The best history movies on Amazon Prime Video of 2021
The Courier
7.2/10
Cold War spy Greville Wynne and his Russian source try to put an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Being the Ricardos
6.5/10
Follows Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz as they face a crisis that could end their careers and another that could end their marriage.
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
6.8/10
The extraordinary true story of eccentric British artist Louis Wain, whose playful, sometimes even psychedelic pictures helped to transform the public's perception of cats forever.
American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally
5.7/10
The life of American woman Mildred Gillars and her lawyer, who struggles to redeem her reputation. Dubbed “Axis Sally” for broadcasting Nazi propaganda to American troops during World War II, Mildred’s story exposes the dark underbelly of the Third Reich's hate-filled propaganda machine, her eventual capture in Berlin, and subsequent trial for treason against the United States after the war.
Son of the South
6.2/10
Based on a true story, Bob Zellner, grandson of a Klansman, comes of age in the Deep South and eventually joins the Civil Rights Movement.
Fanny Lye Deliver'd
6.2/10
On an isolated English farm in 1657, Fanny lives a quiet life with her oppressive husband John and their young son. One day their life is rocked with the arrival of young couple Thomas and Rebecca who claim to have been robbed and need a place to stay. But are these strangers really who they say they are?
Texas Red
4/10
Part of the 12 Western feature films to be made in 12 months during 2020, this film tells the story of Texas Red, an African-American man who was hunted by hundreds through the Winter wilderness of Mississippi.
Journey to Royal: A WWII Rescue Mission
6.3/10
WWII hero with the 4th Emergency Rescue Squadron, Lt. Royal Stratton, leads a deadly mission to save the lives of nine downed airmen adrift in enemy waters of a war-torn South Pacific. Immersive cinematography and gripping action, mixed with firsthand accounts and historical images, showcase the valor of this squadron who faced overwhelming odds to bring their brothers home.
Saltwater: The Battle for Ramree Island
2.6/10
During the last desperate months of World War II, an Allied mission to regain Ramree Island off the coast of Burma ends in horror when an embattled group of soldiers find themselves trapped in dense swampland infested with deadly saltwater crocodiles. As the men are picked off one by one by the hungry reptiles, those that remain resort to increasingly desperate measures to survive the onslaught of carnage and get off the island alive.
Ernest Hemingway, quatre mariages et un enterrement
7.2/10
Through the prism of the women who shared his life, the unpublished portrait of a giant of American literature. War correspondent and lover of safaris and deep-sea fishing, Hemingway fed his work with his life experiences.
First Signal
3.4/10
When Air Force Space Command receives a signal from an alien satellite in Earth orbit an emergency meeting with the President reveals a government conspiracy.
Counter Histories: Rock Hill
7.8/10
They stood up for their rights by sitting down at the counter of the Rock Hill Five and Dime. Orders of coffee were met with violence, police brutality and unjust imprisonment, turning a peaceful protest into a landmark of the Civil Rights Movement.
Vivandière
4.2/10
Two young women from both sides of the Civil War volunteer as battlefield nurses, facing down scornful commanders and murderous war criminals to accomplish their hazardous duty.
