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Cocaine Cowboys 2 (2008)

IMDb: 6.7
2008

The sequel follows cocaine dealer Charles Crosby beginning in 1991 on the inner city streets of Oakland, California The story of Griselda Blanco is presented in greater depth

The Hornets Nest (2014)

IMDb: 6.7
2014

Armed only with their cameras, Peabody and Emmy Award winning conflict Journalist Mike Boettcher, and his son, Carlos, provide unprecedented access into the longest war in U S history

1944 (2015)

IMDb: 7.1
2015

In 1944 Estonia, a fratricide war ensues when Estonians of the retreating German forces fight against Estonians conscripted into the advancing Soviet Red Army

Marie Antoinette (2006)

IMDb: 6.5
2006

The retelling of Frances iconic but ill fated queen, Marie Antoinette From her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at 15 to her reign as queen at 19 and to the end of her reign as queen, and ultimately the fall of Versailles

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

Woodstock (1970)

IMDb: 8.2
1970

Oscar winning musical chronicle that brilliantly captures the three day rock concert and celebration of peace and love that became a capstone for the Sixties

King of Kings (1961)

IMDb: 7.0
1961

The temporary physical life of the Biblical Savior, Jesus Christ

Bless Me, Ultima (2013)

IMDb: 6.4
2012

A drama set in New Mexico during WWII, centered on the relationship between a young man and an elderly medicine woman who helps him contend with the battle between good and evil that rages in his village

Men Behind the Sun 1988

IMDb: 6.1
1988

Japanese troops round up Chinese and Russian prisoners of war and take them to unit 731, where theyre horribly tortured and experimented on to test new biological weapons

All the Presidents Men (1976)

IMDb: 8.0
1976

The Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to President Richard Nixons resignation

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

Chaos on the Bridge (2014)

IMDb: 7.0
2014

The story of the struggle to create the television series, Star Trek The Next Generation 1987

The View from Here (2017)

IMDb: 6.2
2009

The true story of a Hawaiian princess attempts to maintain the independence of the island against the threat of American colonization

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

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

Pathfinders: In the Company of Strangers

IMDb: 3.4
2011

Three companies of paratroopers travel in a deadly mission to France to prepare the drop zone for the airborne attack on the D Day They have to install an Eureka transmitter and searchlight to guide the planes in the Normandy invasi

Last Day of the Dinosaurs (2010)

IMDb: 7.4
2010

Proposes a minute by minute chronology of the Chicxulub impact and its effect on the dinosaurs and other animals around the world

Day of the Falcon (2011)

IMDb: 6.7
2011

Set in the 1930s Arab states at the dawn of the oil boom, the story centers on a young Arab prince torn between allegiance to his conservative father and modern, liberal father in law

Hidden Figures (2016)

IMDb: 7.8
2016

The story of a team of female African American mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the U S space program

A Tale of Love and Darkness (2015)

IMDb: 6.0
2015

The story of Amos Ozs youth, set against the backdrop of the end of the British Mandate for Palestine and the early years of the State of Israel The film details the young mans relationship with his mother and his beginnings as a

Poldark (TV Series 2015)

IMDb: 8.3
2015–2019

Ross Poldark returns from the war to his beloved Cornwall to find his world in ruins

War and Peace (2016 TV series)

IMDb: 8.1
2016

As the Russian conflict with Napoleon reaches its peak, five aristocratic families face the possibility of their lives being changed forever

Show Me the Picture The Story of Jim Mar

IMDb: 7.2
2019

Photographer Jim Marshall captures the heights of the Rock and Roll music era, from the Beatles and Jimi Hendrix, to the civil rights movements and some of the most iconic moments of the 60s

Six (TV Mini-Series 2017)

IMDb: 7.3
2017–2018

Navy SEAL Team Six attempt to eliminate a Taliban leader in Afghanistan when they discover an American citizen working with the enemy

Macbeth (1971)

IMDb: 7.4
1971

A ruthlessly ambitious Scottish lord seizes the throne with the help of his scheming wife and a trio of witches

Goyas Ghosts (2006)

IMDb: 6.9
2006

Painter Francisco Goya faces a scandal involving his muse, who is labeled a heretic by a monk

American Weightlifting (2013)

IMDb: 8.3
2013

Ultra independent a one person production start to finish this movie looks at the passion and dedication of American athletes and coaches in the Olympic sport of weightlifting The sport is extremely popular internationally, but

A Night to Remember (1958)

IMDb: 7.9
1958

On its maiden voyage in April 1912, the supposedly unsinkable RMS Titanic hits an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean

Overlord (1975)

IMDb: 7.1
1975

During the World War 2, a young lads called up and, with increasing sense of foreboding, undertakes his army training ready for D day

Hearts and Minds (1974)

IMDb: 8.2
1974

A startling and courageous landmark documentary that unflinchingly confronted the United States involvement in Vietnam at the height of the controversy that surrounded it

Othello (1951)

IMDb: 7.6
1951

The Moorish General Othello is manipulated into thinking that his new wife Desdemona has been carrying on an affair with his Lieutenant Michael Cassio when in reality, it is all part of the scheme of a bitter Ensign named Iago

The Bang Bang Club (2010)

IMDb: 7.0
2010

A drama based on the true life experiences of four combat photographers capturing the final days of apartheid in South Africa

The Last King of Scotland (2006)

IMDb: 7.7
2006

Based on the events of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amins regime as seen by his personal physician during the 1970s

Big Charity: The Death of Americas Oldes

IMDb: 8.0
2014

The death of Americas oldest continuously operating hospital, New Orleans Big Charity

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

Pompeii: The Last Day (2003)

IMDb: 7.1
2003

A dramatized recreation of the destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD