Popular History Movies

Ford v Ferrari
Ford v Ferrari
American car designer Carroll Shelby and the British-born driver Ken Miles work together to battle corporate interference, the laws of physics, and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary race car for Ford Motor Company and take on the dominating race cars of Enzo Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France in 1966.
Ford v Ferrari 2019
The Fire Inside
The Fire Inside
Claressa Shields, a high school junior from Flint, Michigan, aided by her tough-love coach, Jason Crutchfield, pushes past all limitations to become the first American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in boxing. But even at the pinnacle of success, Claressa has to reckon with the fact that not all dreams are created equal, and the real fight has only just begun.
The Fire Inside 2024
September 5
September 5
During the 1972 Munich Olympics, an American sports broadcasting crew finds itself thrust into covering the hostage crisis involving Israeli athletes.
September 5 2024
Warrior Queen
Warrior Queen
In ancient Pompeii, slaves are bought and sold for household chores and sex. A mysterious queen moves among the elite, meantime secretly helping the slaves to escape. Eventually her life is also in jeopardy, and as the volcano erupts she and the slaves attempt to escape while being chased by the military.
Warrior Queen 1987
Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer
The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.
Oppenheimer 2024
Shogun
Shogun
An English navigator becomes both pawn and player in the deadly political games in feudal Japan.
Shogun 1981
Memoir Seorang Guru
Memoir Seorang Guru
Teacher Suman is adamant in not allowing his daughter Kamariah to follow in his footsteps as the field did not bring him blessings.
Memoir Seorang Guru 2024
Marinette
Marinette
Based on the biography Ne jamais rien lâcher, the script traces the career of Marinette Pichon over three decades. Born in 1975, she was the pioneer of French women's football and one of the greatest stars of that sport in the world. A prodigy discovered at the age of five, she went on to become the first French player to make a career in the United States (men/women combined) and the record holder for the number of goals and selections for the French team (men/women combined). From her childhood, ravaged by an alcoholic and violent father, to the American dream (she was crowned best player and best scorer in the prestigious US league in 2002 and 2003 and "Most Valuable Player" in 2003), via her career with the French team, Marinette paints the portrait of a kid from a working-class background who was not destined for such an extraordinary career path...
Marinette 2023
New Jin Pin Mei
New Jin Pin Mei
JIN PING MEI is a Chinese historical drama revolving around the relationship between a lecherous and ugly government official and the beautiful woman he seduces and turns into his concubine. A married woman named Chinny is tricked into becoming a concubine of the lecherous Simon. Simon then poisons Chinny's husband and imprisons her brother-in-law. When Simon steals another man's wife and kills him as well, we realize it's an addiction. While Chinny is mistreated by the other concubines, Simon has affairs with anything that movies.
New Jin Pin Mei 1996
Conquer: Lahad Datu
Conquer: Lahad Datu
When hundreds of militants invade eastern Sabah, the Royal Malaysia Police sends in an elite force to respond to the incursion.
Conquer: Lahad Datu 2024
Battle of the Sexes
Battle of the Sexes
The true story of the 1973 tennis match between world number one Billie Jean King and ex-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs.
Battle of the Sexes 2017
Empire of Lust
Empire of Lust
In the turbulent Joseon dynasty, army commander Min-jae watches ambitious Prince Yi Bang-won while becoming entwined with Ga-hee, a vengeful gisaeng. Fate collides as power shifts.
Empire of Lust 2015
Private House of the SS
Private House of the SS
Top Nazi officials, intent on rooting out traitors and those in the military who may be plotting to overthrow Adolf Hitler, recruit and train a group of beautiful prostitutes whose mission is to use any means necessary to uncover plots against the Fuhrer.
Private House of the SS 1977
King of Kings
King of Kings
Who is Jesus, and why does he impact all he meets? He is respected and reviled, emulated and accused, beloved, betrayed, and finally crucified. Yet that terrible fate would not be the end of the story.
King of Kings 1961
Spitfire Over Berlin
Spitfire Over Berlin
August 1944. With the American Eighth Air Force poised to strike over Nazi Germany, British Intelligence learns that they could be flying into a deadly trap. With only hours to spare, Flight Lieutenant Edward Barnes must fly a life and death mission over Berlin in his unarmed Spitfire to obtain photographic evidence and save the lives of 1200 men.
Spitfire Over Berlin 2022
Hacksaw Ridge
Hacksaw Ridge
WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Hacksaw Ridge 2016
The Founder
The Founder
The true story of how Ray Kroc, a salesman from Illinois, met Mac and Dick McDonald, who were running a burger operation in 1950s Southern California. Kroc was impressed by the brothers’ speedy system of making the food and saw franchise potential. He maneuvered himself into a position to be able to pull the company from the brothers and create a billion-dollar empire.
The Founder 2017
Apollo 13: Survival
Apollo 13: Survival
Using original footage and interviews, this documentary tells the nail-biting story of Apollo 13 and the struggle to bring its astronauts safely home.
Apollo 13: Survival 2024
Hitler: The Lost Tapes of the Third Reich: The Ascent
Hitler: The Lost Tapes of the Third Reich: The Ascent
Examining Adolf Hitler's rise to becoming chancellor and Fuhrer of Germany.
Hitler: The Lost Tapes of the Third Reich: The Ascent 2023
Hitler: The Lost Tapes of the Third Reich: The Austrian
Hitler: The Lost Tapes of the Third Reich: The Austrian
Examining the beginning of Adolf Hitler's rise in popularity.
Hitler: The Lost Tapes of the Third Reich: The Austrian 2023
Army of Crime
Army of Crime
This gripping historical drama recounts the story of Armenian-born Missak Manouchian, a woodworker and political activist who led an immigrant laborer division of the Parisian Resistance on 30 operations against the Nazis in 1943. The Nazis branded the group an Army of Crime, an anti-immigrant propaganda stunt that backfired as the team's members became martyrs for the Resistance.
