Best 24 History Movies Hits from 2016

World War II American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, serving during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first man in American history to receive the Medal of Honor without firing a shot. Details on Hacksaw Ridge / IMDB / YouTube

When pilot Chesley Sully Sullenberger lands his damaged plane on the Hudson River in order to save the flight's passengers and crew, some consider him a hero while others think he was reckless. Explore Sully / IMDB / YouTube

A dramatization of the disaster in April 2010, when the offshore drilling rig called the Deepwater Horizon exploded, resulting in the worst oil spill in history. Get info on Deepwater Horizon / IMDB / YouTube

During an attack on a U.S. compound in Libya, a security team struggles to make sense out of the chaos. Check out 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi / IMDB / YouTube

The NSA's illegal surveillance techniques are leaked to the public by one of the agency's employees, Edward Snowden, in the form of thousands of classified documents distributed to the press. Learn about Snowden / IMDB / YouTube

The story of Eddie Edwards, the notoriously tenacious British underdog ski jumper who charmed the world at the 1988 Winter Olympics. Read about Eddie the Eagle / IMDB / YouTube

The Coast Guard makes a daring rescue attempt off the coast of Cape Cod after a pair of oil tankers are destroyed during a blizzard in 1952. Learn about The Finest Hours / IMDB / YouTube

A disillusioned Confederate Army deserter returns to Mississippi and leads a militia of fellow deserters and women in an uprising against the corrupt local Confederate government. Check out Free State of Jones / IMDB / YouTube

The story of the life and academic career of the pioneer Indian mathematician, Srinivasa Ramanujan, and his friendship with his mentor, Professor G.H. Hardy. Check out The Man Who Knew Infinity / IMDB / YouTube

When Iraq invades Kuwait in August 1990, a callous Indian businessman becomes the spokesperson for more than 170,000 stranded countrymen. Read about Airlift / IMDB / YouTube

A young woman's desperate search for her abducted boyfriend draws her into the infamous Colonia Dignidad, a sect nobody has ever escaped from. Check out Colonia / IMDB / YouTube

Based on the extraordinary true story of Operation Anthropoid, the WWII mission to assassinate SS General Reinhard Heydrich, the main architect behind the Final Solution and the Reich's third in command after Hitler and Himmler. Check out Anthropoid / IMDB / YouTube

Judah Ben-Hur, a Jewish prince falsely accused of treason by his adopted brother, an officer in the Roman army, returns to his homeland after years at sea to seek revenge, but finds redemption. Get info on Ben-Hur / IMDB / YouTube

Jesse Owens' quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history thrusts him onto the world stage of the 1936 Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf Hitler's vision of Aryan supremacy. Details on Race / IMDB / YouTube

An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality. Explore 13th / IMDB / YouTube

In 33 AD, a Roman Tribune in Judea is tasked to find the missing body of Jesus Christ, who rose from the dead. Read about Risen / IMDB / YouTube

Acclaimed writer and historian Deborah E. Lipstadt must battle for historical truth to prove the Holocaust actually occurred when David Irving, a renowned denier, sues her for libel. Explore Denial / IMDB / YouTube

A chronicle of the rise and fall of O.J. Simpson, whose high-profile murder trial exposed the extent of American racial tensions, revealing a fractured and divided nation. Check out O.J.: Made in America / IMDB / YouTube

Nat Turner, a literate slave and preacher in the antebellum South, orchestrates an uprising. Learn about The Birth of a Nation / IMDB / YouTube

A chronicle of Max Perkins's time as the book editor at Scribner, where he oversaw works by Thomas Wolfe, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald and others. Get info on Genius / IMDB / YouTube

In the 1970s, a boy named Adem starts working for soda seller Kemal during the holy month of Ramadan. Adem's only dream is to fast like the adults. He tries to perform this worship secretly from everyone. Info on 61 Days / IMDB / YouTube

Lyndon B. Johnson becomes the President of the United States in the chaotic aftermath of John F. Kennedy's assassination, and spends his first year in office fighting to pass the Civil Rights Act. Look into All the Way / IMDB / YouTube

The untold true story behind the meeting between Elvis Presley, the King of Rock 'n Roll, and President Richard Nixon, resulting in this revealing, yet humorous moment immortalized in the most requested photograph in the National Archives. Details on Elvis & Nixon / IMDB / YouTube

During World War II, an American navy ship is sunk by a Japanese submarine leaving 890 crewmen stranded in shark infested waters. Look into USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage / IMDB / YouTube