Movie List for "history"

Of Freaks and Men (1998) Comedy Drama History Movie

Dariya the maid getting a boy to touch her large breast is just one incident that occurs when Yohan and Victor infiltrate two families, forcing young Liza and blind Ekaterina to appear in porn, but they are not so innocent themsel… Year 1998.

Generes: Comedy, Drama, History
Director: Aleksey Balabanov
Writer: Aleksey Balabanov
Actors: Sergey Makovetskiy, Dinara Drukarova, Anzhelika Nevolina

Lust, Caution (2007) Drama History Romance Movie

During World War II era, a young woman, Wang Jiazhi, gets swept up in a dangerous game of emotional intrigue with a powerful political figure, Mr. Yee. Year 2007.

Generes: Drama, History, Romance
Director: Ang Lee
Writer: Eileen Chang, James Schamus, Hui-Ling Wang
Actors: Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Tang Wei, Joan Chen

Russian Ark (2002) Drama Fantasy History Movie

A 19th century French aristocrat, notorious for his scathing memoirs about life in Russia, travels through the Russian State Hermitage Museum and encounters historical figures from the last 200+ years. Year 2002.

Generes: Drama, Fantasy, History
Director: Aleksandr Sokurov
Writer: Boris Khaimsky, Anatoli Nikiforov, Svetlana Proskurina
Actors: Sergey Dreyden, Mariya Kuznetsova, Leonid Mozgovoy

The Last Witness (2018) History Thriller Movie

An ambitious young journalist uncovers the horrific slaughter of twenty-two thousand Polish officers during World War II. A secret that has been kept hidden for far too many years. Year 2018.

Generes: History, Thriller
Director: Piotr Szkopiak
Writer: Paul Szambowski, Piotr Szkopiak
Actors: Alex Pettyfer, Robert Wieckiewicz, Talulah Riley

Descendant (2022) Documentary History Movie

Follows descendants of the survivors from the Clotilda, the last ship that carried enslaved Africans to the United States, as they reclaim their story. Year 2022.

Generes: Documentary, History
Director: Margaret Brown
Writer: N/A
Actors: N/A

Wondrous Boccaccio (2015) Comedy Drama History Movie

A group of ten young friends hide out from a deadly disease in the countryside during the 1300’s. Year 2015.

Generes: Comedy, Drama, History
Director: Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani
Writer: Giovanni Boccaccio, Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani
Actors: Lello Arena, Paola Cortellesi, Carolina Crescentini

Empire of the Sun (1987) Drama History War Movie

A young English boy struggles to survive under Japanese occupation of China during World War II. Year 1987.

Generes: Drama, History, War
Director: Steven Spielberg
Writer: Tom Stoppard, J.G. Ballard, Menno Meyjes
Actors: Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson

Redeeming Love (2022) Drama History Romance Movie

Sold into prostitution as a child, Angel knows nothing but betrayal. Can her heart ever be mended? Based upon the novel by Francine Rivers. Year 2022.

Generes: Drama, History, Romance
Director: D.J. Caruso
Writer: Francine Rivers, D.J. Caruso
Actors: Abigail Cowen, Tom Lewis, Eric Dane

Ben-Hur (1959) Adventure Drama History Movie

After a Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend in 1st-century Jerusalem, he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge. Year 1959.

Generes: Adventure, Drama, History
Director: William Wyler
Writer: Lew Wallace, Karl Tunberg, Gore Vidal
Actors: Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Stephen Boyd

Cold War (2018) Drama History Music Movie

In the 1950s, a music director falls in love with a singer and tries to persuade her to flee communist Poland for France. Year 2018.

Generes: Drama, History, Music
Director: Pawel Pawlikowski
Writer: Pawel Pawlikowski, Janusz Glowacki, Piotr Borkowski
Actors: Joanna Kulig, Tomasz Kot, Borys Szyc

Afterimage (2016) Biography Drama History Movie

The story of charismatic painter Wladyslaw Strzeminski, who opposed social realism and maintained his own artistic freedom in spite of political obstacles. Year 2016.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Andrzej Wajda
Writer: Andrzej Wajda, Andrzej Mularczyk
Actors: Boguslaw Linda, Zofia Wichlacz, Bronislawa Zamachowska

The Flowers of War (2011) Drama History Romance Movie

An American finds refuge during the 1937 Japanese invasion of Nanking in a church with a group of women. Posing as a priest, he attempts to lead the women to safety. Year 2011.

Generes: Drama, History, Romance
Director: Yimou Zhang
Writer: Heng Liu, Geling Yan
Actors: Christian Bale, Ni Ni, Xinyi Zhang

Kya Dilli Kya Lahore (2014) Drama History War Movie

In 1948, a cross-fire erupts at an isolated stretch of Indo-Pak border, leaving only two soldiers alive. One is an Indian soldier of Pakistani origin while the other happens to be a Pakistani soldier of Indian origin. An ironic st… Year 2014.

Generes: Drama, History, War
Director: Vijay Raaz, Karan Arora
Writer: Aseem Arrora, Manu Rishi Chadha, Gulzar
Actors: Vijay Raaz, Manu Rishi Chadha, Raj Zutshi

Not Reconciled (1965) Drama History Movie

An entangled story which details the lives of a German family throughout their various generations. Year 1965.

Generes: Drama, History
Director: Jean-Marie Straub
Writer: Heinrich Böll, Danièle Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub
Actors: Heinrich Hargesheimer, Carlheinz Hargesheimer, Martha Staendner

1812. Ulanskaya ballada (2012) Adventure Drama History Movie

The Year is 1812. On the eve of the decisive battle of Borodino, Napoleon’s secret agent steals a Russian battle plan. This fact is known to General Kutuzov (Head of Russian forces), thanks to a young nobleman Alexey Tarusov. Taru… Year 2012.

Generes: Adventure, Drama, History
Director: Oleg Fesenko
Writer: Gleb Shprigov
Actors: Gediminas Adomaitis, Anatoliy Belyy, Sergey Bezrukov

Against the Ice (2022) Adventure Drama History Movie

In 1909, two explorers fight to survive after they’re left behind while on a Denmark expedition in ice-covered Greenland. Year 2022.

Generes: Adventure, Drama, History
Director: Peter Flinth
Writer: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Joe Derrick, Ejnar Mikkelsen
Actors: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Joe Cole, Heida Reed