Movie List for "history"

The King (2019) Biography Drama History Movie

Hal, wayward prince and heir to the English throne, is crowned King Henry V after his tyrannical father dies. Now the young king must navigate palace politics, the war his father left behind, and the emotional strings of his past … Year 2019.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: David Michôd
Writer: David Michôd, Joel Edgerton
Actors: Tom Glynn-Carney, Gábor Czap, Tom Fisher

Takht (2021) Action Drama History Movie

Vicky Kaushal plays Aurangzeb and Ranveer plays Dara, Aurangzeb’s elder brother. It’s the story about the enemity between brothers caused for the succession of the Throne. Year 2021.

Generes: Action, Drama, History
Director: Karan Johar
Writer: Sumit Roy (screenplay), Sumit Roy (dialogue), Hussain Haidry (dialogue)
Actors: Kareena Kapoor, Janhvi Kapoor, Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt

Song of the Phoenix (2013) Drama History Music Movie

The life and trials of You Tianming, a young suona apprentice who forms his own suona troupe at a time when the traditions of suona music are declining in Chinese society. As a grown man, he has to face the painful reality that hi… Year 2013.

Generes: Drama, History, Music
Director: Tian-Ming Wu
Writer: Xue-Ying Luo, Tian-Ming Wu, Jianghong Xiao
Actors: Peng Chi, Xianxu Hu, Mincheng Li

Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran (2018) Action Drama History Movie

Ashwat Raina and his teammates arrive in Pokhran to re-conduct a confidential nuclear test, where they face challenges from the American Lacrosse satellite and local spies. Year 2018.

Generes: Action, Drama, History
Director: Abhishek Sharma
Writer: Saiwyn Quadras, Sanyuktha Chawla Shaikh, Abhishek Sharma
Actors: John Abraham, Boman Irani, Diana Penty

Dark Waters (2019) Biography Drama History Movie

A corporate defense attorney takes on an environmental lawsuit against a chemical company that exposes a lengthy history of pollution. Year 2019.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Todd Haynes
Writer: Nathaniel Rich, Mario Correa, Matthew Michael Carnahan
Actors: Mark Ruffalo, Anne Hathaway, Tim Robbins

Detroit (2017) Crime Drama History Movie

Fact-based drama set during the 1967 Detroit riots in which a group of rogue police officers respond to a complaint with retribution rather than justice on their minds. Year 2017.

Generes: Crime, Drama, History
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Writer: Mark Boal
Actors: John Boyega, Anthony Mackie, Algee Smith

1982 (2019) Drama History Romance Movie

During the 1982 invasion of Lebanon at a private school on the outskirts of Beirut, 11-year-old Wissam tries to tell a classmate about his crush on her, while his teachers on different sides of the political divide, try to mask th… Year 2019.

Generes: Drama, History, Romance
Director: Oualid Mouaness
Writer: Oualid Mouaness
Actors: Mohamad Dalli, Fidel Badran, Gia Madi

Sluga Gosudarev (2007) Action Adventure History Movie

At the beginning of the 18th century, king of France exiles two duelists from the state: one to Russia and another to Sweden, which are at war. Year 2007.

Generes: Action, Adventure, History
Director: Oleg Ryaskov
Writer: Oleg Ryaskov
Actors: Dmitriy Miller, Aleksandr Bukharov, Kseniya Knyazeva

Curse of the Golden Flower (2006) Action Drama History Movie

During China’s Tang dynasty the emperor has taken the princess of a neighboring province as wife. She has borne him two sons and raised his eldest. Now his control over his dominion is complete, including the royal family itself. Year 2006.

Generes: Action, Drama, History
Director: Yimou Zhang
Writer: Zhihong Bian, Yu Cao, Nan Wu
Actors: Chow Yun-Fat, Gong Li, Jay Chou

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (2021) Biography Drama History Movie

English artist Louis Wain rises to prominence at the end of the 19th century for his surreal cat paintings that seemed to reflect his declining sanity. Year 2021.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Will Sharpe
Writer: Simon Stephenson, Will Sharpe
Actors: Benedict Cumberbatch, Claire Foy, Andrea Riseborough

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019) Biography Drama History Movie

Against all the odds, a thirteen-year-old boy in Malawi invents an unconventional way to save his family and village from famine. Year 2019.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Chiwetel Ejiofor
Writer: Chiwetel Ejiofor, William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer
Actors: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Maxwell Simba, Felix Lemburo

Silence (2016) Drama History Movie

In the 17th century, two Portuguese Jesuit priests travel to Japan in an attempt to locate their mentor, who is rumored to have committed apostasy, and to propagate Catholicism. Year 2016.

Generes: Drama, History
Director: Martin Scorsese
Writer: Jay Cocks, Martin Scorsese, Shûsaku Endô
Actors: Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, Liam Neeson

Hotel Mumbai (2018) Action Drama History Movie

The true story of the Taj Hotel terrorist attack in Mumbai. Hotel staff risk their lives to keep everyone safe as people make unthinkable sacrifices to protect themselves and their families. Year 2018.

Generes: Action, Drama, History
Director: Anthony Maras
Writer: John Collee, Anthony Maras
Actors: Dev Patel, Armie Hammer, Nazanin Boniadi

I nichego bolshe (1987) Documentary History Movie

One of 5 early documentaries Sokurov made that were suppressed: Musical montage and newsreel footage are manipulated to show WWII’s allied leaders, not just to commemorate them 4 decades later but to interrogate the nature of auth… Year 1987.

Generes: Documentary, History
Director: Aleksandr Sokurov
Writer: N/A
Actors: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Aleksandr Sokurov

Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale II (2011) Action Drama History Movie

After the uprising at Wushe, Mona Rudao faces a guerrilla war against the militarily superior Japanese and Seediq clans. He and his followers must fight for their dignity and honor so that they can truly be “Seediq Bale” or “real … Year 2011.

Generes: Action, Drama, History
Director: Te-Sheng Wei
Writer: Te-Sheng Wei
Actors: Nolay Piho, Chih-Hsiang Ma, Masanobu Andô

Panfilov’s 28 (2016) Action Drama History Movie

In November 1941, remaining squad of Soviet soldiers must stop a column of Nazi Germany tanks. Year 2016.

Generes: Action, Drama, History
Director: Kim Druzhinin, Andrey Shalopa
Writer: Andrey Shalopa
Actors: Maksim Abrosimov, Sergey Agafonov, Pavel Aseev