Army of Crime 2009
Death and Nightingales
Death and Nightingales
An epic tale of love, betrayal, deception, and revenge set in the Irish countryside in 1885.
Death and Nightingales 2018
Connie & Ben
Connie & Ben
After a pair of lover criminals conduct an armed robbery, they must seek refuge from the oncoming police in an abandoned railway tunnel.
Connie & Ben 2019
The Founding of a Republic
The Founding of a Republic
The tale of one man who fought against the tyranny of a ruler and led his people in battle in the ultimate sacrifice for his country.
The Founding of a Republic 2009
Qian Tang River
Qian Tang River
One river, three generations, countless failures. In the late 1950s, a group of people living along the Qiantang River fought against fearsome tides for their respective beliefs.
Qian Tang River 2025
The Royal Exchange
The Royal Exchange
After many years of confrontation, the treasures of Spain and France are empty. In 1721, the regent of France draws up an ambitious plan to inaugurate an era of peace and prosperity that will heal the economies of both nations: his intention is to build a solid network of marriage alliances that will involve four children of very different ages who know nothing of betrayals and power games…
The Royal Exchange 2017
Romance of the West Chamber
Romance of the West Chamber
Cheung, a 23-year-old unmarried travelling scholar, stops by the monastery, where he sees a beautiful woman. Against the rules, Monk Faben allows Cheung to stay and woo the girl, Ann-Ann. She is shy, and also the Prime Minister's daughter, so the wooing is arranged by Ann-Ann's maid Hung.
Romance of the West Chamber 1997
La Familia del Barrio: La Película
La Familia del Barrio: La Película
El Noruego travels back in time and accidentally prevents the War of Independence by getting Miguel Hidalgo drunk before giving the cry.
La Familia del Barrio: La Película 2024
Vivo o muerto: El expediente García
Vivo o muerto: El expediente García
Amidst the uncertainty caused by the alleged suicide of former president Alan García, journalist Carmen Ríos initiates an intense search aiming to unravel the mystery surrounding the case and answer the pressing question still lingering in the minds of all of Peru: Is Alan García alive or dead?
Vivo o muerto: El expediente García 2024
Chhaava
Chhaava
Shivaji's death sparks the Maratha-Mughal conflict. His son Sambhaji leads resistance against Aurangzeb's forces. Amid battles and intrigue, both sides face challenges in a struggle for power.
Chhaava 2025
Caligula
Caligula
After the death of the paranoid emperor Tiberius, Caligula, his heir, seizes power and plunges the empire into a bloody spiral of madness and depravity.
Caligula 1981
Allegiance
Allegiance
Inspired by the true-life experience of its star George Takei, Allegiance follows one family's extraordinary journey in this untold American story following the events of Pearl Harbor. Their loyalty was questioned, their freedom taken away, but their spirit could never be broken.
Allegiance 2016
Sword of the Stranger
Sword of the Stranger
Pursued by formidable Chinese assassins, young Kotaro and his dog run into No Name, a mysterious stranger who gets pulled into the chase. The unlikely companions form a bond over saving the dog from a poison attack, but chaos erupts when the assassins find Kotaro, and No Name must face his past before a horrible fate is met again.
Sword of the Stranger 2009
Thangalaan
Thangalaan
During the British rule, Thangalaan, a fierce tribal leader, and his tribe assist Lord Clement, a British General, to trace gold in their village. While searching for the gold, the villagers earn the wrath of Aarathi, an apparent sorceress, who Thangalaan sets out to stop with all his might.
Thangalaan 2024
Can't Get You Out Of My Head: An Emotional History of the Modern World
Can't Get You Out Of My Head: An Emotional History of the Modern World
This new series of films tells the story of how we got to the strange days we are now experiencing. And why both those in power - and we - find it so difficult to move on. The films trace different forces across the world that have led to now, not just in the West, but in China and Russia as well. It covers a wide range - including the strange roots of modern conspiracy theories, the history of China, opium and opiods, the history of Artificial Intelligence, melancholy over the loss of empire and, love and power. And explores whether modern culture, despite its radicalism, is really just part of the new system of power.
Can't Get You Out Of My Head: An Emotional History of the Modern World 2021
Resurrection
Resurrection
In Resurrection, Jesus’ followers are hunted, leaderless and desperately searching for understanding, but when Jesus rises from the dead, they realize that hope didn’t die on the cross. It lives on in them. One man changed the world and brought hope in a time of despair.
Resurrection 2021
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar
Twenty year-old Julius Caesar flees Rome for his life during the reign of Sulla but through skill and ambition rises four decades later to become Rome's supreme dictator.
Julius Caesar 2002
Cris Miró (She/Her/Hers)
Cris Miró (She/Her/Hers)
The original biopic series that tells the story of the first Argentine trans woman to become famous as a star.
Cris Miró (She/Her/Hers) 2024
The Swimmers
The Swimmers
From war-torn Syria to the 2016 Rio Olympics, two young sisters embark on a risky voyage, putting their hearts and their swimming skills to heroic use.
The Swimmers 2022
I Am Nevenka
I Am Nevenka
In the year 2000, Nevenka Fernández, 24 years old, Councilor for Finance in the Ponferrada City Council, suffered relentless persecution, both sentimental and professional, by the mayor, a man accustomed to doing his will politically and personally. She never decides to report, although she knows that she will have to pay a very high price: her environment does not support her, the society of Ponferrada turns its back on her and the media subjects her to a public trial. A story inspired by real events that turns its protagonist into a pioneer by taking an influential and popular politician to court for sexual and workplace harassment for the first time.
I Am Nevenka 2024
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