HISTORY Movies and Tvshows - Page 22

Phantom (2023)

IMDb: 6.2
2023

An action, spy film set in the backdrop of the Japanese colonial era

The Old Garden (2006)

IMDb: 6.5
2006

Noted director of The Housewife blends politics with romance to weave a story of two activists in hiding in a remote shack The intimate setting proves to be fertile ground for hidden desires

JFK The Smoking Gun (2013)

IMDb: 7.3
2013

Australian detective Colin McLaren investigates the JFK assassination using ballistics expert Howard Donahues evidence of a second shooter in Dealey Plaza

Blackadder Back Forth (1999)

IMDb: 7.6
1999

At a New Millennium Eve party, Blackadder and Baldrick test their new time machine and ping pong through history encountering famous characters and changing events rather alarmingly

Joy (2024)

IMDb: N/A
2024

3 trailblazers a young nurse, a visionary scientist and an innovative surgeon facing opposition from the church, state, media and medical establishment, in their pursuit of the worlds first test tube baby, Louise Joy Brown

Walkabout to Hollywood (1980)

IMDb: N/A
1980

This film concerns David Gulpilils work to bridge the gap between his life as an Australian Aboriginal and as a film and TV actor

The Decline of Western Civilization (198

IMDb: 7.5
1981

A look into the Los Angeles punk rock scene, that was largely ignored by the rock music press of the time

Seondal: The Man Who Sells the River (20

IMDb: 6.6
2016

Based on the popular conman character of KIM Seon dal from Korean folktale who famously sold the water of Daedong River

The Real Bling Ring Hollywood Heist (202

IMDb: 5.7
2022

Based on the Bling Ring robberies that took place in LA rich suburbs between 2008 2009 Three part documentary with access to the gang that perpetuated the heist

Lion of the Desert (1981)

IMDb: 8.3
1980

In 1929, Italian Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini appoints General Rodolfo Graziani as colonial governor to Italian Libya with orders to stamp out all resistance from Libyan nationalists led by rebel guerrilla leader Omar Mukhtar

W bialy dzien (1981)

IMDb: 6.5
1981

Set in 1905 The story focuses on a young and inexperienced man in a revolutionary execution squad He does his killing job out of idealism, and for the love of a woman The young student murders a Russian spy and is afterwards arres

Titus 1999

IMDb: 7.1
1999

Titus returns victorious from war, only to plant the seeds of future turmoil for himself and his family

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

Southside with You (2016)

IMDb: 6.3
2016

Chronicles the 1989 summer afternoon when the future President of the United States, Barack Obama, wooed his future First Lady, Michelle Obama, on a first date across Chicagos South Side

The Spy (2019)

IMDb: 6.2
2019

Sonja Wigert is a diva and star in Stockholm when WW2 breaks out, rapidly getting attention from the Nazi officer Josef Terboven Shes then recruited by Swedish intelligence as a spy, but Terboven makes her spy on the Swedes

The King of Kings (1927)

IMDb: 7.3
1927

Jesus Christ faces religious and political oppression during his ministry and in the days before his death and resurrection

The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)

IMDb: 6.6
1965

An all star, large scale epic movie that chronicles the life and ministry of Jesus Christ

Red Army (2014)

IMDb: 7.6
2014

The story of the Soviet Unions famed Red Army hockey team through the eyes of its players

Woman in Gold (2015)

IMDb: 7.3
2015

Maria Altmann, an octogenarian Jewish refugee, takes on the Austrian government to recover artwork she believes rightfully belongs to her family

Conspiracy (TV Movie 2001)

IMDb: 7.7
2001

At the Wannsee Conference on January 20, 1942, senior Nazi officials meet to determine the manner in which the so called Final Solution to the Jewish Question can be best implemented

Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story

IMDb: 6.2
2010

Shows how the classic board game has become a worldwide cultural phenomenon, and follows the colorful players who come together to compete for the coveted title of Monopoly World Champion

Elvis & Nixon (2016)

IMDb: 6.4
2016

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 Arc

Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present

IMDb: 7.9
2012

A documentary that follows the Serbian performance artist as she prepares for a retrospective of her work at The Museum of Modern Art in New York

In Dubious Battle (2016)

IMDb: 6.1
2016

An activist gets caught up in the labor movement for farm workers in California during the 1930s

Frontier

IMDb: 7.2
2016–2018

Follows Declan Harp, a half Irishhalf Cree Native Canadian outlaw who is campaigning to breach the Hudsons Bay Companys monopoly on the fur trade in Canada

The Universe (2007)

IMDb: 8.7
2007–2015

This educational show explores many scientific questions and topics about the universe Big Bang, the Sun, the planets, black holes, other galaxies, astrobiology etc through latest CGI, data and interviews with scientists

Ascent to Hell (2014)

IMDb: 5.9
2014

When a realtor shows an old New York factory building to a group of would be investors, they are unwittingly caught in its tragic and sinister history

The Lost Wife of Robert Durst (2017)

IMDb: 6.0
2017

Young and wide eyed, Kathie falls in love with charming yet quirky real estate scion Robert Durst, only to find their marriage turning stranger, darker and more disturbing as time passes

Artemisia (1997)

IMDb: 6.7
1997

Artemisia Gentileschi 1593 1653 was one of the first well known female painters The movie tells the story of her youth, when she was guided and protected by her father, the painter Orazio Gentileschi Her professional curiosity ab

Xuan Zang (2016)

IMDb: 6.1
2016

During the Tang Dynastys during the era of Zhen Guan era name during rule of Emperor Taizong, the young Xuan Zang monk, in his quest for the knowledge in Buddhism, embarked on a journey to India, that is fraught with perils and

The Counterfeit Traitor (1962)

IMDb: 7.5
1962

Blacklisted in modern day WW2, a Swedish oil trader opts to assist British Allies, by means of infiltrating and surveying Nazi Germany

Secrets of Chinas Forbidden City (2017)

IMDb: 6.9
2017

Beijings Forbidden City is a huge, walled palatial city within the new more northern and eastern capital chosen over Nanking by the great Ming emperor Chengzu Yongle, who seized the throne in 1402 from his elder brothers son

Restrepo (2010)

IMDb: 7.5
2010

A year with one platoon in the deadliest valley in Afghanistan

Incident at Oglala (1992)

IMDb: 7.5
1992

This film describes the events surrounding a 1975 shootout at the Pine Ridge reservation in S Dakota where two FBI agents were killed

The Assault (2010)

IMDb: 6.1
2010

Based on a true story, a SWAT team is tasked with storming a hijacked Air France plane to save its passengers

The Last Play at Shea (2010)

IMDb: 8.0
2010

A documentary feature chronicling the history of two New York icons and the journey that brought them together for the last musical performance at Shea Stadium