Popular History Movies - Page 359
Notti e nebbie
1984
Notti e nebbie
1984
star 8.3Milan, the last months of WWII. While everything starts to crumble down, RSI police chief Bruno Spada tries to crush the local anti-fascist resistance.Third Eye Spies
2019
Third Eye Spies
2019
star 5.8Two physicists discover psychic abilities are real only to have their experiments at Stanford co-opted by the CIA and their research silenced by the demands of secrecy. This is the true story of Russell Targ and America's Cold War psychic spies, disclosed and declassified for the first time, with evidence presented by a Nobel laureate, an Apollo astronaut, and the military and scientific community that has been suppressed for nearly 30 years.Saint Barbara
2012
Saint Barbara
2012
star 6.1The beautiful daughter of the Roman governor during a time of fierce Christian persecution is a nonbeliver. But when a slave raised alongside her like a sister is condemned to death for her Christian faith, she valiantly attempts to save her.杨门女将之天波府风波
2001
杨门女将之天波府风波
2001
Sin memoria
1962
Sin memoria
1962
star 8A bourgeois family reluctantly watches a home documentary about the horrors of the Second World War.Can You Feel the Beat: The Lisa Lisa Story
2025
star 4.415-year-old Puerto Rican Lisa Velez overcomes sexism, racism, and breast cancer to become Latin pop pioneer behind hits like "Can You Feel The Beat," inspiring generations of Latina artists.White Snow
2020
White Snow
2020
star 6.3An inspiring biopic about the legendary skier Elena Vyalbe. Born in a small town in the north of Russia, she had the courage and dedication to overcome a slew of obstacles on her way to becoming the very best in her sport. The film captures a historic skiing event at the 1997 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Trondheim, Norway, where Elena Vyalbe made skiing history by winning five out of five gold medals, which to this day remains a record achievement.Running on Empty
1991
Running on Empty
1991
star 5Based on a true story, and recreated from the personal account of one of the robbers, the film follows an immigrant from mainland China in 1975 as he works with a team to plan to rob an armored car carrying seven million dollars from the Hang Seng Bank in Hong Kong.The Automat
2021
The Automat
2021
star 6.7The 100-year story of the iconic restaurant chain Horn & Hardart, the inspiration for Starbucks, where generations of Americans ate and drank coffee together at communal tables. From the perspective of former customers, we watch a business climb to its peak success and then grapple with fast food in a forever changed America.The Spy Who Fell to Earth
2019
star 6.7Based on Dr. Ahron Bregman's book, this documentary examines the life and mysterious death of Ashraf Marwan, an Egyptian billionaire and double agent.Girlfriend in a Coma
2012
Girlfriend in a Coma
2012
star 6.9Girlfriend in a Coma is a documentary that exposes the dire situation of Italian politics and the process of economic and social decline the country has suffered during the last two decades, treating the decline as a warning of what might happen elsewhere in the West. The decline has occurred amid a collapse of moral values and the victory of “Mala Italia” over “Buona Italia”. It has been lauded as being ground-breaking in its creative combination of animation, interviews and hard facts, and has caused fierce controversy in Italy.Çete
1950
The Brigand of Kandahar
1965
star 5.61880. British India. Robert Case, a half-caste lieutenant, is unjustly discharged from the British Army. He joins the rebel Bengali tribesmen offensive against the colonial enemy. They capture a foreign journalist and Case recounts his story of false accusation on trumped-up charges, instigated by the bigotry and racism of his commanding officers. Following a successful attack by the British against the rebels Case is brutally shot by Colonel Drewe, his accuser. The journalist returns home determined to report the true story of The Brigand of Kandahar.Takeover
2021
Takeover
2021
star 8In 1970, a group of young Puerto Rican activists took over a decrepit hospital in New York City, launching a battle for their lives, their community, and healthcare for all.Nine Circles of Fall
1984
Nine Circles of Fall
1984
A film about the famous priest, politician Konstantinas Olšauskas and his love affair with Stanislava Ustjanauskiene, whose murder in the fall of 1928 still remains a mystery...Eien no Nispa
2019
Eien no Nispa
2019
star 4.5Takeshiro Matsuura was a Japanese explorer who was the first person to document the inner reaches of what is now known as Hokkaido. He explored the area extensively during the mid 19th century and created a map of the island that included parts which had been ignored by earlier cartographers. He visited Ainu communities and compiled records of the large numbers of the population who had been conscripted for forced labor far from their homes. Matsuura suggested the name Hokkaido for the areaThe Apostles
1976
The Apostles
1976
star 7The film is based on Zahari Stoyanov's memoir "Notes On Bulgarian Uprisings" depicting the events around the April Uprising in 1876.Mayerling
1957
Mayerling
1957
star 6.1Mayerling is the name of a notorious Austrian village linked to a romantic tragedy. At a royal hunting lodge there, in 1889, Crown Prince Rudolf--desperate over his father's command to put away his teenage mistress, the Baroness Marie Vetsera--shot her to death and killed himself. The misfortune may indeed have been a murder-suicide, but perhaps it was a political assassination, or even the result of a lunatic family vendetta: scholarship is still catching up with the facts.The Life of Jesus
2003
The Life of Jesus
2003
The story of Jesus' life as told by the apostle John, narrated by Christopher Plummer.
