1911 (2011)
Xin hai ge ming 2011 At the beginning of the 20th century, China is in a state of crisis The country is split into warring factions, the citizens are starving, and recent political reforms have made matters worse, not better The ruling Qing Dynasty, led by a seven year old emperor, and his ruthless
Dunkirk (1958)
Dunkirk (1958) Two stories in one - an easygoing British Corporal in France finds himself responsible for the lives of his men when their officer is killed. He has to get them back to Britain somehow. Meanwhile, British civilians are being dragged into the war with Operation Dynamo, the scheme to ge
Vatican Girl The Disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi (2022)
Vatican Girl The Disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi 2022 A 15 year old girl living in Vatican City, disappeared under mysterious circumstances that are believed to have involved the Vatican
Dirty Wars (2013)
Investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill is pulled into an unexpected journey as he chases down the hidden truth behind America's expanding covert wars.
Citizen X (1995)
Citizen X (1995) Based on the true story of a Russian serial killer who, over many years, claimed over 50 victims, mostly under the age of 17. In what was then a Communist state, the police investigations were hampered by bureaucracy, incompetence and those in power. The story is told from the viewp
Margrete Queen of the North (2021)
Margrete Queen of the North 2021 The year is 1402 Margrete has achieved what no man has managed before She has gathered Denmark, Norway and Sweden into a peace oriented union, which she single handedly rules through her young, adopted son, Erik The union is beset by enemies, however, and Margrete is
Masada (1981)
Masada 1981 Flavius Silva, commander in Roman Judea, wants to reach a reasonable compromise with the Jewish Zealots and withdraw his legion Events and personalities in Rome, however, lead to his besieging the fortress of Masada There the engineering genius of the Romans must fight both the harsh cli
The Dig (2020)
The Dig (2020) An archaeologist embarks on the historically important excavation of Sutton Hoo in 1938.
The Physician (2013)
The Physician (2013) When nine-year-old Rob Cole felt the life force slipping from his mother's hand he could not foresee that this terrifying awareness of impending death was a gift that would lead him from the familiar life of 11th-century London to small villages throughout England and finally to
Operation: Daybreak (1975)
In 1942 Czechoslovakia, SS-General Reinhard Heydrich is appointed to become the Reich Protector of Bohemia and Moravia. The terror and oppression that follow cause Allied authorities in ...
Hitler The Rise of Evil (2003)
Hitler The Rise of Evil 2003 This movie describes the life of Adolf Hitler from childhood to manhood, and how he became so powerful It describes his poor childhood in Austria, it describes World War I from his point of view, and how he became the strongest man in Germany This movie shows us how Hitl
Woman in Gold (2015)
Maria Altmann, an octogenarian Jewish refugee, takes on the Austrian government to recover artwork she believes rightfully belongs to her family.
Viking Warrior Women (2019)
Viking Warrior Women 2019 Drama led documentary follows the life of Signe, an orphaned Chiefs daughter, who driven by revenge becomes an explorer and trader in the lands of the Rus Vikings
Miracle (2004)
Miracle (2004) The inspiring story of the team that transcended its sport and united a nation with a new feeling of hope. Based on the true story of one of the greatest moments in sports history, the tale captures a time and place where differences could be settled by games and a cold war could be p
Lee (2023)
Lee 2023 The story of American photographer Lee Miller, a fashion model who became an acclaimed war correspondent for Vogue magazine during World War II
61* (2001)
61* (2001) Aiming for one of the most famed records in sports history, a pair of very different baseball players hit home runs at an impressive rate. Roger Maris, a reserved sort, is much less popular than his hard-partying New York Yankee teammate Mickey Mantle, the player who many observers think
The Dam Busters (1955)
The Dam Busters (1955) The British are desperate to shorten the length of WW2 and propose a daring raid to smash Germany's industrial heart. At first the objective looks impossible until a British scientist invents an ingenious weapon capable of destroying the planned target.
American Soldiers (2005)
American Soldiers (2005) Iraq, 2004: during a routine sortie a US patrol is ambushed and the young soldiers are forced to put their training and skills into action fast. A determined foe with superior local knowledge, the Fedayeen insurgents soon draw them into close quarter combat and a desperate f
Silkwood (1983)
Silkwood (1983) Fairly accurate recounting of the story of Karen Silkwood, the Oklahoma nuclear-plant worker who blew the whistle on dangerous practices at the Kerr-McGee plant and who died under circumstances which are still under debate.
The Princess of Montpensier (2010)
The Princess of Montpensier (2010) Bertrand Tavernier is in top form with this gripping, superbly mounted drama set against the savage Catholic/Protestant wars that ripped France apart in the 16th century. Based on a novella by the celebrated Madame de Lafayette, the action centers on the love of Ma
The Secret River (2015)
The Secret River (2015) William Thornhill, an illiterate Thames bargeman and a man of quick temper but deep feelings, steals a load of timber and is transported to New South Wales in 1806. Like many of the convicts, he's pardoned within a few years and settles on the banks of the Hawkesbury River. P
Dear Comrades (2020)
Dear Comrades (2020) When the communist government raises food prices in 1962, the rebellious workers from the small industrial town of Novocherkassk go on strike. The massacre which then ensues is seen through the eyes of a devout party activist.
