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1. Apollo 13 (1995) Apollo 13 (1995)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.6/10 X  
NASA must devise a strategy to return Apollo 13 to Earth safely after the spacecraft undergoes massive internal damage putting the lives of the three astronauts on board in jeopardy. Dir: Ron Howard With: Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon Adventure | Drama | History 140 mins.
2. All the President's Men (1976) All the President's Men (1976)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.0/10 X  
"The Washington Post" reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to President Richard Nixon's resignation. Dir: Alan J. Pakula With: Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford, Jack Warden Biography | Drama | History | Thriller 138 mins.
3. Amistad (1997) Amistad (1997)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.2/10 X  
About a 1839 mutiny aboard a slave ship that is traveling towards the northeastern coast of America. Much of the story involves a court-room drama about the free man who led the revolt. Dir: Steven Spielberg With: Djimon Hounsou, Matthew McConaughey, Anthony Hopkins Drama | History 155 mins.
4. The Crucible (1996) The Crucible (1996)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.8/10 X  
A Salem resident attempts to frame her ex-lover's wife for being a witch in the middle of the 1692 witchcraft trials. Dir: Nicholas Hytner With: Daniel Day-Lewis, Winona Ryder, Paul Scofield Drama | History 124 mins.
5. Agora (2009) Agora (2009)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.2/10 X  
A historical drama set in Roman Egypt, concerning a slave who turns to the rising tide of Christianity in the hope of pursuing freedom while falling in love with his mistress, the famous philosophy and mathematics professor Hypatia of Alexandria. Dir: Alejandro Amenábar With: Rachel Weisz, Max Minghella, Oscar Isaac Adventure | Drama | History | Romance 127 mins.
6. The Longest Day (1962) The Longest Day (1962)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.8/10 X  
The events of D-Day, told on a grand scale from both the Allied and German points of view. Dir: Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton With: John Wayne, Robert Ryan, Richard Burton Action | Drama | History | War 178 mins.
7. The Birth of a Nation (1915) The Birth of a Nation (1915)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.8/10 X  
The Civil War divides friends and destroys families, but that's nothing compared to the anarchy in the black-ruled South after the war. Dir: D.W. Griffith With: Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, Henry B. Walthall Drama | History | War 165 mins.
8. Bobby (2006) Bobby (2006)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.0/10 X  
The story of the assassination of U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy who was shot in the early morning hours of June 5, 1968 in the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, and 22 people in the hotel whose lives were never the same. Dir: Emilio Estevez With: Anthony Hopkins, Demi Moore, Sharon Stone Drama | History 117 mins.
9. The Newton Boys (1998) The Newton Boys (1998)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.0/10 X  
The story of the Newton gang, the most successful bank robbers in history, owing to their good planning and minimal violence. Dir: Richard Linklater With: Matthew McConaughey, Ethan Hawke, Skeet Ulrich Action | Crime | Drama | History | Western 113 mins.
10. Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.5/10 X  
A dramatization of the Japanese attack on the US naval base at Pearl Harbor and the series of American blunders that allowed it to happen. Dir: Richard Fleischer, Kinji Fukasaku With: Martin Balsam, Sô Yamamura, Jason Robards Action | Drama | History | War 144 mins.
11. The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.4/10 X  
Harrowing story of a young Jewish girl who, with her family and their friends, is forced into hiding in an attic in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam. Dir: George Stevens With: Millie Perkins, Shelley Winters, Joseph Schildkraut Biography | Drama | Family | History | War 180 mins.
12. A Field in England (2013) A Field in England (2013)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.3/10 X  
Amid the Civil War in 17th-century England, a group of deserters flee from battle through an overgrown field. Captured by an alchemist, the men are forced to help him search to find a hidden treasure that he believes is buried in the field. Dir: Ben Wheatley With: Julian Barratt, Peter Ferdinando, Richard Glover Drama | History | Horror | Mystery 90 mins.
13. The Lady (2011) The Lady (2011)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.1/10 X  
The story of Aung San Suu Kyi as she becomes the core of Burma's democracy movement, and her relationship with her husband, writer Michael Aris. Dir: Luc Besson With: Michelle Yeoh, David Thewlis, Jonathan Raggett Biography | Drama | History | Romance 132 mins.
14. Farewell, My Queen (2012) Farewell, My Queen (2012)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.3/10 X  
A look at the relationship between Marie Antoinette and one of her readers during the first days of the French Revolution. Dir: Benoît Jacquot With: Léa Seydoux, Diane Kruger, Virginie Ledoyen Drama | History | Romance 100 mins.
15. Battleship Potemkin (1925) Battleship Potemkin (1925)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.0/10 X  
A dramatized account of a great Russian naval mutiny and a resulting street demonstration which brought on a police massacre. Dir: Sergei M. Eisenstein With: Aleksandr Antonov, Vladimir Barsky, Grigori Aleksandrov History | War 75 mins.
16. The Gospel According to St. Matthew (1964) The Gospel According to St. Matthew (1964)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.9/10 X  
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. Dir: Pier Paolo Pasolini With: Enrique Irazoqui, Margherita Caruso, Susanna Pasolini Biography | Drama | History 137 mins.
17. Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916) Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.0/10 X  
The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history. Dir: D.W. Griffith With: Lillian Gish, Douglas Fairbanks, Mae Marsh Drama | History | War 163 mins.
18. Battle for Haditha (2007) Battle for Haditha (2007)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.0/10 X  
An investigation of the massacre of 24 men, women and children in Haditha, Iraq allegedly shot by 4 U.S. Marines in retaliation for the death of a U.S. Marine killed by a roadside bomb. The movie follows the story of the Marines of Kilo Company, an Iraqi family, and the insurgents who plant the roadside bomb. Dir: Nick Broomfield With: Matthew Knoll, Elliot Ruiz, Eric Mehalacopoulos Drama | History | War 97 mins.
18 titles.