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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.

Saint Paisios

101. Saint Paisios

Drama History
0.0

2026

Director: Stamos Tsamis

The story of Saint Paisios, or else known as Arsenios Eznepidis. After being uprooted from Farasa of Cappadocia as refugees, the family of young Arsenios settles in Konitsa, Epirus where he grows up with his mother and grandmother, who inherit to him their deep faith in Christ as well as their love for all people. Fast forward to many years later, his time in Mounth Athos and his move to Filotheos monastery play a catalytic role in his religious journey. Eventually, he sends a photograph of himself to his mother, bidding her farewell and telling her that from then on the Virgin Mary will be his mother. He no longer signs using the name Arsenios, but Paisios.


Queens of Combat: Rome's Female Gladiators

102. Queens of Combat: Rome's Female Gladiators

Documentary History
8.0

202655min

Director: Susannah Ward

What if women were hidden among the ranks of Ancient Rome’s fearsome gladiators? A group of experts searches for evidence to prove women once fought in the arena just like men. Combining history, archaeology, and forensic investigation, journey across Europe in a quest for answers. If a female gladiator's existence can be proven definitively, what can we learn about their lives?


Troublemaker

103. Troublemaker

Documentary History
0.0

20261h 34min

Director: Antoine Fuqua

Newly discovered audio interviews with Nelson Mandela himself delivers an honest, accurate and definitive depiction of the man who remains a global symbol of justice, hope and universal human dignity.


The Aryan Papers

104. The Aryan Papers

Adventure War History
0.0

2026

Director: Danny Patrick

Stuttgart, 1942: Nazis have cleared Jewish communities from towns and Villages. Two German-born Jewish children flee Nazis who have killed their family, escorted by Gisella, part of the Lebensborn, an SS Master Race program.


The Great Warsaw Race

105. The Great Warsaw Race

Drama Action History
0.0

20261h 50min

Director: Bartłomiej Ignaciuk

A story about a young jockey dreaming of a sports career. These dreams culminate in the most important event in Poland — The Great Warsaw Race. Krzysiek enters the horse-racing world with the naivety of a novice and enthusiast. Only after some time does he realize that races are a network of dependencies, powerful interests, and manipulation of results.