Popular History Movies - Page 7
The Furnace
2020
The Furnace
2020
star 6.9To escape the outback, a young Afghan cameleer falls in with a mysterious bushman on the run with stolen Crown gold.Becoming Astrid
2018
Becoming Astrid
2018
star 7When Astrid Lindgren was very young something happened that affected her profoundly, and this combination of both miracle and calamity came to shape her entire life. It was an event that transformed her into one of the most inspiring women of our age and the storyteller a whole world would come to love. This is the story of when a young Astrid, despite the expectations of her time and religious upbringing, decided to break free from society's norms and follow her heart.The Return
2024
The Return
2024
star 6.5After twenty years away, Odysseus washes up on the shores of Ithaca, haggard and unrecognizable. The king has finally returned home, but much has changed in his kingdom since he left to fight in the Trojan war.Reagan
2024
Reagan
2024
star 6.3Told through the voice of former KGB agent Viktor Petrovich, whose life becomes inextricably linked with Ronald Reagan's when Reagan first caught the Soviets’ attention as an actor in Hollywood, Reagan overcomes the odds to become the 40th president of the United States.Newsies
2017
Newsies
2017
star 8A week in the life of the exploited, child newspaper sellers in turn-of-the-century New York. When their publisher, Joseph Pulitzer, tries to squeeze a little more profit out of their labours, they organize a strike, only to be confronted with the Pulitzer's hard-ball tactics.Luther
2003
Luther
2003
star 6.4During the early 16th century, idealistic German monk Martin Luther, disgusted by the materialism in the church, begins the dialogue that will lead to the Protestant Reformation.Excellent Cadavers
1999
Excellent Cadavers
1999
star 6.2Palermo, Sicily, 1984. Examining magistrate Giovanni Falcone allies with Tomasso Buscetta, a former mobster, to defeat the clan of Corleone, the ruthless Mafia faction that rules Cosa Nostra with an iron hand, cruelly eliminating all those who dare to oppose its immense power: other criminals, policemen, judges, even innocent civilians. One of them wants revenge, the other wants justice. But only one can survive such an unequal fight.Caligula: The Untold Story
1982
star 5.4An insane young emperor finds his love of brutality and degradation surpassed only by his hunger for enslaved virgins, cruel vengeance, extreme acts of 'horseplay' and beyond.Glory
1989
Glory
1989
star 7.5Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own Union army and the Confederates.Anita
2021
Anita
2021
star 7.9This long-awaited biopic provides a vivid account of the remarkable life of Anita Mui in and behind the limelight, chronicling her journey from a child performer to becoming one of world's most recognized music icons.Emperor
2012
Emperor
2012
star 6.1As the Japanese surrender at the end of WWII, Gen. Fellers is tasked with deciding if Emperor Hirohito will be hanged as a war criminal. Influencing his ruling is his quest to find Aya, an exchange student he met years earlier in the U.S.Hero
2002
Hero
2002
star 7.5During China's Warring States period, a district prefect arrives at the palace of Qin Shi Huang, claiming to have killed the three assassins who had made an attempt on the king's life three years ago.Pontius Pilate
1962
Pontius Pilate
1962
star 6.4The events that culminated with the Passion of Christ seen from the perspective of Pontius Pilate, the Procurator of Judea who unwillingly condemned Christ to death. Based on the biblical Gospel of John.Benjaminas Kordušas
1986
Benjaminas Kordušas
1986
The film tells about the life of the Lithuanian landed nobility in the period between the two wars, about the desire to live their old life. But new times dictate new conditions, new values emerge, and loyalty to old ideals is doomed...Black Hawk Down
2001
Black Hawk Down
2001
star 7.4When U.S. Rangers and an elite Delta Force team attempt to kidnap two underlings of a Somali warlord, their Black Hawk helicopters are shot down, and the Americans suffer heavy casualties, facing intense fighting from the militia on the ground.Simon Bolivar
1969
Simon Bolivar
1969
star 4.9Simon Bolivar is the true-life story of the leader of the 1817 Venezuelan revolution.Invincible
2006
Invincible
2006
star 7Inspired by the true story of Vince Papale, a man with nothing to lose who ignored the staggering odds and made his dream come true. When the coach of Papale's beloved hometown football team hosted an unprecedented open tryout, the public consensus was that it was a waste of time – no one good enough to play professional football was going to be found this way.The Look of Silence
2014
The Look of Silence
2014
star 7.8An optician grapples with the Indonesian mass killings of 1965-1966, during which his older brother was exterminated.The Count of Monte Cristo
2002
star 7.7Edmond Dantés's life and plans to marry the beautiful Mercedes are shattered when his best friend, Fernand, deceives him. After spending 13 miserable years in prison, Dantés escapes with the help of a fellow inmate and plots his revenge, cleverly insinuating himself into the French nobility.April 9th
2015
April 9th
2015
star 6.7In the early morning of April 9, 1940, the Danish army is alerted: the Germans have crossed the border.
