Best History movies

Actors : Natalie Burt, David Calder, Dean Andrews, Kate Ashfield,
Directors : James Strong,

United is based on the true story of Manchester United's legendary "Busby Babes", the youngest side ever to win the Football League and the 1958 Munich Air Crash that claimed eight of the ...

Actors : Ronald Zehrfeld, Basil Eidenbenz, Tobias Resch, Vicky Krieps,
Directors : Margarethe von Trotta,

The relationship between writers Ingeborg Bachmann and Max Frisch.

Actors : Liv Ullmann, Sven-Olof Bern, Max von Sydow, Eddie Axberg,
Directors : Jan Troell,

In the middle of the 19th century, Kristina and Karl-Oskar live in a small rural village in Smaaland (southern Sweden). They get married and try to make a living on a small spot of land. ...

Actors : Rani Mukerji, Kamal Haasan, Hema Malini, Shah Rukh Khan,
Directors : Kamal Haasan,

Saketh Ram's wife is raped and killed during direct action day riots in Calcutta. He is convinced that Mahatma Gandhi is responsible for all the problems happening in the country and sets out to kill him.

Actors : Burt Lancaster, Denholm Elliott, Peter Vaughan, Simon Ward,
Directors : Douglas Hickox,

A dramatization of the Battle of Isandlwana, where the British Army met its match against the Zulu nation.

Actors : David Strathairn, Ray Wise, Sam Witwer, Alessandro Mario,
Directors : Terry Green,

When a series of package bombs show up on the doorsteps of prominent politicians and businessmen in the summer of 1919, U.S. Bureau of Investigation Agent William Flynn (Strathairn) is ...

Actors : John Wood, Helena Bonham Carter, Michael Hordern, Cary Elwes,
Directors : Trevor Nunn,

The death of King Henry VIII throws his kingdom into chaos because of succession disputes. His weak son Edward, is on his deathbed. Anxious to keep England true to the Reformation, a ...

Actors : Pam Ferris, Luke Treadaway, Brenda Blethyn, Jim Broadbent,
Directors : Roger Mainwood,

This hand drawn animated film, based on the award winning graphic novel by Raymond Briggs, is an intimate and affectionate depiction of the life and times of his parents, two ordinary Londoners living through extraordinary events.

Actors : Eshwar Basha, Lizzie Antony, Chandrasekar, Kutti Mani, Raja,
Directors : Kittu,

The Movie shows the true events that happened in Tamileelam to suppress Tamil ethnicity and it is talking about how and why Tamil leader Prabhakaran emerged in the Tamil freedom struggle in the Indian Ocean Island nation Srilanka.

Actors : Cleo Pires, Glória Pires, Rui Ricardo Diaz, Juliana Baroni,

The true story of a working class boy who moves to the nation's financial capital at a young age and becomes one the most influential politician in Brazil's history.

Actors : Denise Black, Mark Anthony Brighton, Gabriel Cartade, Ray Fearon,
Directors : Eli King,

Two stories separated by 1400 years. After losing his mother in the midst of a war-torn country, an Iraqi child, learns the importance and power of patience by discovering the historical story of Lady Fatima and her suffering.

Actors : Hae-il Park, Seung-ryong Ryu, Mu-Yeol Kim, Chae-won Moon,
Directors : Han-min Kim,

Set during the second Manchu invasion of Korea, Nam Yi, the best archer in Korea, goes up against the Qing Dynasty to save his younger sister Ja In - who was dragged away by Manchurian.

Actors : Enrique Irazoqui, Margherita Caruso, Susanna Pasolini, Marcello Morante,
Directors : Pier Paolo Pasolini,

The life of Jesus Christ according to the Gospel of Matthew. Pasolini shows Christ as a marxist avant-la-lettre and therefore uses half of the text of Matthew.

Actors : Harry Andrews, Diane Cilento, Rex Harrison, Charlton Heston,
Directors : Carol Reed,

The biographical story of Michelangelo's troubles while painting the Sistine Chapel at the urging of Pope Julius II.

Actors : Malik Zidi, Iabe Lapacas, Alexandre Steiger, Mathieu Kassovitz,
Directors : Mathieu Kassovitz,

Dissidents in a French colony attack a police station and take hostages.

Actors : Swastika Mukherjee, Amit Sial, Babil Khan, Triptii Dimri,
Directors : Anvita Dutt,

Haunted by her past, a talented singer with a rising career copes with the pressure of success, a mother's disdain and the voices of doubt within her.

Actors : Anuj Saini, Tanisha Santoshi, Chinmay Mandlekar, Deepak Antani,
Directors : Rajkumar Santoshi,

The fictional world where Mahatma Gandhi survives the attack on him and later meets Nathuram Godse in prison. Their conversation leads to a fiery debate between them.

Actors : Jovan Jovanovic, Ninetto Davoli, Vincenzo Amato, Franco Citti,
Directors : Pier Paolo Pasolini,

An adaptation of nine stories from Boccaccio's "Decameron".

Actors : Rani Mukerji, Toby Stephens, Aamir Khan, Coral Beed,
Directors : Ketan Mehta,

This is a film about the leader of the 1857 mutiny and his fight against the British rule.

Actors : Sebnem Dönmez, Haluk Bilginer, Beyaz, Güven Kiraç,
Directors : Ezel Akay,

A story about the tragedy and the danger of humor and the humorist - A comedy as grand as the Lands of Rome...