Genre: History
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120 Battements Par Minute 2017

Members of the advocacy group ACT UP Paris demand action by the government and pharmaceutical companies to combat the AIDS epidemic in the early 1990s.

Category: Drama, History

Stars: Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Arnaud Valois, Adèle Haenel

7,5 IMDB Rating 3,559 Views
The Toys That Made Us 2018

The minds behind history's most iconic toy franchises discuss the rise (and sometimes fall) of their billion-dollar creations.

Category: Documentary, History

Stars: Donald Ian Black, Mark Bellomo, David Vonner

8,0 IMDB Rating 7,007 Views
Sarajevo 2014

On June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria is in Sarajevo with his wife, Sophie. While through the city by car, they are victims of an attack and die. This is the trigger of the First World War.

Category: Drama, History, War

Stars: Tereza Blazková, Mateusz Dopieralski, Michaela Ehrenstein

6,8 IMDB Rating 4,612 Views
Hammer of the Gods 2013

A high energy, high concept, stylish action epic set in the Norse world sees a passionate young man transform into a brutal warrior as he travels the unforgiving British landscape in search of his long lost brother Hakan The Ferrocious who his people are relying on to restore order to their kingdom following the bloody death of their king.

Category: Action, Adventure, History

Stars: Charlie Bewley,Clive Standen,James Cosmo,Elliot Cowan

4.5 IMDB Rating 5,356 Views
Walking with the Enemy 2013

A young man, separated from his family in WWII, disguises himself as a Nazi SS Officer and uncovers more than just his family whereabouts.

Category: Action, Drama, History

Stars: Jonas Armstrong, Ben Kingsley, Hannah Tointon

6,2 IMDB Rating 5,178 Views
Milada 2017

Berättelsen om Milada Horáková, demokratiska pre-WW2 tjeckiska politiker först greps och försökte av nazisterna under kriget och sedan efterkrigstidens kommunistiska regering för hennes vägran att upphöra med sin oppositions verksamhet och lämna landet.

Category: Biography, Drama, History

Stars: Ayelet Zurer, Robert Gant, Daniel Rchichev

4,537 Views
Ikitie 2017

Based on true events an epic story of one man's struggle for survival. Jussi Ketola, returns to Finland from the great depression struck America only to face growing political unrest. One summer night of 1930, nationalist thugs violently abduct Ketola from his home. Beaten and forced to walk the Eternal Road towards a foreign Soviet Russia, where cruelty seems to know no end, his only dream is to return to his family cost it what it may. Hope dies last.

Category: Drama, History

Stars: Sidse Babett Knudsen,Irina Björklund,Ville Virtanen,Amalia Holm

7.9 IMDB Rating 4,772 Views
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story 2017

The life and career of the hailed Hollywood movie star and underappreciated genius inventor, Hedy Lamarr.

Category: Biography, Documentary, History

Stars: Nino Amareno,Charles Amirkhanian,Jeanine Basinger,Bill Birnes

7.4 IMDB Rating 4,609 Views
Goodbye Christopher Robin 2017

A rare glimpse into the relationship between beloved children's author A. A. Milne (Domhnall Gleeson) and his son Christopher Robin, whose toys inspired the magical world of Winnie the Pooh. Along with his mother Daphne (Margot Robbie), and his nanny Olive, Christopher Robin and his family are swept up in the international success of the books; the enchanting tales bringing hope and comfort to England after the First World War. But with the eyes of the world on Christopher Robin, what will the cost be to the family?

Category: Biography, Family, History, Kids

Stars: Vicki Pepperdine,Margot Robbie,Domhnall Gleeson,Will Tilston

7.2 IMDB Rating 6,535 Views
Catching the Sun 2015

Through the stories of workers and entrepreneurs in the U.S. and China, Catching the Sun captures the global race to lead the clean energy future. Over the course of a solar jobs training program, Catching the Sun follows the hope and heartbreak of unemployed American workers seeking jobs in the solar industry. With countries like China investing in innovative technologies and capitalizing on this trillion-dollar opportunity, Catching the Sun tells the story of the global energy transition from the perspective of workers and entrepreneurs building solutions to income inequality and climate change with their own hands. Their successes and failures speak to one of the biggest questions of our time: will the U.S. actually be able to build a clean energy economy?

