Popular History Movies on Amazon Prime Video - Page 16

Into the Darkness

2020

Into the Darkness

2020
6.1
Karlskov is a self made, successful owner of a large electronics factory, has a wife and five children. They live the good, privileged upper-class life on Strandvejen north of Copenhagen when the Nazis occupy Denmark in April 1940. Karl struggles to continue production at the factory, but to protect his family and employees he reluctantly begins to produce for the German market. It brings him into a controversial collaboration with the occupying power and causes painful breaks in the family.
Roe v. Wade

2021

Roe v. Wade

2021
5.6
Drs. Bernard Nathanson and Mildred Jefferson square off in a national battle in this untold conspiracy that led to the most famous and controversial court case in history.
Xuan Zang

2016

Xuan Zang

2016
6.8
Chinese-Indian historical adventure of Xuan Zang's seventeen-year overland journey to India during the Tang dynasty in the seventh century.
Enter the Clones of Bruce

2023

Enter the Clones of Bruce

2023
7.6
Get ready to play a game of death… and another… and another. This wild documentary dives into the Bruce Lee exploitation craze.
Manlife

2017

Manlife

2017
6
For over 80 years, Merle Hayden has crusaded to recruit members to the utopian movement Lawsonomy. Founded by aircraft pioneer Alfred Lawson, Lawsonomy advocates for economic reform and clean, communal living that transforms followers into a "New Species" that will benefit the human race either in this life or the next. Merle joined Lawson as a teenager and never looked back. His high school sweetheart Betty Kasch, however, is tired of Lawson coming between them. Reunited after over 60 years apart, non-believer Betty wants Merle to join her in Florida. Merle's commitment to preserving Lawson's legacy, artifacts currently rotting in a barn alongside a Wisconsin highway, has Betty worried Merle may leave her for Lawson once again.
Eagle Shadow Fist

1973

Eagle Shadow Fist

1973
5.6
Historical movie set during the Japanese occupation of China during WWII. Jackie Chan is one of the good guys but has nothing much more than a supporting role.
Raising the Bar: The Alma Richards Story

2025

Raising the Bar: The Alma Richards Story

2025
8.2
In 1908, eighth grader Alma Richards quits school to work as a ranch hand. A chance meeting with a professor motivates him to resume his education, leading him to compete in high jump at the Stockholm Olympics and win a gold medal.
Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea

2021

Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea

2021
5.7
‘Marakkar Lion of the Arabian Sea’ portrays the courageous life-events of a rebellious naval chief, Kunjali Marakkar the fourth, who fought against the Portuguese in the ancient times. He was the fourth naval chief of the Calicut Zamorin. The film revolves around him who was also the first Indian Naval Commander and Indian freedom fighter for the war against the Portuguese. He is said to have won 16 such battles with his impeccable strategies and fighting skills.
Gideon's Trumpet

1980

Gideon's Trumpet

1980
6
True story of Clarence Gideon's fight to be appointed counsel at the expense of the state. This landmark case led to the Supreme Court's decision which extended this right to all criminal defendants.
Saints and Soldiers

2003

Saints and Soldiers

2003
6.3
Five American soldiers fighting in Europe during World War II struggle to return to Allied territory after being separated from U.S. forces during the historic Malmedy Massacre.
Quisling: The Final Days

2024

Quisling: The Final Days

2024
6.1
After five years, the German occupation of Norway ends on 8 May 1945. The rebuilding of the nation can begin, but first the final chapter must be written. In a dark cell at Akershus Fortress sits the man who committed the greatest treason of all: Vidkun Quisling. Now he must be held accountable for his actions and the atrocities that Nazi ideology led to.
BLACKFOX: Age of the Ninja

2019

BLACKFOX: Age of the Ninja

2019
6.9
The era when Samurai and Ninja existed in Japan. Rikka Isurugi was born and raised in a Ninja clan secluded from society. She soon meets Miya, a girl with a mysterious power, who is found lost in the mountains. As Rikka is concerned that someone is pursuing Miya, she also asks the head the of Isurugi Ninja Clan for permission to avenger her father's death. Soon Rikka faces danger with the attack of the Negoro group but…
The Final Inquiry

2007

The Final Inquiry

2007
4.7
In 35 A.D., a Roman tribune is sent to Palestine to investigate the death and possible resurrection of a certain Jesus from Nazareth.
Kings of the Sun

1963

Kings of the Sun

1963
6.1
In order to flee from powerful enemies, young Mayan king Balam leads his people north across the Gulf of Mexico to the coast of what will become the United States. They build a home in the new land but come into conflict with a tribe of Native Americans led by their chief, Black Eagle, while both Balam and Black Eagle fall in love the beautiful Mayan princess Ixchel.
Sardar Udham

2021

Sardar Udham

2021
7.1
A young Sardar Udham Singh left deeply scarred by the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, escaped into the mountains of Afghanistan, reaching London in 1933-34. Carrying an unhealed wound for 21 years, the revolutionary assassinated Michael O’Dwyer on 13th March, 1940, the man at the helm of affairs in Punjab, April 1919 to avenge the lost lives of his beloved brethren.
Southern Gospel

2023

Southern Gospel

2023
6.6
Samuel Allen's life collapses, but he wants to pursue his childhood goals and become a preacher. To do this, the rock n roll star has to fight against his past demons.
A Prominent Patient

2017

A Prominent Patient

2017
5.9
In 1939, Czech diplomat Jan Masaryk flees to the United States to escape his recent past: Germany has invaded Czechoslovakia and he is now a man with no nation; because, as the Czechoslovak ambassador in London, he failed to win the support of the British and could not avert the fall of his country and the outbreak of the World War II.
A Scandal in Paris

1946

A Scandal in Paris

1946
6.4
A smooth-talking French thief wangles his way into an important position as prefect of police.
Pawankhind

2022

Pawankhind

2022
5.8
The historical rearguard last stand that took place on 13 July 1660 at a mountain pass in the vicinity of fort Vishalgad, near the city of Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India between the Maratha Warrior Baji Prabhu Deshpande and Siddi Masud of Adilshah Sultanate, known as Battle of Pavan Khind.
The Last of the Mohicans

1936

The Last of the Mohicans

1936
6.3
The story is set in the British province of New York during the French and Indian War, and concerns—in part—a Huron massacre (with passive French acquiescence) of between 500 to 1,500 Anglo-American troops, who had honorably surrendered at Fort William Henry, plus some women and servants; the kidnapping of two sisters, daughters of the British commander; and their rescue by the last Mohicans.