Movie List for "history"

Kesari (2019)

Based on an incredible true story of the Battle of Saragarhi in which an army of 21 Sikhs fought against 10,000 Afghans in 1897. Year 2019.

Generes: Action, Drama, History, War
Director: Anurag Singh
Writer: Girish Kohli, Anurag Singh
Actors: Akshay Kumar, Parineeti Chopra, Suvinder Vicky, Vansh Bhardwaj

Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi (2019)

Story of Rani Lakshmibai, one of the leading figures of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and her resistance to the British Rule. Year 2019.

Generes: Action, Biography, Drama, History
Director: Radha Krishna Jagarlamudi, Kangana Ranaut
Writer: Vijayendra Prasad (story and screenplay), Prasoon Joshi (dialogue), Himanshu Tripathi (associate writer)
Actors: Kangana Ranaut, Rimi Sen, Danny Denzongpa, Anil George

The Legend of Maula Jatt (2019)

A stylized update to the 1979 action film in which a local hero takes on a brutal gang leader. Year 2019.

Generes: Action, Drama, Fantasy, History
Director: Bilal Lashari
Writer: Bilal Lashari (screenplay by), Nasir Adib (characters), Nasir Adib (dialogue by), Bilal Lashari
Actors: Fawad Khan, Hamza Ali Abbasi, Mahira Khan, Humaima Malik

Taanaji: The Unsung Warrior (2019)

Taanaji is an action film with Ajay Devgn in a lead role, directed by Om Raul and produced by Ajay Devgn scheduled to release in Nov 2019. Year 2019.

Generes: Action, Drama, History, War
Director: Om Raut
Writer: N/A
Actors: Jagapathi Babu, Ajay Devgn

Panipat (2019)

The film is based on the third battle of Panipat which took place on 14 January 1761 between Marathas and King of Afghanistan, Ahmad Shah Abdali. Year 2019.

Generes: Action, Drama, History, War
Director: Ashutosh Gowariker
Writer: N/A
Actors: Kriti Sanon, Sanjay Dutt, Rekha, Arjun Kapoor

Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy (2019)

Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy is a biographical film based on the life of Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy, who revolted against the atrocities of East India Company 10 years before the Sepoy Mutiny. Year 2019.

Generes: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War
Director: Surrender Reddy
Writer: Sai Madhav Burra (dialogue), Gopalakrishna Paruchuri, Venkateswara Rao Paruchuri, Vema Reddy (additional material)
Actors: Amitabh Bachchan, Huma Qureshi, Vijay Sethupathi, Tamannaah Bhatia

Kalank (2019)

Drama set in the 1940s during the partition of India. Year 2019.

Generes: Action, Drama, History, Romance
Director: Abhishek Varman
Writer: Shibani Bathija, Abhishek Varman
Actors: Alia Bhatt, Kriti Sanon, Kiara Advani, Sanjay Dutt

Kesari (2019)

Based on an incredible true story of the Battle of Saragarhi in which an army of 21 Sikhs fought against 10,000 Afghans in 1897. Year 2019.

Generes: Action, Drama, History, War
Director: Anurag Singh
Writer: Girish Kohli, Anurag Singh
Actors: Akshay Kumar, Parineeti Chopra, Suvinder Vicky, Vansh Bhardwaj

The New Patriots (2017)

Three veterans of African American decent discuss the reality of all American wars Year 2017.

Generes: Documentary, History, War
Director: Peter Ilich
Writer: N/A
Actors: N/A

Generational Sins (2017)

A dying mother, Sarah, tells her last wish to her eldest son, Drew, that he take his younger brother, Will, to the place they were born. Despite tragic family history, hope gives promise to the future. Year 2017.

Generes: Drama
Director: Spencer T. Folmar
Writer: Spencer T. Folmar, Dax Spanogle
Actors: Daniel MacPherson, Dax Spanogle, Barrett Donner, Bill Farmer

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

What We Started (2017)

DJs, producers, and promoters discuss the history and state of electronic dance music. Year 2017.

Generes: Documentary
Director: Bert Marcus, Cyrus Saidi
Writer: Bert Marcus, Cyrus Saidi
Actors: Steve Angello, Carl Cox, Chip Eberhart, Martin Garrix

And Then They Came for Us (2017)

Demonstrates the importance of speaking up against any efforts to register or ban Muslims today. Knowing our history is the first step in making sure we do not repeat it. Year 2017.

Generes: Documentary, History
Director: Abby Ginzberg, Abby Ginzberg, Ken Schneider
Writer: Abby Ginzberg
Actors: Mary Street Alinder, Satsuki Ina, Paul Kitagaki, Gary Okihiro

The Last Ice Hunters (2017)

The movie The Last Ice Hunters tells a story of the present generation of hunters in the Inuit community of Eastern Greenland, the final chapter in their 4000-year-old history. Year 2017.

Generes: Documentary
Director: Jure Breceljnik, Rozle Bregar
Writer: Breceljnik Jure (story)
Actors: Bendt Bendtsen, Harald Bianco, Iddimianngiiu Jensen Bianco, Charlotte Boassen

Arg Stairs (2017)

A comedy adventure about a resourceful cavemen who conceives one of the most over looked creations in human history, the stairs. Year 2017.

Generes: Adventure, Comedy
Director: Kyle Romanek
Writer: Sean Morse-Barry
Actors: Douglas Cathro, Gaby Dunn, Christopher Hollobaugh, Alex Hrivnak

Give (2017)

After decades of building an alternative visual narrative for the black community, a senior Reverend seeks to preserve its monumental legacy before his impending retirement. Year 2017.

Generes: Documentary, History
Director: David de Rozas
Writer: N/A
Actors: Roland Gordon