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1. The Terror (2018–2025)
TV-14 | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror
Supernatural, semihistorical, horror anthology series, where each season is inspired by a different infamous or mysterious real life historical tragedy.
Stars: Jared Harris, Derek Mio, Tobias Menzies, Kiki Sukezane
Votes: 51,501
2. Harriet (I) (2019)
PG-13 | 125 min | Action, Biography, Drama
The extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America's greatest heroes, whose courage, ingenuity, and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history.
Director: Kasi Lemmons | Stars: Cynthia Erivo, Janelle Monáe, Leslie Odom Jr., Joe Alwyn
Votes: 30,761
3. 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: 5,836 | Gross: $0.43M
4. Tracks (I) (2013)
PG-13 | 112 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
A young woman goes on a 1,700-mile trek across the deserts of West Australia with four camels and her faithful dog.
Director: John Curran | Stars: Mia Wasikowska, Adam Driver, Lily Pearl, Philip Dodd
Votes: 31,756 | Gross: $0.51M
5. Now or Never! (2024)
Adventure, Biography, Drama
On March 15, 1848, a young firebrand poet, Sándor Petöfi ignites the Hungarian Revolution with his passionate 'National Song', prompting the Austrians to dispatch a ruthless secret agent to assassinate him and suppress the uprising.
Director: Balázs Lóth | Stars: Nándor Berettyán, Sára Mosolygó, Balázs Koltai-Nagy, Tibor Fehér
Votes: 15,914
6. The Young Karl Marx (2017)
Not Rated | 118 min | Biography, Drama, History
The early years of Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels and Jenny Marx, between Paris, Brussels and London.
Director: Raoul Peck | Stars: August Diehl, Stefan Konarske, Vicky Krieps, Olivier Gourmet
Votes: 7,287 | Gross: $0.13M
7. The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby (2005)
PG | 104 min | Adventure, Family, History
Bobby, a brave Skye Terrier, becomes local legend when it refuses to leave his master's grave after he dies. The townsfolk feed the dog until local authorities ban strays. The kids decide to help Bobby defy the law. Based on true events.
Director: John Henderson | Stars: James Cosmo, Suzanne Dance, Ron Donachie, Charles Donnelly
Votes: 680
8. Cousin Bette (1998)
R | 108 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
When her sister dies in 1846, Bette moves from the château to Paris to work as a theater seamstress. She helps a handsome, starving artist. When her niece lures him away from her, she plans a devious revenge.
Director: Des McAnuff | Stars: Jessica Lange, Elisabeth Shue, Bob Hoskins, Geraldine Chaplin
Votes: 2,839 | Gross: $1.20M
9. Bet on Revenge (2017)
121 min | Adventure, Drama, History
Ernõ Blaskovich lost everything after the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. Kincsem, a magnificent horse gives a purpose of his meaningless, self-destructing life. He gets a chance to gain everything back: revenge, love and fame.
Director: Gábor Herendi | Stars: Ervin Nagy, Andrea Petrik, Tibor Gáspár, József Gyabronka
Votes: 6,268
10. The Five Days (1973)
122 min | Comedy, Drama, History
In 1848 Milan, a thief and a baker witness the chaotic final days of the Italian Revolution.
Director: Dario Argento | Stars: Adriano Celentano, Enzo Cerusico, Marilù Tolo, Luisa De Santis
Votes: 719
11. Empire (2023)
93 min | Comedy, Drama, History
St. Croix, the Danish West Indies, 1848. Anna and Petrine are close friends. Both are women of color, but Anna is free and owns her housekeeper, the enslaved Petrine. Things are seemingly fine until rumors of a rebellion begin to swirl.
Director: Frederikke Aspöck | Stars: Anna Neye, Sara Fanta Traore, Claus Riis Østergaard, Jesper Groth
Votes: 340
12. Grayeagle (1977)
PG | 104 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
In this variant of The Searchers (1956), a tough frontier trapper tracks the young Cheyenne warrior who kidnapped his daughter.
Director: Charles B. Pierce | Stars: Ben Johnson, Iron Eyes Cody, Lana Wood, Jack Elam
Votes: 693
13. Blanche Fury (1948)
90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The childless widow of Allan Fury bequeaths the Fury estate to her Fuller relatives, but Allan's illegitimate son who masquerades as a servant hopes to grab the estate for himself.
