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1. A Passage to India (1984)
PG | 164 min | Adventure, Drama, History
Cultural mistrust and false accusations doom a friendship in British colonial India between an Indian doctor, an Englishwoman engaged to marry a city magistrate, and an English educator.
Director: David Lean | Stars: Judy Davis, Victor Banerjee, Peggy Ashcroft, James Fox
Votes: 20,853 | Gross: $27.19M
2. Gandhi (1982)
PG | 191 min | Biography, Drama, History
The life of the lawyer who became the famed leader of the Indian revolts against the British rule through his philosophy of nonviolent protest.
Director: Richard Attenborough | Stars: Ben Kingsley, John Gielgud, Rohini Hattangadi, Roshan Seth
Votes: 240,192 | Gross: $52.77M
3. Gallipoli (1981)
PG | 110 min | Adventure, Drama, History
Two Australian sprinters face the brutal realities of war when they are sent to fight in the Gallipoli campaign in Turkey during World War I.
Director: Peter Weir | Stars: Mel Gibson, Mark Lee, Bill Kerr, Harold Hopkins
Votes: 41,958 | Gross: $5.73M
4. Breaker Morant (1980)
PG | 107 min | Drama, History, War
Three Australian lieutenants are court martialed for executing prisoners as a way of deflecting attention from war crimes committed by their superior officers.
Director: Bruce Beresford | Stars: Edward Woodward, Jack Thompson, John Waters, Bryan Brown
Votes: 14,432 | Gross: $7.14M
5. JFK (1991)
R | 189 min | Drama, History, Thriller
New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison discovers there's more to the Kennedy assassination than the official story.
Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Kevin Costner, Gary Oldman, Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau
Votes: 169,896 | Gross: $70.41M
6. The Supersizers Go... (2007–2009)
History
A comedienne & a humor writer try their hand at living in different eras. They dress, eat, and live the past. Before and after, their vitals are tested to see how these lifestyles affect their health.
Stars: Giles Coren, Sue Perkins, Roy Marsden, Allegra McEvedy
Votes: 695
7.
Monarchy with David Starkey (2004–2007)
Episode:
The House of Windsor
(2007)
90 min | Documentary, History
The British monarchy following the death of Queen Victoria, and its entry into the modern world of the twentieth century, with all of the difficulties of war, abdication and modernity to ... See full summary »
Director: James Burge | Stars: David Starkey, King Charles III, Duchess of Windsor, Duke of Windsor
Votes: 9
8. Monarchy with David Starkey (2004–2007)
60 min | Documentary, History
A history of the English Crown from AD 400 to today.
Stars: David Starkey, Tony Cottrell, Gerard Hayling, David Alder
Votes: 542
9. Nazis: Evolution of Evil (2013– )
Documentary
How did Adolf Hitler and his small band of criminal conspirators persuade the German people to follow him into a nightmare of brutality, genocide, and military defeat? This 10-episode ... See full summary »
Stars: Lee Neville, Alex Dee, Wesley Lloyd, Klemens Koehring
Votes: 127
10. Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)
PG-13 | 114 min | Biography, Drama, History
A mature Queen Elizabeth endures multiple crises late in her reign including court intrigues, an assassination plot, the Spanish Armada, and romantic disappointments.
Director: Shekhar Kapur | Stars: Cate Blanchett, Clive Owen, Geoffrey Rush, Jordi Mollà
Votes: 75,059 | Gross: $16.29M
11. Elizabeth (1998)
R | 124 min | Biography, Drama, History
The early years of the reign of Elizabeth I of England and her difficult task of learning what is necessary to be a monarch.
Director: Shekhar Kapur | Stars: Cate Blanchett, Liz Giles, Rod Culbertson, Paul Fox
Votes: 105,108 | Gross: $30.08M
12. Rebellion (2016–2019)
TV-MA | 258 min | Drama, History, War
Rebellion is a five part serial drama about the birth of modern Ireland. The story is told from the perspectives of a group of fictional characters who live through the political events of the 1916 Easter Rising.
Stars: Michael Ford-FitzGerald, Jordanne Jones, Brian Gleeson, Jaelynne Wallace Ruane
Votes: 4,541
13. Secret Iraq (2010– )
59 min | Documentary
Sheds new light on the dramatic story of Iraq after the fall of Saddam.
Votes: 13
14. Queen Christina (1933)
Approved | 99 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
Queen Christina of Sweden is a popular monarch who is loyal to her country. However, when she falls in love with a Spanish envoy, she must choose between the throne and the man she loves.
Director: Rouben Mamoulian | Stars: Greta Garbo, John Gilbert, Ian Keith, Lewis Stone
Votes: 8,614 | Gross: $0.77M
15. Paris the Great Saga (2012)
300 min | Documentary
Director: Xavier Lefebvre | Stars: Ornella Bess, Hélène Bizot, Pascal Tantot
Votes: 36
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