Best History Movies – page 2
533K
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
The men who made millions from a global economic meltdown.
Style:
intellectual, realistic, tense, inspirational, intelligent ...
Audience:
chick flick, family friendly, girls' night, date night, teen drama ...
Plot:
finance, wall street, business, stock market, financial crisis, money, greed, banking, economic crisis, bank, loan, analysis ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, year 2015, future, year 2016 ...
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, las vegas, california
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161K
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
Based on a true story, during World War II, four Jewish brothers escape their Nazi-occupied homeland of West Belarus in Poland and join the Soviet partisans to combat the Nazis. The brothers begin the rescue of roughly 1,200 Jews still trapped in ...
Style:
sincere, period piece, epic, historical drama, dramatic ...
Audience:
manly, adult
Plot:
world war two, holocaust, war, nazi, genocide, partisan, shoah, judaism, world war, red army, hopes, rebellion ...
Time:
year 2008, 20th century, year 1941, 1940s, year 1942 ...
Place:
poland, germany, indiana, europe, russia ...
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121K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
An account of Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis's actions in the events leading up to the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and the aftermath, which includes the city-wide manhunt to find the terrorists behind it.
Style:
tense, intense, factual, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
terrorism, police, fbi, terrorist, tragedy, surveillance, courage, brutality, manhunt, police investigation, chase, investigation ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s, year 2013, 21st century
Place:
boston, massachusetts, america, usa, california
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247K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, India
Duration: 191 min.
Story:
In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of ...
Style:
spiritual, epic, political, inspirational, breathtaking ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
protest, idealism, biopic, freedom, politics, life philosophy, independence, british empire, leadership, religious intolerance, assassination, indian history ...
Time:
1930s, 1920s, year 1948, 19th century, victorian era ...
Place:
india, south africa, britain, los angeles, new delhi ...
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Bill O'Neal infiltrates the Black Panthers per FBI Agent Mitchell and J. Edgar Hoover. As Black Panther Chairman Fred Hampton ascends, falling for a fellow revolutionary en route, a battle wages for O’Neal’s soul.
Style:
political, philosophical, suspenseful, disturbing, social ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
violence, politics, civil rights, betrayal, prison, murder, black history, racism, black, justice, african american, betrayal by friend ...
Time:
2020s, year 1968, 60s
Place:
chicago, nebraska, columbus ohio, hawaii, new haven connecticut
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153K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own Union army and the Confederates.
Style:
epic, inspirational, period piece, suspense, emotional ...
Plot:
american civil war, battles, civil war, military, slavery, prejudice, racism, war, black history, u.s. civil war, human spirit, african american ...
Time:
19th century, year 1989, 1800s, 1860s, 20th century ...
Place:
massachusetts, america, south carolina, georgia, africa ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History
Country: Italy, Belgium
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Two brothers, Romulus and Remus, will have to rely on each other to survive in a hostile world. The city of Rome, one of the greatest empires in history, will be born from their deeds and bloody battles.
Style:
suspense, exciting, captivating, tense, psychological ...
Plot:
ancient rome, religion, roman, violence, medieval, king, mythology, roman mythology, journey, ancient, historical event, friendship ...
Time:
ancient times
Place:
rome italy, italy
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Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA, India, Jordan
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L. Team 6 in May, 2011.
Style:
tense, political, talky, historical drama, controversial ...
Audience:
chick flick, family friendly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
terrorism, espionage, cia, 9/11, military, manhunt, islamic terrorism, combat, terrorist plot, cia agent, al qaeda, propaganda ...
Time:
september 11 2001, year 2003, year 2005, year 2011, 2000s ...
Place:
middle east, pakistan, iraq, baghdad iraq, afghanistan ...
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137K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 160 min.
Story:
Presenting the tale of American founding father Alexander Hamilton, this filmed version of the original Broadway smash hit is the story of America then, told by America now.
Style:
costume drama, epic, feel good, period drama, comfort
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
friendship, hip hop, father son relationship, death, revolutionary war, american revolution, american history, stage musical, murder, george washington, dancing, violence ...
Time:
19th century, 18th century, 2020s, 1780s, 1790s ...
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256K
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History
Country: Ireland, UK, USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
In early 18th century England, a frail Queen Anne occupies the throne and her close friend Lady Sarah governs the country in her stead. When a new servant Abigail arrives, her charm endears her to Sarah.
Style:
period piece, factual, costume drama, historical drama, visually stunning ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
lesbian, queen, lgbt, aristocracy, british history, power struggle, queen of england, fight for supremacy, female rivalry, violence, british aristocracy, politics ...
Time:
18th century, 2010s, victorian era, 19th century
Place:
britain, england
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz face a crisis that could end their careers and another that could end their marriage.
