Best History Movies of 2024
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Best History Movies of 2024
TOP Movies: Small Things Like These (2024), September 5 (2024), Saturday Night (2024), I'm Still Here (2024), The Apprentice (2024), Cabrini (2024), Unfrosted (2024), Reagan (2024), Eden (2024), Joy (2024), Queer (2024), Shirley (2024), The New Year That Never Came (2024), Unsinkable: Titanic Untold (2024), The Great Lillian Hall (2024), The Return (2024), Seize Them! (2024), Harvest (2024), Blitz (2024), Bardejov (2024).
List of Best Movies
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Ireland, Belgium, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
While working as a coal merchant to support his family, Bill Furlong discovers disturbing secrets kept by the local convent and uncovers truths of his own; forcing him to confront his past and the complicit silence of a small Irish town controlled ...
Style:
thrilling, psychological, suspenseful, captivating, grim ...
Plot:
abuse, christmas, convent, nun, illegitimacy, unwed mother, town, undercover, secret, catholic church, teenage girl, dead mother ...
Time:
year 1985, 80s, 20th century
Place:
ireland, europe
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Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
During the 1972 Munich Olympics, an American sports broadcasting crew finds itself thrust into covering the hostage crisis involving Israeli athletes.
Style:
period piece, period drama
Plot:
terrorism, hostage, media, hostage situation, unhappy ending, translator, violence, based on real people, terrorist, television, olympics, palestinian-israeli conflict ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 1972
Place:
munich germany, germany
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
At 11:30pm on October 11, 1975, a ferocious troupe of young comedians and writers changed television forever. This is the story of what happened behind the scenes in the 90 minutes leading up to the first broadcast of Saturday Night Live.
Style:
sketch comedy, witty, period drama
Plot:
sexual innuendo, chaos, biopic, television studio, che guevara, marijuana, male protagonist, behind the scenes, llama, contract, cocaine, backstage ...
Time:
year 1975, 70s, 20th century
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Brazil, France
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
In Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, during the dictatorship, former deputy Rubens Paiva was taken from his home by soldiers to be interrogated. He was never found again. The search for truth lasts 30 long years. And when the answers begin to appear, ...
Style:
historical drama, realistic, independent film, hood, factual ...
Plot:
brazilian military dictatorship, dictatorship, military dictatorship, based on real people, loss, missing father, female nudity, loss of husband, widow, husband, wrongful arrest, female protagonist ...
Time:
year 1971, 20th century, year 2014, year 1996, 70s ...
Place:
brazil, rio de janeiro, sao paulo, brazil, sao paulo brazil
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Canada, Denmark, Ireland, USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
A young Donald Trump, eager to make his name as a hungry scion of a wealthy family in 1970s New York, comes under the spell of Roy Cohn, the cutthroat attorney who would help create the Donald Trump we know today. Cohn sees in Trump the perfect ...
Style:
independent film, absurd, controversial, f word, period drama ...
Plot:
lawyer, aids, corruption, marriage, crooked lawyer, father son relationship, politics, mentor protege relationship, based on real people, female nudity, sex scene, real estate ...
Time:
year 1982, 80s, 70s, year 1986, year 1983 ...
Place:
atlantic city, atlantic city new jersey, manhattan new york city, florida, north america ...
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10K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
Italian immigrant Francesca Cabrini arrives in 1889 New York City and is greeted by disease, crime, and impoverished children. Cabrini sets off on a daring mission to convince the hostile mayor to secure housing and healthcare for society's ...
Style:
bleak
Plot:
nun, christian faith, prostitute, italian immigrant, poverty, immigrant, pope, priest, brothel, mayor, italian abroad, woman ...
Time:
19th century, 1890s, 1900s, 1880s
Place:
new york
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36K
Genre: Biography, Comedy, History
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
In a time when milk and cereal ruled breakfast, a fierce corporate battle begins over a revolutionary new pastry.
Style:
lighthearted
Plot:
consumerism, based on real people, albert einstein, classic car, career, life, rivals, twist the dance, funeral, rivalry, milkman, advertising ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, year 1963
Place:
puerto rico, moscow russia
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
Told 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 ...
Style:
psychological, political, captivating, reflective, romantic ...
Plot:
right wing, usa president, biopic, politics, political unrest, political intrigue, storytelling, republican party, political activism, actor, white house, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
1950s, 1920s, 60s, 70s, 80s ...
Place:
california, washington d.c., oklahoma city, america, nicaragua ...
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39K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
A group of disillusioned outsiders abandon modern society in search of a new beginning. Settling on a remote, uninhabited island, their utopian dream quickly unravels as they discover that the greatest threat isn’t the brutal climate or deadly ...
Style:
psychological thriller, suspenseful, dark, tense, bleak ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
male pubic hair, male nudity, island, sex scene, public nudity, female nudity, violence, isolation, power struggle, remote island, wilderness, betrayal ...
