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by mohades | created - 31 Jan 2021 | updated - 5 months ago | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. The Crown (2016–2023)
TV-MA | 60 min | Biography, Drama, History
Follows the political rivalries and romances of Queen Elizabeth II's reign and the events that shaped Britain for the second half of the 20th century.
Stars: Claire Foy, Olivia Colman, Imelda Staunton, Matt Smith
Votes: 256,653
2. Colonia (2015)
R | 110 min | Biography, Drama, History
A young woman's desperate search for her abducted boyfriend draws her into the infamous Colonia Dignidad, a sect nobody has ever escaped from.
Director: Florian Gallenberger | Stars: Emma Watson, Daniel Brühl, Michael Nyqvist, Richenda Carey
Votes: 57,169
3. Woman in Gold (2015)
PG-13 | 109 min | Biography, Drama, History
Maria Altmann, an octogenarian Jewish refugee, takes on the Austrian government to recover artwork she believes rightfully belongs to her family.
Director: Simon Curtis | Stars: Helen Mirren, Ryan Reynolds, Daniel Brühl, Katie Holmes
Votes: 63,210 | Gross: $33.31M
4. Troy (2004)
R | 163 min | Adventure, Drama
An adaptation of Homer's great epic, the film follows the assault on Troy by the united Greek forces and chronicles the fates of the men involved.
Director: Wolfgang Petersen | Stars: Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, Julian Glover
Votes: 570,343 | Gross: $133.38M
5. Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
R | 139 min | Biography, Drama, History
World War II American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, serving during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first man in American history to receive the Medal of Honor without firing a shot.
Director: Mel Gibson | Stars: Andrew Garfield, Sam Worthington, Luke Bracey, Teresa Palmer
Votes: 593,944 | Gross: $67.21M
6. Silence (I) (2016)
R | 161 min | Drama, History
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.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, Liam Neeson, Tadanobu Asano
Votes: 122,955 | Gross: $7.10M
7. Prophet Joseph (2008–2009)
55 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story follows Joseph's journey from being sold by his brothers to Egypt, his trials in Potiphar's house, imprisonment, rise to power interpreting dreams, reunion with his family after proving his brothers' remorse.
Stars: Mostafa Zamani, Katayoun Riahi, Mojtaba Makhdoumi, Mohammad Safari
Votes: 7,976
8. Zero Point Orbit (2007)
50 min | Drama, History, Romance
This drama centers on a love story between an Iranian-Palestinian Muslim man and a French Jewish woman. Based upon a true story of Abdol Hussein Sardari, who worked at the Iranian embassy ... See full summary »
Stars: Shahab Hosseini, Nathalie Matti, Roya Teymourian, Masoud Rayegan
Votes: 1,719
9. In the Eye of the Wind (2008– )
Drama, History
An Iranian historical TV series that narrates the Iranian history in a 60 year period from Jungle movement to Iranian revolution and Iraq-Iran War.
Stars: Mahchehreh Khalili, Arsalan Ghasemi, Saeid Nickpour, Habibullah Abdurazzaq
Votes: 2,484
10. Muhammad: The Messenger of God (2015)
162 min | Biography, Drama, History
The events, trials and tribulations of the city of Makkah in 7th century AD.
Director: Majid Majidi | Stars: Mahdi Pakdel, Sareh Bayat, Mina Sadati, Ali Reza Shoja'noori
Votes: 12,042
11. Sergio (2020)
R | 118 min | Biography, Drama, History
A sweeping drama set in the chaotic aftermath of the US invasion of Iraq, where the life of top UN diplomat Sergio Vieira de Mello hangs in the balance during the most treacherous mission of his career.
Director: Greg Barker | Stars: Wagner Moura, Ana de Armas, Brían F. O'Byrne, Bradley Whitford
Votes: 10,969
12. Shinui (2012)
60 min | Drama, Fantasy, History
When the queen-to-be of medieval Korea is badly wounded, Captain Choi Young uses a wormhole to "heaven," which is actually 21st-century South Korea, to bring back the spoiled Dr. Yoo Eun-Soo who becomes a pawn in a game of human chess.
