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    Truth & Treason 2025 POSTER

    Truth & Treason

    2025

    English

    12

    83%

    96%

    1940s

    Action

    anti-nazi resistance

    based on true story

    Drama

    historical drama

    History

    nonviolent resistance

    nsdap (nazi party)

    Thriller

    When loyalty to country becomes loyalty to a lie, one teen risks everything to expose the truth. With the Gestapo closing in, he must decide what it really means to be a good German.
    Palestine 36 2025 POSTER

    Palestine 36

    2025

    Arabic

    10

    100%

    93%

    1930s

    Biography

    british colonialism

    colonialism

    Drama

    historical drama

    History

    period drama

    War

    zionism

    In 1936, as Palestinian villages revolt against British colonial rule, Yusuf navigates between Jerusalem and his rural home, amidst escalating unrest and a pivotal moment for the British Empire.
    Truth & Treason 2025 POSTER

    Truth & Treason

    2025

    English

    3

    87%

    96%

    1940s

    anti-nazi resistance

    based on true story

    Drama

    historical drama

    History

    nonviolent resistance

    nsdap (nazi party)

    Thriller

    When loyalty to country becomes loyalty to a lie, one teen risks everything to expose the truth. With the Gestapo closing in, he must decide what it really means to be a good German.
    Nuremberg 2025 POSTER

    Nuremberg

    2025

    English

    20

    72%

    96%

    1940s

    based on novel or book

    Biography

    Drama

    historical drama

    History

    nuremberg, germany

    nuremberg trials

    post world war ii

    Thriller

    War

    In postwar Germany, an American psychiatrist must determine whether Nazi prisoners are fit to go on trial for war crimes, and finds himself in a complex battle of intellect and ethics with Hermann Göring, Hitler's right-hand man.
    1915: Legend of the Gurkhas 2023 POSTER

    1915: Legend of the Gurkhas

    2023

    English

    5.1

    4

    1910s

    Action

    Drama

    gurkha

    historical drama

    independent film

    War

    war drama

    Pradeep Shahi Pradeep Shahi Director Agostino Carmelo Oberhofer Agostino Carmelo Oberhofer as Feldwebel Max Muller Charlie Morel Charlie Morel as Private Conor Sefton Michael Lee Michael Lee as Sergeant freeman Lee Michael Lee Michael as Sergeant Stephen Freeman
    A psychological war drama inspired by true events of Rifleman Kulbir Thapa, an inexperienced soldier goes through an incredible journey that eventually cements his name among the legendary Gurkha warriors.
    Killing Jesus 2015 POSTER

    Killing Jesus

    2015

    English

    4.7

    33

    43%

    29%

    Action

    biography

    Biography

    Drama

    historical drama

    History

    jesus christ

    paranoid fantasy

    religion

    roman empire

    Christopher Menaul Christopher Menaul Director Akbar Kurtha Akbar Kurtha as Asher Rufus Sewell Rufus Sewell as Caiaphas Emmanuelle Chriqui Emmanuelle Chriqui as Herodias Vernon Dobtcheff Vernon Dobtcheff as Isaiah
    Jesus of Nazareth’s life and ministry were subject to seismic social and political events that led to his execution and changed the world forever.
    Joan the Maid 2: The Prisons 1994 POSTER

    Joan the Maid 2: The Prisons

    1994

    French

    7.3

    6

    88%

    83%

    15th century

    Action

    Biography

    Drama

    historical drama

    historical epic

    History

    jeanne d'arc

    joan of arc

    Jacques Rivette Jacques Rivette Director Nathalie Richard Nathalie Richard as Catherine de la Rochelle Sandrine Bonnaire Sandrine Bonnaire as Jeanne d'Arc Edith Scob Edith Scob as Jeanne de Béthune David Lowe David Lowe as Un jeune Lord
    Jeanne d'Arc has succeeded in lifting the siege on Orléans and Charles VII has been ordained King of France. However, she is injured in her failed attempt to take Paris, weakening her position at court. When she is finally captured and put on trial, she finds both her life and the sanctity of her body at stake.
    The Grey Zone 2001 POSTER

    The Grey Zone

    2001

    English

    7.0

    9

    70%

    74%

    Action

    auschwitz-birkenau concentration camp

    doctor

    Drama

    historical drama

    History

    holocaust (shoah)

    nazi

    uprising

    War

    Tim Blake Nelson Tim Blake Nelson Director Steve Buscemi Steve Buscemi as Abramowics Michael Stuhlbarg Michael Stuhlbarg as Cohen Harvey Keitel Harvey Keitel as Muhsfeldt Natasha Lyonne Natasha Lyonne as Rosa
    The story of Auschwitz's twelfth Sonderkommando — one of the thirteen consecutive "Special Squads" of Jewish prisoners placed by the Nazis in the excruciating moral dilemma of assisting in the extermination of fellow Jews in exchange for a few more months of life.
    Titanic's Final Mystery 2012 POSTER

