HISTORY Movies and Tvshows - Page 9

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

Darkest Hour (2017)

IMDb: 7.4
2017

In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler, or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire

Miracle (2004)

IMDb: 7.5
2004

The true story of Herb Brooks, the player turned coach who led the 1980 U S Olympic hockey team to victory over the seemingly invincible Soviet squad

The Story of Ruth (1960)

IMDb: 6.7
1960

Inspired by the scriptural tale Moabitess priestess Ruth is drawn both to a Judean man and to his talk of a forgiving God After tragedy strikes, she begins a new life in Bethlehem

Lust, Caution (2007)

IMDb: 7.5
2007

During World War II era, a young woman, Wang Jiazhi, gets swept up in a dangerous game of emotional intrigue with a powerful political figure, Mr Yee

The Princess of Montpensier (2010)

IMDb: 6.5
2010

Based on the classic didactic novel, the action centers on the noble lady who soon becomes exposed to the sexual and political intrigues of the French court of the religious wars era

Joyeux Noel (2005)

IMDb: 7.7
2005

In December 1914, an unofficial Christmas truce on the Western Front allows soldiers from opposing sides of the First World War to gain insight into each others way of life

Shock and Awe (2017)

IMDb: 6.3
2017

A group of journalists of the Knight Ridder news service covering President George W Bushs planned invasion of Iraq in 2003 are skeptical of the Presidents claim that Saddam Hussein has weapons of mass destruction

Marie Antoinette (1938)

IMDb: 7.4
1938

The tragic life of Marie Antoinette, who became queen of France in her late teens

The Pagan King (2018)

IMDb: 6.1
2018

On his deathbed, the reigning king bestows power to an unexpected heir who must find strength within himself to unite his people against the violent crusades which threaten their freedom

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

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

American Umpire (2015)

IMDb: 6.0
2016

Since the end of WWII, the United States has acted as the worlds policeman Does it have to be, forever

Soekarno (2013)

IMDb: 7.0
2013

This movie follows the life of Soekarno, the first president of the Republic of Indonesia, from his childhood until he managed to proclaimed Indonesian freedom with M Hatta in 1945

The HalfLife of Genius Physicist Raemer

IMDb: 6.8
2017

Schreiber was one of Oppenheimers brilliant young physicists recruited for the Manhattan Project during World War II He was entrusted to carry the Plutonium core to Tinian Island where hed assemble the atomic bomb known to history

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019)

IMDb: 7.6
2019

Against all the odds, a thirteen year old boy in Malawi invents an unconventional way to save his family and village from famine

The Lost Legion (2014)

IMDb: 3.1
2014

Following the fall of the Roman Empire, a Roman woman plots to make her son the new Emperor and to fulfill the former glory of the city

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (19

IMDb: 7.9
1968

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich exposes the darkest chapter in history, from Adolf Hitlers rise to power as a Nazi demagogue to his ultimate fatal mistakes Researchers spent

20 Feet from Stardom (2013)

IMDb: 7.4
2013

Backup singers live in a world that lies just beyond the spotlight Their voices bring harmony to the biggest bands in popular music, but weve had no idea who these singers are or what lives they lead, until now

Padmaavat (2018)

IMDb: 7.0
2018

Set in medieval Rajasthan, Queen Padmavati is married to a noble king and they live in a prosperous fortress with their subjects until an ambitious Sultan hears of Padmavatis beauty and forms an obsessive love for the Queen of Mewar

Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972)

IMDb: 7.2
1972

Dramatization of events in the life of St Francis of Assisi from before his conversion experience through his audience with the pope, including his friendship with St Clare

The Oyler House: Richard Neutras Desert

IMDb: 9.0
2012

In 1959, a working class government employee in the tiny desert town of Lone Pine, California, asked world famous modern architect Richard Neutra to design his modest family home To his

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

When We Were Apollo (2019)

IMDb: 7.3
2019

Who were the men and women of the Apollo Space Program Where are they today What do they think of the extraordinary effort they helped make possible Half a century later, Project Apollo remains the single greatest initiative in pe

Witches of Salem (2019 )

IMDb: 7.3
2019

This documentary mini series chronologically unravels the rapid descent of a town into madness, using reenactments to capture the day to day hysteria that unfolds and puts an affluent New England community under siege