Stars: Lee Min-ho, Kim Hee-seon, Yoon Kyun-Sang, Park Se-young
Votes: 3,106
13. Hymn of Death (2018)
35 min | Drama, History, Music
Kim Woo-Jin is a stage drama writer while Korea is under Japanese occupation. He is already married, but he falls in love with Yun Sim-Deok. Yun Sim-Deok is the first Korean soprano. Kim Woo-Jin and Yun Sim-Deok's fate ends tragically.
Stars: Lee Jong-suk, Shin Hye-sun, Lee Sang-Yeob, Sin Jae-ha
Votes: 2,382
14. Jeyran (2022–2023)
55 min | Drama, History, Romance
In the Qajar era 1852, The king of Persia, Naser al-Din Shah Qajar, falls in love with Jeyran, who loves Siavash.
Stars: Parinaz Izadyar, Bahram Radan, Amirhossein Fathi, Mahdi Pakdel
Votes: 1,953
15. Gharib's Story (2007– )
Biography, Drama, History
In his last few days, Dr. Gharib remembers his childhood and compares the difference the time has made to medicine and medical procedures in Iran. Inspired by true events this show takes a ... See full summary »
Stars: Bahram Ziraksari, Mehdi Hashemi, Mehran Rajabi, Hossein Panahi
Votes: 1,230
16. Shahrzad (2015–2018)
60 min | Drama, History, Romance
In Iran, Tehran, 1953, Shahrzad and Farhad love each other and intend to get married, but the great mafia Bozorg Agha has decided another fate for them.
Stars: Taraneh Alidoosti, Mostafa Zamani, Shahab Hosseini, Parinaz Izadyar
Votes: 11,506
17. Babylon (I) (2022)
R | 189 min | Comedy, Drama, History
A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, it traces the rise and fall of multiple characters during an era of unbridled decadence and depravity in early Hollywood.
Director: Damien Chazelle | Stars: Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Jean Smart, Olivia Wilde
Votes: 167,419
18. Jeanne du Barry (2023)
117 min | Biography, Drama, History
The life of Jeanne Bécu who was born as the illegitimate daughter of an impoverished seamstress in 1743 and went on to rise through the Court of Louis XV to become his last official mistress.
Director: Maïwenn | Stars: Maïwenn, Johnny Depp, Benjamin Lavernhe, Melvil Poupaud
Votes: 10,680
19. Sound of Freedom (2023)
PG-13 | 131 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The incredible true story of a former government agent turned vigilante who embarks on a dangerous mission to rescue hundreds of children from traffickers.
Director: Alejandro Monteverde | Stars: Jim Caviezel, Mira Sorvino, Bill Camp, Cristal Aparicio
Votes: 113,941
20. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
R | 116 min | Drama, Horror, Musical
The legendary tale of a barber who returns from wrongful imprisonment to 1840s London, bent on revenge for the rape and death of his wife, and resumes his trade while forming a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett.
Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall
Votes: 386,874 | Gross: $52.90M
21. Kurt Seyit & Sura (2014)
90 min | Drama, History, Romance
The love story of Kurt Seyit, a Crimean Tatar army major, and Sura, a rich Russian woman during the Russian Revolution and in the last days of the Ottoman Empire.
Stars: Kivanç Tatlitug, Farah Zeynep Abdullah, Demet Özdemir, Caglar Ertugrul
Votes: 4,210
22. Lovebird (2013–2014)
120 min | Drama, History, Romance
Feride became orphaned as a child and is forced to attend a boarding school while also visiting her aunt during breaks and vacations. During this time she has fallen in love with her charming older cousin Kamran.
Stars: Fahriye Evcen Özçivit, Burak Özçivit, Pinar Çaglar Gençtürk, Mehmet Özgür
Votes: 4,235
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