Documentaries have only gotten better as time has gone on, and not simply because of hindsight. As such, we think these are the best history documentaries ever.

Fifty years after NASA put the first men on the moon, this 2019 history documentary was released to celebrate the essential wonder of that historic space mission, without extraneous commentary.

Historical epics like Lawrence of Arabia and Gladiator prove spectacle, ambition, and power can turn history into ...

Anastasia, District 9, Inglourious Basterds, Never Let Me Go, and more make up our list of alternate history movies better ...

Documentaries and historical dramas offer those who witnessed major events firsthand the opportunity to see familiar times through new perspectives, enriched by archival materials that weren’t ...

The African Diaspora International Film Festival is happy to announce its 2026 Women’s History Month Film Series, a ...

What remains of the past, memories, are personal. Organized memories can make stories to tell. Those that combine the memories of several people can be organized for many purposes: culture, ...

There are multiple ways to celebrate Women’s History Month and the achievements and milestones of some of history’s loudest and proudest voices, whether it be reading about trailblazers or watching ...

Juneteenth, like Black History Month but in a humbler and more compact fashion, serves to direct due attention to the struggles, triumphs and vital cultural lifeblood of Black life in the American ...

Stanley Schtinter discusses his doc, narrated by Jeremy Irons and debuting at CPH:DOX, and how it "parasitizes the predatory relationship the dominant screen culture encourages people to have with its ...