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1. Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (2023)
TV-MA | 58 min | Drama, History, Romance
Betrothed against her will to King George, young Charlotte arrives in London on her wedding day and faces scrutiny from the monarch's cunning mother.
Stars: India Amarteifio, Adjoa Andoh, Michelle Fairley, Ruth Gemmell
Votes: 55,343
2. Gyeongseong Creature (2023– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Drama, History
In Spring 1945 in Gyeongseong, during Japanese rule over Korea, two young adults confront a strange creature born of greed, and battle against it for survival.
Stars: Park Seo-joon, Han So-hee, Wi Ha-joon, Kim Hae-sook
Votes: 9,741
3. The Empress (2022– )
TV-MA | 55 min | Drama, History, Romance
Two young people meet. A fateful encounter - the proverbial love at first sight. He is Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary, she is Elisabeth von Wittelsbach, Princess of Bavaria and the sister of the woman Franz is to marry.
Stars: Svenja Jung, Melika Foroutan, Devrim Lingnau, Philip Froissant
Votes: 14,641
4. Mary Magdalene (2018)
R | 120 min | Biography, Drama, History
Twelve men heard and spread the message of Jesus. Only one woman understood it.
Director: Garth Davis | Stars: Rooney Mara, Joaquin Phoenix, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Tahar Rahim
Votes: 11,541 | Gross: $0.12M
5. When Flowers Bloom, I Think of the Moon (2021–2022)
70 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Set during the late Joseon period, when a strict alcohol prohibition has been enacted.
Stars: Yoo Seung-ho, Lee Hyeri, Choi Won-young, Im Chul-hyung
Votes: 361
6. The Colors of Fire (2022)
135 min | Drama, History
Paris, 1927. After the death of her father, Madeleine Péricourt should have inherited his financial empire but she fell prey to a conspiracy leading her to ruin. Now she will have her vengeance.
Director: Clovis Cornillac | Stars: Léa Drucker, Benoît Poelvoorde, Alice Isaaz, Clovis Cornillac
Votes: 1,009
7. Becoming Bond (2017)
TV-MA | 95 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy
A look at the troubled acting career of George Lazenby and his short-lived association with James Bond.
Director: Josh Greenbaum | Stars: George Lazenby, Josh Lawson, Kassandra Clementi, Jane Seymour
Votes: 3,223
8. Bossam: Steal the Fate (2021)
TV-14 | 65 min | Drama, History, Romance
Bossam was a custom in Joseon period, in which a bachelor, who missed marriage secretly wrapped up a widow in a blanket at night and made her his wife. This custom changes the fate of Ba Woo when he kidnaps a princess by mistake.
Stars: Jung Il-woo, Kwon Yuri, Shin Hyun-soo, Shin Dong-mi
Votes: 292
9. Mahabharat (2013)
105 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A dynastic struggle between the collateral branches of the Kuru clan, the Kauravas and Pandavas, for the throne of Hastinapur leads to the Kurukshetra War.
Director: Amaan F Khan | Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Sunny Deol, Ajay Devgn, Vidya Balan
Votes: 678
10. Sea Devils (1953)
Approved | 91 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Gilliat,a fisherman/smuggler is in jail, and is offered a pardon if he undertakes a mission to sail to France to rescue Droucette, an English agent whose cover has been blown, and who has now been jailed. Gilliat accepts the challenge.
Director: Raoul Walsh | Stars: Yvonne De Carlo, Rock Hudson, Maxwell Reed, Denis O'Dea
Votes: 780
11. Chanakya (1990– )
45 min | Drama, History
This is a historical saga of establishing the Mauryan Empire in India
Stars: Chandra Prakash Dwivedi, Kurush Deboo, Dinesh Shakul, Prakash Dwivedi
Votes: 2,785
12. Letters from Baghdad (2016)
TV-PG | 95 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Gertrude Bell, the most powerful woman in the British Empire in her day, shaped the destiny of Iraq after WWI in ways that still reverberate today.
