Movie List for "history 2"

Battalion (2015) Action Drama History War Movie

Russia, 1917, WWI. This is the story of the 1st Russian Women’s Battalion of Death, formed as part of an ill-conceived propaganda ploy by the Russian Provisional Government in late May of 1917. Year 2015.

Generes: Action, Drama, History, War
Director: Dmitriy Meskhiev
Writer: Ilya Avramenko, Evgeniy Ayzikovich, Dmitriy Meskhiev, Igor Ugolnikov
Actors: Lesya Andreeva, Mariya Antonova, Mariya Aronova, Nikolay Auzin

Taras Bulba (2009) Action Drama History War Movie

Set in the 16th century, this is a story about Ukraine’s Cossack warriors and their campaign to defend their lands from the advancing Polish armies. Year 2009.

Generes: Action, Drama, History, War
Director: Vladimir Bortko
Writer: Vladimir Bortko, Nikolay Gogol (novel)
Actors: Bogdan Stupka, Igor Petrenko, Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Magdalena Mielcarz

Operation Mekong (2016) Action Adventure Crime Drama History Thriller Movie

Inspired by the true story known as the Mekong Massacre–two Chinese commercial vessels are ambushed while traveling down the Mekong River in the waters of the Golden Triangle, one of the largest drug-manufacturing regions in the world. 13 sailors are executed at gunpoint, and 900,000 methamphetamine pills are recovered at the scene. Upon discovery, the Chinese government immediately sends a band… Year 2016.

Generes: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Director: Dante Lam
Writer: Dante Lam (screenplay by), Kang Kei Chu (screenplay by), Siu Kwan Lau (screenplay by), Wai Ching Tam (screenplay by), Eric Lin (screenplay by)
Actors: Hanyu Zhang, Eddie Peng, Baoguo Chen, Chun Sun

Gagarin. Pervyy v kosmose (2013) Adventure Biography Drama History Movie

On April 12, 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Gagarin blasted off in a Vostok rocket and he orbited Earth for 108 minutes. He was the cosmonaut who was selected from over three thousand fighter pilots throughout the Soviet Union. Year 2013.

Generes: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Director: Pavel Parkhomenko
Writer: Andrey Dmitriev, Oleg Kapanets
Actors: Yaroslav Zhalnin, Mikhail Filippov, Olga Ivanova, Vadim Michman

Once Upon a Time in China II (1992) Action Adventure Biography History Romance Movie

In the sequel to the Tsui Hark classic, Wong Fei-Hung faces The White Lotus society, a fanatical cult seeking to drive the Europeans out of China through violence, even attacking Chinese … Year 1992.

Generes: Action, Adventure, Biography, History, Romance
Director: Hark Tsui
Writer: Tin-suen Chan, Tan Cheung, Hark Tsui
Actors: Jet Li, Rosamund Kwan, Siu Chung Mok, David Chiang

A History of Violence (2005) Drama Thriller Movie

A mild-mannered man becomes a local hero through an act of violence, which sets off repercussions that will shake his family to its very core in this action thriller. Year 2005.

Generes: Drama, Thriller
Director: David Cronenberg
Writer: John Wagner (graphic novel), Vince Locke (graphic novel), Josh Olson (screenplay)
Actors: Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, Ed Harris, William Hurt

Phoenix (2014) Drama History Music Romance Movie

A disfigured Holocaust survivor sets out to determine if the man she loved betrayed her trust. Year 2014.

Generes: Drama, History, Music, Romance
Director: Christian Petzold
Writer: Christian Petzold (screenplay), Harun Farocki, Hubert Monteilhet (novel)
Actors: Nina Hoss, Ronald Zehrfeld, Nina Kunzendorf, Trystan Pütter

1612: Khroniki smutnogo vremeni (2007) Adventure Drama Fantasy History War Movie

The czar of Russia has died and a power vacuum has developed. This period in the late 16th and early 17th century has been called “The Time of Troubles.” There are many impostors who claim … Year 2007.

Generes: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, History, War
Director: Vladimir Khotinenko
Writer: Arif Aliev
Actors: Pyotr Kislov, Michal Zebrowski, Artur Smolyaninov, Violetta Davydovskaya

Hero (2002) Action Adventure History Movie

A defense officer, Nameless, was summoned by the King of Qin regarding his success of terminating three warriors. Year 2002.

Generes: Action, Adventure, History
Director: Yimou Zhang
Writer: Feng Li (screenplay), Yimou Zhang (screenplay), Bin Wang (screenplay)
Actors: Jet Li, Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Maggie Cheung, Ziyi Zhang

Fortress of War (2010) Action Drama History War Movie

A war drama set during the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941, in which Soviet troops held on to a border stronghold for nine days. Year 2010.

Generes: Action, Drama, History, War
Director: Aleksandr Kott
Writer: Aleksey Dudarev, Vladimir Eryomin, Ekaterina Tirdatova, Igor Ugolnikov (story), Konstantin Vorobyov
Actors: Aleksey Kopashov, Andrey Merzlikin, Pavel Derevyanko, Aleksandr Korshunov

Shadow (2018) Action Adventure Drama Fantasy History War Movie

Life and intrigue in an ancient Chinese court. Year 2018.

Generes: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, History, War
Director: Yimou Zhang
Writer: Wei Li (screenplay by), Yimou Zhang (screenplay by), Sujin Zhu (adapted from screenplay Three Kingdoms: Jingzhou)
Actors: Chao Deng, Li Sun, Ryan Zheng, Qianyuan Wang

Little Big Soldier (2010) Action Adventure Comedy History War Movie

An old soldier kidnaps a young General of an enemy state and takes him on a long journey to collect the reward. Year 2010.

Generes: Action, Adventure, Comedy, History, War
Director: Sheng Ding
Writer: Jackie Chan (screenplay)
Actors: Jackie Chan, Leehom Wang, Sung-jun Yoo, Peng Lin

The Captain (2017) Drama History Thriller War 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, War
Director: Robert Schwentke
Writer: Robert Schwentke
Actors: Max Hubacher, Alexander Fehling, Sebastian Rudolph, Max Thommes

Ip Man 2 (2010) Action Biography Drama History Movie

Centering on Ip Man’s migration to Hong Kong in 1949 as he attempts to propagate his discipline of Wing Chun martial arts. Year 2010.

Generes: Action, Biography, Drama, History
Director: Wilson Yip
Writer: Tai-lee Chan, Hiu-Yan Choi, Edmond Wong (screenplay)
Actors: Donnie Yen, Xiaoming Huang, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Lynn Xiong

Brotherhood of Blades 2 (2017) Action Adventure Drama History Thriller Movie

In the Ming dynasty of China, Shen Lian (starring Chang Chen), a secret police of corrupt government, is trapped by the conspiracy on a mission. To prove the innocence, he seeks the truth with a girl called Bei Zhai (starring Yang Mi). Year 2017.

Generes: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Thriller
Director: Yang Lu
Writer: Shu Chen, Yang Lu, Yang Yu
Actors: Chen Chang, Mi Yang, Yi Zhang, Wu Jiang