Best History movies

Actors : Jon Bernthal, Connie Nielsen, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Vera Farmiga,
Directors : Ava DuVernay,

The unspoken system that has shaped America and chronicles how lives today are defined by a hierarchy of human divisions.

Actors : John Getz, Stephen Dorff, Rosalind Chao, Hugo Armstrong,

Through readings of historical account by actors and the testimony of survivors, the events of the Nanjing Massacre are recounted.

Actors : Matthew Knoll, Elliot Ruiz, Eric Mehalacopoulos, Nathan De La Cruz,
Directors : Nick Broomfield,

An investigation of the massacre of 24 men, women and children in Haditha, Iraq allegedly shot by 4 U.S. Marines in retaliation for the death of a U.S. Marine killed by a roadside bomb. The movie follows the story of the Marines of Kilo Company, an Iraqi family, and the insurgents who plant the roadside bomb.

Actors : Charles S. Dutton, Danny Glover, Yaya DaCosta, LisaGay Hamilton,
Directors : John Sayles,

1950. Rural Alabama. Cotton harvest. It's a make-or-break weekend for the Honeydripper Lounge and its owner, piano player Tyrone "Pine Top" Purvis. Deep in debt to the liquor man, the ...

Actors : Ralph Fiennes, Charlotte Rampling, Keira Knightley, Dominic Cooper,
Directors : Saul Dibb,

A chronicle of the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was reviled for her extravagant political and personal life.

Actors : Neels van Jaarsveld, Taylor Kitsch, Ryan Phillippe, Malin Akerman,
Directors : Steven Silver,

A drama based on the true-life experiences of four combat photographers capturing the final days of apartheid in South Africa.

Actors : Lambert Wilson, Michael Lonsdale, Olivier Rabourdin, Philippe Laudenbach,
Directors : Xavier Beauvois,

Under threat by fundamentalist terrorists, a group of Trappist monks stationed with an impoverished Algerian community must decide whether to leave or stay.

Actors : Trystan Pütter, Nina Hoss, Ronald Zehrfeld, Nina Kunzendorf,
Directors : Christian Petzold,

A disfigured Holocaust survivor sets out to determine if the man she loved betrayed her trust.

Actors : Ayelet Zurer, Ewan McGregor, Ciarán Hinds, Tye Sheridan,
Directors : Rodrigo García,

An imagined chapter from Jesus' forty days of fasting and praying in the desert. On his way out of the wilderness, Jesus struggles with the Devil over the fate of a family in crisis.

Actors : Jason Isaacs, Nazanin Boniadi, Armie Hammer, Dev Patel,
Directors : Anthony Maras,

Hotel Mumbai tells the astonishing true story of the victims and survivors of the devastating attacks on Mumbai in 2008.

Actors : Josette Simon, Denzel Washington, Wabei Siyolwe, Kevin Kline,
Directors : Richard Attenborough,

South African journalist Donald Woods is forced to flee the country, after attempting to investigate the death in custody of his friend, the black activist Steve Biko.

Actors : Ingrid García Jonsson, Pekka Strang, Mark Rowley, Zoltan Andrasi,
Directors : Edward Bazalgette,

In the wake of King Edward's death, Uhtred of Bebbanburg and his comrades adventure across a fractured kingdom in the hopes of uniting England at last.

Actors : Daniel Contesse, Marcelo Alonso, Alfredo Castro, Josefina Dagorret,
Directors : Pablo Larraín,

Centers on Augusto Pinochet who is not dead but an aged vampire. After living 250 years in this world, he has decided to die once and for all.

Actors : Théophile Sowié, Maka Kotto, Alex Descas, Eriq Ebouaney,
Directors : Raoul Peck,

The true story of the rise to power and brutal assassination of the formerly vilified and later redeemed leader of the independent Congo, Patrice Lumumba. Using newly discovered historical ...

Actors : Hugh Bonneville, Manish Dayal, Gillian Anderson, Huma Qureshi,
Directors : Gurinder Chadha,

The final Viceroy of India, Lord Mountbatten, is tasked with overseeing the transition of British India to independence, but meets with conflict as different sides clash in the face of monumental change.

Actors : Martin Balsam, Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman, Jack Warden,
Directors : Alan J. Pakula,

"The Washington Post" reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to President Richard Nixon's resignation.

Actors : Maïwenn, Johnny Depp, Melvil Poupaud, Benjamin Lavernhe,
Directors : Maïwenn,

The life of Jeanne Bécu who was born as the illegitimate daughter of an impoverished seamstress in 1743 and went on to rise through the Court of Louis XV to become his last official mistress.

Actors : Mads Mikkelsen, Kristine Kujath Thorp, Gustav Lindh, Amanda Collin,
Directors : Nikolaj Arcel,

The story of Ludvig Kahlen who pursued his lifelong dream: To make the heath bring him wealth and honor.

Actors : Colman Domingo, Chris Rock, Glynn Turman, Aml Ameen,
Directors : George C. Wolfe,

Gay civil rights activist Bayard Rustin organized the 1963 March on Washington.

Actors : Regina King, Lance Reddick, Terrence Howard,
Directors : John Ridley,

Shirley Chisholm makes a trailblazing run for the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination after becoming the first Black woman elected to Congress.