History Movies

Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins

2012

star 7.5
In 1868, after the Bakumatsu war ends, the ex-assassin Kenshin Himura traverses Japan with an inverted sword, to defend the needy without killing.
star 7.9

Emancipation

2022

Emancipation

2022

star 7.9
Inspired by the gripping true story of a man who would do anything for his family—and for freedom. When Peter, an enslaved man, risks his life to escape and return to his family, he embarks on a perilous journey of love and endurance.

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

2019

star 7.9
Against all the odds, a thirteen year old boy in Malawi invents an unconventional way to save his family and village from famine.
star 7.5

Hotel Mumbai

2019

Hotel Mumbai

2019

star 7.5
Mumbai, India, November 26, 2008. While several terrorists spread hatred and death through the city, others attack the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel. Both hotel staff and guests risk their lives, making unthinkable sacrifices to protect themselves and keep everyone safe while help arrives.
star 7.4

Enemy at the Gates

2001

Enemy at the Gates

2001

star 7.4
A Russian and a German sniper play a game of cat-and-mouse during the Battle of Stalingrad in WWII.
star 7.6

Big George Foreman

2023

Big George Foreman

2023

star 7.6
Fueled by an impoverished childhood, George Foreman channeled his anger into becoming an Olympic Gold medalist and World Heavyweight Champion, followed by a near-death experience that took him from the boxing ring to the pulpit. But when he sees his community struggling spiritually and financially, Foreman returns to the ring and makes history by reclaiming his title, becoming the oldest and most improbable World Heavyweight Boxing Champion ever.
star 7.3

War Horse

2011

War Horse

2011

star 7.3
On the brink of the First World War, Albert's beloved horse Joey is sold to the Cavalry by his father. Against the backdrop of the Great War, Joey begins an odyssey full of danger, joy, and sorrow, and he transforms everyone he meets along the way. Meanwhile, Albert, unable to forget his equine friend, searches the battlefields of France to find Joey and bring him home.
star 7.9

12 Years a Slave

2013

12 Years a Slave

2013

star 7.9
In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as well as unexpected kindnesses Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomon’s chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist will forever alter his life.

Brotherhood of the Wolf

2001

star 6.7
In 18th century France, the Chevalier de Fronsac and his Native American friend Mani are sent by the King to the Gevaudan province to investigate the killings of hundreds by a mysterious beast.
star 7

Amen.

2002

Amen.

2002

star 7
Kurt Gerstein—a member of the Institute for Hygiene of the Waffen-SS—is horrified by what he sees in the death camps. he is then shocked to learn that the process he used to purify water for his troops by using Zyklon-B, is now used to kill people in gas chambers.
star 6.3

King Arthur

2004

King Arthur

2004

star 6.3
The story of the Arthurian legend, based on the 'Sarmatian hypothesis' which contends that the legend has a historical nucleus in the Sarmatian heavy cavalry troops stationed in Britain, and that the Roman-British military commander, Lucius Artorius Castus is the historical person behind the legend.
star 7

First Man

2018

First Man

2018

star 7
A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.
star 7.9

Downfall

2004

Downfall

2004

star 7.9
In April of 1945, Germany stands at the brink of defeat with the Russian Army closing in from the east and the Allied Expeditionary Force attacking from the west. In Berlin, capital of the Third Reich, Adolf Hitler proclaims that Germany will still achieve victory and orders his generals and advisers to fight to the last man. When the end finally does come, and Hitler lies dead by his own hand, what is left of his military must find a way to end the killing that is the Battle of Berlin, and lay down their arms in surrender.

Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles

2019

star 7
Paris, 1930. Luis Buñuel is penniless after the scandal surrounding the release of his last movie. Sculptor Ramón Acín, a good friend, buys a lottery ticket and promises Buñuel that he will pay for his next movie if he wins the prize.
star 7.1

Cleopatra

1963

Cleopatra

1963

star 7.1
Determined to hold on to the throne, Cleopatra seduces the Roman emperor Julius Caesar. When Caesar is murdered, she redirects her attentions to his general, Marc Antony, who vows to take power—but Caesar’s successor has other plans.
star 8.3

Paths of Glory

1957

Paths of Glory

1957

star 8.3
A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916.
star 7.3

The Message

1976

The Message

1976

star 7.3
Handsomely-mounted historical epic concerns the birth of the Islamic faith and the story of the Prophet Muhammad.

The Man Who Knew Infinity

2016

star 7.2
Growing up poor in Madras, India, Srinivasa Ramanujan Iyengar earns admittance to Cambridge University during WWI, where he becomes a pioneer in mathematical theories with the guidance of his professor, G.H. Hardy.
star 6.8

Viking: Bloodlust

2023

Viking: Bloodlust

2023

star 6.8
A band of vikings are on the run from a blood thirsty group of Berserkers who want to fight to the death.
star 6.8

Mr. Jones

2019

Mr. Jones

2019

star 6.8
In 1933, Welsh journalist Gareth Jones travels to Ukraine, where he experiences the horrors of a famine. Everywhere he goes he meets henchmen of the Soviet secret service who are determined to prevent news about the catastrophe from getting out. Stalin’s forced collectivisation of agriculture has resulted in misery and ruin—the policy is tantamount to mass murder.