Movie List for "history 6"

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

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

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

The Innocents (2016)

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 got pregnant. Year 2016.

Generes: Drama, History
Director: Anne Fontaine
Writer: Sabrina B. Karine (scenario), Alice Vial (scenario), Anne Fontaine (adaptation), Pascal Bonitzer (adaptation), Philippe Maynial (based on an original concept created by)
Actors: Lou de Laâge, Agata Buzek, Agata Kulesza, Vincent Macaigne

Silence (2016)

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 (screenplay by), Martin Scorsese (screenplay by), Shûsaku Endô (based on the novel by)
Actors: Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, Liam Neeson, Tadanobu Asano

Jackie (2016)

Following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy fights through grief and trauma to regain her faith, console her children, and define her husband’s historic legacy. Year 2016.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Pablo Larraín
Writer: Noah Oppenheim
Actors: Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup

All the Way (2016)

Lyndon Baines Johnson becomes the President of the United States in the chaotic aftermath of John F. Kennedy’s assassination and spends his first year in office fighting to pass the Civil Rights Act. Year 2016.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Jay Roach
Writer: Robert Schenkkan (screenplay), Robert Schenkkan (play)
Actors: Bryan Cranston, Anthony Mackie, Melissa Leo, Frank Langella

History Of Blood (2010)

A killer bandit decides to become a politician in order to avenge deaths in his family. Year 2010.

Generes: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director: Ram Gopal Varma
Writer: Shyamraj Dutta (lyrics), Sarim Momin (lyrics), Prashant Pandey (story & screenplay), Sandeep Singh (lyrics), Vayu (lyrics)
Actors: Vivek Oberoi, Shatrughan Sinha, Sudeep, Abhimanyu Singh

Afterimage (2016)

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 (idea), Andrzej Mularczyk (screenplay)
Actors: Boguslaw Linda, Bronislawa Zamachowska, Zofia Wichlacz, Krzysztof Pieczynski

Greater (2016)

The story of Brandon Burlsworth, possibly the greatest walk-on in the history of college football. Year 2016.

Generes: Biography, Family, Sport
Director: David L. Hunt
Writer: Brian Reindl, David L. Hunt
Actors: Neal McDonough, Leslie Easterbrook, Christopher Severio, Michael Parks

Airlift (2016)

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

Generes: Drama, History
Director: Raja Menon
Writer: Raja Menon (story), Sonu Sinha (screenplay), Ritesh Shah (screenplay), Suresh Nair (screenplay), Raja Menon (screenplay), Rahul Nangia (screenplay), Ritesh Shah (dialogue)
Actors: Akshay Kumar, Nimrat Kaur, Kumud Mishra, Prakash Belawadi

Hacksaw Ridge (2016)

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, War
Director: Mel Gibson
Writer: Robert Schenkkan (screenplay by), Andrew Knight (screenplay by)
Actors: Andrew Garfield, Richard Pyros, Jacob Warner, Milo Gibson

The Finest Hours (2016)

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, Thriller
Director: Craig Gillespie
Writer: Scott Silver (screenplay), Paul Tamasy (screenplay), Eric Johnson (screenplay), Casey Sherman (book), Michael J. Tougias (book)
Actors: Chris Pine, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster, Eric Bana

Ben-Hur (2016)

Judah Ben-Hur, a prince falsely accused of treason by his adopted brother, an officer in the Roman army, returns to his homeland after years at sea to seek revenge, but finds redemption. Year 2016.

Generes: Action, Adventure, Drama, History
Director: Timur Bekmambetov
Writer: Lew Wallace (based on the novel by), Keith R. Clarke (screenplay), John Ridley (screenplay)
Actors: Jack Huston, Toby Kebbell, Rodrigo Santoro, Nazanin Boniadi

Masterminds (2016)

A guard at an armored car company in the Southern U.S. organizes one of the biggest bank heists in American history. Based on the October 1997 Loomis Fargo robbery. Year 2016.

Generes: Comedy, Crime
Director: Jared Hess
Writer: Chris Bowman (screenplay), Hubbel Palmer (screenplay), Emily Spivey (screenplay), Emily Spivey (story), Chris Bowman (story), Hubbel Palmer (story)
Actors: Zach Galifianakis, Kristen Wiig, Owen Wilson, Ross Kimball