Category: Documentary, Drama, History

Stars: N/A

7.3 IMDB Rating 3,925 Views
The Way Back 2010

In 1941, three men attempt to flee communist Russia, escaping a Siberian gulag. The film tells their story and that of four others who escaped with them and a teenage girl who joins them in flight. The group's natural leader is Janusz, a Pole condemned by accusations secured by torturing his wife, spent much of his youth outdoors, and knows how to live in the wild. They escape under cover of a snowstorm: a cynical American, a Russian thug, a comedic accountant, a pastry chef who draws, a priest, and a Pole with night blindness. They face freezing nights, lack of food and water, mosquitoes, an endless desert, the Himalayas, as well as many moral and ethical dilemmas throughout the journey towards freedom.

Category: Adventure, Drama, History

Stars: Colin Farrell,Mark Strong,Saoirse Ronan,Jim Sturgess,Ed Harris,Gustaf Skarsgård,Alexandru Potocean,Sebastian Urzendowsky,Dragos Bucur,Zahary Baharov,Sally E. Brunski,Igor Gnezdilov,Dejan Angelov,Stanislav Pishtalov,Mariy Grigorov

7.3 IMDB Rating 6,304 Views
Bibeln – Jesus 1999

Category: Biography, Drama, History

Stars: Jeremy Sisto,Debra Messing,Armin Mueller-Stahl,Jacqueline Bisset,Gary Oldman,David O'Hara,Claudio Amendola,G.W. Bailey,Luca Zingaretti,Luca Barbareschi,Christian Kohlund,Elena Sofia Ricci,Stefania Rocca,Gabriella Pession,Maria Cristina Heller

5.7 IMDB Rating 4,044 Views
My Way 2011

Inspired by a true story. Jun Shik works for Tatsuo's grandfather's farm while Korea is colonized by Japan, but he has a dream to participate in Tokyo Olympics as a marathon runner. Tatsuo also aims to become a marathon runner, so the two are in rivalry. But war breaks out and they both are forced to enlist in the army. Tatsuo becomes the head of defense in Jun Shik's unit and he devises a scheme but fails. Jun Shik and Tatsuo are captured by the Soviets. They run away but soon are captured by Germans and forced to separate. In 1944, they meet again at the shores of Normandy.

Category: Action, Drama, History

Stars: Dong-gun Jang,Jô Odagiri,Bingbing Fan,In-kwon Kim,Seung-hyeon Han,Jin-seok Yang,Ji-han Do,Hee-won Kim,Yeon-hee Lee,Ji-woong Wi,Jong-yeol Jeong,Ho-yeon Lee,Michael Arnold,Michael Frederick Arnold,Ismail Deniz

7.3 IMDB Rating 6,568 Views
Utrensning 2012

A tormented young woman is given a hiding place by an elderly lady and soon they are reminded of their mutual horrendous past.

Category: Drama, History

Stars: Laura Birn,Liisi Tandefelt,Amanda Pilke,Peter Franzén,Krista Kosonen,Tommi Korpela,Kristjan Sarv,Jarmo Mäkinen,Jaanika Arum,Tomi Salmela,Panu Vauhkonen,Taavi Eelmaa,Reino Nordin,Pia Piltz,Sonja Nüganen

7.0 IMDB Rating 4,206 Views
En Fiende Att Dö För 2012

A German expedition is going to the Norwegian arctic islands of Svaldbard in late August 1939 (back then called Spitsbergen), trying to find proof of the theory that all land on Earth 300 million years ago was connected, before the land broke up into the continents we know today. Just days after arriving in the icy waters, the tense European pre-war situation gets more tense, when Germany then invades Poland, and the second world war starts. The expedition is German, and so is a couple of others, but the captain of the ship is Norwegian, and they also bring a Russian crew, and a Swede and a couple of Brits, one of them is even a Jew. Waiting to be contacted by their respective governments, since they now are all part of a German expedition in wartime, they continue their mission of finding proof of the German Alfred Wegener's theory of Pangaea. The German government is then commanding them to commit a military operation to help sink a British war ship with 1200 soldiers, and ending the expeditions main goal. They are in a situation on a small ship from which they can't escape.

Category: History, Thriller

Stars: Tom Burke,Allan Corduner,Jeanette Hain,Sven Nordin,Axel Prahl,Richard Ulfsäter,Lukasz Simlat,Juha Sorola,Piotr Polk,Matthias Buss,Donald Douglas,Anna Kurkinen,Kai-Birger Sünram,Godehard Giese,Veit Stübner

5.6 IMDB Rating 4,503 Views
Memorial Day 2011

Memorial Day, 1993. When 13-year-old Kyle Vogel discovers the World War II footlocker belonging to his grandfather, Bud, everyone tells Kyle to put it back. Luckily, he ignores them. Although Bud has never talked about the war, he finds himself striking a deal with his grandson: Kyle can pick any three souvenirs, and Bud will tell him the stories behind each one. Memorial Day not only takes us on a journey into Bud's complicated wartime past, but also into Kyle's wartime future. As the two men share parallel experiences in combat, they come to realize how that magical day on the porch shaped both of their lives.

