A Taxi Driver (2017)
A Taxi Driver 2017 May 1980 A Seoul taxi driver named Man seob SONG Kang ho comes across an offer too good to be true If he drives a foreign passenger from Seoul down to Gwangju and back again before the curfew, hell be paid the unthinkable sum of 100,000 won enough to cover several months of unpaid
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
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
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
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
Beyond Valkyrie: Dawn of the 4th Reich (2016)
From the producers of Company of Heroes and starring Sean Patrick Flanery, Tom Sizemore, Kip Pardue with Stephen Lang and Rutger Hauer, comes an intense thriller from the frontlines of World War II. As Operation Valkyrie prepares to assassinate Adolph Hitler, an Allied special ops team prepares to e
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
Dirty Lines (2022-)
Dirty Lines 2022 in 1987s Amsterdam, at a time when Dutch society was changing rapidly Psychology student Marly Salomon takes on a side job working for a brand new firm Teledutch a company started by two brothers, Frank and Ramon Stigter, who established Europes first erotic telephone lines Frank an
The Untold History of the United States (20122013)
The Untold History of the United States (20122013) Oliver Stone's re-examination of under-reported events in American history.
Inside North Koreas Dynasty (2018-)
Inside North Koreas Dynasty 2018 Inside North Koreas Dynasty is the ultimate story of a familys power, and the relationship among a father, son and grandson The series provides the most complex and comprehensive look at the Kim dynasty that has ever been attempted, revealing the workings behind the
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.
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
Shakespeare: The Legacy (2016)
Shakespeare: The Legacy (2016) To the world, Shakespeare left a lasting legacy and an awful lot of unanswered questions. Follow John Nettles as he recounts the life of William Shakespeare.
Hirkani (2019)
Hirkani (2019) Set during the reign of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the film depicts the story of Hira, a simple village woman. When the gates of Raigad fort shut before she can leave, Hira dares to climb...
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.
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.
20 Feet from Stardom (2013)
20 Feet from Stardom (2013) The backup singer exists in a strange place in the pop music world; they are always in the shadow of the feature artists even when they are in front of them in concert while they provide a vital foundation for the music. Through interviews with veterans and concert footag
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
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,
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 ...
Giordano Bruno (1973)
Giordano Bruno (1973) Flying from his enemies in the Catholic Church, the free thinking philosopher, poet and scientist Giordano Bruno (1548-1600) has found some protection in Venice. But the Roman Inquisition, fearing his influence in Europe, wants to bring him on trial for 'heresy'.
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
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 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
Utomlennye solntsem 2: Citadel (2011)
Utomlennye solntsem 2: Citadel (2011) The final part of Mikhalkov's trilogy about Divisional Commander Kotov finds him returning home during World War II having been betrayed, narrowly escaped execution for treason and nearly reduced to dust in a prison camp. Only to discover that everything has cha
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.
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.
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
Macbeth (1971)
Macbeth (1971) Roman Polanski's version of Shakespeare's tragedy about a Scottish lord who murders the king and ascends the throne. His wife then begins hallucinating as a result of her guilt complex and the dead king's son conspires to attack Macbeth and expose him for the murderer he is.
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.
Antony and Cleopatra (1972)
Antony and Cleopatra (1972) After the murder of her lover Caesar, Egypt's queen Cleopatra needs a new ally. She seduces his probable successor Mark Antony. This develops into real love and slowly leads to a war with the other possible successor: Octavius.
Angelique (2013)
Angelique 2013 In France, prior to Louis XIV ascending the throne, a young baroness is forced to marry against her will and is caught up in a web of treachery and murder, threatening her and her husband, whom she has come to love deeply
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
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 &
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,
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
Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
Mutiny on the Bounty (1962) The Bounty leaves Portsmouth in 1787. Its destination: to sail to Tahiti and load bread-fruit. Captain Bligh will do anything to get there as fast as possible, using any means to keep up a strict discipline. When they arrive at Tahiti, it is like a paradise for the crew,
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.
A United Kingdom (2016)
A United Kingdom (2016) Prince Seretse Khama of Botswana causes an international stir when he marries a white woman from London in the late 1940s.
The Desert of the Tartars (1976)
The Desert of the Tartars (1976) As his first assignment, lieutenant Drogo is sent to an isolated fortress on the borders of a desert and of a range of high mountains. The mission of the garrison is to prevent a possible incursion by the fearsome Tartars, coming from beyond the desert. Some fellow o
1521 (2023)
1521 2023 In the pre Spanish era Philippines, a young native princess with goddess like beauty falls in love with a dashingly handsome Spanish soldier Against all odds, and pulled apart by their loyalties to their own people, they fight fo
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.
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
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
The Last King (2016)
The Last King (2016) In the year 1206 Norway is raged by civil war. The King's illegitimate infant son, Håkon Håkonsson, which half the kingdom wants killed off, is guarded in secrecy by two men. A story which changed the course of the country's history.
Waco (2018)
Waco 2018 The FBI and ATF seize religious leader David Koreshs Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas in the spring of 1993
The Bastard (1978)
The Bastard (1978) Phillipe Charboneau is the illegitimate son of an English duke. When he travels from France to England to claim his inheritance, he incurs the wrath of his father's family and is forced to flee to America, where he becomes involved in the events leading to the American Revolution.
The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
The Man Who Would Be King (1975) This adaptation of the famous short story by Rudyard Kipling tells the story of Daniel Dravot and Peachy Carnahan, two ex-soldiers in India when it was under British rule. They decide that the country is too small for them, so they head off to Kafiristan in order to