Directors: Sabine Krayenbühl, Zeva Oelbaum | Stars: Tilda Swinton, Michael Higgs, Eric Loscheider, Rachael Stirling
Votes: 482 | Gross: $0.36M
13. Bible Secrets Revealed (2013– )
Documentary, Biography, Drama
It is said to be one of the oldest books in the world. Has it been altered? If yes why? A remarkable journey back in time to see what the Old Testament and the New Testament is hiding from us.
Stars: Robert R. Cargill, Reza Aslan, Mark Goodacre, Bart D. Ehrman
Votes: 173
14. Basilisk: Ouka Ninpouchou (2018)
Animation, Action, Drama
The battle for succession that continued for three generations of shogun in the Keichou era culminated in a gruesome battle of ninja arts between the Kouga and Iga clans. Amidst a rain of ... See full summary »
Stars: Amber Lee Connors, Jill Harris, Ricco Fajardo, Nazeeh Tarsha
Votes: 204
15. Albert and Claude
Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A psychedelic mushroom-infused journey to the fountain of youth for two "mortal" enemies.
Director: Alex Willemin | Stars: Eric Newcombe, Erik Decicco, Whitney Fair, Christopher Hill
16. The Golden Hawk (1952)
Passed | 83 min | Action, Adventure, History
The seafaring adventures of French privateer Kit 'The Hawk' Gerardo during the Franco-Spanish-English war of the 17th century.
Director: Sidney Salkow | Stars: Rhonda Fleming, Sterling Hayden, Helena Carter, John Sutton
Votes: 357
17. Puppet Princess (2000 Video)
Not Rated | 40 min | Animation, Short, Action
A family who builds special karakuri puppets is slain by an evil warlord. But one member, the princess, survives, and uses her skill with puppets to go on a quest for vengeance.
Director: Hirotoshi Takaya | Stars: Thomas Alan, Takeshi Aono, Francis Cherry, Dorothy Elias-Fahn
Votes: 133
18. Gage (2014)
15 min | Short, Drama, History
A western about Doctor John Harlow, a man with severe anxiety problems that must overcome his issues to save the famed Phineas Gage from viciousness of his local community.
Director: Keith Wilhelm Kopp | Stars: Hannah Barefoot, Brian Sutherland, Todd A. Robinson, Glen Baggerly
Votes: 24
19. House of Five Leaves (2010)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Drama, History
Timid samurai Akitsu Masanosuke becomes involved with the group "Five Leaves" after becoming the bodyguard for their mysterious, yet charismatic leader Yaichi.
Stars: Takahiro Sakurai, Daisuke Namikawa, Yûya Uchida, Masaya Takatsuka
Votes: 623
20. Defiant: Inspired by the Life of Robert Smalls
Biography, Drama, History | Announced
22 year-old enslaved man Robert Smalls steals a Confederate gunship and sails his family and the enslaved crew to freedom, persuading Abraham Lincoln to enlist Black soldiers and turn the tide of the Civil War.
21. The Purple Mask (1955)
Approved | 82 min | Adventure, History
In 1803 France, Napoleon Bonaparte (Robert Cornthwaite) orders the capture of notorious highwayman "Purple Mask" (Tony Curtis), who routinely rescues imprisoned nobles and harasses the Revolutionary officials.
Director: H. Bruce Humberstone | Stars: Tony Curtis, Colleen Miller, Gene Barry, Dan O'Herlihy
Votes: 539
22. The Unconquered (2017)
4 min | Short, History
This is a voice of a sovereign state that had the fourth largest army in the war, suffered the greatest losses and was the only one to fight in the conflict from the first to the last day. ... See full summary »
Director: Michal Misinski | Stars: Sean Bean, Miroslaw Zbrojewicz
Votes: 188
23. Bandoleros (2021)
250 min | Adventure, Drama, History
In the 19th century, Lucía known as "The Plainswoman" leaves prison with her son, born there, after 17 years. The young one's father, the famous bandit "Lizard", soon enters the picture.
Stars: Isak Férriz, Bebe, Jason Fernández, Xabier Deive
Votes: 212
24. The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles (2021 Video Game)
T | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Immerse yourself in a dramatic yet charming and witty world of evidence-gathering, deduction and courtroom battles with this double-pack of the adventures of rookie lawyer Ryunosuke.
