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1. The Battle of Algiers (1966)
Not Rated | 121 min | Drama, War
In the 1950s, fear and violence escalate as the people of Algiers fight for independence from the French government.
Director: Gillo Pontecorvo | Stars: Brahim Hadjadj, Jean Martin, Yacef Saadi, Samia Kerbash
Votes: 65,779 | Gross: $0.06M
2. Burn! (1969)
R | 112 min | Action, Drama, War
In 1844, a British mercenary helps the revolting slaves of an Antilles island colony gain independence from Portugal, but later returns to hunt down a local rebel leader and former protégé.
Director: Gillo Pontecorvo | Stars: Marlon Brando, Evaristo Márquez, Renato Salvatori, Dana Ghia
Votes: 5,838 | Gross: $0.43M
3. The Ugly American (1963)
Approved | 120 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
An ambitious American scholar becomes the ambassador to Sarkan, a southeast Asian country where civil war is brewing.
Director: George Englund | Stars: Marlon Brando, Eiji Okada, Sandra Church, Pat Hingle
Votes: 2,471
4. Special (2019–2021)
TV-MA | 15 min | Comedy, Drama
A young gay man with cerebral palsy branches out from his insular existence, hoping to finally go after the life he really wants.
Stars: Ryan O'Connell, Jessica Hecht, Punam Patel, Marla Mindelle
Votes: 10,272
5. Jinnah (1998)
110 min | Biography, Drama, War
The story of the Indian politician Muhammad Ali Jinnah who successfully campaigned for an independent Pakistan and became its first Governor-General.
Director: Jamil Dehlavi | Stars: Christopher Lee, Shireen Shah, James Curran, Zafar Hameed
Votes: 3,143
6. Outside the Law (2010)
R | 138 min | Crime, Drama, War
A drama about the Algerian struggle for independence from France after WWII.
Director: Rachid Bouchareb | Stars: Jamel Debbouze, Roschdy Zem, Sami Bouajila, Chafia Boudraa
Votes: 4,123
7. Chronicle of the Years of Fire (1975)
177 min | Drama, History
A meticulous chronicle of the evolution of the Algerian liberation national movement. The film demonstrates that the Algerian War was a slow process of revolts and suffering, uninterrupted, from the start of colonization of Algeria in 1830
Director: Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina | Stars: Yorgo Voyagis, Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina, Leila Shenna, Cheikh Nourredine
Votes: 624
8. Héliopolis (2021)
116 min | Drama, History
In region of Guelma, a small village called Heliopolis , the daily life of an Algerian family takes its usual course. But on May 8, 1945, the day the end of World War II was announced, ... See full summary »
Director: Djaffar Gacem | Stars: Aziz Boukrouni, Mehdi Ramdani, Souhila Mallem, Alexis Rangheard
Votes: 387
9. Toussaint Louverture (2012)
180 min | History
The historical drama "Toussaint Louverture" is dedicated to the fate of Toussaint Louverture, the leader of the Haitian Revolution, as a result of which Haiti became the first independent state in Latin America.
Stars: Jimmy Jean-Louis, Aïssa Maïga, Yann Ebongé, Arthur Jugnot
Votes: 114
10. Terror's Advocate (2007)
Unrated | 135 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A documentary on Jacques Vergès, the controversial lawyer and former Free French Forces guerrilla who has defending unpopular figures such as Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie and Holocaust denier Roger Garaudy.
Director: Barbet Schroeder | Stars: Jacques Vergès, Klaus Barbie, Barbet Schroeder, Bassam Abu Sharif
Votes: 1,700 | Gross: $0.04M
11. Time Hustler (2022)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi, Western
An every day farther who is struggling to make ends meet in the big city, he resembles twentieth century's most successful bandit leader Lampião. One day he wake up in 1927 where he is mistaken for the real Lampião.
