Popular History Movies on Plex - Page 27

The Jade Pendant

2017

The Jade Pendant

2017
6
Fleeing an arranged marriage in China, the independent Peony signs a contract to work as a “flower girl” in America, where she meets Tom, an American Born Chinese cook whose father works on the Transcontinental Railroad. Thwarted by a Hong Kong Triad boss seeking to extend his power into America, theirs is the tale of the first great Chinese immigration to the United States – a story of romance, bigotry, passion, food and a search for everlasting love – set against the largest mass lynching in American history, in Los Angeles’ Chinatown, in 1871.
The Brawler

2019

The Brawler

2019
4.3
The true story of underdog boxer, Chuck Wepner, who gets a shot to fight the champ, Muhammed Ali.
War in Russia: The Siege of Leningrad

2022

War in Russia: The Siege of Leningrad

2022
6
Relive one of the longest and most destructive sieges in history that led to the systematic starvation and destruction of the human population.
Maze

2017

Maze

2017
5.9
Inspired by the true events of the infamous 1983 prison breakout of 38 IRA prisoners from HMP Maze, which was to become the biggest prison escape in Europe since World War II.
Obama: Building the Dream

2020

Obama: Building the Dream

2020
He was elected as the 44th President of the United States simply for being Obama: voters, tired of what America had become, responded to his persona, his message and what he embodied - hope. Obama was in many ways a mirror, a mirror in which millions of Americans saw reflected their personal ideals: ideals of justice, tolerance and equality. After spending two tumultuous terms in office, through a period of geopolitical upheaval and economic crisis, it is easy to forget how the young president captivated the world simply by being 'Obama'.
What Was Virginia Woolf Really Afraid of?

2020

What Was Virginia Woolf Really Afraid of?

2020
A look back at the troubled life of genius British writer Virginia Woolf (1882-1941).
Chappaquiddick

2018

Chappaquiddick

2018
6.1
Ted Kennedy's life and political career become derailed in the aftermath of a fatal car accident in 1969 that claims the life of a young campaign strategist, Mary Jo Kopechne.
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser

1974

The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser

1974
7.3
The film follows Kaspar Hauser, who lived the first seventeen years of his life chained in a tiny cellar with only a toy horse to occupy his time, devoid of all human contact except for a man who wears a black overcoat and top hat who feeds him.
Breaker Morant

1980

Breaker Morant

1980
7.1
During the Boer War, three Australian lieutenants are on trial for shooting Boer prisoners. Though they acted under orders, they are being used as scapegoats by the General Staff, who hopes to distance themselves from the irregular practices of the war. The trial does not progress as smoothly as expected by the General Staff, as the defence puts up a strong fight in the courtroom.
Myall Creek: Day of Justice

2024

Myall Creek: Day of Justice

2024
Based on the story of late 1830's colonial Australia, where an unspeakable crime against First Nations people caused an upheaval between law and order.
Ida

2013

Ida

2013
7.2
In 1960s Poland, young novitiate Anna is on the verge of taking her vows when she discovers a family secret dating back to the years of the German occupation.
One Nation, One King

2018

One Nation, One King

2018
5.5
„Un peuple et son roi" crosses the destinies of the men and women of the population, and those of historical figures. Their meeting place is the newly founded National Assembly. At the heart of the story lie the fate of the king and the birth of the French Republic.
Caesar and Cleopatra

1945

Caesar and Cleopatra

1945
6.2
The aging Julius Caesar finds himself intrigued by the young Egyptian queen Cleopatra.
Stalin's Last Plot

2011

Stalin's Last Plot

2011
8
January 1953: On the eve of his death Stalin finds himself yet another imaginary enemy: Jewish doctors. He organizes the most violent anti-Semitic campaign ever launched in the USSR, by fabricating the "Doctors' Plot," whereby doctors are charged with conspiring to murder the highest dignitaries of the Soviet Regime. Still unknown and untold, this conspiracy underlines the climax of a political scheme successfully masterminded by Stalin to turn the Jews into the new enemies of the people. It reveals his extreme paranoia and his compulsion to manipulate those around him. The children and friends of the main victims recount for the first time their experience and their distress related to these nightmarish events.
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

1952

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

1952
6.7
A fugitive lord and his six retainers disguise themselves as monks to bluff their way through a hostile checkpoint.
Wondrous Boccaccio

2015

Wondrous Boccaccio

2015
5.8
It's 1348. The plague has brutally hit Florence. A group of then young people, seven women and three men, rebel against the feeling of death that is about to swallow them. They flee the city and find refuge in an abandoned villa in the Tuscan hills. Here, between moral doubts and the tasks needed to survive, they kill time by telling each other stories until they will decide to return. The stories are varied - tragic, bizarre, funny or erotic - but common and central to all of them is the female presence.
Frantz

2016

Frantz

2016
7.3
In the aftermath of WWI, a young German who grieves the death of her fiancé in France meets a mysterious French man who visits the fiance’s grave to lay flowers.
Nani Ma

2022

Nani Ma

2022
10
Musamoni Panigrahi (1920s–2017), fondly called “Nani Ma” by her neighbours, appears in the centre of this first film in the Baleswari dialect of India's Odia language. The story revolves around folklore and folk songs narrated by Nani Ma. Born in the 1920s in pre-independent rural India in a coastal village in the Balasore district of Odisha, she never got to go beyond the first few days of school. The film is an alternate history of a society broken through colonization, Brahminical patriarchy and a post-famine (Orissa famine of 1866, killing nearly 5 million people, one-third of the population), and the dominance of formal writing over spoken tongues. Three academics -- Damayanti Beshra, PhD (recipient of India’s fourth civilian award, “Padma Shri”), Panchanan Mohanty, PhD (noted linguist), and Laxmikanta Tripathy, PhD, DLitt (anthropologist and author) -- also appear in the film to provide contextual commentary on patriarchy, oral history and the sociolinguistic diversity.
Beyond Utopia

2023

Beyond Utopia

2023
7.6
A courageous pastor uses his underground network to rescue and aid North Korean families as they risk their lives to embrace freedom.
Black Panthers of WWII

2025

Black Panthers of WWII

2025
7
As WWIl reaches its turning point, the 761st Tank Battalion, a majority-African American unit known as the Black Panthers, must fight to stop Germany's advance during the Battle of the Bulge. The fate of the free world is in their hands.