Time:
1930s, 1920s
Place:
ecuador, pacific ocean
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11K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
3 trailblazers: a young nurse, a visionary scientist and an innovative surgeon face opposition from the church, state, media and medical establishment, in their pursuit of the world's first 'test tube baby', Louise Joy Brown.
Style:
inspirational, medical drama, dramatic, emotional, period piece ...
Plot:
hospital, controversy, parenthood, perseverance, ethics, women's rights, legacy, biopic, hopes, social change, sacrifice, social issues ...
Time:
70s, 60s, 20th century, year 1978
Place:
united kingdom
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29K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
In 1950s Mexico City, William Lee, an American expat in his late forties, leads a solitary life amidst a small American community. However, the arrival in town of Eugene Allerton, a young student, stirs William into finally establishing a meaningful ...
Style:
homoerotic, period piece, romantic drama, postmodern, period drama ...
Plot:
male nudity, gay interest, gay, gay sex, older man younger man relationship, gay relationship, desire, heroin, cocaine, gay couple, gay anal sex, gay seduction ...
Time:
1940s, 1950s, 20th century, year 1945
Place:
mexico city, mexico, south america
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Shirley Chisholm makes a trailblazing run for the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination after becoming the first Black woman elected to Congress.
Style:
realistic, captivating, disturbing, exciting, serious ...
Plot:
politics, african american, convention, president, conversation, strategy, media, election, black history, martin luther king, underdog, social issues ...
Time:
70s, year 1972, 20th century
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Romania
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
The New Year That Never Came is a tragicomedy whose action takes place in a single day, before the counter-revolution of 1989, in which the characters search for normality, safety, love, freedom and meaning in an absurd world.
Style:
emotional, tragicomedy, tense, intense, melancholic ...
Plot:
protest, communism, political unrest, oppression, social commentary, bittersweet, desperation, dark humor, cold war era, resilience, urban, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
year 1989
Place:
romania, eastern europe, bucharest, europe
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The true story of rushed investigations, political interference, and the grasp for corporate accountability woven amongst heart wrenching flashbacks of the Titanic disaster as it unfolded.
Style:
period piece, historical drama, captivating, thrilling, bleak ...
Plot:
shipwreck, titanic, investigation, political intrigue, sinking ship, sea disaster, cruise ship, castaway, puzzle, ship, sunken ship, crime solving ...
Time:
edwardian era, 1900s
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Genre: Adventure, Biography, History, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Lillian Hall, a Broadway actress, has never missed a performance throughout her long, illustrious career. Yet in rehearsals for a new play her confidence is challenged. People and events conspire to take away her ability to do what she loves most.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, serious, emotional ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
theater, aging, broadway, dementia, stage actress, old age, changing lives, lifestyle change, old woman, career, actress, character study ...
Place:
new york
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, History
Country: Italy, Greece, UK, France
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
After 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.
Plot:
male nudity, bare chested male, male pubic hair, island, antiquity, husband wife relationship, prince, queen, suitor, bow and arrow, greek mythology, odyssey ...
Place:
ancient greece, greece, europe
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Genre: Comedy, History
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
An arrogant queen becomes a fugitive in her own land after being overthrown by a charismatic revolutionary and must face hardship and danger as she embarks on a voyage to win back her throne.
Style:
entertaining, captivating, satirical, feel good, semi serious ...
Plot:
queen, medieval, revolution, fugitive, female protagonist, throne, castle, power struggle, monarchy, rebellion, heir to the throne, royal family ...
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK, Germany, USA, France, Greece
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Walt is a farmer living in a tiny rural village in Scotland. A former townsman, he is a rare outsider in an intensely xenophobic community, but has managed to slowly integrate, aided by a childhood friendship with bumbling Master Kent, who rules the ...
Style:
period drama
Plot:
scapegoat, xenophobia, woman, bare chested male, map, corpse, little girl, dog, angry mob, horse, bread, rain ...
Time:
middle ages
Place:
england
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
In World War II London, nine-year-old George is evacuated to the countryside by his mother, Rita, to escape the bombings. Defiant and determined to return to his family, George embarks on an epic, perilous journey back home as Rita searches for him.
Style:
powerful, sincere, tense, sentimental, period drama
Plot:
boy, train station, racism, singer, train, factory, interrogation, mother son relationship, biracial, flooding, female singer, role model ...
Time:
year 1941, 1940s, year 1940
Place:
london
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Genre: History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
The story of Holocaust survivor Emil A. Fish, who was nine years old when he and his family in Bardejov, Slovakia were sent to a concentration camp.
Style:
historical drama, bleak, independent film
Audience:
adult
Plot:
world war two, holocaust, european history, jewish history, war crime, rescue, memories, persecution, survival, deportation, auschwitz, heroism ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
slovakia, central europe
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 178 min.
