History movies
Period pieces that transport you back in time, recreating the events and figures that shaped our past.
Subgenres include: Historical Event, Biographical History, Political History.
Two brothers are divided by marriage and fate during the 100 horrifying days of the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
672. Sophie Scholl: The Final Days
Drama History Historical Drama Historical Event2005•1h 57min
Germany
Director: Marc Rothemund
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In 1943, as Hitler continues to wage war across Europe, a group of college students mount an underground resistance movement in Munich. Dedicated expressly to the downfall of the monolithic Third Reich war machine, they call themselves the White Rose. One of its few female members, Sophie Scholl is captured during a dangerous mission to distribute pamphlets on campus with her brother Hans. Unwavering in her convictions and loyalty to the White Rose, her cross-examination by the Gestapo quickly escalates into a searing test of wills as Scholl delivers a passionate call to freedom and personal responsibility.
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673. Why We Fight
Documentary History Social & Political Documentary Political History2005•1h 38min
Canada, Denmark
Director: Eugene Jarecki
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Is American foreign policy dominated by the idea of military supremacy? Has the military become too important in American life? Jarecki's shrewd and intelligent polemic would seem to give an affirmative answer to each of these questions.
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674. Coach Carter
Drama History Historical Drama2005•2h 16min
Germany, United States
Director: Thomas Carter
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Based on a true story, in which Richmond High School head basketball coach Ken Carter made headlines in 1999 for benching his undefeated team due to poor academic results.
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675. Hotel Rwanda
Drama History War Historical Event Historical Drama2004•2h 2min
United States, United Kingdom
Director: Terry George
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Inspired by true events, this film takes place in Rwanda in the 1990s when more than a million Tutsis were killed in a genocide that went mostly unnoticed by the rest of the world. Hotel owner Paul Rusesabagina houses over a thousand refuges in his hotel in attempt to save their lives.
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676. The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
Documentary History2004•1h 38min
Japan, United Kingdom
Director: Wendy Apple
Documentary about the art of film editing. Clips are shown from many groundbreaking films with innovative editing styles.
677. Downfall
Drama History War Historical Drama Historical Event2004•2h 35min
Austria, Germany
Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel
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In April of 1945, Germany stands at the brink of defeat with the Russian Army closing in from the east and the Allied Expeditionary Force attacking from the west. In Berlin, capital of the Third Reich, Adolf Hitler proclaims that Germany will still achieve victory and orders his generals and advisers to fight to the last man. When the end finally does come, and Hitler lies dead by his own hand, what is left of his military must find a way to end the killing that is the Battle of Berlin, and lay down their arms in surrender.
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Based upon the true story of Olga Benário, the German-born wife of Brazilian communist leader Luís Carlos Prestes. During the dictatorship of Getúlio Vargas (1930-1945) she was arrested and sent to Nazi Germany, where she was put to death in a concentration camp. After World War II began, Vargas decided to uphold the Allies.
679. R-Point
Action History Horror Military Action Haunting Horror2004•1h 47min
South Korea
Director: Kong Su-chang
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On 07 January 1972, the South Korean base in Nha-Trang, Vietnam, receives a radio transmission from a missing platoon presumed dead.
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The story of the Arthurian legend, based on the 'Sarmatian hypothesis' which contends that the legend has a historical nucleus in the Sarmatian heavy cavalry troops stationed in Britain, and that the Roman-British military commander, Lucius Artorius Castus is the historical person behind the legend.
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