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poster The Passion of Joan of Arc
The Passion of Joan of Arc
(5/5)
110mn - Drama, History
A classic of the silent age, this film tells the story of the doomed but ultimately canonized 15th-century teenage warrior. On trial for claiming she'd spoken to God, Jeanne d'Arc is subjected to inhumane…
poster Zeitgeist
Zeitgeist
(4.1/5)
118mn - Documentary, History
A documentary examining possible historical and modern conspiracies surrounding Christianity, the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and the Federal Reserve bank.
poster Battleship Potemkin
Battleship Potemkin
(4.0/5)
75mn - Drama, History
A dramatized account of a great Russian naval mutiny and a resultant public demonstration, showing support, which brought on a police massacre.
poster The Last Command
The Last Command
(4.0/5)
88mn - Drama, History, Romance
A former Imperial Russian general and cousin of the Czar ends up in Hollywood as an extra in a movie directed by a former revolutionary.
poster Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
(3.9/5)
163mn - Drama, History
The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history.
poster J'accuse
J'accuse
(3.9/5)
140mn - War, Drama, History
The story of two men, one married, the other the lover of the other's wife, who meet in the trenches of the First World War, and how their tale becomes a microcosm for the horrors of war.
poster Häxan
Häxan
(5/5)
95mn - Documentary, Horror, History
Grave robbing, torture, possessed nuns, and a satanic Sabbath: Benjamin Christensen's legendary film uses a series of dramatic vignettes to explore the scientific hypothesis that the witches of the Middle…
poster Alexander Nevsky
Alexander Nevsky
(3.8/5)
112mn - Drama, History, War
When German knights invade Russia, Prince Alexander Nevsky must rally his people to resist the formidable force. After the Teutonic soldiers take over an eastern Russian city, Alexander stages his stand a…
poster October (Ten Days that Shook the World)
October (Ten Days that Shook the World)
(3.8/5)
142mn - Drama, History
Sergei M. Eisenstein's docu-drama about the 1917 October Revolution in Russia. Made ten years after the events and edited in Eisenstein's 'Soviet Montage' style, it re-enacts in celebratory terms several …
poster A Bridge Too Far
A Bridge Too Far
(3.7/5)
175mn - Drama, History, War
The story of Operation Market Garden—a failed attempt by the allies in the latter stages of WWII to end the war quickly by securing three bridges in Holland allowing access over the Rhine into Germany. A …
poster Cyrano de Bergerac
Cyrano de Bergerac
(3.7/5)
113mn - Adventure, Drama, History
A brilliant swordsman-poet with an enormous nose secretly loves the beautiful Roxane but believes himself too ugly to be loved, so he helps his handsome but tongue-tied friend Christian win her heart by w…
poster Waterloo
Waterloo
(3.7/5)
257mn - History, Action, Drama
After defeating France and imprisoning Napoleon on Elba, ending two decades of war, Europe is shocked to find Napoleon has escaped and has caused the French Army to defect from the King back to him. The b…
poster The Keeper
The Keeper
(3.7/5)
120mn - Drama, War, History
The incredible true story of Bert Trautmann, a German POW who overcomes post-war prejudice to become a legendary goalkeeper for Manchester City.
poster Orphans of the Storm
Orphans of the Storm
(3.7/5)
150mn - Drama, History, Romance
France, on the eve of the French Revolution. Henriette and Louise have been raised together as sisters. When the plague that takes their parents' lives causes Louise's blindness, they decide to travel to …
poster Salt of the Earth
Salt of the Earth
(3.7/5)
94mn - History, Drama
En una mina de zinc de Nuevo México, los trabajadores mexicano-americanos liderados por Ramón Quintero se enfrentan a condiciones laborales peligrosas y salarios desiguales. Cuando una orden judicial proh…
poster That Hamilton Woman
That Hamilton Woman
(3.6/5)
125mn - Drama, History, Romance
The story of courtesan and dance-hall girl Emma Hamilton, including her relationships with Sir William Hamilton and Admiral Horatio Nelson and her rise and fall, set during the Napoleonic Wars.
poster If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
(3.6/5)
85mn - Documentary, Crime, History
Filmmaker Marshall Curry explores the inner workings of the Earth Liberation Front, a revolutionary movement devoted to crippling facilities involved in deforestation, while simultaneously offering a prof…
poster Cabiria
Cabiria
(2/5)
148mn - Drama, History
Young Cabiria is kidnapped by pirates and sold as a slave in Carthage. Just as she's to be sacrificed to Moloch, Cabiria is rescued by Fulvius Axilla, a good-hearted Roman spy, and his powerful slave, Mac…
poster Sir Arne's Treasure
Sir Arne's Treasure
(3.6/5)
106mn - History, Drama
Three Scottish officers, including Sir Archi, murder Sir Arne and his household for a coffin filled with gold. The only survivor is Elsalill, who moves to relatives in Marstrand. There she meets a charmin…
poster The Private Life of Henry VIII
The Private Life of Henry VIII
(3.5/5)
97mn - Comedy, Drama, Romance
King Henry VIII navigates a series of marriages and political intrigues in this Oscar-winning classic following the monarch's quest for an heir and the fates of his last five wives.
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