History Movies

Svetozar Markovic

76/100

A biopic of an influential Serbian political activist, literary critic and philosopher. Svetozar Markovic developed an activist anthropological philosophy with a definite program of social ... See full summary »

UFOs: Then and Now?

54/100

Dear Mr. Fidrych

70/100

It's 1976 in Detroit. Twelve-year-old poet Marty Jones wants to be a baseball star. Motivated by the quirky success of Mark 'The Bird' Fidrych, Marty writes a poem to the Detroit Tigers' ... See full summary »

The Curse of the Hope Diamond

54/100

Pledging Allegiance

86/100

Three generations of military heroes meet one night in a diner and share their war stories, their fears and their dreams.

La sombra azul

72/100

Javier Rodriguez worked as investigating judge for the police of Cordoba province. In 1976 was accused of belonging to a guerrilla group and was tortured by his companions. He survived the ... See full summary »

The Minnitts of Anabeg

74/100

An English Justice of the Peace worked to save a community during the Irish Potato Famine, but couldn't save his own family.

Bon Appetit

50/100

Bon Appetit is a surrealist dinner party where the guests are at once repulsed and obsessed with food...

This World

62/100

If all comedy is watching someone else's pain, then watching Jim McManus is a riot. Jim's life is an assortment of modern complications: a wife who tries to understand him, two children who... See full summary »

Divine Temple Khajuraho

50/100

A Messenger from the Shadows (Notes on Film 06 A/Monologue 01)

64/100

A one-person piece for the 'man with a thousand faces.' Silent horror film icon Lon Chaney was the son of deaf-mute parents, and thus, already as a child, perfected pantomime. He rose to ... See full summary »

The Son of Raw's the Roman

62/100

The year is 400AD in what is known now as western Europe. After an unprovoked battle with Germainian barbarians...

S tverdym znakom na kontse

66/100

Parfenov's documentary is dedicated to the "Kommersant" publishing house, which in 2009 celebrated the centenary of the foundation of the "Kommersant" newspaper and the 20th anniversary of ... See full summary »

I am a Monk

68/100

After the death of his grandfather, 24-year-old Susumu inherits the mantle of Abbot at Eifuku-ji, a Buddhist temple in Shikoku...

The Lost Tapes: LA Riots

84/100

In this episode, the Lost Tapes series looks at the 1992 L.A. Riots, revisited through television and radio reports, home video, and police footage. Many of these tapes have never been seen or heard, or have not been broadcast since 1992.

The Banker of the Third Reich

80/100

Hjalmar Schacht is a largely forgotten figure. And yet, Hitler's rise to power depended on him. Adapted from the novel The Devil's Banker by Jean-François Bouchard, this documentary paints ... See full summary »

The Nazi Camps - An Architecture of Murder

80/100

It took less than 10 years for Hitler to set up the concentration camps, many of which became centers for mass killing. As research and archaeological exploration continue, this documentary... See full summary »

Charlotte Corday

In the magnificent grounds surrounding her home in Normandy, Charlotte Corday and Barbaroux are happy in their love-making, unwarned of the stormy events that fate has decreed should end ... See full summary »

The Fatal Night

The Indian Wars

Uriel Acosta

The War Extra

Colonel Carter of Cartersville

DuBarry

The Heart of Maryland