Movie List for "history 2"

Ophelia (2018)

A re-imagining of Hamlet, told from Ophelia’s perspective. Year 2018.

Generes: Drama, History, Romance, Thriller, War
Director: Claire McCarthy
Writer: Semi Chellas (adaptation), Semi Chellas, Lisa Klein (book), Lisa Klein (novel), William Shakespeare (characters)
Actors: George MacKay, Daisy Ridley, Naomi Watts, Clive Owen

Hidden Figures (2016)

The story of a team of female African-American mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the U.S. space program. Year 2016.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Theodore Melfi
Writer: Allison Schroeder (screenplay by), Theodore Melfi (screenplay by), Margot Lee Shetterly (based on the book by)
Actors: Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kevin Costner

The Birdcatcher (2019)

A Jewish girl Esther is forced to conceal her identity as a boy on a Nazi-Norwegian farm. Plotting her escape to Sweden, her daily challenge to keep her true identity a secret, leads to a series of choices and consequences. Year 2019.

Generes: Drama, History, Thriller, War
Director: Ross Clarke
Writer: Trond Morten Kristensen
Actors: August Diehl, Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, Jonas Hoff Oftebro, Laura Birn

7 Days in Entebbe (2018)

Inspired by the true events of the 1976 hijacking of an Air France flight en route from Tel Aviv to Paris, and the most daring rescue mission ever attempted. Year 2018.

Generes: Action, Drama, History, Thriller
Director: José Padilha
Writer: Gregory Burke (screenplay by)
Actors: Batsheva Dance Company, Zina Zinchenko, Ben Schnetzer, Daniel Brühl

The Post (2017)

A cover-up that spanned four U.S. Presidents pushed the country’s first female newspaper publisher and a hard-driving editor to join an unprecedented battle between the press and the government. Year 2017.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller
Director: Steven Spielberg
Writer: Liz Hannah, Josh Singer
Actors: Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Sarah Paulson, Bob Odenkirk

Operation Avalanche (2016)

In 1967, four undercover CIA agents were sent to NASA posing as a documentary film crew. What they discovered led to one of the biggest conspiracies in American history. Year 2016.

Generes: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Director: Matt Johnson
Writer: Josh Boles, Matt Johnson
Actors: Matt Johnson, Owen Williams, Andrew Appelle, Jared Raab

Wolves (2014)

A boy is trying to find out about his family history and stumbles upon a town of lycans. Year 2014.

Generes: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Director: David Hayter
Writer: David Hayter
Actors: Lucas Till, Stephen McHattie, John Pyper-Ferguson, Merritt Patterson

Gangster Land (2017)

A very high level and brief history of how “Machine Gun Jack McGurn” rose from amateur boxer to second in command of Al Capone’s criminal empire. Year 2017.

Generes: Action, Crime, Drama
Director: Timothy Woodward Jr.
Writer: Ian Patrick Williams
Actors: Sean Faris, Milo Gibson, Jason Patric, Jamie-Lynn Sigler

Land of Mine (2015)

In post-World War II Denmark, a group of young German POWs are forced to clear a beach of thousands of land mines under the watch of a Danish Sergeant who slowly learns to appreciate their plight. Year 2015.

Generes: Drama, History, War
Director: Martin Zandvliet
Writer: Martin Zandvliet
Actors: Roland Møller, Louis Hofmann, Joel Basman, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard

Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)

A deadly threat from Earth’s history reappears, and a hunt for a lost artifact takes place between Autobots and Decepticons, while Optimus Prime encounters his creator in space. Year 2017.

Generes: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Director: Michael Bay
Writer: Art Marcum (screenplay by), Matt Holloway (screenplay by), Ken Nolan (screenplay by), Akiva Goldsman (story by), Art Marcum (story by), Matt Holloway (story by), Ken Nolan (story by)
Actors: Mark Wahlberg, Anthony Hopkins, Josh Duhamel, Laura Haddock

Deepwater Horizon (2016)

A dramatization of the disaster in April 2010, when the offshore drilling rig called the Deepwater Horizon exploded, resulting in the worst oil spill in American history. Year 2016.

Generes: Action, Drama, History, Thriller
Director: Peter Berg
Writer: Matthew Michael Carnahan (screenplay by), Matthew Sand (screenplay by), Matthew Sand (screen story), David Barstow (based upon an article by), David Rohde (based upon an article by), Stephanie Saul (based upon an article by)
Actors: Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell, Douglas M. Griffin, James DuMont

Finding Altamira (2016)

Life and events of the man who realized one of the most important discoveries of the 19th century: Altamira’s caves. Year 2016.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Hugh Hudson
Writer: Olivia Hetreed, José Luis López-Linares, José Luis López-Linares (screenplay), Olivia Hetreed (screenplay)
Actors: Antonio Banderas, Clément Sibony, Rupert Everett, Javivi

Serena (2014)

In Depression-era North Carolina, the future of George Pemberton’s timber empire becomes complicated when he marries Serena. Year 2014.

Generes: Drama, History, Romance
Director: Susanne Bier
Writer: Christopher Kyle (screenplay), Ron Rash (based on the book by)
Actors: Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Rhys Ifans, Toby Jones

The Last Witness (2018)

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, Michael Gambon

6 Days (2017)

In April 1980, armed gunmen stormed the Iranian Embassy in Princes Gate, London and took all inside hostage. Over the next six days a tense standoff took place, all the while a group of … Year 2017.

Generes: Action, Drama, History, Thriller
Director: Toa Fraser
Writer: Glenn Standring, Rusty Firmin (story consultant)
Actors: Jamie Bell, Mark Strong, Abbie Cornish, Martin Shaw

American Animals (2018)

Four young men mistake their lives for a movie and attempt one of the most audacious heists in U.S. history. Year 2018.

Generes: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director: Bart Layton
Writer: Bart Layton, Claudia Zie (adaptation)
Actors: Spencer Reinhard, Warren Lipka, Eric Borsuk, Chas Allen