IMDb: Genre: History

Most Popular History Feature Films

1.		Spotlight (2015) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.2/10 X The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core. Dir: Tom McCarthy With: Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams Biography \| Drama \| History 128 mins.
2.		Bridge of Spies (2015) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.6/10 X During the Cold War, an American lawyer is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court, and then help the CIA facilitate an exchange of the spy for the Soviet captured American U2 spy plane pilot, Francis Gary Powers. Dir: Steven Spielberg With: Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Alan Alda Drama \| History \| Thriller 142 mins.
3.		In the Heart of the Sea (2015) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.0/10 X A recounting of a New England whaling ship's sinking by a giant whale in 1820, an experience that later inspired the great novel Moby-Dick. Dir: Ron Howard With: Chris Hemsworth, Cillian Murphy, Brendan Gleeson Action \| Adventure \| Biography \| Drama \| History \| Thriller 122 mins.
4.		Assassin's Creed (2016) When Callum Lynch (Michael Fassbender) explores the memories of his ancestor Aguilar and gains the skills of a Master Assassin, he discovers he is a descendant of the secret Assassins society. Dir: Justin Kurzel With: Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons Action \| Adventure \| History \| Sci-Fi
5.		Legend (2015) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.0/10 X The film tells the story of the identical twin gangsters Reggie and Ronnie Kray, two of the most notorious criminals in British history, and their organised crime empire in the East End of London during the 1960s. Dir: Brian Helgeland With: Tom Hardy, Emily Browning, Taron Egerton Biography \| Crime \| Drama \| History \| Thriller 132 mins.
6.		Straight Outta Compton (2015) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.0/10 X The group NWA emerges from the mean streets of Compton in Los Angeles, California, in the mid-1980s and revolutionizes Hip Hop culture with their music and tales about life in the hood. Dir: F. Gary Gray With: O'Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell Biography \| Drama \| History \| Music 147 mins.
7.		Everest (2015) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.1/10 X A climbing expedition on Mt. Everest is devastated by a severe snow storm. Dir: Baltasar Kormákur With: Jason Clarke, Ang Phula Sherpa, Thomas M. Wright Adventure \| Biography \| Drama \| History \| Thriller 121 mins.
8.		Dunkirk (2017) The film tells the story of the Dunkirk evacuation, which took place at the beginning of World War II. Dir: Christopher Nolan With: Tom Hardy, Mark Rylance, Harry Styles Action \| Drama \| History \| Thriller \| War
9.		The Finest Hours (2016) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.1/10 X The Coast Guard makes a daring rescue attempt off the coast of Cape Cod after a pair of oil tankers are destroyed during a blizzard in 1952. Dir: Craig Gillespie With: Chris Pine, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster Action \| Drama \| History \| Thriller 117 mins.
10.		Schindler's List (1993) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.9/10 X In Poland during World War II, Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis. Dir: Steven Spielberg With: Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Kingsley Biography \| Drama \| History 195 mins.
11.		Ip Man 3 (2015) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.5/10 X When a band of brutal gangsters led by a crooked property developer make a play to take over the city, Master Ip is forced to take a stand. Dir: Wilson Yip With: Donnie Yen, Lynn Hung, Jin Zhang Action \| Biography \| Drama \| History 105 mins.
12.		American Sniper (2014) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.3/10 X Navy S.E.A.L. sniper Chris Kyle's pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield and turns him into a legend. Back home to his wife and kids after four tours of duty, however, Chris finds that it is the war he can't leave behind. Dir: Clint Eastwood With: Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Kyle Gallner Action \| Biography \| Drama \| History \| Thriller \| War 133 mins.
13.		The 33 (2015) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.0/10 X Based on the real-life event, when a gold and copper mine collapses, it traps 33 miners underground for 69 days. Dir: Patricia Riggen With: Antonio Banderas, Rodrigo Santoro, Juliette Binoche Biography \| Drama \| History 127 mins.
14.		12 Years a Slave (2013) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.1/10 X In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Dir: Steve McQueen With: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Kenneth Williams, Michael Fassbender Biography \| Drama \| History 134 mins.
15.		Suffragette (2015) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.9/10 X The foot soldiers of the early feminist movement, women who were forced underground to pursue a dangerous game of cat and mouse with an increasingly brutal State. Dir: Sarah Gavron With: Carey Mulligan, Anne-Marie Duff, Helena Bonham Carter Biography \| Drama \| History 106 mins.
16.		Free State of Jones (2016) As civil war divides the nation, a poor farmer from Mississippi leads a group of rebels against the Confederate army. Dir: Gary Ross With: Matthew McConaughey, Keri Russell, Mahershala Ali Action \| Biography \| Drama \| History \| War
17.		Colonia (2015) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.4/10 X A young woman's desperate search for her abducted boyfriend that draws her into the infamous Colonia Dignidad, a sect nobody ever escaped from. Dir: Florian Gallenberger With: Emma Watson, Daniel Brühl, Michael Nyqvist Drama \| History \| Romance \| Thriller 110 mins.
18.		Black Hawk Down (2001) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.7/10 X 123 elite U.S. soldiers drop into Somalia to capture two top lieutenants of a renegade warlord and find themselves in a desperate battle with a large force of heavily-armed Somalis. Dir: Ridley Scott With: Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Tom Sizemore Drama \| History \| War 144 mins.
19.		Braveheart (1995) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.4/10 X When his secret bride is executed for assaulting an English soldier who tried to rape her, William Wallace begins a revolt against King Edward I of England. Dir: Mel Gibson With: Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau, Patrick McGoohan Biography \| Drama \| History \| War 178 mins.
20.		Gangs of New York (2002) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.5/10 X In 1863, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points area of New York City seeking revenge against Bill the Butcher, his father's killer. Dir: Martin Scorsese With: Leonardo DiCaprio, Cameron Diaz, Daniel Day-Lewis Crime \| Drama \| History 167 mins.
21.		Argo (2012) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.8/10 X Acting under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a CIA agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the U.S. hostage crisis in Iran in 1980. Dir: Ben Affleck With: Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, John Goodman Biography \| Drama \| History \| Thriller 120 mins.
22.		Zodiac (2007) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.7/10 X A San Francisco cartoonist becomes an amateur detective obsessed with tracking down the Zodiac killer. Dir: David Fincher With: Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey Jr., Mark Ruffalo Crime \| Drama \| History \| Mystery \| Thriller 157 mins.
23.		Amadeus (1984) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.3/10 X The incredible story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, told by his peer and secret rival Antonio Salieri - now confined to an insane asylum. Dir: Milos Forman With: F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge Biography \| Drama \| History \| Music 160 mins.
24.		Elvis & Nixon (2016) The untold true story behind the meeting between the King of Rock 'n Roll and President Nixon, resulting in this revealing, yet humorous moment immortalized in the most requested photograph in the National Archives. Dir: Liza Johnson With: Michael Shannon, Kevin Spacey, Alex Pettyfer Comedy \| History
25.		Testament of Youth (2014) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.3/10 X A British woman recalls coming of age during World War I - a story of young love, the futility of war, and how to make sense of the darkest times. Dir: James Kent With: Alicia Vikander, Kit Harington, Taron Egerton Biography \| Drama \| History \| War 129 mins.