Movie List for "history 6"

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

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

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

Backstabbing for Beginners (2018)

A young program coordinator at the United Nations stumbles upon a conspiracy involving Iraq’s oil reserves. Year 2018.

Generes: Drama, History, Romance, Thriller
Director: Per Fly
Writer: Per Fly (screenplay by), Daniel Pyne (screenplay by), Michael Soussan (based on the book by)
Actors: Theo James, Ben Kingsley, Jacqueline Bisset, Rachel Wilson

Adrift (2018)

A true story of survival, as a young couple’s chance encounter leads them first to love, and then on the adventure of a lifetime as they face one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in recorded history. Year 2018.

Generes: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Director: Baltasar Kormákur
Writer: Aaron Kandell (screenplay by), Jordan Kandell (screenplay by), David Branson Smith (screenplay by), Tami Ashcraft (based on the book by), Susea McGearhart (based on the book with)
Actors: Shailene Woodley, Sam Claflin, Jeffrey Thomas, Elizabeth Hawthorne

Lincoln (2012)

As the American Civil War continues to rage, America’s president struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on the decision to emancipate the slaves. Year 2012.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History, War
Director: Steven Spielberg
Writer: Tony Kushner (screenplay by), Doris Kearns Goodwin (based in part on the book “Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln” by)
Actors: Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Strathairn, Joseph Gordon-Levitt

I Remember You (2017)

A story about a young man and woman who move into a small abandoned town in Iceland to renovate an old house. Little do they know the town has a dark history. Year 2017.

Generes: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Director: Óskar Thór Axelsson
Writer: Óskar Thór Axelsson, Ottó Geir Borg, Yrsa Sigurðardóttir (novel)
Actors: Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir, Thor Kristjansson, Elma Stefania Agustsdottir

The Favourite (2018)

In early 18th century England, a frail Queen Anne occupies the throne and her close friend, Lady Sarah, governs the country in her stead. When a new servant, Abigail, arrives, her charm endears her to Sarah. Year 2018.

Generes: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Writer: Deborah Davis, Tony McNamara
Actors: Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz, Emma Delves, Faye Daveney

They Remain (2018)

Two scientists who share a romantic history are tasked with investigating unnatural animal behaviour on the site of a Manson Family-style cult’s compound. Year 2018.

Generes: Thriller
Director: Philip Gelatt
Writer: Laird Barron (short story “–30–“), Philip Gelatt
Actors: William Jackson Harper, Rebecca Henderson

Mary Shelley (2017)

Life and facts of Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, who at 16 met 21 year old poet Percy Shelley, resulting in the writing of Frankenstein. Year 2017.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Director: Haifaa Al-Mansour
Writer: Emma Jensen, Haifaa Al-Mansour (additional writing by)
Actors: Elle Fanning, Bel Powley, Owen Richards, Joanne Froggatt

12 Years a Slave (2013)

In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Year 2013.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Steve McQueen
Writer: John Ridley (screenplay by), Solomon Northup (based on “Twelve Years a Slave” by)
Actors: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Dwight Henry, Dickie Gravois, Bryan Batt

Colette (2018)

Colette is pushed by her husband to write novels under his name. Upon their success, she fights to make her talents known, challenging gender norms. Year 2018.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Wash Westmoreland
Writer: Richard Glatzer (screenplay by), Wash Westmoreland (screenplay by), Rebecca Lenkiewicz (screenplay by), Richard Glatzer (story by)
Actors: Keira Knightley, Fiona Shaw, Dominic West, Robert Pugh

Les Misérables (2012)

In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after breaking parole, agrees to care for a factory worker’s daughter. The decision changes their lives forever. Year 2012.

Generes: Drama, History, Musical, Romance, War
Director: Tom Hooper
Writer: William Nicholson (screenplay by), Alain Boublil (screenplay by), Claude-Michel Schönberg (screenplay by), Herbert Kretzmer (screenplay by), Alain Boublil (based on the original stage musical “Les Misérables”), Claude-Michel Schönberg (based on the original stage musical “Les Misérables”), Victor Hugo (based on the novel by)
Actors: Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried