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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.

Linn Wyler

111. Linn Wyler

Drama History Western
0.0

20263h

Director: Theodor Boder

A woman comes to America from Germany through unfortunate circumstances and has to go through a number of experiences and changes.


The Eternity Man

112. The Eternity Man

Drama History War
0.0

20262h 11min

Director: Ivan Nikolaichuk

In the heart of 20th-century Ukraine, Andriy Voron embarks on an epic journey of survival, love, and healing-one that spans war, imprisonment, and solitude, ultimately transforming him from a young soldier into a wise elder whose spirit transcends time and space.


The Ode of the Cloak

113. The Ode of the Cloak

Documentary History
0.0

202610min

Director: Ibrahim M. Sabzwari

This documentary explores the centuries-old Arabic poem "The Burdah" - it's origins, profound meaning, and enduring significance in modern-day life.


Antarctica, a legacy mission

114. Antarctica, a legacy mission

Documentary History
0.0

202653min

Director: Jeanne Lefèvre

While emptying her grandparents' house, director Jeanne Lefevre discovers the journal kept by her grandfather during a scientific mission to Adélie Land, French Antarctic Territory, in 1960. Atomic engineer Bruno Parlier had never spoken of this trip to his family. With her archives in hand, Jeanne decides to follow in his footsteps, to Antarctica.


La Guerre, Donald Trump et nous : 2025, l'année de tous les dangers

115. La Guerre, Donald Trump et nous : 2025, l'année de tous les dangers

Documentary History
7.0

20261h 42min

Director: Guy Lagache

2025, the year of the intensification of a total and deadly war, which nothing and no one seems able to stop, targeting military personnel and civilians, and which has now claimed more than 1.5 million lives or left that many wounded on both sides. But 2025 is also the year of our break with Donald Trump's America, an America with violent and unpredictable reactions, which risks abandoning the old continent, its most loyal ally for 80 years, for Vladimir Putin. How can we stop this bloodshed on our doorstep? How can we contain the master of the Kremlin, a dictator whose predatory logic threatens to spread beyond Ukraine? Sabotage, ghost ships, interference operations, and drone flights: he is already waging a hybrid war against the rest of Europe. Is armed conflict between Europe and Russia now a possibility?


They Called Us Trujillo's Jews

116. They Called Us Trujillo's Jews

Documentary History
0.0

20261h

Director: Michael Puro

The story of the Sosúa settlement, the refugee colony created on land donated by Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo that saved hundreds of European Jews at a moment when few countries would accept them.


Divine Intervention

117. Divine Intervention

Drama Mystery History
0.0

20261min

Director: Hossam El Alali

One act is enough to condemn a life forever.


Period Pieces

118. Period Pieces

Drama Documentary History
0.0

202646min

Director: Samuel Terry Pitre

A century after a village and its paper mill were abandoned, a group of actors is tasked with recreating the fantasized daily life of its inhabitants.


Jerusalem '67

119. Jerusalem '67

War Drama History
0.0

20261h 50min

Director: Oded Raz

In Jerusalem during the Six Day War, a young civilian leaves her family to serve her country; a man who abhors war must fight within sight of his home; and a group of paratroopers are dispatched to the city for a battle they never trained for.