Top Rated History Movies - Page 143
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Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives
1992
star 6.7Ten women in Canada talk about being lesbian in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s: discovering the pulp fiction of the day about women in love, their own first affairs, the pain of breaking up, frequenting gay bars, facing police raids, men's responses, and the etiquette of butch and femme roles. Interspersed among the interviews and archival footage are four dramatized chapters from a pulp novel, "Forbidden Love".Swords and Hearts
1911
The Agony of Byzantium
1913
star 5.7The fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks, an event that marked the end of the Byzantine Empire.Old Ironsides
1926
Old Ironsides
1926
star 6.2An embellished account of the 1803 expedition by famed frigate U.S.S. Constitution--a.k.a. "Old Ironsides"--against the Barbary pirates then terrorizing American shipping, focusing on the crew and passengers of a fictional merchant ship, The Esther, who fall afoul of the same pirates and thus become involved with the Constitution's mission.Galileo
1975
Galileo
1975
star 5.9Challenged by a new student, tutor and theorist Galileo co-opts emerging telescope technology and discovers irrefutable proof of the heretical notion that the earth is not the center of the universe. But in a rigid society ruled by an uneasy alliance of aristocracy and clergy already undermined by the Plague and the Reformation, science is a threat and enlightenment is a luxury. Faced with either death at the hands of the Inquisition or recantation to a hypocritical but all-powerful Papacy, Galileo must choose between his own life and the restless scientific curiosity that he has spurned family, friends, and wealth to pursue.Caravaggio
2007
Caravaggio
2007
star 5.9The tumultuous and adventurous life of Michelangelo Merisi, controversial artist, called by Fate to become the immortal Caravaggio. A violent genius that will dare to defy the ideal vision of the world imposed by the Renaissance painters. A provoker that scandalized patrons and institutions, raising the altars the outcast figures he knew so well: drunkards, vagrants and prostitutes.Joan of Arc at the Stake
1954
star 5.4Joan of Arc is being burned alive for heresy. In a kind of dream state, she departs from her body and begins to look back upon her life. She begins this journey in a depressed and demoralized state. However, a priest appears to help guide her. First, he shows her those that accused her in the guise of animal characters, in order to show her their true nature. Then, he shows her the good that she has performed for people. In the end, she is proud of what she has done and is ready to face the flames.Ronin-gai
1990
Ronin-gai
1990
star 5.9Near the end of Japanese civil war, several disgraced ronin living in Edo's red light district attempt to regain their honor by defending a brothel from a hostile militia bent on wiping out local prostitutes.The Dumb Girl of Portici
1916
star 7Fenella, a poor Italian girl, falls in love with a Spanish nobleman, but their affair triggers a revolution and national catastrophe.Chernobyl: The Final Warning
1991
star 5.5True story about the tragic nuclear power plant accident in Chernobyl.Jiseul
2013
Jiseul
2013
star 7.4The populace of a South Korean island rebels against police brutality. The protesters are labeled as communists, and the army is dispatched.Inchon
1981
Inchon
1981
star 3.6Gen. Douglas MacArthur leads a Korean War campaign, and the war tests a married couple's relationship.The Gorgeous Hussy
1936
The Gorgeous Hussy
1936
star 5.2It's the early nineteenth century Washington. Young adult Margaret O'Neal, Peggy to most that know her, is the daughter of Major William O'Neal, who is the innkeeper of the establishment where most out-of-town politicians and military men stay when they're in Washington. Peggy is pretty and politically aware. She is courted by several of those politicians and military men who all want to marry her, except for the one with who she is truly in love.The Good Pope
2003
The Good Pope
2003
star 6.3Angelo Roncalli, born in Sotto Il Monte in 1881, is known for his profound spirituality as well as his extraordinary goodness from the young years of his life. When he feels a need to serve God, Angelo goes to study theology in Bergamo, and in Apollinare School (Rome) and becomes a priest. During his studies, he gets to know his two dearest friends, Mattia and Nicola. Very soon, most people see marvelous talents in him, including his wide knowledge and a constant readiness for sacrifice. The Holy See makes him go further to bishop and cardinal, and the Holy Father sends him to various places as a representative of the Church. When Pius XII dies on October, the 9th, 1958, 77 year-old Angelo goes to Rome, to conclave to choose a new pope. However, this time, it is him who hears gentle words of Jesus "Tu es Petrus!" ("You are Peter!") and from October, the 28th leads the church as pope John XXIIIThe Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
1977
star 5The story of the late J. Edgar Hoover, who was head of the FBI from 1924-1972. The film follows Hoover from his racket-busting days through his reign under eight U.S. presidents.Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
2004
star 6.5Daniel Anker’s 90-minute documentary takes on over 60 years of a very complex subject: Hollywood’s complicated, often contradictory relationship with Nazi Germany and the Holocaust. The questions it raises go right the very nature of how film functions in our culture, and while hardly exhaustive, Anker’s film makes for a good, thought provoking starting point.Boris Godounov
1989
Boris Godounov
1989
star 7.5A possible impostor torments a newly crowned medieval czar who may have ordered the real successor's death.Gesualdo: Death for Five Voices
1995
star 7Works, legend and murders of Carlo Gesualdo, a notorious Italian composer and murderer from 16th century.The Loves of Pharaoh
1922
The Loves of Pharaoh
1922
star 6.6The Ethiopian King offers his daughter to a powerful Pharaoh to secure peace between the two countries.
