History Movies
A New Old Play (2021)

A New Old Play (2021)

A New Old Play (2021)
IMDb: N/A
179

On a 1980s evening, the topmost clown-actor of the 20th century Sichuan opera, Qiu Fu passes away in an accident and half-unwillingly sets off for the Ghost City under the…

Genre: Drama, History
Full River Red (2023)

Full River Red (2023)

Full River Red (2023)
IMDb: 6.5
157

During China’s Song Dynasty, A mysterious murder occurs at Chancellor Quin Hui’s residence after meeting delegates from the neighboring Jin Dynasty. The members become embroiled not just in a murder…

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Genre: Comedy, Drama, History
Hitler’s Teen Killers (2020)

Hitler’s Teen Killers (2020)

Hitler’s Teen Killers (2020)
IMDb: N/A
44

They grew up under the Nazi regime. They pledged to give their lives for Hitler. They were fanatics who would not be stopped. They were the 20,000 teenagers who made…

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Joan of Arc (2019)

Joan of Arc (2019)

Joan of Arc (2019)
IMDb: 5.9
137

Dumont’s sequel to Jeannette picks up where the previous film left off, with Jeanne’s military victories, her capture, trial, and ultimate execution.

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Genre: Drama, History, War
The Age of the Earth (1980)

The Age of the Earth (1980)

The Age of the Earth (1980)
IMDb: 6.7
148

Four Third-World Christs try to stop the American industrialist John Brahms in Glauber Rocha’s experimental film inspired by Pier Paolo Pasolini’s murder.

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Mute Fire (2019)

Mute Fire (2019)

Mute Fire (2019)
IMDb: 7.0
83

On 6 March 1906, four men were executed for the attempted murder of Colombian president Rafael Reyes. The event was photographed, and the photos were later used for a fictionalised…

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1917: One Year, Two Revolutions (2017)

1917: One Year, Two Revolutions (2017)

1917: One Year, Two Revolutions (2017)
IMDb: 7.2
44

In February 1917, Imperial Russia plunges into revolution. Nine months of unrest before a coup brought about an upheaval that changed the course of history and profoundly altered the future…

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The Legend & Butterfly (2023)

The Legend & Butterfly (2023)

The Legend & Butterfly (2023)
IMDb: 6.4
168

Oda Nobunaga and Nohime were originally married to mend a hostile relationship between neighbouring regions. Unfortunately, they were like oil and water, making for a somewhat unhappy marriage. When Oda’s…

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Siberian Sniper (2021)

Siberian Sniper (2021)

Siberian Sniper (2021)
IMDb: 6.0
95

After months of exhausting trench warfare, most of Major Belyaev’s battalion was destroyed. The area is ruled by German aces snipers. Hope for replenishment collapses when the convoy, in which…

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Genre: History, War
Joaquim (2017)

Joaquim (2017)

Joaquim (2017)
IMDb: 6.6
97

Brazil, 18th century. The colony of Portugal endures a decline in gold production. A Portuguese minority rules over a corrupt and autocratic society. Joaquim is an efficient soldier, famous for…

Orders from Above (2022)

Orders from Above (2022)

Orders from Above (2022)
IMDb: 7.4
87

Adolf Eichmann is finally captured and brought to Israel to stand trial. Without enough evidence to prosecute him, Police Captain Avner Less must extract a confession from the mastermind of…

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Railway Heroes (2021)

Railway Heroes (2021)

Railway Heroes (2021)
IMDb: N/A
124

The historical story of an enemy fighting the wits and courage of an extraordinary brave group of ordinary heroes known as the “Lunan Railway Brigade” who desperately fight to defend…

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Genre: Drama, History, War
Dolores (2017)

Dolores (2017)

Dolores (2017)
IMDb: 7.3
95

Dolores Huerta bucks 1950s gender conventions by starting the country’s first farm worker’s union with fellow organizer Cesar Chavez. What starts out as a struggle for racial and labor justice,…

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The Harrisville Haunting: The Real Conjuring House (2022)

The Harrisville Haunting: The Real Conjuring House (2022)

The Harrisville Haunting: The Real Conjuring House (2022)
IMDb: 4.9
125

Four paranormal researchers and YouTubers document the paranormal claims of the Harrisville Farmhouse. The inspiration for the well known movie “The Conjuring”. Is it truly haunted?