Director: Shu Takumi | Stars: Mark Takeshi Ota, Rina Takasaki, Ben Deery, Bradley Clarkson
Votes: 252
25. Agenda Illuminati: Supremacy of the New World Order (2016 Video)
70 min | History
There is a sinister and secretive group of people that run the globe by controlling everything from the banks to the media. They achieve this by owning 99% of the world's wealth, despite ... See full summary »
26. Raymond Lewis: L.A. Legend (2022)
80 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Tells the hard-to-believe story of the mythical basketball legend from Watts California who was blackballed from the NBA in the early 70's following an ugly contract dispute with the Philadelphia 76ers.
Director: Ryan Polomski | Stars: Raymond Lewis, Jerry Tarkanian, Lorenzo Romar, Harry Edwards
Votes: 47
27. London Districts (2017– )
Documentary, History
London Districts is a series of short films exploring the districts of London. It delves into the historical backgrounds to discover how they came to be and collectively informs the viewer on contemporary things to do in London.
Votes: 11
28. Time Flies (1996 TV Special)
58 min | Documentary, Adventure, Biography
Director Peter Brook and group of actors and filmmakers fly to the island of Vieques in Puerto Rico in the Caribbean where they recall the film 'Lord of the Flies' (1963) which was filmed there thirty-five years earlier.
Director: Richard Dale | Stars: Peter Brook, James Aubrey, Tom Chapin, Hugh Edwards
Votes: 11
29. Santos Dumont (2019– )
60 min | Biography, History
SANTOS DUMONT tells the story of the man who embodied the great transformations of the turn of the century, acclaimed almost worldwide as the first man to fly a plane - the 14 Bis. Set in ... See full summary »
Stars: João Pedro Zappa, Thierry Tremouroux, Miguel Pinheiro, Jean Pierre Noher
Votes: 181
30. The End of the Ataman (1971)
Not Rated | 146 min | Drama, History, War
The film is about the historical events that happened in Kazakhstan in 1920 - an operation to liquidate the White Guard troops of Ataman Dutov.
Director: Shaken Ajmanov | Stars: Asanali Ashimov, Viktor Avdyushko, Gennadi Yudin, Yuriy Sarantsev
Votes: 79
31. Newton: The Force of God (2016)
47 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The first Greek docudrama regarding Sir Isaac Newton's phenomenal works and mysterious personality.
Director: Panos Anestis | Stars: Konstantinos Lagos, Konstantinos Karvouniaris, Sissy Doutsiou, Sotiris Tsakomidis
Votes: 56
32. Eisenstein in Hollywood
Biography, History | Announced
From Moscow to Mexico City, Eisenstein was privileged enough to met the cultural heroes of the era and embrace them as compatriots, with a handshake. Such was his reputation as the ... See full summary »
Stars: Jakob Öhrman, Elmer Bäck, Rasmus Slätis
34. Bill Wurtz's History Documentaries (2016– )
TV-14 | Documentary, Animation, Comedy
A series of historical documentaries directed and narrated by Bill Wurtz.
Star: Bill Wurtz
Votes: 127
35. Deep Water: The Real Story (2016)
87 min | Documentary, Crime, History
Up to 80 murders, 30 unsolved cases, thousands of assaults. In the 1980s and 1990s a murderous epidemic grips Sydney. The attackers are united by contempt. Their targets united by their ... See full summary »
Director: Amanda Blue | Stars: David McMahon, Sue Thompson, Peter Russell, Ted Russell
Votes: 152
36. The Dane (2022)
18 min | Short, History
A tale of conflict and connection upon the weathered coast of ninth century England.
Director: Adam Harrison | Stars: Luke Goddard, Phil Wallace
37. A Mattie Mitchell Story (2013)
18 min | Short, History
A Mattie Mitchell Story Follows Guide and Trapper Mattie Mitchell on his search for pearls.
