HISTORY Movies and Tvshows - Page 12

Wild River (1960)

IMDb: 7.6
1960

A TVA bureaucrat comes to the river to do what none of his predecessors have been able to do evict a stubborn octogenarian from her island before the rising waters engulf her

The Pillars of the Earth (2010)

IMDb: 8.1
2010

Set against a backdrop of war, religious strife and power struggles which tears lives and families apart

The Captain (2017)

IMDb: 7.4
2017

In the last moments of World War II, a young German soldier fighting for survival finds a Nazi captains uniform Impersonating an officer, the man quickly takes on the monstrous identity of the perpetrators hes escaping from

Ashes in the Snow (2018)

IMDb: 6.6
2018

In 1941, a 16 year old aspiring artist and her family are deported to Siberia amidst Stalins brutal dismantling of the Baltic region One girls passion for art and her never ending hope will break the silence of history

Reaching for the Moon (2013)

IMDb: 7.0
2013

A chronicle of the tragic love affair between American poet Elizabeth Bishop and Brazilian architect Lota de Macedo Soares

Sakuran (2006)

IMDb: 6.8
2006

A young girl is sold into a red light district brothel and tries to adapt to life as an oiran courtesan

The Bunker (1981)

IMDb: 6.9
1981

Dramatization depicting the events surrounding Adolf Hitlers Sir Anthony Hopkins last weeks in and around his underground bunker in Berlin before and during the battle for the city

For All Mankind (1989)

IMDb: 8.2
1989

An in depth look at various NASA moon landing missions, starting with Apollo 8

The HalfLife of Genius Physicist Raemer

IMDb: 6.8
2017

Schreiber was one of Oppenheimers brilliant young physicists recruited for the Manhattan Project during World War II He was entrusted to carry the Plutonium core to Tinian Island where hed assemble the atomic bomb known to history

The Native Peoples of Glacier National P

IMDb: N/A
2010

Told exclusively through the voices of present day Native Americans, The Native Peoples of Glacier National Park tells the poignant story of the Kootenai, Salish and Blackfeet peoples and

American Made Movie (2013)

IMDb: 6.1
2013

This compelling new documentary explores the impact of American manufacturing on both ordinary citizens and the national economy

The Maestro (2018)

IMDb: 5.8
2018

After the Second World War, budding film composer Jerry Herst moves to Hollywood to study with infamous master teacher Mario Castelnuovo Tedesco

The Tracker (2002)

IMDb: 7.4
2002

Fanatic is a government trooper who is heading an expedition to find an Aboriginal man accused of murdering a white woman Others in the expedition are the Follower, a greenhorn trooper, the Veteran, and the Tracker

Hercules (1958)

IMDb: 5.4
1958

The muscular Hercules performs his Labors, sails with the Argonauts, and romances the fair Iole

Lone Star (1952)

IMDb: 6.1
1952

Ex President Andrew Jackson sends Texan Devereaux Burke back home on a mission to facilitate Sam Houstons drive for U S statehood

From the Earth to the Moon (1998)

IMDb: 8.6
1998

Dramatized portrayal of the Apollo manned space program

The Assassin (2015)

IMDb: 6.3
2015

A female assassin receives a dangerous mission to kill a political leader in eighth century China

Hotel Mumbai (2018)

IMDb: 7.6
2018

The true story of the Taj Hotel terrorist attack in Mumbai Hotel staff risk their lives to keep everyone safe as people make unthinkable sacrifices to protect themselves and their families

Napoleon (1927)

IMDb: 8.2
1927

A film about the French generals youth and early military career

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (19

IMDb: 7.9
1968

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich exposes the darkest chapter in history, from Adolf Hitlers rise to power as a Nazi demagogue to his ultimate fatal mistakes Researchers spent

Johnny Tremain (1957)

IMDb: 6.5
1957

Johnny Tremain is drawn into the Revolutionary War, and becomes a patriot fighting to free the colonies from England Along the way he learns about life and about himself

Impeachment (2019)

IMDb: 7.2
2019

A cautionary tale for these times of democracy in crisis the personal and political fuse to explore one of the most dramatic periods in Brazilian history Combining unprecedented access to leaders past and present, including Presidents Dilma Rousseff

Anatahan (1953)

IMDb: 7.1
1953

In June 1944, twelve Japanese seaman are stranded on an abandoned and forgotten island called Ana ta han for seven years

WWII from Space (2012)

IMDb: 7.3
2012

The events of World War II from 1941 onward are depicted from the perspective of space

Quo Vadis (1951)

IMDb: 7.2
1951

After fierce Roman commander Marcus Vinicius becomes infatuated with beautiful Christian hostage Lygia, he begins to question the tyrannical leadership of the despotic emperor Nero

House of Saddam (2008)

IMDb: 7.5
2008

A mini series that explores the inner workings of Saddam Husseins family and his relationship with his closest advisers

Edge of the Knife (2018)

IMDb: 6.3
2018

When a man accidentally causes the death of the son of his best friend, the man is wracked by grief and runs off into the woods

The Stranger Beside Me (2003)

IMDb: 6.2
2003

While working at a Seattle clinic for women in the 1970s, aspiring crime writer, Ann Rule, unwittingly becomes friends with serial killer Ted Bundy

What Is Cinema? (2013)

IMDb: 6.1
2013

Amidst a constant stream of hundreds of film clips, dozens of filmmakers voice their opinions on the titular question while primarily looking beyond the Hollywood mainstream to independent, experimental, documentary and avant garde f

Dont Take Me Home (2017)

IMDb: 7.1
2017

The story of the Welsh international football teams rise through the FIFA World Rankings, and onto their first international tournament for 58 years

Iris (2014)

IMDb: 7.2
2014

A documentary about fashion icon Iris Apfel, the 93 year old style maven who has had an out sized presence on the New York fashion scene for decades, from legendary late 88 year old documentary filmmaker Albert Maysles

Christmas at the Royal Hotel (2018)

IMDb: 4.8
2018

In 1941, Hong Kong was the Casablanca of the East, a city full of war refugees, profiteers and spies With the sudden attack by Japanese troops, a Canadian soldiers Christmas promise is broken during the Battle of Hong Kong

The King (2019)

IMDb: 7.2
2019

Hal, wayward prince and heir to the English throne, is crowned King Henry V after his tyrannical father dies Now the young king must navigate palace politics, the war his father left behind, and the emotional strings of his past lif

The Last of the Manson Girls (2018)

IMDb: 4.8
2018

Counterculture journalist Paul Krassner embarks on an LSD tinged investigation of the last of Mansons disciples Brenda McCann, Sandra Good, and Lynette Squeaky Fromme in order to find out if the Manson Murders were a CIA conspira

Servant or Slave (2016)

IMDb: 7.1
2016

Bringing to light the heartbreaking experiences of Rita Wright, Rita Wenberg, Violet West, Adelaide Wenberg and Valerie Linow, Servant or Slave is a film of courage, strength and the

Desert Riders (2011)

IMDb: 7.0
2011

Camel racing is a popular sport in the Middle East In past years, thousands of young boys have been trafficked from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Mauritania and other countries to work as jockeys in the UAE under excruciating conditions Ov