Style:
historical drama, satirical, independent film, period drama
Plot:
marriage, biopic, hollywood, infidelity, adultery, communist, singing, redheaded woman, comedian, writers, trailblazer, urban ...
Time:
1950s, 2020s, year 1960, year 1952, 50s
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Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 158 min.
Story:
An adaptation of the successful stage musical based on Victor Hugo's classic novel set in 19th-century France, in which a paroled prisoner named Jean Valjean seeks redemption.
Style:
inspirational, historical drama, epic, emotional, period piece ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, date night, adult
Plot:
redemption, rebellion, arrest, parole, historical character, broadway, dying man, historical event, prostitute, orphan, father daughter relationship, revolution ...
Time:
19th century, 2010s, year 2012, 1800s, 18th century ...
Place:
france, paris france, seattle, europe, london
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.
Style:
thought provoking, bleak, psychological, rough, independent film ...
Plot:
medieval, monarch, shakespeare, father daughter relationship, sister sister relationship, greed, betrayal, rivalry, parents and children, family relations, life & death, life philosophy ...
Place:
england
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Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
In the run-up to the 1972 elections, Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward covers what seems to be a minor break-in at the Democratic Party National headquarters. He is surprised to find top lawyers already on the defense case, and the discovery of ...
Style:
political thriller, political, cerebral, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
journalism, newspaper, political conspiracy, politics, conspiracy, political corruption, investigation, american politics, white house, investigative journalism, whistleblower, president ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1973, year 1972, year 1976
Place:
washington d.c., usa, north america, miami, florida
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Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA, India, UK
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
What was intended to be a peaceful protest at the 1968 Democratic National Convention turned into a violent clash with police and the National Guard. The organizers of the protest — including Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, Tom Hayden and Bobby Seale ...
Style:
political, factual, suspense, period piece, historical drama ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
courtroom drama, activist, political repression, courtroom, hippie, injustice, riot, jury, lawyer, political protest, political persecution, court ...
Time:
year 1969, 60s, 2020s, year 1968, 20th century ...
Place:
chicago, oakland california, washington d.c., mississippi, ohio ...
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 153 min.
Story:
Jamie Graham, a privileged English boy, is living in Shanghai when the Japanese invade and force all foreigners into prison camps. Jamie is captured with an American sailor named Basie, who looks out for him while they are in the camp together. Even ...
Style:
epic, sad, period piece, crying, emotional ...
Audience:
family friendly, family outing, teens, teen drama
Plot:
world war two, coming of age, child protagonist, childhood, survival, pow, boy, japanese army, prisoner, young heroes, captivity, starvation ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1945, year 1987
Place:
china, hong kong, japan, asia, indochina ...
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146K
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, Italy, Argentina, USA, Brazil
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Explores the relationship and opposing visions between two of the most powerful leaders in the Catholic Church, both of whom must address their own pasts and the demands of the modern world in order to move the church forward.
Style:
cerebral, saga, psychological, humorous, suspense thriller ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
catholic church, vatican, religion, catholic, catholic priest, pope, dark humor, priest, flashback, forgiveness, confession, guilt ...
Time:
2010s, year 2019, 21st century
Place:
rome italy, italy, argentina, buenos aires argentina
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
When 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.
Style:
realistic, rough, epic, disturbing, intense ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
war, combat, courage, gunfight, military, battles, chaos, sniper, american soldier, shooting, survival, army ...
Time:
year 2001, 20th century, 90s, year 1993, year 2002 ...
Place:
somalia, africa, south africa, america, middle east ...
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610K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: UK, Malta, Bulgaria, USA
Duration: 163 min.
Story:
In year 1250 B.C. during the late Bronze age, two emerging nations begin to clash. Paris, the Trojan prince, convinces Helen, Queen of Sparta, to leave her husband Menelaus, and sail with him back to Troy. After Menelaus finds out that his wife was ...
Style:
epic, exciting, heroic, sexy, period piece ...
Audience:
boys' night, date night, manly, teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
sword fight, mythology, ancient history, ancient, vengeance, battlefield, courage, greek mythology, warrior, war, ancient world, king ...
Time:
ancient times, year 2004, middle ages, 2000s
Place:
greece, ancient greece, britain, hellas, europe ...
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Genre: Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: USA, India, Germany
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
During the Cold War, the Soviet Union captures U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers after shooting down his U-2 spy plane. Sentenced to 10 years in prison, Powers' only hope is New York lawyer James Donovan, recruited by a CIA operative to negotiate ...
Style:
suspense, historical drama, dramatic, period piece, intense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
cold war, espionage, lawyer, spy, cia, agent, soviet spy, courtroom, politics, berlin wall, court, negotiation ...
Time:
year 1960, year 2015, 2010s, year 1957, 1950s ...
Place:
east germany, berlin germany, soviet union, new york, west germany ...
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1.0M
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer’s role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.
