Best History movies

Actors : Heather Fields, Alan Collett, Libby Clearfield, Dianna Collett,

A terrorist cell takes three Americans hostage and threatens to expose a secret that will shatter America's soul.

Actors : Christopher Abbott, Matilda Firth, Valentino Picone, Salvatore Ficarra, Toni Servillo, Julia Garner,
Directors : Leigh Whannell, Roberto Andò,

A Sicilian colonel leading a motley crew outwitting adversaries in Giuseppe Garibaldi's 1860 campaign that unified Italy.

Actors : Tom Tryon, Stuart Whitman, Viveca Lindfors, Peggy Wood,
Directors : Henry Koster,

Inspired by the scriptural tale. Moabitess priestess Ruth is drawn both to a Judean man and to his talk of a forgiving God. After tragedy strikes, she begins a new life in Bethlehem.

Actors : Gabriele Anicaite, Tauras Cizas, Saulius Ciucelis, Ieva Andrejevaite,
Directors : Donatas Ulvydas,

Emilia.Breaking Free is a suspense drama about the fight for freedom in Soviet-repressed Lithuania - in a society where a more satiated life seems more important than honour, a clear ...

Actors : Francesco Acquaroli, Stefano Abbati, Elio Germano,
Directors : Andrea Segre,

Biopic telling the life of the great and popular political leader Enrico Berlinguer, who almost led Italy's Communist Party into power in 1978.

Actors : Natalie Racoosin, Kelly Greyson, Clay Walker, Jenn Gotzon Chandler,

The year is 1755, and the English colonies are being ravaged by the atrocities of war. Opposing European powers have clashed over the fertile Ohio valley, and entire families are devastated...

Actors : Titta Karakorpi, Risto Taulo, Anja Pohjola, Aarno Sulkanen,
Directors : Edvin Laine,

Täällä Pohjantähden alla is based on the book with the same title. It is a story of the little village. The movie starts in the 1890's and it ends to the Finnish civil war in 1918. Story ...

Actors : Robin Renucci, Stéphane Freiss, Valeria Golino, Timothy Dalton,
Directors : Axel Corti,

Set in the 17th-century, an Italian nobleman weds an impoverished countess, who is wooed by the King of Piedmont and faces pressure from his entire court to succumb to his wishes.

Actors : Sergey Agafonov, Klim Berdinskiy, Yuriy Baturin, Rostislav Bershauer,
Directors : Andrey Kravchuk,

A group of officers of the Russian Imperial Guard prepare a revolt in December 1825, when about 3,000 officers and soldiers refused to swear allegiance to the new tsar.

Actors : Yulduz Rajabova, Christian Mortensen, Mahesh Jadu,
Directors : Jacob Schwarz,

As the Mongol Empire crumbles, a battle-scarred Timur Barlas must confront a haunting destiny and renounce his loyalties to protect the fate of the Silk Road.

Actors : Louis Seigner, Michael Lonsdale, Roland Bertin, Ivo Garrani,
Directors : Costa-Gavras,

In occupied France during the WWII, a German officer is murdered. The collaborationist Vichy government decides to pin the murder on six petty criminals. Loyal judges are called in to convict them as quickly as possible.

Actors : Gerrit Schoonhoven, Richard Kiley, Bruce Marchiano, Dawid Minnaar,
Directors : Regardt van den Bergh,

Matthew 15:1 - 28:20 - The year is about 62 A.D., and the aging apostle Matthew recalls the remarkable events he witnessed as a young man. As his story unfolds, the centuries melt away and ...

Actors : Alessandro Borghi, Gabriel Montesi, Federica Rosellini,
Directors : Gianni Amelio,

In WWI, Dr. Stefano Zorzi works at a clinic, treating soldiers' wounds and cases of self-injury to avoid combat.Dr. Giulio, who helps soldiers, becomes a silent competition that also involves nurse Anna. The Spanish flu strikes the city.

Actors : Rick Macy, David Nibley, Tayva Patch, Nathan Mitchell,

Joseph Smith: The Prophet of the Restoration focuses on some of the events during the life of Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, which was both filmed and distributed ...

Actors : Nikolai Kinski, Klaus Kinski, Dalila Di Lazzaro, Debora Caprioglio,
Directors : Klaus Kinski,

Klaus Kinski believed that he lived through the same experiences as the legendary "devil violinist" Niccolò Paganini, who set all of nineteenth-century Europe into a frenzy and through ...

Actors : Gaurav Chakrabarty, Ardhendu Banerjee, Parambrata Chatterjee, Parno Mittra,
Directors : Kaushik Ganguly,

This is a real life story inspired by Subir Banerjee,the little child actor who played the iconic role of Apu in Pather Panchali.

Actors : Jai Day, Alexander Zorn, Mira Leung, Michael Szuc,
Directors : Craig McCourry,

With a sudden attack by the Japanese, British Major-General Maltby and his top officers struggle with the decision to either fight to the death or offer a humiliating surrender of the British Colony of Hong Kong.

Actors : Ji-yeon Lim, Ho-jin Chun, Kang-woo Kim, Ji-hun Ju,
Directors : Kyu-dong Min,

The story of Joseon's tyrant king Yeonsan who exploits the populace for his own carnal pleasures, his seemingly loyal retainer who controls him and all court dealings, and a woman who seeks vengeance.

Actors : Aleksey Batalov, Mikhail Ulyanov, Tatyana Tkach, Lyudmila Saveleva,

The defeat of the "White Army" in the Russian Civil War of 1918-21, causing massive emigration of the upper classes and nobility, called "White Russians". Set in Crimea, Constantinopol and ...

Actors : Hayley Carr, Olivier Gruner, Michael Berryman, Tino Struckmann,
Directors : Jerry Buteyn,

The story is set in the latter days of World War 2, against the backdrop of fierce combat on the eastern front. Brother's War is based on real events. The western Allies push into Germany ...