History Movies
The Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats Its Young

The Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats Its Young

The Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats Its Young
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90

In its first 25 years only 10 people have finished The Barkley Marathons. Based on a historic prison escape, this cult like race tempts people from around the world to…

The Cut

The Cut

The Cut
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138

In 1915 a man survives the Armenian genocide in the Ottoman Empire, but loses his family, speech and faith. One night he learns that his twin daughters may be alive,…

Genre: Drama, History
Leopardi

Leopardi

Leopardi
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137

A luminously beautiful biopic of the celebrated eighteenth-century Italian poet, essayist and philosopher Giacomo Leopardi, who created immortal verse whilst struggling with a debilitating illness.

Genre: Drama, History
Testament of Youth

Testament of Youth

Testament of Youth
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129

Testament of Youth is a powerful story of love, war and remembrance, based on the First World War memoir by Vera Brittain, which has become the classic testimony of that…

Genre: Drama, History, War
The Rise and Rise of Bitcoin

The Rise and Rise of Bitcoin

The Rise and Rise of Bitcoin
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96

A documentary about the development and spread of the virtual currency called Bitcoin.

The Golden Era

The Golden Era

The Golden Era
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177

Hong Kong master Ann Hui recreates the life of the pioneering and prodigiously talented 20th-century female novelist Xiao Hong.

Genre: Drama, History
Field of Lost Shoes

Field of Lost Shoes

Field of Lost Shoes
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96

A group of teenage cadets sheltered from war at the Virginia Military Institute must confront the horrors of an adult world when they are called upon to defend the Shenandoah…

Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Pasolini

Pasolini

Pasolini
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87

We are with Pasolini during the last hours of his life, as he talks with his beloved family and friends, writes, gives a brutally honest interview, shares a meal with…

Genre: Drama, History
Warsaw 44

Warsaw 44

Warsaw 44
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130

A beautiful story about youth, love, friendship and the pursuit of adventure during the bloody and brutal reality of the Warsaw Uprising.

Labyrinth of Lies

Labyrinth of Lies

Labyrinth of Lies
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122

A young prosecutor in postwar West Germany investigates a massive conspiracy to cover up the Nazi pasts of prominent public figures.

Genre: Drama, History
Paradise in Service

Paradise in Service

Paradise in Service
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133

Set in the island Kinmen, often seen as the most dangerous military base because it’s geographically close to China, “Paradise in Service” follows the adventure of a boy who serves…

Houdini

Houdini

Houdini
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210

Follow the man behind the magic as he finds fame, engages in espionage, battles spiritualists and encounters the greatest names of the era, from U.S. presidents to Sir Arthur Conan…

Red Army

Red Army

Red Army
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76

From Oscar and Emmy award winning filmmakers, Red Army highlights the Soviet Union’s legendary and enigmatic hockey training culture and world-dominating team through the eyes of the team’s Captain Slava…

The Pirates

The Pirates

The Pirates
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130

On the eve of the founding of the Joseon Dynasty, a whale swallows the Emperor’s Seal of State being brought to Joseon by envoys from China. With a big reward…

Beloved Sisters

Beloved Sisters

Beloved Sisters
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180

A love triangle forms between post-Enlightenment writer Friedrich Schiller and two sisters — one who became his wife, and the other, his biographer.

Video Games: The Movie

Video Games: The Movie

Video Games: The Movie
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101

From executive producer Zach Braff and director Jeremy Snead, “Video Games: The Movie” is an epic feature length documentary chronicling the meteoric rise of video games from nerd niche to…

Killer Legends

Killer Legends

Killer Legends
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86

Delving into our collective nightmares, this horror-documentary investigates the origins of our most terrifying urban legends and the true stories that may have inspired them.

Jimmy’s Hall

Jimmy’s Hall

Jimmy’s Hall
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106

In the 1930s political activist Jimmy Gralton is deported from Ireland during the ‘Red Scare’.

