Movie List for "history"

1612: Khroniki smutnogo vremeni (2007) Adventure Drama History Movie

The czar of Russia has died and a power vacuum has developed. This period in the late 16th and early 17th century has been called “The Time of Troubles.” There are many impostors who claim to the right to rule, but there’s only on… Year 2007.

Generes: Adventure, Drama, History
Director: Vladimir Khotinenko
Writer: Arif Aliev
Actors: Pyotr Kislov, Michal Zebrowski, Artur Smolyaninov

Chappaquiddick (2017) Biography Drama History Movie

Depicting Ted Kennedy’s involvement in the fatal 1969 car accident that claims the life of a young campaign strategist, Mary Jo Kopechne. Year 2017.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: John Curran
Writer: Taylor Allen, Andrew Logan
Actors: Jason Clarke, Kate Mara, Ed Helms

Hey Ram (2000) Crime Drama History Movie

Saketh Ram’s wife is raped and killed during direct action day riots in Calcutta. He is convinced that Mahatma Gandhi is responsible for all the problems happening in the country and sets out to kill him. Year 2000.

Generes: Crime, Drama, History
Director: Kamal Haasan
Writer: H. Banerjee, Kamal Haasan, Manohar Shyam Joshi
Actors: Kamal Haasan, Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukerji

The Courier (2020) Drama History Thriller Movie

Businessman Greville Wynne is asked by a Russian source to try to help put an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis. Year 2020.

Generes: Drama, History, Thriller
Director: Dominic Cooke
Writer: Tom O’Connor
Actors: Benedict Cumberbatch, Merab Ninidze, Rachel Brosnahan

Malcolm X (1992) Biography Drama History Movie

Biographical epic of the controversial and influential Black Nationalist leader, from his early life and career as a small-time gangster, to his ministry as a member of the Nation of Islam. Year 1992.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Spike Lee
Writer: Arnold Perl, Spike Lee, Alex Haley
Actors: Denzel Washington, Angela Bassett, Delroy Lindo

The Witch (2015) Drama Fantasy History Movie

A family in 1630s New England is torn apart by the forces of witchcraft, black magic, and possession. Year 2015.

Generes: Drama, Fantasy, History
Director: Robert Eggers
Writer: Robert Eggers
Actors: Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie

The Water Diviner (2014) Drama History War Movie

An Australian man travels to Turkey after the Battle of Gallipoli to try to locate his three missing sons. Year 2014.

Generes: Drama, History, War
Director: Russell Crowe
Writer: Andrew Knight, Andrew Anastasios
Actors: Russell Crowe, Olga Kurylenko, Jai Courtney

The Rising Hawk (2019) Action Drama History Movie

The Mongol Empire had grown to the largest the world had ever known. Its armies now laid siege to much of Eastern Europe. A small village fights for freedom in the frontier landscape of the Carpathian Mountains. Year 2019.

Generes: Action, Drama, History
Director: John Wynn, Akhtem Seitablaev
Writer: Rich Ronat, Yaroslav Voytseshek, Ivan Franko
Actors: Robert Patrick, Tommy Flanagan, Poppy Drayton

The Shadow in My Eye (2021) Drama History War Movie

The fates of several Copenhagen residents collide when a WWII bombing mission accidentally targets a school full of children. Year 2021.

Generes: Drama, History, War
Director: Ole Bornedal
Writer: Ole Bornedal
Actors: Alex Høgh Andersen, Danica Curcic, Caspar Phillipson

The Sorrow and the Pity (1969) Documentary History War Movie

An in-depth exploration of the various reactions by the French people to the Vichy government’s acceptance of Nazi invasion. Year 1969.

Generes: Documentary, History, War
Director: Marcel Ophüls
Writer: André Harris, Marcel Ophüls
Actors: Helmut Tausend, Marcel Verdier, Alexis Grave

A City of Sadness (1989) Drama History Movie

The story of a family embroiled in the “White Terror” that was wrought on the Taiwanese people by the Kuomintang government after their arrival from mainland China in the late 1940s. Year 1989.

Generes: Drama, History
Director: Hsiao-Hsien Hou
Writer: T’ien-wen Chu, Nien-Jen Wu
Actors: Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Shu-Fen Hsin, Sung-Young Chen

1945 (2022) Action Drama History Movie

Engulfed by love and bravery, an Indian National Army personnel finds himself caught between a dangerous rebellion and the coloniser’s grip. Year 2022.

Generes: Action, Drama, History
Director: Sathyasiva
Writer: Sathyasiva
Actors: Regina Cassandra, Rana Daggubati, Nassar

The Great Escape (1963) Adventure Drama History Movie

Allied prisoners of war plan for several hundred of their number to escape from a German camp during World War II. Year 1963.

Generes: Adventure, Drama, History
Director: John Sturges
Writer: Paul Brickhill, James Clavell, W.R. Burnett
Actors: Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough

Greyhound (2020) Action Drama History Movie

Several months after the U.S. entry into World War II, an inexperienced U.S. Navy commander must lead an Allied convoy being stalked by a German submarine wolf pack. Year 2020.

Generes: Action, Drama, History
Director: Aaron Schneider
Writer: Tom Hanks, C.S. Forester
Actors: Tom Hanks, Elisabeth Shue, Stephen Graham