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Once Upon a Time in Hong Kong (2021)

Once Upon a Time in Hong Kong (2021)

Once Upon a Time in Hong Kong (2021)
IMDb: 5.5
N/A

The story tells the story of a collusion between Hong Kong police and criminals in 1973, under the instigation of the British, they embezzled huge profits and poisoned the citizens….

Genre: Action, Crime, History
The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die (2023)

The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die (2023)

The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die (2023)
IMDb: N/A
111

In the wake of King Edward’s death, Uhtred of Bebbanburg and his comrades adventure across a fractured kingdom in the hopes of uniting England at last.

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Genre: Action, Drama, History
Midnight Return: The Story of Billy Hayes and Turkey (2016)

Midnight Return: The Story of Billy Hayes and Turkey (2016)

Midnight Return: The Story of Billy Hayes and Turkey (2016)
IMDb: 6.8
N/A

The real life story of Billy Hayes and Midnight Express.

Magdala Rose (2019)

Magdala Rose (2019)

Magdala Rose (2019)
IMDb: 5.8
113

In 1244, during a time of religious persecution, Pope Innocent IV and King Louis IX of France sought to eradicate a pacifist Christian group known as Cathars. The last of…

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Tetris (2023)

Tetris (2023)

Tetris (2023)
IMDb: N/A
117

In 1988, American video game salesman Henk Rogers discovers the video game Tetris. When he sets out to bring the game to the world, he enters a dangerous web of…

His Only Son (2023)

His Only Son (2023)

His Only Son (2023)
IMDb: N/A
106

His Only Son recounts one of the most controversial moments in the Old Testament—when Abraham was commanded by God to sacrifice his son Isaac on the mountain of Moriah. While…

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Genre: Drama, History
The Silent Forest (2022)

The Silent Forest (2022)

The Silent Forest (2022)
IMDb: N/A
95

28-year-old Anja Grimm takes up an internship in the part of the Bavarian Forest where her father had disappeared when she was eight years old. Her attempts to find out…

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Genre: Crime, Drama, History
Sembene! (2015)

Sembene! (2015)

Sembene! (2015)
IMDb: 7.1
82

Meet Ousmane Sembene, the African freedom fighter who used stories as his weapon.

The Weight of Chains (2010)

The Weight of Chains (2010)

The Weight of Chains (2010)
IMDb: 8.2
125

The Weight of Chains is a Canadian documentary film that takes a critical look at the role that the US, NATO and the EU played in the tragic breakup of…

Terror’s Advocate (2007)

Terror’s Advocate (2007)

Terror’s Advocate (2007)
IMDb: 7.1
135

A documentary on Jacques Vergès, the controversial lawyer and former Free French Forces guerrilla, exploring how Vergès assisted, from the 1960s onwards, anti-imperialist terrorist cells operating in Africa, Europe, and…

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Boston Strangler (2023)

Boston Strangler (2023)

Boston Strangler (2023)
IMDb: 6.5
112

Reporters Loretta McLaughlin and Jean Cole bravely pursue the story of the Boston Strangler at great personal risk, putting their own lives on the line in their quest to uncover…

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Genre: Crime, Drama, History
The Colors of Fire (2022)

The Colors of Fire (2022)

The Colors of Fire (2022)
IMDb: N/A
135

February 1927. The funeral of Marcel Péricourt, the most powerful banker in Paris. His daughter Madeleine must take the helm of the financial empire of which she is the heiress….

