History Movies

Voltaire

66/100

Writer and philosopher Voltaire, loyal to his king, Louis XV of France, nonetheless writes scathingly of the king's disdain for the rights and needs of his people. Louis admires Voltaire ... See full summary »

Louis XV - Der Abstieg eines Königs

66/100

Liebesträume

71/100

Pianist and composer Liszt was giving performances all over Europe and made his famous concert tour to St. Petersburg, Russia. Liszt's brilliant piano playing impressed the Russian royalty ... See full summary »

Mayura

78/100

The movie presents the story of a saintly boy who realises his royal connections and his return to his rightful place

Belgrano

65/100

An Argentine film of the genre biopic, based on the life of the Argentine heroine Manuel Belgrano.

The Survivor

71/100

The Secret Agents

58/100

The US intelligence chief in Europe relates the stories of three different operations that he was involved in with colleagues in Paris and Djibouti, Rome, and Berlin.

Scipio the African

65/100

Years after the Second Punic War, Scipio Africanus finds himself generally unliked, despite his defeat of Hannibal Barca. He and his brother, Scipio Asiaticus, are accused by Marcus Porcius... See full summary »

Ungarische Rhapsodie

70/100

The first chapter of a two-part dramatized history of Hungary, from the turn of the century, to World War II.

Seide und Schwert

71/100

Influence

42/100

Steeped in wonder and mystery, HISZPANKA (Influenz) tells the story of a group of clairvoyants committed to restoring the Polish state as World War One dwindles to an end. Gathered inside a... See full synopsis »

Solo, Solitude

75/100

Wiji Thukul, a well-known poet, is designed as a suspect activist. With the police looking for him, Wiji is forced to leave Solo for Borneo, thousands of kilometers away.

Miss Stone

72/100

Macedonia on the turn of the century is enslaved by decaying Ottoman Empire. Freedom fighters, in order to raise money for their cause, kidnap American lady who works in Protestant mission.

Die Vergeltung

72/100

Based on the novel by Mór Jókai, the film revolves around several decades of life of a noble family Karpati, during the first half of the XVIII century.

Oh-Oku: The Women of the Inner Palace

67/100

Nothings more tragically mesmerizing than scandal behind castle walls amongst power-hungry, back-stabbing, sex-starved wives and concubines.Ooku also known as Oh-Oku: The Women of the Inner... See full synopsis »

Tsubaki Sanjûrô

62/100

A scruffy master-less samurai decides to help a group of young warriors whose leader was taken captive by a gang of ambitious officers.

Golden Five

76/100

Maki, Kata and Jiji are loyal friends who believe in their youthful ideals. However, when Maki and Kata announce their engagement, Jiji becomes jealous. In the period of communist ... See full summary »

Bonnot's Gang

65/100

The story of a notorious French criminal gang of the 1910s.

Buud Yam

69/100

In an early 19th century African village, Wend Kuuni - a young man, lives with his adopted family after his mother was killed as a witch. When Pughneere - his adopted sister - becomes ill, ... See full summary »

Sangre de mayo

50/100

Sürgün

52/100

In 1964, the story of the Big Island, with Elen, the daughter of a wealthy Greek family living on the island, the son of a coachman broaches the subject impossible love between Sadat. Eleni... See full summary »

The Miner

77/100

2009, Slovenia, European Union. For 30 years, Alija, the miner, has been one of the many Bosnian immigrant workers. Due to the crisis, miners are losing jobs. Alija is sent to check an ... See full summary »

Gesuzza the Garibaldian Wife

67/100

The story is the harried attempt of a Sicilian partisan, as part of the risorgimento, to reach Garibaldi's headquarters in Northern Italy, and to petition the revered revolutionary to ... See full synopsis »

Duel in the Forest

62/100

The movie reports the historical story of Schinderhannes, based on a play by Carl Zuckmayr. Johannes Bückler, this his real name, led a band of brigands in the Hunsrück mountains during Napoleonic times.

Smierc prezydenta

73/100

Set at the historic moment of rebirth of Poland after World War I. The newly organized National Assembly elected Gabriel Narutowicz, a professor returning home from Switzerland to enter ... See full summary »