Top Rated History Movies - Page 86

The Russian Woodpecker

2015

The Russian Woodpecker

2015
6.3
As his country is gripped by revolution and war, a Ukrainian victim of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster discovers a dark secret and must decide whether to risk his life and play his part in the revolution by revealing it.
Iyobinte Pusthakam

2014

Iyobinte Pusthakam

2014
7.8
Set in the backdrop of the picturesque Munnar, it tells the story of Iyob, a slave-turned-master.
Attack and Retreat

1964

Attack and Retreat

1964
6.7
Chronicle of the unheralded and unsuccessful invasion of the Soviet Union by the Italian army during World War II.
Blanche

1972

Blanche

1972
6.1
Blanche is the young, pure, beautiful wife of the Master of the castle, in a secluded land. Every man is in love with her, including the King and his servant Bartolomeo, visiting the Master.
Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet

2011

Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet

2011
6.5
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto (1884-1943) was the Japanese Naval commander who was given the order to attack Pearl Harbour, an order he was duty bound to obey which went against his own personal beliefs. While this infamous attack is a low point in Japanese and US history it wouldn’t have happened if the Japanese government had listened to Yamamoto in 1939 and searched for a more peaceful way to end their war campaign, proving his many ominous presages of the outcomes of the attack to come true.
Carlota Joaquina, Princess of Brazil

1995

Carlota Joaquina, Princess of Brazil

1995
6.6
The life of Carlota Joaquina, the Spanish infanta who met the prince of Portugal when she was only 10 years old and was immensely disappointed with her future husband.
The Fighting Musketeers

1961

The Fighting Musketeers

1961
6.9
D'Artagnan is back from England with a message for the queen. Buckingham has declared that he was ready to attack France to deliver Anne of Austria. D'Artagnan ends up arrested and thrown into prison. Musketeers wonder how to rescue their friend.
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front

2011

If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front

2011
6.5
Filmmaker Marshall Curry explores the inner workings of the Earth Liberation Front, a revolutionary movement devoted to crippling facilities involved in deforestation, while simultaneously offering a profile of Oregon ELF member Daniel McGowan, who was brought up on terrorism charges for his involvement with the radical group.
The Inner Circle

1992

The Inner Circle

1992
5.8
Life changes for a Moscow worker when he's made Stalin's personal film projectionist but cannot tell his bride.
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

2004

Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

2004
6.9
A documentary on the Z Channel, one of the first pay cable stations in the US, and its programming chief, Jerry Harvey. Debuting in 1974, the LA-based channel's eclectic slate of movies became a prime example of the untapped power of cable television.
Mary of Scotland

1936

Mary of Scotland

1936
6.3
The recently widowed Mary Stuart returns to Scotland to reclaim her throne but is opposed by her half-brother and her own Scottish lords.
Agony: The Life and Death of Rasputin

1981

Agony: The Life and Death of Rasputin

1981
6.6
Russian monk Grigori Rasputin rises to power, which corrupts him along the way. His sexual perversions and madness ultimatly leads to his gruesome assasination.
Bang Rajan

2000

Bang Rajan

2000
6.4
Set right before the fall of Thailand's old capital, Ayuttaya, Bang Rajan draws on the legend of a village of fighters who bravely fended off the Burmese armies.
The President's Barber

2004

The President's Barber

2004
7.1
A well-meaning but politically naive barber gets pulled into the inner circle of the South Korean dictator Park Chung-Hee, with rather baleful consequences for his hapless family. This sharp political satire covers roughly twenty years in South Korean political history, from the viewpoint of the barber's son.
Romero

1989

Romero

1989
6.9
Romero is a compelling and deeply moving look at the life of Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador, who made the ultimate sacrifice in a passionate stand against social injustice and oppression in his county. This film chronicles the transformation of Romero from an apolitical, complacent priest to a committed leader of the Salvadoran people.
Salem Witch Trials

2002

Salem Witch Trials

2002
6.2
Salem, Massachusetts. A small town—with no clear governing body—became embroiled in a scandal that forever stands as one of the darkest chapters in American history. For those accused of witchcraft by their neighbors and friends, there was little chance of clearing their names; the mass paranoia that ravaged through the community took the lives of 19 innocent men and women.
The Lighthorsemen

1987

The Lighthorsemen

1987
6.1
In 1917 when the British forces are bogged down in front of the Turkish and German lines in Palestine they rely on the Australian light horse regiment to break the deadlock.
Earth

1998

Earth

1998
6.6
It's 1947 and the borderlines between India and Pakistan are being drawn. A young girl bears witnesses to tragedy as her ayah is caught between the love of two men and the rising tide of political and religious violence.
The Lady and the Duke

2001

The Lady and the Duke

2001
6.4
Grace Dalrymple Elliot is a British aristocrat trapped in Paris during the French Revolution. Determined to maintain her stiff upper lip and pampered life despite the upheaval, Grace continues her friendship with the Duke of Orléans while risking her life and liberty to protect a fugitive.
Filip

2023

Filip

2023
6.8
During World War II, a Polish food server at a luxury German hotel tempts fate as he romances local women while hiding his Jewish identity.

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2015

2015

2014

2014

1964

1964

1972

1972

2011

2011

1995

1995

1961

1961

2011

2011

1992

1992

2004

2004

1936

1936

1981

1981

2000

2000

2004

2004

1989

1989

2002

2002

1987

1987

1998

1998

2001

2001

2023

2023