Top Rated History Movies on Tub Tv - Page 201

Day One

1989

Day One

1989
5.8
Hungarian physicist Leo Szilard leaves Europe, eventually arriving in the United States. With the help of Einstein, he persuades the government to build an atomic bomb. The project is given to no-nonsense Gen. Leslie Groves who selects physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer to head the Los Alamos Laboratory in New Mexico, where the bomb is built. As World War II draws to a close, Szilard has second thoughts about atomic weapons, and policy makers debate how and when to use the bomb.
A Short Film About the Indio Nacional

2005

A Short Film About the Indio Nacional

2005
6.7
What follows is a black-and-white silent film set in the 1890s during the brewing Filipino revolution against Spanish colonialism. A series of tragic and comic sequences tells the Three Ages of an Indio (“common man”) as he progresses from boy bell ringer in a village church to teenage revolutionary to adult theater actor rehearsing a popular Spanish play.
Second Sight

1994

Second Sight

1994
4.3
Maren, a young girl, is the sole survivor of the Black Death in her Norwegian village. Using instincts, folklore, luck, and the clairvoyant powers granted her by being born with a "Victory Cap," Maren survives on her own, waiting for other people to discover her plight.
Sacco and Vanzetti

2006

Sacco and Vanzetti

2006
7
SACCO AND VANZETTI is an 80-minute-long documentary that tells the story of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, two Italian immigrant anarchists who were accused of a murder in 1920, and executed in Boston in 1927 after a notoriously prejudiced trial. It is the first major documentary film about this landmark story.
Pintea

1976

Pintea

1976
8
The movie is set in 18th century Maramureș region of Romania. The Romanian officer Grigore Pintea return to his village and finds out that his parents were killed, and other villagers were tortured because they protested against the unfair treatment of Bartolok Graff. He deserts the Austrian army and he becomes an outlaw. He is joined by many peasants and so his band manages to occupy 2 fortresses.
Wheat

2009

Wheat

2009
6.4
"Wheat," is a historical action drama about the women left behind when their men have gone off to war -- and the lies they are told to keep them from knowing the awful truth.
Darwin's Darkest Hour

2009

Darwin's Darkest Hour

2009
5.6
In 1858 Charles Darwin struggles to publish one of the most controversial scientific theories ever conceived, while he and his wife Emma confront family tragedy.
The Moon and the Stars

2007

The Moon and the Stars

2007
4.5
1939: Rome stands on the brink of World War II. In the midst of this political and social tension famed producer Davide Rieta is making a major film. The two lead actors, the German woman Kristina Baumgarten and the English man James Clavel ace each others' initial antagonism and eventually fall in love. Meanwhile the fascist police are looking for an excuse to arrest the Jewish filmmaker and any other potential "troublemakers." The producer and his crew decide to make one final extraordinary effort to complete the film - against all odds.
The Doctor's Pupil

1984

The Doctor's Pupil

1984
4.3
An enterprising young man who practices medicine, striving to win the affection of his beloved, vows to cure her mother of a serious illness. To truly learn the secrets of medicine, he has to pretend to be deaf and mute and hire himself out as an assistant to the best doctor. Will the hero be able to keep his promise?
Shooting War

2000

Shooting War

2000
5.9
A remarkable film that takes a special look at the first war to be truly reported and recorded by one of the more unsung heroes of World War II: the combat photographer. Through the unflinching eye of their camera's lenses, these courageous soldiers continually risked their lives in their brave attempts to capture history.
Moses the Lawgiver

1976

Moses the Lawgiver

1976
5.8
The epic story of Moses, who led the Israelites out of slavery, parted the Red Sea and received the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai. This is the edited-down version for theatrical release.
Nine Hours to Rama

1963

Nine Hours to Rama

1963
6.1
José Ferrer and Horst Buchholz star in this fictionalised account of events leading up to the assassination of Indian spiritual leader and independence campaigner Mahatma Gandhi.
Black Panthers of WWII

2025

Black Panthers of WWII

2025
7.4
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.
What They Found

2025

What They Found

2025
8
The story of two soldier-cameramen, Sgt Mike Lewis and Sgt Bill Lawrie, who witnessed the liberation of Belsen during the closing days of World War II.
All I Had Was Nothingness

2025

All I Had Was Nothingness

2025
7.6
Forty years after the release of Claude Lanzmann’s monumental film Shoah, Guillaume Ribot reveals the director’s relentless pursuit to tell the untold, using only Lanzmann’s words and unseen footage from the masterpiece.
New Abarenbō Shōgun

2025

New Abarenbō Shōgun

2025
8.9
The eighth shogun, Tokugawa Yoshimune, fights against evil rampant in Edo while blending in with the common people as Tokuda Shinnosuke, the third son of a poor samurai retainer, commonly known as "Shin-san". The story depicts Yoshimune, who is shaken by the issue of succession, the drama within Edo Castle, and a difficult case involving a conspiracy that occurs in the castle town, with the addition of new characters and a sense of the era.
Gowok: Javanese Kamasutra

2025

Gowok: Javanese Kamasutra

2025
8.7
Set in 1960s Java, a young Javanese woman betrays her teacher, falls in love and must face dire consequences.
Apocalypse: The Battle of Verdun

2016

Apocalypse: The Battle of Verdun

2016
7
A detailed account of one of the bloodiest battles of World War I. Between February and December 1916, the French and German armies relentlessly fought in the devastated camps around the village of Verdun.
Uma Thurman: Hollywood's Silent Warrior

2024

Uma Thurman: Hollywood's Silent Warrior

2024
6.4
A portrait of American actress Uma Thurman, muse of legendary filmmaker Quentin Tarantino and courageous voice for the many victims of despotic producer Harvey Weinstein.
Triumph of the Heart

2025

Triumph of the Heart

2025
6.6
The extraordinary true story of St. Maximilian Kolbe, a Polish Catholic priest who volunteered to die in place of another man in Auschwitz during World War II.