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Genre: Drama, History
Under the Blood-Red Sun (2014)

Under the Blood-Red Sun (2014)

Under the Blood-Red Sun (2014)
IMDb: 7.5
99

December 7, 1941 – TOMIKAZU “TOMI” NAKAJI (Kyler Ki Sakamoto) and his best friend BILLY DAVIS (Kalama Epstein) are playing baseball in a field near their homes in Hawaii when…

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Genre: Drama, Family, History
The Profession of Arms (2001)

The Profession of Arms (2001)

The Profession of Arms (2001)
IMDb: 6.8
105

In autumn of 1526, the Emperor, Charles V, sends his German landsknechts led by Georg von Frundsberg to march towards Rome. The inferior papal armies, commanded by Giovanni de’Medici, try…

Genre: Drama, History, War
Parkland: Inside Building 12 (2018)

Parkland: Inside Building 12 (2018)

Parkland: Inside Building 12 (2018)
IMDb: 6.8
119

Acclaimed director Charlie Minn brings attention to the victims of the infamous massacre that occurred on February 14th, 2018 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. A normal day at school…

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Hitler’s Disastrous Desert War (2021)

Hitler’s Disastrous Desert War (2021)

Hitler’s Disastrous Desert War (2021)
IMDb: N/A
44

When the British army looks set to defeat Mussolini’s Italian forces, Hitler sends reinforcements; the Afrika Korps led by General Rommel. The Desert Fox is on winning form until Montgomery,…

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Image of Victory (2023)

Image of Victory (2023)

Image of Victory (2023)
IMDb: 6.9
128

1948: an Egyptian filmmaker is creating newsreel stories about a volunteer force tasked to liberate Palestinian farmers. The journey propels him towards a chance encounter with a tenacious young leader…

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Genre: Drama, History, War
China’s Warrior Queen (2022)

China’s Warrior Queen (2022)

China’s Warrior Queen (2022)
IMDb: N/A
52

Over 3,500 years ago, the powerful Shang Dynasty emerged from the Central Chinese plains. Their armies were led by a fierce and brilliant young general – her name was Fu…

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Genre: History
Battle for Saipan (2022)

Battle for Saipan (2022)

Battle for Saipan (2022)
IMDb: 6.0
N/A

A Surgeon defends a hospital from invading enemy forces in the Battle of Saipan during World War II.

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Genre: Action, History, War
This Earth of Mankind (2019)

This Earth of Mankind (2019)

This Earth of Mankind (2019)
IMDb: 6.9
181

A Javanese royal and half-Dutch woman fall in love as Indonesia rises to independence from colonial rule.

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Genre: Drama, History
Il Boemo (2022)

Il Boemo (2022)

Il Boemo (2022)
IMDb: N/A
141

The year is 1764. For over a year, Josef has been leading a precarious life in Venice. He hopes to become an opera composer. The city, full of talented and…

Marguerite & Julien (2015)

Marguerite & Julien (2015)

Marguerite & Julien (2015)
IMDb: 5.1
105

Julien and Marguerite de Ravalet, son and daughter of the Lord of Tourlaville, have loved each other tenderly since childhood. But as they grow up, their affection veers toward voracious…

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Beyond the Front Line (2004)

Beyond the Front Line (2004)

Beyond the Front Line (2004)
IMDb: 6.5
127

A movie based on real wartime diaries tells the story of the Swedish speaking Finns’ infantry regiment 61. The story follows the regiment during the Continuation War from 1942 to…

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Genre: Drama, History, War
Death of a Tea Master (1989)

Death of a Tea Master (1989)

Death of a Tea Master (1989)
IMDb: 7.0
107

Years after the death of legendary tea master Rikyu, his disciple Honkakubo attempts to resolve the mystery of the master’s death.

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Genre: Drama, History
The Assault (2011)

The Assault (2011)

The Assault (2011)
IMDb: 6.1
88

December 1994. On Saturday 24th, four GIA terrorists hijack an Air France A300 Airbus, bound for Paris, with 227 passengers on board, at the Algiers airport.

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Heneral Luna (2015)

Heneral Luna (2015)

Heneral Luna (2015)
IMDb: 7.3
118

A Filipino general who believes he can turn the tide of battle in the Philippine-American war. But little does he know that he faces a greatest threat to the country’s…

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