Director: Peter Buckle | Stars: Alonzo Rumbolt, Randy Burt, Ace Flynn, Mary Hynes
38. Marie-Antoinette (2021)
Adventure, History
Stars: Rémy Adriaens, Franc Bruneau, Camille Claris, Eugénie Derouand
39. Gunpowder 5/11: The Greatest Terror Plot (2014 TV Movie)
59 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama
The gunpowder plot analysed using the confessions of the plotters- a mixture of documentary and reconstruction.
Director: Adam Kemp | Stars: Jamie Thomas King, Jamie Maclachlan, Joseph Kennedy, Charles Aitken
Votes: 37
40. Remarkable Creatures
Drama, History | Announced
Based on the critically acclaimed historical novel by Tracy Chevalier (Girl With the Pearl Earring), Remarkable Creatures tells the story of two extraordinary female 19th-century fossil hunters, Mary Anning and Elizabeth Philpot.
41. Jerusalem: The Making of a Holy City (2011)
59 min | Documentary, History
Star: Simon Sebag Montefiore
Votes: 102
42. Biblical Collector's Series (2006)
Documentary, History
Are Bible stories an accurate historical record of events or the musings of mortal men? Biblical mysteries are examined in this series that asks, "What is the real truth?"
Stars: Chuck Missler, David W. Balsiger, Roger Oakland, Charles Thurston
Votes: 11
43. Bizarre: A Circus Story (2016)
PG-13 | 63 min | Documentary, Biography, History
An intimate look at the extraordinary life of Master Lu Yi, hailed as the father of modern acrobatics, and the vast community of big-top lovers who share his dream of a thriving US circus industry.
Director: Meg Pinsonneault | Stars: Allison Daniels, Jon Deline, Eve Diamond, Joe Dieffenbacher
Votes: 8
44. The End of Romance
Biography, Drama, History | Pre-production
The bohemian revolutionary, Maud Gonne, and visionary poet, WB Yeats, find themselves in a mother-daughter triangle of romance, set against the backdrop of the Great War and modernist art scene.
Director: Trish McAdam | Star: Mark Halloran
45. Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story (2010)
Not Rated | 91 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Celebrates the contributions of Jewish major leaguers and the special meaning that baseball has had in the lives of American Jews.
Director: Peter Miller | Stars: Martin Abramowitz, Maury Allen, Rebecca Alpert, Charles Bronfman
Votes: 127
46. Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (1935)
82 min | Biography, Drama, History
Director: Ramón Peón | Stars: Andrea Palma, Alberto Martí, Alfredo del Diestro, Adria Delhort
Votes: 10
47. Der letzte Ketzer (2022)
59 min | Documentary, Biography, History
In Switzerland, in the 18th century, Jakob Schmidli dared to read the Bible and exchange ideas. He was deemed a "heretic" and executed. By exploring his life and death, the roles of state, church, and ecumenism are re-examined.
Directors: Andreas Duerr, Jan-Marc Furer | Stars: Lisanne Hirzel, Bernhard Matter, Jonas Mayer, Timo Mayer
Votes: 6
48. Flaming Alpine Rose: Jeudi & Lundi (1985)
24 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Lundi is young boy who lives in Switzerland in the late 1930s. One day while walking through the Swiss countryside, he finds a little girl who has lost her all her memories and does not ... See full summary »
Stars: Yoshino Takamori, Ken'yû Horiuchi, Masako Katsuki, Keiichi Nanba
Votes: 31
49. Ian Fleming vs John le Carré (2017 Video)
87 min | Documentary, Adventure, Biography
They are the titans of the spy novel, who have elevated thrillers to the level of literary fiction. Much imitated, much adapted by the big and small screens, Ian Fleming and John Le Carré ... See full summary »
Stars: Erica Wagner, Simon Callow, David Farr, Anthony Horowitz
50. Watandar, My Countryman (2022)
70 min | Documentary, History
When former Afghan Refugee Muzafar Ali, discovers that Afghans have been an integral part of Australia for over 160 years, he begins to photograph their descendants in a search to define ... See full summary »
Director: Jolyon Hoff | Stars: Muzafar Ali, Nici Cumpston, Ken Dadleh, Elaine Mackean
Votes: 16