Best History movies

Actors : Hiroshi Tamaki, Alec Su, Yifei Liu, Yun-Fat Chow,
Directors : Linshan Zhao,

Set in the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history, the story focuses on Cao Cao in his old age, exploring the areas of military tactics, love, and the relationship between father and son.

Actors : Vincent Price, Michael Pate, Robert Brown, Joan Freeman,
Directors : Roger Corman,

The twisted Richard III is haunted by the ghosts of those he has murdered in his attempt to become the King of England.

Actors : Evan Jonigkeit, Devin Ratray, David Zayas, Richard Kind,
Directors : Jeremy Profe,

The unheard true story of the moments after John Lennon was shot as seen through the eyes of those who lived it. Alan Weiss, an ambitious young news producer, finds himself in a position to break the biggest story of the year following a violent motorcycle accident. The emergency department at Roosevelt Hospital discovers a John Doe shooting victim is the worlds biggest rock star and struggles to...

Actors : Héctor Bonilla, Carmen Beato, Octavio Michel, Demián Bichir,
Directors : Jorge Michel Grau,

It was 7:19 am when Mexico City was hit by the most devastating earthquake in the history of that country. In "7:19", a handful of survivors from different social classes try to stay alive while they wait to be rescued.

Actors : Zarko Lausevic, Petar Bozovic, Nikola Rakocevic,
Directors : Rados Bajic,

An untold war story about the tragedy of a time, about heroism and despair, about friendship, sacrifice and nobility, about love and kindness.

Actors : László Csákányi, Péter Geszti, Gábor Agárdi, András Kern,
Directors : Attila Dargay,

Actors : Arya, Cochin Hanifa, Amy Jackson, Alexx O'Nell,
Directors : Vijay,

A film set in 1940s India, during the country's struggle for independence. The young daughter of an English governor falls in love with a local Indian boy.

Actors : Janis Reinis, Elita Klavina, Girts Krumins, Romualds Ancans,
Directors : Aigars Grauba,

The film dramatizes November 11, 1919- a crucial date in the battle for Latvian independence. A year after the end of the official hostilities of WWI, a renegade German general and troops ...

Actors : White-K, Da Peng, Dafei Zhuang,
Directors : Da Peng,

A Tang Dynasty minor official risks everything to deliver lychees across China. Li Shande, middle-aged and struggling, sees this dangerous mission as his last chance for success.

Actors : Isabelle Carré, Grégory Gadebois, Benjamin Lavernhe, Guillaume de Tonquédec,
Directors : Éric Besnard,

France, 1789, just before the Revolution. With the help of a surprising young woman, a chef who has been sacked by his master finds the strength to free himself from his position as a servant and opens the first restaurant.

Actors : Jason Robards, John Gielgud, Charlton Heston, Richard Johnson,
Directors : Stuart Burge,

The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassius persuades him to participate in his plot to assassinate Caesar but they have both ...

Actors : Makita Samba, Alba Rohrwacher, Kenny Nzogang, Larisa Faber,
Directors : Markus Schleinzer,

In early 18th century an African slave boy is chosen by a European Comtesse to be baptized and educated. Reaching adulthood, Angelo achieves prominence and becomes the Viennese court mascot until he decides to secretly marry a white woman.

Actors : F. Murray Abraham, Raz Degan, Rutger Hauer, Christo Jivkov,
Directors : Renzo Martinelli,

German Emperor Barbarossa will stop at nothing to conquer and build his empire. But a young man from Milan, along with his army of 900 men known as the Company of Death, is prepared to challenge the Emperor.

Actors : Malgorzata Mikolajczak, Sebastian Urzendowsky, Jannis Niewöhner, Rainer Bock,
Directors : Florian Gallenberger,

1944. Walter Proska is a young Wehrmacht soldier who begins to question the purpose of the war, who the real enemy is and whether his real duty should be to his fatherland or his own conscience.

Actors : Philipp Hochmair, Matthias Bundschuh, Maximilian Brückner, Johannes Allmayer,
Directors : Matti Geschonneck,

On January 20, 1942, leading representatives of the German Nazi regime met in a villa in Berlin-Wannsee for a meeting that went down in history as the Wannsee Conference, at which the systematic murder of 11 million Jews was decided.

Actors : Rekha, Rajit Kapoor, Karisma Kapoor, Manoj Bajpayee,
Directors : Shyam Benegal,

Zubeidaa, an aspiring Muslim actress, marries a Hindu prince to become his second wife. Her tumultuous relationship with her husband, and her inner demons lead her to a decision which has fatal consequences for them all.

Actors : Klaus Maria Brandauer, Ildikó Bánsági, Walter Schmidinger, Erland Josephson,
Directors : István Szabó,

A man's story parallels Hitler's rise. Austrian Klaus Schneider, wounded in World War I, recovers in the care of Dr. Emil Bettleheim. Bettleheim discovers that Schneider possesses powers of...

Actors : Aleksandr Bukharov, Dmitriy Miller, Kseniya Knyazeva, Valeriy Malikov,
Directors : Oleg Ryaskov,

Europe, 1709. Russia and Sweden are at war. Two French duelists are exiled by King Louis XIV of France: one to the side of Czar Peter the Great of Russia, the other to the side of King ...

Actors : Nikolaus Dutsch, Mickey Rourke, Andréa Ferréol, Helena Bonham Carter,
Directors : Liliana Cavani,

Docudrama about the life of St-Francis of Assisi

Actors : Santiago Alarcón, Natalia Reyes, Max Duran,
Directors : Tomás Corredor,

A dramatized account of Colombia's 1985 Palace of Justice siege combines fictional elements with historical footage, exploring themes of belief, turmoil, and lasting national trauma.