Movie List for "history 6"

Hidden Figures (2016) Biography Drama History Movie

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, Theodore Melfi, Margot Lee Shetterly
Actors: Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe

Hacksaw Ridge (2016) Biography Drama History Movie

World War II American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first man in American history to receive the Medal of Honor without firing a shot. Year 2016.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Mel Gibson
Writer: Robert Schenkkan, Andrew Knight
Actors: Andrew Garfield, Sam Worthington, Luke Bracey

The Innocents (2016) Drama History Movie

1945. Mathilde is a French Red Cross doctor working on a mission to help the French survivors of the German camps. While she works in Poland, she is asked for help by a nun. In her convent, several nuns are pregnant. Year 2016.

Generes: Drama, History
Director: Anne Fontaine
Writer: Sabrina B. Karine, Alice Vial, Anne Fontaine
Actors: Lou de Laâge, Agata Buzek, Agata Kulesza

Curse of the Golden Flower (2006) Action Drama History Movie

During China’s Tang dynasty the emperor has taken the princess of a neighboring province as wife. She has borne him two sons and raised his eldest. Now his control over his dominion is complete, including the royal family itself. Year 2006.

Generes: Action, Drama, History
Director: Yimou Zhang
Writer: Zhihong Bian, Yu Cao, Nan Wu
Actors: Chow Yun-Fat, Gong Li, Jay Chou

Silence (2016) Drama History Movie

In the 17th century, two Portuguese Jesuit priests travel to Japan in an attempt to locate their mentor, who is rumored to have committed apostasy, and to propagate Catholicism. Year 2016.

Generes: Drama, History
Director: Martin Scorsese
Writer: Jay Cocks, Martin Scorsese, Shûsaku Endô
Actors: Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, Liam Neeson

Panfilov’s 28 (2016) Action Drama History Movie

In November 1941, remaining squad of Soviet soldiers must stop a column of Nazi Germany tanks. Year 2016.

Generes: Action, Drama, History
Director: Kim Druzhinin, Andrey Shalopa
Writer: Andrey Shalopa
Actors: Maksim Abrosimov, Sergey Agafonov, Pavel Aseev

Frantz (2016) Drama History Romance Movie

In the aftermath of WWI, a young German who grieves the death of her fiancé in France meets a mysterious Frenchman who visits the fiancé’s grave to lay flowers. Year 2016.

Generes: Drama, History, Romance
Director: François Ozon
Writer: François Ozon, Philippe Piazzo, Ernst Lubitsch
Actors: Pierre Niney, Paula Beer, Ernst Stötzner

Elvis & Nixon (2016) Comedy History Movie

The untold true story behind the meeting between Elvis Presley, the King of Rock ‘n Roll, and President Richard Nixon, resulting in this revealing, yet humorous moment immortalized in the most requested photograph in the National … Year 2016.

Generes: Comedy, History
Director: Liza Johnson
Writer: Joey Sagal, Hanala Sagal, Cary Elwes
Actors: Michael Shannon, Kevin Spacey, Alex Pettyfer

Airlift (2016) Action Drama History Movie

When Iraq invades Kuwait in August 1990, a callous Indian businessman becomes the spokesperson for more than 170,000 stranded countrymen. Year 2016.

Generes: Action, Drama, History
Director: Raja Menon
Writer: Raja Menon, Sonu Sinha, Ritesh Shah
Actors: Akshay Kumar, Nimrat Kaur, Kumud Mishra

Inherit the Wind (1960) Biography Drama History Movie

Based on a real-life case in 1925, two great lawyers argue the case for and against a Tennessee science teacher accused of the crime of teaching evolution. Year 1960.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Stanley Kramer
Writer: Nedrick Young, Harold Jacob Smith, Jerome Lawrence
Actors: Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Gene Kelly

The Death of Louis XIV (2016) Biography Drama History Movie

Upon returning from a hunting expedition, King Louis XIV feels a sharp pain in his leg. He begins to die, surrounded by loyal followers in the royal chambers. Year 2016.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Albert Serra
Writer: Thierry Lounas, Albert Serra
Actors: Jean-Pierre Léaud, Patrick d’Assumçao, Marc Susini

6 Days (2017) Action Drama History Movie

Based on the Iranian Embassy siege of 1980, this action-thriller dramatizes a six-day standoff between armed Iranian Arabs and SAS soldiers ready for a counterattack. Year 2017.

Generes: Action, Drama, History
Director: Toa Fraser
Writer: Glenn Standring, Rusty Firmin
Actors: Jamie Bell, Mark Strong, Abbie Cornish

Finding Altamira (2016) Biography Drama History Movie

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
Actors: Antonio Banderas, Clément Sibony, Rupert Everett

The Color of Pomegranates (1969) Biography Drama History Movie

A surreal biopic of Armenian poet Sayat Nova, told via non-narrative amalgamations of images, hailed as revolutionary by Mikhail Vartanov. Year 1969.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Sergei Parajanov
Writer: Sayat Nova, Sergei Parajanov
Actors: Sofiko Chiaureli, Melkon Alekyan, Vilen Galstyan

The Finest Hours (2016) Action Drama History Movie

The Coast Guard makes a daring rescue attempt off the coast of Cape Cod after a pair of oil tankers are destroyed during a blizzard in 1952. Year 2016.

Generes: Action, Drama, History
Director: Craig Gillespie
Writer: Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson
Actors: Chris Pine, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster

City 40 (2016) Documentary Drama History Movie

Behind the walls of a forbidden city, the only thing more dangerous than its secrets is the truth. Year 2016.

Generes: Documentary, Drama, History
Director: Samira Goetschel
Writer: Samira Goetschel, Monique Zavistovski
Actors: Lavrenti Beria, Viktor Fetisov, Mikhail Gorbachev