Category: Action, Drama, History

Stars: Jonathan Bennett,James Cromwell,John Cromwell,Jackson Bond,Mary Kay Fortier-Spalding,Emily Fradenburgh,Charles Hubbell,Corby Kelly,Chris LeFevere,Steven Luke,Jasper Morgan,Reed Sigmund,Thomas Sellwood,Erin Traxler,Armin Zadeh

5.5 IMDB Rating 4,698 Views
The front line 2011

Towards the end of the Korean War an uneasy ceasefire is ordered, but out on the Eastern front line of the Aerok Hills fierce fighting continues. A race to capture a strategic point to determine a new border between the two Koreas is the ultimate prize. A bullet is then found in the body of dead company commander of the South Korean army. The bullet that killed the company commander belongs to the South Korean army. Lieutenant of the Defense Security Command Kang Eun-Pyo is ordered to go out into the Eastern front line and investigate the murder. When Kang Eun-Pyo arrives in the Aerok Hills he is surprised to find his old friend Kim Soo-Hyeok commanding troops in the Aerok Hills. Kang Eun-Pyo believed Kim Soo-Hyeok was dead. In their younger years, Kim Soo-Hyeok was a meek student, but he eventually became the leader of Aerok company as a lieutenant. The situation in the Aerok company raises many flags in the eyes of Kang Eun-Pyo. Soldiers wear North Korean uniforms inside due to the cold weather, a 20-year-old leads troops as a captain and the reappearance of his old friend Kim Soo-Hyeok. The countdown to the ceasefire begins as the lives of countless soldiers fall to the wayside ...

Category: Drama, History, War

Stars: Ha-kyun Shin,Soo Go,Seung-su Ryu,Chang-Seok Ko,Je-hoon Lee,Jin-woong Jo,In-gi Jeong,Seung-yong Ryoo,Ok-bin Kim,Yeong-seo Park,Seo Joon-Yeol,Seung-min Woo,Min Choi,Jo Min-ho,Rok-kyeong Kim

7.1 IMDB Rating 7,247 Views
1920 Bitwa Warszawska 2011

The First Polish 3D Feature Film! Poland's winning battle against Soviet Russia as seen through the eyes of two young protagonists, Ola and Jan. She is a Warsaw cabaret dancer, while he is ...

Category: Drama, History, Musical

Stars: Borys Szyc,Natasza Urbanska,Daniel Olbrychski,Adam Ferency,Jerzy Bonczak,Boguslaw Linda,Ewa Wisniewska,Aleksandr Domogarov,Olga Kabo,Adam Strzelecki,Michal Zebrowski,Rafal Cieszynski,Lukasz Garlicki,Piotr Glowacki,Wojciech Solarz

4.3 IMDB Rating 4,037 Views
The Dancer 2016

There was nothing in her background to prepare Loïe to become the toast of the Folies Bergères in Paris and stages across the world. Then she created the 'Serpentine Dance'... 1887. After the death of her gold prospector father, 25-year-old Marie-Louise leaves her life in the American West to join her mother in New York and pursue her heart's dream - becoming an actress. One night on stage, becoming tangled in her long dress, she avoids falling by spinning the fabric in a graceful, magical gesture: the "Serpentine Dance" is born. The audience - shocked, then overwhelmed - calls out for more. Marie-Louise has become Loïe Fuller. She embarks on a new, hectic life, leaving New York, where imitators try to steal her radical innovations, for Paris. At the Folies Bergères, she dazzles the capital, and illustrious admirers fall at her feet. Toulouse Lautrec, the Lumière Brothers, Rodin... the Electric Fairy becomes an icon, the blazing symbol of a generation. But fame isn't all. An encounter with the young, spellbinding Isadora Duncan will disrupt her turbulent love affair with Louis and her complex relationship with her devoted assistant Gabrielle, and risk the very essence of her art.

Category: Biography, Drama, History

Stars: Soko,Gaspard Ulliel,Mélanie Thierry,Lily-Rose Depp

6.6 IMDB Rating 3,737 Views
6 Days 2017

In April 1980, armed gunmen stormed the Iranian Embassy in Princes Gate, London and took all inside hostage. Over the next six days a tense standoff took place, all the while a group of highly trained soldiers from the SAS prepared for a raid the world had never seen the likes of.

Category: Action, Drama, History

Stars: Abbie Cornish,Mark Strong,Jamie Bell,Emun Elliott

6.5 IMDB Rating 5,988 Views