
    perfectly harmonious

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