IMDb: Genre: History

Most Popular History Feature Films

1.		Anthropoid (2016) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.3/10 X Based on the extraordinary true story of Operation Anthropoid, the WWII mission to assassinate SS General Reinhard Heydrich, the main architect behind the Final Solution and the Reich's third in command after Hitler and Himmler. Dir: Sean Ellis With: Jamie Dornan, Cillian Murphy, Charlotte Le Bon Biography \| History \| Thriller \| War 120 mins.
2.		Dunkirk (2017) Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Empire, Canada and France are surrounded by the German army and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War II. Dir: Christopher Nolan With: Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, Mark Rylance Action \| Drama \| History \| Thriller \| War
3.		Sleepy Hollow (1999) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.4/10 X Ichabod Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate the decapitations of 3 people with the culprit being the legendary apparition, the Headless Horseman. Dir: Tim Burton With: Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Miranda Richardson Fantasy \| History \| Horror \| Mystery 105 mins.
4.		Allied (2016) In 1942, an intelligence officer in North Africa encounters a female French Resistance fighter on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. When they reunite in London, their relationship is tested by the pressures of war. Dir: Robert Zemeckis With: Brad Pitt, Marion Cotillard, Jared Harris Action \| Drama \| History \| Romance \| Thriller \| War 124 mins.
5.		Free State of Jones (2016) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.9/10 X A disillusioned Confederate army deserter returns to Mississippi and leads a militia of fellow deserters, runaway slaves, and women in an uprising against the corrupt local Confederate government. Dir: Gary Ross With: Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mahershala Ali Action \| Biography \| Drama \| History \| War 139 mins.
6.		The Big Short (2015) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.8/10 X Four denizens in the world of high-finance predict the credit and housing bubble collapse of the mid-2000s, and decide to take on the big banks for their greed and lack of foresight. Dir: Adam McKay With: Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling Biography \| Comedy \| Drama \| History 130 mins.
7.		13 Hours (2016) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.3/10 X During an attack on a U.S. compound in Libya, a security team struggles to make sense out of the chaos. Dir: Michael Bay With: John Krasinski, Pablo Schreiber, James Badge Dale Action \| Drama \| History \| Thriller \| War 144 mins.
8.		Spotlight (2015) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.1/10 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 \| Crime \| Drama \| History 128 mins.
9.		Silence (2016) In the seventeenth century, two Jesuit priests face violence and persecution when they travel to Japan to locate their mentor and propagate Christianity. Dir: Martin Scorsese With: Andrew Garfield, Liam Neeson, Adam Driver Drama \| History 159 mins.
10.		The Birth of a Nation (2016) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.8/10 X Nat Turner, a literate slave and preacher in the antebellum South, orchestrates an uprising. Dir: Nate Parker With: Nate Parker, Armie Hammer, Penelope Ann Miller Biography \| Drama \| History 120 mins.
11.		The Finest Hours (2016) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.8/10 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.
12.		Schindler's List (1993) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.9/10 X In German-occupied Poland during World War II, Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazi Germans. Dir: Steven Spielberg With: Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Kingsley Biography \| Drama \| History 195 mins.
13.		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.
14.		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.
15.		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.
16.		Straight Outta Compton (2015) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.9/10 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 \| Crime \| Drama \| History \| Music 147 mins.
17.		The Founder (2016) The story of McDonald's founder Ray Kroc. Dir: John Lee Hancock With: Linda Cardellini, Patrick Wilson, Michael Keaton Biography \| Drama \| History 115 mins.
18.		In the Heart of the Sea (2015) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.9/10 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.
19.		Legend (2015) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.0/10 X Identical twin gangsters Ronald and Reginald Kray terrorize London during the 1960s. Dir: Brian Helgeland With: Tom Hardy, Emily Browning, Taron Egerton Biography \| Crime \| Drama \| History \| Thriller 132 mins.
20.		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 \| Sport \| Thriller 121 mins.
21.		Steve Jobs (2015) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.2/10 X Steve Jobs takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution, to paint a portrait of the man at its epicenter. The story unfolds backstage at three iconic product launches, ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac. Dir: Danny Boyle With: Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen Biography \| Drama \| History 122 mins.
22.		Denial (2016) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.5/10 X Acclaimed writer and historian Deborah E. Lipstadt must battle for historical truth to prove the Holocaust actually occurred when David Irving, a renowned denier, sues her for libel. Dir: Mick Jackson With: Rachel Weisz, Tom Wilkinson, Timothy Spall Biography \| Drama \| History 110 mins.
23.		Argo (2012) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.7/10 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.
24.		The Promise (2016) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 4.1/10 X Set during the last days of the Ottoman Empire, The Promise follows a love triangle between Michael, a brilliant medical student, the beautiful and sophisticated Ana, and Chris - a renowned American journalist based in Paris. Dir: Terry George With: Angela Sarafyan, Christian Bale, Oscar Isaac Drama \| History 134 mins.
25.		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.