HISTORY Movies and Tvshows - Page 33

Spare Parts (2015) 2014

IMDb: 7.3
2015

Four Mexican high school students form a robotics club With no experience, 800 bucks, used car parts and a dream, this rag tag team goes up against the countrys reigning robotics champion, MIT

Land of the Pharaohs (1955)

IMDb: 6.6
1955

A captured architect designs an ingenious plan to ensure the impregnability of the tomb of a self absorbed Pharaoh, obsessed with the security of his next life

Bridge of Spies (2015)

IMDb: 7.6
2015

During the Cold War, an American lawyer is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court, and then help the CIA facilitate an exchange of the spy for the Soviet captured American U2 spy plane pilot, Francis Gary Powers

A Bridge Too Far (1977)

IMDb: 7.4
1977

Operation Market Garden, September 1944 The Allies attempt to capture several strategically important bridges in the Netherlands in the hope of breaking the German lines

The Other Side of the Mirror (2016)

IMDb: 2.2
2016

In 1905, a teenage Alice has just moved to the Pacific Northwest She follows a mysterious man down a rabbit hole, leading her into Wonderland, a dark and curious world inhabited by characters from turn of the century America and the

Giovannis Island (2014)

IMDb: 7.4
2014

A dramatic yet heart warming story of cross cultural friendship among children in the aftermath of WWII, presented by Tokyo based award winning animation studio Production I G Based on true events

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

Battle of Britain (1969)

IMDb: 7.0
1969

In 1940, the British Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle to prevent the Luftwaffe from gaining air superiority over the English Channel as a prelude to a possible Axis invasion of the U K

The Medieval Trip (2013)

IMDb: 3.4
2013

A young actor in modern day Hungary gets sent back to feudal times for a week, and tries to make the best of being a serf, while a wry reporter comments on the action, finally becoming more involved in it than he could have ever wished

Mary Queen of Scots (2013)

IMDb: 5.5
2013

A queen who lost three kingdoms A wife who lost three husbands A woman who lost her head

MacArthur (1977)

IMDb: 6.6
1977

Biopic of General Douglas MacArthur covering his war exploits during WW2 and the Korean War

Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (20

IMDb: 7.6
2005

A documentary about the Enron corporation, its faulty and corrupt business practices, and how they led to its fall

Salvador (1986)

IMDb: 7.4
1986

A burnt out photojournalist becomes involved in a Central American revolution

The Cyclotron (2016)

IMDb: 5.8
2016

In 1944, an Allied spy must find and execute a Berlin scientist who discovered the way to build an atomic bomb Things get complicated when memories of love and quantum mechanics get intertwined in the chase

Last Days in Vietnam (2014)

IMDb: 7.6
2014

During the final days of the Vietnam War, North Vietnamese forces closed in on Saigon as South Vietnamese resistance crumbled An unlikely group of heroes emerged as Americans and South Vietnamese took matters into their own hands

Killer Legends (2014)

IMDb: 6.3
2014

Delving into our collective nightmares, this horror documentary investigates the origins of our most terrifying urban legends and the true stories that may have inspired them

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

Killing Reagan (2016)

IMDb: 6.7
2016

A look at John Hinkleys 1981 assassination attempt against U S President Ronald Reagan

The Loving Story (2011)

IMDb: 7.6
2011

A preview for the HBO documentary The Loving Story

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

Riot (2018)

IMDb: 6.8
2018

In 1978, when the push to decriminalise homosexuality has stalled, a group of activists decide they must make one final attempt to celebrate who they are Led by former union boss, Lance

The Egyptian (1954)

IMDb: 6.5
1954

In ancient Egypt, a poor orphan becomes a genial physician and is eventually appointed at the Pharaohs court where he witnesses palace intrigues and learns dangerous royal secrets

Cant Stand Losing You: Surviving the Pol

IMDb: 6.9
2012

Based on the acclaimed memoir One Train Later by rock guitarist Andy Summers, Cant Stand Losing You Surviving the Police follows Summers journey from his early days in the psychedelic 60s music scene, when he played with The Anim

Mademoiselle Paradis (2017)

IMDb: 6.5
2017

A blind pianist living in 18th century Vienna forms an extraordinary relationship with the physician who is trying to restore her sight

Luther (2003)

IMDb: 6.6
2003

During the early sixteenth century, idealistic German monk Martin Luther, disgusted by the materialism in the Catholic Church, begins the dialogue that will lead to the Protestant Reformation

Unbroken: Path to Redemption (2018)

IMDb: 5.8
2018

The next amazing chapter of Olympian and World War II hero Louis Zamperinis powerful true story of forgiveness, redemption, and amazing grace

Adam Ruins Everything (2015 )

IMDb: 7.9
2015–2019

Iconoclastic Adam Conover from CollegeHumor turns life as we know it on its ear by showing us how unnecessary, and sometimes horrible, things we think we know to be real and true really are

Caesar (2002)

IMDb: 6.6
2002–

Twenty year old Julius Caeser flees Rome for his life during the reign of Sulla, but through skill and ambition rises four decades later to become Romes supreme dictator

Brexit: The Uncivil War (2019)

IMDb: 7.0
2019

Political strategist Dominic Cummings leads a popular but controversial campaign to convince British voters to leave the European Union from 2015 up until the present day

The World at War (19731976)

IMDb: 9.2
1973–1974

A groundbreaking 26 part documentary series narrated by the actor Laurence Olivier about the deadliest conflict in history, World War II

In Harms Way (2017)

IMDb: 6.1
2017

After Japans attack on Pearl Harbor Dec 7, 1941, USA bombs Tokyo to boost morale A pilot survives thanks to a Chinese womans help

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

The Heroes of Telemark (1965)

IMDb: 6.5
1965

Norwegian resistance tries to stop German efforts to produce an atomic bomb component during World War II

Caravaggio (1986)

IMDb: 6.6
1986

A retelling of the life of the celebrated 17th century painter through his brilliant, nearly blasphemous paintings and his flirtations with the underworld

Interlude in Prague (2017)

IMDb: 6.1
2017

The incredible tale of Mozarts Prague years

Glorious 39 (2009)

IMDb: 6.4
2009

The adopted daughter of a privileged British politician uncovers a family secret in the weeks leading up to World War II