    Titanic's Final Mystery

    2012

    English

    7.3

    4

    Action

    Documentary

    Drama

    forensic

    forensic archaeology

    forensic science

    historical drama

    History

    ship wreck

    titanic

    Nigel Levy Nigel Levy Director Ivor Charles Ivor Charles as Captain Smith Zora Bishop Zora Bishop as Jean Hippach Ed Darack Ed Darack as Self - Author & Photographer Bernard Hill Bernard Hill as Self - Narrator
    The sinking of the RMS Titanic remains one of the most enduring and mysterious tragedies of the 20th century. For decades, investigators and amateurs alike have floated theories for why it occurred and who was to blame for the extraordinary loss of life, but no one answer could fully explain what happened. Until now. To mark the 100th anniversary of the infamous disaster, Smithsonian Channel will premiere Titanic's Final Mystery. The two-hour special investigates a century of theories and uncovers astonishing new forensic evidence that proves the most likely theory for the case.
    Joan the Maid 1: The Battles 1994 POSTER

    Joan the Maid 1: The Battles

    1994

    French

    7.1

    8

    86%

    82%

    15th century

    Action

    based on true story

    biography

    Biography

    Drama

    historical drama

    History

    joan of arc

    orléans

    War

    Jacques Rivette Jacques Rivette Director Jean-Pierre Becker Jean-Pierre Becker as Jean d'Aulon Sandrine Bonnaire Sandrine Bonnaire as Jeanne d'Arc Stéphane Boucher Stéphane Boucher as La Hire Mathieu Busson Mathieu Busson as Louis de Coutes
    Convinced that only she can lead France to victory against the invading English, Jeanne d'Arc leaves her childhood home to plead Charles, heir to the French throne, to allow her to guide his troops on the battlefield.
    The Sign of the Cross 1932 POSTER

    The Sign of the Cross

    1932

    English

    6.8

    5

    50%

    64%

    Action

    ancient rome

    arena

    Drama

    empress

    historical drama

    History

    pre-code

    roman army

    Cecil B. DeMille Cecil B. DeMille Director Angelo Rossitto Angelo Rossitto as Impaled Pygmy Fredric March Fredric March as Marcus Superbus, Prefect of Rome Marjorie Bonner Marjorie Bonner as Roman Woman Otto Lederer Otto Lederer as (uncredited)
    A Roman soldier becomes torn between his love for a Christian woman and his loyalty to Emperor Nero.
    Miss Evers' Boys 1997 POSTER

    Miss Evers' Boys

    1997

    English

    7.1

    4

    70%

    70%

    Action

    Drama

    government secrets

    historical drama

    human experiment

    medical experiment

    medical malpractice

    racism

    War

    Joseph Sargent Joseph Sargent Director Laurence Fishburne Laurence Fishburne as Caleb Humphries Roberto 'Sanz' Sanchez Roberto 'Sanz' Sanchez as Chauffeur Driver Ossie Davis Ossie Davis as Mr. Evers Obba Babatundé Obba Babatundé as Willie Johnson
    The true story of the US Government's 1932 Tuskeegee Syphilis Experiments, in which a group of black test subjects were allowed to die, despite a cure having been developed.
    Luther 2003 POSTER

    Luther

    2003

    English

    11

    46%

    74%

    Action

    affectation

    angry

    Biography

    catholicism

    church

    Drama

    historical drama

    History

    protestant church

    Eric Till Eric Till Director Martin Faltýn Martin Faltýn as Carmelite Monk Alfred Molina Alfred Molina as John Tetzel Joseph Fiennes Joseph Fiennes as Martin Luther Florian Panzner Florian Panzner as Student 2
    During the early 16th century, idealistic German monk Martin Luther, disgusted by the materialism in the church, begins the dialogue that will lead to the Protestant Reformation.
    Son of the South 2020 POSTER

    Son of the South

    2020

    English

    6.2

    17

    59%

    89%

    1960s

    Action

    based on true story

    Biography

    civil rights

    Drama

    historical drama

    klansmen

    racism

    Barry Alexander Brown Barry Alexander Brown Director Lucas Till Lucas Till as Bob Zellner Lucy Hale Lucy Hale as Carol Anne Sienna Guillory Sienna Guillory as Jessica Mitford Julia Ormond Julia Ormond as Virginia Durr
    In civil rights era Montgomery, Alabama, Klansman's grandson Bob Zellner must choose which side of history to be on during the Movement. Defying his family and white Southern norms, he fought against social injustice, repression and violence to change the world around him
    Center Stage 1991 POSTER

