Popular History Movies - Page 38
Safe Conduct
2002
Safe Conduct
2002
star 6.5During the Nazi occupation of France, two filmmakers try to build a career without compromising their ideals.A Mighty Heart
2007
A Mighty Heart
2007
star 6.4Based on Mariane Pearl's account of the terrifying and unforgettable story of her husband, Wall Street Journal reporter Danny Pearl's life and death.Eight Men Out
1988
Eight Men Out
1988
star 6.8Buck Weaver and Hap Felsch are young idealistic players on the Chicago White Sox, a pennant-winning team owned by Charles Comiskey - a penny-pinching, hands-on manager who underpays his players and treats them with disdain. And when gamblers and hustlers discover that Comiskey's demoralized players are ripe for a money-making scheme, one by one the team members agree to throw the World Series. But when the White Sox are defeated, a couple of sports writers smell a fix and a national scandal explodes, ripping the cover off America's favorite pastime.THE LEGEND & BUTTERFLY
2023
star 6.7Oda Nobunaga and Nōhime were originally married to mend a hostile relationship between neighbouring regions. Unfortunately, they were like oil and water, making for a somewhat unhappy marriage. When Oda's enemy, Imagawa Yoshimoto, attacks Owari with his vast army, Oda is devastated by the overwhelming gap in military strength. However, Nohime encourages him not to despair, and the pair draw up a tactical plan that will allow them to overcome the odds.Little Buddha
1993
Little Buddha
1993
star 6.3After the death of Lama Dorje, Tibetan Buddhist monks find three children — one American and two Nepalese — who may be the rebirth of their great teacher.Napoleon
1955
Napoleon
1955
star 6.3The film follows the life of Napoleon from his early life in Corsica to his death at Saint Helena. The film is notable for its use of location shooting for numerous scenes, especially at the French estates of Malmaison and Fontainebleau, the Palace of Versailles, and sites of Napoleonic battles including Austerlitz and Waterloo.My Darling Clementine
1946
star 7.5Three brothers stop off for a night in the town of Tombstone. The next morning they find one of their brothers dead and their cattle stolen. They decide to take revenge on the culprits.Mort de Charles Ier
1897
Mort de Charles Ier
1897
Mr. Turner
2014
Mr. Turner
2014
star 6.5Eccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner lives his last 25 years with gusto and secretly becomes involved with a seaside landlady, while his faithful housekeeper bears an unrequited love for him.Maudie
2016
Maudie
2016
star 7.8Canadian folk artist Maud Lewis falls in love with a fishmonger while working for him as a live-in housekeeper.Et faran un home
2024
Et faran un home
2024
This documentary uncovers the structural violence against young people who served compulsory military service during the early years of democracy. Forty years later, several witnesses recount the beatings, abuse, torture, and sexual assaults they suffered in the barracks.The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
1959
star 8.2Kaji, sent to the Japanese army labeled Red, witnesses cruelties in the army and revolts against the abusive treatment against a fellow recruit. He also sees his friend Shinjô defecting to the Russian border, and he ends in the front to fight a lost battle against the Russian tanks division.The Zookeeper's Wife
2017
The Zookeeper's Wife
2017
star 7.3The account of keepers of the Warsaw Zoo, Jan and Antonina Zabinski, who helped save hundreds of people and animals during the Nazi invasion.Dersimiz: Atatürk
2010
Dersimiz: Atatürk
2010
star 5.4Tarihci Dede is giving information to a couple of children about Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's success and his way to shape todays Turkey.The Story of Yuan Tiangang
2024
star 6.6Three hundred years ago, the elegant and spirited young man Yuan Tiangang, born with a doomed fate, unintentionally caused the death of his loved ones from a young age. As a result, he decided to gamble with fate and mastered the skill of "Chenggu Bone Divination," using it to target those whose lives were not supposed to end prematurely. At that time, it happened to be the end of the Sui Dynasty, with widespread chaos in the world. How will Yuan Tiangang change his destiny and become a notorious but respected leader amidst the turmoil of the late Sui Dynasty?Evita
1996
Evita
1996
star 6.1The hit musical based on the life of Evita Duarte, an Argentinian actress who eventually became the wife of Argentinian president Juan Perón, and the most beloved and hated woman in Argentina.Sila
2020
Sila
2020
The destiny of a group of Cangaceiro bandits after the death of their captain Virgulino Ferreira da Silva, better known as Lampião.Nagasaki 1945 ~ The Angelus Bells
2005
star 3August 1945. In a converted theological seminary on the outskirts of Nagasaki, a young doctor works to help his patients, as unsettling news comes of a new weapon used by the Americans on the city of Hiroshima. When the second nuclear weapon is dropped on Nagasaki, the hospital staff must work to save lives in the midst of the concentric circles of death that their city has become.A Royal Affair
2012
A Royal Affair
2012
star 7.3A young queen falls in love with her physician, and they start a revolution that changes their nation forever.The Niagara Movement: The Early Battle for Civil Rights
2023
An examination of the heated debate and conflict between W.E.B DuBois and William Monroe Trotter with Booker T. Washington on how to best uplift the race and secure equality for their community, which led to the Niagara Movement, a short-lived movement that laid the cornerstone of the civil rights movement.