Style:
period piece, epic, exciting, captivating, dramatic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
nuclear, scientist, world war two, atomic bomb, american politics, physics, laboratory, arizona desert, top secret, husband wife relationship, moral dilemma, desert ...
Time:
1940s, year 1945, 1950s, year 1954, year 1943 ...
Place:
new mexico, england, zurich switzerland, north america, soviet union ...
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132K
Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK, Italy, Mexico, USA
Duration: 161 min.
Story:
Two Jesuit priests travel to seventeenth century Japan which has, under the Tokugawa shogunate, banned Catholicism and almost all foreign contact.
Style:
philosophical, cerebral, visually stunning, suspense, melancholic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
missionary, religion, christianity, religious persecution, culture clash, crisis of faith, christian, torture, faith, doubt, martyr, clergy ...
Time:
17th century, year 2016, year 2015, 2010s
Place:
japan, portugal, asia, tokyo
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK, France
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Based on true events about the foot soldiers of the early feminist movement who were forced underground to evade the State.
Style:
political, factual, costume drama, period piece, bleak ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
feminism, feminist, women, girl power, sexism, rebelliousness, activism, politics, gender, women's suffrage, women's rights, sexual harassment ...
Time:
1900s, year 1912, 1910s, edwardian era, victorian era ...
Place:
england, london, britain, europe, united kingdom ...
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87K
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, France, Chile, China
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
An account of the days of First Lady, Jacqueline Kennedy, in the immediate aftermath of John F. Kennedy's assassination in 1963.
Style:
period piece, emotional, cerebral, sad, heartbreaking ...
Plot:
president, first lady, american history, kennedy assassination, assassination, u.s. president, loss of husband, biopic, widow, funeral, strong female character, depression ...
Time:
60s, year 2016, 90s, 2010s, year 1963
Place:
usa, washington d.c., austin texas, america, texas ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
The story of the battle of Iwo Jima between the United States and Imperial Japan during World War II, as told from the perspective of the Japanese who fought it.
Style:
realistic, epic, contemplative, disturbing, touching ...
Audience:
family outing, adult
Plot:
world war two, war, military, japanese history, battles, anti war, survival, japanese military, japanese army, imperial japan, violence, stallion ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 2006, ancient times, 2000s ...
Place:
japan, asia, nebraska, tokyo, germany
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Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: South Korea
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
13 years after the King Injo Revolt, the Chosun Dynasty is attacked by the Chung Dynasty of China. A young man named Na-mi leaves his demolished village to find his young sister, Ja-in, and her finance Su-koon, who were to wed on the very day of the ...
Style:
captivating, exciting, realistic, serious, stylized ...
Plot:
archery, master warrior, archer, medieval, bow and arrow, joseon dynasty, death, asian, kidnapping, battles, daring rescue, military ...
Time:
17th century, medieval times, year 2011
Place:
korea, ancient china, asia
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Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: USA, South Africa, Ireland
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
The story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness unlike anything the world has ever seen, and General Nanisca as she trains the next generation of ...
Style:
period piece, exciting, dramatic, tense, harsh ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
female warrior, military training, female soldier, slave trade, fight, hypocrisy, warrior, military, soldier, battles, woman, women ...
Time:
19th century, 18th century, victorian era, 2020s, 1800s ...
Place:
africa, west africa, atlantic ocean
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141K
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
The story of French high-wire artist Philippe Petit's attempt to cross the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in 1974.
Style:
inspirational, suspense, emotional, breathtaking, suspenseful ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
life philosophy, world trade center manhattan new york city, happy ending, tightrope walker, biopic, skyscraper, mentor, obsession, transformation, escapades, artists and showbiz, danger ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 2015, year 1973, 2010s ...
Place:
new york, paris france, manhattan new york city, america, usa ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
The true story of boxer, Jim Braddock who, in the 1920’s after his retirement, has a surprise comeback in order to get him and his family out of a socially poor state.
Style:
touching, inspirational, sentimental, motivational, uplifting ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, manly
Plot:
boxing, underdog, human spirit, great depression, boxer, biopic, athlete's life, roman empire, poverty, fight scenes, depression, protective male ...
Time:
1930s, year 2005, 2000s, year 2006, 1920s ...
Place:
netherlands, usa, new jersey, new york, madison square garden manhattan new york city ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Based on the bestselling book by Andrew Ross Sorkin, 'Too Big to Fail' offers an intimate look at the epochal financial crisis of 2008 and the powerful men and women who decided the fate of the world's economy in a matter of a few ...
Style:
factual, tense, political, suspenseful, sincere ...
Plot:
wall street, financial crisis, politics, finance, economic crisis, stock market, greed, business, stock broker, money, society, bankruptcy ...
Time:
year 2008, 21st century
Place:
washington d.c., new york, usa, california, middle east
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