Genre: Drama, History
Kochadaiiyaan

Kochadaiiyaan

Kochadaiiyaan
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124

The Story of a powerful king Kochadaiiyaan, and so does his Kingdom. But on a fateful day, one of his close friends plots against him and acquires his kingdom, while…

An Honest Liar

An Honest Liar

An Honest Liar
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90

An Honest Liar tells the incredible story of the world-famous magician, escape artist, and world-renowned enemy of deception, James ‘The Amazing’ Randi. The film brings to life Randi’s intricate investigations…

Iceman

Iceman

Iceman
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103

In the Ming Dynasty, there lives four orphans, Ying, Sao, Yuanlong and Niehu. Raised in Taoyuan Village, the four are as closed as brothers. Their exceptional martial arts skills allows…

Corbo

Corbo

Corbo
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119

A teenage Quebecer in the 1960s evolves from pro-independence activist to radical terrorist, in this gripping chronicle of the origins of the FLQ in the decade preceding the 1970 October…

Genre: Crime, Drama, History
The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden

The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden

The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden
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126

Darwin meets Hitchcock in this documentary. Directors Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine have created a parable about the search for paradise, set in the brutal yet alluring landscape of the…

Kenau

Kenau

Kenau
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110

While she fights a heroic battle against the Spanish besieger with her female army, Kenau, driven by hate and sorrow of the execution of her youngest daughter, is threatened to…

Kano

Kano

Kano
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185

A Taiwanese high school baseball team travels to Japan in 1931 to compete in a national tournament.

Genre: Drama, History
Giovanni’s Island

Giovanni’s Island

Giovanni’s Island
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102

In the aftermath of the most devastating conflict mankind had ever experienced, the tiny island of Shikotan became part of the Sakhalin Oblast… and on the unhealed border in this…

Pompeii

Pompeii

Pompeii
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105

Set in 79 A.D., POMPEII tells the epic story of Milo, a slave turned invincible gladiator who finds himself in a race against time to save his true love Cassia,…

Memory of the Camps

Memory of the Camps

Memory of the Camps
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75

On the 29th September 1945, the incomplete rough cut of a brilliant documentary about concentration camps was viewed at the MOI in London. For five months, Sidney Bernstein had led…

The Little House

The Little House

The Little House
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136

Following the death of the unmarried and childless Taki, Takeshi, a young relative of hers, discovers several pages of closely written lines in which the old lady has recorded her…

Genre: Drama, Family, History
The Monuments Men

The Monuments Men

The Monuments Men
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118

Based on the true story of the greatest treasure hunt in history, The Monuments Men is an action drama focusing on seven over-the-hill, out-of-shape museum directors, artists, architects, curators, and…

Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Klondike

Klondike

Klondike
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285

The story centers on the friendship of two adventurers, Bill Haskell and Byron Epstein, as they travel west during the Klondike Gold Rush. Along the way they “must navigate harsh…

Genre: Drama, History
The Better Angels

The Better Angels

The Better Angels
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95

At an isolated log cabin in the harsh wilderness of Indiana circa 1817, the rhythms of love, tragedy, and the daily hardships of life on the developing frontier shaped one…

Genre: Drama, History
The Railway Man

The Railway Man

The Railway Man
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116

A victim from World War II’s “Death Railway” sets out to find those responsible for his torture. A true story.

Genre: Drama, History
The Physician

The Physician

The Physician
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155

The story of Rob Cole, a boy who is left a penniless orphan in an 11th-century English mining town when his mother dies of a mysterious illness. Vowing to become…

The Whale

The Whale

The Whale
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90

Dramatic retelling of the fateful last voyage of the Nantucket whaleship Essex. When the Essex is attacked and sunk by a sperm whale in November 1820, her crew take to…

Genre: Drama, History
The Attorney

The Attorney

The Attorney
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127

In the early 1980s, South Korea is torn by student protests over the lack of representation in the government. Song Woo-Seok is a successful attorney in Busan specializing in tax…

Genre: Drama, History
The Great Train Robbery

The Great Train Robbery

The Great Train Robbery
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180

Two-part BBC drama portraying The Great Train Robbery of 8 August 1963. The first part shows it from the point of view of the robbers, and the second part from…

Genre: Drama, History
A Tale of Samurai Cooking – A True Love Story

A Tale of Samurai Cooking – A True Love Story

A Tale of Samurai Cooking – A True Love Story
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122

Set within the Kaga Domain in the Edo Period. Oharu is an excellent cook and recognized for her skills. Due to her cooking talents, she marries Yasunobu, who is an…

Genre: Drama, History
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
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141

A chronicle of Nelson Mandela’s life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa.

Genre: Drama, History
JFK: A President Betrayed

JFK: A President Betrayed

JFK: A President Betrayed
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90

Narrated by Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman, “JFK: A President Betrayed” uncovers new evidence that reveals how JFK embarked on secret back channel peace efforts with Nikita Khrushchev and Fidel…