Stars: Edmilson Filho, Nairton Santos, Thiago Matso, Amadeu Maia
Votes: 217
12. Fez Summer '55 (2023)
Drama
Summer 1955. Kamal, an 11 year old boy of the Medina of Fez, is experiencing the last months before Morocco's independence. With Aïcha and the students of the Qaraouiyine, he discovers and ... See full summary »
Director: Abdelhai Laraki | Stars: Oumaima Barid, Mounia Lamkimel, Tarik Boukhari, Mohamed Naimane
Votes: 20
13. Lotfi (2015)
170 min | Action, Biography, Drama
The film relates the career of Colonel Lotfi, whose real name is Benali Boudghene, since his beginnings as an activist in Tlemcen where, with his classmates from high school, he posted the ... See full summary »
Director: Ahmed Rachedi | Stars: Youcef Sehairi, Ahmed Rezzak, Hassan Kechache, Boulem Zeblah
Votes: 17
14. Mostefa Ben Boulaid (2008)
163 min | Action, Biography, Drama
The film revolves around the life of the martyr Mustapha Ben Bouleid (1917-1956), who was a member of the Algerian National Movement, who worked with his comrades to explain the idea of the... See full summary »
Director: Ahmed Rachedi | Stars: Djamel Allam, Sami Allem, Fares Ben Hachani, Ahmed Benaïssa
Votes: 37
15. Lieutenant Rakoczy (1954)
114 min | Adventure, History, Romance
Historical drama about the Austrian occupation at the beginning of the 18th century.
Director: Frigyes Bán | Stars: Tibor Bitskey, Éva Vass, Endre Gyárfás, Ferenc Zenthe
Votes: 119
16. Patrouille à l'Est (1971)
115 min | Action, Drama, History
A patrol of the National Liberation Army must convoy a French soldier taken prisoner to the Tunisian border.
Director: Amar Laskri | Stars: Hacène Benzerari, Mohamed Hadj Smaïn, Brahim Hadjadj, Mohamed Hamdi
Votes: 85
17. Routasydän (1993)
83 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
In this gloomy scenario about Finland's upcoming membership in the European Union, the country has become a poor peripheral area plagued by energy shortages and civil wars. Escaping the ... See full summary »
Director: Tuomas Sallinen | Stars: Mats Långbacka, Katja Kiuru, Konsta Väänänen, Reeta Vestman
Votes: 293
18. For Liberty (1979)
111 min | Documentary
A documentary on last days of Shah's regime, the event ensued after the arson of cinema Rex in Abadan, which lead to final victory of 1979 revolution.
Director: Hossein Torabi | Stars: Shapour Bakhtiar, Mehdi Bazargan, Mohammad Beheshti, Mehdi Eraqi
Votes: 84
19. A Luta Continua (1972)
35 min | Documentary, Short, History
A look at life in the areas of Mozambique that had been liberated from Portuguese colonial rule.
Director: Robert van Lierop | Stars: Eduardo Mondlane, Robert van Lierop
20. The Long Breakup (2020)
85 min | Documentary
Ukrainian-American journalist, Katya Soldak, tells the story of her home country as it exits the USSR, goes through two revolutions, and a war with Russia-through the eyes of her family in Kharkiv, a Ukrainian city 18 miles from Russia
Director: Katya Soldak | Stars: Dima, Mikhail Gorbachev, Vladimir Putin, Sascha
Votes: 35
21. Le rossignol de Kabylie (1962)
21 min | Short, Drama
Director: Georges Régnier | Stars: Djelloul Bachdjarah, Philippe Camus, Jeanne Sartre, Amezziane
22. Róza (1936)
87 min | Drama, History, Romance
The 1905 revolution in the Russian Empire gives many Poles hope for regaining independence. Protests and strikes, however, lead to brutal arrests and tortures. In this tumultuous time, we also witness the birth of love.
Director: Joseph Lejtes | Stars: Irena Eichlerówna, Witold Zacharewicz, Boguslaw Samborski, Kazimierz Junosza-Stepowski
Votes: 21
23. Ticket to Taj Mahal (1991)
88 min | Drama
Director: Algimantas Puipa | Stars: Ilona Balsyte, Nijole Narmontaite, Saulius Kizas, Povilas Stankus
Votes: 28
24.
Secrets of War (1998– )
Episode:
Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh's Revolution
(2002)
TV-PG | 49 min | Documentary, History, War
The secrets behind Ho Chi Minh's control of Vietnam and his ability to force the Japanese, the French and the Americans out of his country during his three decade reign.
Stars: Charlton Heston, Stanley Karnow, Stuart Herrington, William Duiker
Votes: 17
25.
Ukraine on Fire 2 (2022– )
Episode:
Muses Not Silent 11: Illustrations by Nikita Titov
(2023)
Documentary, Drama, War
A native of a mining town in Estonia with Ukrainian roots, Nikita Titov returned to Ukraine and presents illustrations (over 100), conveying the feelings and meanings lived in Ukraine at this historical time of the struggle for freedom.