Movie List for "history"

Cold War (2018)

In the 1950s, a music director falls in love with a singer and tries to persuade her to flee communist Poland for France. Year 2018.

Generes: Drama, History, Music, Romance
Director: Pawel Pawlikowski
Writer: Pawel Pawlikowski (story), Pawel Pawlikowski (screenplay), Janusz Glowacki (screenplay), Piotr Borkowski (screenplay with the collaboration of)
Actors: Joanna Kulig, Tomasz Kot, Borys Szyc, Agata Kulesza

Midway (2019)

The story of the Battle of Midway, told by the leaders and the sailors who fought it. Year 2019.

Generes: Action, Drama, History, War
Director: Roland Emmerich
Writer: Wes Tooke
Actors: Ed Skrein, Patrick Wilson, Woody Harrelson, Luke Evans

Straight Outta Compton (2015)

The group NWA emerges from the mean streets of Compton in Los Angeles, California, in the mid-1980s and revolutionizes Hip Hop culture with their music and tales about life in the hood. Year 2015.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History, Music
Director: F. Gary Gray
Writer: Jonathan Herman (screenplay), Andrea Berloff (screenplay), S. Leigh Savidge (story), Alan Wenkus (story), Andrea Berloff (story)
Actors: O’Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Neil Brown Jr.

Kya Dilli Kya Lahore (2014)

In 1948, a cross-fire erupts at an isolated stretch of Indo-Pak border, leaving only two soldiers alive. One is an Indian soldier of Pakistani origin while the other happens to be a … Year 2014.

Generes: Drama, History, War
Director: Vijay Raaz, Karan Arora(co-director)
Writer: Aseem Arora (story & screenplay), Manu Rishi Chadha (dialogue), Manu Rishi Chadha, Gulzar (lyrics), Pratham Jolly, Sandeep Sinha (additional screenplay)
Actors: Vijay Raaz, Manu Rishi Chadha, Raj Zutshi, Vishwajeet Pradhan

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

Wondrous Boccaccio (2015)

A group of ten young friends hide out from a deadly disease in the countryside during the 1300’s. Year 2015.

Generes: Comedy, Drama, History
Director: Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani
Writer: Giovanni Boccaccio (stories), Paolo Taviani (screenplay), Vittorio Taviani (screenplay)
Actors: Lello Arena, Paola Cortellesi, Carolina Crescentini, Flavio Parenti

Dunkirk (2017)

Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Empire, and France are surrounded by the German Army, and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War II. Year 2017.

Generes: Action, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Director: Christopher Nolan
Writer: Christopher Nolan
Actors: Fionn Whitehead, Damien Bonnard, Aneurin Barnard, Lee Armstrong

Patriots Day (2016)

The story of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and the aftermath, which includes the city-wide manhunt to find the terrorists responsible. Year 2016.

Generes: Action, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Director: Peter Berg
Writer: Peter Berg (screenplay), Matt Cook (screenplay), Joshua Zetumer (screenplay), Peter Berg (story), Matt Cook (story), Paul Tamasy (story), Eric Johnson (story)
Actors: Mark Wahlberg, Dicky Eklund Jr., Michael Marchand, Rhet Kidd

The Laundromat (2019)

A widow investigates an insurance fraud, chasing leads to a pair of Panama City law partners exploiting the world’s financial system. Year 2019.

Generes: Comedy, Crime, Drama, History
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Writer: Jake Bernstein (book), Scott Z. Burns (screenplay)
Actors: Gary Oldman, Antonio Banderas, AJ Meijer, Arsenio Castellanos

In the Heart of the Sea (2015)

A recounting of a New England whaling ship’s sinking by a giant whale in 1820, an experience that later inspired the great novel Moby-Dick. Year 2015.

Generes: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Director: Ron Howard
Writer: Charles Leavitt (screenplay), Charles Leavitt (story), Rick Jaffa (story), Amanda Silver (story), Nathaniel Philbrick (book)
Actors: Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker, Cillian Murphy, Brendan Gleeson

Operation Finale (2018)

A team of secret agents set out to track down the Nazi officer who masterminded the Holocaust. Year 2018.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Director: Chris Weitz
Writer: Matthew Orton
Actors: Oscar Isaac, Ben Kingsley, Mélanie Laurent, Lior Raz

Bridge of Spies (2015)

During the Cold War, an American lawyer is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court, and then help the CIA facilitate an exchange of the spy for the Soviet captured American U2 spy plane pilot, Francis Gary Powers. Year 2015.

Generes: Drama, History, Thriller
Director: Steven Spielberg
Writer: Matt Charman, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Actors: Mark Rylance, Domenick Lombardozzi, Victor Verhaeghe, Mark Fichera

Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran (2018)

Ashwat Raina and his teammates arrive in Pokhran to re-conduct a confidential nuclear test, where they face challenges from the American Lacrosse satellite and local spies. Year 2018.

Generes: Action, Drama, History
Director: Abhishek Sharma
Writer: Saiwyn Quadras, Sanyuktha Chawla Shaikh, Abhishek Sharma
Actors: John Abraham, Boman Irani, Diana Penty, Anuja Sathe

Rangoon (2017)

A love triangle forms against the backdrop of the Second World War. Year 2017.

Generes: Action, Drama, History, Romance, War
Director: Vishal Bhardwaj
Writer: Matthew Robbins (story), Matthew Robbins (screenplay), Sabrina Dhawan (screenplay), Vishal Bhardwaj (screenplay), Vishal Bhardwaj (dialogue)
Actors: Kangana Ranaut, Shahid Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Manav Vij

Mary Queen of Scots (2018)

Mary Stuart’s attempt to overthrow her cousin Elizabeth I, Queen of England, finds her condemned to years of imprisonment before facing execution. Year 2018.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Josie Rourke
Writer: Beau Willimon (screenplay by), John Guy (based on the book “Queen of Scots: The True Life of Mary Stuart” by)
Actors: Angela Bain, Richard Cant, Guy Rhys, Thom Petty

The Front Runner (2018)

In 1987, U.S. Senator Gary Hart’s presidential campaign is derailed when he’s caught in a scandalous love affair. Year 2018.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Jason Reitman
Writer: Matt Bai, Jay Carson, Jason Reitman, Matt Bai (based on the book “All The Truth Is Out” by)
Actors: Hugh Jackman, Vera Farmiga, J.K. Simmons, Mark O’Brien