Director: Marc Allégret | Stars: Stewart Granger, Valerie Hobson, Walter Fitzgerald, Michael Gough
Votes: 1,020
14. The Hunger (II) (2020)
90 min | Documentary, History
The Story of the Irish Famine of the 1840s.
Director: Ruán Magan | Stars: Liam Neeson, Cormac Ó'Gráda, Niamh Gallagher, Mary C. Kelly
Votes: 99
15. We Believed (2010)
205 min | History
The stories of three young men who, in the wake of the ferocious repression by the Bourbon reign in 1828, decide to join Giuseppe Mazzini's Young Italy movement.
Director: Mario Martone | Stars: Raffaele Di Florio, Francesca Inaudi, Andrea Bosca, Edoardo Natoli
Votes: 631
16. Dumas (2010)
Not Rated | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, History
When Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet, his ghostwriter, are at the summit of their collaboration, Auguste decides to pass himself off as Alexandre in order to seduce Charlotte, a fervent admirer of the great man.
Director: Safy Nebbou | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Benoît Poelvoorde, Dominique Blanc, Mélanie Thierry
Votes: 699
17. In Search of the Brontës (2003 TV Movie)
60 min | Biography, Drama
Director: Samira Osman | Stars: Patricia Routledge, Patrick Malahide, Victoria Hamilton, Elizabeth Hurran
Votes: 61
18. Mask of the Avenger (1951)
Approved | 83 min | Adventure, Drama, History
During the European revolutionary fervor of 1848, Italian Captain Renato Dimorna tries to avenge his father's death, goes against the corrupt local military governor Larocca and prevents an Austrian military invasion.
Director: Phil Karlson | Stars: John Derek, Anthony Quinn, Jody Lawrance, Arnold Moss
Votes: 303
19. Kingdom of Saturn: Cassini's Epic Quest (2017)
52 min | Documentary
Before the joint NASA/ESA Cassini-Huygens mission, humanity only knew what had been learned, decades earlier, with the previous limited, rapid "fly-by" Pioneer and Voyager missions. ... See full summary »
Director: Dave Brody | Star: Perry Norton
Votes: 78
20. The Way to Freedom (1941)
113 min | Drama
In Vienna, during the 1848 Revolution, opera singer Antonia Corvelli marries Detlev von Blossin, a rich landowner. But, as she refuses to give up her career, her infuriated husband returns ... See full summary »
Director: Rolf Hansen | Stars: Zarah Leander, Hans Stüwe, Siegfried Breuer, Eva Immermann
Votes: 36
21. At the Crossroads of Great Storms (1980)
86 min | Biography, Drama, History
In 1848 during the tumultuous era of European revolutions shaking the continent out of its feudal-based empire-based system the Wallachian politician Nicolae Balcescu is trying to reach the same revolutionary goals at home.
Director: Mircea Moldovan | Stars: Vlad Radescu, Cornel Ciupercescu, Constantin Codrescu, Silviu Stanculescu
Votes: 41
22. Bouvard et Pecuchet (1990– )
162 min | Drama
Stars: Jean Carmet, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Pierre Étaix, Catherine Ferran
Votes: 56
23. Willy-nilly Hero
85 min | Adventure, History | Pre-production
The Ukrainian batiar (Lviv's subculture) from Lviv falls in love with the daughter of a Polish noble. To save her he joins the Polish uprising against Austria in Lviv in 1848. In the result he becomes a hero of the revolution.
Directors: Aleksandr Alyoshechkin, Vyacheslav Alyoshechkin
24. Courage of the West (1937)
Approved | 56 min | Drama, Music, Western
Rangers go after bandits holding up Wells Fargo offices.
Director: Joseph H. Lewis | Stars: Bob Baker, J. Farrell MacDonald, Lois January, Fuzzy Knight
Votes: 49
25. La trovatella di Milano (1961)
87 min | Drama, History
Love story set in Milan during the Five Days of 1848.
Director: Giorgio Capitani | Stars: Massimo Serato, Franca Marzi, Otello Toso, Luisella Boni
26. Revolucni rok 1848 (1949)
126 min | Drama, History
Director: Václav Krska | Stars: Vladimír Ráz, Václav Voska, Josef Bek, Zdenek Stepánek
Votes: 16
28.
Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode:
Gold Rush in Reverse
(1957)
TV-PG | 25 min | Western
After gold is discovered in California, Lt. Beale endeavors to be the first to make it back east with a sample of the precious mineral. His travels involve escaping Mexican bandits.
Director: Stuart E. McGowan | Stars: Stanley Lachman, Laurie Mitchell, I. Stanford Jolley, Roy Gordon
Votes: 25
29.
The Onedin Line (1971–1980)
Episode:
A Very Important Passenger
(1971)
TV-PG | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Callon proposes Robert buy another shop from him but Albert points out this would put Robert in Callon's behest and finances another premises. James is charged to take a mysterious ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Cregeen | Stars: Peter Gilmore, Anne Stallybrass, Edward Chapman, Brian Rawlinson
Votes: 27
30.
Relic Hunter (1999–2002)
Episode:
Flag Day
(1999)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Sydney and Nigel head to Larivee, California to find the Pioneer's Bear Flag.
Director: David Wu | Stars: Tia Carrere, Christien Anholt, Lindy Booth, Cynthia Preston
Votes: 142
31.
Wild West Tech (2003–2005)
Episode:
Disaster Tech
(2004)
TV-G | Documentary, History, Western
Some of the worst disasters in Ameerican history were caused human arrogance or stupidity and frequently both. This program explains the causes of: the Scofield mine explosion, the Goliad ... See full summary »
Stars: David Carradine, Curt Collier, Michael Essrig, Paul Fanning
Votes: 8
32.
Super Friends (1973–1985)
Episode:
The Time Trap/Sinbad and the Space Pirates
(1978)
TV-Y7 | Animation, Action, Adventure
The Legion of Doom uses Gorilla Grodd's inter-spatial time conveyor to steal history's greatest treasures and to trap six of the SuperFriends in the past.
Directors: Ray Patterson, Carl Urbano | Stars: Jack Angel, Marlene Aragon, Lewis Bailey, Michael Bell
Votes: 65
33.
Wild West Tech (2003–2005)
Episode:
Brothel Tech
(2004)
TV-G | 44 min | Documentary, History, Western
The show covers aspects of the prostitution business in the wild west. It starts with the lack of women in the west relative to the number of men after the 1849 gold strike. Prostitutes ... See full summary »
Director: Amy Huggins | Stars: Keith Carradine, Ronald M. James, Drew Gomber, Marcus Huff
Votes: 13
34.
Engineering an Empire (2005–2007)
Episode:
Britain: Blood and Steel
(2006)
TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary, History
The story of Britain and some of its accomplishments.
Directors: Kristen Rockmaker, Mark Cannon | Stars: Peter Weller, Michael Carroll, Greg Canestrari, Gordon Masterton
Votes: 27
35.
Drunk History (2013–2019)
Episode:
Derek Waters' Believe It or Not
(2019)
TV-MA | 21 min | Comedy, History
Larry lifts off in a weather balloon propelled lawn chair. Phineas Gage survives a metal rod through his brain to become a sideshow. A ghost helps convict a man of murder.
Director: Derek Waters | Stars: Derek Waters, Doug Anthony Jones, Allan McLeod, Jennie Pierson
Votes: 72
36.
Mint oldott kéve (1983– )
Episode:
Magyarország 1848-1849
(1983)
57 min | History
Director: György Révész | Stars: Titusz Kovács, Lajos Öze, Gábor Reviczky, Imre Sinkovits
37.
Chapelwaite (2021–2023)
Episode:
The Offer
(2021)
TV-MA | 50 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Charles is overwhelmed with grief and anger after his family is dealt a devastating blow. Stephen and Uncle Phillip come to Charles with a surprising proposition.
Director: Rachel Leiterman | Stars: Adrien Brody, Emily Hampshire, Jennifer Ens, Sirena Gulamgaus
Votes: 472
38.
Hungarian Folk Tales (1980–2012)
Episode:
A kõleves
(1996)
6 min | Animation
Directors: Marcell Jankovics, Balázs Pál Nagy | Star: Gyula Szabó
Votes: 9
39.
Lock 'N Load with R. Lee Ermey (2009– )
Episode:
Ammo
(2009)
TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, History, War
If you're still talking about bullets, pay attention and Gunny will get you primed right. He provides a history lesson in the development of the modern round of ammunition with extensive demonstrations.
