HISTORY Movies and Tvshows - Page 13

Black Death (2010)

IMDb: 6.4
2010

Set during the time of the first outbreak of bubonic plague in England, a young monk is given the task of learning the truth about reports of people being brought back to life in a small village

Amistad (1997)

IMDb: 7.3
1997

In 1839, the revolt of Mende captives aboard a Spanish owned ship causes a major controversy in the United States when the ship is captured off the coast of Long Island The courts must decide whether the Mende are slaves or legally

Northmen A Viking Saga (2014)

IMDb: 5.4
2014

A band of Vikings cross enemy lines and a panicked race begins The losers will pay with their lives

Cold Mountain (2003)

IMDb: 7.2
2003

In the waning days of the American Civil War, a wounded soldier embarks on a perilous journey back home to Cold Mountain, North Carolina to reunite with his sweetheart

Risen (2016)

IMDb: 6.3
2016

In 33 AD, a Roman Tribune in Judea is tasked to find the missing body of Jesus Christ, who rose from the dead

Making History (2017)

IMDb: 6.3
2017

Making History follows three friends from two different centuries as they try to balance the thrill of time travel with the mundane concerns of their present day lives

Zulu (1964)

IMDb: 7.7
1964

Outnumbered British soldiers do battle with Zulu warriors at Rorkes Drift

1776 (1972)

IMDb: 7.6
1972

A musical retelling of the American Revolutions political struggle in the Continental Congress to declare independence

Night Will Fall (2014)

IMDb: 8.0
2014

Researchers discover film footage from World War II that turns out to be a lost documentary shot by Alfred Hitchcock and Sidney Bernstein in 1945 about German concentration camps

The Looming Tower (2018)

IMDb: 8.0
2018

A look at how the rivalry between the CIA and FBI inadvertently set the stage for the tragedy of 911 and the war in Afghanistan

Gloria (2021)

IMDb: 7.8
2021–

In the 1960s, at the height of the Cold War, in the small village of Gloria do Ribatejo, Joao Vidal will take on several high risk espionage missions that could change the course of Portuguese and world history

Citizen X (1995)

IMDb: 7.5
1995

During the 1980s, Soviet authorities hunt for a serial killer who picks his victims in railway stations and commuter trains and lures them into the woods

World Trade Center (2006)

IMDb: 5.9
2006

Two Port Authority police officers become trapped under the rubble of the World Trade Center

Mary Shelley (2017)

IMDb: 6.5
2017

Life and facts of Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, who at 16 met 21 year old poet Percy Shelley, resulting in the writing of Frankenstein

Once Upon a Time in China and America (1

IMDb: 6.4
1997

Following an ambush in his visit to America, Wong Fei hung becomes separated from his fellow travelers and suffers memory loss

Hotel Rwanda (2004)

IMDb: 8.1
2004

Paul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager, houses over a thousand Tutsi refugees during their struggle against the Hutu militia in Rwanda, Africa

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

Too Big to Fail (2011)

IMDb: 7.3
2011

Chronicles the financial meltdown of 2008 and centers on Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson

The Hollow Crown (2012 )

IMDb: 8.3
2012–2016

A mini series of adaptations of Shakespeares history plays Richard II, Henry IV Parts 1 and 2, and Henry V

Panipat (2019)

IMDb: 5.3
2019

The film is based on the third battle of Panipat which took place on the 14 of January in 1761 between the Marathas and the King of Afghanistan, Ahmad Shah Abdali

The Vikings (1958)

IMDb: 7.1
1958

A slave and a Viking prince fight for the love of a captive princess

Shattered Glass (2003)

IMDb: 7.1
2003

The story of a young journalist who fell from grace when it was discovered he fabricated over half of his articles from the publication The New Republic magazine

Legends of the Lost with Megan Fox (2018

IMDb: 6.1
2018

Actress Megan Fox has peeked behind the curtain of some of these ancient sites, igniting an insatiable curiosity to learn more about these lost worlds She embarks on an epic international journey to investigate and find answers to t

Empire (2005)

IMDb: 6.3
2005

Epic four hour series about the rise of Octavius who succeeds Julius Caesar and tangles with Marc Anthony for control of the Roman empire and finally went on to become the emperor Augustus

Masada (1981)

IMDb: 7.8
1981

After the destruction of the Second Temple, nine hundred Jewish zealots hold out against a five thousand man Roman legion on the mountaintop fortress of Masada

Inside North Koreas Dynasty (2018-)

IMDb: 7.9
2018–

Inside North Koreas Dynasty is the ultimate story of a familys power, and the relationship among a father, son and grandson The series provides the most complex and comprehensive look at the Kim dynasty that has ever been attempte

Helene (2020)

IMDb: 6.1
2020

A story of renowned Finnish painter Helene Schjerfbeck, and the love affair between her and a younger art critic Einar Reuter

National Theatre Live King Lear (2018)

IMDb: 8.5
2018

Two aging fathers one a King, one his courtier reject the children who truly love them Their blindness unleashes a tornado of pitiless ambition and treachery, and their worlds crumble

Tove (2020)

IMDb: 6.8
2020

The movie centres on the life of Tove Jansson, showing both her personal relationships, and the creation of the popular Moomin books

Free Men (2011)

IMDb: 6.6
2011

In Paris during WWII, an Algerian immigrant is inspired to join the resistance by his unexpected friendship with a Jewish man

Joan of Arc (2019)

IMDb: 5.9
2019

In the 15th century, both France and England stake a blood claim for the French throne Believing that God had chosen her, the young Joan Lise Leplat Prudhomme leads the army of the King of France When she is captured, the Chur

Encounters (2023)

IMDb: 6.6
2023

Mass UFO sightings from the last 50 years fuel a global mystery in this docuseries featuring eyewitness accounts, expert interviews and new evidence

Sharpes Enemy (1994)

IMDb: 7.9
1994

Portugal 1813 A band of deserters, including Sharpes old enemy, Obadiah Hakeswill, have captured two women, one the wife of a high ranking English officer, and are holding them hostage

A Woman Called Golda (1982)

IMDb: 7.5
1982

The story of the Russian born, Wisconsin raised woman who rose to become Israels prime minister in the late 1960s and early 1970s

Iceman (2014)

IMDb: 4.7
2014

An imperial guard and his three traitorous childhood friends ordered to hunt him down get accidentally buried and kept frozen in time 400 years later passes and they are defrosted continuing the battle they left behind

Kennedy (2023-)

IMDb: 8.0
2023–

A chronicle of John F Kennedys life, including his youth, ascension into politics, presidency, and his lasting impact on history