Story:
Edmond Dantes becomes the target of a sinister plot and is arrested on his wedding day for a crime he did not commit. After 14 years in the island prison of Château d’If, he manages a daring escape. Now rich beyond his dreams, he assumes the ...
Style:
thrilling, psychological, captivating, period piece, suspenseful ...
Plot:
revenge, false accusation, betrayal, escape, prison escape, island, treasure, duel, disguise, vengeance, runaway, earl ...
Time:
19th century, 1830s, 1800s, 1810s
Place:
marseille, europe
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Poland
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
The story of the legendary battle through the eyes of Jedrek - a boy who went through the hell of the gulag and left Russia with the Polish Army as one of thousands of polish orphans. Soon a decisive attack on a monastery located on the hills of ...
Style:
dramatic, intense, historical drama, period piece, emotional ...
Plot:
world war two, soldier, battlefield, combat, heroism, frontline, orphan, coming of age, trauma, survival, tragedy, brotherhood ...
Time:
1940s
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
1939, Hitler's army was closing borders, and 85 American missionaries were in Germany serving their church. The escape of these missionaries from Nazi Germany is one of the most dramatic events to occur in modern LDS history.
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, independent film, period drama
Plot:
christian, faith, nazi occupation, neo nazi, church, nazism, problem, nazi soldier, evacuation, mormon, customs, missionary ...
Time:
1930s, year 1939
Place:
copenhagen, frankfurt germany
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Genre: Crime, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
When Billie learns that her estranged parents' lives are at risk, she tries to help them by robbing a bank. In her botched robbery attempt, she takes a hostage named Franny, who turns out to be a charmingly impulsive pregnant teenager with ...
Style:
road movie, emotional, heartfelt, tension, tense ...
Plot:
road trip, hostage, kidnapping, female friendship, redemption, character study, bank robbery, chase, female empowerment, intimate, motherhood, pregnancy ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Ireland, Belgium, USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
As the world teeters on the brink of annihilation, Dietrich Bonhoeffer joins a deadly plot to assassinate Hitler, risking his faith and fate to save millions of Jews from genocide.
Style:
historical drama, thought provoking, intense, bleak, suspenseful ...
Plot:
nazi germany, world war two, genocide, holocaust, resistance, sacrifice, religious faith, biopic, conscience, moral dilemma, assassination, heroism ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
berlin germany, germany, london
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1K
Genre: History
Country: India
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
During World War II, a group of 10 survivors from Madras get stranded in the ocean in a small boat, which unexpectedly stops and sinks mid-journey, and they are forced to take some drastic measures to save themselves.
Style:
intense, suspenseful, tension, bleak, realistic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
world war two, ocean, survival, shipwreck, stranded, isolation, fear, desperation, sea voyage, moral dilemma, human nature, morality ...
Time:
1940s
Is relevant?
1K
Genre: Fantasy, History, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Small town, England, 1575. William embarks on a journey to prove the innocence of his wife, Twyla, falsely accused of being a witch and will be put to death if found guilty. William must hunt down the real witch, to save Twyla from death.
Style:
tense, captivating, thrilling, mystical, suspenseful ...
Plot:
witch hunt, village, small town, witch, death sentence, false accusation, witch burning, problem, witchery, mysticism, paranormal, threat ...
Time:
16th century
Place:
england
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Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, Italy, USA, Switzerland, Germany
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
The narrative unfolds in the 14th Century, when the European nations vie for supremacy within the Holy Roman Empire. The ambitious Austrian Empire, desiring more land, invades neighbouring Switzerland, a serene and pastoral nation. Protagonist ...
Style:
tense, bleak, suspenseful, pastoral, epic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
medieval, tyranny, oppression, archery, resistance, rebellion, loyalty, sacrifice, invasion, feudalism, honor, patriotism ...
Time:
14th century, medieval times
Place:
switzerland, austria
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Genre: Drama, History, Sport
Country: Turkey
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
The days when Istanbul was occupied as a result of the Armistice of Mudros after the First World War and the Fenerbahce football team won the "Harington Cup".
Style:
captivating, psychological, inspirational, patriotic, emotional ...
Plot:
soccer, football, football team, victory, occupation, turkish history, football player, sports man, identity, courage, post war, triumph ...
Time:
year 1919, 1920s, 1910s
Place:
istanbul turkey, turkey, ottoman empire
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: Turkey, Iran
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Story of Rumi, his friendship with Shams Tabrizi, the love he had for him and the great influence of Shams over him in his life, his poetry and his love for God.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, inspirational, philosophical ...
Plot:
love, turk, mysticism, poetry, problem, devotional, transcendence, friendship, symbolism, persian
Time:
13th century
Place:
persia
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