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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.

This documentary explores the inner life of François Mitterrand from a unique perspective: that of the writer he never ceased to be. From bookworm child to prolific author, from his brilliant speeches to his literary friendships, François Mitterrand's life cannot be separated from the literary world. His daughter Mazarine Pingeot undertakes to read the texts left behind by her father.


Alice and Horst

122. Alice and Horst

Documentary History War
0.0

20261h 22min

Director: Kai Reppert

Alice and Horst paints a moving portrait of two siblings from Saarbrücken whose lives were shaped by their family’s antifascist resistance. As children, Alice Hornung and Horst Bernard were forced to flee from the Nazis into exile in France, where, despite constant danger, they also experienced great solidarity. After their return they continued their parents’ political commitment: against fascism, for peace and disarmament. The film combines personal memories with rare archival footage and portrays two individuals who, well into old age, remain unwavering in their commitment to justice and remembrance.


Bombshell

123. Bombshell

Documentary History
0.0

20261h 22min

Director: Ben Loeterman

Eighty years after the devastating atomic bombings that ushered in the nuclear age, Bombshell explores how the U.S. government manipulated the narrative about the atomic bombings of the Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Through propaganda, censorship and the co-opting of the press, the government presented a benevolent picture of atomic power, minimizing the horrific human toll. Bombshell sheds light on the efforts of a group of intrepid reporters to let the world know the truth.


Breathe Freedom: the John McNeil story

124. Breathe Freedom: the John McNeil story

Documentary Crime History
7.8

20262h

Director: William J Howard III

John McNeil's life turns upside down when he's unexpectedly arrested for a self-defense incident that occurred months earlier. Despite initial police clearance, he faces a harrowing journey through the justice system.


Sound Magazine Documentary

125. Sound Magazine Documentary

Documentary History
0.0

202610min

Director: Anna leader

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Space Shuttle Challenger

126. Space Shuttle Challenger

Documentary History
0.0

202647min

Director: Callum Brennan

Tragedy struck when the Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrated just 73 seconds into flight. Hours earlier, engineers argued to cancel the launch, amid fears of such a tragedy – so why did it go ahead?


Saint Helens

127. Saint Helens

Horror History Drama
0.0

202615min

Director: Elijah Anthony

Two lumberman meet in a bar to discuss their violent shared history, the morning after the eruption of Mt. St. Helens in 1980.


Wild

128. Wild

Drama History Action
0.0

2026

Director: Maciej Kawulski

The story of WILD transports viewers to a world where myth intertwines with history – the mysterious, majestic 17th-century Carpathians. At the center of the story is a half-wild, mute warrior – raised by both animals and mountain people. His fate intertwines with the brutal mission of an imperial inquisitor who, under the pretext of recovering stolen papal insignia, unleashes a bloody revenge. Against the backdrop of monumental mountains, a duel between two worlds unfolds – nature and civilization, freedom and fanaticism, instinct and power.


Paris, when a young artist discovers a mysterious drowned woman, his obsession to immortalize her in a portrait threatens his sanity. Decades later, the photograph resurfaces, consuming a young journalist whose pursuit of the truth blurs the line between memory, myth, and madness.