    Center Stage

    1991

    Cn

    7.4

    7

    1930s

    biography

    Biography

    Drama

    historical drama

    Romance

    romantic drama

    Stanley Kwan Stanley Kwan Director Daisy Tian Dai Daisy Tian Dai as Hsiao-Yu Carina Lau Carina Lau as Lily Li / Self Waise Lee Waise Lee as Li Min-wei Maggie Cheung Maggie Cheung as Ruan Ling-yu / Self
    Based on the tragic true story of China's first prima donna of the silver screen, Ruan Lingyu, chronicling her rise to fame as a movie actress in Shanghai during the 1930s.
    The Black Spider 2022 POSTER

    The Black Spider

    2022

    German

    5.0

    3

    Action

    Drama

    historical drama

    medieval history

    Thriller

    Markus Fischer Markus Fischer Director Julia Jakubowska Julia Jakubowska as Grünebäuerin Ronald Zehrfeld Ronald Zehrfeld as Hans von Stoffeln András Sütö András Sütö as Heimisbauer Anatole Taubman Anatole Taubman as Karrenmacher
    The courageous young midwife Christine makes a pact with the devil to save her village from the brutal terror of the Teutonic Knights. Punished by a spider plague, Christine goes from savior to hunted.
    All the Way 2016 POSTER

    All the Way

    2016

    English

    7.2

    90

    85%

    83%

    1960s

    Action

    biography

    Biography

    Drama

    historical drama

    History

    politics

    usa president

    Jay Roach Jay Roach Director Zachary Barton Zachary Barton as JFK's Secretary Anthony Mackie Anthony Mackie as Martin Luther King, Jr. Stoney Westmoreland Stoney Westmoreland as Representative James Corman Randy Oglesby Randy Oglesby as Strom Thurmond
    Lyndon B. Johnson's amazing 11-month journey from taking office after JFK's assassination, through the fight to pass the 1964 Civil Rights Act and his own presidential campaign, culminating on the night LBJ is actually elected to the office – no longer the 'accidental President.'
    Chushingura 1962 POSTER

    Chushingura

    1962

    Japanese

    7.5

    6

    Action

    Drama

    historical drama

    History

    japan

    jidaigeki

    revenge

    samurai

    seppuku

    Hiroshi Inagaki Hiroshi Inagaki Director Hiroshi Tachikawa Hiroshi Tachikawa as Aminori Uesugi Toshirô Mifune Toshirô Mifune as Genba Tawaraboshi Akira Takarada Akira Takarada as Gunbei Takada Setsuko Hara Setsuko Hara as Riku
    After their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await the chance to avenge their master and reclaim their honor.
    Peterloo 2018 POSTER

    Peterloo

    2018

    English

    6.5

    30

    67%

    42%

    19th century

    Action

    based on true story

    british history

    Drama

    historical drama

    History

    massacre

    period drama

    Mike Leigh Mike Leigh Director Leo Bill Leo Bill as John Tyas Karl Johnson Karl Johnson as Lord Sidmouth, the Home Secretary Philip Whitchurch Philip Whitchurch as Magistrate Col Fletcher Philip Martin Brown Philip Martin Brown as Mill Owner
    An epic portrayal of the events surrounding the infamous 1819 Peterloo Massacre, where a peaceful pro-democracy rally at St Peter’s Field in Manchester turned into one of the bloodiest and most notorious episodes in British history. The massacre saw British government forces charge into a crowd of over 60,000 that had gathered to demand political reforms and protest against rising levels of poverty.
    Kazakh Khanate: Diamond Sword 2016 POSTER

    Kazakh Khanate: Diamond Sword

    2016

    Kazakh

    6.0

    5

    15th century

    Action

    Drama

    historical drama

    History

    kazakhstan

    War

    Rustem Abdrashev Rustem Abdrashev Director Zhanar Sakhat Zhanar Sakhat as Baibishe Mukhagali Myrzambetov Mukhagali Myrzambetov as Haidar Asan Kirkabayev Asan Kirkabayev as Mansur Alfira Duisembai Alfira Duisembai as Saruar
    Set in the 15th century, the story follows the formation of the Kazakh state after the death of Genghis Khan and the usurpation of power by one of Khan's descendants, leading the sultans Kerei and Janibek to resort to some nomadic tribes to remove the usurper, hoping for a better life and freedom.
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