HISTORY Movies and Tvshows - Page 26

Columbus: The Lost Voyage (2007)

IMDb: 7.8
2007

The story of one of the most famous men in history You might think you know him the heroic and successful discoverer of America Now think again

Dreamtimes Over (2009)

IMDb: 2.4
2009

Three Australian couples stumble across an ancient curse in the Outback, and their dream holiday turns into a nightmare that may kill them all

In the Crosswind (2014)

IMDb: 7.5
2014

Risttuules is very emotional and tragic movie about mass deportation to Siberia based on memories of Erna It all started 14th of June 1941 when trucks came for the innocent families with their children where they headed to train s

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

Impolex (2009)

IMDb: 5.5
2009

Tyrone aimlessly embarks upon an obfuscating journey into nonsensical frustration as he tries to locate German V 2 rockets at the end of World War II, as a soldier in the United States Armys Operation Paperclip

Fellinis Casanova (1976)

IMDb: 7.1
1976

The myth of Giacomo Casanova, the notorious womanizer is presented as a pitiable and terrifying figure A sex scandal lands him in prison, but an escape to Paris provides him a new lease of life

The Seventh Seal (1957)

IMDb: 8.2
1957

A man seeks answers about life, death, and the existence of God as he plays chess against the Grim Reaper during the Black Plague

The Visual Bible: The Gospel of John (20

IMDb: 7.8
2003

Clip Rise from the Dead

Cry Freedom (1987)

IMDb: 7.4
1987

South African journalist Donald Woods is forced to flee the country, after attempting to investigate the death in custody of his friend, the black activist Steve Biko

Dying to Know: Ram Dass & Timothy Leary

IMDb: 7.5
2014

Dying to Know is an intimate portrait celebrating two very complex controversial characters in an epic friendship that shaped a generation In the early 1960s Harvard psychology professors Timothy Leary and Richard Alpert began probi

Lines of Wellington (2012)

IMDb: 6.1
2012

On September 27, 1810, the French troops commanded by Marshal Massena, were defeated in the Serra do Bucaco by the Anglo Portuguese army of general Wellington Despite the victory, Portuguese and British are forced to retreat from th

Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible Wor

IMDb: 6.2
2011

In our post 911 world, a greater understanding across cultures is more important than ever before, yet the purpose of this program is not simply to provide political or historical context Rather it is to explore and celebrate the g

Origin (2023)

IMDb: 7.4
2023

The unspoken system that has shaped America and chronicles how lives today are defined by a hierarchy of human divisions

The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

IMDb: 8.1
1940

A poor Midwest family is forced off their land They travel to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression

Alexander the Great (1956)

IMDb: 5.8
1956

The life and military conquests of Alexander III of Macedon July 2021, 356 June 1011, 323 B C , commonly known as Alexander the Great

Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954)

IMDb: 6.6
1954

In first century Rome, Christian slave Demetrius is sent to fight in the gladiatorial arena and Emperor Caligula seeks Jesus robe for its alleged magical powers

Robot Planet (2018)

IMDb: 4.5
2018

Sci fi writers once dreamed of computers and machines that would advance mankind, but now these dreams are our reality Artifical Intelligence is taking over and now the experts say that the end of our world as we know it is near

The Scandalous Lady W (2015)

IMDb: 6.5
2015

An eighteenth century drama details the scandalous life of Lady Seymour Worsley

A Harlots Progress (2006)

IMDb: 6.9
2006

Drama looking at artist William Hogarth and his relationship with the prostitute that inspired his most famous piece

Gentleman Jack (2019 )

IMDb: 8.2
2019–

A dramatization of the life of LGBTQ+ trailblazer, voracious learner, and cryptic diarist Anne Lister, who returns to Halifax, West Yorkshire in 1832, determined to transform the fate of her faded ancestral home Shibden Hall

The Viking War (2019)

IMDb: 4.2
2019

Ingrid and her siblings are on the run from the Beserkers who have begun invading the villages, taking over, savagely using the residents on a game where they vs a Beserker, and if they win, they get to survive only, no one ever wi

Hercules (1958)

IMDb: 5.4
1958

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

The Civil War (1990)

IMDb: 9.0
1990

A comprehensive survey of the American Civil War

Wolf Hall (2015)

IMDb: 8.1
2015

After the downfall of Cardinal Wolsey, his secretary, Thomas Cromwell, finds himself amongst the treachery and intrigue of King Henry VIIIs court and soon becomes a close advisor to the King, a role fraught with danger

The Black Shield of Falworth (1954)

IMDb: 6.5
1954

Peasant Myles Falworth is trained for knighthood and is groomed by various nobles to defeat the evil Earl of Alban whos plotting to usurp King Henry IVs throne

Kingdom (2019 )

IMDb: 8.4
2019–

While strange rumors about their ill King grip a kingdom, the crown prince becomes their only hope against a mysterious plague overtaking the land

The Real War of Thrones (2017)

IMDb: 7.2
2017–2018

In the turbulent formative centuries of early Europe, power hungry family dynasties fought for domination of the continent They clashed with blood and iron on the battlefields but the real wars were complex, personal power struggl

The Look of Silence (2014)

IMDb: 8.3
2014

A family that survived the genocide in Indonesia confronts the men who killed one of their brothers

Titanic (1953)

IMDb: 7.0
1953

An unhappily married couple struggle to deal with their problems while on board the ill fated ship

Pearl Jam Twenty (2011)

IMDb: 8.3
2011

A documentary on the band Pearl Jam that marks their 20th anniversary in the year 2011

Revival: The Sam Bush Story (2015)

IMDb: 8.3
2015

Heralded as one of the most influential musicians in the modern era, Sam Bush pioneered a new genre of music, inspired some of todays most successful commercial acts, yet he remains the music worlds best kept secret

Too Big to Fail (2011)

IMDb: 7.3
2011

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

Westward Ho (1935)

IMDb: 5.7
1935

As a youngster John Wyatt saw his parents killed and his brother kidnapped On a wagon train heading West he meets his brother who is now a spy for the gang which originally did the dirty work He and his brother both fall for Mary G

Roseanne for President! (2015)

IMDb: 6.9
2018

Racing Through the Forest The History of the 1950 56 Pebble Beach Road Races Inspired by the memoirs of the Del Monte Forest Road Race history, the Pebble Beach Concours and Pebble Beach Company teamed up with KampK Productions B

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

The Birth of a Nation (1915)

IMDb: 6.2
1915

The Stoneman family finds its friendship with the Camerons affected by the Civil War, both fighting in opposite armies The development of the war in their lives plays through to Lincolns assassination and the birth of the Ku Klux K