Best History movies

Actors : Fionnula Flanagan, Aidan Gillen, Helen Mirren, David O'Hara,
Directors : Terry George,

Based on the true story of the 1981 hunger strike in a British prison, in which IRA prisoner Bobby Sands led a protest against the treatment of IRA prisoners as criminals rather than as ...

Actors : Katherine Waterston, Michael Shannon, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Holland,
Directors : Alfonso Gomez-Rejon,

The dramatic story of the cutthroat race between electricity titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse to determine whose electrical system would power the modern world.

Actors : Predrag 'Miki' Manojlovic, Valentina Cervi, Luca Zingaretti, Michel Serrault,
Directors : Agnès Merlet,

Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1653) was one of the first well-known female painters. The movie tells the story of her youth, when she was guided and protected by her father, the painter ...

Actors : Tom Berenger, Mark Moses, Daniela Romo, Joaquim de Almeida,
Directors : Lance Hool,

"One Man's Hero" tells the little-known story of the "St. Patrick's Battalion" or "San Patricios," a group of mostly Irish, and other immigrants of the Catholic religion, who deserted to ...

Actors : Sergey Bezrukov, Vladislav Vetrov, Elizaveta Boyarskaya, Konstantin Khabenskiy,
Directors : Andrey Kravchuk,

The story of admiral Aleksandr Kolchak who remained faithful to his oath to the Russian Emperor and fought against the Bolshevik rule after the 1917 October Revolution.

Actors : Sung-min Lee, Lee Hee-joon, Lee Byung-hun, Do-won Kwak,
Directors : Min-ho Woo,

In the 1970s Korea is under the absolute control of the president Park who controls the KCIA the organization with the edge over any branch of government.

Actors : Mrinal Kulkarni, Ankit Mohan, Ajay Purkar, Chinmay Mandlekar, Ruchi Savarn Mohan,
Directors : Digpal Lanjekar,

The story of the Maratha Warriors at the battle of Pavan Khind in 1660.

Actors : Bruce Robinson, Joseph Blatchley, Isabelle Adjani, Sylvia Marriott,
Directors : François Truffaut,

Adèle Hugo's unrequited love for a lieutenant.

Actors : Sooraj Pancholi, Suniel Shetty, Vivek Oberoi,
Directors : Prince Dhiman,

The movie narrates the tale of Hamirji Gohil, a brave warrior who fought against the Tughlaq Empire to protect the Somnath Temple and the Hindu faith.

Actors : Shahid Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Richard McCabe, Kangana Ranaut,
Directors : Vishal Bhardwaj,

A love triangle forms against the backdrop of the Second World War.

Actors : Frederico Zardi, Frank Wolff, Sennuccio Benelli, Salvo Randone,
Directors : Francesco Rosi,

The unclear and complicated twists between governal powers, independentist party and Mafia in the Sicily of the '40s culminate with the death of Salvatore Giuliano.

Actors : Maggie Q, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Cunxin Pu, Andy Lau,
Directors : Daniel Lee,

His country torn asunder by civil war, Zhao Zilong, a common man heeds the call of duty and from the humblest of roots rises through the ranks on wings of courage and cunning to command an ...

Actors : Mabel Cadena, Emiliano Zurita, Fernando Becerril, Alfonso Herrera,
Directors : David Pablos,

At the end of the 19th century, Ignacio de la Torre married the daughter of the president of Mexico, Porfirio Díaz. Ignacio leads a double life: he rises in the traditional world of politics while being a member of a clandestine society.

Actors : Sareh Bayat, Mahdi Pakdel, Ali Reza Shoja-Nuri, Mina Sadati,
Directors : Majid Majidi,

The events, trials and tribulations of the city of Makkah in 7th century AD.

Actors : Orson Welles, John Gielgud, Jeanne Moreau, Margaret Rutherford,
Directors : Orson Welles,

The career of Shakespeare's Sir John Falstaff as roistering companion to young Prince Hal, circa 1400-1413.

Actors : Al Pacino, Joan Plowright, Nastassja Kinski, Donald Sutherland,
Directors : Hugh Hudson,

New York trapper Tom Dobb becomes an unwilling participant in the American Revolution after his son Ned is drafted into the Army by the villainous Sergeant Major Peasy. Tom attempts to find...

Actors : Hugo Arana, Héctor Alterio, Norma Aleandro, Chunchuna Villafañe,
Directors : Luis Puenzo,

After the end of the Dirty War, a high school teacher sets out to find out who the mother of her adopted daughter is.

Actors : Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Darshan Kumar, Richa Chadha, Randeep Hooda,
Directors : Omung Kumar,

Biopic of Sarabjit Singh, a farmer residing at Bhikiwind, Punjab, near the Indo-Pak border, crossed the border after having a couple of drinks. However, he was mistaken to be an Indian spy and was sentenced with capital punishment.

Actors : Bobby Simha, Anasuya Bharadwaj, Raj Arjun,
Directors : Yaata Satyanarayana,

Revolves around the Hyderabad Liberation Movement of 1948. Capture the struggles of Telangana and its people in the early days of Independence to reclaim their religion and identity in the face of military and political oppression.

Actors : Serhat Mustafa Kiliç, Burhan Güven, Fikret Kagan Olcay, Dolunay Soysert,
Directors : Zülfü Livaneli,

Story based on the memoirs of Salih Bozok, which traces the life of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.