Movie List for "history 2"

Lust, Caution (2007) Drama History Romance Movie

During World War II era, a young woman, Wang Jiazhi, gets swept up in a dangerous game of emotional intrigue with a powerful political figure, Mr. Yee. Year 2007.

Generes: Drama, History, Romance
Director: Ang Lee
Writer: Eileen Chang, James Schamus, Hui-Ling Wang
Actors: Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Tang Wei, Joan Chen

Russian Ark (2002) Drama Fantasy History Movie

A 19th century French aristocrat, notorious for his scathing memoirs about life in Russia, travels through the Russian State Hermitage Museum and encounters historical figures from the last 200+ years. Year 2002.

Generes: Drama, Fantasy, History
Director: Aleksandr Sokurov
Writer: Boris Khaimsky, Anatoli Nikiforov, Svetlana Proskurina
Actors: Sergey Dreyden, Mariya Kuznetsova, Leonid Mozgovoy

The Last Witness (2018) History Thriller Movie

An ambitious young journalist uncovers the horrific slaughter of twenty-two thousand Polish officers during World War II. A secret that has been kept hidden for far too many years. Year 2018.

Generes: History, Thriller
Director: Piotr Szkopiak
Writer: Paul Szambowski, Piotr Szkopiak
Actors: Alex Pettyfer, Robert Wieckiewicz, Talulah Riley

Descendant (2022) Documentary History Movie

Follows descendants of the survivors from the Clotilda, the last ship that carried enslaved Africans to the United States, as they reclaim their story. Year 2022.

Generes: Documentary, History
Director: Margaret Brown
Writer: N/A
Actors: N/A

Wondrous Boccaccio (2015) Comedy Drama History Movie

A group of ten young friends hide out from a deadly disease in the countryside during the 1300’s. Year 2015.

Generes: Comedy, Drama, History
Director: Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani
Writer: Giovanni Boccaccio, Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani
Actors: Lello Arena, Paola Cortellesi, Carolina Crescentini

Redeeming Love (2022) Drama History Romance Movie

Sold into prostitution as a child, Angel knows nothing but betrayal. Can her heart ever be mended? Based upon the novel by Francine Rivers. Year 2022.

Generes: Drama, History, Romance
Director: D.J. Caruso
Writer: Francine Rivers, D.J. Caruso
Actors: Abigail Cowen, Tom Lewis, Eric Dane

Cold War (2018) Drama History Music Movie

In the 1950s, a music director falls in love with a singer and tries to persuade her to flee communist Poland for France. Year 2018.

Generes: Drama, History, Music
Director: Pawel Pawlikowski
Writer: Pawel Pawlikowski, Janusz Glowacki, Piotr Borkowski
Actors: Joanna Kulig, Tomasz Kot, Borys Szyc

Afterimage (2016) Biography Drama History Movie

The story of charismatic painter Wladyslaw Strzeminski, who opposed social realism and maintained his own artistic freedom in spite of political obstacles. Year 2016.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Andrzej Wajda
Writer: Andrzej Wajda, Andrzej Mularczyk
Actors: Boguslaw Linda, Zofia Wichlacz, Bronislawa Zamachowska

The Flowers of War (2011) Drama History Romance Movie

An American finds refuge during the 1937 Japanese invasion of Nanking in a church with a group of women. Posing as a priest, he attempts to lead the women to safety. Year 2011.

Generes: Drama, History, Romance
Director: Yimou Zhang
Writer: Heng Liu, Geling Yan
Actors: Christian Bale, Ni Ni, Xinyi Zhang

Kya Dilli Kya Lahore (2014) Drama History War Movie

In 1948, a cross-fire erupts at an isolated stretch of Indo-Pak border, leaving only two soldiers alive. One is an Indian soldier of Pakistani origin while the other happens to be a Pakistani soldier of Indian origin. An ironic st… Year 2014.

Generes: Drama, History, War
Director: Vijay Raaz, Karan Arora
Writer: Aseem Arrora, Manu Rishi Chadha, Gulzar
Actors: Vijay Raaz, Manu Rishi Chadha, Raj Zutshi

1812. Ulanskaya ballada (2012) Adventure Drama History Movie

The Year is 1812. On the eve of the decisive battle of Borodino, Napoleon’s secret agent steals a Russian battle plan. This fact is known to General Kutuzov (Head of Russian forces), thanks to a young nobleman Alexey Tarusov. Taru… Year 2012.

Generes: Adventure, Drama, History
Director: Oleg Fesenko
Writer: Gleb Shprigov
Actors: Gediminas Adomaitis, Anatoliy Belyy, Sergey Bezrukov

Against the Ice (2022) Adventure Drama History Movie

In 1909, two explorers fight to survive after they’re left behind while on a Denmark expedition in ice-covered Greenland. Year 2022.

Generes: Adventure, Drama, History
Director: Peter Flinth
Writer: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Joe Derrick, Ejnar Mikkelsen
Actors: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Joe Cole, Heida Reed

Nomad: The Warrior (2005) Drama History War Movie

A historical epic set in 18th-century Kazakhstan, where a young man is destined to unite the country’s three warring tribes. Year 2005.

Generes: Drama, History, War
Director: Sergei Bodrov, Ivan Passer
Writer: Rustam Ibragimbekov
Actors: Kuno Becker, Jason Scott Lee, Jay Hernandez

The Captain (2017) Drama History Thriller Movie

In the last moments of World War II, a young German soldier fighting for survival finds a Nazi captain’s uniform. Impersonating an officer, the man quickly takes on the monstrous identity of the perpetrators he’s escaping from. Year 2017.

Generes: Drama, History, Thriller
Director: Robert Schwentke
Writer: Robert Schwentke
Actors: Max Hubacher, Alexander Fehling, Sebastian Rudolph

Admiral (2008) Biography Drama History Movie

The story of admiral Aleksandr Kolchak who remained faithful to his oath to the Russian Emperor and fought against the Bolshevik rule after the 1917 October Revolution. Year 2008.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Andrey Kravchuk
Writer: Zoya Kudrya, Vladimir Valutskiy
Actors: Konstantin Khabenskiy, Elizaveta Boyarskaya, Sergey Bezrukov

A United Kingdom (2016) Biography Drama History Movie

The story of King Seretse Khama of Botswana and how his loving but controversial marriage to a British white woman, Ruth Williams, put his kingdom into political and diplomatic turmoil. Year 2016.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Amma Asante
Writer: Guy Hibbert, Susan Williams
Actors: David Oyelowo, Rosamund Pike, Tom Felton