Waco (2018)
Waco 2018 The FBI and ATF seize religious leader David Koreshs Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas in the spring of 1993
Orders from Above (2021)
Orders from Above 2021 Adolf Eichmann is finally captured and brought to Israel to stand trial Without enough evidence to prosecute him, Police Captain Avner Less must extract a confession from the mastermind of the Holocaust
Woodstock (1970)
The film chronicle of the legendary 1969 music festival.
Sophie: A Murder in West Cork (2021)
Sophie: A Murder in West Cork (2021) The documentary follows the investigation of Sophie Toscan Du Plantier, a French film and TV producer who was killed while at her isolated holiday cottage in West Cork, Ireland, in 1996.
Admiral (2008)
Admiral (2008) Admiral Aleksandr Kolchak is a true war hero and beloved husband and father. Anna, the wife of his best friend, becomes the love of his life. The revolution in his heart mirrors the revolution in his own country. His destiny is to fight the Bolsheviks and bring back the Czarist rule.
The Flowers of War 2011
In 1937 China, during the second Sino-Japanese war, a mortician, John (Christian Bale) arrives at a Catholic church in Nanjing to prepare a priest for burial. Upon arrival he finds himself the lone adult among a group of convent girl students and prostitutes from a nearby brothel. When he finds hims
The Storm (2009)
Continuing the storyline of The Gathering Storm, Churchill at War is a look at the former British prime minister's life and career at the end of WWII.
No Surrender (2018)
No Surrender (2018) An Egyptian police officer named General Yousef al-Masri lives in Karamouz neighborhood in Alexandria. The film dates back to the reign of King Farouk before the 1952 revolution in the ...
Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
Cheyenne Autumn (1964) When the government agency fails to deliver even the meager supplies due by treaty to the proud Cheyenne tribe in their barren desert reserve, the starving Indians have taken more abuse than it's worth and break it too by embarking on a 1,500 miles journey back to their ancest
The Twilight Samurai (2002)
The Twilight Samurai (2002) Seibei Iguchi, a low-ranking samurai, leads a life without glory as a bureaucrat in the mid-XIX century Japan. A widower, he has charge of two daughters (whom he adores) and a senile mother; he must therefore work in the fields and accept piecework to make ends meet. New
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
A Bridge Too Far (1977) The true story of Operation Market Garden, the Allies attempt, in September 1944, to hasten the end of WW2 by driving through Belgium and Holland into Germany. The idea was for US airborne divisions to take the towns of Eindhoven and Nijmegen and a British airborne division,
Parkland (2013)
A recounting of the chaotic events that occurred at Dallas' Parkland Hospital on the day U.S. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.
American Style (2019)
From fashion to pop culture, the series examines how through decades Americas style and iconic moments reflected the countrys political and social climate
Monsoon (2019)
Monsoon (2019) Kit, a British Vietnamese man, returns to Saigon for the first time in over 30 years, after fleeing during the Vietnam-American War.
Taboo (1999)
Taboo 1999 The new member of a samurai militia unit causes disruption as several of his colleagues fall in love with him, threatening to disturb the rigid code of their squad
Bodyline (1984 )
Bodyline (1984 ) Dramatization of the 1932/33 Test cricket series between England and Australia. Played in Australia, the series gained notoriety in Australian and worldwide cricketing history for the fact that the English team (headed by captain Douglas Jardine) applied a bowling technique called &
Kingdom 4 Return of the Great General (2024)
Kingdom 4 Return of the Great General 2024 While Qin continues to fight for the unification of the region, its neighboring country invades Qin from the north
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007)
A chronicle of how American Indians were displaced as the U.S. expanded west. Based on the book by Dee Brown.
The Seventh Seal (1957)
The Seventh Seal (1957) A Knight and his squire are home from the crusades. Black Death is sweeping their country. As they approach home, Death appears to the knight and tells him it is his time. The knight challenges Death to a chess game for his life. The Knight and Death play as the cultural turm
The Silent Forest (2022)
The Silent Forest 2022 Anja Grimm returns to the remote forest area where her father disappeared without a trace when she was eight years old Her sudden appearance triggers a brutal murder Disturbances in the forest floor and pointer plants force her on the trail of deeper layers of guilt and crime
The Lion in Winter (1968)
1183 AD: King Henry II's three sons all want to inherit the throne, but he won't commit to a choice. They and his wife variously plot to force him.
Clash of the Dinosaurs (2009 )
Dinosaurs were the ultimate prehistoric survival machines, ruling the earth for 120 Million years Until now weve seen them as skeletons and robotic models Dino Body takes a new look at dinosaurs from the inside out Combining cinematic photo real 3D graphics and leading edge anatomy and paleontology,
The Long Walk Home (1990)
The Long Walk Home (1990) Dramatizes the events in 1955-1956 in Montgomery, Alabama, when blacks boycotted public transport becuase they were forced to sit at the back. Odessa works as a maid for the Thompsons, and as well as she is treated, she feels it is her duty to walk to work, even if it means
Old Man (1997)
Old Man (1997) A prisoner is tempted by the opportunity to escape during the Great Flood of 1927.
The Alamo (1960)
The Alamo (1960) In 1836, General Santa Anna and the Mexican Army is sweeping across Texas. To be able to stop him, General Sam Houston needs time to get his main force into shape. To buy that time he orders Colonel William Travis to defend a small mission on the Mexicans' route at all costs. Travis