Popular History Movies - Page 246
The Beautiful Mrs. Reynolds
1918
During the American Revolution, Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr are both courting beautiful Margaret Moncrieffe. Fast-forward several years and they again find themselves on opposite sides, this time about compensation for the properties of Tories--colonists who sided with the British--during the war. Hamilton falls for Maria Reynolds, who it turns out is secretly the wife of prominent pawnbroker Jacob Clingman, a friend of Burr's. The pair conspire to destroy Hamilton, who is now Secretary of the Treasury and married to the daughter of a prominent army general, by making public several love letters Hamilton had written to Mrs. Reynolds.Rise Against the Sword
1966
star 6.5Farmer Abare Goemon is confronted by brigand-like samurai. He raises an army of farmers to fight them and does so brilliantly. When Lord Asakura sees the success Goemon has achieved, he attempts to recruit him to fight in a conflict between Asakura and another clan. Goemon refuses, and Lord Asakura sets out to destroy him.After the Ball
1957
After the Ball
1957
star 6The life and loves of Music hall singer Vesta Tilley, who married into the nobilityHeart of Gold
2023
Heart of Gold
2023
star 7Texas, 1969. Michael infuriates girlfriend Mary-Bob by accepting the draft to serve in Vietnam. But after a violent incident at boot camp, he deserts and escapes over the border to British Columbia. Here he finds shelter with a group of Russian pacifists, the Doukhobors. Meanwhile back in the US, Mary-Bob becomes a militant anti-war activist... Their stories are told through letters they are writing to each other but cannot send, because both are on the run.Unforgiven
2018
Unforgiven
2018
star 6.9Based on true and tragic events in the life of Vitaly Kaloyev, an architect and family man. In 2002, his wife and children die in a mid-air collision along with 70 other people, mostly children. Vitaly is one of the first people to discover the bodies of his family at the site of the crash. The blame is put on the company responsible for monitoring the air space, as well as the lone air traffic controller on duty at the time. Two years later, after much obstructed efforts to get apologies and answers, Vitaly flies to Switzerland to obtain justice.Diario de un skin
2005
Kierunek Berlin
1969
Kierunek Berlin
1969
star 6.5Polish Army takes part in the Berlin Operation in the final weeks of World War 2.Alfred the Great
1969
Alfred the Great
1969
star 4.3While Old England is being ransacked by roving Danes in the 9th century, Alfred is planning to join the priesthood. But observing the rape of his land, he puts away his religious vows to take up arms against the invaders, leading the English Christians to fight for their country. Alfred soundly defeats the Danes and becomes a hero. But now, although Alfred still longs for the priesthood, he is torn between his passion for God and his lust for blood.Pocahontas
1995
Pocahontas
1995
star 3.5Roaming around with her best friend Wabuu, the curious and cheeky raccoon, Pocahontas, the beautiful chieftain daughter discovers a ship with a lot of strangers on the shore. "These White people will bring much woe to our people" predicts the chieftain. And actually, the gold-greedy captain of the ship starts a war on the Indians. Will Pocahontas succeed in preventing the inevitable fight and to save their people?Breaking the Code
1996
Breaking the Code
1996
star 5.1A biography of the English mathematician Alan Turing, who was one of the inventors of the digital computer and one of the key figures in the breaking of the Enigma code, used by the Germans to send secret orders to their U-boats in World War II. Turing was also a homosexual in Britain at a time when this was illegal, besides being a security risk.Destiny's Son
1962
Destiny's Son
1962
star 6.7In Edo-period Japan, Shingo is born the son of an assassin who was executed for murdering her lord’s concubine. Decades later, his adoptive family is massacred for keeping the secret. Armed with an unbeatable swordfighting technique, Shingo embarks on the path of the masterless samurai in search of vengeance and a path beyond his own ignominious origins.The Seats of the Alcazar
1989
star 6.8A French man recalls his moviegoing adventures at the now defunct titular theater as a journalist for the film magazine Cahiers du Cinéma during the mid-1950s.Zwei Herren im Anzug
2018
Zwei Herren im Anzug
2018
star 6.1In the Bavaria of the 1980s, a father and his son compare their respective views on a family past heavy with resentment and unsaid.All the Money in the World
2017
star 6.5The story of the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III and the desperate attempt by his devoted mother to convince his billionaire grandfather Jean Paul Getty to pay the ransom.Spring of Life
2000
Spring of Life
2000
star 3The film, 'The Spring Of Life', brings to light a little-known operation of the Nazi SS, started just before the outbreak of World War II. Through the careful selection and re-education of young women, it was the Nazi's mad dream to create an Aryan 'master race'.The Courage of Others
1982
An inside look at slavery in the country of Burkina Faso, The Courage Of Others follows the journey of a slave (played by Sotigui Kouyaté) being taken across the African desert by his captors.Swatantrya Veer Savarkar
2024
star 7.2From his years as a student in England to his return to India and his involvement in the Indian independence struggle, the journey of freedom fighter and reformer Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, better known as Veer Savarkar.The Disciple
2010
The Disciple
2010
star 5.3From a non-mythical perspective, The Disciple presents with high production value, the life of Jesus from a daring new angle, a human, without divinity, fallible and worrying disciple of God and the People on very real ground.Mamangam
2019
Mamangam
2019
star 6.4Based on the medieval fair called Mamankam, which was celebrated every 12 years between 800 AD and 1755 AD, the story of the film is supposedly about a brave warrior of Malabar and his loyal soldiers.Spoorslag
2023