Director: French Horwitz | Star: R. Lee Ermey
Votes: 19
40.
De troon (2010)
Episode:
'Willem, Willem, Willem en Willem'
(2010)
Drama, History, Romance
1840, Guillot, who just became grandfather of Willem 'Wiwil', arranges for the press to leak father's marriage to a Flemish navy daughter and hints at his mental condition. Shortly after, ... See full summary »
Stars: Dragan Bakema, Guy Clemens, Nanette Drazic, Loes Haverkort
Votes: 13
41.
How the Earth Was Made (2009– )
Episode:
America's Gold
(2010)
TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, History
The history of discovery of gold deposits in California and Nevada and the diverse geological processes the produced the deposits are described.
Director: Rachel Scarrott | Stars: Corey Johnson, Richard Goldfarb, Chris Ralph, John Marma
Votes: 25
42.
Decoded (2010–2012)
Episode:
Secret Presidential Codes
(2010)
TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary, History, Mystery
Brad wants to know the circumstances of the death of the noted explorer of the Louisiana Territory and national hero Meriwether Lewis. Brad is suspicious of the report of his suicide in the historical record and for good reason.
Stars: Hugh Berryman, Howell Bowen, David Brundage, Kira Gale
Votes: 25
43.
Sons of Guns (2011–2014)
Episode:
Remote Controlled Machine Gun
(2011)
TV-14 | 22 min | Reality-TV
Red jacket restores an antique gun that might be loaded. Then they work on a remote controlled machine gun for the troops in Afghanistan.
Director: Zac McFarlane | Stars: William Hayden, Vincent Buckles, Kristafor Ford, Joseph Meaux
Votes: 12
44.
Today I Found Out (2013– )
Episode:
Harry Houdini, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and the Crusade Against Spiritualism
(2021)
23 min | Documentary
In 1848 the Fox sisters began a traveling show hosted by P. T. Barmun where they communicated with the dead. So began a spiritual movement that exploded following the Spanish flu pandemic ... See full summary »
Star: Simon Whistler
45.
How the States Got Their Shapes (2011–2012)
Episode:
Use It or Lose It
(2011)
TV-14 | 41 min | Documentary, Adventure, History
If you thought our borders were set in stone, you'd be wrong. Who stole a corner of Washington, DC? Is Ohio actually a state? And why isn't St. Louis our nation's capital? One thing's for ... See full summary »
Director: David Konschnik | Stars: Brian Unger, H.W. Brands, Kevin F. Kern, Mark Stein
Votes: 34
46.
Real Time History (2021– )
Episode:
1848 - The Year of (Failed) Revolutions
(2021)
14 min | Documentary, Short, History
The year 1848 was pivotal in European history. All across the continent revolutionary movements erupted and demanded a new order. This would be no different in France and in the German states.
Director: Toni Steller | Star: Jesse Alexander
47.
Signore Galilei (2020– )
Episode:
Edge of the World: Strait of Magellan, Drake Passage & Beagle Channel
(2022)
8 min | Documentary
Despite it's remoteness the Strait of Magellan is a well traveled waterway as the only passage between the pacific and Atlantic oceans until the Panama canal. It was surprisingly well populated even before the European arrival.
48.
Terra X - Rätsel alter Weltkulturen (1982– )
Episode:
Die Deutschen: Robert Blum und die Revolution
(2008)
Documentary, History
Directors: Fridtjof Grüsser, Olaf Götz, Stephan Koester, Erica von Moeller | Stars: Steffen Münster, Susann Uplegger, Hans Mittermüller, Wolfram Siemann
49.
Witches of East End (2013–2014)
Episode:
Poe Way Out
(2014)
TV-14 | 42 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Joanna, Freya and Wendy revisit one of their past lives. Dash's one night stand turns into someone interesting. Ingrid tries to bond with her grandfather.
Director: Joe Dante | Stars: Julia Ormond, Mädchen Amick, Jenna Dewan, Rachel Boston
Votes: 233
50.
Sleepy Hollow (2013–2017)
Episode:
Insatiable
(2017)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A hunger demon is set loose as part of Dreyfus' plan.
Director: Steven A. Adelson | Stars: Tom Mison, Janina Gavankar, Lyndie Greenwood, Jerry MacKinnon
Votes: 301