Best History movies

Actors : Franka Potente, Thomas Kretschmann, Avner W. Less, Troy Garity,
Directors : Robert Young,

Based upon the final confession of Adolf Eichmann, made before his execution in Israel as he accounts to Captain Avner Less, a young Israeli Police Officer, of his past as the architect of ...

Actors : Tatsuya Nakadai, Shima Iwashita, Tetsurô Tanba, Akira Ishihama,
Directors : Masaki Kobayashi,

An elder ronin samurai arrives at a feudal lord's home and requests an honorable place to commit suicide. But when the ronin inquires about a younger samurai who arrived before him things take an unexpected turn.

Actors : John Hurt, Ian McKellen, Joanne Whalley, Bridget Fonda,
Directors : Michael Caton-Jones,

Based on the Profumo Scandal of 1963, an affair between an exotic dancer and the Minister of War shakes up the British government.

Actors : Carl Anderson, Ted Neeley, Yvonne Elliman, Barry Dennen,
Directors : Norman Jewison,

Film version of the musical stage play, presenting the last few weeks of Christ's life, told in an anachronistic manner.

Actors : Ken Howard, Howard Da Silva, Donald Madden, William Daniels,
Directors : Peter H. Hunt,

A musical retelling of the American Revolution's political struggle in the Continental Congress to declare independence.

Actors : Sizo Mahlangu, Mbulelo Grootboom, Masasa Mbangeni, Michael Kenneth Williams,
Directors : Gideon Raff,

Israel's Mossad agents attempt to rescue Ethiopian Jewish refugees in Sudan in 1979.

Actors : Swapnil Parjane, Ajay Devgn,
Directors : Aashish Mall,

The narrative covers a century of institutional history, revealing how a small group expanded its mission and membership to achieve widespread influence.

Actors : Bonnie Bedelia, Paul Newman, John Cusack, Dwight Schultz,
Directors : Roland Joffé,

This film reenacts the Manhattan Project, the secret wartime project in New Mexico where the first atomic bombs were designed and built.

Actors : Bruce Dern, James Cromwell, James Le Gros, Kat Graham,
Directors : Mark Amin,

An escaped slave travels north and has chance encounters with Frederick Douglass and John Brown. Based on the life story of Shields Green.

Actors : Andy Garcia, Santiago Cabrera, Oscar Isaac, Catalina Sandino Moreno,
Directors : Dean Wright,

A chronicle of the Cristeros War (1926-1929); a war by the people of Mexico against the atheistic Mexican government.

Actors : Kemal Sunal, Sener Sen, Adile Nasit, Müjde Ar,
Directors : Kartal Tibet,

Late 19th century in Alexandria. Two traditionally rival Turkish families, "Seferoglu"s and "Tellioglu"s are competing for the "Green Valley". The winner will be determined by Daver Bey, ...

Actors : Michael Lonsdale, Mahmud Shalaby, Lubna Azabal, Tahar Rahim,
Directors : Ismaël Ferroukhi,

In Paris during WWII, an Algerian immigrant is inspired to join the resistance by his unexpected friendship with a Jewish man.

Actors : Henry Goodman, Zed Josef, Helen Mirren, Claudette Williams,
Directors : Guy Nattiv,

Focuses on the intensely dramatic and high-stakes responsibilities and decisions that Golda Meir, also known as the 'Iron Lady of Israel,' faced during the Yom Kippur War.

Actors : Rashi Khanna, Nargis Fakhri, Prakash Belawadi, John Abraham,
Directors : Shoojit Sircar,

An Indian intelligence agent journeys to a war-torn coastal island to break a resolute rebel group and meets a passionate journalist.

Actors : Olga Kurylenko, David Murgia, Alban Lenoir, Sébastien Lalanne,
Directors : Fred Grivois,

In February 1976 in Djibouti, a school bus was taken hostage at the Somali border. The GIGN is sent on the spot. After 30 hours of tension, a rescue operation is organized.

Actors : Ron Perlman, Everett McGill, Rae Dawn Chong, Nicholas Kadi,
Directors : Jean-Jacques Annaud,

This story takes place in prehistoric time when three tribesmen search for a new fire source.

Actors : Eduard Fernández, Elena Anaya, Viggo Mortensen, Unax Ugalde,
Directors : Agustín Díaz Yanes,

Viggo Mortensen plays the Spanish soldier-turned-mercenary Captain Alatriste, a heroic figure from the country's 17th century imperial wars.

Actors : Çetin Tekindor, Kim Seol, Ismail Hacioglu, Kyung-jin Lee,
Directors : Can Ulkay,

In 1950, amidst the ravages of the Korean War, Sergeant Süleyman stumbles upon a a half-frozen little girl, with no parents and no help in sight. Frantic, scared and on the verge of death, ...

Actors : Toby Regbo, Romola Garai, Eddie Redmayne, Juno Temple,
Directors : Stephen Poliakoff,

The adopted daughter of a privileged British politician uncovers a family secret in the weeks leading up to World War II.

Actors : Tom Courtenay, Christopher Eccleston, Rebecca Eccleston, Eileen Atkins,
Directors : Peter Medak,

In 1950s England, slow-witted Derek Bentley falls in with a group of petty criminals led by Chris Craig, a teenager with a fondness for American gangster films. Chris and Derek's friendship...