Movie List for "history"

The Rising Hawk (2019) Action Drama History Movie

The Mongol Empire had grown to the largest the world had ever known. Its armies now laid siege to much of Eastern Europe. A small village fights for freedom in the frontier landscape of the Carpathian Mountains. Year 2019.

Generes: Action, Drama, History
Director: John Wynn, Akhtem Seitablaev
Writer: Rich Ronat, Yaroslav Voytseshek, Ivan Franko
Actors: Robert Patrick, Tommy Flanagan, Poppy Drayton

The Shadow in My Eye (2021) Drama History War Movie

The fates of several Copenhagen residents collide when a WWII bombing mission accidentally targets a school full of children. Year 2021.

Generes: Drama, History, War
Director: Ole Bornedal
Writer: Ole Bornedal
Actors: Alex Høgh Andersen, Danica Curcic, Caspar Phillipson

The Sorrow and the Pity (1969) Documentary History War Movie

An in-depth exploration of the various reactions by the French people to the Vichy government’s acceptance of Nazi invasion. Year 1969.

Generes: Documentary, History, War
Director: Marcel Ophüls
Writer: André Harris, Marcel Ophüls
Actors: Helmut Tausend, Marcel Verdier, Alexis Grave

A City of Sadness (1989) Drama History Movie

The story of a family embroiled in the “White Terror” that was wrought on the Taiwanese people by the Kuomintang government after their arrival from mainland China in the late 1940s. Year 1989.

Generes: Drama, History
Director: Hsiao-Hsien Hou
Writer: T’ien-wen Chu, Nien-Jen Wu
Actors: Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Shu-Fen Hsin, Sung-Young Chen

1945 (2022) Action Drama History Movie

Engulfed by love and bravery, an Indian National Army personnel finds himself caught between a dangerous rebellion and the coloniser’s grip. Year 2022.

Generes: Action, Drama, History
Director: Sathyasiva
Writer: Sathyasiva
Actors: Regina Cassandra, Rana Daggubati, Nassar

The Great Escape (1963) Adventure Drama History Movie

Allied prisoners of war plan for several hundred of their number to escape from a German camp during World War II. Year 1963.

Generes: Adventure, Drama, History
Director: John Sturges
Writer: Paul Brickhill, James Clavell, W.R. Burnett
Actors: Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough

Greyhound (2020) Action Drama History Movie

Several months after the U.S. entry into World War II, an inexperienced U.S. Navy commander must lead an Allied convoy being stalked by a German submarine wolf pack. Year 2020.

Generes: Action, Drama, History
Director: Aaron Schneider
Writer: Tom Hanks, C.S. Forester
Actors: Tom Hanks, Elisabeth Shue, Stephen Graham

The King’s Speech (2010) Biography Drama History Movie

The story of King George VI, his impromptu ascension to the throne of the British Empire in 1936, and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch overcome his stammer. Year 2010.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Tom Hooper
Writer: David Seidler
Actors: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter

Bhuj: The Pride of India (2021) Action Drama History Movie

During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, the Bhuj airbase is attacked and a race against time begins to rebuild the damaged airstrip. Year 2021.

Generes: Action, Drama, History
Director: Abhishek Dudhaiya
Writer: Abhishek Dudhaiya, Raman Kumar, Ritesh Shah
Actors: Ajay Devgn, Sanjay Dutt, Sonakshi Sinha

The 24th (2020) Drama History Movie

It is the story of the all-black Twenty-Fourth United States Infantry Regiment, and the Houston Riot of 1917. Year 2020.

Generes: Drama, History
Director: Kevin Willmott
Writer: Kevin Willmott, Trai Byers
Actors: Trai Byers, Bashir Salahuddin, Aja Naomi King

Lincoln (2012) Biography Drama History Movie

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
Director: Steven Spielberg
Writer: Tony Kushner, Doris Kearns Goodwin
Actors: Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Strathairn

Labyrinth of Lies (2014) Drama History Movie

A story that exposes the conspiracy of prominent German institutions and government branches to cover up the crimes of Nazis during World War II. Year 2014.

Generes: Drama, History
Director: Giulio Ricciarelli
Writer: Elisabeth Burghardt, Giulio Ricciarelli, Amelie Syberberg
Actors: André Szymanski, Alexander Fehling, Friederike Becht

Qin song (1996) Drama History Movie

Epic drama about China’s first emperor (221 BC) who struggles to make his childhood best friend, now China’s greatest composer, succumb to his will and compose a grand anthem to his exploits. Year 1996.

Generes: Drama, History
Director: Xiaowen Zhou
Writer: Wei Lu
Actors: Wen Jiang, You Ge, Qing Xu

All the Way (2016) Biography Drama History Movie

Lyndon B. 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
Actors: Bryan Cranston, Anthony Mackie, Melissa Leo

Bajirao Mastani (2015) Action Drama History Movie

An account of the romance between the Maratha general, Baji Rao I and Mastani, princess of Bundelkhand. Year 2015.

Generes: Action, Drama, History
Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Writer: Nagnath S. Inamdar, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Prakash Kapadia
Actors: Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Priyanka Chopra Jonas