Top Rated History Movies - Page 58

Sin

2019

Sin

2019
5.8
The life of Michelangelo Buonarroti.
Francofonia

2015

Francofonia

2015
6.7
Master filmmaker Alexander Sokurov (Russian Ark) transforms a portrait of the world-renowned museum into a magisterial, centuries-spanning reflection on the relation between art, culture and power.
Great

1975

Great

1975
5.6
An animated film about the British engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, who spearheaded numerous engineering marvels of the early 19th century - including the Thames Tunnel, the Great Western Railway, and the Great Eastern steamship (for 40 years the world's largest steamship). Various styles of animation are used to depict events in his colorful life.
Asura

2012

Asura

2012
7.2
Abandoned in the barren wasteland of Kyoto, a savage, enraged orphan does whatever it takes to survive in the wild. When he crosses paths with civilization, he must learn to tame the beast within.
Canoa: A Shameful Memory

1976

Canoa: A Shameful Memory

1976
7.8
A group of students arrives in a small town during a hiking expedition. Once there, the local priest accuses them of being communist agitators on the run from an army crack-down against student demonstrations in nearby Mexico City and rallies the townsfolk to lynch them. Based on a true story.
The Devil

1988

The Devil

1988
7.4
Young Polish nobleman Jakub is saved from imprisonment by a stranger. In return, the stranger wants to obtain a list of Jakub’s fellow conspirators. As he follows his mysterious savior across the country, Jakub is affected by the overall chaos and moral corruption; he goes insane and becomes a mass murderer.
Memories of Anne Frank

2010

Memories of Anne Frank

2010
7.3
The story of Anne Frank and her friend, Hanneli Goslar, their first meeting in Amsterdam, their daily lives, the German occupation, and their sudden separation when the Frank family went into hiding.
Les Miserables

1995

Les Miserables

1995
6.7
In France during World War II, a poor and illiterate man, Henri Fortin, is introduced to Victor Hugo's classic novel Les Misérables and begins to see parallels between the book and his own life.
The 317th Platoon

1965

The 317th Platoon

1965
7.4
In Laos, 1954, eight days before the french defeat in the Indochina war, the 317th platoon – four french soldiers and 41 laotian combatants – has been ordered to leave its outpost and to retreat for the plains of Diên Biên Phu, where the french army is getting stucked. Led by the inexperienced and idealistic sous-lieutenant Torrens, fresh out of the military academy, and by adjutant Willsdorf, a WWII veteran of the Werhmacht, the group must cross 150 kilometers of jungle. But dripping rainwater, hostile nature, and the Viêt-minh ambushes expose them to constant danger.
The White Countess

2005

The White Countess

2005
6.3
In 1930s Shanghai, 'The White Countess' is both Sofia—a fallen member of the Russian aristocracy—and a nightclub created by a blind American diplomat, who asks Sofia to be the centerpiece of the world he wants to create.
Sometimes in April

2005

Sometimes in April

2005
7.1
Two brothers are divided by marriage and fate during the 100 horrifying days of the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
The Green Room

1978

The Green Room

1978
6.5
A WWI veteran decides to build a memorial to all of the people who have mattered to him but are now dead.
Maria Montessori

2023

Maria Montessori

2023
7
Set in 1900, Lili d’Alengy, a Parisian cocotte at the height of her fame, flees Paris to hide her “idiot” daughter. There she meets Maria Montessori, who is pioneering a teaching method that may help the child.
Shirley

2024

Shirley

2024
6.9
Shirley Chisholm makes a trailblazing run for the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination after becoming the first Black woman elected to Congress.
Bigger

2018

Bigger

2018
7
The inspirational tale of the grandfathers of the fitness movement as we now know it, Joe & Ben Weider. Battling anti-Semitism, racism and extreme poverty, the brothers beat all odds to build an empire & inspire future generations.
Let Joy Reign Supreme

1975

Let Joy Reign Supreme

1975
6.3
A look at 18th-century France, when the authorities depravity contributed to social oppression, and the uprisings flared up one after another.
No Regrets for Our Youth

1946

No Regrets for Our Youth

1946
6.8
Over more than a decade, the daughter of a Kyoto Imperial University professor comes of age as she witnesses her father fired for opposing the rise of fascism in Japan and becomes involved with two of his students.
Walker

1987

Walker

1987
6.3
William Walker and his mercenary corps enter Nicaragua in the middle of the 19th century in order to install a new government by a coup d'etat.
The New One-Armed Swordsman

1971

The New One-Armed Swordsman

1971
6.8
Lei Li lost his right-arm in a sword duel with the master of a martial arts school, long ago. Now, he is able to defend himself well with just his left arm, and kung fu techniques. That he proves with just the help of his friend Chung-Chieng, when he crosses his path with a beautiful girl in need, Pao Chiao. Even against impossible odds, he will prove a great warrior.
My Boy Jack

2007

My Boy Jack

2007
6.6
Author Rudyard Kipling and his wife search for their 17-year-old son after he goes missing during WWI.

Top Rated History Movies - Page 58

2019

2019

2015

2015

1975

1975

2012

2012

1976

1976

1988

1988

2010

2010

1995

1995

1965

1965

2005

2005

2005

2005

1978

1978

2023

2023

2024

2024

2018

2018

1975

1975

1946

1946

1987

1987

1971

1971

2007

2007